Smartlist & Search Rules & Modifers

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If you already know the exact search term or abbreviation (see the list below), you can type those in without having to use the Search Wizard.

The following is a list of all Rules, Modifiers and Keywords in alphabetical order. This does not include any custom fields you may have created, with the exception of the default custom 1, 2 & 3 fields.

Name

Keywords/Abbrev

Example

Album

album= or al=

al=[Highway 61

Album Artist

albumartist=

albumartist=Various

Artist

artist= or ar=

ar="Bob Dylan"

Auto Album Artist

autoalbumartist=

autoalbumartist=Various This will return all album artist fields manually entered

autoalbumartist=multiple This returns all multiple artists if it’s a mix cd (determined automatically).

Bitrate

bitrate=

bitrate=198

BPM (beats per min)

bpm=

bpm=130
bpm=<130 (smaller than 130)

Comment

comment= or c=

comment="live at the Horseshoe"

Complete Album

completealbum=

completealbum==0 returns incomplete albums and completealbum==1 returns complete albums.
note: a complete album has sequentially numbered tracks, from 1 to n.

Composer

composer=

composer=mozart

Custom 1

custom1=

Custom 2

custom2

Custom 3

custom3=

Database Location

rock ~d=c searches CD database only for ‘rock’.
rock ~d=mt searches main and temporary databases.
rock ~d=mct searches main, CD and temporary databases.

Date Imported

dateimported=

dateimported=<=10080 (the number is in seconds). This search will return files imported 7 days ago, and less than 7 days ago.

Duplicates

~dup= or ~nodup=

~dup=[name],[artist] only keeps files in a list when at least one other file has the same name and artist in the list. You can add as many fields as you like (e.g., duration, album, etc).
~nodup=[name],[artist] only keeps files where no other file in the set has the same set of specified fields..

Duration

length= or duration=

duration=300 nb-duration is in seconds

length=>300 returns all files with a duration greater than 300 seconds

Filename

filename= or location=

location=D:\Music\Various\

File Size

size=

size=>7000 (size is in kbs)

File Type

Filetype=

Filetype=ape

Folder=

folder=

folder=”cover art” will return files in c:\Music\Cover Art\

Full Albums

~a desolation row
returns all full albums containing the track.

Genre

genre= or g=

g=country

Height

height=

height=>100

Image File

imagefile=

imagefile=adams returns all images containing the word adams in its name

Insensity

intensity=

intensity=3 or intensity=>2 (values from 1 to 5)

Keywords

keyword= or keywords= or kw=

kw =poprock;1979;hits (values: semicolon delimited list)

Last Played

lastplayed=

lastplayed=<60 nb-the number here is minutes

Limit to n tracks

~n=10 returns 10 random tracks.
~n=10 Bob Dylan returns 10 tracks containing the words Bob and Dylan.

Lyrics

lyrics=

lyrics="you know your problem"

Media Type

mediatype=

mediatype=image

Name (Title)

name= or title= or n=

name="Tangled up in blue"

Notes

notes=

notes=”conducted by Jeremy”

Number of Plays

numberplays=

numberplays=>10 returns all files played more than 10 times

Extends the search: "Bob Dylan" or "Judy Collins"

Peak Level

peaklevel=

peaklevel=.77

Playlist

playlist= or p=

p="top 40 1996"

Rating

rating= or r=

rating=3, or rating=5,4

Removable

removable=

Returns info on files that are on removable media, like a CD or DVD. This new command replaces [Filename}=[Ox” from Media Jukebox.

Replay Gain

replaygain= or rg=

rg= -16

Sort

~sort=[Year],[track #]

Track #

tracknumber= or t=

t=4 returns all track numbers with 4 (4, 14, 24)
t==4 returns only tracks which equal 4.

volume=

volume="Music 29" (insert name of your CD)
See note 1 below the table.

Width

width=

width=>80

Year

year= or y=

y=1973 or y==0 (for 0 without returning 2000)

Note 1. This field is best used in conjunction with the ~d parameter, which specifies the database in which to search. Normally, the volume parameter will be relevant in the CD database. See ~d in the table called "Other Modifiers" for more information

Special Modifiers

Explanation

Example

" "

exact match & multi-word search

"Bob Dylan" "Desolation Row"

( )

exact match & multi-word search

"Bob Dylan" (1966 or 2001)
returns an exact match on Bob Dylan, AND an exact match on 1966 and another on 2001.
( ) are used as in a math equation. Example:
r=4,5 (genre=rock or year=1970-1980)
is much different from
r=4,5 genre=rock or year=1970-1980.

[ "

exact beginning
(don't forget the " at the end of entry)

[Stan"
returns everything beginning with "Stan".
Stan Getz, Stand by Me, Standing in the Doorway

" ]

exact ending
(don't forget the " at beginning of entry)

"stand]
returns everything that ends with "stand".
Stand, I Will Stand, I Didn't Understand.

[ ]

begins & ends exactly as indicated

[Bob Dylan], [Desolation Row]
The results will exclude Bob Dylan & the Band because this entry does not end with Dylan.

comma, delimits lists

artist="Bob Dylan",[Sting],Merlin
This returns all tracks from these three artists. Do not insert spaces.

exclude search term

"Bob Dylan" -album=([time",[blood","mercy]) –year=1993
returns an exact match on Bob Dylan, except for albums beginning with "Time" and "Blood", ending with mercy, and excluding tracks from 1993.

and

narrow the search

"Bob Dylan" and "the Band"
Note: the "and" is assumed whenever you type in many words, so it is not necessary to include it.

extend the search

"Bob Dylan" or "Judy Collins"

limit to s Megabytes

~s=650 returns a random number of tracks totaling a maximum of 650MB.
~s=650 Bob Dylan returns 650MB worth of tracks with Bob and Dylan in any of the fields.

limit to t minutes

~t=60 returns 60 minutes of random music.

smaller than

lastplayed=<60 returns tracks played in less than the past 60 minutes.

greater than

bitrate=>128 returns tracks with more than 128 bitrate, or
rating=>3 returns all tracks rated with 4 or 5.

limits percentage of hits

~%=50 "Bob Dylan" returns 50% of all tracks with Bob Dylan in any field.

Notes:
1) The "=" sign between the ~n, ~d or ~t and the value is optional (e.g., ~n30 vs. ~n=30 or ~s100 vs. ~s=100)
2) Quotation marks and brackets must go in pairs. For example, Metallica] is invalid; it must be either [Metallica] or "Metallica] ).
3) When you have an = followed by a numeric value, the search looks for a substring, and so will return all items containing that number. Eg year=0 will return 0, 2000, 2001, 1990. If you want to search for an exact number, use two equal signs: year==0 which will return only those tracks with a year of 0.

Advanced Options

To access these options, right-click in the search bar, and select Advanced

Play Results

Play the results of your search.

Clear

Clear the search bar.

Copy/Paste

Copy/Paste the search rules and or modifiers. This is useful in creating Smartlists or View Schemes which include search criteria.

Add Keyword

Quickly add any of the keywords listed.

Examples

Additional Information on How Rules Work