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...there are two cases in which you might need to merge two or more [[Release|releases]]: you might have found one or more duplicates, or a multi-disc release whi ==Duplicate releases==

...medArtists]] - A list of artists who have the same name. Most of them have not been split into different artists but are one entry in the database, so you ...e Releases|NotDuplicateReleases]] for a list of similar releases which are not the same.

...there are two cases in which you might need to merge two or more [[Release|releases]]: you might have found one or more duplicates, or a multi-disc release whi ==Duplicate releases==

...ase officially sanctioned by the artist and/or their record company. (Most releases will fit into this category.) ...ded to promote an upcoming official release. (e.g. pre-release versions or releases included with a magazine, versions supplied to radio DJs for air-play, etc)

It's generally preferable to not remove content outright, unless it's really necessary. Removing entities le ...ave to find a match from scratch and correct their data locally. Merging a duplicate instead will ensure the old identifiers will redirect, so that any data use

Some musicians perform using an "alias" (not to be confused with the MusicBrainz term, "[[Artist Alias|artist alias]]") ...a musician uses multiple different performance names on various different releases?===

...t page, it's probably not the one you want! Once you're sure the artist is not in the database, it's time to add it! For that, select "Add artist" in the ...it will ask if you are '''sure''' the artist is not duplicate. If you are not ''sure'', but strongly suspect it's a different one, it's better to still a

== How Should We Record Credits for Scholz Releases and Recordings in MBz? == #* There are separate (duplicate) MBz Recordings to represent each set of bogus credits, even though the rec

...ist/62495254-237e-4e9e-8ffb-31fede562cfd/recordings merge recordings from 'Not for Want of Trying + 4' album] * [https://musicbrainz.org/edit/31264069 after merge: go over all releases and fix Artist Credit based on cover images]

...t page, it's probably not the one you want! Once you're sure the artist is not in the database, it's time to add it! For that, select "Add artist" in the ...it will ask if you are '''sure''' the artist is not duplicate. If you are not ''sure'', but strongly suspect it's a different one, it's better to still a

...ied directly from a game disc or game download. These are usually official releases. ...hird-party tools, and editorial decisions by a 'ripper'. These are bootleg releases.

** All duplicate artists merged, artist comment set for all artists with the same name. ** All releases are cleaned up, which means medium type, date, label, barcode, ASIN and dis

...ling lists and stats collection/graphing). Spoke to ruaok about stats, but not yet about mailing lists - will do that post meeting. ...lost. That still reproduces similar crashes as those reported, though I'm not sure if fixing that will solve it. There could be other issues. Still, that

* Merge duplicate recordings of all my subscribed artists. '''Mostly done.''' * Redo a pass on all releases I own, upload my scans (I should also redo my scans with a better scanner a

This is a list of users making bad edits and not learning. I will remove them from this list if this changes. ...them, or willfully ignore them (unfortunately I cannot know, but that does not make a difference in practice: incorrect edits still keep coming). Of cours

An ISRC identifies ''[[Recording|sound recordings]]'', not the song itself. Instead, [[Work|songs]] are identified by [[ISWC|Internati ...specific. They can also have [[IPI]]s attached to it, whereas the ISAN was not designed to be used with [[IPI]]s.

...that they understand the schema too (so this only covers visible changes, not the behind-the-scenes stuff like splitting dates into three fields) ...k is the introduction of [[Artist Credit|artist credits]]. Release groups, releases, tracks, recordings and works all have artist credits (note: relationships

* [[Ticket:2653|2653]]: Should get a warning/confirmation message when adding releases to holding label * [[Ticket:2602|2602]]: Add a warning when duplicate barcodes are entered

...tty messy, but I am not sure, whether it contains stuff of value, so I did not want to delete the discussion'' ...usters|DontMakeRelationshipClusters]]? It feels to me, it does. But I have not really understood it. --[[User:DonRedman|DonRedman]]''

...the music industry. The main reason for that being that the term itself is not clearly defined and refers to at least two overlapping concepts: imprints, ...rademark) associated with the marketing of sound recordings (an imprint is not a company). An imprint may be marketed as a project, unit or division of th

...ory:Proposal]] -- This category is for pages that make proposals which are not only about style (which is covered by) but also new ideas for further devel ...es that deal with the applications which use the MusicBrainz data, but are not maintained by the MusicBrainz developers. See the Products page if you want

=== Controversial, or not? === * [x] no duplicate

This guideline covers release groups of type “Soundtrack”, and the releases, recordings, and works associated with them. ...]]. If the song has the same name as the show or film, there is no need to duplicate the title in the disambiguation.

