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NailLady · 11th January 2006, 14:57

Is there a way to Look Up albums or track information when the CD I'm importing from does not contain the information AND have that import semi-automatically into WinAmp?

ujay · 11th January 2006, 15:21

For auto look ups :
Winamp Prefs > Input plugins > select 'Nullsoft CD plug-in' > Config > tick the 'Use CDDB' box

For 'on demand' lookups :
Double click the track title in Winamp's main window and click the CDDB button in the info window. (This is sometimes necessary if you have had the automatic look up turned off).

[edit] Winamp can't read tag info directly from CDs, though it's in the Wishlist.

UJ

NailLady · 11th January 2006, 15:44

All of the boxes were checked in the 'Nullsoft CD plug-in' already.

When I double clicked on the CDDB button in the info window, I had multipal things occur.

Either:
1. There was a message that says "no information found" and I was not given a choice to look it up myself or
2. The album information was there, but no options were given to overwrite the current information in WinAmp.

Note: MusicMatch Jukebox has a right click option (Super Tagging) to look up track/album information then (upon proper clicking) import that data directly into your database and rename/rewrite the information (or lack thereof) automatically.

This has been the main reason for not converting sooner to WinAmp. However, the more I use WinAmp, the more I like it.
I have been switching back and forth between the two for a couple weeks and the access of MMJB is getting less and less. I just can't figure out how to get WinAmp to do the tagging that MMJB can do. WinAmp seems to have more options and more flexability except this one issue and I'm hoping it's just lack of knowledge on my part.

ujay · 11th January 2006, 17:09

Please comfirm you are using Winamp v5.12(latest).

Sounds like everything is working as it should.

1. There was a message that says "no information found" and I was not given a choice to look it up myself or
Not all CDs appear on all online databases. Winamp uses Gracenote CDDB2 (probably the largest) but there is no guarantee your particular CD will be there, even if it appears on some other online database. You should have been given the option to submit an entry in this case.

2. The album information was there, but no options were given to overwrite the current information in WinAmp.
If you get the results you want then exit with [save], otherwise exit with [cancel] to go back to what was there already(if anything).

UJ

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11th January 2006, 15:21	#2
ujay Forum King Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: London Posts: 6,072	For auto look ups : Winamp Prefs > Input plugins > select 'Nullsoft CD plug-in' > Config > tick the 'Use CDDB' box For 'on demand' lookups : Double click the track title in Winamp's main window and click the CDDB button in the info window. (This is sometimes necessary if you have had the automatic look up turned off). [edit] Winamp can't read tag info directly from CDs, though it's in the Wishlist. UJ

11th January 2006, 15:44	#3
NailLady Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 13	All of the boxes were checked in the 'Nullsoft CD plug-in' already. When I double clicked on the CDDB button in the info window, I had multipal things occur. Either: 1. There was a message that says "no information found" and I was not given a choice to look it up myself or 2. The album information was there, but no options were given to overwrite the current information in WinAmp. Note: MusicMatch Jukebox has a right click option (Super Tagging) to look up track/album information then (upon proper clicking) import that data directly into your database and rename/rewrite the information (or lack thereof) automatically. This has been the main reason for not converting sooner to WinAmp. However, the more I use WinAmp, the more I like it. I have been switching back and forth between the two for a couple weeks and the access of MMJB is getting less and less. I just can't figure out how to get WinAmp to do the tagging that MMJB can do. WinAmp seems to have more options and more flexability except this one issue and I'm hoping it's just lack of knowledge on my part.

11th January 2006, 17:09	#4
ujay Forum King Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: London Posts: 6,072	Please comfirm you are using Winamp v5.12(latest). Sounds like everything is working as it should. 1. There was a message that says "no information found" and I was not given a choice to look it up myself or Not all CDs appear on all online databases. Winamp uses Gracenote CDDB2 (probably the largest) but there is no guarantee your particular CD will be there, even if it appears on some other online database. You should have been given the option to submit an entry in this case. 2. The album information was there, but no options were given to overwrite the current information in WinAmp. If you get the results you want then exit with [save], otherwise exit with [cancel] to go back to what was there already(if anything). UJ