better matching

core/matching_engine.py

@@ -24,14 +24,12 @@ class MatchResult:
 
 class MusicMatchingEngine:
     def __init__(self):
-        # The order of these patterns is important. More general patterns go first.
+        # Conservative title patterns - only remove clear noise, preserve meaningful differences like remixes
         self.title_patterns = [
-            # General patterns to remove all content in brackets/parentheses
+            # Only remove explicit/clean markers - preserve remixes, versions, and content after hyphens
-            r'\(.*\)',
+            r'\s*\(explicit\)',
-            r'\[.*\]',
+            r'\s*\(clean\)',
-            # General pattern to remove everything after a hyphen, which is common for version info
+            # Remove featuring artists from the title itself
-            r'\s-\s.*',
-            # Patterns to remove featuring artists from the title itself
             r'\sfeat\.?.*',
             r'\sft\.?.*',
             r'\sfeaturing.*'

database/music_database.py

@@ -943,28 +943,45 @@ class MusicDatabase:
         """Generate variations of track title for better matching"""
         variations = [title]  # Always include original
         
+        # IMPORTANT: Generate bracket/dash style variations for better matching
+        # Convert "Track - Instrumental" to "Track (Instrumental)" and vice versa
+        if ' - ' in title:
+            # Convert dash style to parentheses style
+            dash_parts = title.split(' - ', 1)
+            if len(dash_parts) == 2:
+                paren_version = f"{dash_parts[0]} ({dash_parts[1]})"
+                variations.append(paren_version)
+        
+        if '(' in title and ')' in title:
+            # Convert parentheses style to dash style
+            dash_version = re.sub(r'\s*\(([^)]+)\)\s*', r' - \1', title)
+            if dash_version != title:
+                variations.append(dash_version)
+        
         # Clean up the title
         title_lower = title.lower().strip()
         
-        # Common track title variations
+        # Conservative track title variations - only remove clear noise, preserve meaningful differences
         track_patterns = [
-            # Remove version/remix info
+            # Remove explicit/clean markers only
-            r'\s*\(.*version\)',
+            r'\s*\(explicit\)',
-            r'\s*\(.*remix\)',
+            r'\s*\(clean\)',
-            r'\s*\(.*mix\)',
+            r'\s*\[explicit\]',
-            r'\s*\(.*edit\)',
+            r'\s*\[clean\]',
-            r'\s*\(.*radio\)',
+            # Remove featuring artists in parentheses
-            # Remove featuring artists
             r'\s*\(.*feat\..*\)',
             r'\s*\(.*featuring.*\)',
             r'\s*\(.*ft\..*\)',
-            # Remove brackets/parentheses content
+            # Remove radio/TV edit markers
-            r'\s*\[.*\]',
+            r'\s*\(radio\s*edit\)',
-            r'\s*\(.*\)',
+            r'\s*\(tv\s*edit\)',
-            # Remove everything after dash
+            r'\s*\[radio\s*edit\]',
-            r'\s*-\s*.*'
+            r'\s*\[tv\s*edit\]',
         ]
         
+        # DO NOT remove remixes, versions, or content after dashes
+        # These are meaningful distinctions that should not be collapsed
+        
         for pattern in track_patterns:
             # Apply pattern to original title
             cleaned = re.sub(pattern, '', title, flags=re.IGNORECASE).strip()
@@ -1020,22 +1037,30 @@ class MusicDatabase:
             return 0.0
     
     def _clean_track_title_for_comparison(self, title: str) -> str:
-        """Clean track title for comparison by removing common noise"""
+        """Clean track title for comparison by normalizing brackets/dashes and removing noise"""
         cleaned = title.lower().strip()
         
