Naming Scheme tutorial feedback

[Chip]

Re: Problem with [IF!EQUALS]

I have sent the email as requested.

[Spoon-]

Re: Problem with [IF!EQUALS]

Send your order number please to:

http://www.dbpoweramp.com/email.htm

[Chip]

Problem with [IF!EQUALS]

I have a problem that when I use the [IF!EQUALS] operator. I am not getting the expected results.
Tag and Value
[album artist] is set to Allman Brothers Band, The
[artist] is set to Allman Brothers Band, The

I copied the following from the Naming SET button by checking the Current CD Meta box.

my code
[IFVALUE]album artist,[album artist],Various Artists[]\[album]\[album artist] - [album] - [IFMULTI] Disc [disc] - [][track] - [title][IF!EQUALS][artist],[album artist], - [artist][]

my results
Allman Brothers Band, The\Hittin' the Note\Allman Brothers Band, The - Hittin' the Note - 02 - High Cost of Low Living - Allman Brothers Band, The

From my understanding of the operator the last artist name in the results should not be there.
If I change [IF!EQUALS] to [IFEQUALS] the last artist name does not appear.
This seems opposite to how I understand the operators.

What am I missing?

Thanks,
Chip

[LtData]

Re: Spoon & LtData's personal naming schemes?

My current one:
[IF!COMP][IFVALUE]album artist,[album artist],[artist][]\[][album][IFMULTI] - Disc [disc][]\[track] - [artist] - [title]

[Spoon-]

Re: Spoon & LtData's personal naming schemes?

My current one is the one if you click [default]

[Kim K.]

Spoon & LtData's personal naming schemes?

1- Spoon and LtData - could you please post your current personal naming schemes? LtData's, I see your scheme above but I would very much appreciate getting your latest iteration.

2- Do you different schemes for particular scenarios (e.g., multiple artists, compilation)? Sorry about my beginner's question. Figuring out naming has kept me from starting my rip session.

Thank you

[Spoon-]

Re: Naming Scheme tutorial feedback

The naming scheme is not c++

[LowWaterMark]

Re: Naming Scheme tutorial feedback

As a follow up to my original inquiry above, I understand that dBpoweramp is written in C++ programming language. Is the naming scheme also written in C++ or is it a dialect thereof or completely different? I'm unsure if Vorbis Comments is a subset of C++ or unrelated. I have read the Ogg Vorbis Documentation at Xiph and this associated website re Ogg Vorbis as well as this C++ tutorial for non-programmers. As to the big picture I am still confused.

I'm trying to understand the logic behind the naming scheme and am looking to teach myself that language (or language dialect). I wish to become somewhat functional in the language. I'd like to get past my present strategy, which is to copy/paste others' naming schemes.

I'm not asking you to alleviate my ignorance. I'm asking to be directed to a tutorial of sorts so that I can educate myself.

[LowWaterMark]

Re: Naming Scheme tutorial feedback

I just finished my third time through your tutorial. Thank you for the wonderful effort. I am left with a question most likely stemming my fragile literacy with computers.

given:
[IFVALUE]composer,[composer],[artist][]
is it not possible to have a composer and key soloist in the naming scheme? Say you have a CD of Yo-Yo Ma performing Bach (e.g. Simply Baroque/ Yo-Yo Ma. Does one have to choose between composer and artist?

I'm struggling a bit here. Could you take a moment to include a naming scheme for a symphonic CD, with, for example, the following hierarchical fields simplified from the Amazon.com example above (forgive my fabrication in that it is in truth a single CD package, not a set of two):
1. composer (Johann Sebastian Bach)
2. orchestra (Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra)
3. soloist (Yo-Yo Ma)
4. conductor (Ton Koopman)
5. disc 1 (of 2)
6. symphony (Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D major)
7. movement (Air on a G String)

[Spoon-]

Re: Naming Scheme tutorial feedback

We do, but everyone is different.

[poetryrocksalot]

Re: Naming Scheme tutorial feedback

Why don't you just implement the mostly used naming settings into default choices for the ripper.

[LtData]

Re: Help with code.

Your naming scheme looks like it will do that, yes.

[jongig]

Help with code.

I have started ripping CDs into Flac and I've notioced a few differences between Flac and WMA lossless. I don't have album art in the WMA folders so I guess each file has it built in. Is this a good idea or not since DBP is not doing it this way?

I'm not into programming and really don't want to learn this stuff but I guess I have to to some degree. What I noticed was that the program is just saving all the sogs from an artist in one folder and only retreiving the cover art for the first disc ripped. I like the way WMP does it and like the cascading folders, i.e. Bon Jovi as a folder and then albums/folders within that folder.

This code listed above, is this the correct code and can I just do a copy/paste and use it and will it do as I'm discussing?

[IFCOMP][IFVALUE]album artist,[album artist],Various Artists[]\[album][IFMULTI] Disc [disc][]\[track] [artist] - [title][][IF!COMP][IFVALUE]album artist,[album artist],[artist][]\[album]\[artist] - [album][IFMULTI] Disc [disc][] - [track] - [title][]

[LtData]

Re: Naming Scheme tutorial feedback

I don't know of any advantage of having your audio files on the same level. I do know this means that if you use dMC, you will only get one album art file for the folder.

[Magnus_CA]

Re: Naming Scheme tutorial feedback

Magnus: Change "\[album]\" to "\[album][IFMULTI] Disc [disc][]\"

Thanks. Again, is there any advantage to having all of your audio files on the same folder level? I can see this approach will bury all multidisc songs down a directory. Just trying to cover all bases since this archiving job will probably rule my life for the next week.