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    Re: Tags, Tags, and more Tags ...

    Quote Originally Posted by mville View Post
    I could just as easily have used the > character, but such standards did not exist when I set off on my tagging marathon, many moons ago.
    OK, I see, thanks.

    So you might say that '~' vs. '>' could be a matter of personal preference.
    Last edited by monsterjazzlick; 10-08-2017 at 01:24 PM. Reason: spelling

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    Re: Tags, Tags, and more Tags ...

    Quote Originally Posted by monsterjazzlick View Post
    So you might say that '~' vs. '>' could be a matter of personal preference.
    It IS only a matter of personal preference (remember also, that the > is an illegal filename character, so it will need handling).

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    Question Re: Tags, Tags, and more Tags ...

    Hi,

    On the Santana/McLaughlin CD, track-one is half music and half announcement!:

    "Echoes Of Angels" / Introductions
    Do you class this as:

    Echoes Of Angels~Introductions

    Many thanks.

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    Re: Tags, Tags, and more Tags ...

    Quote Originally Posted by mville View Post
    It IS only a matter of personal preference (remember also, that the > is an illegal filename character, so it will need handling).
    mville, Cheers. I am settling for '~'. Thanks.

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    Re: Tags, Tags, and more Tags ...

    Quote Originally Posted by monsterjazzlick View Post
    Thanks Oggy,

    I have just been trying out the '~' kind suggestion and I have to say that I am favouring this format.

    In Foobar, if I search for '~', then all of the 'medleys' appear!

    I think I also prefer the visual appearance. In the attached Santana/McLaughlin (PNG) track, I saved 15 x characters!


    Cheers,

    Paul
    I have seen some names using the tilde character from one of the metadata providers; maybe they are rips entered by mville?! It is certainly a neat solution, and I like how you're using search to the max! Pleased that you've found a (legal) solution, that works well for you.

    Let's hope that Aphex Twin considers the illegal characters, if he ever gives us another, Computer Controlled Accoustic Instruments, album!!
    Last edited by Oggy; 10-08-2017 at 01:53 PM.

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    Re: Tags, Tags, and more Tags ...

    Quote Originally Posted by Oggy View Post
    Let's hope that Aphex Twin considers the illegal characters, if he ever gives us another, Computer Controlled Accoustic Instruments, album!!
    He might have used those characters because they're illegal. He wouldn't the first.

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    Question Re: Tags, Tags, and more Tags ...

    Quote Originally Posted by monsterjazzlick View Post
    On the Santana/McLaughlin CD, track-one is half music and half announcement!:

    "Echoes Of Angels" / Introductions

    Do you class this as:

    Echoes Of Angels~Introductions
    Hope I am not being a pain by bumping my earlier question. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks a lot.

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    Re: Tags, Tags, and more Tags ...

    Quote Originally Posted by Jailhouse View Post
    He might have used those characters because they're illegal. He wouldn't the first.
    Ha! A work colleague got prison for importing an illegal character.

    I like flirting with danger, so AC/DC remains!

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    Re: Tags, Tags, and more Tags ...

    Quote Originally Posted by monsterjazzlick View Post
    Hope I am not being a pain by bumping my earlier question. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks a lot.
    I thought you agreed with mville's suggestion, in post *49?

    I forgot about the hash being replaced! This is exactly why the use of a legal character, such as the tilde, helps compatibility.
    Last edited by Oggy; 10-08-2017 at 07:40 PM.

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    Question Re: Tags, Tags, and more Tags ...

    Quote Originally Posted by Oggy View Post
    I thought you agreed with mville's suggestion, in post *49?

    I forgot about the hash being replaced! This is exactly why the use of a legal character, such as the tilde, helps compatibility.
    Hi Oggy,

    Yes, I am using the '~' symbol for medley tracks.

    But my question was rather would you use '~' when a single track consists of a song immediately followed by introductions/spoken material? I mean, it is not a medley because there is only one song!

    eg. American Trilogy ~ Band Introductions

    Really, the intros should have been placed on a separate track, rather than the tail end of another.

    Cheers.
    Last edited by monsterjazzlick; 10-08-2017 at 07:53 PM. Reason: spelling

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    Re: Tags, Tags, and more Tags ...

    Quote Originally Posted by monsterjazzlick View Post
    Hi Oggy,

    Yes, I am using the '~' symbol for medley tracks.

    But my question was rather would you use '~' when a single track consists of a song immediately followed by introductions/spoken material? I mean, it is not a medley because there is only one song!

    eg. American Trilogy ~ Band Introductions

    Really, the intros should have been placed on a separate track, rather than the tail end of another.

    Cheers.
    Yes, intros are often indexed incorrectly on CDs, so unless you split the track and re-index, in mville's words of wisdom, "it IS only a matter of personal preference".

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    Re: Tags, Tags, and more Tags ...

    Quote Originally Posted by monsterjazzlick View Post
    Yes, I am using the '~' symbol for medley tracks.

    But my question was rather would you use '~' when a single track consists of a song immediately followed by introductions/spoken material? I mean, it is not a medley because there is only one song!
    When a single CD track contains more than 1 title, I use the tilde ~. I don't restrict it's use simply to medleys.

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    Re: Tags, Tags, and more Tags ...

    Quote Originally Posted by Oggy View Post
    Yes, intros are often indexed incorrectly on CDs, so unless you split the track and re-index, in mville's words of wisdom, "it IS only a matter of personal preference".
    Oggy,

    OK, cheers.

    I will stick with:

    American Trilogy ~ Band Introductions

    for now. 'Splitting' the track might be something for the future.

    Paul

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    Re: Tags, Tags, and more Tags ...

    Quote Originally Posted by mville View Post
    When a single CD track contains more than 1 title, I use the tilde ~. I don't restrict it's use simply to medleys.
    mville,

    OK great, thanks for clarifying.

    Paul

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    Re: Tags, Tags, and more Tags ...

    Quote Originally Posted by Oggy View Post
    Ha! A work colleague got prison for importing an illegal character.

    I like flirting with danger, so AC/DC remains!
    You do realise that I work undercover for the tagging police!!

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