Comment by fsckboy
1 day ago
>NEVER use "Scan", basically
never use "scan" because it will never work? or because it is somehow destructive and will mess up your "cataloging"?
1 day ago
>NEVER use "Scan", basically
never use "scan" because it will never work? or because it is somehow destructive and will mess up your "cataloging"?
I have no doubt that it sometimes works, and would be happy to accept a verdict of "skill issue" if the problem is me.
Scanning a Cluster should (IMO) cause Picard to generate a series of AcoustID fingerprints/IDs from the tracks, then use that series to identify the best match (with extra points for handling missing tracks, etc.). But especially in the case of collections/compilations, the end result often resembles a transporter accident. Thankfully it's non-destructive, so it's straightforward to "Remove" all of the tracks you dragged in earlier along with the various albums that MusicBrainz created during the discombobulation process.
To be clear, my overall opinion of MusicBrainz and MusicBrainz Picard is that they are unappreciated triumphs. It would be nice if Wikipedia and Internet Archive diverted 0.01% of their fundraising to them. Google is the primary hero in their story, supporting them with over $500K so far. https://metabrainz.org/sponsors