Re: [slim] Invaluable Windows gadget for audio libraries

2008-07-20 Thread Zevs
Nonreality;321430 Wrote: > Just wondering..why not just use dbpoweramp for replay gain? Well... I think Foobar works fine for this and I actually like Tag%Rename very much for the tagging part, but I will check out dbpoweramp more also. Zevs -- Zevs -

Re: [slim] Invaluable Windows gadget for audio libraries

2008-07-20 Thread Nonreality
Zevs;321423 Wrote: > Well it has what is called in the FAQ a ID3v2 writer compatibility > mode: > > foobar2000 writes ID3v2.4 tags encoded as UTF-8 by default. To deal > with broken software/hardware with partial support of the ID3v2 > standard, an “ID3v2 writer compatibility mode” has been adde

Re: [slim] Invaluable Windows gadget for audio libraries

2008-07-20 Thread Zevs
Nonreality;321406 Wrote: > That's the reason I don't like mp3gain. It only uses ID3v2.4. This > introduces another type of tag that I don't need or want. dbpoweramp > does replaygain in ID3v2.3 so it shows up fine and is more compatible > with programs. Can foobar write replaygain to ID3v2.3

Re: [slim] Invaluable Windows gadget for audio libraries

2008-07-20 Thread Nonreality
Zevs;321398 Wrote: > Yes I checked, Foobar is saving this by default is ID3v2.4 but one can > set it to do it into ID3v2.3 if one wants to. I guess dbpoweramp does > not show ID3v2.4 tags though, and that is why the ReplayGain info > doesn't show up. A good other program to view all tags though i

Re: [slim] Invaluable Windows gadget for audio libraries

2008-07-19 Thread Zevs
Nonreality;321358 Wrote: > I think foobar uses ID3.1 and ID3v2.4 which won't show up in the > listings. You need to use ID3v2.3 which is the best to use anyway if > you want maximum compatibility with players and programs. Yes I checked, Foobar is saving this by default is ID3v2.4 but one can s

Re: [slim] Invaluable Windows gadget for audio libraries

2008-07-19 Thread Nonreality
JJZolx;321330 Wrote: > If you only have ID3v1 tags, then the ReplayGain info can't be in the > ID3v1 tag. I'm not sure what type of tag foobar uses.I think foobar uses > ID3.1 and ID3v2.4 which won't show up in the listings. You need to use ID3v2.3 which is the best to use anyway if you want m

Re: [slim] Invaluable Windows gadget for audio libraries

2008-07-19 Thread JJZolx
Zevs;321254 Wrote: > I don't seem to get all that info when I installed the program (v.13). > Here is an example of what I got on a file where I have used Foobar to > embed ReplayGain into. I do see the Volume Adjustment value and the > Album volume adjustment value in SqueezeCenter when I look a

Re: [slim] Invaluable Windows gadget for audio libraries

2008-07-19 Thread Teus de Jong
I'm glad that when I started to rip my cd's I decided to use dbPoweramp. After looking at several secure options, dbPoweramp seemed the best choice (speed being a main factor). And version 13 only has got better. Just for kicks, I tried the new batch converter: I wish it was there when I started

Re: [slim] Invaluable Windows gadget for audio libraries

2008-07-19 Thread Zevs
JJZolx;321184 Wrote: > For all of the formats that I've used - Flac, Mp3, Ogg Vorbis, and > Monkey's Audio - it displays all tags, with the standard ones like > artist, title and album shown first, then all the other tags, including > ReplayGain, following. In the configuration you have an optio

Re: [slim] Invaluable Windows gadget for audio libraries

2008-07-19 Thread Nonreality
JJZolx;321094 Wrote: > dbpoweramp Windows Explorer Pop-up Information > > I don't use dbpoweramp for either ripping or music transcoding, but I > have it installed nonetheless. The only reason is for the Windows > Explorer Pop-up Information. Just mouseover a file in Windows Explorer > to read

Re: [slim] Invaluable Windows gadget for audio libraries

2008-07-19 Thread JJZolx
Zevs;321175 Wrote: > Can one tweak it to show for example replaygain info also and other > things included in the tags ? For all of the formats that I've used - Flac, Mp3, Ogg Vorbis, and Monkey's Audio - it displays all tags, with the standard ones like artist, title and album shown first, then

Re: [slim] Invaluable Windows gadget for audio libraries

2008-07-19 Thread Zevs
Thanks for the tip Jim! I some time ago lost whatever program I had that showed tags in Explorer so this tip was useful! Can one tweak it to show for example replaygain info also and other things included in the tags ? Zevs -- Zevs -

[slim] Invaluable Windows gadget for audio libraries

2008-07-18 Thread JJZolx
dbpoweramp Windows Explorer Pop-up Information I don't use dbpoweramp for either ripping or music transcoding, but I have it installed nonetheless. The only reason is for the Windows Explorer Pop-up Information. Just mouseover a file in Windows Explorer to read all the tags, nicely laid out and