Finding blank Album_artist(s)

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TheEmpathicEar
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Finding blank Album_artist(s)

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How can I search my music database to find all Album artists that are blank?
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Re: Finding blank Album_artist(s)

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You can setup an AutoPlaylist or https://www.mediamonkey.com/wiki/WebHel ... ilelisting with Album Artist is unknown as Criteria.
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Re: Finding blank Album_artist(s)

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Lowlander wrote: Mon Mar 13, 2023 6:33 pm You can setup an AutoPlaylist or https://www.mediamonkey.com/wiki/WebHel ... ilelisting with Album Artist is unknown as Criteria.
I am not totally sure about using the above. What about Library>Search? Is there a way to use this to isolate those files/tracks with a blank Album Artist? It would be nice to find these blank Album Artists and fill them in with Artist?
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Re: Finding blank Album_artist(s)

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Advanced Search can do the same with the same Criteria.
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Re: Finding blank Album_artist(s)

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Lowlander wrote: Mon Mar 13, 2023 7:27 pm Advanced Search can do the same with the same Criteria.
How to search for Album Artist == Blank? Look for unknown?
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Re: Finding blank Album_artist(s)

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As mentioned, set Album Artist to is unknown. This can be done in Advanced Search, Filters and AutoPlaylists.
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Re: Finding blank Album_artist(s)

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Lowlander wrote: Mon Mar 13, 2023 7:50 pm As mentioned, set Album Artist to is unknown. This can be done in Advanced Search, Filters and AutoPlaylists.
I think I know why I was confused. [If I did this right, there are NO Album Artists == UNKNOWN] in my collection?] I found one album with Album Artist == UNKNOWN and this is why I did this search:
https://imgur.com/a/bgNyks3
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Re: Finding blank Album_artist(s)

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Album Artist to is unknown will find Album Artist without value, this excludes Album Artist with the value of Unknown.
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Re: Finding blank Album_artist(s)

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Lowlander wrote: Mon Mar 13, 2023 6:33 pm You can setup an AutoPlaylist or https://www.mediamonkey.com/wiki/WebHel ... ilelisting with Album Artist is unknown as Criteria.
I interpreted this as the way to finding Album Artist that has no value? Also, I forgot, I want to find tracks/files that do not have the Album Artist tag. And, would this, viewtopic.php?t=28510&hilit=regexp, be a way of filling in Album Artist tags with no value and Album Artist tags that have no value?
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