MMW import ignores all but the last artist tag in M4A/AAC file [#15713]

[dmcritchie]

Hi,

I have many hi-quality M4A/AAC files that I have created by ripping my CDs. Some of these have multiple values for the Artist, Album Artist, and Composer tags. Internally these are listed as multiple tags of the same type, as shown by the Mp3tag utility:
ARTIST Artist A
ARTIST Artist B
ARTIST Artist C

When I look at the metadata details for this file using Windows 10 File Explorer, I see:
Artist A; Artist B; Artist C

But when I import this File into MMW 4, it only uses Artist C as the artist. If I look at the file properties in MMW, it also shows only Artist C.

The same behavior applies to Album Artist and Composer.

On the other hand, a quick check of multiple composers from a FLAC file does show that MMW picks up all the composers from the multiple COMPOSER tags in this case. So this behavior seems specific to M4A/AAC files.

Is this intentional? If so, are multiple tags supported by MMW in M4A/AAC files?

Thanks,
Dennis

[Lowlander]

Which version of MediaMonkey and Windows and do you have any codecs/quicktime installed (if so which and which versions)?

[dmcritchie]

MMW version: 4.1.24.1883
Windows 10 Home

Downloaded and installed dBpoweramp-Codec-m4a FDK (AAC) Encoder.exe codec for dBpoweramp's CD Ripper and Music Converter. This installs the dBpoweramp m4a FDK (AAC) Encoder Release 7 (FDK v2.0.0) to the C:\Program Files\dBpoweramp folder. So hopefully does not impact MMW.

I do not have quicktime installed, though I do have iTunes installed.

Dennis

[Lowlander]

You may want to share a sample file with this issue with Support.

[dmcritchie]

Thanks. Done.

Dennis

[MiPi]

Problem tracked for Media Monkey 5 as https://www.ventismedia.com/mantis/view.php?id=15713