WebHelp:Editing Album Properties/5.0 - Revision history

Lowlander at 17:25, 13 August 2021

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	For a set of files that are part of an Album by a single Artist, the ''Artist'' and the ''Album Artist'' will be identical for every file on the Album. Thus any operation that changes the Artist (e.g. from Artist 1 to Artist 2) will automatically change the Album Artist to Artist 2 as well.		For a set of files that are part of an Album by a single Artist, the ''Artist'' and the ''Album Artist'' will be identical for every file on the Album. Thus any operation that changes the Artist (e.g. from Artist 1 to Artist 2) will automatically change the Album Artist to Artist 2 as well.

	You can ~~still~~ have any ''Artist'' values, including multi-Artist when the artist features other artists on a track. A single Artist Album in this case refers to that the Album is associated with a single Artist.		You still can have any ''Artist'' values, including multi-Artist when the artist features other artists on a track. A single Artist Album in this case refers to that the Album is associated with a single Artist.

Lowlander at 17:20, 13 August 2021

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	Within the properties for any file, there are several fields that are specific to Album attributes. Specifically, Album and Album Artist. These fields are [[{{WebHelp:Links\|Editing_Track_Properties}}\|edited]] in the same way as any other, but affect how Albums are displayed in MediaMonkey in a manner that might not be obvious at first.		Within the properties for any file, there are several fields that are specific to Album attributes. Specifically, Album and Album Artist. These fields are [[{{WebHelp:Links\|Editing_Track_Properties}}\|edited]] in the same way as any other, but affect how Albums are displayed in MediaMonkey in a manner that might not be obvious at first.

	MediaMonkey considers files belong to the same Album when the Album value and the Album Artist value are the same for all files. Other software may use a Compilation flag, but MediaMonkey uses Album Artist in combination with Album to determine what files belong to an Album.		MediaMonkey considers files belong to the same Album when the ''Album'' value and the ''Album Artist'' value are the same for all files. Other software may use a Compilation flag, but MediaMonkey uses ''Album Artist'' in combination with ''Album'' to determine what files belong to an Album.

	When displaying Albums the Disc#, Track# and Title fields are also used to show files in Album order. This means that when you sort on Album MediaMonkey will sort on Album > Album Artist > Disc# > Track# > Title.		When displaying Albums the ''Disc#'', ''Track#'' and ''Title'' fields are also used to show files in Album order. This means that when you sort on Album MediaMonkey will [[{{WebHelp:Links\|Filelisting}}#Changing_Sorting\|sort]] on ''Album'' > ''Album Artist'' > ''Disc#'' > ''Track#'' > ''Title''.


	== Single Artist Albums ==		== Single Artist Albums ==

	For a set of files that are part of an Album by a single Artist, the Artist and the Album Artist will be identical for every file on the Album. Thus any operation that changes the Artist (e.g. from Artist 1 to Artist 2) will automatically change the Album Artist to Artist 2 as well.		For a set of files that are part of an Album by a single Artist, the ''Artist'' and the ''Album Artist'' will be identical for every file on the Album. Thus any operation that changes the Artist (e.g. from Artist 1 to Artist 2) will automatically change the Album Artist to Artist 2 as well.

	You can still have any Artist values, including multi-Artist. A single Artist Album in this case refers to that the Album is associated with a single Artist.		You can still have any ''Artist'' values, including multi-Artist when the artist features other artists on a track. A single Artist Album in this case refers to that the Album is associated with a single Artist.

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			{{WebHelpHeader\|Editing Album Properties}}

	== Introduction ==		== Introduction ==

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			== Introduction ==

	{{WebHelpHeader\|Editing Album Properties}}		{{WebHelpHeader\|Editing Album Properties}}

