Special Fields

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Special Fields

Special fields contain file properties, virtual tags, and other uneditable or non-standard data.

Column	Output
✔	A column with boxes so you can tick tracks.
#	Only appears in playlists. Shows playlist order.
Disc-Track#	A virtual tag combining <Disc#> and <Track#>. The exact formatting can be configured in Configure Fields.
.Ext	The file extension, with no leading "." Compare to <Kind>.
Album [Year]	Displays the Album and the four-digit year. Equivalent to the template <Album> [$Date(<Year>,yyyy)].
Album Complete?	Returns Y if the number of tracks present for an album is the same as the number of tracks on the album according to Disc Count and Track Count, N if this is not the case, and ? if it cannot be determined.
Album Duration	Calculates the total length of an album based on track lengths as found in your library.
Artist Track Count	The number of tracks by an artist that MusicBee finds in your library (including Inbox).
Artists	MusicBee has special handling for the Artist field in the main panel and usually shows the Display Artist (see below) when there are multiple artists tagged. This field will list all artists associated with a track, including Guest Artists, Performers, and Remixers, ignoring the Display Artist.
Artist: Artist Artist: Guest Artist: Performer Artist: Remixer	Usually MusicBee includes Artists, Guest Artists, Performers, and Remixers anywhere that the Artist field is displayed (such as the Thumbnail Browser). These fields allow you to isolate each type of artist value, instead.
Category	Shows which library node a track is in (Music, Inbox, etc).
Channels	Tells whether a file is stereo, mono, etc.
Date Added	The date the track was added to the MusicBee Library. This can be edited in the Tag Editor.
Date Modified	The last date the file was modified.
Decade	Uses the <Year> tag to group tracks by decade.
Display Artist Display Composer	Display Artist is where MusicBee stores the value that it shows in the Artist field in the main panel, if there are multiple artists tagged. It is saved to your files in its own frame and doesn't affect the official Artist tags. Display Composer functions the same way.
Encoding Quality	If the file was encoded by MusicBee, this will name the encoding profile used.
Filename	Gives the name of the file, without directory but with file extension.
Genre Category	If the genre of a track is categorized, this will show the category.
Highlight	Displays a highlight color or icon based on criteria that you configure. See Highlighting for more info.
Kind	Descriptive text for the file type (e.g. "MPEG audio file"). Compare to <.Ext>.
Last Played	Last date the track was played.
Lyrics?	If lyrics are present, this will display Y [unsynched], Y [synched], or Y [synched/unsynched] (according to what is in the file). If it the track is marked as having no lyrics, it will display N [no lyrics]. Otherwise it will be blank.
Path	Gives full directory path, except filename.
Playlist	Lists the playlists that include the track.
Sample Rate	Shows the sample rate of the file
Size	File size, in MB
Time	Displays the track time according to the file header.
Track Count	The number of tracks from an album that MusicBee finds in your library (including Inbox)
URL	Gives the full file path, including directory, filename, and extension.
Video Kind	As <Kind>, but for video files
Year (yyyy)	A virtual tag that shows only the four-digit year of the full <Year> tag. Equivalent to $Date(<Year>,yyyy).
<Artist & Title>	Although not available from any list, <Artist & Title> is a virtual tag that will show <Artist> - <Title> when the tags are set, otherwise it will show <Filename>. (Also available as <ArtistAndTitle>.)