Naming issues when ripping compilations...

[Bones]

I am trying to rip the O Brother Where Art Thou? soundtrack and the CD Ripper is creating a separate folder for each artist instead of putting all of the ripped tracks in the same folder under the album title.

I would like for the folder structure to go something like this:

Various Artists > O Brother Where Art Thou? > Artist Name - Song Title

It sounds simple right? I have tried every combination and I can't seem to get it right. Anyone know how to do it?

I am using the full (reference) version of the program if that helps.

[Spoon]

Re: Naming issues when ripping compilations...

Check the Compilation button.

[Bones]

Re: Naming issues when ripping compilations...

It is checked. It checks itself automatically when when the program loads the meta data. Do you mean to uncheck it?

[garym]

Re: Naming issues when ripping compilations...

It is checked. It checks itself automatically when when the program loads the meta data. Do you mean to uncheck it?

hmm, must be your dynamic naming string. I'm away from home, but I'll try to post a good string for this tomorrow....

Edit: See these links for examples. You do need the reference version to do dynamic naming. But it can automatically put your files in any structure you want when ripping.

http://forum.dbpoweramp.com/showthread.php?t=20210

http://forum.dbpoweramp.com/showthread.php?t=18329

http://forum.dbpoweramp.com/showthread.php?t=16300

[Spoon]

Re: Naming issues when ripping compilations...

It should be checked, also make sure your naming value is the default one for CD Ripper (there is a default button).

[Bones]

Re: Naming issues when ripping compilations...

Spoon: Is the default button in the individual encoder settings somewhere or on the main page? I'm not seeing it. I'm using multi and ripping to WAV and MP3.

Garym: Where would I enter that string in the first link you posted?

[Spoon]

Re: Naming issues when ripping compilations...

You should select another encoder such as FLAC (in CD Ripper) to see what its naming string is.

[Bones]

Re: Naming issues when ripping compilations...

I opened up FLAC and looked at what the default naming string was and then used it in both my MP3 and WAV encoders. Upon ripping the CD it still created an individual folder for each artist in my respective MP3 and WAV folders but this time in addition it created another folder called Compilation with the album in it containing all of the songs.

Here are the full setup details of what's on the main page of the CD Ripper:

Artist: <Various Artists>
Album: O Brother, Where Art Thou?
Genre: Soundtrack
Year: 2000
Disc: 1/1
Compilation: "checked"
Album Artist: "blank"
Composer: <Various Composers>
Comment: "blank"

The output location in the encoders are set up like this:

[artist]\[artist] - [title]

Edit: What do these characters do in the Artist field < > ?

It's a real head scratcher for sure but I'm confident there is a solution.

[Spoon]

Re: Naming issues when ripping compilations...

The output location for the multi-encoder items needs to be:

[IFCOMP][IFVALUE]album artist,[album artist],Various Artists[]\[album]\[track] [artist][][IF!COMP][IFVALUE]album artist,[album artist],[artist][]\[album]\[artist] - [track][] - [title]

[garym]

Re: Naming issues when ripping compilations...

Garym: Where would I enter that string in the first link you posted?

lower left hand corner of ripping screen in the "naming" field.

[Bones]

Re: Naming issues when ripping compilations...

Spoon my man, you rock. I tried it and it worked great. Everything is in the correct folder and I saved the setup as my "Compilation" profile. Thanks again for taking the time to help me get it sorted out, it is very much appreciated.