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[Magic_Randy]

I want to have a playlist containing some tracks.

I want to create a smartlist that looks at the playlist and finds all duplicates, based on name or name/artist, of the tracks in the playlist.

Example: I create a playlist containing tracks that are missing lyrics. I want to have a smartlist that finds other tracks in my library that may contain the lyrics I need for these tracks.

Is this possible?

[eba]

Not quite what you're asking for, but may do the trick?

[Media Type]=[Audio] ~nodup=[Lyrics],[Artist],[Name] ~dup=[Artist],[Name] ~sort=[Name]
Will find all duplicates with different lyrics.

Or how about

Duplicates: Media Type is Audio; Only Duplicates of Artist,Name
No lyrics: Playlists is any Duplicates; Lyrics is <empty>; No Duplicates of Artist,Name
Has lyrics: Playlists is any Duplicates; Lyrics is not <empty>; No Duplicates of Artist,Name
One with, one without: Playlists is any No Lyrics, Has Lyrics; Only Duplicates of Artist,Name; Sort by Name

Should give you all duplicates where you've got at least one with lyrics and at least one without, but only a maximum of one of each.

[Magic_Randy]

Not quite what you're asking for, but may do the trick?

[Media Type]=[Audio] ~nodup=[Lyrics],[Artist],[Name] ~dup=[Artist],[Name] ~sort=[Name]
Will find all duplicates with different lyrics.

Or how about

Duplicates: [Media Type]=[Audio] ~dup=[Artist],[Name]
No lyrics: {Playlist is Duplicates} [Lyrics]=[] ~nodup=[Artist],[Name]
Has lyrics: {Playlist is Duplicates} -[Lyrics]=[] ~nodup=[Artist],[Name]
One with, one without: {Playlist is any of No Lyrics, Has Lyrics} ~dup=[Artist],[Name] ~sort=[Name]

Should give you all duplicates where you've got at least one with lyrics and at least one without, but only a maximum of one of each.

Thanks, I'll play around with these. So far I can't make some work, or maybe the conditions do exist in my library, for: No lyrics, Has lyrics, One with, one without.

[eba]

I've just modified the above, to show everything as in the Wizard, rather than half in the Wizard, half text, as that was probly slightly confusing...

Hope you get it sorted anyway

[Magic_Randy]

Thanks...

I now see data for everything except "one with, one without". I'll study it more, I may not not any data that matches this criteria.

In my wizard, I could not find "No duplicates of", so I used "Remove duplicates of".

[eba]

In my wizard, I could not find "No duplicates of", so I used "Remove duplicates of".

oops, my mistake...

[Magic_Randy]

thanks eba, this helped.

Does anyone know if it is possible to look for duplicates based on a playlist? I want to put 1 album in a playlist, and have a smartlist find all tracks in my library that are duplicates of the album in the playlist. Is this possible?

[eba]

Just realised that the Duplicates smartlist was doing absolutely zilch...so ignore that one!

You can use the same basic setup, just replacing 'Has Lyrics' with your own playlist.  It will only find a maximum of one duplicate per track, but you can add the ones it finds to your playlist and it'll find any others.

Your playlist

No duplicates
Media Type is: Audio
Playlists is not any: Your playlist
Remove Duplicates of: Artist, Name

Duplicates in your playlist
Playlists is any of: No duplicates, Your playlist
Only duplicates of: Artist, Name
Sort by: Name

[Magic_Randy]

Just realised that the Duplicates smartlist was doing absolutely zilch...so ignore that one!

You can use the same basic setup, just replacing 'Has Lyrics' with your own playlist.  It will only find a maximum of one duplicate per track, but you can add the ones it finds to your playlist and it'll find any others.

Your playlist

No duplicates
Media Type is: Audio
Playlists is not any: Your playlist
Remove Duplicates of: Artist, Name

Duplicates in your playlist
Playlists is any of: No duplicates, Your playlist
Only duplicates of: Artist, Name
Sort by: Name

Thanks... I'll play around with this today.

You said that Duplicates was not doing zilch, but I see it finding all duplicates in my library. Are you saying it does not do anything when combined with the other smartlists?

[eba]

Are you saying it does not do anything when combined with the other smartlists?

Yep