Hello, I'm using 10.0.173 and I'm having problems with library uploading/synchronizing with my iPod for different versions of the same song by the same artist that have a blank album field. I have exactly five files; one song has two versions, the other song has three versions. I differentiate the files by using the comment field, saying where the song was performed or what version of the song it is (acoustic, remix, etc.). If I try synchronizing, I get a warning for two songs with duplicates and whatever gets uploaded, only one version of the two songs gets uploaded. I have an 'all songs' smartlist, so nothing is supposed to be excluded. If I open the handheld window and manually drag the missing songs in, the same thing happens.
My comment field is a bit more elaborate, having recording dates, venue name, city, state, etc., so I will give you a simplified example...
Artist/Name/Album/Comment
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A / Song 1 / (blank) / live version
A / Song 1 / (blank) / acoustic version
B / Song 9 / (blank) / remix
B / Song 9 / (blank) / live version 1
B / Song 9 / (blank) / live version 2
Can someone tell me how to get MC to recognize these files as different ones so that they would be uploadable? I don't want to use the album field because navigating through a bunch of one-song albums on the iPod is undesirable and it would be better to have all of the non-album songs under 'unassigned'. If I assign track numbers, then a number bias would be imposed and I'd rather they would be in alphabetical order for easier browsing. Thanks.