Ok so added a collection of 37 discs. Tagged them all in MP3 tag. Files are Flacs. Everything went into Roon under one album with 36 discs. Huh? Disc 27 would not go into collection. I merged and it disappeared. So i deleted, cleaned library, checked skipped files, re-tagged, re-imported only this time same thing but with only two songs of the 17 on Disc 27. Well did everything again and again and again and finally got the 17 tracks but that one disc is still separate from the collection. Oh and I’ve restarted Nucleus and Roon many times. I cannot figure this out? Can you help? Thanks
Ok. That is weird. I assume then you did all the normal things like using the same album title for all CD’s and subdirectories named CD01, CD02 . . . CD37?
Can you post a screenshot of the album? Maybe someone will think of something.
If you believe there is nothing amiss with the file metadata (you may already have tried similar but if not) perhaps try:
move the folders and files with the collection of discs outside your watched folders (or into a hidden folder within your watched folders)
clean your library again
stop Roon Server
move the folders and files with the collection of discs back into your watched folders
start Roon Server
and see if it makes any difference.
On occasion when importing a lot of files in one go, with Roon running, I have had similar issues. It perhaps tries to identify to soon (before complete sets of track for an album are available), but whatever the reason, weird things ensued - tracks incorrectly separated over multiple albums and/or incorrectly combined with existing tracks from elsewhere in the folder structure. I have noted this particularly with compilations / various artists albums and box sets.
Hope you get it sorted without to much further hassle!
Use mp3tag to check extended tags so you see all tags. Load up all files from an album, right click, select extended tags. Then you can tell whether there is a tag field that differs but should not. Sometimes one disk or a subset of tracks might have total disks or total tracks filled in while others do not. Subtle differences in tags can cause roon to think these are different albums.
Yup. Did the normal things. I looked at them in roon, on mac info, and at the files themselves to make sure there were no inconsistencies. It’s gotta be something stupid but I can’t see it aaargh. I can post shots
Thanks I will try all that again. And yeah it may because I did them all too fast. But that was last night, and I’ve been dealing with it all morning today. Still can’t get it. You’d think deleting it , and restarting the nucleus and reimporting would fix it
What is the album in question? Did you check and see if it was treating Disk 27 as a duplicate of another disk, maybe via versions. Turning on Show Hidden is a great way to troubleshoot import problems.
It’s disc 27 of 37. No versions listed. Good idea about the Hidden Albums I just tried that no go.
Appreciate all the help and ideas keep ‘em comin’ !!