How to configure preferred media properly #4217

JOJ0 · 2021-12-27T15:48:58Z

JOJ0
Dec 27, 2021
Maintainer

I'd like to get beets to prefer CD over Cassette media during import. This is the relevant piece in the configuration. Is this correct? Is there a typo?

preferred:
    countries: ['GB|UK', 'US']
    media: ['CD', 'LP', 'Digital Media|File', 'Cassette']
    original_year: yes

This is what happens. It still takes the Cassette release (which would be automatically applied if I hadn't chosen --timid option):

    ~  beet -v import -t  smb4k/DS/data/music-archive/DowntempoTriphopDubAcidjazz/0-ALBUMS/Asian\ Dub\ Foundation\ Discography/1998\ -\ Asian\ Dub\ Foundation\ -\ Rafis\ Revenge                                   ✔ 
user configuration: /home/jojo/.config/beets/config.yaml
data directory: /home/jojo/.config/beets
plugin paths: 
artresizer: method is (2, (7, 1, 0), False)
thumbnails: using IM to write metadata
thumbnails: using GIO to compute URIs
Sending event: pluginload
library database: /home/jojo/jtbeets.db
library directory: /home/jojo/Music
Sending event: library_opened
Sending event: import_begin
Sending event: import_task_created
Sending event: import_task_start
Looking up: /home/jojo/smb4k/DS/data/music-archive/DowntempoTriphopDubAcidjazz/0-ALBUMS/Asian Dub Foundation Discography/1998 - Asian Dub Foundation - Rafis Revenge
Tagging Asian Dub Foundation - Rafi's Revenge
No album ID found.
Search terms: Asian Dub Foundation - Rafi's Revenge
Album might be VA: False
Searching for MusicBrainz releases with: {'release': "rafi's revenge", 'artist': 'asian dub foundation', 'tracks': '12'}
Requesting MusicBrainz release f9b128d0-3bd0-47a3-8646-cf63d794d48c
Sending event: mb_track_extract
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Sending event: albuminfo_received
Candidate: Asian Dub Foundation - Rafi's Revenge (f9b128d0-3bd0-47a3-8646-cf63d794d48c)
Computing track assignment...
...done.
Success. Distance: 0.03
Requesting MusicBrainz release ee6048dc-8daf-4042-a098-5ccf5b42bd5f
Sending event: mb_track_extract
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Sending event: mb_album_extract
Sending event: albuminfo_received
Candidate: Asian Dub Foundation - Rafi’s Revenge (ee6048dc-8daf-4042-a098-5ccf5b42bd5f)
Computing track assignment...
...done.
Success. Distance: 0.03
Requesting MusicBrainz release ac0ca145-2170-4817-a057-868da329ff23
Sending event: mb_track_extract
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Sending event: mb_album_extract
Sending event: albuminfo_received
Candidate: Asian Dub Foundation - Rafi’s Revenge (ac0ca145-2170-4817-a057-868da329ff23)
Computing track assignment...
...done.
Success. Distance: 0.03
Requesting MusicBrainz release 70eabfa6-e06a-4dbb-8e51-c84fc6e77dae
Sending event: mb_track_extract
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Sending event: mb_album_extract
Sending event: albuminfo_received
Candidate: Asian Dub Foundation - Rafi's Revenge (70eabfa6-e06a-4dbb-8e51-c84fc6e77dae)
Computing track assignment...
...done.
Success. Distance: 0.09
Requesting MusicBrainz release 18215b35-46e0-4d30-bef0-f4ab0bc8bbdb
Sending event: mb_track_extract
Sending event: mb_track_extract
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Sending event: mb_album_extract
Sending event: albuminfo_received
Candidate: Asian Dub Foundation - Rafi's Revenge (18215b35-46e0-4d30-bef0-f4ab0bc8bbdb)
Computing track assignment...
...done.
Success. Distance: 0.13
Requesting MusicBrainz release ac0ca145-2170-4817-a057-868da329ff23
Sending event: mb_track_extract
Sending event: mb_track_extract
Sending event: mb_track_extract
Sending event: mb_track_extract
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Sending event: mb_track_extract
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Sending event: mb_album_extract
Sending event: albuminfo_received
Requesting MusicBrainz release ee6048dc-8daf-4042-a098-5ccf5b42bd5f
Sending event: mb_track_extract
Sending event: mb_track_extract
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Sending event: mb_track_extract
Sending event: mb_track_extract
Sending event: mb_track_extract
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Sending event: albuminfo_received
Requesting MusicBrainz release f9b128d0-3bd0-47a3-8646-cf63d794d48c
Sending event: mb_track_extract
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Requesting MusicBrainz release 70eabfa6-e06a-4dbb-8e51-c84fc6e77dae
Sending event: mb_track_extract
Sending event: mb_track_extract
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Sending event: albuminfo_received
Requesting MusicBrainz release 1eeef41d-93dc-4393-ae33-462c2a8604ed
Sending event: mb_track_extract
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Sending event: mb_album_extract
Sending event: albuminfo_received
chroma: acoustid album candidates: 5
Sending event: albuminfo_received
Candidate: Asian Dub Foundation - Rafi’s Revenge (ac0ca145-2170-4817-a057-868da329ff23)
Duplicate.
Sending event: albuminfo_received
Candidate: Asian Dub Foundation - Rafi’s Revenge (ee6048dc-8daf-4042-a098-5ccf5b42bd5f)
Duplicate.
Sending event: albuminfo_received
Candidate: Asian Dub Foundation - Rafi's Revenge (f9b128d0-3bd0-47a3-8646-cf63d794d48c)
Duplicate.
Sending event: albuminfo_received
Candidate: Asian Dub Foundation - Rafi's Revenge (70eabfa6-e06a-4dbb-8e51-c84fc6e77dae)
Duplicate.
Sending event: albuminfo_received
Candidate: Asian Dub Foundation - Rafi's Revenge (1eeef41d-93dc-4393-ae33-462c2a8604ed)
Computing track assignment...
...done.
Success. Distance: 0.27
Evaluating 6 candidates.

