varoius artist

[yarcrazy]

how do i fix the tags so when i generate library the artist don't come up as various artist? my files are in m4a format ripped using itunes. i have tried converting some files to mp3 but i still get the same problem.

[Barcrest]

Compilation albums will be displayed as Various Artist. If they are not compilation albums then the atrist tag must match exactly for each track on the album.

[yarcrazy]

i have checked the artist information 10 times or more and it keeps telling me various artist. it did recognize the artist once and the when i added another album it went back to various.

[Barcrest]

Ok so the 3 albums you have got, have you check the artis name matches exactly in the ones showing as various. I know this all sounds like a lot of work trust me i know i have tagged 1000's of albums over the past year but in the end it is worth it.

I use tag&rename and just cut and past the artist to each track so i know it's the same. If a track is something like Dr Dre Feat. Eminem i move the .Feat part to the end of thre track title so the artist name matches.

What are you using to tag them, maybe you can post a screen shot showing all the artist tags of each track on an album showing as various.

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[yarcrazy]

everything was tagged with itunes. i have been playing with tag&rename but i am not quite sure if i am understanding how to use the program.

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[yarcrazy]

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[Barcrest]

Can you put one of those albums somewhere that i can get access to? I should be able to see what is happening. Either way i am sure it's a tagging issue.

[Barcrest]

Try this config

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[yarcrazy]

same errors using this various artist

[yarcrazy]

i meant to say they are still coming up as various artist

[yarcrazy]

i just sent you an email with information allowing you to access the files.

[Barcrest]

Getting a test album whilst i am in bed, will fix tomorrow once i have it. Thanks.

[yarcrazy]

thank you

[Woody]

Yarcrazy,

     When I first started using this program I thought it was a pain in the ass fixing my sloppy tags but it was wort it. I always checked the various artist and found that there were many entries due to spelling errors or extra spaces and (and vs &) grammer mistakes. The config program is not forgiving.

Woody   

[yarcrazy]

i finally got it. thank you everyone for your help.