02-15-2023, 03:51 PM
Definitely rip to FLAC. It's the most efficient and easy to work with Lossless format and is the standard among audio enthusiasts.
1. Try to use the typical directory structure /Artist/Album/Tracks
2. Use high quality cover art 600 x 600px.
2. To ensure the Library views work well populate all tracks with the minimum set of metadata tags below.
Artist
AlbumArtist - Set to Artist except for compilation albums where it should be set to "Various Artists"
Genre
Album
Track
Title
Date
Other useful metadata tags include Composer, Conductor, Performer.
3. Dealing with exceptions for example Albums with the same name and artist but that differ by some other tag like Year, Release, MusicBrainz ID, etc. This is typically seen in Albums named "Greatest Hits" or in Classical albums that differ by Conductor.
An easy way to deal with this is to add a differentiating string of text to the Album name for example the Year or Conductor name. Other more involved approaches include adding the MusicBrainz AlbumID and then in Preferences, Library (Advanced) set the Album key to Album@Artist@AlbumID or FolderPath@AlbumID.
1. Try to use the typical directory structure /Artist/Album/Tracks
2. Use high quality cover art 600 x 600px.
2. To ensure the Library views work well populate all tracks with the minimum set of metadata tags below.
Artist
AlbumArtist - Set to Artist except for compilation albums where it should be set to "Various Artists"
Genre
Album
Track
Title
Date
Other useful metadata tags include Composer, Conductor, Performer.
3. Dealing with exceptions for example Albums with the same name and artist but that differ by some other tag like Year, Release, MusicBrainz ID, etc. This is typically seen in Albums named "Greatest Hits" or in Classical albums that differ by Conductor.
An easy way to deal with this is to add a differentiating string of text to the Album name for example the Year or Conductor name. Other more involved approaches include adding the MusicBrainz AlbumID and then in Preferences, Library (Advanced) set the Album key to Album@Artist@AlbumID or FolderPath@AlbumID.
