FLAC tag standard [F4080 RC4]

[anthonydddd]

Might I please, please convince someone to fix the way MM3 uses FLAC tags to accomodate the correct multi-artist format; the way it is clearly specified in the official FLAC documentation. For reference, the documentation can be found at http://flac.sourceforge.net/, and an implemented example of the format is used by Foobar2000.

Specifically, the tag should be in the from:
ARTIST = x
ARTIST = y

rather than
ARTIST = x; y .

If anyone has Foobar2000 and wants to take a look can open the 'preferences' window and navigate through the tree to the 'advanced-display-properties' node. Here you will see ARTIST among all the fields that are able to be assigned more than one value. MM3 is not actually accomodating this true multi-artist, multi-value format. Correct me if I am wrong, but MM3 is just assigning a single text string that is built by concatenating all the artist names and then artificially seperating them with semi-colons.

This really doesn't seem like a difficult problem to correct. If there is any way for me to assist I'll gladly help out.

[Peke]

We know of that "problem".

Mainly we left it to sync with ARTIST = x; y due to some noticeable problems with hardware devices which read only first or last Artist.

like Cowon iAudio X5

[anthonydddd]

That is an understandable reason. Still, is there no way to support both formats? Even if they can not be both supported simultaneously might there be a way to allow the user to decide which he would prefer. I currently have ~5000 CDs ripped using the multi-artist format, and I like Media Monkey enough to have seriously considered using a script to change all my tags to the less correct semi-colon format just so I can continue using it. Wouldn't you agree that this seems like a crazy thing for me to have to do and sacrifice so that the users of Cowon iAudio X5 have less compatibility problems?

[Peke]

I agree, at some point with you.
Using ";" is most common separator and most apps that i have tested it and fully support Multiple values in fields uses ";" as separator and separate it internally.

We will certainly revise things that work correctly and seek ways how to improve it. I noted this for revision in post 3.0 versions.

[rusty]

fixed in 3.0.1.1116 RC4.

-Rusty