Yamaha MCX-2000 Owner's Manual page 77

Editing Song Data
Each archived song !'lo.S unique song data---a series of
'attributes' including artist name.
a~burn
title, genre name
and song tit!e-and you can cornbine these attributes
togeHler to use as key'vvords vvllen finding a song frorn the
rnusic
arc~")ive.
In that sense, sonq data (as
a
corYlbined
result) is so irnportant to icJentify a song, that you rnay need
to edit incorrect or
~.jen(~ric narTlr:~S
and titles to rTlaintain H"le
fv1C)<-2000
nlusic arcllive as a truly valuable cHgita! music
collection.
Editing Titles
VVhen you set a
ITIUS1C
CO on the i\/1CX-2000, it norrnally
atternpts to retrieve song data fron1 the built-in or online
CODa database. If it's successful, the f\/1CX:-2000 sho\rvs a
iist of songs with their titles, artist nan1e and original alburn
title. If the song list is occup 1 ed \Nith generic narnes such as
:'Tr-ack~'
and "Unknovvn" and the CDDB Info cornrnand frorY,
the Subrnenu cannot update song data (page
g~3).
you can
use the Edit ttle command from tle Subnlenu after
irnporting these songs to the
~.;1CX·"·2000
rTlusic an:::hive.
Vv'hen you record songs or audio prograrns from radios or
external inputs, they're o.1so
~llven
a generic "Track'! narTJe
and sent to a generic a!bum named aA.lburn Stored frorn (...
r
that's categorized in trle
~;Unknown'~
genre. Though you
cannot retrieve
the~r
song (lata fronl the
CDDB
database,
you can still change their titles using tf18 Edit title conlrnand.
In addition, you can even re-categorize renarned songs into
an existing or nev\I alburn
~
artist and genre (see tr18 next
section).
If you see a
~]eneriC-namecl
itern in a list view, just rTlove Hle
selectioll (highlight) to that
~tem
and then select the Edit Title
cornrnancl from the Subnlenu.
The character palette appears! prornptng you to type a nev\!
no.lre or ftle. You can type cllo.racters using the palette in
the specJied nlanller or using a PS/2 keyboard connected to
the
~,~CX·-2000,
and then select
OK
in Hle character palette
(page 75).
~~
SO:lqs. it's a idea to
~;tart.
off renaming from their alL")um tit!ss. the
MC:<-2000 whicii 'Track, 01" song is fr-om
\;VhlCh
"Ud,nown" 8.!burn even after qiv:nq the same narne. you can
88Siiy
(jjfferentiate one "Track 01
'f
song ft"om "Track 0 1"
~~..::7-~~,!~~~:Z~~i~=~ng
Hst
fraiTI
,1~lbulT:s (T~D
Menu:> ULjr-ary
:>
Changing Song Attributes
if you're coHectinq sonqs perforrnecJ by your favor-lte
cJrumrner 'from a number of alburTiS, you (flay only
~mpoli
his
or her sonqs to the rY,usic archiv(:?'. This rnay often produce a
situation like too many aHJurns, genres and ori£linal artsts for
a nurnber of songs, but vv'ithout the drunlrner's narne at all.
~J1ore
concretely. you have collected several songs perfornled
by your favorite drurnrner. say, Versatile Boss. Those sonos
are tTdeasecl frorr tilree
hand~
(artists) narned Jazzy
Rc~:::kJs,
~Jazzy
I:')ops anel Pop Hockers, and their altx.Jrns are
categorized in Ulr8e genres----·,Jazz, Rock and Pop. Your
songs are organizeci in the music archive as beHo\iv.
attributes BEFORE editing
You can solve Hlis problem by collecting Hie cJrurnrner's
songs in a p!aylist (page 82), but
irs
r-nore conven1ent If you
can re-organize tr"1ose songs \rvith a
~nevv'
aibum) artist
or
fjenre created for that drunlrner as shOVlin belovv,
Song attributes AFTER editing
For such
purposes~
the
f\~CX·-200C
even lets you chanqe
song attributes-relatonships among song, artist,
albu~ll
and qenre--to or-Danize your rnusic archive as you VViSfl,
Frorn the relevant list vievv' screens, you can access several
Subrrenu cornrnands to rranage
son~J
attributes:
V1CX-2000 Owner's
~,,1onuol
77
Editing Song Data
Each archived song !'lo.S unique song data---a series of
'attributes' including artist name.
a~burn
title, genre name
and song tit!e-and you can cornbine these attributes
togeHler to use as key'vvords vvllen finding a song frorn the
rnusic
arc~")ive.
