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Release Types
Home » Support » Help and tutorials » Detailed information » Release Types
The Release Type field is used to make Helium Music Manager separate the following record types:
- Single/Maxi
- Album
- Anthology
- Bootleg
- Sampler
- Soundtrack
- Live Performance
- Compilation
- Audio Book
- Sound Effects
- Video
- DVD
- Digital
- EP
As all tag fields in Helium Music Manager, this field is optional to use, but it can greatly improve the operability when browsing and searching for albums.
Applying Release Type to tracks
Release Type can be added in different ways in Helium Music Manager. You can add it from the Quick Editor, the Tag Editor, the Tag Editor (Advanced) as well as directly from the track list.
Follow the steps below to apply Release Type to one or more tracks directly from the track list:
- Select the tracks that you would like to apply Release Type to.
- Click on Edit > Release Type from the main menu and select a Release Type for the selected tracks.
Note:
- To remove a Release Type from tracks select No Release Type.
Browsing for music based on Release Type
- Use the Music Explorer to browse for music based on Release Type.
- Use the Release Type Filter from the Album Browser to show albums with a certain Release Type.
