I can’t figure out how to use the earliest release as my preferable choice, I mean sort by descending release dates and then choose the earliest one. I can do that manually via “lookup similar songs” but I think it’s self explanatory why would I prefer the earliest, because I want to use the tags from the original release, not from some compilations or later releases.
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There is currently no such option. The quickest way I can think of is using the “Other versions” context menu.
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Any plugin or script perhaps?
If your main concern is the release date you can set this to the earliest date with:
$set(date,$if2(%originaldate%,%date%))
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To be honest not only original date, but I need to know the original album as well in case I have two or more songs coming from the same album, they’d intersect at some point when I browse the collection, I’d get the original track numbers as well. But hey, having the original date as the release date is nice too.
One thing to know is that in a lot of cases, MB does not have the original release and/or recording date. Most release groups only contain the CD release and not the original (vinyl) release. Then Picard will not know either.
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Just wanted to do a little bump on this topic!
Wished I could code myself so I could make an add for it, since I always finding myself changing to an “other version” then the track automatically falls into.
Maybe an add for the Metadata > Preferred release section.
A checkbox for the user to mark if they want it or not.
Although I have a feeling that the majority finds it best to have a release date as close as possible to the original release date, so maybe also set as standard.
Thanks!
That window works perfect for me too!
My point is that I want it to choose the earliest release of the files.
Right now its mostly random.
Lets say there is a reissue of an album in 2016, but it was released in 1974.
What I want, is that it picks the earliest, or original year for the single, EP, album, etc.
There is the originaldate variable / tag for that
Thank you! I love that variable, and I apricated it a lot!
What I mean is that I’m looking for a way for it to find its way to prioritize the release date as close as possible to the original release date.
I’m a DJ and the software I use, Rekordbox, can not fetch that information. It takes information from the release date.
Like you answered in 2019 in this thread, there is the option of choosing “other version”. Its just a lot to go through, hence the function of prioritize the release date as close as possible to the original release date.
You wrote down the code:
$set(date,$if2(%originaldate%,%date%))
Could that help me?
Great thanks!
I think yes. it would set the date to the original date, so Rekordbox would see it.
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