In that sense, sonq data (as
a
corYlbined
result) is so irnportant to icJentify a song, that you rnay need
to edit incorrect or
~.jen(~ric narTlr:~S
and titles to rTlaintain H"le
fv1C)<-2000
nlusic arcllive as a truly valuable cHgita! music
collection.
Editing Titles
VVhen you set a
ITIUS1C
CO on the i\/1CX-2000, it norrnally
atternpts to retrieve song data fron1 the built-in or online
CODa database. If it's successful, the f\/1CX:-2000 sho\rvs a
iist of songs with their titles, artist nan1e and original alburn
title. If the song list is occup 1 ed \Nith generic narnes such as
:'Tr-ack~'
and "Unknovvn" and the CDDB Info cornrnand frorY,
the Subrnenu cannot update song data (page
g~3).
you can
use the Edit ttle command from tle Subnlenu after
irnporting these songs to the
~.;1CX·"·2000
rTlusic an:::hive.
Vv'hen you record songs or audio prograrns from radios or
external inputs, they're o.1so
~llven
a generic "Track'! narTJe
and sent to a generic a!bum named aA.lburn Stored frorn (...
r
that's categorized in trle
~;Unknown'~
genre. Though you
cannot retrieve
the~r
song (lata fronl the
CDDB
database,
you can still change their titles using tf18 Edit title conlrnand.
In addition, you can even re-categorize renarned songs into
an existing or nev\I alburn
~
artist and genre (see tr18 next
section).
If you see a
~]eneriC-namecl
itern in a list view, just rTlove Hle
selectioll (highlight) to that
~tem
and then select the Edit Title
cornrnancl from the Subnlenu.
The character palette appears! prornptng you to type a nev\!
no.lre or ftle. You can type cllo.racters using the palette in
the specJied nlanller or using a PS/2 keyboard connected to
the
~,~CX·-2000,
and then select
OK
in Hle character palette
(page 75).
~~
SO:lqs. it's a idea to
~;tart.
off renaming from their alL")um tit!ss. the
MC:<-2000 whicii 'Track, 01" song is fr-om
\;VhlCh
"Ud,nown" 8.!burn even after qiv:nq the same narne. you can
88Siiy
(jjfferentiate one "Track 01
'f
song ft"om "Track 0 1"
~~..::7-~~,!~~~:Z~~i~=~ng
Hst
fraiTI
,1~lbulT:s (T~D
Menu:> ULjr-ary
:>
Changing Song Attributes
if you're coHectinq sonqs perforrnecJ by your favor-lte
cJrumrner 'from a number of alburTiS, you (flay only
~mpoli
his
or her sonqs to the rY,usic archiv(:?'. This rnay often produce a
situation like too many aHJurns, genres and ori£linal artsts for
a nurnber of songs, but vv'ithout the drunlrner's narne at all.
~J1ore
concretely. you have collected several songs perfornled
by your favorite drurnrner. say, Versatile Boss. Those sonos
are tTdeasecl frorr tilree
hand~
(artists) narned Jazzy
Rc~:::kJs,
~Jazzy
I:')ops anel Pop Hockers, and their altx.Jrns are
categorized in Ulr8e genres----·,Jazz, Rock and Pop. Your
songs are organizeci in the music archive as beHo\iv.
attributes BEFORE editing
You can solve Hlis problem by collecting Hie cJrurnrner's
songs in a p!aylist (page 82), but
irs
r-nore conven1ent If you
can re-organize tr"1ose songs \rvith a
~nevv'
aibum) artist
or
fjenre created for that drunlrner as shOVlin belovv,
Song attributes AFTER editing
For such
purposes~
the
f\~CX·-200C
even lets you chanqe
song attributes-relatonships among song, artist,
albu~ll
and qenre--to or-Danize your rnusic archive as you VViSfl,
Frorn the relevant list vievv' screens, you can access several
Subrrenu cornrnands to rranage
son~J
attributes:
V1CX-2000 Owner's
~,,1onuol
77