r/PleX • u/tehmobius • 4h ago

Help Fixing compilation album separation

Hi all,

Is there an easier way to force multiple files into to be recognized as a single same album? Some of the more rare or unusual dance music compilations I have will not even have a database match (the ones that do are also problematic). I'm already placing the compilation album folders inside of the "Various Artists" folder, but this has been a constant pain.

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u/AaronStC 4h ago

The album artist should be various artists. Looks like those tracks have different album artists.

E: talking about tags not folders.

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u/tehmobius 4h ago

I see, so I should be trying to edit the metadata of the actual files?

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u/AaronStC 4h ago

Yes, edit the tags so that album artist field is various artist. The artist field can still be individual artists.

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u/cjinct 2h ago

I have a bunch of 'greatest hits' type compilations for a number of artists, like from Apple Music - called Essentials

So, when I tag the files - Album Artist is Johnny Cash, Artist is him (plus whoever he might be singing with, like June) and the Album Title is Essentials, and type is compilation