# About albumtypes etc

**URL:** <https://discourse.beets.io/t/about-albumtypes-etc/2289>\
**Category:** Help\
**Created:** [March 13, 2023, 4:08pm UTC](https://discourse.beets.io/t/about-albumtypes-etc/2289 "2023-03-13T16:08:50Z")\
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**Author:** ![kinu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/3ec8ea/32.png) [@kinu](https://discourse.beets.io/u/kinu)\
**Post date:** [March 13, 2023, 4:08pm UTC](https://discourse.beets.io/t/about-albumtypes-etc/2289/1 "2023-03-13T16:08:50Z")

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Hello. I’m trying to get things in his place, and I’m getting some trouble with concepts, I thing.

I have this config:

```auto
directory: /mnt/storage/data/media/music
library: /mnt/main/data/beets/musiclibrary.db
plugins: fetchart lyrics lastgenre albumtypes discogs fromfilename chroma duplicates info
paths:
    default: Album/$albumartist/$album%aunique{} [$year]/$track - $title
    singleton: Non-Album/$artist/$title
    comp: Compilations/$album%aunique{} [$year]$atypes/$track - $artist - $title
    albumtype:soundtrack: Soundtracks/$album [$year]$atypes/$track - $title
albumtypes:
    types:
        - ep: 'EP'
        - single: 'Single'
        - soundtrack: 'OST'
        - live: 'Live'
        - compilation: 'Anthology'
        - remix: 'Remix'
    ignore_va: compilation
    bracket: '[]'
discogs:
    user_token: xxxxxxxxxxxx
    index_tracks: yes
    source_weight: 0.5

```

Then, some OST are in “Compilations” directory. Ok, maybe albumtype is messed up. So I did  
`beet modify -a "Pulp Fiction" albumtype=soundtrack albumtypes=soundtrack atypes=[OST]`  
beets answer

```auto
Modifying 1 albums.
Various Artists - Pulp Fiction: Music From the Motion Picture
  atypes: [OST]
Really modify, move and write tags? (Yes/no/select) yes

```

Then I do `beet update` (unnecessary) and` beet move`

But Pulp Fiction OST keeps its place in “Compilations”.

The doubt is: how to get this OST and all other that are in Compilations to move into Soundtracks directory?

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**Author:** ![jojo](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/discourse.beets.io/jojo/32/709_2.png) [@jojo](https://discourse.beets.io/u/jojo)\
**Post date:** [March 15, 2023, 8:47am UTC](https://discourse.beets.io/t/about-albumtypes-etc/2289/2 "2023-03-15T08:47:33Z")

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Try the `comp` field. Usually that is the one referred to in your path config `comp: Compilations/....`

Try disabling it on your soundtracks:

`beet modify -a comp=0 some soundtrack album`

Usually `comp` is set on import as provided by the metadata source you are useing (MusicBrainz, Discogs, …) and might not always be what the user wants…

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**Author:** ![kinu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/3ec8ea/32.png) [@kinu](https://discourse.beets.io/u/kinu)\
**Post date:** [March 16, 2023, 1:38pm UTC](https://discourse.beets.io/t/about-albumtypes-etc/2289/3 "2023-03-16T13:38:25Z")

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Thank you! it works!