Discussion • Re: Multi-Disc LP Sets to iTunes?

Unfortunately there is no field when editing a files metadata in AP for specifying Disc numbers for a multi track file that’s part of a multi disc album.

In AP each LP of a multi disc Album needs to be a separate multi track file.
For each of these files I will go to; Sound > ‘Show Sound Info’ and in the dropdown window go to ‘Metadata’ and fill in the these fields;
‘Album’ (here I will enter the album’s name but with the numbers 1, 2, etc… added to the end of the album’s name to denote which LP in the album it is), and fill in; ‘Artist’, ‘Year’, and ‘Genre’.
But leave empty the fields for; Title and Track.
Next I will use ‘Split to Markers’ to send the file directly to the ‘Automatically Add to iTunes’ folder. (But sometimes just to the Desktop and then manually drag it into iTunes).
In the ‘Split to Markers’ window, before exporting it, I always make sure that the Album name at the top of the window matches the Album name I previously entered into that file’s metadata earlier.
Then I hit the Split button.

Once they are in iTunes bring up the ‘Album Info’ window for each of the newly imported “Albums” and now add the Disc Number that “album” should be, i.e; 1 of 4 or 2 of 4, etc…
Next I remove the disc number that I had added to each of the “album” names when it was in AP.
Result, one multi disc album.

I hope that all makes sense

I know it sounds a bit long winded but once you are used to doing it’s actually fairly quick.

Statistics: Posted by markw — Thu Mar 30, 2023 10:22 pm

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