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Windows => JRiver Media Center 32 for Windows => Topic started by: margolbe on March 27, 2024, 03:08:21 pm

Title: SmartList Creation Question
Post by: margolbe on March 27, 2024, 03:08:21 pm

I am trying to create a smartlist that mimics an upcoming box settle by Simon Rattle.  I have almost all the individual albums on the box set, but I want to create a smartlist that will recreate this box.  I plan to use this as a template to mimic other box sets that I don't have, even though I have the individual albums.  For the Simon Rattle Complete Warner Berlin Box Set, it would need to incorporate the following:

Album Artist: Simon Rattle

Artist: Berlin Philharmonic or Berlin Philharmoniker or Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

Label: Warner Classics or EMI Classics.

Any advise on how to accomplish this?

Thanks,

Bruce

Title: Re: SmartList Creation Question
Post by: zybex on March 27, 2024, 03:41:34 pm

Why not create a normal playlist and just drag&drop the files/albums you want?

For a Smartlist, just add those items as rules, selecting all the values you want:
Album Artist      is        Simon Rattle
Artist            is Any    Berlin Philharmonic, Berlin Philharmoniker, Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
Label             is Any    Warner Classics, EMI Classics

Then add a Sort order, perhaps by Album > Disc# > Track#

Title: Re: SmartList Creation Question
Post by: margolbe on March 27, 2024, 05:05:13 pm

Thanks,

Tried your smartlist code suggestion and it worked.  However, for label, after choosing "is An" for Artist, did not give me another is Any choice.  However, for the "is" choice, I was able to check the two labels of interest.  All works well.  Thanks.

Title: Re: SmartList Creation Question
Post by: Striker on March 27, 2024, 05:30:22 pm

One feature I've asked for before... is for "virtual albums"... yes we can do that with playlists... but that involves a different user process for playback of actual albums and virtual albums.

Imagine creating a virtual album that shows up just like a regular album in the panes and can be selected for PlayingNow the same as any normal album.

Title: Re: SmartList Creation Question
Post by: EnglishTiger on March 27, 2024, 07:36:15 pm

Alternatively by making use of the "Conductor" and "Orchestra" Fields/Tags the smartlist rules become

Conductor      is any       Simon Rattle
Orchestra       is             Berlin Philharmonic; Berlin Philharmoniker; Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
Label             is             Warner Classics; EMI Classics

I don't have any classical music works where Simon Rattle is conducting so I used Claudio Abbado in the attached example