User:Chrisjjj/TINT
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Overview
A TINT is a reference to one track of one side of one album, and is of the form:
<TIN><separator><Side#><separator><Track#>
- TIN (14-digit decimal number)
- Side# (decimal number without leading zeros)
- Track# (decimal number without leading zeros)
- separator (the separator character of choice)
Examples
- 00008637207120-1-1 ("TINT hyphen-minus")
- 00008637207120.1.1 ("TINT dot")
- In TINT-based filing \ or / is used ("TINT slash").
- for Unix/Linux: 00008637207120/1/1 ("TINT/" or "TINT forward slash")
- for Windows: 00008637207120\1\1 ("TINT\" or "TINT backslash")
TINT and tags
The components of a TINT may usefully be stored in the audio file tag, for example:
- TIN - stored in a custom sub-field of the Album field, e.g. King of Rhythm 1937-1944 [00008637207120]
- Side# - stored in the particular format's equivalent field, as either the entire tag value or where the tag value is in two-part format, the first part e.g. the 1 in 1/2 for the first disc of a two-disc album. E.g.
- Track# - stored as normal in the format's Track Number field.