MediaMonkey - ripping CD album
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Recommended process to to rip a CD using Windows MediaMonkey (tested with build 1306 by Chrisjjj 16:59, 28 March 2013 (UTC)):
- Find album TIN by one of
- Read barcode number, and add zeros to left to make 14 digits
- Search for album title and artist on https://tango.info, verifying result e.g. by comparing track listing
- Launch MediaMonkey
- Insert album's first CD
- Click menu bar Tools, Rip Audio CD...
- In Destination: enter e.g. (for TINT-based filing):
<library path>\<TIN>\<disc number>\<Track#>
substituting the italics items e.g. C:\My Music\04025438002088\1\<Track#>
- Set Format: to WMA, and Settings to http://img15.imageshack.us/img15/6673/wmasettings.png
- Ensure [ ] Level Track Volume i.e. UNcheckmarked
- Checkmark [x] Eject CD after ripping
- The dialog box should look like this.
- To start the rip operation, click OK
- Wait for the blue status bar at window bottom to disappear, indicating completion
- Enter label values by one of
- use solo tagging
- when all albums are ripped, use mass tagging
- use manual tagging, employing values from the album cover, https://tango.info or another source:
- In the pane at left, under Recently Added Tracks, click the entry at the bottom of the list - the main pane will show the CD's tracks
- In the main pane, select all tracks, right-click, click Properties
- Enter the label values common to all tracks: Album, Album Artist, Disc # - click OK
- Select the first track, click menu bar View, Properties
- Enter the track-specific label values - Track title, Artist, Genre, Year
- Click the right-arrow button (not key) to go to the next track, enter label values, repeat until all tracks are done, and click Close
- For each additional disc in the album...
- Insert CD
- Click menu bar Tools, Rip Audio CD...
- In Destination:, adjust the disc number
- Repeat from "To start the rip operation, click OK" above