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[NickM]

I'm doing a tidying exercise and re-ripping some older CD's previsously stored in MP3 format.

The CD's are not found in YADB.  So I thought, just select the old MP3 tracks, submit these to YADB and then re-look up.  But it still does not find the CD.  Maybe there's a delay and cleaning exercise that YADB goes through??

Is there any other way to use the information from the old tags in the newly ripped ones?

nick

[GHammer]

Are you ripping to the same format?
If so, just name them the same as the existing files.
Replace the files with the new rips.
Highlight the selections in MC, right click, use Library Tools, Update tags from library.

[Alex B]

I'm doing a tidying exercise and re-ripping some older CD's previously stored in MP3 format.

The CD's are not found in YADB.  So I thought, just select the old MP3 tracks, submit these to YADB and then re-look up.  But it still does not find the CD.  Maybe there's a delay and cleaning exercise that YADB goes through??

Single tracks use a separate database. You need the sent the CD info at the ripping stage.

Is there any other way to use the information from the old tags in the newly ripped ones?

I have re-ripped CDs using only track numbers as a file name rule and without filling any tags.

After that I have renamed the old files using the same rule. In case I have changed the file format too I have used the Find and Replace tool for changing just the filename extensions (e.g. from .mp3 to .ape).

Then I have simply replaced the old files with the new files outside MC. Inside MC I have done the next finishing steps: Update tags from library, Update library from tags, Rename files from properties.

This system also preserves the previous statistical data besides tagging.


IMHO, MC could have automated tools for re-ripping and for copy-pasting all tags from a bunch of library files to another bunch of files. I think these things have been asked more often than many other things.

[GHammer]

IMHO, MC could have automated tools for re-ripping and for copy-pasting all tags from a bunch of library files to another bunch of files. I think these things have been asked more often than many other things.

I'd much rather see the audio tools be finished, expanded, cleaned than have internet image displays.

[NickM]

Alex, tried your way and it works - thanks.  I agree, a re-rip feature in MC would be very helpful.  A few hundred old MP3 encoded CD's now need to be updated into APE.

From what you say about updating YADB track information - is there any point submitting if not done when ripping?  I have been ignoring the initial submit dialog, then updating the tags and when all done & checked, then selecting the files and submitting.  From what you say, it may not be worth it??

nick