The only other thing I'd suggest is trying to rerip it with another CD ripper, and see if that has any better luck. I know I use WMP first, but if WMP has any problems then I try CDEX to see if that does any better. For example, the other day I ripped a Gaelic Storm CD, and WMP didn't come up with the tags, so I ripped it with CDEX, which didn't have any problems finding the right tag information.
On 13/06/12 19:23, Brett Boyer wrote: > Hi Tom et al. Ok. One more shot at this thing and I will step off. If > the track is miss labeled it might not even have the title or artist > correct. > In one of the examples I gave last message. My 17 tracks were ripped > perfectly. There were 3 tracks I had to hunt down. I finally found them > in other places 1 of them was labeled as track 1 for the title and the > artist was unknown. WMP didn't no what to do with it. Like all ms > products it tried to think for me and put it in the unknown folder under > an album folder called unknown album followd by a random number or maybe > it was the current date. There were a few tracks there from a few > different discs btw. > So why did this happen? Well when I removed the cd from my library and > atempted to rip it again i used the search for cd information on the > context menu of the cd name. I was presented with an edit box to either > search or a place to manually type in any information. I did a search > and sure enough my album was listed 4 different ways. Only 1 of these > listings had the same number of tracks mine did, which again was 20, the > other album listings only had 17 tracks. > So, armed with this information I hope it helps you im one way or > another. Another option of course is to use the search for information > and go to the edit link to manually edit the track names and such. Then > re-rip the cd with your new info added. > The good thing about wmp, not to say anything about any other program is > that it's fast, usually makes a good rip, puts proper tags (when it can > find them) and names the files accordingly. Again I know many other > programs do this too but For now I'm sticking with wmp. > And again I will stress, no program I have found yet can tag mp3s like > winamp. I am amazed sometimes how with little information that sucker > can tell you what it is. > Good luck and I'll shut up now. > bb > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tom Kaufman" <tomca...@comcast.net> > To: "PC Audio Discussion List" <pc-audio@pc-audio.org> > Sent: Wednesday, June 13, 2012 5:52 PM > Subject: Re: Ripping with WMP [was "Re: An Odd Problem (at least to me!)"] > > >> But I do thank you for trying to help; forgot to say that before! >> Tom Kaufman >> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Brett Boyer" <bboyer...@gmail.com> >> To: "PC Audio Discussion List" <pc-audio@pc-audio.org> >> Sent: Wednesday, June 13, 2012 5:38 PM >> Subject: Re: Ripping with WMP [was "Re: An Odd Problem (at least to >> me!)"] >> >> >>> Hi Tom and all. Not sure what to tell you. I had a cd that i ripped >>> that had 17 tracks out of 20. I found the 3 tracks in a different >>> folder called unknown. >>> I organize my ripping method by artists directory, then album >>> directory. I have found a few stray tracks in other places in these >>> folders. >>> WMP also moved things around when i had the option to find missing >>> information. For example, I had a song that was on a compilation. WMP >>> took the song and made a new directory and put that one track in >>> there. When I saw the directory of the album name, and I knew I >>> didn't own that album. Sure enough when I went to see what was inside >>> the directory it was my missing track sitting there by itself with a >>> totally different album name in the tag. >>> So my advice, not the greatest, is too look around your music >>> directory that all your wmp stuff goes in to. If it's a big mess try >>> sorting your files by last date modified. This will tel lyou what >>> folders have had changes made to them in the most recent to the oldest. >>> Again not sure if i'm helping here or just making you pull out your >>> hair. >>> good luck >>> bb >>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tom Kaufman" <tomca...@comcast.net> >>> To: "PC Audio Discussion List" <pc-audio@pc-audio.org> >>> Sent: Wednesday, June 13, 2012 1:04 PM >>> Subject: Re: Ripping with WMP [was "Re: An Odd Problem (at least to >>> me!)"] >>> >>> >>>> In my case, I also use Windows Media only to rip music; I then go to >>>> "My Documents"; then My Music; that's where my stuff usually will go >>>> if I've ripped music to my computer. Once I find it, I then move it >>>> to wherever I want it; typically to my external drive. But I still >>>> don't know why that CD I ripped last night doesn't have all the >>>> tracks! Will have to investigate further! >>>> Tom Kaufman >>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Brett Boyer" <bboyer...@gmail.com> >>>> To: "PC Audio Discussion List" <pc-audio@pc-audio.org> >>>> Sent: Wednesday, June 13, 2012 2:35 PM >>>> Subject: Re: Ripping with WMP [was "Re: An Odd Problem (at least to >>>> me!)"] >>>> >>>> >>>>> I hate the wmp library and I only use wmp to rip music. I then use >>>>> windows explorer to see where my files have gone. >>>>> hth >>>>> bb >>>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Christopher Chaltain" >>>>> <chalt...