ripping cds

[john duncan]

Hi all, when I rip cds the song titles and cd name comes up as something totally different. Example I rip a Dr. Feelgood cd and it comes up as Simon and Garfunkel. Is this normal ?

Thanks Jock

[Daniel Taylor]

When the info comes up, it may not be the only choice.  Turn the knob slowly to see the other options.

[JFBUK]

Hi Jock,

the B2 uses an external database , Musicbrainz,, to get the details of a CD.

Sometimes you get mismatches or multiple matches and even no match.

When you are ripping are you using the B2 front panel or the web UI ?

If the front panel then turn the rotary knob to scroll through the choices and select, you should always get a choice of Album nnnn , e.g. Album 1234

If using the Web UI  then in the bottom left it should tell you how many choices. Click on the down arrow to see what they are.

John

[JFBUK]

Jock replied to me direct

Thanks, l use the Web UI and most times the CD info I need is not there, thought I was doing something wrong. It will kep me busy

Jock

[PMB]

Hi Jock,

If the web UI is not displaying the CD titles, try closing the web UI >> clear browser data - for chrome select 'cached images and files, and for Safari 'clear browser data and history' >> open a new browser page >> enter the IP Address displayed on the B2 in manually (rather than using a bookmark or a shortcut or a prompt).

Paul

Brennan Support.

[Christian Sunderland]

Hi Jock,

I found that downloading the old 'static' ie not updated FreeDb as per instructions above, significantly increased 'hit-rate'.  Especially with older releases.

I hope this helps!

Christian  

[harlond57]

Christian, does your message mean that if you download FreeDB, the Brennan will check both MusicBrainz AND FreeDB whenever you're trying to rip a CD?  Is there any downside to loading FreeDB?  Thanks.

[Christian Sunderland]

It seems to work by checking MusicBrainz first, then FreeDB. (I could be wrong!) - The only downside is that it will take up memory on your internal SD card (again, may be wrong!) - But it improved my CD hit-rate (especially for older releases) from about 50% to about 95%.

Christian 

[PMB]

Hi Harlond57,

Mydb (freedb) will help with older titles - it's not been updated since March 2020 - whereas Musicbrainz should be more up to date.

After downloading it will be stored on the hard drive not the SD Card and takes up around 1.5GB.

Paul

Brennan Support.