Notice the screenshots in this post, how to configure Plex to use your embedded meta tags as the primary source of meta data.
Most important for keeping albums and compilations from splitting up is to have identical content in the ‘AlbumTitle’ and ‘AlbumArtist’ meta tags in each track of one album.
See below for more detail info:
multi-disc albums
I am going to do a bit of copy/paste of posts I did in the Plex Pass only forums:
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1.“Various Artists” is the usual choice for ‘Sampler’ style albums. There may be exceptions for ‘collaboration’ albums which are credited to all participating artists on the album cover.
2. use the title of the single as it appears on the cover. You can augment that information with (CDM) or (single) or (Maxi) or (EP) as it fits. If it is a genuine release, Gracenote should have no problem identifying it.
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possible ‘side car’ files for music
Little tip:
If you have lots of bootlegs etc. you want to bring your embedded metatags into order first.
Then you need to have the Local Media Assets agent in top position. I wouldn’t trust last.fm to fetch correct info about bootlegs and special editions of albums, like those recent expanded re-releases of Zappa albums.
Put as much info into the meta tags as possible. Put a cover art inside the album folder and you should be good.
Makes sure to set at least ‘AlbumArtist’ and ‘AlbumTitle’ to…
soundtracks and ‘various artists’
@naddel81 said:
album view does not work properly, because if you have various artists on an album (most cases) then it shows them as “various artists” instead of the album name. folder view would be the best option and I guess it has been asked before. is it too hard to implement?
You can put what you like into the AlbumArtist meta tag, if you don’t like it to appear under VA.
You could use the game title or the game developer or the game ‘universe’ (if you have several albums which fit in…
