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= Aim =
The aim of this collection of wiki pages is to provide the required information to enable you to correctly set up, modify, maintain and reinstate your Music library as required.
As this guide is created for the new user, most pages have been created with minimal jargon and explanations in an effort to reduce information overload and confusion. Where extra information is provided, note is made to what can be safely ignored.
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Each page is a step in the setup process, and those steps have been grouped into four main functions...<br />
#'''Prepare the files''' - Best practice guides to ensure your files are correctly tagged<br />
#'''Creating the Library''' - Guide for the initial creation of the library<br />
#'''Modify your Library''' - Techniques to modify your library<br />
#'''Safeguarding and Rebuilding ''' - Backup and Rebuild your library<br />
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The '''Nav Box''', located at the top right of the page, appears on every page listed in this guide. Use it to quickly jump between steps or return to this main page. On this page, you can click each header to jump to that page.
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= Preparing the Files =
This section provides information to ensure your music files are correctly tagged, and the correct settings are enabled.
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[[File:Nuvola apps kscd.png|20px|left]]'''<big>[[Settings/Media/Music|Music Settings]]</big>'''
:Confirms the correct settings are enabled in your installed version of {{kodi}}. Simply adjust your settings to match those of the images in Section 4.
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[[File:Nuvola apps kscd.png|20px|left]]'''<big>[[Music_tagging|Music File Tagging]]</big>'''
:Preliminary information detailing the requirements for your music files. This page contains important information about how the Music Library functions and differs from the Video Library. It also shows recommended Music Settings. It is important that you read to at least the indicated part to avoid disasters in the following pages.
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[[File:Nuvola apps kscd.png|20px|left]]'''<big>[[Cue_sheets|Cue Sheets]]</big>'''
:{{#lst:Cue_sheets|intro}}
:Kodi does provide basic support for using cue sheets to define individual tracks when an entire CD has been ripped into a single music file. However the information provided by  the cue sheet standard is much more limited than that of standard tagging, hence to enjoy the full music library features it is recommended that tracks are ripped into separate files and fully tagged.
:{{red|'''If you do not use Cue Sheets you can safely move onto the next step. This item is intentionally omitted from the Nav Box'''}}
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= Creating the Library =
The following two pages will allow you to build your fully functioning library. They must be used in the listed order to ensure correct library implementation
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[[File:Nuvola apps kscd.png|20px|left]]'''<big>[[Adding_music_to_the_library|Scanning music to the library]]</big>'''
:Also known as Scanning. This page provides details on adding music sources to Kodi and scanning the songs into the library
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[[File:Nuvola apps kscd.png|20px|left]]'''<big>Scraping additional Music data</big>'''
:Scraping the music library for additional artist and album information
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= Modify your Library =
Should you want more control over what information has been scraped, and what artwork has been downloaded, then continue with the following pages
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[[File:Nuvola apps kscd.png|20px|left]]'''<big>[[NFO_files|NFO Files]]</big>'''
:{{#lst:NFO_files|intro}}
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[[File:Nuvola apps kscd.png|20px|left]]'''<big>[[Artwork]]</big>'''
:{{#lst:Music_artwork|intro}}
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[[File:Nuvola apps kscd.png|20px|left]]'''<big>Library Update</big>'''
:Details on how to add new music to your existing library, or remove unwanted music from the library..
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= Safeguarding and Rebuilding =
The following pages offer best practice to backup and restore your library. Note that these methods will not work after disaster has struck.
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[[File:Nuvola apps kscd.png|20px|left]]'''<big>[[Import-export library|Import-Export Library]]</big>'''
:{{#lst:Import-export library|intro}}
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[[File:Nuvola apps kscd.png|20px|left]]'''<big>Rebuilding your library</big>'''
:New page to be created
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<div style="{{linear-gradient|left|#f5d3ff, #12b2e7}}">{{next|[[Music_tagging|'''Music File Tagging''']]}} </div>

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