![]() I can also export it from Catraxx into a variety of formats for reporting.ĭiscogs, searched for Artist (Def Leppard), the Album (High ‘N’ Dry): I can merge it with my CD collection if desired. To do this you’ll need the Catraxx importer addon. I can import my Discogs vinyl collection into Catraxx. This is done most efficiently by using the catalog number on the side of the album cover and/or the LP itself.Ĭollections can be exported and shared with others.Īs I had mentioned in the CD section above, I use Catraxx to organize my collections. ![]() While other programs may query the Discogs database, using Discogs directly is faster and easier than every one of them.ģ – Find your specific album (by artist, album, cat#). – – – – – – – – – – Cataloging Your Music Collection – Vinyl LP’sĭiscogs is the defacto site for cataloging your Vinyl. You may wish to edit these or add Notes of your own. These fields are often filled with garbage. In most of these programs there is a field called Memo or Notes. Basically all the programs work like:Ģ – Program queries online databases, finds your CD, downloads info. Many of these programs have a feature called a Loan Manager (or similar) that you may find of use. I use Catraxx because I wanted a way to integrate my Vinyl collection as well as be able to print out reports in a variety of formats. However the author has closed his store and I can’t get an answer as to when it will reopen. This is a pay-for program that has a free 30-day trial. There are a number of programs that will help you catalog your CD program, both free and not. – – – – – – – – – – Cataloging Your Music Collection – CD’s Hit the Preview button if you desire or you are unsure of the changes. Since I want the file to be Artist – Title I use the fields %artist% – %title% See this page for a list of fields: Tag field mappings (note – in the box we are using, each field name should be surrounded by a % sign) The information you will enter is the name of a field in the tag. In the following box you will choose which tags to use to create the filename. (More info: How to rename files based on tags) Next we are going to use the Mp3tag process Convert. ![]() For each file, check that the Artist and Title fields are as you desire. Now hopefully your tags aren’t too messed up. Go to File > Change directory and navigate to the folder where your music files are stored. After downloading the program, install and open it. We are going to use the free program Mp3tag for this. The first step in getting those files names straight is making sure the tags are right. My personal preference is to use the format Artist – Title, i.e. Wherever you get your digital music from most likely the way the files are named are often not ideal. You can now use this action whenever you desire. I use ALBUM ALBUMARTIST ARTIST BITRATE FILETYPE GENRE PICTURE TITLE TRACK YEARĬlick OK to exit out of everything. Go to Actions > Actions.Įnter the fields (semicolon-separated) that you wish to KEEP. Open Mp3tag, highlight the file or files you wish to work on. ![]() To do this I use a Mp3tag feature called Actions. I like to remove all fields except the ones I desire. See this page for a list of fields: Tag field mappings *note – From what I understand the replaygain_track_gain tag above is part of the LAME header and can’t be removed. Those of you you get your music from, umm… “unofficial” sources can have really messed up tags.īelow is an example of some of the information that can be stored in a tag: Tags can show things you may not want, i.e. Some of this information is useful, some not so much. In a nutshell, tags contain information about the song. For those unfamiliar with tags see this wiki article. These can include a wealth of information. Most digital music uses tags to store information about a file. If you make a mistake in these steps you can make a file unidentifiable by file name or tag. Optional software: I also use another program called dBpoweramp (not free). Filetypes supported: AAC, APE, FLAC, MP3, MP4, OGG, WMA, and others. There are many reasons to catalog your music collection such as:Ģ – Figuring out who borrowed a CD or Album and didn’t return it. Trying to get that music collection in order? This guide is for you.
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |