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  • Tom Swaman
    dBpoweramp Enthusiast

    • Oct 2011
    • 258

    What is "Complete"

    I do hope my ignorant question helps more than myself.

    While ripping a new copy of Poulenc Edition, EMI 20 disc box set, I received ripping status of secure, inaccurate and complete. The latter option seems to be a new one for me. What is "complete"?

    While ripping this sa,e box set, disc 5 had zero metadata including no track names and no cover art folder. Is there any option other than typing in the missing track information one-by-one and pasting in cover art?

    By the way disc 5 contained 5 inaccurate tracks and disc 7 contained 1 inaccurATE TRACK AND ANOTHER DISC WAS ABSENT OF A COVER ART FOLDER. aNOTHER BOX SET OF mATHAT aRGERICH PIANO MUSIC CONTAINED A DISC PHYSICALLY LABELED AS A "JAZZ SAMPLER". dO ANY CD PRODUCERS EXERCISE ANY REASONABLE QUALITY CONTROL? bY THE WAY, i WROTE A POLITE, SINCERE E-MAIL ABOUT ANOTHER RELATED ISSUE TO emi cUSTOMER cARE RECENTLY, gUESS WHAT, i NEVER RECEIVED AN ANSWER AND i DID USE THE CORRECT ADDRESS. Do you notice my horrible typing?: This is about how I feel about the recording quality of many of the new discs I am buying that are produced by major, supposedly reputable recording firms.

    1) When no metadata is present, is there anything that can be done short of typing everything?
    2) Am I alone in my disgruntled feelings about an apparent lack of quality control y recording companies? By the way, I can identify many other manufacturing defect types including, but not limited to excess residual glue preventing a box set from opening.

    Thank you inadvance for your answers and comments. Your assistance is much appreciated.

    Best regards,

    Tom
  • Spoon
    Administrator
    • Apr 2002
    • 44579

    #2
    Re: What is "Complete"

    Complete might mean the track is too short for AccurateRip to check.

    Much older metadata did not originate from the labels, only the new stuff goes Label >> AMG
    Spoon
    www.dbpoweramp.com

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    • Tom Swaman
      dBpoweramp Enthusiast

      • Oct 2011
      • 258

      #3
      Re: What is "Complete"

      Thank you again Spoon. Is their any detailed guide/reference to understanding AMG and what the service actually does?

      Best regards,
      Tom

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      • garym
        dBpoweramp Guru

        • Nov 2007
        • 5905

        #4
        Re: What is "Complete"

        AMG is simply a source of metadata (i.e., information on ARTIST, ALBUM, track names, composers, etc.).

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        • Tom Swaman
          dBpoweramp Enthusiast

          • Oct 2011
          • 258

          #5
          Re: What is "Complete"

          Gary,

          Are you telling us that AMG has nothing to do with the bit accuracy/validity of a disc I rip? If not, what is the internet base used to establish whether a ripped track is secure, accurate, inaccurate or complete, etc.?

          Thank uou,
          Tom

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          • Spoon
            Administrator
            • Apr 2002
            • 44579

            #6
            Re: What is "Complete"

            AccurateRip is the database.
            Spoon
            www.dbpoweramp.com

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            • garym
              dBpoweramp Guru

              • Nov 2007
              • 5905

              #7
              Re: What is "Complete"

              Originally posted by Tom Swaman
              Gary,

              Are you telling us that AMG has nothing to do with the bit accuracy/validity of a disc I rip? If not, what is the internet base used to establish whether a ripped track is secure, accurate, inaccurate or complete, etc.?

              Thank uou,
              Tom
              Yes. Accuraterip is the database for rips themselves. And keep in mind that not all CDs have a match in accuraterip. So then you simply have to rely on dbpa reporting a secure rip.

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              • Tom Swaman
                dBpoweramp Enthusiast

                • Oct 2011
                • 258

                #8
                Re: What is "Complete"

                Spoon and Gary,

                Thank you both. I do know what you both wrote. Please know that I love DBPA. This is excellent, consistent and stable software. I have ripped better than 4,500 discs successfuly with DBPA and used the music converter on about 3,000 discs successfully for friends, However, DBPA is difficult to use and to understand in part because of its complexity and in part because I truly do not find the "instructions" to be user friendly and possibly insufficiently complete. Perhaps thios is just me.

                Regards,
                Tom

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