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How to separate flac and mp3 albums?
imeric:
@Zaronn,
Dully noted!! I have similar cases as well... Kinda like ripping my old tapes I recorded off the radio years ago...Sound is not the greatest but I still like to listen to them, not for sound quality but to bring back memories!
Just trying to help! :)
AixiA:
Good evening, I am having the exact same issue and I am quite surprised to read this 4-year issue is not addressed out of the box yet!
When ripping my CDs, I systematically make 2 copies: 1 mp3 and 1 flac to listen when on the go or at home. This is not going to change in the near future. At the same time, I have other mp3 or flac albums (not duplicated) present in my library. Overall, 1 parent directory for mp3 albums, another 1 for flac albums, each album being in its own sub folder.
What I am looking for is to be able to browse my album collection seeing each album individually (not stacked if both mp3 and flac versions exist). This is the behavior I got out of the box in Roon, Audirvana or muso, that I am evaluating at the moment before selecting 1 solution. mp3/flac albums are stacked in JRiver and tracks mixed: an absolute no-go for me!
Thanks for your precise recommendations to reach the expected result.
wer:
Welcome to the forums.
There were approaches described in this very thread, as well as other threads, to achieve the result you desire, or any variation of it. There are many ways to do it, both using Views and other methods.
The notion that there's an "issue" stems from a misunderstanding about the nature of storing multiple copies of the same album. Some people would say that two copies of an identical set of tracks are redundant, and should be managed implicitly so as to insulate the user from redundant information. Others believe that the information is not redundant and that the mere difference in file format implies they comprise separate albums and should be treated accordingly. Both beliefs are valid. The fact that you personally believe one of these does not invalidate the other philosophy. JRiver can accommodate both or either, or more, if the user performs the proper configuration. Insistence that it must be your approach that is adopted "out of the box" is nothing less than saying the beliefs of those who prefer other philosophies are irrelevant or inferior.
Saying that a 4-year old issue is not addressed indicates that you may not understand that the software was already able to perform the function 4 years ago. Do you not understand the approaches described previously?
If you would like to describe what you have actually tried to do to get different formats to display separately, and where it went wrong, then perhaps people would be better able to give you some assistance.
AixiA:
Thanks for your 1st feedback.
I obviously tried the recommendations listed at the beginning of this post (as I understood them adapting them for Album view noting there are probably many ways to do it wrong - hence my need for precise recommendations), and it does not work. Then, the rest of the answers/proposals - if relevant - are here just to convince the initial requester to change his library...
Below screens shots of what I have, did, and would like.
I would appreciate more specific advice to reach my target Album view.
What I have now:
The view customization:
What I have want (Muso in this case without tweaking):
wer:
I was interested in what you had actually tried, and where it went wrong. If you had tried blgentry's suggestion (correctly) you would have seen that does indeed work.
I'll give you my method, which I like a little better. But this can be done in many ways.
1. Create a user defined field, called AlbumByType and set the Data type to "Calculated Data". This is accessible in Options->Library & Folders->Manage Library Fields
2. In the Calculated Data entry box, enter this expression, then click ok:
[Album] ([File Type])
3. Now modify your Album view, and in the categories list simply replace the reference to Album with AlbumByType
This uses the Expression Language to automatically populate a new field for all the albums in your library. You can then reference that new field like any other. You could change the field to be structured differently, but the key is to incorporate [File Type] which is part of how you want to differentiate.
If you'd like the text to display differently, simply change the Thumbnail Text for your view. This is accessible from the dropdown menu on the tab itself. You can make it display anything you want using the Expression Language.
https://wiki.jriver.com/index.php/Expression_Language
Good luck.
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