GeilerHeinz Posted January 3, 2021 Share Posted January 3, 2021 Is there an solution for this issue? For me it still exists under PA v3 build 893. I have many audio files tagged with multiple genres via foobar2000, which uses the standard semicolon as separator. In PA settings I have set ; as symbol to split multiple genres. Nevertheless PA lists the particular audio files under newly generated genres like Blues Rock:Southern Rock instead of listing them under the existing genres Blues Rock and Southern Rock. Regards Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrewilley Posted January 3, 2021 Share Posted January 3, 2021 As long as you have inserted semicolons as separators in your Genre tags, and have the semicolon character listed as one of the symbols in Settings > Library > Scanner > "Symbols to Split Multiple Genres", then it should work fine - and has done for more than two years now, since around alpha-test build 795. If you have an old music database, you may need to do a Full Rescan (in Settings > Library) to update any previously saved non-split entries. Andre Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeilerHeinz Posted January 3, 2021 Author Share Posted January 3, 2021 I do have inserted semicolons in the genre tags, but even after a full rescan PA doesn't recognize it as separator. Regards Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrewilley Posted January 3, 2021 Share Posted January 3, 2021 1 hour ago, GeilerHeinz said: ... newly generated genres like Blues Rock:Southern Rock ... Was that a typo, as that indicates a colon rather than a semicolon. What do you see if you long-press on a song that should show separate Genres, and view Info/Tags? Can you post a screenshot of that, and the Settings>Library>Scanner screen? Andre Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeilerHeinz Posted January 4, 2021 Author Share Posted January 4, 2021 No, unfortunately that wasn't just a typo. Regards Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrewilley Posted January 4, 2021 Share Posted January 4, 2021 3 hours ago, GeilerHeinz said: No, unfortunately that wasn't just a typo. Well that's your problem right there then. That particular music file is using ":" (colon) as an item separator in its Genre tag, while you have told Poweramp to only use ";" (semicolon) for breaking up the Genre tag. So you wouldn't expect to see a string with a colon in getting split. Just add a colon to the separator characters list in Settings > Library > Scanner > "Symbols to Split Multiple Genres". Make sure you leave a space between the two separator characters in that menu line (so it should be semicolon space colon). Then do a Full Rescan. Andre Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeilerHeinz Posted January 4, 2021 Author Share Posted January 4, 2021 Curious. In Foobar2000 I set semicolon as separator. That's why I interpreted the resulting colon in the genre tag in PA just as an indicator that the multiple genres cannot be parsed correctly. Anyway. Adding colon in Settings > Library > Scanner > "Symbols to Split Multiple Genres" solved my problem. Thanks, Andre, for your hint to this simple solution. Regards Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrewilley Posted January 4, 2021 Share Posted January 4, 2021 Sorry I didn't spot it sooner, I assumed the colon was just a typo. Andre Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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