Lowlander at 18:42, 14 December 2020

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	You can correct this type of situation through the following steps:		You can correct this type of situation through the following steps:
	# Select all files on the Album		# Select all files on the Album
	# Use '''Edit > Properties''' from the Main Menu to open the Properties for all the files on the Album		# Use '''Edit > Properties''' from the Main Menu to open the [[{{WebHelp:Links\|Editing_Track_Properties}}#Edit_via_the_Properties_Dialog\|Properties]] for all the files on the Album
	# [[{{WebHelp:Links\|Editing_Track_Properties}}\|Edit]] the ''Album Artist'' tag to be the same value for all files on the Album.		# [[{{WebHelp:Links\|Editing_Track_Properties}}\|Edit]] the ''Album Artist'' tag to be the same value for all files on the Album.
	# '''OK''' the Properties dialog to save the changes.		# '''OK''' the [[{{WebHelp:Links\|Editing_Track_Properties}}#Edit_via_the_Properties_Dialog\|Properties]] dialog to save the changes.

	MediaMonkey has two [[{{WebHelp:Links\|Library}}#Files_to_Edit\|Files to Edit]] nodes to help finding Albums that may require the Album Artist to be fixed.		MediaMonkey has two [[{{WebHelp:Links\|Library}}#Files_to_Edit\|Files to Edit]] nodes to help finding Albums that may require the Album Artist to be fixed.

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	'''The Big Chill (Various Artists)'''		'''The Big Chill (Various Artists)''' with all files associated with ''The Big Chill'' Album

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Lowlander at 18:40, 14 December 2020

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	== Combining Files into a Multiple Artist Album ==		== Combining Files into a Multiple Artist Album ==

	If you have several files that are all part of the same Album, but the Artists are all different, and for each file on that Album, the Album Artist = Artist, then your files will not be represented properly in the ~~MediaTree~~, since the Album Artist is incorrect for every file. This will cause the Album to be split among the various Album Artist values.		If you have several files that are all part of the same Album, but the Artists are all different, and for each file on that Album, the Album Artist = Artist, then your files will not be represented properly in the Media Tree, since the Album Artist is incorrect for every file. This will cause the Album to be split among the various Album Artist values.

	You can correct this type of situation through the following steps:		You can correct this type of situation through the following steps:
			# Select all files on the Album
			# Use '''Edit > Properties''' from the Main Menu to open the Properties for all the files on the Album
			# [[{{WebHelp:Links\|Editing_Track_Properties}}\|Edit]] the ''Album Artist'' tag to be the same value for all files on the Album.
			# '''OK''' the Properties dialog to save the changes.

	# ~~In the Media Tree, in the desired Collection click '''/~~Files to Edit~~/Multiple Artist~~ Albums~~'''. You will be shown a list of all Albums which contain multiple Tracks by different Artists, yet for which~~ the ~~Track Artist =~~ Album Artist.		MediaMonkey has two [[{{WebHelp:Links\|Library}}#Files_to_Edit\|Files to Edit]] nodes to help finding Albums that may require the Album Artist to be fixed.
	# ~~For any Album in this list, select the Tracks that are part of a single Album, and right-click to get tot he context menu, and then click '''Change Album~~ Artist~~'''.~~		# [[{{WebHelp:Links\|Library}}#Multiple_Artist_Albums\|Multiple Artist Albums]]
	# ~~A dialog will appear allowing you to edit the Album Title and the Album~~ Artist~~. Make the appropriate changes, and press 'Ok'.~~		# [[{{WebHelp:Links\|Library}}#Ungrouped_Multiple_Artist_Albums\|Ungrouped Multiple Artist Albums]]

	~~The properties and tags will update, and the Tracks and Albums will now display properly.~~		{{WebHelpFooter}}
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Lowlander at 18:29, 14 December 2020

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	{{WebHelpHeader\|Editing Album Properties}}		{{WebHelpHeader\|Editing Album Properties}}
	Within the properties for any file, there are several fields that are specific to Album attributes. Specifically, Album and Album Artist. These fields are [[{{WebHelp:Links\|Editing_Track_Properties}}\|edited]] in the same way as any other, but affect how Albums are displayed in MediaMonkey in a manner that might not be obvious at first.		Within the properties for any file, there are several fields that are specific to Album attributes. Specifically, Album and Album Artist. These fields are [[{{WebHelp:Links\|Editing_Track_Properties}}\|edited]] in the same way as any other, but affect how Albums are displayed in MediaMonkey in a manner that might not be obvious at first.

