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Issues with Multiple Genres in tags


GeilerHeinz

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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.

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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

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

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

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

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