Originally Posted by
BrodyBoy
But I'd humbly suggest another approach. :D
While you can do all of this during ripping, I find it easier to get the required accuracy and consistency by using a dedicated tag editor. (mp3tag, in my case.) I've ripped tons of classical recordings, including lots of operas, and (as you may have already found) the online metadata in much messier than with pop. So rather than trying to clean it all up in dBp, I simply rip the set and then load the whole batch into my tag editor. There, I can quickly re-number the tracks, set all the other pertinent tags, and ensure the accuracy I need. The databases frequently report inconsistent naming schemes, even across discs within a set. (For example, one disc may include act/scene info in the track titles, the other doesn't. And track "titles" in general are awful for operas....since they're just some random chunk of dialogue.) Using an external editor, you can decide on the naming scheme you want and quickly ensure consistency not only within a disc set, but across all your operas. This will give your library a much more consistent look and make it a lot easier to navigate.
(While you could choose to preserve the original track numbers on disc 2,3, etc., I've honestly never had a need for that. When people....on the radio or whatever....talk about opera, they refer to act, scene, character, aria, etc. Recording layouts are so random that I've never heard anybody say something like "track 2 on disc 3." It's different on every recording of every production.)