The Edit Music Database window can invoked from the CSDS main menu via 'Music | Edit Database'.

This window allows you to manage your music files.

Many fields may be set for each music file -- title, label, label number, rating, flags (genre), start and end positions for automatic looping, duration, beats per minute, desired percent tempo change, pathname of music file, pathname of cue sheet, pathname of lyrics file, comments, rhythm, phase (for rounds), key, date added, and more.

How to Add Music to the Database

There are two primary ways to add items to the Music Database:

1. Edit | Add new music file(s)  (or Ctrl+N)
   
   • Opens a file explorer to allow selection of music.
     
     Navigate to a folder, select one or more music files (MP3,WAV,etc), then press the 'Open' button.
     The Add new music file(s) dialog box appears.
     
     Press the button.
     The Music - Genre Flags - Select genre flags dialog box appears, allowing you to set flags for the music to be added.
      
   • If a selected music file is already in the database, it is added again. In this manner, the same music can be used for both singer and patter, with different parameters.
    
2. Edit | Add new Music Files from Folder...
   
   • Opens the 'Add new Music Files from Folder' dialog box:
     
      
   • Select the Type of files to add (e.g., MP3),
   • Select the Folder containing the files,
   • Check any of the 4 checkboxes, as desired,
     • Traverse subfolders
     • Process mp3 tags
     • Set title to filename
     • Skip label determination
   • then press the button.
     The Music - Genre Flags - Select genre flags dialog box appears, allowing you to set flags for the music to be added.
      
   • All files of the selected type in the selected folder that are not already in the Music Database will be added.
      
   • Files already in the database are skipped. In this manner, all music files need only be kept in only a few folders. This function will only 'import' those files that are not already in the Music Database.
      
   • Warning messages may appear if CSDS is unable to determine the label number from the music file.

A single music file can also be added via the CSDS Music Player.

1. Open the CSDS Music Player.
2. On the 'Load' tab, press the 'File' button and select the music to load.

After Adding Music - Verify and Edit Each Item as Necessary

After adding new items to the Music Database, edit each item to make sure that the Title, Label, Label Number, and Genre Flags are properly set. There are many other fields that can be set, but these four are the most important.

To edit an item, select it, then choose 'Edit | Edit item' from the menu, or click the (Edit) toolbar button. The Music - Edit Item window is then displayed, from which you can edit the individual fields.