http://forum.dbpoweramp.com dbpoweramp support forum en Thu, 02 Sep 2010 23:15:19 GMT vBulletin 60 http://forum.dbpoweramp.com/images/misc/rss.jpg http://forum.dbpoweramp.com http://forum.dbpoweramp.com/showthread.php?t=21831&goto=newpost Thu, 02 Sep 2010 21:34:33 GMT Hi,

I have just upgraded to the latest version of Dbpoweramp music converter, as I need to convert loads ( about 400gb ) of wma lossless files into MP3 but after installing the product I don't seem to be able to do this. Is it me or am I doing something wrong ? The batch converter has the filter to not do mp3's ( which is good as there are some mp3's already in my collection ) but I don't seem to be able to do a batch convert of wma to MP3.

Cheers,

Chris. ]]> Music Converter (dMC) bigmox68 http://forum.dbpoweramp.com/showthread.php?t=21831 http://forum.dbpoweramp.com/showthread.php?t=21830&goto=newpost Thu, 02 Sep 2010 17:22:57 GMT I'm trying out db to rip my entire collection of CDs no surprise there. Problem is I can rip the CD with my Trial of db on my desktop computer fine but my laptop a VAIO with a Optiarc BD ROM BC-5500S ATA Device isn't detected for under the dBpoweramp CD Ripper. I did try to update to the newest drivers Version: 6.1.7600.16385 is the current but still a no go. I need to be able to rip cds really anywhere.

When it comes to ripping or burning CD how good is an external device for the task. I know if I have it connected with esata it is accentually an internal device as far a data throughput but I only have a external enclosure available for a Pata device on the way.

Thanks ]]> Loki http://forum.dbpoweramp.com/showthread.php?t=21830 http://forum.dbpoweramp.com/showthread.php?t=21828&goto=newpost Thu, 02 Sep 2010 13:34:04 GMT Meta Data > Options > Custom & fixed value tag > create *Comment *named field > enter my text. Everything look fine but after rip ,the Comment field remain blank and a new *DESCRIPTION* named field appear ,that contain main text.]]> hello

I want to add a comment to every ripped track , so I go > Meta Data > Options > Custom & fixed value tag > create Comment named field > enter my text.
Everything look fine but after rip ,the Comment field remain blank and a new DESCRIPTION named field appear ,that contain main text. ]]> atamo http://forum.dbpoweramp.com/showthread.php?t=21828 http://forum.dbpoweramp.com/showthread.php?t=21826&goto=newpost Thu, 02 Sep 2010 04:05:54 GMT Hi This may be a dumb question but when I rip my CDs to FLAC via dbPoweramp, what kHz/bit rates is it ripping to? Rgds Pat Hi

This may be a dumb question but when I rip my CDs to FLAC via dbPoweramp, what kHz/bit rates is it ripping to?

Rgds
Pat ]]> souwalker http://forum.dbpoweramp.com/showthread.php?t=21826 http://forum.dbpoweramp.com/showthread.php?t=21825&goto=newpost Thu, 02 Sep 2010 01:38:58 GMT All info I have read on site does not help with DB music player. I have the latest software...paid in full.....still no luck! Thanks Ron All info I have read on site does not help with DB music player. I have the latest software...paid in full.....still no luck!
Thanks
Ron ]]> rdouglas57 http://forum.dbpoweramp.com/showthread.php?t=21825 http://forum.dbpoweramp.com/showthread.php?t=21824&goto=newpost Wed, 01 Sep 2010 16:15:03 GMT Is there any way the Arrange Audio utility can
- scan all (.flac) file metadata in the folder, and
- pick, say, the weakest AccurateRip result, and
- use this to name the folder?

I don't want each file in its own folder based on different confidences for each file, I want one folder name based on the worst-in-folder confidence. ]]> Porcus http://forum.dbpoweramp.com/showthread.php?t=21824 http://forum.dbpoweramp.com/showthread.php?t=21823&goto=newpost Wed, 01 Sep 2010 11:50:37 GMT Hi, another stupid question: I tried to convert a stereo wav file into two monofiles with channel split. But it doenst work - i get the files - but they sound really distorted. Adobe Audition can not open them. Does anybody know what I am doing wrong? Best Regards! Hi,

another stupid question:

I tried to convert a stereo wav file into two monofiles with channel split.
But it doenst work - i get the files - but they sound really distorted.
Adobe Audition can not open them. Does anybody know what I am doing wrong?

