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Hi All, Now that the Metadata "can-of-worms" has been opened up: I would love to read about everyone's favorite Metadata editor and why. Caveat: The favorite editors need to be able to work with /ALL /types of audio files. THX Corey Corey Bailey Audio Engineering On 12/15/2015 2:25 PM, Tom Fine wrote: > Hi Richard: > Metadata is the on-going struggle. For the past couple of years, I > make very sure to get the metadata right at the time of ripping, which > involves not only correcting all the stupid errors that come from > group-sourced, poorly-edited stuff like Gracenote and freedb, but also > fixing things after ripping, using Tag&Rename. It's worth it to me to > have things like a song's year of original release right, so I put in > the effort. Fixing the metadata at time of rip is equally easy > although not exactly the same in either Exact Audio Copy or dBPowerAmp > CD Ripper (which I prefer, for a number of reasons). AccurateRip, > available with both, is evolving into a superb quality control tool. > Due to the built-in user feedback, it gets better on every rip of > every user, and I'm happy to share data with it in order to get the > benefit of knowing that I've got that CD into my hard drive without > audible errors. > > Unfortunately, most of the CDs I ripped prior to a couple of years > ago, I didn't pay as close attention to metadata, so I have a nice > long on-going project of fixing all of this. I also have to spend some > time with Tag&Rename every time I download HDTracks files, because > they are using the same sloppy and inconsistent metadata that the > record companies grab and then provide Amazon and HDTracks and > everyone else. I think I mentioned this before, but at least one very > large record company has a policy not to accept CD masters with CDText > metadata, so they by policy choice completely cede all metadata > control to outsiders. I think the other very large company doesn't > encourage CDText, but also doesn't refuse a master with it. > > -- Tom Fine > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Richard L. Hess" > <[log in to unmask]> > To: <[log in to unmask]> > Sent: Tuesday, December 15, 2015 3:37 PM > Subject: Re: [ARSCLIST] separating tracks using Sound Forge 9 or 11. > > <SNIP> >> I agree with Tom! RIPPING the CD with something like Exact Audio Copy >> is actually safer as you know you've got errors (or not) whereas if >> you stream the audio, you don't know without listening. >> >> Anyway, it was a LOT of work and not all the metadata is correct, but >> it's close enough and for me to have my 1200 favourite recordings at >> my fingertips, it was worth it to me. >> >> Cheers, >> >> Richard >> >> <SNIP>