by johndollison » Sat May 03, 2008 5:52 pm
OK, I figured it out... here's the summary:
SETTING AUDIOBOOK TAGS **BEFORE** RIPPING FROM CDs:
Problem:
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If MediaMonkey cannot find a CD in the FreeDB database, no tag info is recorded while the CD tracks are being ripped.
Solution:
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1) Insert CD, then click Tools --> Get Album Info from FreeDB.
2) If no album info is found, scroll down the folders list until you get to the drive with the CD in it. Double-click it.
3) Highlight all the tracks, then right-click them and select "Properties."
4) Add the book's title under "Album," the author under "Artist," and put part of the book's title in the "Title" section (or all of it, if you don't mind long file names); and click OK. (You'll notice that every track will have the same title now, such as "WarAndPeace." Don't panic, we'll get to that in a minute.)
5) If ripping a multi-CD set (such as an audio book), highlight all tracks and then select Tools --> Scripts --> Auto-increment Track #s to renumber the tracks. (For example, if ripping disc 5 of an audio book, then set Auto-Increment to start renumbering at 501.)
6) Now right-click on the drive and select "Rip Audio CD" (it's also under the Tools menu). The "Rip CD" window will come up.
7) Select your encoding method (WMA-96k works well for audio books). Also make sure your destination looks right; it should be similar to this:
Destination: C:\Documents and Settings\John\My Music\AudioBooks\<Artist>\<Album>\<Title>_<Track#>
Now click OK, and rip away. The album & artist information will be added to the files as each track is ripped. Filenames will be correct (WarAndPeace_501, 502, etc.), but Track Titles will still be screwed up (they'll still just say "WarAndPeace.")
9) After ripping is complete, fix the track titles by selecting all the screwed up files, then go to the menu bar and select Tools --> Auto-Tag from Filename.
10) When the window pops up, change the "Filename Format" to <Title> rather than <Track>. In the sample box you should see all the "WarAndPeace" entries change to WarAndPeace_501, 502, etc. Click OK.
That's it; you've successfully ripped an audio book!
(Seems like a real pain, but it's better than some other programs, which force you to edit every track by hand. If anyone knows of a a better way, or better software, please let me know.)
OK, I figured it out... here's the summary:
SETTING AUDIOBOOK TAGS **BEFORE** RIPPING FROM CDs:
Problem:
========
If MediaMonkey cannot find a CD in the FreeDB database, no tag info is recorded while the CD tracks are being ripped.
Solution:
=========
1) Insert CD, then click Tools --> Get Album Info from FreeDB.
2) If no album info is found, scroll down the folders list until you get to the drive with the CD in it. Double-click it.
3) Highlight all the tracks, then right-click them and select "Properties."
4) Add the book's title under "Album," the author under "Artist," and put part of the book's title in the "Title" section (or all of it, if you don't mind long file names); and click OK. (You'll notice that every track will have the same title now, such as "WarAndPeace." Don't panic, we'll get to that in a minute.)
5) If ripping a multi-CD set (such as an audio book), highlight all tracks and then select Tools --> Scripts --> Auto-increment Track #s to renumber the tracks. (For example, if ripping disc 5 of an audio book, then set Auto-Increment to start renumbering at 501.)
6) Now right-click on the drive and select "Rip Audio CD" (it's also under the Tools menu). The "Rip CD" window will come up.
7) Select your encoding method (WMA-96k works well for audio books). Also make sure your destination looks right; it should be similar to this:
Destination: C:\Documents and Settings\John\My Music\AudioBooks\<Artist>\<Album>\<Title>_<Track#>
8) Now click OK, and rip away. The album & artist information will be added to the files as each track is ripped. Filenames will be correct (WarAndPeace_501, 502, etc.), but Track Titles will still be screwed up (they'll still just say "WarAndPeace.")
9) After ripping is complete, fix the track titles by selecting all the screwed up files, then go to the menu bar and select Tools --> Auto-Tag from Filename.
10) When the window pops up, change the "Filename Format" to <Title> rather than <Track>. In the sample box you should see all the "WarAndPeace" entries change to WarAndPeace_501, 502, etc. Click OK.
That's it; you've successfully ripped an audio book!
(Seems like a real pain, but it's better than some other programs, which force you to edit every track by hand. If anyone knows of a a better way, or better software, please let me know.)
