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Tag&Rename. Have not found anything that approaches its functionality. Very easy to make batch edits, too. I don't know of any other program that can grab metadata from more sources. The guy updates it constantly, too. I've used it since Version 1. If I recall correctly, I first used it to easily add metadata to batches of Audible content files after I had edited them. http://www.softpointer.com/tr.htm -- Tom Fine ----- Original Message ----- From: "Corey Bailey" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Tuesday, December 15, 2015 8:12 PM Subject: [ARSCLIST] Metadata Editors > 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> > >