12-05-2020, 04:30 PM
(This post was last modified: 12-05-2020, 04:32 PM by TheOldPresbyope.)
@Leviathan
Your ripper did apply at least a basic set of metadata values to the tracks in a Vorbis Comment tag, yes?
You can use the mediainfo utility from the command line to check the values. For example, here's the first stanza of the output for the Stereo Test file:
Regards,
Kent
PS - sometimes ripper/tagger apps mix up ID3v2 and Vorbis Comment tags on FLAC files. There should be only the latter. Easy test---use the file utility from the command line. Example:
If that 4-character string "FLAC" doesn't appear at the beginning of the line for a FLAC file, then it's likely an ID3v2 tag has been added to the file whether a Vorbis Comment tag is also present or not. This is incorrect usage and can cause confusion.
ETA: PPS - I'm using "tag" in the strict sense of the container of the metadata key/value pairs and not in the sense of individual metadata key names.
Your ripper did apply at least a basic set of metadata values to the tracks in a Vorbis Comment tag, yes?
You can use the mediainfo utility from the command line to check the values. For example, here's the first stanza of the output for the Stereo Test file:
Code:
pi@moode3a:/mnt/SDCARD/Stereo Test $ mediainfo LRMonoPhase4.flac
General
Complete name : LRMonoPhase4.flac
Format : FLAC
Format/Info : Free Lossless Audio Codec
File size : 2.02 MiB
Duration : 38 s 761 ms
Overall bit rate mode : Variable
Overall bit rate : 438 kb/s
Album : Stereo Test
Album/Performer : Koz
Track name : LR Channel And Phase
Track name/Position : 1
Track name/Total : 1
Performer : Koz
Genre : Utilities
Recorded date : 1997
Writing application : X Lossless Decoder 20161007
Cover : Yes
Cover type : Cover (front)
Cover MIME : image/png
TITLESORT : LR Channel And Phase
ARTISTSORT : Koz
ALBUMSORT : Stereo Test
...Regards,
Kent
PS - sometimes ripper/tagger apps mix up ID3v2 and Vorbis Comment tags on FLAC files. There should be only the latter. Easy test---use the file utility from the command line. Example:
Code:
pi@moode3a:/mnt/SDCARD/Stereo Test $ file LRMonoPhase4.flac
LRMonoPhase4.flac: FLAC audio bitstream data, 16 bit, stereo, 48 kHz, 1860560 samplesIf that 4-character string "FLAC" doesn't appear at the beginning of the line for a FLAC file, then it's likely an ID3v2 tag has been added to the file whether a Vorbis Comment tag is also present or not. This is incorrect usage and can cause confusion.
ETA: PPS - I'm using "tag" in the strict sense of the container of the metadata key/value pairs and not in the sense of individual metadata key names.
