does anyone know if it is possible to get an mbdump of the ngs data schema
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freezy3k
quick question. i'm about to add an audio rip of a live dvd, which wasnt released officially as audio cd. should i put bootleg or pseudo-release as release status? or should i proceed otherwise?
navap
pseudo-release is generally only used for translations/transliterations.
Bootleg sounds better.
freezy3k
bootleg sounds so illegal ;)
navap
Wait, what are you adding?
You're just adding the tracklist of the dvd?
The "tracklist" rather.
Then it should be official I think.
I think that's how I've seen other dvds entered.
freezy3k
well the dvd is called johnny guitar watson live at leverkusen
however i cant find proper info about the dvd either.
i saw the concert once on tv, started recording it and got the missing tracks from the internet
how come 'the' is used 32767 times in both albums, artists and tracks? I got this from select artistusecount, albumusecount, trackusecount from wordlist where word='the';
xand_
dankine, i'm following
Munger
fupp, And the integer 32767 means nothing to you?
dankine
i assume you mean the fact that theyre all 7"?
top value of....something?
Munger
32767 is the largest signed two-byte integer
fupp
ah, right
Munger
Which makes me wonder what the hell uses two-byte integers these days
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xand_
dankine, did you quit on me ? :)
dankine
no, i just dont know how you would add 14 7in vinyls as one release
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never actually added multi disc things
xand_
dankine, yeah i don't get that too ...:/
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dankine
navap you about?
navap
Yes
dankine
soz to bother you, but how would you recommend adding 14 7inch vinyl single releases?
that are one large release as a whole
navap
At the moment, each release entity in MusicBrainz corresponds to a physical disc (both sides of a vinyl). So your only option would be to add 14 releases inside a release group, give them (disc 1) to (disc 14), and also create the proper relationships between them.
guys, will the sides (A or B, 1234...etc) go on the track title as seen on wikipedia ?
navap
No
You can add it to the annotation though if you want.
xand_
alright
hey guys, can i link/import/etc existing releases into this new release group ?
navap
Yes, you can move an existing release into a new release group.
xand_
ok
navap, will i mess a release moving it to this new release group which is the box-set compilation you advised me to add ? I'm unsure about this relationships
navap
Which relationship are you unsure about?
xand_
i mean this first already-existing-in-database release called blue room ep, i want to "import" or move, (i don't know) it to my new release group
so i don't have enter all data again
navap
You can't do that. The server doesn't have any cloning or copying function.
If you move a release it does just that, it moves the release out of the existing release gourp and into the other one.
xand_
navap, i get it, so i have to edit everything again, even if the release already exists in system
right ?
navap
The easiest way to "clone" a release is to copy it's tracklist and paste it into the track parser when you're at the page where you enter in the new release.
That will copy the tracklist so you don't have to enter them in, but it won't copy the release events or any relationships.
But yes, you have to enter everything again (either manually, or copy/paste), even if the release already exists in the database.
xand_
navap, sorry, i can't find this track parser
navap
When you're in the release editor there's this blue "thing" at the top. Click config and you'll see options to enable the track parser.
xand_
alright, thanks again
navap
Not a problem
xand_
should have a "remove quotes" function to add tracklistings provided by wikipedia, but this is just a suggestion from a very lazy guy like me :)
navap
In the edit suite (that blue thing) there is a search/replace feature. You can easily tell it to search for quotes and replace it with nothing.
xand_
ops again
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system complains it's a possible duplicate...foolish it telling its a brand new right ?
navap
Are you creating a new release with the same tracklist as another release that already exists in the database?
You shouldn't have to do that.
xand_
no, i'm creating a new release group which does not exist on the database which happens to be a box-set/multi-disc that contains a release that does exist in the database
Oops, when I said the release title is "The Singles 1996-2006" I meant that plus the disc title. The quoted stuff above is what should be in the release title.
So the title for the first disc should be: "The Singles 1999-2006 (disc 1: The Blue Room E.P.)"
Please cancel both of those release title edits and submit a new one.
Munger: Go ahead and change it :)
Munger
Dunno. That looks like a fake cover for a bootleg release to me
xand_
navap, alright, doing it now
Munger
navap, I think that's just a bunch of tracks somebody has put together for a download. I don't think it even belongs on MB
navap
Yeah, it does look that way.
Munger
Should I just remove it? I can't find any evidence to support it either way