The universal database hierarchy for music databases is:
Artist->Album-> Song.
Rose uses:
Artist → song and Album → song.
Please consider switching to the standard hierarchy for music databases.
StandardModel
It is?
I did not know that there is such a global valid standard for music data base.
In any case, Rose has a lot of work to do to make using a music DB worthwhile and ease of use.
And while you’re at it:
Please, please add listing by Album Artist as well as just artist. JPLAY for iOS added this within days of it being requested
Also add the ability to sort albums within an artist by release date rather than just alphabetically.
Ben,
“Global” it may not be. I used the word “standard” to mean what arrangement is used by the biggest music listing players and is the easiest to use.
As your question implies, there is no authoritative or regulatory body that sets music database nesting hierarchies. The way Rose does it, although illogical, is not invalid.
I’m just in favor of the most logical, easiest to search and use database nesting hierarchy.
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@StaandardModel Apologies for jumping on your thread like that. It’s just very frustrating that simple and logical suggestions for improvement, which arguably should have been in there from day 1, appear to not get anywhere.
the_Bat,
No problem, but what is really frustrating was the HiFi Rose answer.
“Modifying the display will take a lot of time”. Well as a programmer myself starting with Assembly language, Cobol and Fortran, I think I can say with some confidence that making this change won’t take much time at all. However, I don’t know their internal procedures for quality verification checking and review so maybe that will take a lot of time.
OTOH how does Linkplay Technology modify their software constantly for Wiim? I bought one to just to play with and it imports, categorizes Artist\Album\Songs automatically from an external drive in a heartbeat.
StandardModel
Recent experience wouldn’t indicate these being too rigorous.
I completely agree - other companies are able to make significant changes n short times. Most of the changes Rose make are more tinkering around the edges.