This step of the wizard displays the details for a single release.
Note that if all the files in the current selection already have a common MusicBrainz id, the wizard will open immediately to this panel. If you want to look for a different release, you can click on the New Search button.
The table at the top of the window presents the type of data which can be imported from the release. The importing of each item type may be enabled or disabled by checking or clearing the Import column. Setting the Import value to - implies that the field should only be imported if the associated value in a file is not empty. ie. current non empty values will not be overwritten. The value associated with some items can be edited inline. Yate will retain an item type's enable/disable state until you change it again. Additional information as to how the import column is preset can be found in Discogs & MusicBrainz Import Settings.
Further import granularity is available on a per file basis by means of The MusicBrainz Exclusion Window which is activated via the Actions menu.
The top table's context menu has items to select and deselect import items. It also has a Saved Import Settings menu. This menu allows you to manage saved import settings and also displays the current list of saved import settings so that they can quickly be loaded.
In order to handle a variety of low level mappings, some of the Classical metadata items map to custom fields. If the custom fields are not defined, the metadata cannot be imported. The metadata items which require custom fields have an * after their name. A Custom Panel template is available which displays all of the classical fields which can be imported. The panel contains custom field definitions as well. The panel is described in more detail and may be downloaded from here. Alternately, the required custom fields can be created via the Yate>Setup>Create Missing MusicBrainz Classical Fields menu item.
The import of classical metadata is effected by the Settings - MusicBrainz - General option named Percentage of tracks which must be classical for identification. When determining if a release has classical metadata, a test is performed to attempt to recognize false positives. Prior to Yate v8.0 at least 50% of the tracks in a release had to have located classical metadata. If the 50% threshold was not met, a false positive was assumed and the classical metadata was discarded. You can use the setting to choose a different percentage. Unlimited implies that all classical metadata is available for import regardless as to what percentage of the tracks have located classical metadata. 100% implies that all tracks must have located classical metadata in order to be retained. The proper identification of classical metadata is irrelevant if no classical metadata has been marked for import. Remember that different import sets can be created and even retained in the audio files (via the Import Settings item) in the table.
The following items may be imported:
- Album
- The name of the album.
- Album artist
- The Album Artist name.
- Album artist sort name
- The sort name of the album artist.
- Album artist URLS
- URLs linking to the MusicBrainz webpages referencing the album artist(s). View these items on the UD URLs edit panel with names of MUSICBRAINZ_ALBUM_ARTIST_URL.
- Album disambiguation
- If disambiguation text is available for the album name, the text will be stored as a UDTI named MusicBrainz Album Disambiguation.
- Artist
- The Artist names.
- Artist sort name
- The sort name of the artist.
- Artist URLs
- URLs linking to the Discogs webpages referencing artists. View these items on the UD URLs panel with names of MUSICBRAINZ_ARTIST_URL.
- Artwork
- This item specifies whether artwork is to be imported. Any artwork item can be marked for import via the artwork display. The number of artwork items pre-marked for import is controlled by the Import all artwork option in Settings - MusicBrainz. The field displays for each of the Cover Art Archive and Discogs artwork items, the number of loaded items, items with errors, items to be loaded. In the case of Discogs artwork, it may also display the time at which the next artwork item can be loaded.
- Artwork URLs
- URLs to reference each of the release's artwork items on the MusicBrainz site. View these items on the UD URLs panel with names of MUSICBRAINZ_ARTWORK_URL. Note that this item may also produce an item on the same panel named DISCOGS_ARTWORK_URL.
- Barcode
- The barcode associated with the album. This item is stored as a UDTI with a name of Barcode.
- Catalog number
- The catalog number. This value is placed in the Catalog field. It is the catalog number associated with the first label associated with the track.
- Catalog number (per label)
- The per label catalog number(s). These items are stored as UDTIs with names of MusicBrainz Catalog Number. The value field will be label: catalog number
- Classical: Cardinal Number *
- A cardinal number following an opus description will be placed into a Custom Field named Cardinal Number (if the Custom Field is defined). In op. 2 no. 3, the metadata 3 will be imported. This metadata is never imported if Classical: Opus is not enabled.
- Classical: Catalog *
- A classical catalog description will be placed into a Custom Field named Classical Catalog (if the Custom Field is defined). eg. RV 269
- Classical: Movement Count
- The movement count will be placed in the Movement Count field displayed on the More Info edit panel.
- Classical: Movement Name
- The movement name will be placed in the Movement Name field displayed on the More Info edit panel.
- Classical: Movement Number
- The movement number will be placed in the Movement Number field displayed on the More Info edit panel.
- Classical: Opus *
- The Opus description will be placed into a Custom Field named Opus (if the Custom Field is defined).
- Classical: Part *
- The movement number (if available) and the movement name metadata will be placed into a Custom Field named Part (if the Custom Field is defined). This field is used by Roon. The format is:
roman numeral. movement name- Classical: Recording Info
- The following metadata associated with a recording can be imported. Note that with the exception of MusicBrainz RecInfo-Recording Of there can be more then one item of each. The names are the UDTI names and the values are the MusicBrainz work names.
- MusicBrainz RecInfo-Arrangement
- The described work is an arrangement of the recording.
- MusicBrainz RecInfo-Arrangement Of
- The recording is an arrangement of the described work.
- MusicBrainz RecInfo-Based On
- The recording is based on the described work.
- MusicBrainz RecInfo-Basis For
- The recording is the basis for the described work.
- MusicBrainz RecInfo-In Medley
- The recording is referred to in the medley represented by the named work.
- MusicBrainz RecInfo-Later Version
- The work is a later version of the recording.
- MusicBrainz RecInfo-Medley Of
- The recording is a medley of the named work.
- MusicBrainz RecInfo-Part
- The named work is a part of the recording.
- MusicBrainz RecInfo-Part Of
- The recording is a part of the named work.
- MusicBrainz RecInfo-Recording Of
- The recording is represented by the named work.
- MusicBrainz RecInfo-Version Of
- The recording is a version of the named work.
- Classical: Recording Info URLs
- The following metadata associated with a recording can be imported. Note that with the exception of MUSICBRAINZ_RECINFO_URL_RECORDING_OF there can be more then one item of each. The names are UD URLs corresponding to the items in Classical: Recording Info.
- MUSICBRAINZ_RECINFO_URL_ARRANGEMENT
- MUSICBRAINZ_RECINFO_URL_ARRANGEMENT OF
- MUSICBRAINZ_RECINFO_URL_BASED_ON
- MUSICBRAINZ_RECINFO_URL_BASIS_FOR
- MUSICBRAINZ_RECINFO_URL_IN_MEDLEY
- MUSICBRAINZ_RECINFO_URL_LATER_VERSION
- MUSICBRAINZ_RECINFO_URL_MEDLEY_OF
- MUSICBRAINZ_RECINFO_URL_PART
- MUSICBRAINZ_RECINFO_URL_PART_OF
- MUSICBRAINZ_RECINFO_URL_RECORDING_OF
- MUSICBRAINZ_RECINFO_URL_VERSION_OF
- Classical: Work *
- The work name metadata will be placed into a Custom Field named Work (if the Custom Field is defined).
- Classical: Work Name
- The work name will be placed in the Work Name field displayed on the More Info edit panel.
- Composer
- The Composer's name.
- Conductor
- The Conductor's name.
- Country
- The full country name associated with the release. Stored as a UDTI with a name of Country.
- Cover art URL
- This item controls the import of a URL linking to the MusicBrainz webpage describing artwork associated with the release. Note that the URL is synthesized and that artwork may not actually exist. The URL will be stored to a UDURL named MUSICBRAINZ_COVERART_URL.
- Disc numbers
- The number of the disc which contains a track.
- Disc count
- The total number of discs.
- Discogs master id
- MusicBrainz may contain a reference to the associated Discogs master. This item controls the import of the id used to reference the Discogs master. The id will be stored to a UDTI named Discogs Master Id. If you double click on this field, or use the context menu, the Discogs wizard will be opened with the associated master. The Discogs Master Id will start with the letter m so that it can be distinguished from a release ID.
- Discogs release id
- MusicBrainz releases may contain a reference to the associated Discogs release. This item controls the import of the id used to reference the Discogs release. The id will be stored to a UDTI named Discogs Release Id. If you double click on this field, or use the context menu, the Discogs wizard will be opened with the associated release. Due to the nature of the extraction, it is possible that a Discogs Master Id will be saved. If this occurs, the Discogs Release Id will start with the letter m. Note that if a master ID can be extracted and a release ID cannot, the master ID will be duplicated to the Discogs Release Id. This is largely for historic reasons for certain processes which only search for release IDs.
- Genre
- This item controls the import of the genre. MusicBrainz does not typically contain genre information. If you wish you can edit this field to specify a genre.
- Import settings
- You can elect to save the current import settings within tracks so that the next time the wizard is run with the same release, the same set of import settings will be used. Additional information on track retained import settings can be found in Discogs & MusicBrainz Import Settings.
- Involved people
- Yate will attempt to extract all non musician (vocal or instrument) credits from the MusicBrainz data. This information will be displayed in the Involved People field. Note that where there is a dedicated field for a credit it will be displayed in the field (eg. composer).
- ISRC
- This item controls the import of a track's ISRC code.
- Label
- This item controls the import of the name of the label.
- Label URLs
- URLs to reference the MusicBrainz webpages referencing labels. The URLs will be stored to UDURLs with names of MUSICBRAINZ_LABEL_URL.
- Language
- This item controls the import of the Language associated with the release.
- Live
- This items controls the import of a Live UDTI or named variable. The displayed field will contain a 1 if the release is live, otherwise a 0
- Lyricist
- The Lyricist's name.
- Media subtitles
- This item controls the import of a media item's subtitle. The values, if present, will be written to a track's Set Subtitle field.
- Media type
- This item controls the import of the release's media type. If more than one media type is available, they will be written as multiple values to the media type field.
- Mood
- This item controls the import of the mood field which can sometimes be extracted from Discogs.
- Musician credits
- Yate will attempt to extract all musician (vocal or instrument) credits from the MusicBrainz data. This information will be displayed in the Musician Credits field.
- Original release date
- This item controls the import of the original release date.
- Part of a compilation
- This item controls the import of the part of a compilation value. The displayed field will contain a 1 if the release is part of a compilation, otherwise a 0.
- Publisher
- This item controls the import of available publisher names.
- Recording date
- Some tracks have recording date and location information. When there is date information, MusicBrainz presents the start and end date. This field is included for completeness as it can be read by Roon. The item will be stored to a UDTI named Recording Date.
- Recording end date
- Some tracks have recording date and location information. The item will be stored to a UDTI named Recording End Date.
- Recording id
- This item controls the import of a per track recording id. The item will be stored to a UDTI named MusicBrainz Recording Id. The Recording id field and/or the Track id field must be present in order to map a track with the Access MusicBrainz action function.
- Recording location
- Some tracks have recording date and location information. The item will be stored to a UDTI named Recording Location.
- Recording start date
- Some tracks have recording date and location information. The item will be stored to a UDTI named Recording Start Date.
- Relationship URLs
- This item controls the import of URLs to sites which have a MusicBrainz relationship with the release. These URLs may reference purchase sites or other informational sources. The URLs will be stored to UDURLs named MUSICBRAINZ_RELATIONSHIP_URL_text where text is replaced with the name of the relationship.
- Release country
- The two character country code associated with the release of the album. The value is stored to a UDTI named MusicBrainz Release Country.
- Release group id
- This item controls the import of the id used to reference the release group associated with the release. The id will be stored to a UDTI named MusicBrainz Release Group Id.
- Release group URL
- This item controls the import of a URL to reference the MusicBrainz webpage describing release group associated with the release. The URL will be stored to a UDURL named MUSICBRAINZ_RELEASE_GROUP_URL.
- Release id
- This item controls the import of the id used to reference the release information without searching. The id will be stored to a UDTI named MusicBrainz Release Id. The field must be present in order to map a track with the Access MusicBrainz action function.
- Release status
- The status of the MusicBrainz data. The id will be stored to a UDTI named MusicBrainz Release Status.
- Release track id
- This item controls the import of a release track id. The id will be stored to a UDTI named MusicBrainz Release Track Id. The Recording id field and/or the Release Track id field must be present in order to map a track with the Access MusicBrainz action function.
- Release type
- The type of the release. The value will be stored to a UDTI named MusicBrainz Release Type. MusicBrainz supports a single primary release type and optional multiple secondary release types. For compatibility reasons they are returned to a single UDTI separated by , characters. The primary release type is always first. Note that the secondary types are only imported if the Settings - MusicBrainz - General - Append secondary types when importing Release Type setting is enabled. The Live, Compilation (Part of a Compilation) and Single items which can be imported are items potentially contained in the Release Type.
- Release URL
- This item controls the import of the URL linking to the MusicBrainz webpage describing the release. The URL will be stored to a UDURL named MUSICBRAINZ_ALBUM_URL.
- Remixer
- The name of the remixer.
- Script
- The script designation.
- Single
- This items controls the import of a Single UDTI or named variable. The displayed field will contain a 1 if the release is a single, otherwise a 0
- Titles
- This item controls the import of track titles.
- Track count
- The total number of tracks on a single disc.
- Track numbers
- This item controls the import of track numbers.
- Track positon
- The symbolic representation of a track's number as optionally specified in the MusicBrainz data. The information is stored as a UDTI named Track Position. This information can be displayed in the main list of files by displaying the Position column.
- Year
- This item controls the import of the year of the album's release.
You can enable or disable the import all of the items at once by right clicking in the table and selecting the appropriate context menu item. You can also choose to import all items only if they are currently empty. Note that certain items may contain more than one value separated by the multi value delimiter. If an item's field value contains the text URL, you can open the associated web page by selecting Open URL from the context menu or by double clicking on the item. The context menu also allows you to copy a URL to the clipboard.
Using the context menu you can save the current Import column settings. These settings can be restored from the saved set.
The table at the bottom of the window displays the title, track number and disc number for each track in the release. You can edit all of the information inline. MusicBrainz information is submitted by users and as such various formats may be used to represent the information. All attempts are made to properly determine the correct track and disc numbers.
You can use the splitter bar separating the two tables, to change the size of the tables.
Various functions are available to you via the bottom table's context menu.
Set Disc Break is used to identify the selected track as the start of a new disc.
Clear Disc Break is used to merge the disc of the currently selected track with the preceding track's disc. The function will only do something if the selected track is the first on a disc.
Renumber within Discs will renumber the tracks from 1 within each disc.
Renumber Eliminating Discs will renumber the tracks from 1 setting all the disc numbers to 1.
You can also choose to display the values in the Time column as milliseconds or as minutes:seconds. The setting you choose is sticky.
If this release does not meet your requirements you can click on the Back to Release button and choose a different release from the list. Note that all editing changes will have been lost if you subsequently choose the same release.
If artwork is available for the release, the View Artwork button will be visible. This will take you to the artwork display where you can view and manually save the artwork.
If there are artwork related functions which can be performed, there will be a disclosure button to the immediate right of the Help button. When clicking on the disclosure button, the displayed menu may contain the following functions:
- Show Discogs Artwork at Discogs
- If Discogs artwork is available, selecting this function will take you to the Discogs site where the artwork available for the release will be displayed. Images from the web site may be dragged into Yate's artwork panel or main file list.
- Load Unloaded Cover Art Archive Artwork
- If not all Cover Art Archive artwork has been loaded due to your settings, selecting this item will start loading the artwork. If Cover Art Archive artwork is currently being loaded, this item will display so.
- Load Unloaded Discogs Artwork
- If not all Discogs Artwork has been loaded due to your settings, selecting this item will start loading the artwork. If Discogs artwork is currently being loaded, this item will display so.
If an Import to Cue Sheet button is displayed, you can import metadata directly to a cue sheet. More information can be found here.
If you are satisfied with the release and its associated data you can click on the Continue button. This will take you to the File mapping display.