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==software==
[[Category:Computer]]
*http://www.mp3tag.com
[[Category:How-to]]
[[category:DJing]]
Adding metadata to audio files is called tagging.
==Software==
* Windows
** [[Mp3tag]] - a great program for managing your music files' tags
** Foobar as tagger[http://wiki.hydrogenaudio.org/index.php?title=Foobar2000:Components_0.9/foo_masstag]
** [[PicardQt tagger]](with picard-tangoinfo plugin)
* Linux
** GUI:
*** Puddletag [http://puddletag.sourceforge.net/] - which tries to be like Mp3tag (more or less)
***[[PicardQt tagger]](with picard-tangoinfo plugin)
*** KID3tag [http://kid3.sourceforge.net/]
*** Easytag [http://easytag.sourceforge.net/]
*** Ex Falso [http://www.sacredchao.net/quodlibet]
** CLI
*** audiotag
*** eyed3tag
*** (and many more)


==How to use http://tools.tango.info/tagging.php==
==Tag data sources==
* [[tango.info]]
** [[tango.info tagging | tagging]]
** [[tango.info add track listing | contributing tag data]]


These are instructions for ripping cds to your hard drive and tagging the resulting mp3 or flac files with tagging information from tango.info.
==Tag management==
* [[tag remapping]]
===Step 1 - Rip cds to your hard drive===
Use a program such as CDex (available from http://cdexos.sourceforge.net ).
You need to rip each cd to a separate folder.


===Step 2 - Retrieve the tagging information for the newly ripped audio files===
==Tagging standard==
Go to http://tools.tango.info/tagging.php
* [[track metadata standard]]
Examine the cd you just ripped and whose tracks you wish to tag. Copy its 14 digit bar code number (TIN-14) into the query window and click on "submit query" button. This query will return the tags for all the tracks on your cd.
* [[tagging considerations]]
If you don't have the TIN-14 number: search the cd in the eng.tango.info database using artist name. When you locate the title or cover of the CD you wish to tag from the search results, click on it to see the CD details. Click on the tools.tango.info/tagging link. This link will return the tags for the tracks on your cd.


See the example: http://tools.tango.info/tagging.php?tins=00743219561220
==Tagging process using tango.info source==
*[[solo tagging]]
*[[mass tagging]]
** [[mass tagging with foobar2000]]
** [[mass tagging with mp3tag]]
*** [http://wiki.tango.info/w/mul/index.php?title=mass_tagging_Mp3tag_import_format_string_-_click_in_the_box_below%2C_press_CTRL%2BA_and_then_CTRL%2BC%2C_then_click_Back_to_return_to_the_instructions.&action=edit mass tagging format string]
** [[tango.info tagger]]


===Step 3 - Create a txt file with the retrieved tagging information===
==From talk==
With your mouse, highlight the list of tags you retrieved in Step 2, then right click and Copy it. (note-you don't copy the whole page, just the data list. Each line of this list begins with the 14-digit number and is followed by other tagging info such as album, song title, track number and year.)
[[User:Chrisjjj|Chrisjjj]] 13:50, 23 October 2007 (CEST) Issue: unrecognised TIN is not faulted. E.g. 00000000000001
Paste the list of tags into a text program like Notepad. Save this txt file.


===Step 4 - Tag the audio files===
[[User:Chrisjjj|Chrisjjj]] 13:50, 23 October 2007 (CEST) Issue: result with blank genre gives ''not found:Array ( ) NO GENRE:Array ( [0] => 00743219561329 )'' between output rules e.g. https://tango.info/tools/tagging.php?tins=00743219561220&sepa=%3B
Here are instructions for the free tagging program called mp3tag, available from http://www.mp3tag.de/en/ (english).
Configure the program:


