On the performers screens for reasons and/or benefits I don’t really understand roon segments albums into:
Main (x)
With Various Artists (x)
Appearances (x)
Production (x)
For me this creates a cluttered confusing screen with a lot of duplicates. It’s not feasible for all performers but with favorite ones I usually blitz all the production credits like “artistic director” or “quotation author” to at least get rid of one section. It’s information I just don’t need to know. Better would be if Production could be toggled on/off. I would toggle it off.
But what exactly is the difference between the sections “Various Artists” and “Appearances”. Why is roon going to the trouble of making this distinction? I just don’t understand what useful information I get from knowing this. I would much prefer a simpler screen. Here is an example for Martha Argerich: