Hey, dev team. I have a request for better filtering of duplicate songs. Currently, it looks like the code is only searching for song titles, but I'd like to ask that it also filter on artist, as well. For instance, I have four versions of the song Fire (Pointer Sisters, Bruce Springsteen, Ohio Players and Jimi Hendrix Experience), but they're all different songs. Whenever I search for duplicates, songs like this keep showing up, which makes it a little more challenging to see actual duplicates by the same title and artist.
Thanks!
Okay, I'll put that on my wish list.
Thanks, Arlo.
Add a vote for that for me as well, please :)
Add a vote for me as well.
Similarly, I'd like an easy way to view all songs with smart copies.
Currently, duplicate songs would then be detected mainly by song name and artist. This works in most cases, but there are situations where more flexibility would be very helpful.
Use Case:
I often copy songs, because I might use a different capo, alternate chords, or create a second guitar voicing instead of the main rhythm. To keep these as dedicated separate versions I currently add something like "(2nd guitar)" to the song name to distinguish them.
This creates a problem:
On my website, I generate a repertoire overview from a smart list. If the song title contains "(2nd guitar)", it looks messy and unprofessional. Ideally, I'd keep the song title clean and have a separate field for details like "2nd guitar," "alternate tuning," etc.
Suggestion:
- Keep song name + artist as the default (future) duplicate check.
- Add the option to enable/disable checkboxes for additional fields (e.g., tuning, version, notes, custom fields).
This way, duplicate detection could be both flexible and user-specific, while song titles remain clean.