Data Track
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Data tracks are additional tracks on audio CDs that contain other data than the normal CD audio.
Apply the DataTrackStyle, if you enter a CD with a data track into MusicBrainz.
How to recognize a Data Track
Some keywords that pop up repeatedly in data tracks:
- cccd *
- cd-extra
- cd-maximum catalogue
- cd media
- cd plus, cd+
- cd-rom
- cd track
- copy control, copycontrol
- copy protection
- data
- do not rip
- enhanced
- lgcd *
- multimedia
- quicktime
- open disc, opendisc
- video, videos
- These often appear as the title for last two tracks; both can be deleted
also, words used for data tracks in various languages:
- dados (Portuguese)
- data, dataspår (Swedish)
- data, dataspor (Norwegian, Danish)
- Daten, Daten-cd, Datentrack (German)
- datos (Spanish)
- dodatki multimedialne, prezentacja multimedialna (Polish)
- données (French)
- gegevens (Dutch)
- данные, диск с данными (Russian), äèñê ñ äàííûìè (badly encoded Russian)
- データ (Japanese)
- στοιχεία (Greek)
and the words for copy protection in various languages:
- beveiliging, kopieerbeveiliging (Dutch)
- Kopierschutz (German)
- kopibeskyttelse (Norwegian, Danish)
- kopieringsskydd (Swedish)
These should all be added as aliases of the SpecialPurposeArtist [data track] (which should be used for data tracks on VariousArtists albums).