Post Reply 
Please help me start up with tags
03-08-2021, 12:34 (This post was last modified: 03-08-2021 12:37 by MiniMe.)
Post: #6
RE: Please help me start up with tags
Thank you both!
In short I see so many filtering options that it dazzles me. I prefer a much cleaner view with lesser options. But I think I'm on the right path! As a control point I use 8-Player pro on IOS and sometime I use Lumin App. A smart TV I can use for verification if grouping and sorting is the same on both the apps and elsewhere.
From my previous chapter with Sonos devices I could in the Sonos app always play hi level folders. I miss this option in uPnp streaming sofar. I'm sure though this can be programmed around.
My fav example for playing a hi level folder is e.g. having a folder that is named e.g. "Weekend". I would move in and out of this folder my fav cd folder for the weekend and would like to in one go create a playlist for it, so without having to redo all tags or to have to move all albums one by one into a new playlist.
I think with MinimServer I do need to dig in deeper or do some additional browsing up to the album level and put albums in the playlist one by one. But, everything I guess will be possible if MinimServer is set up correctly!

Meanwhile I was able to implement some basic tagging, learning on the fly.

What I have tagged for some albums are:
Album
Track Artist
Track Title
Track #
Genre
Album Artist

To keep my logic during browsing I have "misused" the Album Tag by putting "Artist - Album Name" in this Tag.

With the above I can in the indexed selection e.g. quickly move to a genre, and from there find what I need.
Say that I want to create a playlist of an entire genre, I notice that there is an option to browse to Genre, then select the Genre, thereunder is a folder [n] Albums, [n] items, Album. I notice if I put into a playlist the [n] items, that it sorts everything A-Z by Track Title. Can you change this to sort by Genre, Album, Track # also?

In MinimServer properties I have IndexTags = Genre, Album.
and when browsing I see results in the following order:
[no tag]
[folder view]
[n] Albums
[n] Items
Album
Genre

In addition in the Lumin App I find
Song: [n] - with note the number of songs is duplicate of what I have, is this a MinimServer database setup issue?
Album: [n] - this is useful
AlbumArtist : [n] - I do not need this, can I turn it off?
Genre: [n] - this is useful
Recently added: - I do not need this
Last modified: - I do not need this
Folder view.


Short version:
How can I sort by Genre, Album name, Track # items that I take from an itemized overview into a well-sorted playlist?
How do I get rid of -for me- unused browsing options.
Find all posts by this user
Quote this message in a reply
Post Reply 


Messages In This Thread
RE: Please help me start up with tags - MiniMe - 03-08-2021 12:34

Forum Jump:


User(s) browsing this thread: