Tag problem: Artist Name won't change

[Grunfeld_2]

Yesterday my friend brought her band's CD around, I ripped it to FLAC.

Somehow I added her name to the artist element of the Tag -- I'm pretty sure I did all 11 songs in one batch.

The problem I've got now is that every CD I ripped today (mp3 or FLAC) has her name as the Artist! And that's despite the CD with the real artist being recognised in the on line database.

I've no idea how to get it back so that I don't have my friend's name on everything I rip from now on

TIA


Oli

[LtData]

Re: Tag problem: Artist Name won't change

Running any DSP effects? Is the Artist name showing up at the top of the CD ripper window?

[Grunfeld_2]

Re: Tag problem: Artist Name won't change

Running any DSP effects? Is the Artist name showing up at the top of the CD ripper window?

Hi,

No DSP effects running.

And yes, the Artist name is showing up in the CD ripper window as per normal.

I wish I could remember exactly what I did to get my friend's name onto the flac tags. I think I created a new category in the tag first, then realised that wasn't what I wanted to get her name onto the Artist bit of the tag, and must have then changed the field which says "Artist" to contain her name.

But like I say, I can't remember exactly what I did with the tag editor.


I've tried a straight-forward un-install and re-install (I'm using v.11 btw) but it seems my "extra" codecs (e.g. flac, ape, etc) are still there so I'm guessing the Registry wasn't completely cleared out, or something like that. Certainly this tag problem has persisted through un/re-install.


Oli

PS don't know if this helps?


Version Information
dBpowerAMP Music Converter: Release 11.5
Power Pack & Mp3 License: [ Registered: Yes ]
dBpowerAMP Audio Player: Not Installed 'music Player like no other'
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
Musepack: .mpc
Mp4 (AAC): .mp4
OptimFROG: .ofr
Shorten: .shn
WavPack: .wv
Advanced Audio Compression: .aac


===Shell Integration===
Convert To (right click): On
Edit Tag (right click): On
Popup information Tips: On
Explorer ID Tag Property Page: On
Explorer Columns: On


===Codecs===
Installed Compression Codecs (Write)
[Tag from Filename]: Release 1
[Update ID Tag]
Aiff: Realease5 [25/7/2004] [ .aif ]
FLAC: Release 5.3 (using FLAC 1.1.2) [ .flac ]
Monkeys Audio: Release 7 (Using Monkeys 3.99) [ .ape ]
Mp3 (Lame): Lame Version 3.96.1 [ .mp3 ]
mp3 (Lame.exe): Lame 3.93.1 (Dibrom's switches) [ .mp3 ]
Ogg Vorbis: Release 12 (Ogg V1.1.0) [ .ogg ]
Speex: Release 3 (using Speex 1.1.12) [ .spx ]
Test Conversion (No Write)
Wave: [ .wav ]
Windows Media Audio V9.1: Release 1 [ .wma ]
Windows Media Audio V9: Release 1.3b [ .wma ]


Installed Input Codecs (Read)
Apple AIFF Input Decoder: .aif; .aiff; .aifc
Auxiliary Input Decoder: .aux
CD Input Decoder: .cda
Flac Input Decoder: .flac
Monkeys Audio Decoder: .ape
Mp3 Input Decoder: .mp3; .mp2; .mpga; .mpa; .mpx; .mpg; .mp1
Ogg Vorbis Input Decoder: .ogg
Speex Input Decoder: .spx
Wave Input Decoder: .wav
Windows Media Audio Input Decoder: .wma; .asf; .wmv


===Options===
dBpowerAMP Reference Options
Pro. Frequency Conversion: On (slower but high quality)

Flac Input Decoder
Associate with .FLA Files: No

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

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



===ID Tag Options===
Flac
Tag Creation: Vorbis Comments
Write ID3v2 Version: v2.3

Monkeys Audio
Tag Creation: Ape2

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

Ogg Vorbis
Uppercase Tag Elements: No

Windows Media Audio
Write Track Number as: WM/TrackNumber

[Grunfeld_2]

Re: Tag problem: Artist Name won't change

Well, I did it the caveman way...

for once System Restore actually worked and sorted the problem :smile2: .


I've still got no idea how the problem could have been fixed less ham-fisted though, or whereabouts my friend's name was "stored" in the computer to be used time and again in every tag from that point onwards.

Oli