eschurr;183526 Wrote: > -- does the MP3Gain help system indicate that the "Track analysis" > button "analyzes the files" but it doesn't say anything about writing > tags or values? it sounds to me like it reads and analyzes the file > but doesn't write anything back to it.
It does write the results of its analysis in APEv2 tags. You can see this in two ways: (1) the program "remembers" the results of previous analyses, even after it's restarted, and (2) a separate tagger program like Mp3tag will clearly indicate that an APEv2 tag has been added after a track analysis is carried out. You can see this immediately if you have both programs open at the same time - look at the tag types in Mp3tag, modify the gains in MP3Gain, and when you refresh in Mp3tag, poof, APEv2 tags appear in the analyzed files. Foobar indicates the same thing. In fact, if you were to use a tagger to remove the APEv2 tags, I bet MP3Gain would "forget" its analysis. The MP3Gain documentation is skimpy - I don't think they even indicate what type of tags they use. > -- doesn't Windows Explorer indicate the file has been modified whne you > hit "track analysis?" it does when you hit "track gain." Wouldn't > writing RG tags to the files with Track Analyis cause the file to be > modified? Hmm, it should - you are modifying bits in the file. I don't doubt what you're saying, but the fact remains, the RG tags have been added. Some tagging programs can change tags while NOT altering the timestamp - perhaps MP3Gain operates this way? -- Mark Lanctot "It's like, you know, a New Age religion, but with better treble response." - Jon Heal ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Mark Lanctot's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2071 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=32178 _______________________________________________ discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
