Batch Convert - Misses Track1 Data

[RVCole]

Hi,

When converting WAV to FLAC using the batch converter for multiple albums in multiple folders and selecting "Dynamic Output Location", every track 1 fails to add the correct names i.e. instead of the actual track 1 names it gives "Unknown Album", "Unknown Artist" etc.

When selecting "Folder" or "Original Folder" output options, the Track 1s are all named correctly, but of course all files end-up in the same output folder.

I have tried various naming formats (\[album]\ - [track]-[artist]-[title]-[album]... and many more) but none seem to make a difference to this issue.

Is this a known bug?
Is there a fix available?

Thanks for any help provided...

Regards

Russell

[Spoon]

Re: Batch Convert - Misses Track1 Data

You will find those tracks are not tagged (track 1), we have seen it many times with WAV files Windows Media Player has created (copy the track 1 to another computer, the tags disappear!)

[RVCole]

Re: Batch Convert - Misses Track1 Data

You will find those tracks are not tagged (track 1), we have seen it many times with WAV files Windows Media Player has created (copy the track 1 to another computer, the tags disappear!)

Thanks for your quick response.

How come the other options ("Folder" and "Original Folder)" work fine if the tracks are not tagged?
Also why do other conversion packages find the tags... if they don't exist?

[RVCole]

Re: Batch Convert - Misses Track1 Data

Oh! and many of the files were created using iTunes and CDex... these have the same problems...

[Spoon]

Re: Batch Convert - Misses Track1 Data

In codec central in the utility section is [Audio Info], install, right click one file >> Convert To >> Audio Info (Enable Extensive details, or similar). Post the Results here please.

[RVCole]

Re: Batch Convert - Misses Track1 Data

Here is one of the track1's that fails to include the tag data in the converted file. This data is taken from the original WAV file:


========================================
Audio Details for: X:\Music\Artists\Adele\19\01-Adele-Daydreamer-19-Pop.wav

Length: 3 minutes 40 seconds
Channels: 2 (stereo)
Sample Rate: 44.1 KHz
Sample Size: 16 bit
Bit Rate: 1,411 kbps (CD)

Audio Properties:

Audio Quality: CD (Lossless)
Encoder Settings: PCM
Wave Header: Wave Format Extended
Channel Mapping: Left, Right
Sample Count: 9,724,344
Riff Chunks: 'LIST' 154 bytes, 'fmt ' 18 bytes, 'data' 37.1 MB
ID Tag: LIST
Contains: CD TOC, ID Tag[LIST]
Gapless: Yes

ID Tags:

Artist: Adele
Title: Daydreamer
Album: 19
Genre: Pop
_cdtoc: DATA Length: 108 h.................@.
Track: 1
_riff_1: DATA Length: 4 fmt
_riff_2: DATA Length: 4 data

[Spoon]

Re: Batch Convert - Misses Track1 Data

And do the same for one flac file (right click FLAC file >> Convert To >> Audio Info) which shows Unknown Artist please.