Editing MusicBrainz (section)

== MusicBrainz Picard ==
MusicBrainz Picard is a [[free and open-source]] [[software application]] for identifying, [[Tag editor|tagging]], and organising [[digital audio]] recordings.<ref name="pcworld">{{Cite web |author=Staff writer |author-link=Staff writer |date=28 July 2011 |title=MusicBrainz Picard at a Glance |url=http://www.pcworld.com/article/232471/musicbrainz_picard.html |access-date=2015-09-14 |website=[[PC World]] |publisher=IDG Consumer & SMB}}</ref>

Picard identifies [[audio files]] and [[compact disc]]s by comparing either their [[metadata]] or their [[acoustic fingerprint]]s with records in the database.<ref name="pcworld" /> Audio file metadata (or "tags") are a means of storing information about a recording in the file. When Picard identifies an [[audio file]], it can add new information to it, such as the recording artist, the album title, the [[record label]], and the date of release.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Lightner |first=Rob |date=11 June 2012 |title=Tag your music files correctly with MusicBrainz Picard |url=http://www.cnet.com/how-to/tag-your-music-files-correctly-with-musicbrainz-picard/#! |access-date=2015-09-14 |website=[[CNET]] |publisher=CBS Interactive}}</ref>