-        # Remove common patterns that cause mismatches
+        # STEP 1: Normalize bracket/dash styles for consistent matching
+        # Convert all bracket styles to spaces for better matching
+        cleaned = re.sub(r'\s*[\[\(]\s*', ' ', cleaned)  # Convert opening brackets/parens to space
+        cleaned = re.sub(r'\s*[\]\)]\s*', ' ', cleaned)  # Convert closing brackets/parens to space
+        cleaned = re.sub(r'\s*-\s*', ' ', cleaned)       # Convert dashes to spaces too
+        
+        # STEP 2: Remove clear noise patterns
         patterns_to_remove = [
-            r'\s*\(.*\)',      # Remove anything in parentheses
+            r'\s*explicit\s*',      # Remove explicit markers (now without brackets)
-            r'\s*\[.*\]',      # Remove anything in brackets  
+            r'\s*clean\s*',         # Remove clean markers (now without brackets)  
-            r'\s*-\s*.*',      # Remove everything after dash
+            r'\s*feat\..*',         # Remove featuring (now without brackets)
-            r'\s*feat\..*',    # Remove featuring artists
+            r'\s*featuring.*',      # Remove featuring (now without brackets)
-            r'\s*ft\..*',      # Remove ft. artists
+            r'\s*ft\..*',           # Remove ft. (now without brackets)
-            r'\s*featuring.*', # Remove featuring
         ]
         
         for pattern in patterns_to_remove:
             cleaned = re.sub(pattern, '', cleaned, flags=re.IGNORECASE).strip()
         
+        # STEP 3: Clean up extra spaces
+        cleaned = re.sub(r'\s+', ' ', cleaned).strip()
+        
         return cleaned
     
     def _clean_album_title_for_comparison(self, title: str) -> str:

ui/pages/artists.py

@@ -1047,9 +1047,14 @@ class ArtistResultCard(QFrame):
     
     def mousePressEvent(self, event):
         """Handle click to select artist"""
-        if event.button() == Qt.MouseButton.LeftButton:
+        try:
-            self.artist_selected.emit(self.artist)
+            if event.button() == Qt.MouseButton.LeftButton:
-        super().mousePressEvent(event)
+                self.artist_selected.emit(self.artist)
+            super().mousePressEvent(event)
+        except RuntimeError as e:
+            # Qt object has been deleted, ignore the event silently
+            print(f"⚠️ ArtistCard object deleted during mouse event: {e}")
+            pass
 
 class AlbumCard(QFrame):
     """Card widget for displaying album information"""
@@ -1485,12 +1490,17 @@ class AlbumCard(QFrame):
     
     def mousePressEvent(self, event):
         """Handle click for download"""
-        # Don't allow downloads if already downloading
+        try:
-        if (event.button() == Qt.MouseButton.LeftButton and 
+            # Don't allow downloads if already downloading
-            not self.progress_overlay.isVisible()):
+            if (event.button() == Qt.MouseButton.LeftButton and 
-            print(f"🖱️ Album card clicked: {self.album.name} (owned: {self.is_owned})")
+                not self.progress_overlay.isVisible()):
-            self.download_requested.emit(self.album)
+                print(f"🖱️ Album card clicked: {self.album.name} (owned: {self.is_owned})")
-        super().mousePressEvent(event)
+                self.download_requested.emit(self.album)
+            super().mousePressEvent(event)
+        except RuntimeError as e:
+            # Qt object has been deleted, ignore the event silently
+            print(f"⚠️ AlbumCard object deleted during mouse event: {e}")
+            pass
 
 class DownloadMissingAlbumTracksModal(QDialog):
     """Enhanced modal for downloading missing album tracks with live progress tracking"""
@@ -1978,7 +1988,10 @@ class DownloadMissingAlbumTracksModal(QDialog):
         else:
             self.download_in_progress = False
             self.cancel_btn.hide()
-            self.process_finished.emit() 
+            try:
+                self.process_finished.emit()
+            except RuntimeError as e:
+                print(f"⚠️ Modal object deleted during analysis complete signal: {e}")
             QMessageBox.information(self, "Analysis Complete", "All album tracks already exist in Plex! No downloads needed.")
             # Close with accept since all tracks are already available (success case)
             self.accept()
@@ -2384,7 +2397,10 @@ class DownloadMissingAlbumTracksModal(QDialog):
         self.cancel_btn.hide()
         
