You can mass-change a variety of fields in a list of loaded tracks - this is useful if you have imported an album that has identical attributes (like Year, Genre/Style etc) that you wish to apply to all tracks. The Mass Change window can be called from a right-click inside the main file list or by selecting multiple files (using CTRL or SHIFT) and pressing CTRL-R.
Since v4.0, this screen has been overhauled and made a little "cleaner" - with some additional functions added, including a final "Are You Sure?" confirmation!
When the database file is enabled, the Mass Change Fields will also insert/update changes, but this can be unchecked "per operation" if needed.
Tip : You can mass-change properties of the selected items without making permanent changes using this window - if you need to re-assign Cart Numbers, Start/End Dates etc - you can do this without losing your original data. If you want to keep the new data, remember to save/export (APE, CartChunk, ID3, JMD etc).
Unless you are using the "Rename File/JMD" option, all changes made here are "non destructive" until you save/export to a file/tag format. This and other options that would cause significant changes (such as cue-point reset) are highlighted when selected so you are aware of a major change pending.
As you can see from the screenshot - a wide range of fields can be manipulated and this makes MyLibrary quite a powerful tool when you need to set specific details on a number of tracks. Many of these options should be self-explanatory, but a few are explained here:
Also update Database : This will update the Database entry with the information in the main list view
Remove from Database : This will remove the select item/s from the MyLibrary Database but not delete the audio file.
Auto-Detect End Type : Will look at items (that contain a valid Segue point) and set as End or Fade if there is more than 8 seconds between the Segue and the end of file, eg: <8sec=End , >8sec=Fade ... Accurate 99% of the time! You can change the default 8-second value in the "Audio" tab of the main Configuration screen.
Intro Time : Sets the Intro Point of all selected
files to the value (milliseconds) in this textbox
Segue Time :
Sets the Segue Point of all
selected files to the value (in milliseconds) in this dropdown box (some
popular values are provided)
Interpret Filenames from delimiter : attempts to populate the Artist+Title fields from the filename using the ARTIST - TITLE.ext principle.
Proper/Smart Case : Turns ABBA (or abba) into Abba, and "LET tHe MuSic pLay" into "Let The Music Play".
Get BPMs : Scans the file and assigns it a BPM (Beats per Minute) value.
Get AutoCue-In Point : Scans each file and places the CueIn marker where the audio threshold is met.
Get AutoCue-Segue Point : Scans each file, gets the duration and populates the Segue and Duration fields with these values. Useful if you need to import tracks into a playout system with an "end-point" segue marker to ensure smooth automation without manually marking them.
Re-Read Tag (Artist/Title, Album, Year) : These 3 options will re-scan the file for AUDIO, FLAC, ID3 and OGG, tags (Artist+Title, Album+Track, Year)
Re-Read INTe (CartChunk) : Checks the "PostTimer" fields for an INTe value and applies it to the "Intro" field.
Auto-Find Additional Artists : Auto-populates the Artists field with matching results. The routine looks for the following naming conventions:
Artist1,
Artist2
Artist1 ft Artist2
Artist1 ft. Artist2
Artist1
featuring Artist2
Artist1
featuring. Artist2
Artist1 feat Artist2
Artist1 feat. Artist2
Artist1 & Artist2
Artist1
and Artist2
Artist1 with
Artist2
Artist1 aka Artist2
Artist1 x Artist2
Artist1 X Artist2
This also allows for
scenarios like: Artist1, Artist2 vs Artist3 with Artist4 feat. Artist5 and Artist6 - Song
Title
The lowercase and is interpreted as an Artist delimeter, but AND is not. eg: YEARS AND YEARS is a single artist, but YEARS and YEARS would be treated (and split) as separate artists. This multiple-artists feature can be useful when you export to a music scheduler via CSV which may require separate artists for rotation/rule purposes.
The Related Artists routine will really benefit from you using this system of naming as it can apply complex relationships like a song by MICK JAGGER and ROY ORBISON. With the Artists field showing MICK JAGGER/ROY ORBISON, the routine will check *both* Artists for a relationship, including ROLLING STONES, TRAVELING WILBURYS etc.
If the routine does not find any matching Artists using the above criteria, the Artists field is left blank.
Auto-Fill Albums , Genders , Years : Reads the Albums.ini , Genders..ini , Years.ini files and fills in missing Albums, Genders or Years to matching Artists/Titles. This means that you can share your Years.ini with somebody and, as long as their Artist+Titles match yours - can fill-in the "Years" field in their library. Same for Albums+Genders.
A sample Genders.ini file is provided offering ~750 80s Artists/Groups so load any song from that era and try it out - The Artist field must match exactly, but should work 9 times out of 10 unless the name is rather odd or contains punctuation/symbols. YMMV.
The checkbox Auto-Populate Related Artists will do this for you on the selected item/s using the Master Artist List (if you've created it). This would look at each item, check for a matching Artist in the master list and apply any related artists.
Categories / Carts / Other
You can (de)assign Categories as well as set Start/End dates.
