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  • monsterjazzlick
    dBpoweramp Guru

    • Jul 2017
    • 1764

    Re: Ripping Level Question (help?)

    Originally posted by mville
    If the artist tag contains different values across the CD, CDRipper automatically ticks the Compilation box.

    This behaviour is very annoying, but Illustrate insist that if the artist is not consistent (i.e. is not the same for all tracks) then it is a compilation, something I do not agree with.
    Hi Mville,

    I think it may have been because there were different Producers and Composers throughout.

    At least it caught my eye and so hopefully it won't slip by me again. Every other CD seems to be teaching me something new about 'dBpa'!

    Paul

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    • monsterjazzlick
      dBpoweramp Guru

      • Jul 2017
      • 1764

      Re: Ripping Level Question (help?)

      Originally posted by Jailhouse
      I expect it is a compilation the majority of the time, and the reason why CD Ripper is programmed that way. The one exception (barring errors) I can think of offhand would be some tracks where the Artist field has "Feat. [another artist]" appended to the album artist's name.

      Just another reason why one should always closely check all metadata/tags with every rip.
      Hi JH,

      Yes, I am double checking everything now, thanks. And if need be, I just re-rip the CD over.

      Is 'Illustrate' the company who have made 'dBpa', please?

      Thanks,

      Paul

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      • monsterjazzlick
        dBpoweramp Guru

        • Jul 2017
        • 1764

        Re: Ripping Level Question (help?)

        Originally posted by Oggy
        It is much easier, to simply call the Album, Dark Magus and Little Evil, for both discs, and use, 1/2 2/2 As garym said, the double album will then play, complete, without any user intervention, and you won't need to do any dragging!
        Hi Oggy,

        Before ripping, within the TITLE of the double-CD, I deleted 'Disc 1' and 'Disc 2'; so that just the ALBUM name is present (ie. "Dark Magus"):

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        It placed all of the tracks within one single folder. But now I have 2 x track 1's, 2 x track 2's, 2 x track 3's etc:

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        No doubt I must have cocked the job up again! Or else, could you RE-NUMBER the tracks (ie. 1 ~ 6)?

        Many thanks,

        Paul
        Last edited by monsterjazzlick; August 08, 2017, 10:24 PM. Reason: spelling

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        • monsterjazzlick
          dBpoweramp Guru

          • Jul 2017
          • 1764

          Re: Ripping Level Question (help?)

          Hi Oggy,

          Do you LEAVE any Meta-Data which is shaded/grey as it is, please? Obviously you have the option to delete it (via the small red 'X'):

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          Much appreciated.
          Last edited by monsterjazzlick; August 08, 2017, 10:32 PM. Reason: spelling

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          • Oggy
            dBpoweramp Guru

            • Apr 2015
            • 697

            Re: Ripping Level Question (help?)

            Originally posted by monsterjazzlick
            Hi Oggy,

            Do you LEAVE any Meta-Data which is shaded/grey as it is, please? Obviously you have the option ro delete it (via the small red 'X'):

            [ATTACH=CONFIG]1438[/ATTACH]

            Much appreciated.
            I'd leave it, as I want, Miles Davis, under Davis, not Miles.

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            • monsterjazzlick
              dBpoweramp Guru

              • Jul 2017
              • 1764

              Re: Ripping Level Question (help?)

              Originally posted by Oggy
              I'd leave it, as I want, Miles Davis, under Davis, not Miles.
              Thanks a lot,

              Do you think this is something I need to check with every rip? Or can I just trust/leave it to 'dBpa' and go with what it defaults to, please?

              I never actually noticed this particular field until later this evening!

              Paul
              Last edited by monsterjazzlick; August 08, 2017, 10:35 PM. Reason: spelling

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              • Oggy
                dBpoweramp Guru

                • Apr 2015
                • 697

                Re: Ripping Level Question (help?)

                Originally posted by monsterjazzlick
                Hi Oggy,

                Before ripping, within the TITLE of the double-CD, I deleted 'Disc 1' and 'Disc 2'; so that just the ALBUM name is present (ie. "Dark Magus"):

                [ATTACH=CONFIG]1436[/ATTACH]

                It placed all of the tracks within one single folder. But now I have 2 x track 1's, 2 x track 2's, 2 x track 3's etc:

                [ATTACH=CONFIG]1437[/ATTACH]

                No doubt I must have cocked the job up again! Or else, could you RE-NUMBER the tracks (ie. 1 ~ 6)?

                Many thanks,

                Paul
                Did you number Disc 2, 2/2 and are you using garym's naming string?

                Disc 1 is tagged right, so the only change for Disc to is 2/2, as long as you are using the correct string.
                Last edited by Oggy; August 08, 2017, 11:38 PM.

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                • monsterjazzlick
                  dBpoweramp Guru

                  • Jul 2017
                  • 1764

                  Re: Ripping Level Question (help?)

                  Originally posted by Oggy
                  Did you number Disc 2, 2/2 and are you using garym's naming string?

