aking Posted September 2, 2019 Share Posted September 2, 2019 Hello, My workflow is: (1) Download music files from Qobuz, (2) copy files into iTunes library on NAS, (3) edit metadata, (4) copy files from iTunes library to HDD on Aurender N10. Is there an easier way of doing this that avoids using iTunes? Thanks Andrew K Link to comment
0 PAR Posted September 2, 2019 Share Posted September 2, 2019 I don't use i-tunes but here is my regime which is dependent on FLAC format downloads and which may offer you some help: 1. Download from Qobuz in TAR folder to Win 10 computer. 2. Extract files from TAR folder 3. Highlight and open files then right click to Edit ID-Tag. 4. Edit as required. NB: I rarely find this necessary. The only common metadata item for potential editing that I find is that for genre Qobuz uses Classique not Classic. However I find this too insignificant to change. 5. Copy to my Melco Music Library and backups. So editing is all done on the computer before transferring to any libraries. Incidentally you may need to have an edit ID3 facility on the computer. It appears that as I use dbpoweramp for ripping it is pulled from that. When trying this on another computer which does not have dbpoweramp installed I am not offered the "edit ID-tag" option. However I am sure that there is ID3 editing software available . Link to comment
0 aking Posted September 2, 2019 Author Share Posted September 2, 2019 34 minutes ago, PAR said: I don't use i-tunes but here is my regime which is dependent on FLAC format downloads and which may offer you some help: 1. Download from Qobuz in TAR folder to Win 10 computer. 2. Extract files from TAR folder 3. Highlight and open files then right click to Edit ID-Tag. 4. Edit as required. NB: I rarely find this necessary. The only common metadata item for potential editing that I find is that for genre Qobuz uses Classique not Classic. However I find this too insignificant to change. 5. Copy to my Melco Music Library and backups. So editing is all done on the computer before transferring to any libraries. Incidentally you may need to have an edit ID3 facility on the computer. It appears that as I use dbpoweramp for ripping it is pulled from that. When trying this on another computer which does not have dbpoweramp installed I am not offered the "edit ID-tag" option. However I am sure that there is ID3 editing software available . Thanks PAR. Edit ID-Tag is the sort of process I'm looking for. I just tried right clicking a music file on my MBP and I get a Mac menu which doesn't seem to include editing metadata. But I'm going investigate whether this would be possible on a Mac with the right software. I always correct Classique to Classic otherwise the files will appear in a different genre in Conductor. I also change the album title to keep the files in some logical order. Thanks again. Link to comment
0 kumakuma Posted September 2, 2019 Share Posted September 2, 2019 I use Yate on my Mac to edit metadata. Sometimes it's like someone took a knife, baby Edgy and dull and cut a six inch valley Through the middle of my skull Link to comment
0 botrytis Posted September 2, 2019 Share Posted September 2, 2019 Problem is there is no metadata standard so it may be different from program to program. Example, I have the Beatles USB Apple. The Rubber Soul LP (neither the MP3 or the 44.1/24 versions) is not detected by any software I use, Daphile, JRiver, Foobar, etc. Current: Daphile on an AMD A10-9500 with 16 GB RAM DAC - TEAC UD-501 DAC Pre-amp - Rotel RC-1590 Amplification - Benchmark AHB2 amplifier Speakers - Revel M126Be with 2 REL 7/ti subwoofers Cables - Tara Labs RSC Reference and Blue Jean Cable Balanced Interconnects Link to comment
0 PAR Posted September 2, 2019 Share Posted September 2, 2019 1 hour ago, botrytis said: Problem is there is no metadata standard so it may be different from program to program That is a problem for acquiring metadata but this is about editing metadata. By editing the metatada it can be made uniform. Link to comment
0 botrytis Posted September 2, 2019 Share Posted September 2, 2019 2 hours ago, PAR said: That is a problem for acquiring metadata but this is about editing metadata. By editing the metatada it can be made uniform. It is still not standard. Different programs look at it differently. I have used Musicbrainz w/o any luck. Not going to edit each one individually - that would take more time than I have to live. Current: Daphile on an AMD A10-9500 with 16 GB RAM DAC - TEAC UD-501 DAC Pre-amp - Rotel RC-1590 Amplification - Benchmark AHB2 amplifier Speakers - Revel M126Be with 2 REL 7/ti subwoofers Cables - Tara Labs RSC Reference and Blue Jean Cable Balanced Interconnects Link to comment
0 PAR Posted September 2, 2019 Share Posted September 2, 2019 3 hours ago, botrytis said: I have used Musicbrainz w/o any luck. As I said , we are talking about methods of editing metadata. Musicbrainz is a database not an editing program. Link to comment
0 aking Posted September 3, 2019 Author Share Posted September 3, 2019 11 hours ago, kumakuma said: I use Yate on my Mac to edit metadata. I had a quick look and it seems interesting. I'm going to investigate further. Thanks for the tip. coke 1 Link to comment
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aking
Hello,
My workflow is: (1) Download music files from Qobuz, (2) copy files into iTunes library on NAS, (3) edit metadata, (4) copy files from iTunes library to HDD on Aurender N10.
Is there an easier way of doing this that avoids using iTunes?
Thanks
Andrew K
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