How do I get EAC to recognize title information

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After a number of installs and reinstalls I did get EAC to work. The problem was version 1.3 would not work in my computer. However version 1.2 does. Even with AccurateRip installed.

The only problem is I can't get any tags or titles to work. Here's a few things I tried.

Drive options>second tab Drive> checked box at bottom CD-text read capable drive -- no luck

Database>Get CD information from>CD-text and also CDPLAYER.INI -- no luck

So how do I get titles to work with this????
 
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I was able to use some type of online search, but should that info be on the disc already???
 
Go into EAC>Metadata options, then Metadata Provider ... you should see a drop down list of various online databases.

I've heard that some virus software also has issues with EAC. Might be worth checking on if you continue to have problems.
 
airtime said:
After a number of installs and reinstalls I did get EAC to work. The problem was version 1.3 would not work in my computer. However version 1.2 does. Even with AccurateRip installed.

The only problem is I can't get any tags or titles to work. Here's a few things I tried.

Drive options>second tab Drive> checked box at bottom CD-text read capable drive -- no luck

Database>Get CD information from>CD-text and also CDPLAYER.INI -- no luck

So how do I get titles to work with this????
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At the top there will be an option to click on 'Database". Click that and look for the 'Get CD Information From' tab. From there you will see 'Remote Metadata Provider'. Click on that and you should see some options. Super common titles will have a bunch, rare titles will have one or sometimes none.

Also, I don't do any of that. A bit below those options is a tab that looks a couple of blue CDs with a plus sign on top. I click that and the data shows up.

Another also. I have no idea if the settings in my EAC setup are built in, or if years ago I did some sort of setup thing, ala what sKiZo mentioned above, and forgot about it.
 
I "think" the remote metadata provider is finding the track and CD info. On the next CD I will try that "+/-" option.

thanks
 
airtime said:
I "think" the remote metadata provider is finding the track and CD info. On the next CD I will try that "+/-" option.

thanks
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Does it all show up in the main 'box'? Do the tracks have proper names, or just Track1, Track2, etc.? If so, you're good to go.
Once you get going with it though, this is the point to tweak the tagging to your liking. "Beatles, The" or "The Beatles", fix the year, make sure that the cover art is there and decent, etc.
And save that log file when your rip is done!
 
E-Stat said:
Which is why you should consider spending a few bucks for dbPoweramp.

Install and run. Metadata lookups are automatic. No fuss.
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Probably a good idea. When he does that we can then hand the football over to you to try and fix his ripping issues.:rflmao:

Seriously, EAC isn't all that hard. He's just working his way through this whole ripping process.
 
KrisM said:
Seriously, EAC isn't all that hard. He's just working his way through this whole ripping process.
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Shouldn't be. And yet, he's been working on this project here and elsewhere for weeks!

Total time start to finish should be about thirty minutes:

1. Purchase and download dbPoweramp
2. Run Installation
3. Configure music path and naming convention. Mine is: F:\Music\Album Artist\Album\TrackNum Artist - Title

Metadata lookup will work from minute one and no keyboard accelerators or buttons to click.

Start fast, intuitive process with no need for further consultation.
 
E-Stat said:
Shouldn't be. And yet, he's been working on this project here and elsewhere for weeks!

Total time start to finish should be about thirty minutes:

1. Purchase and download dbPoweramp
2. Run Installation
3. Configure music path and naming convention. Mine is: F:\Music\Album Artist\Album\TrackNum Artist - Title

Metadata lookup will work from minute one and no keyboard accelerators or buttons to click.

Start fast, intuitive process with no need for further consultation.
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So true. But it's getting into blame the tool or blame the carpenter territory here. No way, no how should getting EAC setup be a weeks long thing. I'm often a tech mook and I had it running in no time with one online link. Metadata included, and no further consultation.
I mentioned the trial version of db in one of the other threads. I don't think he's tried it out.
 
KrisM said:
So true. But it's getting into blame the tool or blame the carpenter territory here. No way, no how should getting EAC setup be a weeks long thing. I'm often a tech mook and I had it running in no time with one online link. Metadata included, and no further consultation.
I mentioned the trial version of db in one of the other threads. I don't think he's tried it out.
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Actually I am looking into the dbpoweramp. I'm just getting my feet wet as it were with digital. I have a LOT!!!! to learn so I'm doing it at a steady pace. I'm first seeing how or if I want to continue ripping. Learning as I go along as to what I want and what I don't like.

But yes, dbpoweramp IS on the table to learn.
 
airtime said:
I'm first seeing how or if I want to continue ripping. Learning as I go along as to what I want and what I don't like.
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Charles, you can have superlative CD sound quality with a good digital player (or better still using higher resolution content) and free yourself from the bonds of having to shuffle disks each and every time you want to play something. With that capability, you find you have new abilities to re-discover your library. Quickly select tracks from any number of different albums. Select random play. Create playlists for your enjoyment or parties.

I'm retiring out by the garage to enjoy the firepit on a cool night and listen to a range of tunes. The 96/24 version of A Charlie Brown Christmas by Vince Guaraldi sounds about right...
 
