Music Collector Manual
for Windows edition
Welcome to Music Collector Download and Install Navigating the Main Screen Cataloging CDs Cataloging Music Files How to search your Collection Adding Albums Automatically Adding Albums Manually Barcode Scanning Adding Multi-Disc Albums Adding Tracks Adding a Box Set Adding Music Files Import from iTunes Importing from text Adding Backdrops Managing your Wish List Search Settings Field Defaults Editing Albums Editing Multiple Albums List Items and more Changing the layout Adding Lyrics Files Find Cover Image Editing List Icons Update File Links Sorting your Collection Custom Field Names Custom Views Edit, Merge List Items Customizing Music Collector Activating Connect Sync & Share Synchronize with Connect Linking your albums for Connect CLZ Music for iPhone/iPod CLZ Music for Android CLZ Music HD for iPad Exporting your collection Managing Loans Printing a Simple List Using Folders Using the Filter screen Updating Music Collector The Options Screen Data Submission Guidelines Field Reference Transfer your collection Validating Music Collector Creating a Backup Keyboard Shortcuts Collection Statistics Print Screen Linking Albums
Adding Tracks
When, on rare occasions, an album is not found in our database (or when you want to add a compilation album you have put together yourself), you can manually add the album to your collection.
Adding the album
To add an album manually, just click Edit > Add Album Manually. On the main tab in the Add Album Screen, enter the Album Title and Artist. And of course, fill out all fields relevant for you. If you want to add Tracks to your disc, click the Tracks tab. If you're done, click OK.
Adding Tracks
The Tracks tab lets you add a lot of information to your disc. Here's a view of the menu options (from left to right):
- Add Disc
The album you are adding consists of two discs. This is the place where you can add a disc to the album. If your album has only one disc, you don't need to add a disc. - Add Header
You can add a Header to your album. This is mostly used for classical pieces that have one title, but several movements. The title can be put in the Header, the tracks will appear under the Header. The header can also be used for archiving vinyl, using it for Side A and Side B. - Add Track
The Add Track button let's you, well, add a track. Adding more tracks is easy: just hit Enter and add the next track. The cursor will automatically be placed in the field you last entered data in. When you add the time to a track, Music Collector automatically adds up the total for the whole album. - Add Subtrack
With this button you can add a Subtrack to one (or more, of course) of the tracks on your album. Select the track you want to add a subtrack to and click the Add Subtrack button. - Edit
The Edit button let's you Edit either one of the following fields:- Disc
- Header
- Track
- Subtrack
- Delete
With the Delete button you can delete:- Disc
- Header
- Track
- Subtrack
Be careful with what you delete. When you want to delete a single track, make sure you have the TRACK selected before clicking the delete button.
- Auto Renumber Tracks
You can order your tracks by draggin up (and or down) in the tracklist. Clicking the Auto Renumber Tracks will renumber your tracks in order. - Restore Original Order
Not happy with your dragging your tracks around? Let Music Collector restore order. Click the Restore Original Order button, et voilà. - Parse Track Info
This option let's you Parse Track Info that has double entries in the Title and/or Artist fields. When adding an album manually, you will not need this button. When editing tracks from an existing album that was added automatically, this button could come in handy. Could. - Capitalize All Disc And Track Titles
Only one click will do that for you. Pressing F6'll do the same. Extremely useful for those incidental caPS LOCK adventures. - Link Music Files
Link music files to your album, using this great feature of Music Collector! Read more about it in the Cataloging Music Files section of our manual. - 12 and 13
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