@gmail.com> >>>>> To: "PC Audio Discussion List" <pc-audio@pc-audio.org> >>>>> Sent: Wednesday, June 13, 2012 6:20 AM >>>>> Subject: Re: Ripping with WMP [was "Re: An Odd Problem (at least to >>>>> me!)"] >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>> The problem is that I very seldom boot my Windows PC anymore, but >>>>>> going >>>>>> from memory, I think you should be able to click on the library >>>>>> view and >>>>>> then view by artist or album to look for those stray tracks. Note >>>>>> that >>>>>> you can also use other media players like Winamp or FooBar to look >>>>>> through your library, if those interfaces are easier to use. Even >>>>>> Windows Explorer should do the trick. >>>>>> >>>>>> I need to do some ripping on my Windows PC anyway, so I'll take a >>>>>> look >>>>>> and see if I can offer up any better tips than that. >>>>>> >>>>>> On 13/06/12 00:59, Tom Kaufman wrote: >>>>>>> Well here's the thing: I know very little about how to navigate >>>>>>> this WMP >>>>>>> library! I thought there was an easy way to delete something (I >>>>>>> eventually got there) but I couldn't go back and repeat or >>>>>>> retrace my >>>>>>> steps! I kind of like ripping with WMP for it's ability to title >>>>>>> the >>>>>>> tracks right out of the box (CDEX doesn't do this) as I >>>>>>> understand it, >>>>>>> you have to set it up to do it! So maybe if someone would be so >>>>>>> kind as >>>>>>> to tell me how to search for these tracks (would they be in the WMP >>>>>>> library) it would be most appreciated! >>>>>>> Tom Kaufman >>>>>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Brett Boyer" >>>>>>> <bboyer...@gmail.com> >>>>>>> To: "PC Audio Discussion List" <pc-audio@pc-audio.org> >>>>>>> Sent: Tuesday, June 12, 2012 11:28 PM >>>>>>> Subject: Re: Ripping with WMP [was "Re: An Odd Problem (at least >>>>>>> to me!)"] >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Hi. I agree with Chris. A good place to check is the unknown >>>>>>>> folder if >>>>>>>> there is one. >>>>>>>> that or the various, or the unknown artist. >>>>>>>> When i rip a cd through wmp I actually search to see if there are >>>>>>>> multiple entries for the cd sometimes I'll find more than 2 or 3 >>>>>>>> versions. I can usually tell which is the correct version because >>>>>>>> track lists are different or the number of tracks are different. >>>>>>>> One more thing, IMO, winamp is a much better autotagger than wmp. >>>>>>>> bb >>>>>>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Christopher Chaltain" >>>>>>>> <chalt...@gmail.com> >>>>>>>> To: "PC Audio Discussion List" <pc-audio@pc-audio.org> >>>>>>>> Sent: Tuesday, June 12, 2012 7:47 PM >>>>>>>> Subject: Ripping with WMP [was "Re: An Odd Problem (at least to >>>>>>>> me!)"] >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Have you looked around for those tracks? Is it possible they >>>>>>>>> ended up >>>>>>>>> getting loaded in the library under another artist or album? >>>>>>>>> I've had >>>>>>>>> this happen to me with different CD rippers, and I usually just >>>>>>>>> edit the >>>>>>>>> MP3 tags myself to straighten it out. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> On 12/06/12 19:42, Tom Kaufman wrote: >>>>>>>>>> Hello list: I have tried twice to rip a CD, using Windows Media >>>>>>>>>> Player to my computer. Both times, it omitted three of the >>>>>>>>>> tracks! >>>>>>>>>> My question is, "Why?" As far as I can tell, I got no "error" >>>>>>>>>> message! There is no reason that I can see as to why it's not >>>>>>>>>> ripping _all_ of the tracks on this CD (it's a commercial CD; >>>>>>>>>> one I >>>>>>>>>> got from Timelife Music. So what is the deal? I don't want >>>>>>>>>> to have >>>>>>>>>> to go through the agony of ripping it again, for as I'm sure that >>>>>>>>>> some of you know, once you've ripped something using Windows >>>>>>>>>> Media >>>>>>>>>> player (I forgot to mention; am using WMP 11 and running Jaws 13) >>>>>>>>>> anyhow, when you rip a CD using this player, it _will not_ let >>>>>>>>>> you >>>>>>>>>> rip it again until you first remove it from the library! BTW-can >>>>>>>>>> someone tell me the most direct root to get to the Windows Media >>>>>>>>>> library; then to get to what I might want to remove and delete >>>>>>>>>> it? >>>>>>>>>> Many thanks! >>>>>>>>>> Tom Kaufman >>>>>>>>>> To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: >>>>>>>>>> pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> -- >>>>>>>>> Christopher (CJ) >>>>>>>>> chaltain at Gmail >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: >>>>>>>>> pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: >>>>>>>> pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: >>>>>>> pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>>> Christopher (CJ) >>>>>> chaltain at Gmail >>>>>> >>>>>> To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: >>>>>> pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: >>>>> pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org >>>> >>>> >>>> To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: >>>> pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org >>> >>> >>> To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: >>> pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org >> >> >> To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: >> pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org > > > To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: > pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org -- Christopher (CJ) chaltain at Gmail To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org
