It seems that for compilation disks, all I've ever found was to rename the files to whatever artist. That's a pain if you don't know the artests name.
Tyler ----- Original Message ----- From: "Walter Ramage" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "PC audio discussion list. " <pc-audio@pc-audio.org> Sent: Wednesday, July 26, 2006 1:40 PM Subject: Reel Player Pain > Hi everyone. > > I have a frustrating problem I hope someone can help me with. The > frustration is borne from my ignorance. I would be grateful if someone > would give me precise keystroke instructions to help me solve this. I > have > the free version of Reel player. I think it is rep10. I also have > Windows > media and I am using XP home edition plus JAWS 5. Now! Here is the > problem. > When I rip a CD with Windows Media, despite having ticked all the relevant > boxes for track number, song title and artist name to be part of the file > name, Windows media sometimes doesn't provide the information. Sometimes > it > will say for example, 01 Track1 & 02 Track 2 etc. However, if I rip that > disc in Reel player, Reel Player will invariably provide the track number > and song title but won't give the artist name. This isn't a problem with > single artist albums but it is with compilations. I have occasionally had > a > dialogue box appear giving me the option to select song title and artist > but > this is extremely infrequent and appears without warning and seems to > apply > only to the disc that is being ripped. What I do get after the song title > instead of the artist name is "various". I have tried going to tools and > then going to CD information. Once there I select the option to overwrite > the CD information hoping that it will include the artist name but without > success. Again, would someone please give me precise instructions on how > to > ensure that when I rip with Reel Player I get both song title and Artist > name as part of the file name. I am very grateful to all those who can > help. Walter. > > > > _______________________________________________ > PC-Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... > http://www.pc-audio.org > > To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > This list is a service of MosenExplosion.com. To see what other lists we > offer, visit us on the web at http://www.MosenExplosion.com _______________________________________________ PC-Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... http://www.pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] This list is a service of MosenExplosion.com. To see what other lists we offer, visit us on the web at http://www.MosenExplosion.com
