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Configuration: Database
Settings overview
Metadata
After changing these settings, you can apply them to existing tracks on the iPod by:
- On the File menu, point to iPod, and then click Load library.
- On the shortcut menu for the affected tracks, point to iPod, and then click Update metadata on iPod.
Artist/Title/Album/Genre/Composer mappings
Specifies a title formatting script to remap the contents of these fields
Compilation mapping
Specifies a title format script that determines whether a track is part of a compilation. The script should output 1 for compilations, and nothing otherwise.
Soundcheck adjustment
Specifies the adjustment to be applied when converting ReplayGain data to SoundCheck data.
Other
Date added value
Specifies the value of the date added field on the iPod. Date added to media library requires the Playback Statistics component.
Database
After changing these settings, you can manually apply them by:
- On the File menu, point to iPod, and then click Rewrite database.
Ignore leading 'The' and 'A' (not compatible with 5G iPods)
Ignores any leading 'The' and 'A' when sorting items and browsing tracks on the iPod. For example, The Simpsons would be listed under S. This option can cause issues with some 5G iPod firmwares with respect to the “scroll by letter” feature.
Place numbers and symbols last
Places numbers and symbols last when browsing tracks on the iPod. Disabling this causes some issues with the “scroll by letter” feature on the iPod Classic/Nano 3G/touch/iPhone.
Force playlists to be sorted alphabetically