E-Stat said:
Charles, you can have superlative CD sound quality with a good digital player (or better still using higher resolution content) and free yourself from the bonds of having to shuffle disks each and every time you want to play something. With that capability, you find you have new abilities to re-discover your library. Quickly select tracks from any number of different albums. Select random play. Create playlists for your enjoyment or parties.

I'm retiring out by the garage to enjoy the firepit on a cool night and listen to a range of tunes. The 96/24 version of A Charlie Brown Christmas by Vince Guaraldi sounds about right...
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I'm a terminal tinkerer. But dbpoweramp is next on the list.

I was resisting, or just getting lazy in getting my digital end setup. I think I have taken my amp and preamp as far as my setup and budget will allow, so it's time to get my digital source on an equal level.
 
airtime said:
I'm a terminal tinkerer.
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I get that, but may I suggest that you devote your efforts towards enjoying a truly phenomenal digital playback system in terms of cost effectiveness with a Raspberry Pi platform - instead of treading water just getting a decent FLAC rip?

While companies like Bryston have *canned* the goodness for high bucks ($1200), the RPi lends itself to much in the way of tinkering in terms of optimizing both the hardware (digital cards, power supplies, WiFi sources) and software employed. Soundchek, Cut-Throat, Ivan303 and I among others have learned quite a bit as to how you can get an incredible sounding player for $300. Some assembly required. :)

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I'm googling RPi right now. It's a small computer but what would I use the RPi for?

I'm figuring that I have a digital source of music>DAC>amp. So it's something in this chain.

I'm assuming it's an interface for a third party software to pull up digitally stored music.
 
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airtime said:
It's a small computer but what would I use the RPi for?
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Once again, for use as a digital playback system. Fundamentally, a Raspberrry Pi is a compact, inexpensive ($35), yet powerful computer. To that you need add a case, power supply and choice of digital board. Purchase them a la carte or in bundles.

You can choose a digital output board like the Allo DigiOne I use, or one that includes DAC and provides analog output. While there are many different software solutions, I use a tried and true solution (and free) used by huge numbers of Logitech Squeezebox players called LMS. There is a server function for storing and retrieving the digital content (music and video alike) and a playback function. You can choose to separate these functions on different computers or on a single RPi. I chose the former method because I already have a capable i7-860 computer with 2TB of storage. It houses about 750 GB of video and 260 GB of music and runs the LMS software. For the player, I use a product called piCorePlayer, a free download with lots of flexibility. The two computers communicate via home network. A standalone player with attached drive wouldn't require such.

The RPi has 1GB of internal RAM which can be used a couple of different ways: use for both server and playback software or as player only with 600MB buffer to ensure essentially memory based playback. You'll need a 2-4 GB microSD card to house the operating system and playback software. Once loaded, however, the unit operates entirely from internal memory.

The tweaking comes from choice of digital board / DAC, power supply and configuration options for both server and playback software.

Power supplies and even the DC power cord can make a significant difference. The base units are cheap switchers. Better units are either battery powered or linear based. I find the best sounding inexpensive solution to be a capable cell phone battery charger using a low inductance starquad cable which will play the unit for a couple of day's worth of use. As seen here:

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E-Stat said:
Metadata lookups are automatic. No fuss.
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When set up correctly (and instructions to do that have been provided), EAC gets metadata automatically, too. Run up EAC. Stick the disc in the drive, metadata source options appear. You select one. If it only finds one set of metadata for an album, it selects that automatically, and drops back to the ripping options page.

It used to require you to hit Alt-G to get metadata. v1.1 doesn't.

I'm afraid I'm calling 'carpenter' on this one...

As for the renderer options, I use a cheap Android 'media box' as the streaming receiver and renderer (using the BubbleUPnP app), and take the optical S/PDIF out to a DAC and amp, or a digital receiver (it also has a built-in DAC and analogue out, but I don't use that). It accesses the DLNA DMS running on my NAS, and can be controlled by any DLNA DMC on my network.

I bought a couple of these in 2014. They've been running 24/7 since then, and they're still working fine, even though Android is stuck on 4.4. One attached to my TV serves as catch-up TV player, Kodi player for recorded video, an audio DLNA DMR, and a general low-performance computer for email, social media and web surfing.

https://www.banggood.com/CS918-2GB-...uetooth-TV-Box-p-966019.html?cur_warehouse=CN

There are hundreds of these things to choose from.
 
airtime said:
Actually I am looking into the dbpoweramp. I'm just getting my feet wet as it were with digital. I have a LOT!!!! to learn so I'm doing it at a steady pace. I'm first seeing how or if I want to continue ripping. Learning as I go along as to what I want and what I don't like.

But yes, dbpoweramp IS on the table to learn.
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There is a lot to learn, but just getting in there and doing is the only way to figure it all out.
And once you get it sorted out, for your needs, you'll look back and think there wasn't really all that much to learn. What looks complicated at the beginning becomes second nature soon enough.
 
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