Hi, I would like to follow up on this. Ya know -- I understand people are busy, and can't respond to everything. Especially, if questions can be answered by RTFM. A few of my questions I have answered myself, and deleted the post. However, if RTFM doesn't solve the problem, and the user is left out in the cold, then either 1/2 things is going on:
1) Documentation is incorrect or wrong -- in which case I would think it would be helpful feedback to get better documentation.
2) Program does not work as intended -- in which case I would think it would be helpful feedback for beta testing.
For this instance, the documentation says:
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Here is the logic. A track is a mix if all the files with the same [Album] value in the same directory:
· have more than one [Artist] value among them
· have no other [Album] values used by any other file in the same directory
· are Audio and have a non-empty [Album] value
Automatic Assorted
When you rename files (right click > Library Tools > Rename Files from Properties), the window that appears provides the option to "Use Assorted for [Artist] on multi-artist albums". This is just under the Directories Rule. When selected, the files will be saved in a directory called Assorted if you have included the [Artist] rule in the directory rule.
Example:
Artist: Stackabones, Album: Best of Truck Driving Songs
Directory Rule:
Base path: M:\Music\
Rule: [Artist]\[Album]
"Use Assorted [Artist] on multi-artist albums" is checked.
Result:
M:\Music\Assorted\Best of Truck Driving Songs\Filenamerule
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So, I did this. And it does not create M:\Music\Assorted\AlbumName\...
But instead creates something like
M:\Music\Artist1\AlbumName\...
M:\Music\Artist2\AlbumName\...
M:\Music\Artist3\AlbumName\...
Here's the output of the log after Import:
Found: K:\MP3\1st National Band\Acid And Flowers\1st National Band - 10 - When Once It Was Gold.mp3
Found: K:\MP3\Culver Street Playground\Acid And Flowers\Culver Street Playground - 17 - East River.mp3
Found: K:\MP3\Ford Theatre\Acid And Flowers\Ford Theatre - 14 - Jefferson Airplance.mp3
Found: K:\MP3\Hindenburg Lyon\Acid And Flowers\Hindenburg Lyon - 13 - Eden.mp3
Found: K:\MP3\The Allies\Acid And Flowers\The Allies - 04 - I'll Sell My Soul.mp3
Found: K:\MP3\The Crystal Chandelier\Acid And Flowers\The Crystal Chandelier - 01 - The Setting.mp3
Found: K:\MP3\The Hobbits\Acid And Flowers\The Hobbits - 06 - Strawberry Children.mp3
Found: K:\MP3\The Last Word\Acid And Flowers\The Last Word - 02 - Bidin' My Time.mp3
Found: K:\MP3\The Lords\Acid And Flowers\The Lords - 15 - Death Bells At Dawn.mp3
Found: K:\MP3\The Morticians\Acid And Flowers\The Morticians - 09 - It's Gonna Take A While.mp3
Found: K:\MP3\The Picture\Acid And Flowers\The Picture - 07 - Evolution.mp3
Found: K:\MP3\The Rainy Daze\Acid And Flowers\The Rainy Daze - 20 - In My Mind Lives A Fog.mp3
Found: K:\MP3\The Savage Generation\Acid And Flowers\The Savage Generation - 11 - You're Not Going...mp3
Found: K:\MP3\The Starfires\Acid And Flowers\The Starfires - 12 - There's Still Time.mp3
Found: K:\MP3\The United Travel Service\Acid And Flowers\The United Travel Service - 16 - Wind And Sea.mp3
Found: K:\MP3\The Venus Flytrap\Acid And Flowers\The Venus Flytrap - 19 - The Note.mp3
Found: K:\MP3\The Whatever\Acid And Flowers\The Whatever - 03 - The Valley Of Death.mp3
Found: K:\MP3\The World Column\Acid And Flowers\The World Column - 05 - Lantern Gospel.mp3
Found: K:\MP3\The Zero Tolerance\Acid And Flowers\The Zero Tolerance - 21 - Acid And Flowers.mp3
Found: K:\MP3\Utopia Carwash\Acid And Flowers\Utopia Carwash - 18 - Loneliness.mp3
Found: K:\MP3\West Coast Branch\Acid And Flowers\West Coast Branch - 08 - Colors Of My Life.mp3
Each track belongs to [Album]: Acid And Flowers. Each [Artist] field is different.
So, I've got 21 separate folders -- each with a single track in them now.
Why does it do this, and is there any way to fix this?