Tagging DFF Files Split From ISO Using ISO2DSD

[mikey8811]

Hi

 

I have recently been splitting many ISO files into their constituent DFF files using Sonore's ISO2DSD app as my streamer, an Auralic Aries only plays DFF files.

 

Most of the resultant files are tagged with artist, album and track metadata. However, some are not. As a result, the tracks  do not show up at all.

 

Is there a way to tag them?

 

Unfortunately, I deleted the original ISO rip files to free up space on my hard drive.

 

Thanks

[Dan Gravell]

Are you sure they are DFF files? Normally DFF files aren't tagged, but DSFs are... I believe Sonore's app can create DSF.

 

When you say "tagged", do you mean the actual internal tags, or just metadata in the filename (people sometimes confuse the two)?

 

If you have untagged DSFs there are a number of apps that can tag them. My app does this: https://www.blisshq.com/music-library-management-blog/2016/10/05/tagging-untagged-dsf/ but others are available: http://help.nativedsd.com/handling-and-playing-dsd-files/metadata-tag-management/editing-changing-and-manipulating-metadata-tags

[tdacquisto]

They must be DSF's.  I use Metadatics 

[kennyb123]

Yes they must be DSFs.  Yate is what I use on Mac - it's fantastic.

[bruny]

If they are DSF files and you are using Windows OS then Mp3tag is hard to beat for tagging and metadata. 
https://www.mp3tag.de/en/

[Miska]

Also DFF files can be tagged with ID3v2 tags. But is is non-standard so not all software can read such tags. HQPlayer can, and AFAIK JRiver too. Maybe JRiver is able to edit such tags too.

 

[Kal Rubinson]

On 10/6/2017 at 12:50 PM, mikey8811 said:

Is there a way to tag them?

Unfortunately, I deleted the original ISO rip files to free up space on my hard drive.

Instead of wrestling with DFF, I suggest converting them to DSF.  There are several programs that will do that.

[ted_b]

The Aries can certainly play DSF files, and has been said here ad nauseum DSF (not DFF) is the way to go if you want metadata.

[mikey8811]

Thanks for commenting.

 

That was a much earlier query when I first split to DFF as the file sizes were smaller.

 

I have since switched to DSF files for the metadata preservation.

 

Is Yate a free software?

 

I use mp3tag but have upgraded to Catalina. I don't think mp3tag works on that.

[Miska]

4 hours ago, mikey8811 said:

That was a much earlier query when I first split to DFF as the file sizes were smaller.

 

DFF files are smaller only if they contain compressed data. If they contain same uncompressed raw data, file size differences are less than a kilobyte.