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  • Tom Swaman
    dBpoweramp Enthusiast
    • Oct 2011
    • 258

    Automatically Naming Tracks in a FLAC file/folder

    I have a good album ripped to a FLAC folder containing 23 tracks whose names are absent. Is there a simple way to paste in the proper track names without having to manually type these? No, I do not have the CD so I cannot re-rip this.

    Thanks for the help,

    Tom Swaman
  • Spoon
    Administrator
    • Apr 2002
    • 43894

    #2
    Re: Automatically Naming Tracks in a FLAC file/folder

    I do not think there is an easy way.
    Spoon
    www.dbpoweramp.com

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    • Tom Swaman
      dBpoweramp Enthusiast
      • Oct 2011
      • 258

      #3
      Re: Automatically Naming Tracks in a FLAC file/folder

      Hello Spoon and thank you. My real problem is that my FLAC folder contains 23 FLAC files and the original album I have checked several times only contains 22 FLAC files. UGH!

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      • garym
        dBpoweramp Guru
        • Nov 2007
        • 5743

        #4
        Re: Automatically Naming Tracks in a FLAC file/folder

        Play the files and use something like the "soundhound" app on an iphone to listen to the songs and tell you what they are. If not too obscure songs should work.

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        • mville
          dBpoweramp Guru
          • Dec 2008
          • 4015

          #5
          Re: Automatically Naming Tracks in a FLAC file/folder

          Originally posted by Tom Swaman
          I have a good album ripped to a FLAC folder containing 23 tracks whose names are absent.
          Are you saying that the track filenames contain no recognisable names or track numbers AND the track files contain no metadata tags?

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          • Tom Swaman
            dBpoweramp Enthusiast
            • Oct 2011
            • 258

            #6
            Re: Automatically Naming Tracks in a FLAC file/folder

            nvile,

            The tracks are numbered, but these are otherwise unnamed.

            Thanks,

            Tom

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            • Tom Swaman
              dBpoweramp Enthusiast
              • Oct 2011
              • 258

              #7
              Re: Automatically Naming Tracks in a FLAC file/folder

              Originally posted by garym
              Play the files and use something like the "soundhound" app on an iphone to listen to the songs and tell you what they are. If not too obscure songs should work.
              Dary,

              Good idea, but I only have an Android phone.

              Thanks,

              Tom

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              • GBrown
                dBpoweramp Enthusiast
                • Oct 2009
                • 269

                #8
                Re: Automatically Naming Tracks in a FLAC file/folder

                Originally posted by Tom Swaman
                I have a good album ripped to a FLAC folder containing 23 tracks whose names are absent. Is there a simple way to paste in the proper track names without having to manually type these? No, I do not have the CD so I cannot re-rip this.
                Tom Swaman
                So no file names, no track numbers. Does the folder at least contain the Artist and/or Album names somewhere? You mention that it is a good album, do you know who the Artist is from listening? Since you don’t have access to the CD, the only way forward is from an online database that you can manually search, like Discogs or similar.

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                • schmidj
                  dBpoweramp Guru
                  • Nov 2013
                  • 497

                  #9
                  Re: Automatically Naming Tracks in a FLAC file/folder

                  Music Brainz Picard has a fingerprint mode that does a pretty good job of identifying music, but it doesn't run on phones AFAIK, only on computers (Windows, Mac & Linux).

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                  • garym
                    dBpoweramp Guru
                    • Nov 2007
                    • 5743

                    #10
                    Re: Automatically Naming Tracks in a FLAC file/folder

                    Originally posted by Tom Swaman
                    Dary,

                    Good idea, but I only have an Android phone.

                    Thanks,

                    Tom
                    I think they have an android version:

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                    • Dat Ei
                      dBpoweramp Guru
                      • Feb 2014
                      • 1745

                      #11
                      Re: Automatically Naming Tracks in a FLAC file/folder

                      Originally posted by garym
                      I think they have an android version:
                      https://play.google.com/store/apps/d...hl=en_US&gl=US
                      Indeed, they have. I use it with my Android phone.


                      Dat Ei

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                      • Tom Swaman
                        dBpoweramp Enthusiast
                        • Oct 2011
                        • 258

                        #12
                        Re: Automatically Naming Tracks in a FLAC file/folder

                        Originally posted by GBrown
                        So no file names, no track numbers. Does the folder at least contain the Artist and/or Album names somewhere? You mention that it is a good album, do you know who the Artist is from listening? Since you don’t have access to the CD, the only way forward is from an online database that you can manually search, like Discogs or similar.


                        GBrown,

                        Yes, there are track numbers and the artist names are present.

                        \Thanks,

                        Tom

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                        • Tom Swaman
                          dBpoweramp Enthusiast
                          • Oct 2011
                          • 258

                          #13
                          Re: Automatically Naming Tracks in a FLAC file/folder

                          schmidj,

                          Thank you for the suggestion. I shall look into this as I am a Windows user. Tom Swaman

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                          • Tom Swaman
                            dBpoweramp Enthusiast
                            • Oct 2011
                            • 258

                            #14
                            Re: Automatically Naming Tracks in a FLAC file/folder

                            Dat Ei,

                            Thanks for the info. I am looking this up Asap. Tom Swaman

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                            • Tom Swaman
                              dBpoweramp Enthusiast
                              • Oct 2011
                              • 258

                              #15
                              Re: Automatically Naming Tracks in a FLAC file/folder

                              To close this issue, I found something corrupt in Track 2, bought a cheap used copy that ripped perfectly and put my problem where it belongs. Again, thank you all for the education and assistance.

                              Best regards,

                              Tom Swaman

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