Re: [SlimDevices: Ripping] Multiple CD Sets

2022-02-11 Thread Shozzer
Brian Your tags, your choice! Classical tags are extremely inconsistent across all the databases / streaming services. Find a style you like and try and consistently follow it through. You can always tweak afterwards if you wish. I have a number of Priory Records CDs in the Complete Psalms of

Re: [SlimDevices: Ripping] Multiple CD Sets

2022-02-11 Thread Labarum
I thank everyone for their help and advice. I'm getting there. I didn't need to, but I thought it would be an interesting exercise to put together the three discs I have that contain Handel's Concerti Grossi Op 6. Three separate album arts. Meta data all mixed up. Concerti Grossi or Concerto

Re: [SlimDevices: Ripping] Multiple CD Sets

2022-02-11 Thread d6jg
Labarum wrote: > What are the merits and demerits of continuing the track numbers through > the disc set or returning to track 1 at the start of each disc? > > In the case of Bach's Well Tempered Clavier musical sense suggests track > numbering 1-24, but I guess track numbering has no musical

Re: [SlimDevices: Ripping] Multiple CD Sets

2022-02-11 Thread Labarum
Shozzer wrote: > I tend to only buy CDs second hand as I rip them and store them The Well Tempered Clavier (Book 1) i bought second hand - two CDs for about £3. Incredible. I haven't had the cases for my CDs for years. They are all in a Disc Jocky's ring binder from Maplins (of blessed

Re: [SlimDevices: Ripping] Multiple CD Sets

2022-02-11 Thread Shozzer
I tend to only buy CDs second hand as I rip them and store them after that. Downloads are great, especially where that version isn't available for streaming. Some download sites have better metatarsal than others. You can actually quite quickly and easily import tags which are compiled from

Re: [SlimDevices: Ripping] Multiple CD Sets

2022-02-11 Thread Labarum
agbagb wrote: > Excellent advice, that flags up most possible problems and allows a more > well-tempered approach to the tags you are going to live with. I'm all for the well tempered approach - keep every semi-step the same and make it as rational as possible! I only have 200 CDs but half of

Re: [SlimDevices: Ripping] Multiple CD Sets

2022-02-11 Thread agbagb
d6jg wrote: > PS > Always examine the files using mp3tag before rescanning Excellent advice, that flags up most possible problems and allows a more well-tempered approach to the tags you are going to live with. When I first did a massive rip of my classical and opera stuff (many hundreds of

Re: [SlimDevices: Ripping] Multiple CD Sets

2022-02-09 Thread Labarum
What are the merits and demerits of continuing the track numbers through the disc set or returning to track 1 at the start of each disc? In the case of Bach's Well Tempered Clavier musical sense suggests track numbering 1-24, but I guess track numbering has no musical significance for The

Re: [SlimDevices: Ripping] Multiple CD Sets

2022-02-09 Thread Labarum
Shozzer wrote: > Definitely practice on those before tackling Hyperion's Complete > Schubert Songs (40 discs)! > I'm 72. I won't be buying that many more CDs! Brian In UK: rPi4 running LMS, Chromecast Audio Dongle and Chromecast Video Dongle attached to TV - Beresford DAC - Quad 77

Re: [SlimDevices: Ripping] Multiple CD Sets

2022-02-09 Thread Shozzer
Definitely practice on those before tackling Hyperion's Complete Schubert Songs (40 discs)! If you use Material Skin you can name each disc by using the comment tag of the first track on each disc. Material can show the discs as collapsed which only shows the disc titles. Very useful for larger

Re: [SlimDevices: Ripping] Multiple CD Sets

2022-02-09 Thread Labarum
d6jg wrote: > Where does 96 and 97 come from? The last two digits of the CD catalogue number. Consecutive as to be expected. > The disc number tags should be 1 & 2 As they are. Now sorted, thanks. Brian In UK: rPi4 running LMS, Chromecast Audio Dongle and Chromecast Video Dongle

Re: [SlimDevices: Ripping] Multiple CD Sets

2022-02-09 Thread Labarum
That works now. Thanks. This really is a black art! Now am I brave enough to try it on Handle's Messiah (3 CDs) and The Monteverdi Vespers (2 CDs)? 37193 +---+ |Filename: Screenshot 2022-02-09 21.38.14.jpg |

Re: [SlimDevices: Ripping] Multiple CD Sets

2022-02-09 Thread d6jg
PS Always examine the files using mp3tag before rescanning Jim https://jukeradio.double6.net VB2.4[/B] STORAGE *QNAP TS419P (NFS) [B]Living Room* Joggler & Pi4/Khadas -> Onkyo TXNR686 -> Celestion F20s *Office* Joggler & Pi3 -> Denon RCD N8 -> Celestion F10s *Dining Room* SB Radio

