Combining Multi Discs Albums Into One Album!

Mac
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Hi, I was told MP3Tag would do this but not finding a step by step approch.

My situation.

Mac running Tahoe

Audirvana Origin player

Rip CDS with dBpoweramp

I make sure and actually triple check I rip the cds to be say 1/3,2/3,3/3. When looking at actual files in folders numbered with tracks per disc, 1-01...etc..2-01...etc..3-01 BUT they all appear as three separate albums! Does this in iTunes/Music as well some some sort of tag is off.

I tried renaming the tracks, not file name which can have a track#, so instead of 3 discs with 10 tracks each being 1-10 3 times but 1-30. BUT even with syncing and restarting audio players still show up as 3 discs/albums. I even combined into one folder with the track names and still seen as 3 albums.

I have about 100 albums that do this.....way to many to do too much by hand...

Thanks!

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Files that should belong to the same album should have the same data in the fields ALBUMARTIST and ALBUM.
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3

Would this mess it up? Just noticed this album of two discs has album names as:

Dave's Picks Vol-57 - 1978-02-01 Chicago Uptown Theatre

Dave's Picks Vol 57: 02-01-78, Uptown Theatre, Chicago, IL

I just ripped it and this is how dBpoweramp named them.

Can I just change to one or the other...? They are in one folder...and actaully 3 discs that appear as two I suppose due to the album name discrepency.
Thanks!

4

I do not think that the data from online sources is the sorcerer's stone - which means that you can name the albums anyway you like so that they fit your collection best.
Please do not mix filenames and tag data - they are different things. The filename only has to be unique, the tag data is usually interpreted by the player to group files together and show the tracks at all.

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Yes it appears that having the files names for instance 01-jack, 02-bob, 03-kevin has NO bearing on track numbering! So file 02-jack can be track 12 if I prefer...correct???

Only Mac finder will use file name as a name sort.

I'm convinced this is a dBpoweramp issue as I pay VERY close attention when ripping as I KNOW the problems it can cause but more than half my rips have similar issues.

6

I have been using dbpa for a long time. Some of the metadata sourced online is reliable, some is not. I find I have to make edits occasionally to follow my preferences. .

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AFAIK dbpa collects the tag data from various sources, including community driven ones - which means that the quality relies on the input by people like you and me. So I do not believe that the results are 100% uniform and accurate. The general gist is ok but the details have to streamlined with programs like MP3tag.