What are you ripping?

[Mn Dave]

 

Arrau LvB sonatas etc. box

[karlhenning]

The legs of a new pair of shorts (just a little, stylish and all)

[Mn Dave]

[karlhenning]

Definitely not: I have to go to work today!

[Lethevich]

Gradually going through a pile of Dutton and DaCapo discs. I type out and save enough information to rip about 5 or so discs each time I reboot my PC (once every 5-6 days), then paste it in each time to quickly get it out of the way. Coming up next switch-on:

Ludolf Nielsen - Symphony No.2, Concert Overture, Romance (Kontra, Cramer, South Jutland Symphony Orchestra, DaCapo)
Herman Koppel - Moses (Hughes, Meyer-Topsøe, Dolberg, Westi, Kristensen, Høyer, Christiansen, Danish National Radio Symphony Orchestra, DaCapo)
Knudåge Riisager - Chamber Music (Royal Danish String Quartet, Scandinavian Wind Quintet, DaCapo)
Poul Schierbeck - Queen Dagmar, Chinese Flute, Tinder-Box (Bellincampi, Odense Symphony Orchestra, DaCapo)

[DavidW]

I just ripped the Elliott Carter Nonesuch Retrospective a couple of days ago.  Problem is that it's poorly represented in the tagging services and so few have ripped it that I can't get an accurate, only a secure.  Alright so more people buy this set so we can build up the accurate stream database for the cds!

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[Coco]

I'm insanely particular about tagging files. Usually the tags that automatically pop up from CDDB make my OCD go into overdrive. I usually end up getting the information from the composers' works list or Wikipedia.

[DavidW]

I'm insanely particular about tagging files. Usually the tags that automatically pop up from CDDB make my OCD go into overdrive. I usually end up getting the information from the composers' works list or Wikipedia.

I would be happier with my collection if I did that, but it's just too much work.  Most of the time I found that AMG was close enough, so I would select that since they would not confuse artist, composer and album artist and would give long proper titles.

[Gurn Blanston]

I'm insanely particular about tagging files. Usually the tags that automatically pop up from CDDB make my OCD go into overdrive. I usually end up getting the information from the composers' works list or Wikipedia.

I've ripped several thousand disks, some of them a few times each, and have typed all the tags myself. IOW, I share your disorder. If the stupid shits who upload tags to services knew what the hell they were doing, we wouldn't be in this position.



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Now playing:
Haydn Sinfonietta Wien \ Huss - Hob 02 01 Divertimento a cinque in G for Flute, Oboe & Strings 1st mvmt - Allegro

[DavidW]

I think freedb is the absolute worst, I pity those that have to rely on 'em.  Highly incomplete, or flat out wrong.  Easily gets confused about the different fields (like putting the album name under artist), you feel embarrassed for those that uploaded such information.  They're clearly morons.

[Opus106]

I'm insanely particular about tagging files. Usually the tags that automatically pop up from CDDB make my OCD go into overdrive. I usually end up getting the information from the composers' works list or Wikipedia.

I share your disorder.

I'm don't feel alone any longer. \o/

[Gurn Blanston]

I think freedb is the absolute worst, I pity those that have to rely on 'em.  Highly incomplete, or flat out wrong.  Easily gets confused about the different fields (like putting the album name under artist), you feel embarrassed for those that uploaded such information.  They're clearly morons.

Amen, brother, Amen!!!   

[Coco]

I would be happier with my collection if I did that, but it's just too much work.  Most of the time I found that AMG was close enough, so I would select that since they would not confuse artist, composer and album artist and would give long proper titles.

I dislike when it automatically inserts the performer in the artist field — if I'm listening to Roger Norrington's Beethoven, I'm listening to Beethoven, not Roger Norrington!

I've ripped several thousand disks, some of them a few times each, and have typed all the tags myself. IOW, I share your disorder. If the stupid shits who upload tags to services knew what the hell they were doing, we wouldn't be in this position.

Oh, I don't mind doing it. It's gotten even worse lately — now I put the instrumentation (for non-symphonic pieces or pieces where the instrumentation isn't obvious, like a violin sonata), any kind of catalogue number and year of composition. Pedantic, maybe, but I take a perverse fun in being so exacting. You can see how far gone I am on my Last.fm page.

[DavidW]

I dislike when it automatically inserts the performer in the artist field — if I'm listening to Roger Norrington's Beethoven, I'm listening to Beethoven, not Roger Norrington!

Wait really?  But that's what the composer field is for!  See I would go

Artist: Roger Norrington, London Classical Players
Album Arist: Roger Norrington
Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven

[Coco]

I guess I organize it differently since I'm using last.fm and I want the artist to show up as the composer — I usually put the performers in the album name, e.g.: Symphony No. 3 (Norrington, London Classical Players).

[Opus106]

I put the instrumentation (for non-symphonic pieces or pieces where the instrumentation isn't obvious, like a violin sonata), any kind of catalogue number and year of composition. Pedantic, maybe, but I take a perverse fun in being so exacting. You can see how far gone I am on my Last.fm page.

Are you very particular about proper capitalisation also? For me, it should be C minor -- always. Not c, not c minor, and also not C Minor.

[Lethevich]

I'm another "manual input all the way".

I've devised a psychotically uniform format, and I don't even bother checking databases anymore: they never have the right diacritics, so even as a shortcut to edit down it's pointless.

[DavidW]

I guess I organize it differently since I'm using last.fm and I want the artist to show up as the composer — I usually put the performers in the album name, e.g.: Symphony No. 3 (Norrington, London Classical Players).

Oh do you scrobble? is that the word?  Hey does last.fm play complete works or just individual movements?

[Coco]

Are you very particular about proper capitalisation also? For me, it should be C minor -- always. Not c, not c minor, and also not C Minor.

Ha, I've always used the "C minor" format, but only for completely subjective reasons — i.e. anything else looked "wrong". I feel relieved that I am supported by official rules of use.

Oh do you scrobble? is that the word?  Hey does last.fm play complete works or just individual movements?

I think the radio function is really mostly set up for song format listening, so it would only play individual movements. I only use it to keep track of what I listen to on the computer.

[Opus106]

i.e. anything else looked "wrong".

Exactly. It's like a law of nature or something.