                  Disc 1 is tagged right, so the only change for Disc to is 2/2, as long as you are using the correct string.
                  Hi Oggy,

                  I set Disc 2 to '2/2'. I'm sure it's in the correct field:

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                  So must be something wrong with the string?:

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                  Maybe it's all just too complex for me and so I need to stick to ripping single CDs! lol

                  Thanks.
                  Last edited by monsterjazzlick; August 09, 2017, 12:15 AM. Reason: spelling

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                  • Jailhouse
                    dBpoweramp Guru

                    • Sep 2016
                    • 388

                    Re: Ripping Level Question (help?)

                    Originally posted by monsterjazzlick
                    Do you think this is something I need to check with every rip?
                    I check everything on every rip. I'd rather make sure everything is correct before ripping so I don't have to do it again. I'm getting too old for that and besides, this is my third attempt at digitizing my music.

                    Now, there are instances where judicious metadata- or tag-editing will fix problems but, again, I'd much rather each rip is done correctly in the first place.

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                    • Oggy
                      dBpoweramp Guru

                      • Apr 2015
                      • 697

                      Re: Ripping Level Question (help?)

                      Originally posted by monsterjazzlick
                      Hi Oggy,

                      I set Disc 2 to '2/2'. I'm sure it's in the correct field:

                      [ATTACH=CONFIG]1439[/ATTACH]

                      So must be something wrong with the string?:

                      [ATTACH=CONFIG]1440[/ATTACH]

                      Maybe it's all just too complex for me and so I need to stick to ripping single CDs! lol

                      Thanks.
                      Hi Paul,

                      That's not garym's naming scheme! You are not creating Folder for Disc.

                      Look at page 3 post 43. This creates the folder for Disc, and creates, in your case, Disc 1 and Disc 2, from your 1/2 and 2/2, which you, correctly used.

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                      • Oggy
                        dBpoweramp Guru

                        • Apr 2015
                        • 697

                        Re: Ripping Level Question (help?)

                        Originally posted by monsterjazzlick
                        Hi Oggy,

                        I set Disc 2 to '2/2'. I'm sure it's in the correct field:

                        [ATTACH=CONFIG]1439[/ATTACH]

                        So must be something wrong with the string?:

                        [ATTACH=CONFIG]1440[/ATTACH]

                        Maybe it's all just too complex for me and so I need to stick to ripping single CDs! lol

                        Thanks.

                        [IFCOMP]Compilations\[album][IFMULTI]\Disc [disc][]\[track]-[title]-[artist][][IF!COMP][IFVALUE]album artist,[album artist],[artist][]\[album][IFMULTI]\Disc [disc][]\[track]-[title][]

                        Hi Paul,

                        This is garym's, see how it is set for multi?

                        Oggy

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                        • monsterjazzlick
                          dBpoweramp Guru

                          • Jul 2017
                          • 1764

                          Re: Ripping Level Question (help?)

                          Thanks very much Oggy,

                          I spent another hour on trying to get it right.

                          I took a screenshot of each stage of the process, but have not, as yet, tested it out on my Walkman. Hopefully it will work this time.

                          I really appreciate your kind help.

                          Cheers,

                          Paul

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                          • monsterjazzlick
                            dBpoweramp Guru

                            • Jul 2017
                            • 1764

                            Re: Ripping Level Question (help?)

                            ... and shots for 'Disc-2':

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                            • monsterjazzlick
                              dBpoweramp Guru

                              • Jul 2017
                              • 1764

                              Re: Ripping Level Question (help?)

                              Originally posted by Jailhouse
                              I check everything on every rip. I'd rather make sure everything is correct before ripping so I don't have to do it again. I'm getting too old for that and besides, this is my third attempt at digitizing my music.

                              Now, there are instances where judicious metadata- or tag-editing will fix problems but, again, I'd much rather each rip is done correctly in the first place.
                              Thanks a lot JH,

                              Well I have learnt - over the past fortnight - that checking and double-checking is imperative. Much better to get the job done correctly in one pass.

                              In the late 1990s, I ripped a ton of my favourite CD collection to Mini-Disc. It took months! And Sony MDs cost circa £5.00 per pop. You had to faff around shrinking the album sizes by copying your least favourite tracks in Mono! This was the only way the free up space.

                              But MD players were great for recording gigs and lectures.

                              You may or may not not (from my introductory thread) that I - unwittingly - originally ripped over circa 300 x CDs (using 'WMP') into 'WMA'. One of the biggest mistakes I ever made.

                              Paul
                              Last edited by monsterjazzlick; August 09, 2017, 03:48 PM. Reason: spelling

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                              • mville
                                dBpoweramp Guru

                                • Dec 2008
                                • 4021

                                Re: Ripping Level Question (help?)

                                Originally posted by monsterjazzlick
                                You may or may not not (from my introductory thread) that I - unwittingly - originally ripped over circa 300 x CDs (using 'WMP') into 'WMA'. One of the biggest mistakes I ever made.
                                Ouch!

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