# freedb lookup
**URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/t/freedb-lookup/1571
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [December 27, 2004, 3:32pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/freedb-lookup/1571 "2004-12-27T15:32:35Z")
**Posts on this page:** 6
**Page:** 1
### Author:  [@system](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/system)
#### Post date: [December 27, 2004, 3:32pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/freedb-lookup/1571/1 "2004-12-27T15:32:35Z")
I just downloaded the program again and I have used it in the past.
I have a problem that I have never had happen before. I was working on makeing a FAQ for some friends on how to clean up there music collection.. This is what I have them do
How to Tag MP3's Properly
1. Get a copy of mp3tag (Free Program) from here [http://www.mp3tag.de/en/](http://www.mp3tag.de/en/)
2. Install program
3. Run Program (kinda simple 🙂
4. Tools/Options/freedb/server and change the E-mail address (attachment #1)
5. Select Ok
6. Dragand drop the folder with the Music (Single album) into the mp3tag window (attachment2)
7. Cleanup time
a. Edit/Select all
b. freedb/freedb
8. You have several options here.. I suggest the following.
a. Select "determine via web-serch"
b. Select "OK"
c. Uncheck "title" and remove (in this Example) "A long time ago"
d. Select "ok"
9. You will have a dialog boxs ometimes with more than one album..(attachment 5)
a. Select the one you think it is and hit "preview" this opens up Notepad and lets you see the selection.
* * *
This is where I have my problem... EVERY album comes up as blank... but If I go and look at the freedb web site everything is there. I cannot get the freedb lookup function to work at all
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### Author:  [@dano](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/dano)
#### Post date: [December 27, 2004, 5:14pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/freedb-lookup/1571/2 "2004-12-27T17:14:22Z")
Try other servers in the freedb Options.
List:
[http://www.freedb.org/modules.php?name=Sec...article&artid=9](http://www.freedb.org/modules.php?name=Sections&sop=viewarticle&artid=9)
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### Author:  [@Florian](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Florian)
#### Post date: [December 27, 2004, 5:33pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/freedb-lookup/1571/3 "2004-12-27T17:33:05Z")
Stephen,
[at.freedb.org](http://at.freedb.org) is working fine for me and it's pre-defined at the list on Options, freedb, Server.
Best regards,
~ Florian
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### Author:  [@system](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/system)
#### Post date: [December 27, 2004, 8:44pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/freedb-lookup/1571/4 "2004-12-27T20:44:19Z")
> [@](#):
>
> Stephen,
>
> [at.freedb.org](http://at.freedb.org) is working fine for me and it's pre-defined at the list on Options, freedb, Server.
>
> Best regards,
> ~ Florian
>
> \<{POST\_SNAPBACK}\>
Ok I see some problem... Take a look at the screenshot Do you see what I see?
Look at what server it is trying to go to vs what it is configured to go to
BTW I tried all the servers on the [freedb.org](http://freedb.org) web site as well... The "update" button in mp4tag gets screenshot #4 which produces error #5
Note I changed my e-mail address to garbage for the screenshots
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### Author:  [@system](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/system)
#### Post date: [December 27, 2004, 10:16pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/freedb-lookup/1571/5 "2004-12-27T22:16:10Z")
Ok Whatever it is it is gone... ALL servers work.. Unlike the other thread I did NOT disconnect and reconnect to the Inet.. I think freedb had some serious issues with all of there servers
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### Author:  [@system](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/system)
#### Post date: [February 9, 2026, 12:19pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/freedb-lookup/1571/6 "2026-02-09T12:19:17Z")