From MixesDB
This help page describes how to fill the file details into the templates.
The "File Details" are a reference for the existence of the file(s) and for the tracklist (if given).
Duration: dur
It doesn't matter if you enter 63:58 or 1:03:58. But add the correct duration and do not round it. You can easily read the duration in your player. Use XX:XX, not XX.XX. To get the total duration of multiple parts of a mix, just add them in a playlist in your player. We prefer 99:12 but 1:41:13. So everything under 100 minutes is added in Min:Sec and above 100 mins it's Hour:Min:Sec. But as said above, it doesn't matter at all.
File Size: MB
We use MByte, rounded down to the next full number. E.g. 58,93 MB > 58. Be sure not to use rounded KB. Example:
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| The file reads 129.767 KB. Do not round it down to 129 MB. That's wrong.
Enable the status bar in your explorer, and when marked, you'll see it's actually 126 MB.
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Bitrate: kbps
Kilobits per second. There are 2 types of bitrates. CBR and VBR.
CBR means constant bitrate and is usually 128, 160 or 192 etc. You can read that already from the player or the status bar of your explorer.
VBR means variable bitrate. It uses the different existing CBR's as needed for the sound per bit. The result is an average of the (bit)rates used per bit. Enter the VBR with an about symbol e.g. ~189.
You can't read that number from the player or explorer (Windows Explorer is erroneously only reading the very first bitrate used). To find out what the average VBR number is you need to open the "tag info" or "properties" of the file when you play it. In winamp double click the scrolling file name or > File > View File Info (Alt+3). In Foobar right-click the file in the playlist > Properties.
Standard Shows
There are standard shows like Essential Mix of which (almost) every episode has the same length. And since there are many different file versions of the same episode we use a template instead of the unique file details. It should only be used when a tracklist exists.
You can enter a template for 1 or 2 hour shows by removing the table from the file details and clicking the according button in the edit toolbar. There's also a 3 hours template, but no button for this rare case.
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| {{StandardShow1h}}
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| Standard Show
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This show is ~1 hour long.
Different file versions may exist.
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| {{StandardShow2h}}
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| Standard Show
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This show is ~2 hours long.
Different file versions may exist.
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| {{StandardShow3h}}
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| Standard Show
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This show is ~3 hours long.
Different file versions may exist.
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| {{StandardShow4h}}
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| Standard Show
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This show is ~4 hours long.
Different file versions may exist.
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