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More => Old Versions => JRiver Media Center 26 for Windows => Topic started by: Sapphie on April 30, 2020, 07:04:17 am

Title: Distinguish between CDs and Downloads
Post by: Sapphie on April 30, 2020, 07:04:17 am
If your music collection contains a mixture of ripped CDs and downloaded music from, say iTunes, what is the best tag in MC to distinguish between them? I can't see a 'Source' tag but something similar may already exist?

Thanks
Lee
Title: Re: Distinguish between CDs and Downloads
Post by: Manfred on April 30, 2020, 08:36:30 am
I use "Source" Field. I can't remember if it is MC Standard or was selfdefined by me. (You can add fields under Tools->Options->Manage->Library & Folders.
Title: Re: Distinguish between CDs and Downloads
Post by: Vocalpoint on April 30, 2020, 12:32:02 pm
If your music collection contains a mixture of ripped CDs and downloaded music from, say iTunes, what is the best tag in MC to distinguish between them? I can't see a 'Source' tag but something similar may already exist?

Thanks
Lee

I added a custom field called Media Source. Complete with a custom drop down that basically covers off any possible media delivery type I could (or might) think of.

VP
Title: Re: Distinguish between CDs and Downloads
Post by: dtc on April 30, 2020, 01:32:26 pm
I added a custom field called Media Source. Complete with a custom drop down that basically covers off any possible media delivery type I could (or might) think of.

VP

I have a custom name and define the valid values in the custom library definition.
Title: Re: Distinguish between CDs and Downloads
Post by: wer on April 30, 2020, 03:12:29 pm
[Source] would be a custom field.

However, there is a default field [Store Name] which you could populate.  I think the intention of this field is self-explanatory.

An empty [Store Name] field would represent something not purchased, i.e. ripped.

There is also a [Purchase Date] field.

MC is flexible, so you can do it however it makes sense to you, and just make a view to match.