Only another question about MP3 Tags

[coblesan]

Hello, I wanted to ask a question about MP3 tags. Not sure if this is a bug in the software or codec’s.

I am a regular to the forum and read the threads daily and I have never seen this problem. I highlighted all files and checked the tags. I wanted to add the Genre to all the files since they were from the same album. Before the change this is they way the tags read:

Artist: Golden Smog
Title: [Different]
Album: Another Fine Day
Track: [Different]
Year: 2006
Genre: I added this....
Comment: Empty

When I clicked on the OK button the Title and Track of each song disappeared when I went back to check the tags again. This wasn't really a problem since I had the "Tag From Filename" installed and had dbpowerAMP rewrite the missing tag information. Again not sure if this is a bug or just some coincidence. Also, I am not sure if I upgraded to R12 Alpha ,don't know how to tell. File dates for the application are either 8/24/2005 or 10/16/2005.

My configuration is as follows:

Version Information
dBpowerAMP Music Converter: Release 11.5
Power Pack & Mp3 License: [ Registered: Yes ]
dBpowerAMP Audio Player: Release 3 Beta 6
dBpowerAMP CD Writer: Not Installed 'easy way to burn audio cds'
Sveta Portable Audio: Not Installed 'enhance your portable player'

Contact Information
Web Site: http://www.dbpoweramp.com
Support: http://www.dbpoweramp.com/support.htm
Support Forum: http://forum.dbpoweramp.com
Codec Central: http://www.dbpoweramp.com/codec-central.htm
Add extra [en/de]coding abilities such as m4a, wma, etc.

Smart Install Codecs
Windows Media Audio: .wma
Musepack: .mpc
Monkeys Audio: .ape
OptimFROG: .ofr
WavPack: .wv
Advanced Audio Compression: .aac


Installed Compression Codecs (Write)
[Arrange Music]
[Tag from Filename]: Release 1
FLAC: Release 5.2 (using FLAC 1.1.2) [ .flac ]
m4a (FAAC CLI): Release 3.5 (Faac v1.24.1, AppleLossless 0.1.5) [ .m4a ]
Mp3 (Lame): Lame Version 3.96.1 [ .mp3 ]
Shorten (CLI): Release 3 (Shorten 3.5.1) [ .shn ]
Test Conversion (No Write)
Wave: [ .wav ]

Installed Input Codecs (Read)
Auxiliary Input Decoder: .aux
CD Input Decoder: .cda
Flac Input Decoder: .flac; .fla
Midi Input Decoder: .mid; .midi
Mp3 Input Decoder: .mp3; .mp2; .mpga; .mpa; .mpx; .mpg; .mp1
mp4 Decoder: .mp4; .m4a; .m4b
Ogg Vorbis Input Decoder: .ogg
Shorten Compressed Audio File (*.SHN): .SHN
Wave Input Decoder: .wav

Mp3 Input Decoder
CRC Errors: Ignore
Decode To: 16 bit (dithered)

Wave Compression Codec
More than 16 bit or 2 Channels: Write WaveFormatEx Header

Flac
Tag Creation: Vorbis Comments
Write ID3v1 Version: v1.1
Write ID3v2 Version: v2.3

Mp3
Tag Creation: Smart Ape2 & ID3v1
Write ID3v1 Version: v1.1
ID3v1 UTF8 Read: Yes
ID3v1 UTF8 Write: No
Write ID3v2 Unicode: No
Write ID3v2 Version: v2.3


Thanks for the help.

Mike

[Deano]

Re: Only another question about MP3 Tags

Sounds like this could be to do with your ID3 tag settings. Maybe because you are using Smart APE and Id3v1 together, dBpowerAMP is getting confused. Other than that, I am not entirely sure what else to suggest on the subject.

[xoas]

Re: Only another question about MP3 Tags

The R12 alpha 1 release was issued 1/17/06. It and the R12 alpha 2 release install over the R11.5 standard version. R12 alpha 3 and beyond tend to take over all of dMC and leave you just with supported R12 features and capabilities for mp3 and wave formats ONLY. I think its a safe bet that you have the R11.5 standard version. (If you save your installation files, the R12 installation file would be a separate download; there is also a dMC R12 configuration feature which is located in the same place as configuration for the dB Audio Player, if you need to absolutely confirm).

I believe you would have better luck opening up the tracks from your album in MMC (My Music Collection) by selecting the group of them, right-clicking and selecting Edit Tag. I have done this and it does not result in losing the non-standard tag information (which seems to be what happened in your case).

I am not sure whether R12 has this same problem or not, or whether it will be corrected if this problem is still there.

Best wishes,
Bill

[Spoon]

Re: Only another question about MP3 Tags

If you have tried R12 alpha then that is something very different (we would have to look in different area where the bug might be), but it would not be shown in the version number.

[coblesan]

Re: Only another question about MP3 Tags

Thanks for the responses. Will keep you informed if it continues to happen.

Mike