Separate Subfolders for Multiple CDs in Box Sets

[Koussie]

Revisiting an old subject, last seen I think in:

https://forum.dbpoweramp.com/forum/other-topics/batch-ripper/43277-to-create-each-folder-for-each-cd-disk

The default syntax:
[MAXLENGTH]80,[IFVALUE]album artist,[album artist],[IFCOMP]Various Artists[][IF!COMP][artist][][][]\[MAXLENGTH]80,[album][][IFMULTI], Disc [disc][]\[MAXLENGTH]80,[track] [artist] - [title][]

... puts all tracks into one folder and not into separate folders. If metadata is not found, then tracks are named generically and overwritten. Not helpful.

The syntax suggested by Garym:
[MAXLENGTH]240,[IFCOMP]Compilations\[album][IFMULTI]\Disc [disc][]\[track] - [title] - [artist][][IF!COMP][IFVALUE]album artist,[album artist],[artist][]\[album][IFMULTI]\Disc [disc][]\[track] - [title][][]

... also puts all tacks into one folder, despite the change in the syntax.

The very simple syntax suggested by Spoon:
[discunique]\[track] - [title]

... does rigidly put each CD into separate folders, sequentially numbered but not named, and not obviously part of the same album. This is a problem when batch ripping a number of different multiple CD box sets at once.

All three syntax versions do gather metadata, although it varies (curiously) with syntax.

Question: is there a syntax that actually works for CD box sets with multiple CDS, that will rip all CDs of a box set into the correctly named album folder but with each CD ripped into a separate subfolder thereunder? Note that I wish to batch rip a number of different multiple CD box sets all in one stack. I have about 6,000 CDs to rip, all classical.

I use a Nimbie USB Plus.

Thanks!

Kevin

[Koussie]

Evidently, judging by the lack of replies, this is not possible.

Alternately, is there a syntax that would generate filenames that would differentiate the different CDs and their tracks in a multi-cd set, even if ripped into a common folder?

Example track filenames:

01 - 01 Title 1
01 - 02 Title 2
01 - 03 Title 3

02 - 01 Title 1
02 - 02 Title 2
02 - 03 Title 3

Etcetera.

Thanks!

Kevin

[GBrown]

The syntax suggested by Garym:
[MAXLENGTH]240,[IFCOMP]Compilations\[album][IFMULTI]\Disc [disc][]\[track] - [title] - [artist][][IF!COMP][IFVALUE]album artist,[album artist],[artist][]\[album][IFMULTI]\Disc [disc][]\[track] - [title][][]

The part from this pattern that will,split the sub folders by disc is this: [IFMULTI]\Disc [disc][]
It is depending on the Sisc tag to be correctly populated and the set to have more than one disc.

syntax suggested by Spoon:
[discunique]\[track] - [title]

You could replace the above section using the [discunique] component instead but there is no guarantee these will be sequential. I would stick with the pattern suggested by garym and make sure you have the disc tags filled in correctly.

[simbun]

The default syntax:
[MAXLENGTH]80,[IFVALUE]album artist,[album artist],[IFCOMP]Various Artists[][IF!COMP][artist][][][]\[MAXLENGTH]80,[album][][IFMULTI], Disc [disc][]\[MAXLENGTH]80,[track] [artist] - [title][]

... puts all tracks into one folder and not into separate folders. If metadata is not found, then tracks are named generically and overwritten. Not helpful.

As GBrown notes, IFMULTI only works if it knows (TOTALDISCS populated or x/y in the discnumber tag) there's more than one disc in the release.

Alternately, is there a syntax that would generate filenames that would differentiate the different CDs and their tracks in a multi-cd set, even if ripped into a common folder?

Example track filenames:

01 - 01 Title 1
01 - 02 Title 2
01 - 03 Title 3

[SETLEN]2,48,,[disc][] - [track] [title]

[garym]

This is the same as my earlier naming string, but does not create a separate subfolder for each disc. Instead, track names include disc number (only for multidisk albums). For example, 1.01 - title.flac, 1.02 - title.flac, 2.01 - title.flac, etc. Of course the metadata still needs to contain the disc number for this to work. (no need for disc number for single disc albums; for these albums I leave the disc field blank in the metadata)

[MAXLENGTH]240,[IFCOMP]Compilations\[album]\[IFMULTI]\[disc][].[track] - [title] - [artist][][IF!COMP][IFVALUE]album artist,[album artist],[artist][]\[album]\[IFMULTI]\[disc][].[track] - [title][][]

[schmidj]

Note that the on-line metadata for the discs of "box sets" is even more messed up that most. Why? Probably because many "box sets" were also issued as individual CDs, often with a different album title, and a good portion of the metadata is from the individual CDs, not the box set. The disc numbers and disctotal tags are inconsistent, and often the album title tags are different. Unless you carefully edit the metadata before ripping, your results will be messed up. And that defeats the purpose of the batch ripper.

[Koussie]

How can one do this "Unless you carefully edit the metadata before ripping" ?

Editing metadata is easy in the one-at-a-time CD Ripper, but I don't see such an option for the Batch Ripper.

Kevin

[garym]

How can one do this "Unless you carefully edit the metadata before ripping" ?

Editing metadata is easy in the one-at-a-time CD Ripper, but I don't see such an option for the Batch Ripper.

Kevin

Correct. I'm assuming it is not possible to review metadata before ripping with Batch Ripper (how could one do this, it's batch?). I've only used the standard ripper, not the batch ripper.

[GBrown]

How can one do this "Unless you carefully edit the metadata before ripping" ?

Editing metadata is easy in the one-at-a-time CD Ripper, but I don't see such an option for the Batch Ripper.

This is the risk when using a batch process. The metadata retrieval is spotty most of the time. You will definitely save time using the Nimbie. But at some point you will have to review your metadata and perhaps move some files as a result. Think about those of us that went through our libraries one disc at a time!