Artist Separator for StationPlaylist Creator – Instructions

Generate clean Related Artists data for the StationPlaylist Creator Related.dat file. Artist Separator converts lists of solo artists and multi-artist tracks into the semicolon-delimited format used by StationPlaylist Creator.

Open the Artist Separator tool, paste your playlist data, process it locally in your browser, then copy the result or download a Windows-ready Related.dat file. This page provides instructions, examples, and details about the generated format. Track titles are optional and are automatically removed from the generated relationships.

Related.dat generator for StationPlaylist Creator

StationPlaylist Creator uses Related.dat to understand which artist names belong to solo tracks and collaborations. This helps Creator identify related artist combinations consistently, especially when playlist metadata contains several artists separated by a slash.

Artist Separator turns entries such as David Guetta/Sia - Titanium into separate artist records connected to the original collaboration. It also accepts artist-only lines, so both of these formats work:

ArtistA/ArtistB
ArtistA/ArtistB - Song Title

How to create a Related.dat file

  1. Back up your existing file. A common StationPlaylist installation stores it at C:\Program Files (x86)\StationPlaylist\Data\Related.dat. Your installation path may be different.
  2. In StationPlaylist Creator, open Track List and select all tracks with Ctrl+A.
  3. Right-click the selected tracks and choose Copy All Titles to Clipboard (Ctrl+T).
  4. Open the Artist Separator tool and paste the complete copied list into the input field.
  5. Leave Case sensitive unchecked in most situations. This treats names such as ABBA, Abba, and abba as the same artist.
  6. Click Process artists and review any line-numbered validation messages.
  7. Use Copy results or Download Related.dat.
  8. Close StationPlaylist Creator before replacing the existing file, then restart Creator after saving the new Related.dat.

Input and output example

Example input:

David Guetta/Sia - Titanium
Sia/Diplo/Labrinth - Thunderclouds
ABBA
Abba

With Case sensitive turned off, the generated result includes:

David Guetta;David Guetta/Sia;
Sia;David Guetta/Sia;Sia/Diplo/Labrinth;
Diplo;Sia/Diplo/Labrinth;
Labrinth;Sia/Diplo/Labrinth;
ABBA;ABBA;Abba;

Supported artist names and separators

  • Use / between different artists.
  • Escape a slash that belongs inside an artist name, for example AC\/DC.
  • Names containing Unicode characters are supported.
  • Ampersands are supported in names such as Simon & Garfunkel.
  • Semicolons are rejected because StationPlaylist uses them as field separators.

Private, browser-based processing

Your playlist data is processed locally in your browser. Artist Separator does not upload the pasted list to SoundGates, save it in WordPress, or create files on the web server. The downloaded file uses Windows CRLF line endings for compatibility with StationPlaylist Creator.

Frequently asked questions

Does Artist Separator work with StationPlaylist Creator?

Yes. It generates the semicolon-delimited Related Artists structure used by the StationPlaylist Creator Related.dat file.

Can I enter only artist names without song titles?

Yes. Song titles are optional. A line can contain one artist, several artists separated by slashes, or the same artist data followed by - Song Title.

Should Case sensitive be enabled?

Usually no. Leaving it unchecked merges capitalization variants under the spelling used in the first occurrence. Enable it only when differently capitalized names must be treated as separate artists.

Where is Related.dat located?

A common Windows path is C:\Program Files (x86)\StationPlaylist\Data\Related.dat, but the location can vary depending on your StationPlaylist installation.