CD2MP3 Tagger - A utility for tagging MP3 files

by Neo - www.neolics.com

v 1.0.0

PLEASE NOTE

The author does not take any responsibility for any loss or damage to the end user through use of this software. Use at your own risk.

Introduction

This software was designed to be used in conjunction with a CD ripper. Perhaps you CD ripper lacks the ability to access CD album info or perhaps you don't trust your ripper to not keep tabs on your ripping behaviour when it connects to the Internet. In any case, CD2MP3 Tagger will automatically tag MP3 files based on the audio CD in your drive.

Requirements

You must have a CD ROM (or better) drive and must be running Windows (this software has only been tested on XP).

Setting Up

CD2MP3 Tagger should work fine with the default settings. However, several aspects as customisable which are explained below.

Options tab

Track read options

Use file count - uses the file count (within the folder) to determine the track number
Use file name - uses the filename (e.g. "01 Title.mp3") to determine the track number
Use track tag - uses the MP3 tag(s) to determine the track number (assuming they exist)

CD read options

Auto import on CD read - if ticked, after the CD album details have been retrieved, the details will be automatically imported in to the currently selected MP3 folder & files (based on the import options). This is equivalent to clicking on the 'Import from FreeDB' button after clicking on the 'Get album data for CD' button.

Import options

Import ticked tracks - if ticked, only the ticked tracks will be imported. Otherwise, only the currently selected track/file is imported.
Save tags on import from FreeDB - if ticked, the MP3 tags will be saved when they are imported. You may wish to untick this if you wish to check the CD album data matches the MP3 files before the tags are modified.
Auto rename files and folder on import - when ticked, the MP3 files are renamed to reflect the track titles and the folder is renamed to reflect the CD album name. Equivalent to clicking on the Rename folder based on FreeDB album button and Rename ticked files based on title button after clicking on the 'Import from FreeDB' button.
Optimise MP3 tags for compatibility

Rename folder based on FreeDB album - renames MP3 folder based on the CD album name taken from the FreeDB match.

Rename ticked files based on title - renames the selected/ticked MP3 files based on the titles taken from the FreeDB match.

Refresh track list - refreshes the list of tracks/MP3 files

Tag v1

MP3 files can have several different tag versions. This tab contains the MP3 ID3 Version 1 information. Clicking on 'Copy v1 tag to v2' copies the information held in the version 1 tag to the version 2 tag.

Tag v2

MP3 files can have several different tag versions. This tab contains the MP3 ID3 Version 2 information. Clicking on 'Copy v2 tag to v1' copies the information held in the version 2 tag to the version 1 tag.

There is a choice of which revision of the version 2 tag to choose (between 2.3 and 2.4). Version 2.3 is the more supported of the two revisions.

FreeDB

CD2MP3 Tagger uses the FreeDB system to identify the CD inserted in to your CD drive. Therefore CD2MP3 Tagger will require access to the Internet (and your firewall must allow it to connect to the FreeDB database). The server and root are by default those specified in the FreeDB documentation - if you wish to change these then please consult the information on the FreeDB website.

You can test the FreeDB connection by clicking on the 'Test FreeDB connection' button. If you tick the 'Debug' option then you will see the response from the FreeDB server.

Sometimes there will be several matches found in the FreeDB system - when this occurs you will be given the option to select the one that correctly matches the CD you have in your drive.

If you no longer have the CD to hand, you may look for it on the FreeDB website and then enter the 'Disc ID' and 'Genre/Category' manually. Once you have pasted the two details from the FreeDB website in to the relevant boxes of CD2MP3 Tagger, then click on the 'Manually look up CD' button to retrieve the album info.

Register

We have decided to release this software are shareware. In our case, this means that you will need to register this software for a FREE 30 day trial in order to get the most out of it. If you do not register this software then you will not have access to all its features. If after that 30 day trial you decide you wish to continue using it, then we kindly ask that you purchase it for just £4.99 (or US$ 9.99). This gives you the opportunity to see if this software is right for you without any up front costs.

Before you register you will need to enter your user name in to the 'Username' box, and then use the copy the 'User key' in to the form on our website. You can use the 'Copy user key to clipboard' button to copy the user key to clipboard so that it can be easily pasted in to the registration form.

Click here to register for a FREE 30 trial today!

Usage

With the default settings (and assuming you have registered for a trial or purchased CD2MP3 Tagger outright) all you need to do is the following:

Insert the audio CD in to your CD drive
Run CD2MP3 Tagger
Select your CD drive from the 'CD Drive' dropdown
Browse to the MP3 folder where you have previously saved the MP3 files (previously ripped from the audio CD).
Click on the 'Get album data for CD' button.

Then hey presto! If it all goes to plan (you may need to select from a list of close matches if the FreeDB system can't fully identify the CD) then all your MP3 files in the folder will have their tags filled in!

Credits

ID3 tagging module by Mathias Kunter (www.magic-tagger.com)