Re: [SlimDevices: Ripping] Multiple CD Sets

2022-02-09 Thread d6jg
Where does 96 and 97 come from? The disc number tags should be 1 & 2 This is an area where dbPoweramp is better than EAC as if you set it up correctly tracks can be numbered as 1_01 track.FLAC 1_02 track.FLAC 2_01 track.FLAC etc If you ensure that the separate discs are tagged 1/2 and 2/2 and

Re: [SlimDevices: Ripping] Multiple CD Sets

2022-02-09 Thread Labarum
Foobar shows this Metadata. Bach: Well-Tempered Clavier Book 1; Bach: Well-Tempered Clavier Book 1 (Disc 2) I will try deleting all after the semi-colon. Brian In UK: rPi4 running LMS, Chromecast Audio Dongle and Chromecast Video Dongle attached to TV - Beresford DAC - Quad 77 Integrated

Re: [SlimDevices: Ripping] Multiple CD Sets

2022-02-09 Thread Labarum
slartibartfast wrote: > Do both discs have exactly the same title with no disc number? > The disc numbers end 96 and 97 - isn't that to be expected? I note the cover art for both is 96-7 Brian In UK: rPi4 running LMS, Chromecast Audio Dongle and Chromecast Video Dongle attached to TV -

Re: [SlimDevices: Ripping] Multiple CD Sets

2022-02-09 Thread slartibartfast
Labarum wrote: > Using EAC I ripped a two CD set and declared it was a set specifying > correctly Disc 1 of 2 and Disc 2 of 2 and opting to continue track > numbering straight through. I placed both rips in the same folder and > copied the by Samba to the USB storage on my rPi4. I then

[SlimDevices: Ripping] Multiple CD Sets

2022-02-09 Thread Labarum
Using EAC I ripped a two CD set and declared it was a set specifying correctly Disc 1 of 2 and Disc 2 of 2 and opting to continue track numbering straight through. I placed both rips in the same folder and copied the by Samba to the USB storage on my rPi4. I then rescanned the library, and LMS

Re: [SlimDevices: Ripping] Multiple CD sets

2020-07-24 Thread slartibartfast
BJW wrote: > No one definitively answered what MAI's behavior is re: () or [] > > I don't use it, and don't consider it a reason to stop using my method, > which always works, in every app, without fail. But if I did use it, I > would ask Michael to include an option to set MAI to ignore

Re: [SlimDevices: Ripping] Multiple CD sets

2020-07-23 Thread BJW
No one definitively answered what MAI's behavior is re: () or [] I don't use it, and don't consider it a reason to stop using my method, which always works, in every app, without fail. But if I did use it, I would ask Michael to include an option to set MAI to ignore those characters and

Re: [SlimDevices: Ripping] Multiple CD sets

2020-07-10 Thread Eric Seaberg
Don't know if there are any Mac users with tagging issues, but I've been using this app for many years and it's incredibly flexible... https://2manyrobots.com/yate/ Well worth looking into, and YES... determine a tagging strategy early on and stick with it! It does make a difference. Eric

Re: [SlimDevices: Ripping] Multiple CD sets

2020-07-02 Thread Viragored
d6jg wrote: > Seen similar and there is hidden gotcha in the file naming convention > unless you are careful. > By default most rippers name the files 01-Trackname.flac etc but with a > multi-disc set there is the potential (and I have since it ONCE in 4,000 > plus albums) where the same track

Re: [SlimDevices: Ripping] Multiple CD sets

2020-07-01 Thread d6jg
Viragored wrote: > I've recently downloaded a new 2-disc album. My practice with downloads > is to use MP3tag to take out all the tags I don't want and leave myself > with a consistent, fairly minimal set (Album, Artist, Genre, Title, > Track, Year for most; plus Discnumber for multi-disc

Re: [SlimDevices: Ripping] Multiple CD sets

2020-06-29 Thread Viragored
I've recently downloaded a new 2-disc album. My practice with downloads is to use MP3tag to take out all the tags I don't want and leave myself with a consistent, fairly minimal set (Album, Artist, Genre, Title, Track, Year for most; plus Discnumber for multi-disc sets). This album persistently

Re: [SlimDevices: Ripping] Multiple CD sets

2020-04-12 Thread cpd73
BJW wrote: > What is MAI? Music and Artist Information - its a plugin, by Michael, the provides lyrics, biographies, album reviews, photos, etc. *Material debug:* 1. Launch via http: //SERVER:9000/material/?debug=json 2. Open browser's developer tools 3. Open console tab in developer tools

