Manifests

Four different types of so called manifests are used in order to specify metadata and settings:

• A single catalog.eno file, which always is placed at the root of the catalog directory, provides settings that apply to the site in general, as well as to all releases, tracks and artists on that site.
• The release.eno manifests, which are always placed alongside audio files (that is, in release directories), allow specifying options that apply to that specific release only, and they can override options that were set in the catalog.eno file.
• The track.eno manifests, which can be used to set and override options on specific tracks if needed. In order to use this type of manifest, wrap an audio file in a release into its own track directory and place the track.eno file next to it, within its track directory.
• The artist.eno manifests each go into a separate directory that is dedicated to a single artist (note that this is mostly relevant if you have a site that features multiple artists and uses label mode. As you'd expect, this is where you specify options and metadata for that specific artist.

Catalog/
├─ catalog.eno
├─ An Artist/
│  └─ artist.eno
├─ Another Artist/
│  └─ artist.eno
├─ First Release/
│  ├─ release.eno
│  ├─ track_1.mp3
│  ├─ track_2.mp3
│  └─ track_3.mp3
└─ Second Release/
   ├─ release.eno
   ├─ track_1.mp3
   ├─ track_2.mp3
   └─ Track 3/
      ├─ track.eno
      └─ track_3.mp3

In the example above, everything defined in catalog.eno applies to An Artist, Another Artist, First Release and Second Release, but the artist.eno and release.eno manifests can selectively override options for the artist/release directories they are placed in. Inside Second Release one of the audio files is additionally wrapped into its own track directory with its own track.eno file, which augments and/or overrides any settings made to it at a higher level (release or catalog-wide).

Here is an example release.eno manifest to give you an idea of how they work:

title: Second Release

cover:
description = An ink drawing of a barren tree with monkeys in its branches
file = cover.jpg

release_downloads:
- mp3
- opus

-- more
Recorded in the summer of '94 at West Callaghan Ranch, XE.

Featuring Ted Tukowsky on Trombone and Lisa Merringfield on Theremin.
-- more

For details on the syntax used in the manifest files see the eno language guide on the eno website, simply modifying the examples in the manual should get you there without any problems though, the example here is pretty much as complex as it gets.