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nate

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#29267 31-Dec-2008 13:02
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WMP11 isn't tagging my ripped MP3s properly.  If I use another program such as MusicBrainz Picard it tags the MP3s with the correct names.

Is there a setting I need to change in WMP11, or should I change to a different program altogether? (WMP11 is very quick as it ejects the CD at the end of the process - inserting another CD begins the next rip)

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  #186820 31-Dec-2008 13:33
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I found WMP rips CDs quickly enough, but it was all the stuffing around trying to get your metadata correct before you ripped and even then it wasn't 100% (that MSFT media database that's used is fecal to say the least). In contrast, when I switched to iTunes, it uses the Gracenote database for metadata lookup and has never needed much adjusting. The rippings just as good too.

If you don't want to go the iTunes way, you could check out Songbird. I haven't tried ripping with it but it is the Mozilla version of iTunes.




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