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--- win:music_tagging [2018/09/15 16:06]
derek
+++ win:music_tagging [2025/01/15 15:59] (current)
derek
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 ====Setup====
+FIXME: Don't let this add the Author tag because it messes with Plex. (This shows up as ''lyricist'' in dbPowerAmp, and doesn't show in Mp3tag)
   * If not already installed:
     * Install [[https://www.dbpoweramp.com/dmc.htm|dBpoweramp Music Converter]]
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 <code batch beets.bat>
 beet import "2 Beets Import"
+pause
 </code>
 <code batch beets-fix.bat>
 beet import "3 Convert\Fix"
+pause
 </code>
 <code batch beets-rm.bat>
 beet rm
+pause
 </code>
 <code batch folderize.bat>
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   * Copy into ''2 Beets Import''
   * Copy any groups of songs that form albums into folders (folder name doesn't matter)
-  * Remove tags from all songs in ''2 Beets Import''
+  * Use dBpoweramp edit ID-Tag to remove all the tags from all songs in ''2 Beets Import''
   * Run ''folderize.bat''
   * Run ''beets.bat''
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       * Select ''Verify Written Audio''
       * Output to ''Single Folder > Processing\4 Add to iTunes''
-      * Add ReplayGain DSP Effect
+      * Add ''ReplayGain'' DSP Effect
         * Write > ''Track, Album Gain & iTunes Album Normalization''
         * Advanced Options > Gain Calculation > ''EBU R128'', ''-18''
-      * Add ID Tag Processing DSP Effect
+      * Add ''ID Tag Processing'' DSP Effect
-        * Additions > Add New > ''Comment'', ''ReplayGain'd''
+        * Additions > Add New > ''Comment'' with the content ''ReplayGain'd''
     * For other formats:
       * Select the ''ReplayGain'' encoding
       * Use same ReplayGain settings as above
-      * Using dBpoweramp edit ID-Tag to add a comment tag containing ''ReplayGain'd'' to the files
+      * Use dBpoweramp edit ID-Tag to add a comment tag containing ''ReplayGain'd'' to the files
       * Copy the files into ''4 Add to iTunes''
-  * Deal with any songs that are quality upgrades of songs already in iTunes FIXME
+  * Sort the songs that are quality upgrades of songs already in iTunes from the new songs
-  * Copy songs in ''4 Add to iTunes'' to the ''iTunes\iTunes Media\Automatically Add to iTunes\''
+  * Copy the new songs in ''4 Add to iTunes'' to ''iTunes\iTunes Media\Automatically Add to iTunes\''
+  * Wait until the next day to add the upgrade songs (This allows them to be in a separate date category)
+  * Fix any issues with metadata/artwork for all the added songs
+  * ''File > Library > Show Duplicate Items''
+  * Create a playlist (Called ''Duplicates'') from all the songs shown (This may not get all the upgraded songs)
+  * ''View > View As > Songs''
+  * Add ''Date Added'' column (If not already there), then sort by date added
+  * Delete the upgraded files from iTunes, selecting ''Keep Files''
+  * Right-click > Copy the old songs in the duplicates playlist
+  * Close iTunes
+  * Paste the old songs into a temp folder to be deleted after the process has worked (Careful not to move the new files instead)
+  * Open iTunes
+  * Try playing the old songs, iTunes will ask to locate the files, give it the new files

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