[REQ] Revisit bit depth and sampling rate as a mask field? [#11732]

[PhYrE]

I noticed the bit depth tracking here from 2014 that is marked as new.
https://www.ventismedia.com/mantis/view.php?id=11732

Looking at file masks, I'd love to be able to do [24-96] or [24-44] or [24-48] or [24-192], as I'm finding a lot of these high-bitrate items in my library. Ideally, I'd love to be able to use this in an $if to only include it in the mask if it's not [16-44] like the rest of the library

In particular, the <bitrate> gives me information that is not this (an actual compressed data bitrate) vs the sampling bitrate and frequency, so that doesn't seem to do what I want.

This might also be a good column since these are more prevalent with web FLAC downloads from digital service providers.

PS: I assume this isn't an 'extra tag' from https://www.ventismedia.com/mantis/view.php?id=21701 as it's not really a tag but calculated?

[Peke]

Hi,

In particular, the <bitrate> gives me information that is not this (an actual compressed data bitrate) vs the sampling bitrate and frequency, so that doesn't seem to do what I want.

This might also be a good column since these are more prevalent with web FLAC downloads from digital service providers.

Please note that you can add Bit Depth, Sample rate and Bitrate to Columns. Only downside is that they are they are calculated and added to MM library on New scans, so for example old FLAC files in library do not get repopulated. Added for quick review at https://www.ventismedia.com/mantis/view.php?id=21709 so that you can easily do Auto Organize, as for $IF I think it can be already used with calculating BITRATE and sample rate

PS: I assume this isn't an 'extra tag' from https://www.ventismedia.com/mantis/view.php?id=21701 as it's not really a tag but calculated?

You are right that bug refers only to real File metadata tags eg. those that MM do not natively support in properties.

[PhYrE]

For masks, it has <bitrate> but not <samplerate>.
The <bitrate> also doesn't give what I'd expect as '24-bit' and '16-bit', but rather gives me rates like '223' and '950', that I understand to be the bitrate of the compressed file and not really the underlying wave file bitrate?

If it does exist, maybe just needs to be documented?
https://www.mediamonkey.com/wiki/WebHel ... ormats/5.0

[Peke]

For masks, it has <bitrate> but not <samplerate>.
The <bitrate> also doesn't give what I'd expect as '24-bit' and '16-bit', but rather gives me rates like '223' and '950', that I understand to be the bitrate of the compressed file and not really the underlying wave file bitrate?

They do not exist, bit rate and bit depth are two different things eg. Bitrate for MP3 can be 320, but as for MP3 you can't set bit depth.

That I s why I suggested to add Columns, so that you can sort and Select tracks and then do auto organize. You can also add [24-96] as folder name manually.