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Questions / Re: Release Types seem to be tagged incorrectly

« on: February 18, 2024, 02:45:45 AM »

This is far from being a MusicBee bug report - a section which you posted this under.

Maybe this was a preset in MusicBee when making new tags? Aren't those fields populated automatically for each file type when creating new custom tags?

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Questions / Release Types seem to be tagged incorrectly

« on: February 17, 2024, 04:43:43 PM »

Hello,
I have come across this thread and would like to bring it to the attention of MB... The op has difficulties with the release type tag in Musicbee and turns to Mp3tag for a solution.
https://community.mp3tag.de/t/display-tag-that-is-not-supported/63795/8

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Questions / Re: Year Tag

« on: September 18, 2023, 12:45:22 AM »

Thanks for getting back. No the values are the same, i.e. YYYY. Howeber, I think TDRC or TDRL would be capable of storing more information.
I had not been aware of the existence of TDRC or TDRL so I just want to check if I have files with these tags at all. I do my tagging with Musicbee, MP3tag and EAC.

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Questions / Year Tag

« on: September 17, 2023, 06:01:20 PM »

Hi,
I need to check if my files have the year tagged by TDRC or TYER. How would I do this? Thanks!
I couldn't figure out how to set a filter

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Questions / Re: Is anyone using the tag LYRICIST?

« on: September 13, 2023, 04:42:54 PM »

Thanks for the answers. I can see how lyricists make sense for specific genres but for mainly pop music listeners this is not so much an issue; the composing process is rather different.
In general, I like to have composer tags as they can provide hints to cover or original versions etc. but I can see that it's of little use for people not interested in this kind of stuff.
I would think of using lyricist-tags if I could split the composer tags automatically but there is no way I would do that manually.
I still listen to music via Logitech Media Server and composers can be displayed both in the 'all artists' and in the 'song information'-pages of its interface. This is not the case for lyricists.
Well for Cohen, his contribution to the composition of melodies are not easy to discern and the contribution of Sharon Robinson, e.g. here, remains unclear in Musicbrainz but I think we both agree that we listen to him not because of his melodies. . .

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Questions / Is anyone using the tag LYRICIST?

« on: September 12, 2023, 11:47:00 PM »

Hi,
MB provides a way to include the writer of the lyrics with abovementioned tag. You may find it atop the 'lyrics'-box.
However I wonder how much sense it makes to include this:
Fact is that most songs are written and composed in a single process. There is no point in differentiate McCartney and Lennon into 'lyricist' and 'writer' etc.
There seems to be a very limited number of performers that will write lyrics or music only, such as Leonard Cohen or Morrissey. I cannot think of anybody else.
So, does anybody here actually use this tag-field at all?

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Questions / Re: Connect to remote hard drive by simply replacing paths?

« on: July 10, 2023, 09:02:28 PM »

Thanks for getting back.
I have found quite a cool workaround (I hope). I mapped the music folder as X: to the Windows PC that runs MusicBee so I did not have to do anything. I hope it keeps working.
So, my set-up is this:
I have a RPI4  with LMS&PCP that is connected via Hifiberry to my amplifier and via LAN to my home network.
A hard disk with all my music is connected via USB to the RPI4.
The RPI4 runs Samba so the music folder of the hard disk appears as a network drive on the Windows PC that runs MusicBee.
In MusicBee I can make changes to files / folders as I wish. I can also copy / move music to the hard drive etc.
I hope nothing breaks. As of now, this is pretty cool.

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Questions / Connect to remote hard drive by simply replacing paths?

« on: July 10, 2023, 12:11:58 AM »

Hello,
I have moved my files to a hard drive attached to a picore player. This player can make music files available over the network.
Before, I had my files on a NAS and I had remapped one of its drives as X: to my windows machine.
So MB's library pointed to X\music where all files were stored.
Now all files are accessible under \\piCoreLMS\LMSfiles\Music.
Can I just replace the path under MB? (And how would I do this?) Or do I have to look after more?
Thanks for replies!

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Questions / Re: Update file path in playlists?

« on: April 16, 2023, 01:15:14 AM »

A difference spotted after exporting an MBP to an M3U:
the MBP can reference the subtrack of a file that comes along with a CUE sheet, whereas the M3U cannot.

Hm maybe. I never use cue sheets.

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Questions / Re: Update file path in playlists?

« on: April 16, 2023, 01:14:19 AM »

I assume these would be custom fields and views for the playlists.

Yeah things like always export static copy etc.

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Questions / Re: Update file path in playlists?

« on: April 07, 2023, 09:23:06 PM »

Thank you to the both of you.
I had tried the replacement method but it really didn't work. So I might go for sveakul's solution.
However, I am rather surprised by the fact that MB would not provide any builtin solution. I mean, what is the native format mbp there for if it cannot handle these kinds of events? Following Sveakul's solution would suggest to better stick with the m3u-format in the first place.

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Questions / Update file path in playlists?

« on: April 07, 2023, 02:19:55 PM »

I have moved my music collection and relinked all files with the respective command. It's working.
However the playlists (.mbp) do not seem to have updated.
I had moved all files from X:\ to X:\music\.
I also sent all files to file rescan.
The Musicbee-playlists do have the following syntax (taken from Notepad++)

X:\Nirvana_1991_Nevermind\01_Smells Like Teen Spirit.mp3ÿÿÿÿTX:\Rage Against the Machine_1992_Rage Against the Machine\02_Killing in the Name.mp3ÿÿÿÿ-X:\Breeders_1993_Cannonball\01_Cannonball.mp3ÿÿÿÿ*X:\Offspring_1994_Smash\08_Self-Esteem.mp3ÿÿÿÿcX:\Mudhoney_1988_Touch Me I'm Sick   Sweet Young Thing Ain't Sweet No More\01_Touch Me I'm Sick.MP3ÿÿÿÿ+X:\Fugazi_1989_13 Songs\01_Waiting Room.mp3ÿÿÿÿ/

How can I make Musicbee update this syntax?
Thanks!

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Questions / Re: How to connect remote HD drive

« on: February 26, 2023, 01:50:12 PM »

Hello and thanks for your reply. I will try that.
On formatting: would it make a difference if I format my new drive as ext4?

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Questions / How to connect remote HD drive

« on: February 23, 2023, 05:10:44 PM »

Hello
I have set up MusicBee to read and write files to/from my NAS.
However I will be moving my music files to a drive that is connected to a PiCorePlayer which prefers the Ext4 file format.
Can simply use the 'remap file paths'-command in MusicBee to make MusicBee work again or will I experience difficulties (e.g. the file system of the HD)?

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Skins / Re: Void (series)

« on: October 09, 2022, 12:40:21 AM »

Thank you for your time and patience with me.
Obviously I had never put the volume slider to 11.
The invisible borders are a real let down especially if your MB focus is on editing and tagging your files rather than playing them. A pity nothing can be done about it.