Usage

There must be a file named "config.json" in the working directory with your monstercat credentials and other configurations. See config_example.json for the template.

Download File Structure

Release Folder

download_path/Type/YYYY-MM-DD - CatalogID - Artist - Title

download_path - Set in config.json
Type - Album/EP/Single
YYYY-MM-DD - Release Date in ISO format for easy sorting
Artist/Title - removed featuring artists from "Artist" and added to "Title"

Cover

Cover(.jpg/.png) - Full resolution from Monstercat
Cover_small.jpg - 750x750 used to tag files

MP3 and FLAC folders

Separate folders if more than 1 track otherwise put in main folder.

Extended folder

This is where extended mixes are put into. They are in their original format.

File Naming

Artist - Title.(mp3/flac) - Used when only 1 track
Number - Title.(mp3/flac) - Used when track artist matches release artist
Number - Artist - Title.(mp3/flac) - Used when track artist does not match release artist

JSON Library Source

https://github.com/nlohmann/json

Release - 3.10.5
Commit - 4f8fba14066156b73f1189a2b8bd568bde5284c5

eyeD3

https://eyed3.readthedocs.io/en/latest/

For MP3 tagging
TODO: Add info here

metaflac

https://xiph.org/flac/download.html

For FLAC tagging

metaflac
	// Common
	--preserve-modtime
	--no-utf8-convert

	// First Step - Remove Tags
	--remove-tag=TITLE
	--remove-tag=ARTIST
	--remove-tag=ALBUM
	--remove-tag=TRACKNUMBER

	// Second Step - Remove Pictures
	--remove --block-type=PICTURE

	// Third Step - Add
	--import-picture-from=3|image/jpeg|||"/path/to/cover"
	"--set-tag=TITLE=..."
	"--set-tag=ARTIST=..."
	"--set-tag=ALBUM=..."
	"--set-tag=TRACKNUMBER=..."
	--dont-use-padding

	file.flac

imagemagick

https://imagemagick.org/script/download.php

For Image Resizing

convert
	Cover
	-resize 750x750
	Cover_small.jpg

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