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Lordfly Digeridoo

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01-22-2006 20:37

Pretend, for a moment, that I have ~ 5000 mp3 files. I have used a tagging program (MusicBrainz) to meticulously go through each one, look up the song information, and write the id3 tags to each of these.

The id3 tags are done, and mostly correct.

Now, I want a program that will rename the mp3 files according to the id3 tags, in the format "Artistname -- Songname.mp3".

Does such a program exist? iTunes "organized" my songs by putting each one into its own folder, misnamed all incorrectly. Musicbrainz wont' change filenames. Winamp just looks and goes "wha"?

Seriously, there has to be a batch renamer/id3 scanner out there. For free.

Anyone?

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Travis Lambert

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01-22-2006 20:53

Try This, LF:

Softpointer Tag & Rename

Its not free, but the Shareware version should be good for 30 days. I ended up paying the Shareware fee I liked it so much

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Madame Maracas

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I'd check this one out

01-22-2006 23:26

I'd suggest looking at Media Monkey , I just got turned on to it by Marc Hermes the other day. It's freeware, loads quickly and I was astounded to find about 1.5 gig of duplicate files I could sort through and delete easily.

It will sort by all the categories, genre, filename, artist, album, etc. and let you edit them right there. It has a player and the paid version offers burning and other functions.

I just started using this 3 days ago and I'm hooked. I've got over 8,000 tracks and I feel your pain.

Oh and when it was preparing to search my hard drive, I could tell it which folders to look through, saving time by not making it look through my entire hard drive, that was really nice!

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Jillian Callahan

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01-23-2006 06:45

MPTagger will do it - bloody old software, but it's free and works great. (Assuming you're using Windows, 'course)

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01-23-2006 13:00

Thanks for the pointer to MediaMonkey, it is aggregating years worth of rips (of content that I have properly paid the RIAA "licensing" fees for) as I type.

A somewhat related question that I'm hoping someone has a pointer to: in my tedious effort to convert my polycarbonate collection to a more compact form, my musicbase has a few rip errors scattered through it. I'm almost positive this comes from a scratch on the source disk and will affect 1 second of one track out of - say - 30 discs. It seems to me that there should be a way to automatically scan the musicbase for these nasty pops, but my searches have turned up nothing of the sort.

Yes, I know that I could have used error-checking in the first place, but that of course brings rips speeds down to 1.0x and life is short. Also, with 5000+ tracks already ripped, checking them aurally would take more than a week of continual listening. Am I stuck having my listening pleasure randomly jarred or is there some known code out there to hunt these buggers down? I'm not looking to fix the defective tracks, just identify them.

Thanks.

Madame Maracas

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01-23-2006 13:19

Glad to help, and I await the answer to your follow up question!

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mp3 sorting woes.
Lordfly Digeridoo Prim Orchestrator Join date: 21 Jul 2003 Posts: 3,628	01-22-2006 20:37 Pretend, for a moment, that I have ~ 5000 mp3 files. I have used a tagging program (MusicBrainz) to meticulously go through each one, look up the song information, and write the id3 tags to each of these. The id3 tags are done, and mostly correct. Now, I want a program that will rename the mp3 files according to the id3 tags, in the format "Artistname -- Songname.mp3". Does such a program exist? iTunes "organized" my songs by putting each one into its own folder, misnamed all incorrectly. Musicbrainz wont' change filenames. Winamp just looks and goes "wha"? Seriously, there has to be a batch renamer/id3 scanner out there. For free. Anyone? _____________________ ---- http://www.lordfly.com/ http://www.twitter.com/lordfly http://www.plurk.com/lordfly
Travis Lambert White dog, red collar Join date: 3 Jun 2004 Posts: 2,819	01-22-2006 20:53 Try This, LF: Softpointer Tag & Rename Its not free, but the Shareware version should be good for 30 days. I ended up paying the Shareware fee I liked it so much _____________________ ------------------ The Shelter The Shelter is a non-profit recreation center for new residents, and supporters of new residents. Our goal is to provide a positive & supportive social environment for those looking for one in our overwhelming world.
Madame Maracas Not who you think I am... Join date: 7 Jun 2004 Posts: 1,953	I'd check this one out 01-22-2006 23:26 I'd suggest looking at Media Monkey , I just got turned on to it by Marc Hermes the other day. It's freeware, loads quickly and I was astounded to find about 1.5 gig of duplicate files I could sort through and delete easily. It will sort by all the categories, genre, filename, artist, album, etc. and let you edit them right there. It has a player and the paid version offers burning and other functions. I just started using this 3 days ago and I'm hooked. I've got over 8,000 tracks and I feel your pain. Oh and when it was preparing to search my hard drive, I could tell it which folders to look through, saving time by not making it look through my entire hard drive, that was really nice! _____________________ RadioRadio - http://radioradiosl.com M 6 Hobbes Abattoir T 7 Sezmra Svorag W 4 Brian Mason W 6 Moira Stern W 8 Nala Galatea Th 6 Chet Neurocam F 6 Vertigo Paris F 9 Madame Maracas S 5 Madame Maracas S 8 TriNala Su 6 Trinity Serpentine http://madamemaracas.wordpress.com - Madame Maracas Blaaagh Plurk - http://www.plurk.com/user/MadameMaracas
Jillian Callahan Rotary-winged Neko Girl Join date: 24 Jun 2004 Posts: 3,766	01-23-2006 06:45 MPTagger will do it - bloody old software, but it's free and works great. (Assuming you're using Windows, 'course) _____________________
Introvert Petunia over 2 billion posts Join date: 11 Sep 2004 Posts: 2,065	01-23-2006 13:00 Thanks for the pointer to MediaMonkey, it is aggregating years worth of rips (of content that I have properly paid the RIAA "licensing" fees for) as I type. A somewhat related question that I'm hoping someone has a pointer to: in my tedious effort to convert my polycarbonate collection to a more compact form, my musicbase has a few rip errors scattered through it. I'm almost positive this comes from a scratch on the source disk and will affect 1 second of one track out of - say - 30 discs. It seems to me that there should be a way to automatically scan the musicbase for these nasty pops, but my searches have turned up nothing of the sort. Yes, I know that I could have used error-checking in the first place, but that of course brings rips speeds down to 1.0x and life is short. Also, with 5000+ tracks already ripped, checking them aurally would take more than a week of continual listening. Am I stuck having my listening pleasure randomly jarred or is there some known code out there to hunt these buggers down? I'm not looking to fix the defective tracks, just identify them. Thanks.
Madame Maracas Not who you think I am... Join date: 7 Jun 2004 Posts: 1,953	01-23-2006 13:19 Glad to help, and I await the answer to your follow up question! _____________________ RadioRadio - http://radioradiosl.com M 6 Hobbes Abattoir T 7 Sezmra Svorag W 4 Brian Mason W 6 Moira Stern W 8 Nala Galatea Th 6 Chet Neurocam F 6 Vertigo Paris F 9 Madame Maracas S 5 Madame Maracas S 8 TriNala Su 6 Trinity Serpentine http://madamemaracas.wordpress.com - Madame Maracas Blaaagh Plurk - http://www.plurk.com/user/MadameMaracas

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