mixing and matching different tagging solutions
using more than one programme to handle mp3 tagging
Carol, can't you add a poll with multiple options? :)-Lashiec (November 04, 2007, 04:52 PM)
Let us assume that each file contains a least some correct information, for example: you might have a mp3 which has the correct artist in the filename, the correct title is in the id3v2 tag whilst the id3v1 tag contains the name of the album. ID3-Sync presents you with a simple and fast interface to select the correct information from these different sources. It then updates the id3v1 and id3v2 tags and renames your file according to a pattern you can specify.
What are the advantages of tagging?-CleverCat (November 21, 2007, 01:26 AM)
I cannot imagine what MP3tag is doing to the files, when tagging them, that are changing the signal the file later is sending to the MP3Ext (https://www.donationcoder.com/forum/index.php?topic=5315.msg148082#msg148082)'s bit-rate reader, but it is doing something.I'd be willing to bet that you have MP3Tag set to write ID3v2.4 (which I believe is the default) and MP3Ext only handles or prefers ID3v2.3 or earlier. But it's a bit of a wild guess since I've never used MP3Ext and don't know much about it.-Curt (January 28, 2009, 08:31 AM)
I cannot imagine what MP3tag is doing to the files, when tagging them, that are changing the signal the file later is sending to the MP3Ext (https://www.donationcoder.com/forum/index.php?topic=5315.msg148082#msg148082)'s bit-rate reader, but it is doing something.I'd be willing to bet that you have MP3Tag set to write ID3v2.4 (which I believe is the default) and MP3Ext only handles or prefers ID3v2.3 or earlier. But it's a bit of a wild guess since I've never used MP3Ext and don't know much about it.-Curt (January 28, 2009, 08:31 AM)
You could change that in MP3Tag and test it; the option is found at Tool -> Options -> Tags -> Mpeg.
I do all my tagging within Foobar2000 and MP3Tag and they've both worked extremely well for me for many years.-TheQwerty (January 28, 2009, 11:55 AM)
I cannot imagine what MP3tag is doing to the files, when tagging them, that are changing the signal the file later is sending to the MP3Ext (https://www.donationcoder.com/forum/index.php?topic=5315.msg148082#msg148082)'s bit-rate reader, but it is doing something.I'd be willing to bet that you have MP3Tag set to write ID3v2.4 (which I believe is the default) and MP3Ext only handles or prefers ID3v2.3 or earlier.-Curt (January 28, 2009, 08:31 AM)-TheQwerty (January 28, 2009, 11:55 AM)
I use ________, it allows not only to extract the correct id3 tags from a music file, but if it is missing it can download this information from the Internet. It can also find and download the sonds' lyrics and album covers. :Thmbsup:-Cosiness (November 19, 2009, 06:49 AM)
For a specific example, this is especially useful for those who used MusicMatch back at the height of its popularity. MusicMatch used a LOT of custom tags that no other tagging program uses. Loading up these files in mp3tag will allow you to nuke those relics from the past with impunity.-Innuendo (November 19, 2009, 05:48 PM)
At first glance, IMHO, when comparing Tag&Rename to mp3tag the easy answer is Tag&Rename, but mp3tag has a deceptively simple interface. Lurking under the surface is a scripting language that is compatible with Foobar2000's Tagz scripting language. Users are free to write their own scripts for many things including tagging from web sources that don't come stock with the program. Actions may also be scripted that can perform any number of operations on your files with the scripting language being powerful enough that your imagination is the only limiting factor. You don't have to reinvent the wheel, either, as their forum is full of actions and scripts you can add to your installation easily.i agree with you. That's I always say "for basic purposes" for these tagging programs. Most users do not encounter situations like you described. For basic tagging with normal fields, it's very quick and easy in Tag&Rename, and because that's 90% what I do, it's my favorite program for it. now, sometimes i do need something fancier, and I do use other programs for that. (I still don't know what to do about classical music). But a few years ago, i railed against programs like Godfather, which turned something as simple as managing mp3 tags into a phd class in programming...just completely unintuitive and nonproductive.
What cinched me as a user is unlike most tagging programs, Tag&Rename included, you are not boxed into a pre-determined set of tags that the program author feels should be all you will need. You can use mp3tag to create, edit, and delete any tag. I'm talking any tag written by any tagging program ever & you are free to even create your own tags. Even if you have no interest in creating your own tags maybe you have some music files that were tagged by some other program you were using 5-10 years ago.
Who knows what weird tags are lurking in your files that your old program utilized that your new one doesn't? Well, mp3tag knows and gives you the ability to look at the raw list of tags & add, edit, or delete any your new tagging scheme & tagging program don't use. For a specific example, this is especially useful for those who used MusicMatch back at the height of its popularity. MusicMatch used a LOT of custom tags that no other tagging program uses. Loading up these files in mp3tag will allow you to nuke those relics from the past with impunity.-Innuendo (November 19, 2009, 05:48 PM)
I use AudioShell (http://www.softpointer.com/AudioShell.htm) ...-dhuser (November 05, 2007, 07:48 AM)
i agree with you. That's I always say "for basic purposes" for these tagging programs. Most users do not encounter situations like you described.-superboyac (November 19, 2009, 06:06 PM)
For basic tagging with normal fields, it's very quick and easy in Tag&Rename, and because that's 90% what I do, it's my favorite program for it. now, sometimes i do need something fancier, and I do use other programs for that.
(I still don't know what to do about classical music).
But a few years ago, i railed against programs like Godfather, which turned something as simple as managing mp3 tags into a phd class in programming...just completely unintuitive and nonproductive.
This is good to know! I used MusicMatch for a number of years.-Darwin (November 19, 2009, 06:04 PM)
What is the situation today - with AudioShell not been updated since July 2007 (XP > Vista > Seven) ?-Curt (November 19, 2009, 06:07 PM)
I used to use MusicBrainz Tagger, but I have since switched foobar2000 with foo_discogs (honestly, it's an awesome plugin).-Xenonym (November 21, 2009, 08:45 AM)
MP3tag-paarkhi (November 21, 2009, 10:04 AM)
Picard has a reason to live on my hard disk as it can find tags by checking the fingerprint-Tuxman (September 28, 2013, 08:15 AM)
like Tuxman I keep MusicBrainz Picard around for its fingerprint capabilities.-Vurbal (September 28, 2013, 10:32 AM)
Scanning (fingerprinting) files
Instead of using release-oriented and metadata-dependent lookups, Picard can try and tag your files 1-by-1 based on their audio fingerprint. If you select a set of files in the left-hand pane and click "Scan", Picard will find PUIDs for your files and query MusicBrainz to find a track that matches them.-http://musicbrainz.org/doc/MusicBrainz_Picard/Documentation#Scanning_.28fingerprinting.29_files
1) Yes.
2) I'd recommend Similarity (http://www.similarityapp.com/) for that.-Tuxman (September 28, 2013, 01:43 PM)
I only know i was able to use it to do all kinds of things like parsing tags from the filename in different ways, sorting and filtering, and cleaning up tags using regular expressions, etc. It had a way to do everything i wanted to do.Perhaps the most awesome ability is that tags selected by a user defined template can be exported to a text file which can be manipulated any way you want, then imported using the same or a different template into the same, or different music.-mouser (September 28, 2013, 05:28 AM)