Ripped tracks show "Explicit" tag in iTunes

[Musicfan145]

I've been using dBpoweramp for several years now to securely rip CD tracks in Apple Lossless, but this is a first for me: After ripping a couple of CDs and importing the tracks into iTunes, the tracks are flagged as "Explicit" in the iTunes library. (These are very non-explicit songs--Beach Boys, Buck Owens, etc., so it is definitely an error.)

I recently upgraded to the latest versions of dBpoweramp (14.3) and iTunes (10.7), so I suspect that something has changed either in the way the metadata is encoded or (more likely) in the way it is interpreted by iTunes. How can I fix this?

Thanks in advance!

[Spoon]

Re: Ripped tracks show "Explicit" tag in iTunes

for the files in question, right click on a file >> Edit ID Tag

does it say Explicit: Yes for one of the tags?

[Spoon]

Re: Ripped tracks show "Explicit" tag in iTunes

Actually bug found...will be fixed in R14.4 beta (real soon)

[Arnold_Layne]

Re: Ripped tracks show "Explicit" tag in iTunes

I noticed the same thing. I thought itunes had done it's own thing and marked the tracks as explicit. Most the the albums I had converted are rock/metal. Glad to know it's a bug that will be foxed soon.

A_L

[cobrien84]

Re: Ripped tracks show "Explicit" tag in iTunes

I'm beginning to re-rip our CD collection in FLAC format as a patience building exercise; when will R14.4 beta be released? Is the R14.3 I recently upgraded to also "beta"? Regardless, what should I be watching out for, as I'm planning for this to be my "final effort." {I HAVE had a problem with the length of the final track on one particular CD (in the dBpoweramp "window") being wrong / (way) too long - although the file size SEEMS "OK."}

[Porcus]

Re: Ripped tracks show "Explicit" tag in iTunes

Your problem is that the dBp initially reports the file as too many minutes/seconds, but rips it to the right length? Not all CDs have correct table-of-contents, and in particular, the pesky copy-protected ones were deliberately reporting false.

[Spoon]

Re: Ripped tracks show "Explicit" tag in iTunes

The first R14.4 beta might be next week.

[cobrien84]

Re: Ripped tracks show "Explicit" tag in iTunes

Thanks. While I imagine R14.4 beta will include a variety of known bug fixes, is there any reason we should consider it less stable than the recently released R14.3? (I guess another way of asking is, will there then be a R14.4?)

[Spoon]

Re: Ripped tracks show "Explicit" tag in iTunes

As it is bug fixes only, R14.4 beta should be a stable as a full release.

[cobrien84]

Re: Ripped tracks show "Explicit" tag in iTunes

Assembling a ~perfect music collection has been one of my most best coping mechanisms as I work my way out of an "OCPD Corner;" allowing me to exercise my current sensitivity to the smallest of details, discarding the ones that aren't important. The CD in question is Natasha Bedingfield's "Unwritten," and the final (13th) Track ("Wild Horses") shows as 3:55 in the CD's literature, and 3:58 on Wikipedia. And while I (clearly) DON'T CARE about 3 seconds(~!), the fact that dBpoweramp reports it as 10:27 (and then SHOWS it as 10:27 in the Windows Explorer pop-up) is kind of freaky. I'd initially thought of using one of the initial three DSP "Audio CD - ..." effects to evaluate and correct this, but now wonder if it's a function (as suggested) of either copy protection or the way dBpoweramp is "reading" the CD?

[cobrien84]

Re: Ripped tracks show "Explicit" tag in iTunes

Thanks! (Perhaps it should just be called R14.4?)

[cobrien84]

Re: Ripped tracks show "Explicit" tag in iTunes

I'm really looking forward to R14.4 (beta or not), as I'd like to start ripping our Music Library to FLAC a 3rd (and FINAL) time; and have ALSO confirmed that subsequent conversion to Apple Lossless results in the [EXPLICIT] label for EVERYTHING. (As I don't see this in the FLAC "properties," perhaps the bug you've referenced is in the Batch Music Converter?) Regardless, any additional guidance you can provide on a release date would be appreciated. (I LOVE this program~!)

[Ripper]

Re: Ripped tracks show "Explicit" tag in iTunes

I uninstalled 14.3 and reinstalled 14.2. I still get the "Explicit" tag in iTunes. Is there any work around until the 14.4 beta?

[Spoon]

Re: Ripped tracks show "Explicit" tag in iTunes

It would not change already ripped audio, R14.2 should not have the problem if you uninstall.

[Ripper]

Re: Ripped tracks show "Explicit" tag in iTunes

That's what I thought, but it was ripped with 14.2 when I got the tag. I will look into it further.

Edit: Just tried with a fresh rip. Still get the "Explicit" tag with 14.2.