*a. Open the program;
===2007-07-13 [[Carlos Vallejos]] in reply to a mail by [[Tobias Conradi]]===
*b. Choose 'File' 'Change directory' (CTRL + D); Browse to the location of your tracks; Select the folder where you saved your audio files.
In my experience, as generally all programs work on the database structure, we should keep supplementary information on a track as condensed as possible, in order to allow all infos to fit into the grid space (that seems to be never enough!) for example;
*c.  With your mouse, select the first track in the resulting list of audio files. Using that track as an anchor, use the 'shift' and 'end' keys to select the entire list.
*d. Select "Convert" and then "text file - tag" (Taglist-file/Tag in older versions);
*e. for filename you enter the location of the text file
for format string enter the following sequence (you can copy and paste the sequence below)
"  %dummy%;%album%;%track%;%title%;%artist%;%genre%;%year%;%dummy% " (leave out the quotation marks)


the number of fields in the text file must equal the number of fields in the format string
*Canaro ins for Canaro instrumental
*Canaro-Falcon for Canaro sings Ada Falcon
*etc
It exist the case of famous interpreters as:
 
*Tita Merello (con Francisco Canaro)
*Carlos Gardel (con Francisco Canaro)
*Edmundo Rivero (con Anibal Troilo)
*Francisco Fiorentino, con su orquesta
*Enrique Corsini con su orquesta
*Alberto Castillo (con Emilio Balcarce)
that are usually accompained by some big orchestras. We should decide if we keep the criteria of the sequence
 
ORCHESTRA'DIRECTOS SECOND NAME,  - , 1st. SINGER'S SECOND NAME
 
[[User:Chrisjjj|Chrisjjj]] 18:14, 21 October 2007 (CEST) I strongly disagree. Track tags should contain the full information, e.g. '''Francisco Canaro & Ada Falcon'''. And the '''Artist''' field should contain only artists and not the content description  '''Instrumental'''.
===album - subtitles===
https://tango.info/08427328130844 - Chrisjjj
 
Well, I would say this date is an album sub-title. If t.i added support
for album sub-titles, displaying them as distinct from titles, for tagging
it could give the option of putting it into a sub-field e.g. Album =
<albumtitle> | <albumsubtitle1>

Latest revision as of 2016-04-16T20:00:53

Adding metadata to audio files is called tagging.

Software

  • Windows
    • Mp3tag - a great program for managing your music files' tags
    • Foobar as tagger[1]
    • PicardQt tagger(with picard-tangoinfo plugin)
  • Linux
    • GUI:
      • Puddletag [2] - which tries to be like Mp3tag (more or less)
      • PicardQt tagger(with picard-tangoinfo plugin)
      • KID3tag [3]
      • Easytag [4]
      • Ex Falso [5]
    • CLI
      • audiotag
      • eyed3tag
      • (and many more)

Tag data sources

Tag management

Tagging standard

Tagging process using tango.info source

From talk

Chrisjjj 13:50, 23 October 2007 (CEST) Issue: unrecognised TIN is not faulted. E.g. 00000000000001

Chrisjjj 13:50, 23 October 2007 (CEST) Issue: result with blank genre gives not found:Array ( ) NO GENRE:Array ( [0] => 00743219561329 ) between output rules e.g. https://tango.info/tools/tagging.php?tins=00743219561220&sepa=%3B

2007-07-13 Carlos Vallejos in reply to a mail by Tobias Conradi

In my experience, as generally all programs work on the database structure, we should keep supplementary information on a track as condensed as possible, in order to allow all infos to fit into the grid space (that seems to be never enough!) for example;

  • Canaro ins for Canaro instrumental
  • Canaro-Falcon for Canaro sings Ada Falcon
  • etc

It exist the case of famous interpreters as:

  • Tita Merello (con Francisco Canaro)
  • Carlos Gardel (con Francisco Canaro)
  • Edmundo Rivero (con Anibal Troilo)
  • Francisco Fiorentino, con su orquesta
  • Enrique Corsini con su orquesta
  • Alberto Castillo (con Emilio Balcarce)

that are usually accompained by some big orchestras. We should decide if we keep the criteria of the sequence

ORCHESTRA'DIRECTOS SECOND NAME, - , 1st. SINGER'S SECOND NAME

Chrisjjj 18:14, 21 October 2007 (CEST) I strongly disagree. Track tags should contain the full information, e.g. Francisco Canaro & Ada Falcon. And the Artist field should contain only artists and not the content description Instrumental.

album - subtitles

https://tango.info/08427328130844 - Chrisjjj

Well, I would say this date is an album sub-title. If t.i added support for album sub-titles, displaying them as distinct from titles, for tagging it could give the option of putting it into a sub-field e.g. Album = <albumtitle> | <albumsubtitle1>

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