#MUSICBRAINZ PICARD ITUNES LIBRARY SOFTWARE#

So from the “ Info” tab, we will fill in the Artist and Genre fields with “AC/DC” and “Rock” respectively. In the above example we want to make the “ Artist” and “ Genre” consistent. So we will need to highlight them all by Shift-clicking or CTRL-clicking each item. From there you can right-click/CTRL-click one of the items, then select Get Info.Ī dialog may appear prompting you that you will be editing information for multiple items, you can select Yes on this warning.Ī “ Multiple Item Information” screen will appear where you can make a multiple problematic files at the same time. The Artist Name and Genre for all of these tracks should be the same. Some say “Hard Rock” while others just say “Rock”. Some of the tracks also show a different genre. Below we have a situation where the artist AC/DC is showing as spelled several different ways (AC/DC, ACDC, AC-DC, and ACDc). b. If there are several errors on tracks, you may want to edit them all at once.It should then become highlighted where you can correct the text. If there is a single error, click once on the text you wish to edit. When you find a problem, take one of the following actions that best suit your situation:.If you’re really picky, check the “ Year” as well. Starting from the top, manually check each item to ensure the “ Name“, “ Artist” and “ Genre” are correct.Make sure the “ Album by Artist/Year” and “ Genre” columns are view-able.Sort your music by “ Artist” by selecting the top of the column.Choose “ Songs” in the drop-down list in the upper-right corner of the window.

I decided to fix album names and album art later. Currently iTunes 12 is the most recent version at the time of this post, so that’s what we’ll be using.įirst we’re going to make sure we have consistent artist names and genres.

#MUSICBRAINZ PICARD ITUNES LIBRARY SOFTWARE#

The software is available for Windows and MacOS. This tutorial is meant for iTunes users who wish to save their money and fix all of their library problems manually.

These utilities often cost money and I’ve found that they don’t always fix every possible problem. Note: There are many software applications that can fix your iTunes library automatically without performing these steps.

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