DO NOT USE THIS. SEE: http://insurgencymod.blogspot.com/2015/04/protip-foobar2000-filters-config.html

"The" is removed.
"Various Artists" is replaced with "VA"

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R1

$if(%album artist%,%album artist%,NO ALBUM ARTIST) - $if(%album%,%album%,NO ALBUM) $if($year(%date%),'('$year(%date%)')','('NO YEAR')') ['['%codec%']']

R2 removes "the" in %album artist%

$if($stricmp($left(%album artist%,4),'The '),$right(%album artist%,$sub($len(%album artist%),4)),[%album artist%])

Removes "the" and replaces "various artists" with "va" in %album artist%

$if(%album artist%,$if($stricmp($left(%album artist%,4),'The '),$right(%album artist%,$sub($len(%album artist%),4)),$if($stricmp($left(%album artist%,7),'Various'),$replace(%album artist%,'Various Artists','VA'),%album artist%)),NO ALBUM ARTIST) - $if(%album%,%album%,NO ALBUM) $if($year(%date%),'('$year(%date%)')','('NO YEAR')') ['['%codec%']']

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R1 original

$if($meta(album artist),$meta(album artist),NO ALBUM ARTIST)

R2 removes "the" and replaces "various artists" with "va"

$if($meta(album artist),$if($stricmp($left($meta(album artist),4),'The '),$right($meta(album artist),$sub($len($meta(album artist)),4)),$if($stricmp($left($meta(album artist),7),'Various'),$replace($meta(album artist),'Various Artists','VA'),$meta(album artist))),NO ALBUM ARTIST)

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R1 original

$if(%album artist%,%album artist%,%artist%)

R2 removes "the", replaces "various artists" with "va"

$if($meta(album artist),$if($stricmp($left($meta(album artist),4),'The '),$right($meta(album artist),$sub($len($meta(album artist)),4)),$if($stricmp($left($meta(album artist),7),'Various'),$replace($meta(album artist),'Various Artists','VA'),$meta(album artist))),$if(%album artist%,$if($stricmp($left(%album artist%,4),'The '),$right(%album artist%,$sub($len(%album artist%),4)),$if($stricmp($left(%album artist%,7),'Various'),$replace(%album artist%,'Various Artists','VA'),%album artist%)),NO ALBUM ARTIST))

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