Adding New Music

[Jason Hillard]

Hello,

I have recently migrated from iTunes to Media Monkey, and so far am loving it.

My first forum question, may well be one which has been asked before, however, I cannot find it.

Is it possible to double click on a downloaded music file and have it auto added to the library, including moving the location into the new library structure (from where it was downloaded)?

(Currently if I double click on a music file, it can add it to MM, but it stays where it is and doesn't move it to the new library file structure)

I have Gold and am running on Windows 11 if that helps.

Thanks for any help and advice.

[IanRTaylorUK]

Hi Jason,

I would recommend placing the file(s) in a folder e.g. Drive:\Downloads - perhaps an album or artist at a time.

You can then have a "Collection" (Tools / Options / Library / Collections and Views) with the key columns set view e.g. Album Artist / Artist / Disc / Track / Title.

Now if you set your scanning to include this folder (File / Add Files to the library) MMW5 will display the folder contents (sometimes a few seconds delay) if the schedule is "Continuous".

The main point is you can then check the tags that will determine the location before you select an Artist / Album (or All files in the Collection view).

The final thing is to set-up Auto-Organise (Tools / Options / Library / Auto-Organise. For example, I use:

"\\Network Share or Drive\Music\<Album Artist>\<Album>\<Title>" for the criteria "Collections:Music"

If you automatically "organise" without checking the "key" tags you are using for the "organise" then you could end up with a bit of a mess!

P.S. I find it best NOT to set album artwork until the files are in the final location!

[Jason Hillard]

Thank you, I will give that a try.

Much appreciated.

[dma29]

Hi Ian.
Sorry to resurrect an old thread, but these instructions are cryptic to me.

You can then have a "Collection" (Tools / Options / Library / Collections and Views) with the key columns set view e.g. Album Artist / Artist / Disc / Track / Title.

Now if you set your scanning to include this folder (File / Add Files to the library) MMW5 will display the folder contents (sometimes a few seconds delay) if the schedule is "Continuous".

The main point is you can then check the tags that will determine the location before you select an Artist / Album (or All files in the Collection view).

The final thing is to set-up Auto-Organise (Tools / Options / Library / Auto-Organise. For example, I use:

"\\Network Share or Drive\Music\<Album Artist>\<Album>\<Title>" for the criteria "Collections:Music"

Do I create a new 'collection' ...? How .. ?
Looking at Tools/Options/Library/Collections and Views, then clicking (+) appears to open a filtering tool.
If this is the right place, I need old-man instruction, please.

Once the 'collection' is created, how do I invoke import from ..\Downloads ..?

Next, setting up 'auto-organise'. I am in the process of slowly and deliberately moving/verifying content from an old ITunes folder to a new folder created specifically for MM (both folders are included in the MM library until I clean out the old one). If I enable 'auto-organise' to point to my new folder will MM fast attack all my old content before I've had a chance to verify?

Thx for your help.
Dwayne A

[Lowlander]

Collections: https://www.mediamonkey.com/wiki/WebHelp:Playback_Rules

Scanning: https://www.mediamonkey.com/wiki/WebHel ... he_Library

Organizing files: https://www.mediamonkey.com/wiki/WebHel ... nize_Files
Note that Auto-Organize only moves files that are being scanned for the first time or being edited. It won't move existing files automatically. Organize Files allows manual control of the process.

[dma29]

Thx Lowlander.

I'd previously read the wiki for collections and did not understand how a tool that filters library content for playback is needed to import new content into the library. I still don't understand.

However, I read the wiki section on scanning and managed to blunder (manually scan) by new content into the library and a correct folder location. Perfect.

Thx for the details regarding auto-organise - that answered my question fully.

Dwayne A

[Lowlander]

Collections have no connection to scanning.

Collections just provide a filtered view of the MediaMonkey Library.

[IanRTaylorUK]

If you download, copy or RIP new music to say E:\My Download then:
1). Add a line to Add / Rescan File to the Library - "E:\My Downloads / Continuously / Autodetection"
2). Create new Collection called "My Downloads" with the criterium "Path Contains E:\My Downloads"

Then the main tree nodes will show the Collection "My Downloads" and (for example) the sub-node "All Files" will show the newly added / downloaded files.

All Files is quite good as you can sort by Album, select and edit the whole album AND with the whole album selected Organise Files (CTRL+R) to "Move" to the correct locations. The correct location can be set using the Destination "mask" in the Organise Files Dialog.

I my case, I use M:\<Type>\<Album Artist>\<Album>\<Title>

In this way you combine the "continuous" scanning with a convenient Collection for the purpose of editing an album before saving to your main library chosen location and structure.