Lookup Track Listing

VinylStudio can look up track listings for many LPs over the Internet. To do this, click on the Split Tracks tab, select the album from the dropdown list if necessary and then click Lookup Track Listing. This will popup the following window:

With luck, you will be able to retrieve a full track listing from one or other of the available databases by clicking Lookup. If so, select the best match and then click OK.

If you can't find a match, try simplifying the artist or album title - just a few keywords will often do. Alternatively, you can try a different database. Music Brainz seems to have the best balance between coverage and 'noise', but the other databases are worth a try for more obscure material.

Because some entries are for CDs rather than vinyl albums, track listings are sometimes in the wrong order or may contain extra tracks. You can edit an incorrect or incomplete listing as follows:

• to edit a track name, click on it and press F2; you can also edit the track time in this way (press tab)
• to move a track in the list, click on it and drag it to the correct position in the list
• to delete a track, click on it and press Del
• to add tracks, type them in at the end of the list; you can then drag them to the correct position in the list if necessary
• for more options, right-click in the list

You can also edit the track listing in the Split Tracks window. Doing it there has the advantage that you can Undo (Ctrl+Z) and Redo (Ctrl+Y) any changes you make.

If the retrieved listing does not contain track times (or if they are inaccurate), it is worth typing them in if you have them to hand, especially for classical music. VinylStudio will then position trackbreak markers for you in roughly the right places. Please note that the Amazon databases do not contain track times and Discogs only has themn for certain albums.