			MediaMonkey considers files belong to the same Album when the Album value and the Album Artist value are the same for all files. Other software may use a Compilation flag, but MediaMonkey uses Album Artist in combination with Album to determine what files belong to an Album.

			When displaying Albums the Disc#, Track# and Title fields are also used to show files in Album order. This means that when you sort on Album MediaMonkey will sort on Album > Album Artist > Disc# > Track# > Title.


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	Thus you can easily find the files by any individual Artist, as well as the Albums by the Album Artist. If you Drag ~~and~~ Drop a ~~Track~~ from an Album in which the ~~Track~~ and Album Artists do not match, from one Artist to Another, only the ~~Track~~ Artist will change. Similarly, if you drag the Album from one Artist to another, only the Album Artist will change.		Thus you can easily find the files by any individual Artist, as well as the Albums by the Album Artist. If you Drag & Drop a file from an Album in which the Artist and Album Artists do not match, from one Artist to Another, only the Artist will change. Similarly, if you drag the Album from one Artist to another, only the Album Artist will change.


	== Combining ~~Tracks~~ into a Multiple Artist Album ==		== Combining Files into a Multiple Artist Album ==

	If you have several ~~Tracks~~ that are all part of the same Album, but the ~~Track~~ Artists are all different, and for each ~~Track~~, the ~~Track~~ Artist = ~~Album~~ Artist, then your ~~Tracks~~ will not be represented properly in the ~~Tree~~, since the Album Artist is incorrect for every ~~Track~~.		If you have several files that are all part of the same Album, but the Artists are all different, and for each file on that Album, the Album Artist = Artist, then your files will not be represented properly in the MediaTree, since the Album Artist is incorrect for every file. This will cause the Album to be split among the various Album Artist values.

	You can correct this type of situation through the following steps:		You can correct this type of situation through the following steps:

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	For a set of files that are part of an Album by a single Artist, the Artist and the Album Artist will be identical for every file on the Album. Thus any operation that changes the Artist (e.g. from Artist 1 to Artist 2) will automatically change the Album Artist to Artist 2 as well.		For a set of files that are part of an Album by a single Artist, the Artist and the Album Artist will be identical for every file on the Album. Thus any operation that changes the Artist (e.g. from Artist 1 to Artist 2) will automatically change the Album Artist to Artist 2 as well.

			You can still have any Artist values, including multi-Artist. A single Artist Album in this case refers to that the Album is associated with a single Artist.


	== Multiple Artist Albums ==		== Multiple Artist Albums ==

	Multiple Artist Albums are ~~slightly more complex as they~~ have ~~a common~~ Album Artist (often ~~called~~ 'Various' or '~~Various Artists~~'~~), but multiple Track Artists~~. For instance, "The Big Chill" has an Album Artist of 'Various Artists' but the ~~Track~~ Artist for "I Heard it through the Grapevine" is 'Marvin Gaye'. This will be represented in the Tree:		Multiple Artist Albums are different. They are not associated with any single Artist. These are often compilation Albums that may have files from many Artists on them. The Album Artist will often be ''Various Artists'', ''Various'' or ''VA''. For instance, the Album "The Big Chill" has an Album Artist of ''Various Artists'' but the file Artist for the Track ''I Heard it through the Grapevine'' is ''Marvin Gaye''. This will be represented in the Media Tree:

	In the Albums node as:		In the Albums node as:
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	The Big Chill (Various)		'''The Big Chill (Various Artists)'''

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	<blockquote dir="ltr" style="MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px">		<blockquote dir="ltr" style="MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px">

	Marvin Gaye - ~~Track:~~ I heard it through the Grapevine		'''Marvin Gaye''' with just the file ''Marvin Gaye - I heard it through the Grapevine''

	Various ~~- Album:~~ The Big Chill		'''Various Artists > The Big Chill''' with all files associated with ''The Big Chill'' Album

	</blockquote>		</blockquote>

	Thus you can easily find the ~~Tracks~~ by any individual Artist, as well as the Albums by the Album Artist. If you Drag and Drop a Track from an Album in which the Track and Album Artists do not match, from one Artist to Another, only the Track Artist will change. Similarly, if you drag the Album from one Artist to another, only the Album Artist will change.		Thus you can easily find the files by any individual Artist, as well as the Albums by the Album Artist. If you Drag and Drop a Track from an Album in which the Track and Album Artists do not match, from one Artist to Another, only the Track Artist will change. Similarly, if you drag the Album from one Artist to another, only the Album Artist will change.