Best Regards!

PS: It would be really cool if there would be also a tool to create mulitchannel files again from monofiles... ]]> Music Converter (dMC) huibuh http://forum.dbpoweramp.com/showthread.php?t=21823 http://forum.dbpoweramp.com/showthread.php?t=21822&goto=newpost Wed, 01 Sep 2010 02:33:05 GMT For MP3 albums, Gracenote (via iTunes) seems to be quite accurate and complete, at least for the limited amount of metadata used by the iTunes application.

dbpoweramp CD Ripper doesn't seek metadata from Gracenote? Why? ]]> d2b http://forum.dbpoweramp.com/showthread.php?t=21822 http://forum.dbpoweramp.com/showthread.php?t=21821&goto=newpost Wed, 01 Sep 2010 02:29:15 GMT GD3 appears to be a pay-for-access site to retrieve meta tag information from their database. Will we have to pay a subscription fee or is it included in the purchase price of dbpoweramp Reference? GD3 appears to be a pay-for-access site to retrieve meta tag information from their database. Will we have to pay a subscription fee or is it included in the purchase price of dbpoweramp Reference? ]]> d2b http://forum.dbpoweramp.com/showthread.php?t=21821 http://forum.dbpoweramp.com/showthread.php?t=21817&goto=newpost Tue, 31 Aug 2010 06:56:54 GMT Given a band or albumartist name like The Lonesome River Band, is it possible to create a directory tree (path) that looks like this--but without affecting the album artist name in the Vorbis comment field value. In other words, for this example, we would like the path to look like this: Lonesome... Given a band or albumartist name like The Lonesome River Band, is it possible to create a directory tree (path) that looks like this--but without affecting the album artist name in the Vorbis comment field value. In other words, for this example, we would like the path to look like this:

Lonesome River Band, The / Album Name / Track-Title.flac

where the artist or albumartist is identified by this Vorbis Comment:

ALBUMARTIST=The Lonesome River Band

Thanks in advance for clues on how to do this, if it can be done automatically and on the fly.

"d2b" ]]> d2b http://forum.dbpoweramp.com/showthread.php?t=21817 http://forum.dbpoweramp.com/showthread.php?t=21810&goto=newpost Tue, 31 Aug 2010 06:41:25 GMT I know that FLAC supports multiple vorbis comments with the same field name but with different values. For example, a file might contain these comments:

COMPOSER=Gillian Welch
COMPOSER=David Rawlings

as opposed to a single comment like:

COMPOSER=Gillian Welch and David Rawlings

We've noticed that AMG (and perhaps other databases) often return metadata like this:

Composer: Gillian Welch; David Rawlings

I don't see the advantage or reason for wanting to separate co-writers or a performing duet into separate tags. In fact, it seems inappropriate, as it might cause one of the two (or more, if there are more than two) songwriters or artists to either be overlooked in a search of a database or in a display on a media player (iPod) or GUI (iTunes) assuming for this example that the FLAC files were converted to MP3.

Where did this practice of splitting values into separate comment fields originate, and why? It certain should not make it any easier for search engine purposes.

We'd rather not do it, and we'd rather be able to combine this information when CD Ripper ingests it as values separated by a semicolon.

Comment, answers or suggestions welcome....especially the answers.

Thanks in advance.

"d2b" ]]> d2b http://forum.dbpoweramp.com/showthread.php?t=21810 http://forum.dbpoweramp.com/showthread.php?t=21809&goto=newpost Tue, 31 Aug 2010 06:22:03 GMT A lot of the time, when we insert a CD to rip using the FLAC encoder, some or a lot of the metadata fields are filed in right away with the appropriate or nearly-correct values. However, when going to the Review Metadata Matches window, the column headings for AMG, GD3, MusicBrainz and FreedB are... A lot of the time, when we insert a CD to rip using the FLAC encoder, some or a lot of the metadata fields are filed in right away with the appropriate or nearly-correct values. However, when going to the Review Metadata Matches window, the column headings for AMG, GD3, MusicBrainz and FreedB are dimmed (greyed out) and no matches are indicated.

