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chrisjj:
In case it helps other users, the workaround I'm using for this false duplicate status is to kludge the track number, this being a field that is included in the match key but not important to my device setup. I do this using this Mp3tag action:

 Format value "TRACK": $replace(%_filename%,-,)

Since my filenames are unique and of the form 00008637207120-1-1.wma, this action sets the track number to a unique value e.g. 0000863720712011. Media Jukebox mis-displays this as -2147483648 for all filenames here, but does seem to use the true value for the match key, since this does cure the false duplicate status.

MrC:
The real solution for this is item 11 on my wish list (see below).

chrisjj:

--- Quote from: MrC on January 21, 2013, 11:37:24 am ---The real solution for this is item 11 here:

   http://yabb.jriver.com/interact/index.php?topic=68410.0

--- End quote ---
Thanks, but that says:

The topic or board you are looking for appears to be either missing or off limits to you

MrC:
I forgot, its in the beta board.  Here's the line item:

11. Sync: Include [Disc #] in MatchKeyExpression for audio

Same-named tracks at the same track # on multi-disc albums prevents synchronization on HH.  Include [Disc #] in MatchKeyExpression, or allow it to be modified so users can amend.

And there is a link to a thread:


--- Quote from: MrC ---The current sync expression fragment used for duplicate detection of non-images (eg. audio) is:

  [Name] Clean([Artist], 1) [Album] [Genre] FormatNumber([Track #, 0]) [Media Type]

Some albums have second (or third, ...) disc's that are identical to the first disc in terms of Track #/Name (and of course Album, Genre, Artist and Media Type), so MC marks all but one track as Duplicates and does not transfer them.  Consider Fleetwood Mac's Tusk special edition:

   Disc 1 Track 3: Think About Me
   Disc 2 Track 3: Think About Me

I can see that the converted files (mp3's) have a [Discnumber] tag, but am not sure if MC is able to compare [Discnumber] against [Disc #]

Would it be possible to include [Disc #] as part of MatchKeyExpression ?

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chrisjj:

--- Quote from: MrC on January 21, 2013, 12:25:32 pm ---11. Sync: Include [Disc #] in MatchKeyExpression for audio

Same-named tracks at the same track # on multi-disc albums prevents synchronization on HH.  Include [Disc #] in MatchKeyExpression, or allow it to be modified so users can amend.

--- End quote ---
Thanks. Including [Disc #] won't solve the instance I reported here - the 'duplicates' had no Disc #. I really hope you'll take the second option - "allow [MatchKeyExpression] to be modified so users can amend" since that will solve my and every other instance of false duplicates. And I think it would be good to take the first too - add [Disc #] to the default.

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