Re: [SlimDevices: Ripping] Multiple CD sets

2020-04-12 Thread BJW
What is MAI? using: win7 64 + lms 7.9 & duet & ipads w/the logitech app, and ipeng on an ipod http://wiki.slimdevices.com/index.php/various_artists_logic & http://wiki.slimdevices.com/index.php/compilations BJW's

Re: [SlimDevices: Ripping] Multiple CD sets

2020-04-11 Thread slartibartfast
d6jg wrote: > It is unlikely to work with MAI though. Always a trade off somewhereI think > MAI ignores text in brackets. Sent from my Pixel 3a using Tapatalk slartibartfast's Profile:

Re: [SlimDevices: Ripping] Multiple CD sets

2020-04-11 Thread d6jg
BJW wrote: > I personally like to see art for each CD. If it's a 2cd set, I put this > in the album field: > > White Album (CD1) > White Album (CD2) > > If it's 3 or more, I do: > > Whatever (Disc 1) > Whatever (Disc 2) > Whatever (Disc 3) > > Etc > > I don't use disc tags of any type.

Re: [SlimDevices: Ripping] Multiple CD sets

2020-04-10 Thread BJW
I personally like to see art for each CD. If it's a 2cd set, I put this in the album field: White Album (CD1) White Album (CD2) If it 3 or more, I do: Whatever (Disc 1) Whatever (Disc 2) Whatever (Disc 3) Etc I don't use disc tags of any type. Some people consider this a kludge or ugly,

Re: [SlimDevices: Ripping] Multiple CD sets

2020-02-11 Thread RonM
garym wrote: > also, in LMS > Settings > my music, be sure to set "treat multi-disc > sets as a single album" I suspect this is the problem, and will check later today. The recording I was citing is in fact not ripped from a CD set but an online/downloadable purchase, with the download as two

Re: [SlimDevices: Ripping] Multiple CD sets

2020-02-11 Thread d6jg
A strategy for Multi Disc tagging is essential. In the early days I once got caught out badly when I had set whatever ripper I was then using to simply use an "artist/album/tracknumber - title.flac" style file naming convention. The disc set in question had two identically named tracks in the

Re: [SlimDevices: Ripping] Multiple CD sets

2020-02-11 Thread Rainer M Krug
> On 11 Feb 2020, at 00:53, garym > wrote: > > > may not matter, but for your file naming I'd use either > > 1. (my approach) > > album/disk 1/track number - track title > /disk 2/track number - track title > > or > > 2. > I use the following as well >

Re: [SlimDevices: Ripping] Multiple CD sets

2020-02-10 Thread dasmueller
What I usually do these days is list the track numbers as if it was one album. For example if CD1 has 12 tracks then the 1st track from CD2 is 13 etc. dasmueller's Profile:

Re: [SlimDevices: Ripping] Multiple CD sets

2020-02-10 Thread garym
may not matter, but for your file naming I'd use either 1. (my approach) album/disk 1/track number - track title /disk 2/track number - track title or 2. album/diskno.tracknubmer - track title *Home:* VBA 4TB (2.5)>LMS 7.9.2>Transporter, Touch, Boom, Radio (all ethernet)

Re: [SlimDevices: Ripping] Multiple CD sets

2020-02-10 Thread dolodobendan
RonM wrote: > Is there a way to do this What's your setting for "Group Discs" (Settings / My Music)? QLMS 8.0.0@2.10.02 x64 (digimaster) with perl 5.28 dedicated to me. :D / QNAP 469L QTS 4.3.4 dolodobendan's Profile:

Re: [SlimDevices: Ripping] Multiple CD sets

2020-02-10 Thread garym
garym wrote: > Make sure your ALBUM name is exactly the same for both disks. Also make > sure that the disk numbering tags are identical (1 or 2 vs 1/2 and 2/2 - > one being 1 and the other being 2/2 may be a problem). In mp3tag, load > up both disks and select all and choose "extended tags"

Re: [SlimDevices: Ripping] Multiple CD sets

2020-02-10 Thread garym
RonM wrote: > I've been recently ripping and then processing some music with two CDs > in the set (most recently Martin Simpson's Rooted). > > I use MP3 Tag to do the processing, and it allows me to specify a CD > sequence, e.g. 1 and 2 or 1/2 and 2/2. Unfortunately this appears to > have no

[SlimDevices: Ripping] Multiple CD sets

2020-02-10 Thread RonM
I've been recently ripping and then processing some music with two CDs in the set (most recently Martin Simpson's Rooted). I use MP3 Tag to do the processing, and it allows me to specify a CD sequence, e.g. 1 and 2 or 1/2 and 2/2. Unfortunately this appears to have no impact on LMS's