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Modify iTunes ID3 tags and fileds for better organization
Authored by: tjarrett on Aug 26, '05 11:23:41AM

Agree with pub3abn, and would go further:

If you are entering the performers in the composer field and the composers in the Artist field, and then uploading track data to the CDDB, there is a special place in Hell for you.

(Not saying you're doing that, fractacular, just seizing on an opportunity to vent. I'm in the middle of ripping my entire CD collection, and my 180 classical CDs are giving me huge headaches because of inconsistent CDDB data.)

My own workaround for the craziness that is mixing classical and non-classical tags is to define a smart playlist (Genre is Classical), then define a custom view for that playlist that shows the Composer and Grouping fields. (Like the iTunes Music Store, I use the Grouping field for the name of the work and Title for the name of the movement.) This resolves most of the problems: all the data is in the right place, and you can use all of it within iTunes.

The drawback, of course, is on the iPod. There is as yet no way that I know to display Grouping or Composer on the iPod screen (though at least you can browse by composer).



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