/home/jojo/smb4k/DS/data/music-archive/DowntempoTriphopDubAcidjazz/0-ALBUMS/Asian Dub Foundation Discography/1998 - Asian Dub Foundation - Rafis Revenge (12 items)
Sending event: import_task_before_choice
Sending event: before_choose_candidate
Tagging:
    Asian Dub Foundation - Rafi's Revenge
URL:
    https://musicbrainz.org/release/f9b128d0-3bd0-47a3-8646-cf63d794d48c
(Similarity: 96.8%) (tracks) (Cassette, 1998, GB, London Records 90, 314-556-006-4)
 * Naxalite
 * Buzzin'                 -> Buzzin’
 * Black White
 * Assassin
 * Hypocrite
 * Charge
 * Free Saptal Ram         -> Free Satpal Ram (title)
 * Dub Mentality
 * Culture Move
 * Operation Eagle Lie
 * Change
 * Tribute To John Stevens -> Tribute to John Stevens (id)
[A]pply, More candidates, Skip, Use as-is, as Tracks, Group albums,
Enter search, enter Id, aBort, eDit, edit Candidates? m
Finding tags for album "Asian Dub Foundation - Rafi's Revenge".
Candidates:
1. Asian Dub Foundation - Rafi's Revenge (96.8%) (tracks) (Cassette, 1998, GB, London Records 90, 314-556-006-4)
2. Asian Dub Foundation - Rafi’s Revenge (96.8%) (tracks) (CD, 1998, GB, London Records 90, FFRR / 556 006-2)
3. Asian Dub Foundation - Rafi’s Revenge (96.8%) (tracks) (CD, 1998, CA, FFRR, 314 556 006-2)
4. Asian Dub Foundation - Rafi's Revenge (91.5%) (missing tracks, tracks) (CD, 1998, US, Slash, 314-556 053-2)
5. Asian Dub Foundation - Rafi's Revenge (86.7%) (missing tracks, tracks) (CD, 1999, DE, FFRR, 3984 28193-2)
6. Asian Dub Foundation - Rafi's Revenge (73.4%) (missing tracks, tracks) (2xCD, 2019, XE, London Records, LMS5521229)
# selection (default 1), Skip, Use as-is, as Tracks, Group albums,
Enter search, enter Id, aBort, eDit, edit Candidates?

Answered by sampsyo

Dec 27, 2021

preferred goes inside the match: section. You can see an example here:

beets/beets/config_default.yaml

Lines 139 to 142 in 1dc5163

     preferred:  
   countries: []  
   media: []  
   original_year: no  

 

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JOJ0 · 2021-12-27T15:51:17Z

JOJ0
Dec 27, 2021
Maintainer Author

This would be my whole config:

directory: ~/Music/
library: ~/jtbeets.db
asciify_paths: yes
threaded: no

import:
    log: ~/jtbeets-import.log
    copy: yes
    move: no
    write: yes
    resume: yes
    from_scratch: yes
    default_action: apply
    detail: yes
    non_rec_action: ask
    duplicate_action: skip
    group_albums: no
    autotag: yes
    bell: yes

match:
    ignored_media: ['Data CD', 'DVD', 'DVD-Video', 'Blu-ray', 'HD-DVD',
                    'VCD', 'SVCD', 'UMD', 'VHS']
    strong_rec_thresh: 0.80
    medium_rec_thresh: 0.50
    max_rec:
        missing_tracks: medium
        #unmatched_tracks: medium

preferred:
    countries: ['GB|UK', 'US']
    media: ['CD', 'LP', 'Digital Media|File', 'Cassette']
    original_year: yes

paths:
    default: $albumartist/$year - $albumartist - $album%aunique{}/$track - $artist - $album - $title ($year)
    singleton: $artist/$artist - $album - $title ($year)
    comp: Compilations/$album%aunique{}/$track - $artist - $title ($year)

plugins: fromfilename chroma discogs importadded web info acousticbrainz missing unimported mbsync duplicates fetchart thumbnails edit

musicbrainz:
    source_weight: 1.0
    #extra_tags: [year, catalognum, country, media, label]
    genres: yes

chroma:
    source_weight: 0.8
    auto: yes

discogs:
    source_weight: 0.6

fromfilename:
    source_weight: 0.4

importadded:
    preserve_mtimes: yes
    preserve_write_mtimes: yes

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sampsyo · 2021-12-27T17:41:01Z

sampsyo
Dec 27, 2021
Maintainer

preferred goes inside the match: section. You can see an example here:

beets/beets/config_default.yaml

Lines 139 to 142 in 1dc5163

    
           preferred: 
        
               countries: [] 
        
               media: [] 
        
               original_year: no

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JOJ0 Dec 27, 2021
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Oh, no, that couldn't have worked! Thanks so much!!
And thanks for the config_default.yaml - will help me in the future to find out what is my starting point to configurations!

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