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how could i group by "Album Artist" tag

i have many Various Artist collections in my library so i'd like to make same sort view like in QCD when all recordings are grouped by ALBUM ARTIST tag

i'm started today with foobar so i'm sorry for such silly question


how could i group by "Album Artist" tag

Reply #1 –
You do not need to configure anything in foobar2000, its default settings already make use of album artist.

However, there are some inconsistencies between applications regarding which field to use. For MP3 files, Quintessential Player writes it to a TXXX ID3v2 frame with the description "ALBUMARTIST". foobar2000 uses a TXXX frame with "ALBUM ARTIST" instead - note the space. Some other players even use the TPE2 frame ("BAND").

Solution:

Open your files with the properties dialog in foobar2000, and copy <ALBUMARTIST> to "Album Artist".
You can copy and paste all values at once by right-clicking into the name column.

how could i group by "Album Artist" tag

Reply #2 –
wow! thank you - now is much better view. only various artists with multiple dates are in mess but this is not so annoying. should i just remove dates from view or there is any way to fix that




PS is it possible to get rid of numbers of albums and tracks shown in brackets after artist/albums?
 

how could i group by "Album Artist" tag

Reply #3 –
Couple simple steps to answer this for yourself.

Look at the bottom of your Library list view pane. What is it sorted by?

Then go to preferences > media library > album list

Look for the formatting string that matches step one.
If the date that foobar is picking up is from a field that you can edit it will be obvious in the title formatting string.
Next, Click add new and title it anything, say,  album artist no year.

Copy and paste the formatting string and adjust. Delete the %field that is year%  and you should be good to go. If it does not look exactly correct, there may be a space or dash or set of brackets you may also need to adjust. Nothing you can hurt.

Go back to your standard foobar and now sort by your new configuration and see if it is what you want.


terry