{"id":23121,"date":"2020-05-15T16:30:44","date_gmt":"2020-05-15T14:30:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radioking.com\/blog\/?p=23121"},"modified":"2020-05-15T16:31:13","modified_gmt":"2020-05-15T14:31:13","slug":"easily-edit-metadata-musicbrainz-picard","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.radioking.com\/blog\/easily-edit-metadata-musicbrainz-picard\/","title":{"rendered":"How to easily edit your metadata with MusicBrainz Picard"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In the radio world, we know that the <strong>metadata<\/strong> of your music files is extremely important. <!--more-->It&rsquo;s what gives you information such as: <em>song name, artist, year, genre, BPM<\/em> etc&#8230;which can, in turn, help you better organise your music library.\u00a0<b><\/b><\/p>\n<p>Have you ever had to manually enter the correct metadata for an MP3 file?\u00a0<b>MusicBrainz Picard<\/b>\u00a0is a\u00a0free and open-source\u00a0software application that can do the job for you!<\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #74b201;\"><strong>How does\u00a0MusicBrainz Picard work?<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">The software identifies\u00a0audio files\u00a0by comparing either their\u00a0metadata\u00a0or their\u00a0acoustic fingerprints\u00a0with records in the database.\u00a0When Picard identifies an\u00a0audio file, it can add new information to it, such as the recording artist, the album title, the\u00a0record label, the date of release etc&#8230;<\/p>\n<a href='https:\/\/picard.musicbrainz.org\/' class='eckosc eckosc_button font_alt eckosc_button_size_large eckosc_button_position_block eckosc_button_rounded' style='background-color:#fb5e30;' target='_blank'' data-color='#fb5e30'><strong>Download MusicBrainz Picard here<\/strong>!<\/a>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #74b201;\"><strong>Get your metadata with MusicBrainz<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n<p>Once you have downloaded MusicBrainz, click on <strong>add file<\/strong> or <strong>add folder<\/strong> to upload your MP3 file(s).<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-23126 size-full lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.radioking.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/2020-05-12-17.24.10.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"1882\" height=\"1320\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1882px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1882\/1320;\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-23126 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.radioking.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/2020-05-12-17.24.10.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"1882\" height=\"1320\" \/><\/noscript><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Next, we&rsquo;re going to click on the <strong>Cluster<\/strong> button so that MusicBrainz attempts to group the tracks together into albums. The results will vary depending on the tracks being examined and the available database information from MusicBrainz.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-23131 size-full lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1880px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1880\/1316;font-size: 1rem;\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.radioking.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/2020-05-13-09.55.23.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"1880\" height=\"1316\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-23131 size-full\" style=\"font-size: 1rem;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.radioking.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/2020-05-13-09.55.23.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"1880\" height=\"1316\" \/><\/noscript><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">We&rsquo;re now going to click on <\/span><strong style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Lookup<\/strong><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\"> button (which can be found next to the Cluster button). This feature will examine the tracks and we will start seeing the results of metadata database queries show up. We can see that the three tracks added to MusicBrainz have been located in the album:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-23135 size-full lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1874px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1874\/1318;font-size: 1rem;\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.radioking.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/2020-05-13-10.03.37.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"1874\" height=\"1318\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-23135 size-full\" style=\"font-size: 1rem;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.radioking.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/2020-05-13-10.03.37.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"1874\" height=\"1318\" \/><\/noscript>If you have any unknown tracks, click on the <strong>Scan<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>button<\/strong> to identify them. The tracks are identified using the AcoustID audio fingerprint which are then compared to the database. This is done by combining the sound of the track with the known metadata, length and other contextual clues.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\"><div class='eckosc eckosc_status_message eckosc_status_message_warn'>\n                        <div class='eckosc_status_message_title'><h3><\/h3><\/div>\n                        <div class='eckosc_status_message_message'>It's important to inspect the results to see if you agree with the changes (MusicBrainz is great, however it can also make mistakes!) If a track suggestion looks wrong to you, you can remove it by clicking on the remove button.<\/div>\n                    <\/div><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Here we can see the newly added information appear in green!\u00a0The green bar next to each track tells us that MusicBrainz found the best match.