There seems to be no way to understand where the tag information originated. Was it included in CD-Text, did it come from some other database or what? How can we tell? This is more than just a mystery to us that we'd like to solve. We'd really like to "understand" what we're doing as we rip thousands of albums, one-at-a-time, carefully ensuring that all of the tags are complete, consistent and correct.

Where can we learn more about the use of CD-Text, CD-UPC, and CD-ISRC as sources of metadata.

The question remains, however: "How can we determine the source of the metadata when it's not obvious where it came from?"

Thanks in advance.

"d2b" ]]> d2b http://forum.dbpoweramp.com/showthread.php?t=21809 http://forum.dbpoweramp.com/showthread.php?t=21808&goto=newpost Tue, 31 Aug 2010 06:10:59 GMT ...and how are they mapped when using CD Ripper to rip a CD to different file formats or the Converter to transcode to a different format? Is there a comprehensive table that shows what tags these on-line databases support and how the various formats ingest or ignore them? In our case, we are... ...and how are they mapped when using CD Ripper to rip a CD to different file formats or the Converter to transcode to a different format? Is there a comprehensive table that shows what tags these on-line databases support and how the various formats ingest or ignore them?

In our case, we are ripping CDs for our radio station library using the FLAC encoder. We add the information in the standard fields listed (Artist, Album Artist, Genre and so on) as well as in a few custom fields that we've added, such as UPC and Label. It's not clear if any (or which) of the on-line databases retain or ingest these tags when we submit the the metadata before ripping. It's also not clear what happens to this information when transcoding from one file format to a different one.

Furthermore, I've seen CDs that have had a few tags returned from one or more of the databases with non-standard Vorbis Comments such as STYLE=xxxx. Where did that usage originate? Is there a 'common usage' standard that we should know about for extending the range of Vorbis Comments. (Note that we are doing just that for our own needs, but perhaps re-inventing the wheel, or worse yet, spinning ours.)

I know that dBpoweramp (by default) maps some common field names to their Vorbis comment equivalents, such as Comment --> Description, but when trying to sort out the bigger picture, it would seem reasonable that somewhere there must be a master table that shows the equivalent metadata field names and values, how they relate to one another depending on file format, and which of those are actually ingested and used by the various on-line database sites.

We tag our FLAC files as best we can according to the Vorbis Comment standards, such as they are, but we have a need to add additional VCs, such as ALBUMARTIST, UPC, COPYRIGHT and so on. It would be good to know if this information is going to be retained, lost or ignored when transcoding to another file format or when submitting to on-line databases.

Can you shed a lot of light on this subject, or point us to the resource(s) that can illuminate this topic?

Thanks in advance...

"d2b" ]]> d2b http://forum.dbpoweramp.com/showthread.php?t=21808 http://forum.dbpoweramp.com/showthread.php?t=21807&goto=newpost Tue, 31 Aug 2010 06:01:53 GMT Is there somewhere I could go to read up more about AccurateRip?

What is it. Why is it good?

I've just started ripping my entire collection (858) into FLAC to stream and I've noticed AccurateRip after the songs. I know it's comparing the rip quality with others who have ripped the same CD??

Insecure/Secure...all too hard...

Thanks
Pat ]]> souwalker http://forum.dbpoweramp.com/showthread.php?t=21807 http://forum.dbpoweramp.com/showthread.php?t=21805&goto=newpost Tue, 31 Aug 2010 04:35:55 GMT Alot of my contemporary jazz CDs are from Japan. Some may not be available elsewhere but japan or a Japanases release only. Will dbPoweramp pick up those details prior to ripping? I put an imported (Japanese) Cd and it seem to be able to get the album details (artist, album name, tracks etc) but... Alot of my contemporary jazz CDs are from Japan. Some may not be available elsewhere but japan or a Japanases release only.

Will dbPoweramp pick up those details prior to ripping?

I put an imported (Japanese) Cd and it seem to be able to get the album details (artist, album name, tracks etc) but am not sure it's just for that CD by chance?

Rgds
pat ]]> souwalker http://forum.dbpoweramp.com/showthread.php?t=21805