         # Emit process_finished signal to unlock UI
-        self.process_finished.emit()
+        try:
+            self.process_finished.emit()
+        except RuntimeError as e:
+            print(f"⚠️ Modal object deleted during downloads complete signal: {e}")
 
         # Determine the final message based on success or failure
         if self.permanently_failed_tracks:
@@ -2494,16 +2510,24 @@ class DownloadMissingAlbumTracksModal(QDialog):
         
     def on_cancel_clicked(self):
         """Handle Cancel button"""
-        self.cancel_operations()
+        try:
-        self.process_finished.emit()
+            self.cancel_operations()
-        self.reject()
+            self.process_finished.emit()
+            self.reject()
+        except RuntimeError as e:
+            print(f"⚠️ Modal object deleted during cancel: {e}")
+            pass
         
     def on_close_clicked(self):
         """Handle Close button"""
-        if self.cancel_requested or not self.download_in_progress:
+        try:
-            self.cancel_operations()
+            if self.cancel_requested or not self.download_in_progress:
-            self.process_finished.emit()
+                self.cancel_operations()
-        self.reject()
+                self.process_finished.emit()
+            self.reject()
+        except RuntimeError as e:
+            print(f"⚠️ Modal object deleted during close: {e}")
+            pass
         
     def cancel_operations(self):
         """Cancel any ongoing operations"""

ui/pages/downloads.py

@@ -7542,10 +7542,12 @@ class DownloadsPage(QWidget):
                 print(f"    Album name from album_info: '{album_info['album_name']}'")
                 print(f"    Original download item title: '{download_item.title}'")
                 
-                # Use clean track name from album_info if available
+                # Use the Spotify title information if available (most accurate for matched tracks)
-                clean_track_name = album_info.get('clean_track_name', download_item.title)
+                clean_track_name = download_item.title
-                if hasattr(download_item, '_spotify_clean_title'):
+                if hasattr(download_item, '_spotify_clean_title') and download_item._spotify_clean_title:
                     clean_track_name = download_item._spotify_clean_title
+                elif album_info.get('clean_track_name'):
+                    clean_track_name = album_info['clean_track_name']
                     
                 print(f"    Clean track name to use: '{clean_track_name}'")
                 
@@ -7564,10 +7566,12 @@ class DownloadsPage(QWidget):
                 
             else:
                 # Single track structure: Transfer/ARTIST/ARTIST - SINGLE/SINGLE.ext
-                # Use clean track name for single folder and filename
+                # Use the Spotify title information if available (most accurate for matched tracks)
-                clean_track_name = album_info.get('clean_track_name', download_item.title) if album_info else download_item.title
+                clean_track_name = download_item.title
-                if hasattr(download_item, '_spotify_clean_title'):
+                if hasattr(download_item, '_spotify_clean_title') and download_item._spotify_clean_title:
                     clean_track_name = download_item._spotify_clean_title
+                elif album_info and album_info.get('clean_track_name'):
+                    clean_track_name = album_info['clean_track_name']
                     
                 print(f"    Original download item title: '{download_item.title}'")
                 print(f"    Clean track name to use: '{clean_track_name}'")
@@ -8098,8 +8102,9 @@ class DownloadsPage(QWidget):
                     track_num = spotify_track_number
                     print(f"🎯 Using Spotify track number: {track_num}")
                     
-                    # Store the clean Spotify track name for use in file organization
+                    # Store the clean Spotify track name for use in file organization (only if not already set)
-                    download_item._spotify_clean_title = clean_track_name
+                    if not hasattr(download_item, '_spotify_clean_title') or not download_item._spotify_clean_title:
+                        download_item._spotify_clean_title = clean_track_name
                     download_item._spotify_clean_album = album_name
                     
                     # Extract album image URL from detailed track data
@@ -8147,7 +8152,9 @@ class DownloadsPage(QWidget):
                     # Get track number from metadata or filename as fallback
                     track_num = self._extract_track_number(download_item)
                     
-                    download_item._spotify_clean_title = clean_track_name
+                    # Only set if not already set (preserve original Spotify title from modal)
+                    if not hasattr(download_item, '_spotify_clean_title') or not download_item._spotify_clean_title:
+                        download_item._spotify_clean_title = clean_track_name
                     download_item._spotify_clean_album = album_name
                     
                     # Try to get album image URL from matched_album if available
@@ -8175,7 +8182,9 @@ class DownloadsPage(QWidget):
                 print(f"✅ Using cleaned Soulseek album context: '{clean_album}' (cleaned from '{download_item.album}')")
                 print(f"🧹 Cleaned track title: '{clean_title}' (cleaned from '{download_item.title}')")
                 
-                download_item._spotify_clean_title = clean_title
+                # Only set if not already set (preserve original Spotify title from modal)
+                if not hasattr(download_item, '_spotify_clean_title') or not download_item._spotify_clean_title:
+                    download_item._spotify_clean_title = clean_title
                 download_item._spotify_clean_album = clean_album
                 
                 # Try to get album image URL from matched_album if available
@@ -8196,7 +8205,9 @@ class DownloadsPage(QWidget):
             print(f"🎯 No album context found, defaulting to single track structure with cleaned title")
             clean_title = self._clean_track_title(download_item.title, artist.name)
             
-            download_item._spotify_clean_title = clean_title
+            # Only set if not already set (preserve original Spotify title from modal)
+            if not hasattr(download_item, '_spotify_clean_title') or not download_item._spotify_clean_title:
+                download_item._spotify_clean_title = clean_title
             
             # Try to get album image URL from matched_album if available
             album_image_url = None
@@ -8273,7 +8284,11 @@ class DownloadsPage(QWidget):
                         self.matching_engine.normalize_string(track_name)
                     )
                     
-                    if similarity > 0.7:  # Good match threshold
+                    # Use higher threshold for remix matching to ensure precision
+                    is_remix = any(word in clean_track.lower() for word in ['remix', 'mix', 'edit', 'version'])
+                    threshold = 0.9 if is_remix else 0.7  # Much stricter for remixes
+                    
+                    if similarity > threshold:
                         print(f"✅ FOUND: '{track_name}' (track #{track_number}) matches '{clean_track}' (similarity: {similarity:.2f})")
                         print(f"🎯 Forcing album classification for track in '{album.name}'")
                         
@@ -8282,7 +8297,7 @@ class DownloadsPage(QWidget):
                             'is_album': True,  # Always true - we found it in an album!
                             'album_name': album.name,
                             'track_number': track_number,
-                            'clean_track_name': track_name,  # Use Spotify's clean name
+                            'clean_track_name': clean_track,  # Use the ORIGINAL download title, not the database match
                             'album_image_url': album.image_url,
                             'confidence': similarity,
                             'source': 'album_context_search'

ui/pages/sync.py

@@ -200,19 +200,21 @@ class PlaylistTrackAnalysisWorker(QRunnable):
             # Get database instance
             db = get_database()
             
-            # --- Generate a list of title variations ---
+            # --- Generate conservative title variations (preserve meaningful differences) ---
             title_variations = [original_title]
-            if " - " in original_title:
-                title_variations.append(original_title.split(' - ')[0].strip())
             
+            # Only add cleaned version if it removes clear noise (not meaningful content like remixes)
             cleaned_for_search = clean_track_name_for_search(original_title)
             if cleaned_for_search.lower() != original_title.lower():
                 title_variations.append(cleaned_for_search)
 
+            # Use matching engine's conservative clean_title (no longer strips remixes/versions)
             base_title = self.matching_engine.clean_title(original_title)
             if base_title.lower() not in [t.lower() for t in title_variations]:
                 title_variations.append(base_title)
             
+            # DO NOT strip content after dashes - this removes important remix/version info
+
             unique_title_variations = list(dict.fromkeys(title_variations))
             
             # --- Search for each artist with each title variation ---