Asset UPnP R2024 beta.

[ac16161]

Re: Asset UPnP R2024 beta

hi, is there a way to configure the browsing tree so that albums are sorted on release date when drilling down on artist, but without the year being tagged on to the displayed album name? I would love to be able to do this when using Asset. Am I getting something wrong with already available options, or if not, can this be added to the next release? Thanks.

[PeterP]

Re: Asset UPnP R2024 beta

Tracktotal doesn't actually do much in Asset.
Disctotal is used to detect apparent multi disc albums and apply track renumbering fixes, so it's recommended to have it if album consists of more than one disc. I personally just remove disc number & disctotal information from single disc albums, but Asset should work just fine either way.

[Arnold]

Re: Asset UPnP R2024 beta

The Dispay Setting option "Multi-Disc Albums show as '[Disc] [Track] [Title]'" only works when the disctotal tag is used or when using discnumber x/y (discnumber combined with disctotal).

But then Asset adds the discnumber to the albumtrack tag.
Which gives this weird presentation:
101 1. tracktitle a
102 1. tracktitle b
..
201 2. tracktitle x
202 2. tracktitle y
etc.

For me this adds nothing.
Using just tracknumber 101, 102, ..., 201, 202, etc. is perfect enough.

[Arnold]

Re: Asset UPnP R2024 beta

Hi Peter,

The new build works fine, rescan is very quick.
And looks like multi disc albums works also fine.

I've noticed when using free format text for multi disc subfolders, the discs stay together as one album only when using the disctotal tag. I didn't use this tag, only the discnumber. My mistake, will improve my life :-)

Which gives the following question.
Is it necessary or recommended to always (!) use disctotal and tracktotal? Also for 1-disc albums?

[ghosthost]

Re: Asset UPnP R2024 beta

New build posted, above complaint has been addressed (album defined by folder = YES suppresses offending behavior).

And confirmed... issue is resolved

Great job!

[simes_pep]

Re: Asset UPnP R2024 beta

Downloaded the new build and testing.
Many thanks, Simon

[ghosthost]

Re: Asset UPnP R2024 beta

many thanks!

[PeterP]

Re: Asset UPnP R2024 beta

New build posted, above complaint has been addressed (album defined by folder = YES suppresses offending behavior).

[PeterP]

Re: Asset UPnP R2024 beta

Problem acknowledged.
This is a clash of the two options, albums defined by folder and combine multi disc albums, where as you have noticed, one overrides behavior of the other.
There's a special workaround in place, detecting multiple folders that look like multiple discs of the same set.
I'm investigating how to simplify these options, this has gotten way too confusing.

Note that manual rescan should not be needed - toggling these options already triggers a rescan.

[ghosthost]

Re: Asset UPnP R2024 beta

Right; and have done just that three times with no discernable result. Same question...

[Spoon]

Re: Asset UPnP R2024 beta

You would have to do a full rescan (refresh all) to detect the option change.

[ghosthost]

Re: Asset UPnP R2024 beta

Moved to the new Beta; very successful with one caveat: I have a series of albums in separate folders with identical titles save for Vol. 1, Vol. 2 and so on. These are now only recognized as a single album by Asset regardless of the "Albums Defined by Folder" setting -- I have tried all three. The albums WERE recognized as separate entities previously with "Defined by Folder" set to NO. The Multi-Disc album option is set to Combine Multi-Disc Albums as One (which is the desired behavior for my use case unless I'm VERY much mistaken). Any thoughts? Would this resolve if I switched that to Leave Album Tags Untouched?

Thanks for lending an ear

[Arnold]

Re: Asset UPnP R2024 beta

So if your multi-disc albums are split, perhaps their ALBUM tags aren't identical for all sub-discs or you have "Album defined by folder" ticked?

Hi,

Yes, I use the "album defined by folder" with the option "auto ...".
Because I have several classical albums with same work, same conductor, but different recording dates. When I don't tick this option, all these are scrambled together as one album. Not good.

Asset does not work good with multi-disc albums.
I have previously send a PM to Peter with my findings.

"Multi-disc album"
With single disc albums I don't use the disc tag.
With my multi-disc albums I use the disc tag and I make sure that the album title is identical for all discs in the multi-disc album. For each disc, the tracknumber starts with 01, 02, ...

When I choose "Leave album tag untouched", the Multi-Disc album is split into separated albums for each disc with each album an identical album-title.

When I choose "Combine Multi-Disc as one Album", then combining indeed is the case. But only if the subfolder name for each disc is named "Disc x" or "CD x" or similar. If the subfolder name is free format text, then combine does not work and each disc is a separate album.
With this "combine" option the tracknumbers for disc 2 and further are always changed to 101,102...201,202.. etc.
So, it's strange that the subfolder naming has influence here.

"Multi-disc albums show as"
This does not work. Whatever option I choose, prepending disc number to each track title is not done.

I guess this is all not yet fixed in this version.
Which is a pity but no big deal. I'll be patient.

[vilsen]

Re: Asset UPnP R2024 beta

What does "Leave Album Tag Untouched" mean with "Multi-Disc Album"?
When selecting this option, all of my multi disc albums are displayed as seperate albums for each disc (with each disc in a seperate subfolder and regardless of whether disc number is set or not).

Presuming (and hoping) that "Leave album tag untouched" still means the same as in the previous (windows) version, it means that the ALBUM and TRACK tags are indexed as is (=no change) and DISCNUMBER is ignored.

So if your multi-disc albums are split, perhaps their ALBUM tags aren't identical for all sub-discs or you have "Album defined by folder" ticked?

There was a discussion about the "Multi-disc album" setting here - much of it irrelevant now but you might pick up some hints.

[Spoon]

Re: Asset UPnP R2024 beta

It would be the album name which has that added.

Check your ID tags have disc 2/2, etc and the track numbers are not 101, 102