can't find metadata

[Easy Runnin]

Please help

When I select Rip Audio CD, MM5 doesn't find the metadata. If I select Lookup Audio CD Metadata, I get a message "The media for freedb query is unavailable".

How do I fix this?

Thanks

[Lowlander]

Have you tried using MusicBrainz as source instead: https://www.mediamonkey.com/wiki/WebHel ... nformation

[yarguy]

freedb is unavailable because freedb closed down over a year ago. There seems to be an attempt to keep it alive at gnudb but it I am not sure how well that is working out or if any music players are using it (none that I use seem to be). As lowlander suggests, musicbrainz is an alternative but it is missing a fair number of albums. Discogs is more comprehensive than musicbrainz. Both, however, are inconsistent from album to album on the amount of detail available.

[Ludek]

Freedb.org is no longer availbale, but MediaMonkey utilizes own freedb server at mb.mediamonkey.com

Check your freedb settings in Options > Metadata lookup:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/f7z9mckqkvbnh ... 1.png?dl=0

Is mb.mediamonkey.com there?

Note that even if you select MusicBrainz with musicbrainz.org server then there is a fallback to freedb whenever the CD isn't found in the MusicBrainz database.

[Bullit420]

If "mb.mediamonkey.com" is not an available choice, is there a way to manually add the entry?

[Peke]

Hi,
Ye, Select FreeDB (http) and in server enter "mb.mediamonkey.com"