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"1589283404.006500\" class=\"c-virtual_list__item\" tabindex=\"-1\" role=\"listitem\" aria-expanded=\"false\" data-qa=\"virtual-list-item\">\n<div class=\"c-message_kit__background c-message_kit__background--hovered p-message_pane_message__message c-message_kit__message\" role=\"document\" data-qa=\"message_container\" data-qa-unprocessed=\"false\" data-qa-placeholder=\"false\">\n<div class=\"c-message_kit__hover c-message_kit__hover--hovered\" role=\"document\" data-qa-hover=\"true\">\n<div class=\"c-message_kit__actions c-message_kit__actions--above\">\n<div class=\"c-message_kit__gutter\">\n<div class=\"c-message_kit__gutter__right\" data-qa=\"message_content\">\n<div class=\"c-message_kit__blocks c-message_kit__blocks--rich_text\">\n<div class=\"c-message__message_blocks c-message__message_blocks--rich_text\">\n<div class=\"p-block_kit_renderer\" data-qa=\"block-kit-renderer\">\n<div class=\"p-block_kit_renderer__block_wrapper p-block_kit_renderer__block_wrapper--first\">\n<div class=\"p-rich_text_block\" dir=\"auto\">\n<div class=\"p-rich_text_section\">\n<div id=\"1589283456.007900\" class=\"c-virtual_list__item\" tabindex=\"-1\" role=\"listitem\" aria-expanded=\"false\" data-qa=\"virtual-list-item\">\n<div class=\"c-message_kit__background p-message_pane_message__message c-message_kit__message\" role=\"document\" data-qa=\"message_container\" data-qa-unprocessed=\"false\" data-qa-placeholder=\"false\">\n<div class=\"c-message_kit__hover\" role=\"document\" data-qa-hover=\"true\">\n<div aria-live=\"assertive\"><strong><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-23137 size-full lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.radioking.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/2020-05-13-10.08.38.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"1876\" height=\"1318\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1876px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1876\/1318;\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-23137 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.radioking.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/2020-05-13-10.08.38.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"1876\" height=\"1318\" \/><\/noscript><\/strong>If you agree with the changes that are being suggested, right-click on the album and click on<strong>\u00a0Save.<\/strong><\/div>\n<div class=\"c-message_kit__actions c-message_kit__actions--above\">\n<div class=\"c-message_kit__gutter\">\n<div class=\"c-message_kit__gutter__right\" data-qa=\"message_content\">\n<div class=\"c-message_kit__blocks c-message_kit__blocks--rich_text\">\n<div class=\"c-message__message_blocks c-message__message_blocks--rich_text\">\n<div class=\"p-block_kit_renderer\" data-qa=\"block-kit-renderer\">\n<div class=\"p-block_kit_renderer__block_wrapper p-block_kit_renderer__block_wrapper--first\">\n<div class=\"p-rich_text_section\">\n<p><strong><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-23138 size-full lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.radioking.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/2020-05-13-10.12.28.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"1874\" height=\"1322\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1874px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1874\/1322;\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-23138 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.radioking.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/2020-05-13-10.12.28.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"1874\" height=\"1322\" \/><\/noscript><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>You&rsquo;re now ready to upload your newly identified tracks to your <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radioking.com\/pricing-radio\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Radio Manager<\/a>!<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h4><strong><span style=\"color: #74b201;\">Our Top Tips:<\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Find an organisation that works best for you. For example, you may want to <strong>work by artist in alphabetical order<\/strong>. You can then work through each album by that artist.<\/li>\n<li>Always make a <strong>backup of your music library<\/strong> before editing. You can delete this backup later on, but it&rsquo;s better to be safe than sorry!<\/li>\n<li>Don&rsquo;t forget to <strong>check the results<\/strong> found by MusicBrainz before saving them, as the software can get things wrong!<\/li>\n<li>If your MP3 files are not found when clicking on the \u00ab\u00a0<strong>Lookup<\/strong>\u00a0\u00bb button, try clicking on \u00ab\u00a0<strong>Lookup in browser<\/strong>\u00a0\u00bb for more options.<\/li>\n<li>If you have any questions, we invite you to take a look at the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/picard.musicbrainz.org\/docs\/faq\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">MusicBrainz FAQ<\/a> directly!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href='https:\/\/www.radioking.com\/create-radio' class='eckosc eckosc_button font_alt eckosc_button_size_large eckosc_button_position_block eckosc_button_rounded' style='background-color:#74b201;' target='_blank'' data-color='#74b201'>Create your radio station today!<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In the radio world, we know that the metadata of your music files is extremely important.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":64,"featured_media":23158,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[399],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.radioking.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23121"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.radioking.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.radioking.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.radioking.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/64"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.radioking.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=23121"}],"version-history":[{"count":29,"href":"https:\/\/www.radioking.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23121\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":23213,"href":"https:\/\/www.radioking.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23121\/revisions\/23213"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.radioking.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/23158"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.radioking.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=23121"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.radioking.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=23121"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.radioking.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=23121"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}