BeoSound 5 Forum

Re: BS5: CDs from various artists - how tagging it that it keeps trackno and the same album

TWG — Tue, 12 May 2009 09:54:32 GMT

Paul, you're right:

My System update (BM 5 OS Update) shows 5.00.

If I manualy search for an update there's nothing. Perhaps I should leave it connected to the internet... but leaving a Windows System connected to the internet nonstop is like removing the doors from your house at home and invite some burglars :-)

I fixed the problem with multiple albums:
I edited the tags using iTunes and named "Album artist" identical as "Album name". Now that finaly seems to work!

EDIT:
Yesterday I checked "update software" and it downloaded an update - but after checking the software version it's still 5.00!? What's wrong here?

Re: BS5: CDs from various artists - how tagging it that it keeps trackno and the same album

liberal — Mon, 11 May 2009 12:55:52 GMT

Dear TWG,

Are you sure that you are not confusing the top line of the list of the menu which is ' BS5/BM5 Application 4.01.xx.xxxx' with the 'BM5 OS Update' at the bottom of the list which shows the operating system update which currently is 5.01

Kind regrards

Paul

Re: BS5: CDs from various artists - how tagging it that it keeps trackno and the same album

TWG — Mon, 11 May 2009 12:00:32 GMT

it's not possible for me:

I connected it to the internet today and checked manualy for new software in the service menu: No new software available!

Beomaster / Beosound Software is still 4.x

Does anyone else have the same problem?

Re: BS5: CDs from various artists - how tagging it that it keeps trackno and the same album

vogelr — Mon, 11 May 2009 07:31:59 GMT

TWG:

Hmm, it seems as vogelrs Beosound 5 seems to be ahead of time.

My Beomaster 5 installed a softwareupdate yesterday and now it says Version 4.x in service mode ...

The problem is solved partially: Some albums show up repeatedly in album and cover mode and some don't!?

I'm experimenting (right word?) with it ...

info: our BM5 updated from SW v5.00 to v5.01 last week

Re: BS5: CDs from various artists - how tagging it that it keeps trackno and the same album

Alex — Sat, 09 May 2009 05:44:50 GMT

It's worth noting that it's not updated twice a week, but it checks for updates twice a week.

Re: BS5: CDs from various artists - how tagging it that it keeps trackno and the same album

TWG — Sat, 09 May 2009 05:08:09 GMT

Hmm, it seems as vogelrs Beosound 5 seems to be ahead of time.

My Beomaster 5 installed a softwareupdate yesterday and now it says Version 4.x in service mode ...

The problem is solved partially: Some albums show up repeatedly in album and cover mode and some don't!?

I'm experimenting (right word?) with it ...

Re: BS5: CDs from various artists - how tagging it that it keeps trackno and the same album

elephant — Fri, 08 May 2009 02:18:39 GMT

I was told this week that the BM5 is updated via the internet twice a week ... I hope that is just the planned schedule and not reality !

Anyway, if I had a BM5 I would simply have it permantely connected ...

Re: BS5: CDs from various artists - how tagging it that it keeps trackno and the same album

TWG — Thu, 07 May 2009 16:13:57 GMT

Thank you very much for your helpful answer!

So it's time to connect that thing to the internet and update its software.

Re: BS5: CDs from various artists - how tagging it that it keeps trackno and the same album

vogelr — Thu, 07 May 2009 01:45:37 GMT

TWG:

Could you explain this a little bit more? Do you mean the software update for the Beomaster 5 / Beosound 5 provided via internet or a software on the host computer (Mac/PC)?

Our Dealers' technician updated BS/BM5 to SW v5.0

TWG:

Now you see just ONE album even if it is a sampler, soundtrack or s.th. else?

yepp, one album per album - works even for sampler cds

TWG:

What if NO album interpret is existing? Does it sort the music correct?

by default, all our sampler cds with mutliple interprets are tagged "various artists" in album interpret

TWG:

And can someone confirm a bug in the player software?
If you choose e.g. "Track 3" of album x I am NOT able to skip to the next track of the album - it's like "repeat one".

its not a bug, its a feature ;-))

my experience is

1. if I'd like to hear the entire album, choose the album

2. if I'd chosen a special track, MOTS starts after BS5 played the chosen track (but this works only if BS5/BM5 had enough time to analyse the track. if I'd copied a new album from the host pc to BS5/BM5 recently, MOTS does not work until the track is analyzed.

Re: BS5: CDs from various artists - how tagging it that it keeps trackno and the same album

TWG — Wed, 06 May 2009 17:02:20 GMT

vogelr:

we got the problem with multiple entries for the same album (esp. sampler-cds) solved...

reason was the old bs/bm5 software version:
it grouped tracks by "interpret" while the new software version (v5.00) groups it by "album interpret".

Could you explain this a little bit more? Do you mean the software update for the Beomaster 5 / Beosound 5 provided via internet or a software on the host computer (Mac/PC)?

Now you see just ONE album even if it is a sampler, soundtrack or s.th. else?

This would save a lof of work :-)

What if NO album interpret is existing? Does it sort the music correct?

And can someone confirm a bug in the player software?
If you choose e.g. "Track 3" of album x I am NOT able to skip to the next track of the album - it's like "repeat one".

Do you have the same problem?

Thank you

Re: BS5: CDs from various artists - how tagging it that it keeps trackno and the same album

Puncher — Wed, 06 May 2009 01:56:08 GMT

elephant:

SWMBO likes to select "Puccini" ...

That's my Italian cousin!

Re: BS5: CDs from various artists - how tagging it that it keeps trackno and the same album

vogelr — Wed, 06 May 2009 00:12:19 GMT

we got the problem with multiple entries for the same album (esp. sampler-cds) solved...

reason was the old bs/bm5 software version:
it grouped tracks by "interpret" while the new software version (v5.00) groups it by "album interpret".

Re: BS5: CDs from various artists - how tagging it that it keeps trackno and the same album

elephant — Tue, 05 May 2009 21:02:43 GMT

Puncher:

If I understand the question correctly, iTunes has a checkbox which when checked identifies all tracks as part of a compilation album and so keeps them all together and plays them in the correct order, whilst maintaining the artist's different names.

Correct :)

Although sometimes the details from Grace Notes do not have "compilation" ticked.

Like everyone else here, I have had to tweak my tags to get the results I want ... which include playing by "composer" when I am in that sort of mood ... and SWMBO likes to select "Puccini" for example ... so what is most desireable is a flexible system for sourcing, editting, and then using the tags.

Re: BS5: CDs from various artists - how tagging it that it keeps trackno and the same album

TWG — Mon, 04 May 2009 17:11:13 GMT

Hi, I have the same bad problem:

Samplers with multiple artists are showing up as multiple albums, mulitple covers etc. I have one album but 10 covers etc.

I'm VERY UNHAPPY with this, as every 40,- Euro MP3 player does sort correctly based on ID3 tags.

It only seem to work if an album has just ONE artist.

This is realy embarassing for Bang & Olufsen and a 5000 Euro Soundsystem!

I'm gonna experiment to find out how I can solve this problem.

Btw it is VERY easy to copy all files to your system: Just enter service mode, enter the windows desktop, connect an external USB harddisk and a mouse and copy your music inside the "music" folder on the Beomaster 5.

Easy and fast.

Re: BS5: CDs from various artists - how tagging it that it keeps trackno and the same album

steph — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 09:41:01 GMT

OK vogelr, thanks.