Data Track

Data tracks are additional tracks on audio CDs that contain other data than the normal CD audio.

Apply the DataTrackStyle, if you enter a CD with a data track into MusicBrainz.

How to recognize a Data Track

Some keywords that pop up repeatedly in data tracks:

• cccd *

• cd-extra

• cd-maximum catalogue

• cd media

• cd plus, cd+

• cd-rom

• cd track

• copy control, copycontrol

• copy protection

• data

• do not rip

• enhanced

• lgcd *

• multimedia

• quicktime

• open disc, opendisc

• video, videos

* These often appear as the title for last two tracks; both can be deleted

also, words used for data tracks in various languages:

• dados (Portuguese)

• data, dataspår (Swedish)

• data, dataspor (Norwegian, Danish)

• Daten, Daten-cd, Datentrack (German)

• datos (Spanish)

• dodatki multimedialne, prezentacja multimedialna (Polish)

• données (French)

• gegevens (Dutch)

• данные, диск с данными (Russian), äèñê ñ äàííûìè (badly encoded Russian)

• データ (Japanese)

• στοιχεία (Greek)

and the words for copy protection in various languages:

• beveiliging, kopieerbeveiliging (Dutch)

• Kopierschutz (German)

• kopibeskyttelse (Norwegian, Danish)

• kopieringsskydd (Swedish)

These should all be added as aliases of the SpecialPurposeArtist [data track] ( which should be used for data tracks on VariousArtists albums).

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