Comments on: Back up your music CD’s with CDex http://www.geeksaresexy.net/2007/12/26/back-up-your-music-cds-with-cdex/ tech, science, news and social issues for geeks Sun, 08 Nov 2009 12:42:04 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: Marc-O http://www.geeksaresexy.net/2007/12/26/back-up-your-music-cds-with-cdex/comment-page-1/#comment-38135 Marc-O Thu, 03 Jan 2008 18:02:13 +0000 http://www.geeksaresexy.net/2007/12/26/back-up-your-music-cds-with-cdex/#comment-38135 cdex is actually pretty good. The only lowpoint I find is for compilations (various artist), in which case the program usually labels the CD with artist name "Various Artist" and all the tracks as "Artist Name / Track Name" or something like that. If there is a workaround that problem, I'd sure like to hear it. When I'm to rip a compilation, I end up using iTunes, even if I don't even use it for playing media (what a memory hog), and use MediaMonkey for playing the tracks. MediaMonkey also has good ripping capabilities, but not in the free version (I'll probably pay for it soon anyway). cdex is actually pretty good. The only lowpoint I find is for compilations (various artist), in which case the program usually labels the CD with artist name “Various Artist” and all the tracks as “Artist Name / Track Name” or something like that. If there is a workaround that problem, I’d sure like to hear it. When I’m to rip a compilation, I end up using iTunes, even if I don’t even use it for playing media (what a memory hog), and use MediaMonkey for playing the tracks. MediaMonkey also has good ripping capabilities, but not in the free version (I’ll probably pay for it soon anyway).

]]> By: Javier http://www.geeksaresexy.net/2007/12/26/back-up-your-music-cds-with-cdex/comment-page-1/#comment-36454 Javier Thu, 27 Dec 2007 01:53:06 +0000 http://www.geeksaresexy.net/2007/12/26/back-up-your-music-cds-with-cdex/#comment-36454 To get the name of an album and tracks in Cdex, the only thing to do is select the cdex configuration button, select "Remote CDDB" tab, and put a valid email address in "your e-mail address" field. And that's all. Next time you insert a cd in your drive, just click the button with the magnifier glass and the name of the album and all the tracks will appear. If you want to tune more the way cdex assign the names to the tracks, you can select the "filenames" tab, and change the way cdex put the names. Hope this helps. you will never be using another program to solve the id3 problems. I've been using cdex since I remember (2002?), and never find any weak point Regards. To get the name of an album and tracks in Cdex, the only thing to do is select the cdex configuration button, select “Remote CDDB” tab, and put a valid email address in “your e-mail address” field. And that’s all. Next time you insert a cd in your drive, just click the button with the magnifier glass and the name of the album and all the tracks will appear. If you want to tune more the way cdex assign the names to the tracks, you can select the “filenames” tab, and change the way cdex put the names.

Hope this helps. you will never be using another program to solve the id3 problems.

I’ve been using cdex since I remember (2002?), and never find any weak point

Regards.

]]> By: Chris http://www.geeksaresexy.net/2007/12/26/back-up-your-music-cds-with-cdex/comment-page-1/#comment-36295 Chris Wed, 26 Dec 2007 20:13:42 +0000 http://www.geeksaresexy.net/2007/12/26/back-up-your-music-cds-with-cdex/#comment-36295 You can get it to name the tracks for you using the CDDB menu. I can't download and install at work, but there should be an option there to search the database and add the names for the tracks. You can get it to name the tracks for you using the CDDB menu. I can’t download and install at work, but there should be an option there to search the database and add the names for the tracks.

]]> By: VelkyMX http://www.geeksaresexy.net/2007/12/26/back-up-your-music-cds-with-cdex/comment-page-1/#comment-36290 VelkyMX Wed, 26 Dec 2007 19:33:11 +0000 http://www.geeksaresexy.net/2007/12/26/back-up-your-music-cds-with-cdex/#comment-36290 Why not us Media Player to rip the mp3s? WinLAME is also good (http://winlame.sourceforge.net/) Why not us Media Player to rip the mp3s? WinLAME is also good (http://winlame.sourceforge.net/)

]]> By: isma http://www.geeksaresexy.net/2007/12/26/back-up-your-music-cds-with-cdex/comment-page-1/#comment-36284 isma Wed, 26 Dec 2007 18:46:55 +0000 http://www.geeksaresexy.net/2007/12/26/back-up-your-music-cds-with-cdex/#comment-36284 Myself ... I buy a music CD (legal blah blah blah goes here), and then back it up with CD n'Go Suite, which is not so intuitive but does its work. It supports a lot of codecs , FreeDB.org and it can store mp3 filenames and id3 tags as well, which is a weak point in cdex, as you say. I won't put any links, maybe you can edit my comment later, or tell people to just google:// it instead. Heluva blog, congratulations from Uruguay. Myself … I buy a music CD (legal blah blah blah goes here), and then back it up with CD n’Go Suite, which is not so intuitive but does its work. It supports a lot of codecs , FreeDB.org and it can store mp3 filenames and id3 tags as well, which is a weak point in cdex, as you say.

I won’t put any links, maybe you can edit my comment later, or tell people to just google:// it instead.

Heluva blog, congratulations from Uruguay.

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