This guideline covers release groups of type “Soundtrack”, and the releases, recordings, and works associated with them. ...]]. If the song has the same name as the show or film, there is no need to duplicate the title in the disambiguation.

...wiki:Editing FAQ|this page]] on the wiki, feel free to do so but please do not add questions without answers. ...ata to the database. Almost everything in the database is open to editing: releases, artists, recordings; anything you can think of. When you make these change

The Amazon Matcher is a process that searches [[Amazon]]'s catalog for releases in the [[MusicBrainz]] database and records their URLs. This allows the web .... For now, the Missed Matches section below has been updated to show which releases are now matched by the new script.

...all the rules and guidelines in wikimedia commons first) (D/T) (this might not work because of the thing status) ...the other instruments, what an appropriate disambiguation and description (NOT wikipedia copy pasta) is, and then create a complete INST ticket with all t

...the other instruments, what an appropriate disambiguation and description (NOT wikipedia copy pasta) is, and then create a complete INST ticket with all t * find your favourite artist/group in the database, and add releases, singles and social media links to it (D/T)

....org/instruments Instruments] are entities in MusicBrainz (like artists or releases). However, they can only be added by [https://musicbrainz.org/privileged re == Not to be added as instruments ==

...changes to AcoustID: Please read my comment on the forums thread. ''We do not control AcoustID'' -- luks will decide what AcoustID does with respect to t ...e relationship between AcoustID and MusicBrainz, it will fail. AcoustID is not part of MusicBrainz, and for both legal and preference reasons neither side

...CARD internationalization/localization tickets] and create a new ticket if not found. ...C PW tickets with “internationalization” label] and create a new ticket if not found.

It's common that newer or obscure releases may not have any works in the database yet, causing a search for them to turn up no ...ious if few or none of the recordings have works in the database yet. Fear not, because the relationship editor allows you to batch-create works, too.

...ntify them, and walks through some examples. It mainly focuses on physical releases. ...acturing and distribution relationships. Note that there is no need to "de-duplicate" companies from imprints when their names are very similar.

...und it is often useful to record a physical location related to tracks and releases in [[MusicBrainz]]. For example, we would like to record the studio where a ...is useful because minor variation in the address could cause that you will not be able to see that the festival happened at the stadium. Also with the rel

In the past, it was not possible to keep distinct artist records with the same [[Artist Name|Artist If the artists have very similar names but are not identical, this should be noted in the [[Artist Annotation|ArtistAnnotation

...es. This linkage enables the import and export of iTunes metadata which is not normally kept in the audio files. Further, changes made to your audio files *Duplicate track detection can be performed within Track databases.

...that applying these tags is highly subjective, these tag additions will ''not'' be subject to peer review via the edit voting system. Each person applies * Duplicate error message for inc parameter. (#[[Ticket:2692|2692]])

|<span class="plainlinks">Note: These userscripts are not officially supported by MusicBrainz. |valign="top" rowspan=2 |Import Amazon releases to MusicBrainz

These scripts and tools are user-made, and are not officially supported by MetaBrainz. ...t installing a userscript manager extension, however many userscripts will not work properly. It is recommended that you install a userscript manager.

...open issues and tips to editors/voters concerning the Chinese artists and releases in MusicBrainz. See also: ...ypically learn this system which probably why virtually all transliterated releases in [[MusicBrainz]] use it.

...t menu option to clusters and single files to help you quickly add them as releases or standalone recordings to the MusicBrainz database via the website by pre ...ided are for educational purposes and personal use only. Commercial use is not allowed. In order to use Apiseeds you need to get a free API key at https:/

** It is identical to the 12 volume Teldec set, but does not include the 4 volumes of cantatas. <ul><li style="list-style-type:none">Not sure where you see that - [[Opera Track Style|OperaTrackStyle]] doesn't men

...rting. When an user thinks of Eric Clapton he thinks of 'Eric Clapton' and not 'Clapton, Eric' and most certainly he thinks of 'Jimi Hendrix Experience' i ...s articles and not parts of the sorted entity. Having 'The Doors' at T and not D is just nonsense.

...osals should be sent on the style list in the appropriate thread. They do not belong here. :) | <!-- Title & Wikipage --> (invalid; duplicate entry for RFC-36 and RFC-4)

...unchanged from K1, K2, K3, or K3a to K6, the redundant catalog numbers are not noted.</ref> notation in correct CSG/Opera Style.''''' * [[CSG Standard/Mozart#CatAMA|Der neue Köchel]] (not yet published)