Re: [LUG] Ripping Clasical CDs: WAS Re: Music CD Database

On Mon, May 11, 2009 at 1:12 PM, Samuel Toogood <sam_toogood@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

qmp3join (amongst others) will join mp3 files together.

HTH,

Sam

------- Original message -------
> From: Philip Whateley <philip.whateley@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Sent: 11.5.'09, 11:05
>
> I tried to rip classical music to MP3 (sorry, my portable player doesn't
> support Ogg).
>
> The problem I found was that classical music doesn't use tracks in the
> same way as pop/rock etc.
>
> So I got a separate MP3 file (and metadata entry) for each tagged piece
> of a movement, which gave a break between sections that should be played
> continuously. For example, the 5th movement of Mahler Symphony 2 has 7
> sections on the Rattle EMI CD I have, which gives 7 separate MP3 files
> and 7 database entries, although the sections (and in some cases
> sequential movements) should be played without a break.
> Whilst there are 5 movements over 2 CDs, I got 11 separate tracks, with
> a pause between each one. I tried to look for something that would
> stitch the files back together, but without success.
>
> Has anyone else had this problem with ripping classical music, and is
> there a solution?
>
> Phil
>
> On Mon, 2009-05-11 at 10:13 +0100, Tom Potts wrote:
>> On Monday 11 May 2009 08:18, Neil Winchurst wrote:
>> > Simon Waters wrote:
>> > > Neil Winchurst wrote:
>> > >> In my Windows days I would have used Borland Paradox and had the
>> > >> database set up and in use in half a day, easily. Unfortunately
>> there is
>> > >> no equivalent program yet in Linux.
>> > >
>> > > I'm with Grant that OOBase would be fine for same.
>> > >
>> > > But I was wondering - you don't seem to be storing anything that
>> isn't
>> > > in say Rhythmbox - so if you just ripped the CDs as suggested
>> already....
>> > >
>> > > Simon, whose CD collection is small, and yet Rhythmbox says there
>> is a
>> > > 1/3 of it I've never listened to since ripping it 30 months ago.
>> >
>> > Yes, I saw that suggestion. However, I don't want the *music* stored
>> on
>> > the computer. I play the CD's when I want to listen to anything. Well,
>> > mostly, just a few have been ripped.
>> >
>> > I am looking to store the details on the computer so that I can see
>> > exactly what I have got, and so that I can find the relevant CD
>> easily.
>> > So Rhythmbox will not do it for me.
>> >
>> > Thanks
>> >
>> > Neil
>> What media players do you have on your PC?
>> Do they provide the CD details in a usable way -ie can you save or cut
>> and paste the CD title and track data in any way from them?
>> If so it shouldn't be too hard to write a simple app to take that data
>> and stuff it into a two table database (CD table)(tracks table)
>> That way you can just make that player app the default for playing CDs
>> and 1)shove in an uncatalogued CD, 'rip' the data into your app, click
>> eject.
>> 2) if not out of mind yet go to 1
>>
>>
>>
>
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