#CLASSICAL MUSIC TAG YOURSELF INSTALL#

Then load some releases through Picard, and see the results using those virtual tags in that MusicBee installation. Just follow the steps and don't give them a second thought.

#CLASSICAL MUSIC TAG YOURSELF INSTALL#

You could also install an additional portable MB/Picard setup, and configure them exactly as I described here: Your question about Genre's and Periods if you use the Classical Extras plugin for Picard, it has some specific features and settings for both under the 'Genres etc.' tab. Then do lots of testing on that before deciding on your 'final' system. Some operas, some concertos, some large works from Bach and Wagner, and certainly a 'The Very Best of Classical Music Hits for You' compilation album. Some that are present in MusicBrainz database, and a couple that are not. What I would suggest: install portable versions of both MusicBee and Picard and create a test library containing some more complicated classical composition. My system handles Album Artists, Titles, and the different work levels a bit different from yours, but just copying my system without thinking it through (and having lived through the obstacles that made it as it is now) is probably not the best idea. While I do some things a bit differently then you, it looks like you come prepared, and as long as you decide on a system and stay consistent with it, your system should work pretty well.

The smartest thing I can probably say about this is that the best system for handling and maintaining Classical music, is your own system. Haha, that's a good attitude and mindset to go and kill some classical monsters. 'Opera,' 'Nocturne,' 'Symphony,' 'Virtuoso (piano),' 'Sonata,' 'Sonata Cello,' 'Sonata Piano' are examples.

I put the type of piece in a custom tag. Some might object with technicalities ('opera isn't classical'), but ='Classical' is the laziest way for my mp3tag action groups and MusicBee virtual tags to work. As with the above splitting, I do this in case I want to change the way things are displayed later and its easier to do this having portions of information in respective tags now rather than splitting them down the road. The virtual tag I use for sub-headers puts 'in ' back into work title when displayed in the main panel. I have the key and the work title in separate tags (i.e. I use either the conductor or primary performer. I don't understand why many people label the composer as the album artist, especially since lots of CDs are multi-composer.

I use a virtual tag () to display if my custom tag doesn't contain any information. To those of you who are still here, I appreciate you and any insight you may offer. *3 This is the system I'm using for modern music so I figured I'd stick with it as I don't see any downside. *2 Ideas for how this can be achieved automatically using Picard would be appreciated. Question is, is it worth creating a custom tag dedicated to a main artist or orchestra to keep everything neat and easier to find? As I understand it it's hard sometimes to even decide on a single main artist with some pieces. I'm using Musicbrainz Picard to tag the files and as those of you who do surely knows, the list of performers can get pretty clogged up by some less important names when using panels like the thumbnail browser. : Style (Cello concerto, Overture, Piano sonata) : Date/Year of my specific album release *3 Allegro ma non troppo, un poco maestoso', 'II. For clarification, in this post, the system is formatted as: I'm also looking for reliable online databases for tagging things like genre, styles, periods and so on.Īside from the sortcomposer and sortartist tags, I'm planning on sorting everyone by their first name. Any tips, ideas and suggestion on the topic is more than welcome. I'm really hoping to avoid having to re-tag this part of my collection in the future and I'm therefore trying to cover all the bases from the beginning. What I've come up with so far looks good in theory, but I'm hoping that someone who's well-versed in this can provide me with examples of releases where my proposed tagging system will fall short. Because of this, trying to establish a tagging system and a workflow that suits all the different types of releases I might encounter is troublesome simply because I have no idea what I might encounter. The first problem I encountered was the realisation that I knew less than nothing about the subject. So, a few days ago I decided that my life was too simple, devoid of massive headaches, and to remedy that I was going to start collecting and tagging classical music.

Classical music tag yourself