Overview
When you add a track from Bandcamp and later find the same track on Beatport (or vice versa), TrackDen can link them as one library entry with multiple sources. One track in your library; two platform URLs, two prices, and all the metadata from both platforms pooled together.
This is the foundation that makes price comparison and cross-platform search possible.
How sources work
Every track in your library has a sources list. Each source represents the track on one specific platform. For each source TrackDen stores:
- Platform name — Bandcamp, Beatport, etc.
- URL to the track on that platform.
- Price from that platform (in the original currency).
- Platform-specific metadata — BPM, key, format, label, anything the platform provides.
A track with sources from both Bandcamp and Beatport shows both platform badges on its row, and the full source list inside the selected-track panel.
Platform badges
Every track row shows small badges indicating which platforms the track lives on. At a glance you can see:
- Tracks with a single platform source.
- Tracks available on multiple platforms — multiple badges side by side.
- Manually-added tracks with no platform source at all.
How sources get added
There are three ways a track can end up with multiple sources.
When you use bulk search or add a track very similar to one already in your library, TrackDen detects the overlap. If the match is strong enough, the new source attaches to the existing track automatically — no prompt.
When TrackDen finds a likely match but is not fully certain, it shows a confirmation modal. You see both tracks side by side and choose to merge them or keep separate.
Likely the same track with an extended variant on Beatport. Merge them into one library entry, or keep them as separate tracks?
Browse to the track on another platform and click the TrackDen extension icon. If the track is already in your library, TrackDen asks whether to add it as a new source on the existing entry.
The sources panel
Select a track and the selected-track panel on the right shows a Sources section. For each source you see:
- Platform logo and name.
- Track URL — click to open the page in a new tab.
- Price on that platform (converted to your home currency if enabled).
- Available actions — add to cart, wishlist, refresh, open on platform.
Below the sources, a “Search platforms” row opens the price comparison modal so you can find the track on platforms where it does not exist yet.
Actions across platforms
When a track has multiple sources, platform-specific actions route to the right source:
- Add to cart — adds to the cart on the platform you picked.
- Add to wishlist — wishlists on the platform you picked.
- Refresh metadata — pulls the latest data from that platform.
- Open on platform — opens the track page on that platform.
Tips
- Use bulk search to build sources. The fastest way to add multi-platform sources is to run bulk search on an existing playlist. TrackDen finds and links matches automatically.
- Filter by platform. Use the source filter in playlist sorting to view only tracks from one platform, or find tracks that are missing from a platform.
- Compare before buying. Once a track has multiple sources, use price comparison to find the cheapest source — or the one that puts the most money in the artist’s pocket.