	== Combining Tracks into a Multiple Artist Album ==		== Combining Tracks into a Multiple Artist Album ==

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	Thus you can easily find the files by any individual Artist, as well as the Albums by the Album Artist. If you Drag & Drop a file from an Album in which the Artist and Album Artists do not match, from one Artist to Another, only the Artist will change. Similarly, if you drag the Album from one Artist to another, only the Album Artist will change.		Thus you can easily find the files by any individual Artist, as well as the Albums by the Album Artist. If you Drag & Drop a file from an Album in which the Artist and Album Artists do not match, from one Artist to Another, only the Artist will change. Similarly, if you drag the Album from one Artist to another, only the Album Artist will change.

			If you find Albums that show split in multiple Albums in MediaMonkey it is likely you need to fix the ''Album Artist'' for all the files on the Album. All files need the same ''Album Artist'' value for the Album to be shown as 1 Album.


	== Combining Files into a Multiple Artist Album ==		== Combining Files into a Multiple Artist Album ==

	If you have several files that are all part of the same Album, but the Artists are all different, and for each file on that Album, the Album Artist = Artist, then your files will not be represented properly in the Media Tree, since the Album Artist is ~~incorrect~~ for every file. This will cause the Album to be split among the various Album Artist values.		If you have several files that are all part of the same Album, but the Artists are all different values, and for each file on that Album, the ''Album Artist'' = ''Artist'', then your files will not be represented properly in the Media Tree, since the ''Album Artist'' is not the same value for every file on the Album. This will cause the Album to be split among the various Album Artist values.

	You can correct this type of situation through the following steps:		You can correct this type of situation through the following steps:
	# Select all files on the Album		# Select all files on the Album
	# Use '''Edit > Properties''' from the Main Menu to open the [[{{WebHelp:Links\|Editing_Track_Properties}}#Edit_via_the_Properties_Dialog\|Properties]] for all the files on the Album		# Use '''Edit > Properties''' from the Main Menu to open the [[{{WebHelp:Links\|Editing_Track_Properties}}#Edit_via_the_Properties_Dialog\|Properties]] for all the files on the Album.
	# [[{{WebHelp:Links\|Editing_Track_Properties}}\|Edit]] the ''Album Artist'' tag to be the same value for all files on the Album.		# [[{{WebHelp:Links\|Editing_Track_Properties}}\|Edit]] the ''Album Artist'' tag to be the same value for all files on the Album.
	# '''OK''' the [[{{WebHelp:Links\|Editing_Track_Properties}}#Edit_via_the_Properties_Dialog\|Properties]] dialog to save the changes.		# '''OK''' the [[{{WebHelp:Links\|Editing_Track_Properties}}#Edit_via_the_Properties_Dialog\|Properties]] dialog to save the changes.

	MediaMonkey has two [[{{WebHelp:Links\|Library}}#Files_to_Edit\|Files to Edit]] nodes to help ~~finding~~ Albums that may require the Album Artist to be fixed.		MediaMonkey has two [[{{WebHelp:Links\|Library}}#Files_to_Edit\|Files to Edit]] nodes to help find Albums that may require the ''Album Artist'' to be fixed.
	# [[{{WebHelp:Links\|Library}}#Multiple_Artist_Albums\|Multiple Artist Albums]]		# [[{{WebHelp:Links\|Library}}#Multiple_Artist_Albums\|Multiple Artist Albums]]
	# [[{{WebHelp:Links\|Library}}#Ungrouped_Multiple_Artist_Albums\|Ungrouped Multiple Artist Albums]]		# [[{{WebHelp:Links\|Library}}#Ungrouped_Multiple_Artist_Albums\|Ungrouped Multiple Artist Albums]]

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