CD Ripper default to MusicBrainz

[MarkSealey]

Thanks. For the moment, though, which is the better of these two options?

[MarkSealey]

Appreciating how busy you will be - and with thanks for the new version - please outline the new (after release 2024-09-30) best practice for adding Catalogue Numbers.

I don't want to duplicate settings.

Thanks in advance…

[Spoon]

Leave on default, it will be automatically updated to the best option.

[MarkSealey]

Should I (also) remove any of my previous settings, please - as described earlier in this thread?

[Spoon]

yes

[MarkSealey]

Thanks.

As far as I can see (someone) please correct me if I’m wrong, there are two places in all of dBpoweramp’s settings where I can make changes.

Yes?

Am I correct?

Are there more, others, please?

Those two places are:

1. the DSP effect ID Tag Processing vertical menu set to map the tag
2. CD Ripper Options > Meta Data & ID Tag > ID Tags > Write ID Tags

How exactly do I customize and set these in the latest version so that I can get the following fields to show up in Yate ready to import into Roon:

• Catalog number (now that the latest version includes it by default; thank you!), and
• Conductor
• Label
• File Type

Thanks in advance for anyone's help here!

[Spoon]

dBpoweramp Control Centre >> Codec List / Options configure the tag writing for flac.

We do not know which tags roon reads from so cannot advise,

[MarkSealey]

Thanks, Spoon.

On the Mac version, that's dBpoweramp > Advanced Settings > (the second tab) Codecs, isn't it:



?

If so, how and where do I edit these?

I shall get an answer on Roon's 'FileType' tag…

[Spoon]

As you can see Catalog is mapped to CATALOGNUMBER as per your earlier post.

[MarkSealey]

Thank you, Spoon. And thanks for helping me get this far.

What I really need - PLEASE (!) - is a comprehensive overview of which tags and their values need to be set where.

I can see two places:

1. the DSP effect ID Tag Processing vertical menu set to map the tag
2. CD Ripper Options > Meta Data & ID Tag > ID Tags > Write ID Tags

where tags seem to be set.

But I remain confused about what each does. Why and how to avoid duplicating settings.

Is there a URL with good clear docs on how to get the most out of the wonderful dBpoweramp (macOS version) for tagging my files, please?

[Spoon]

>CD Ripper Options > Meta Data & ID Tag > ID Tags > Write ID Tags

This controls which tags are written, an on and off switch

>the DSP effect ID Tag Processing vertical menu set to map the tag

This allows to rename a tags name, for example if you had a player which could not read 'Artist' but instead needed 'Performer' this tag could be renamed.

[MarkSealey]

Very many thanks, Spoon - that's a lot clearer now.

And those are the only two places I need to attend to for tagging, are they?

[MarkSealey]

And

CD Ripper Settings > Meta Data & ID Tag > Custom & Fixed Value Tags

please?

[Spoon]

Custom and fixed are for labels who want to add the same tag each CD, ie: Label: some record label (c)

[MarkSealey]

So would a good case be for me who only ever rips FLAC files, so I'd do this:



Thanks in advance for reviewing the text in these four items and advising, please, Spoon… :-)

the same tag each CD, ie: Label: