Wiki/audioRip.md

Audio CD Ripping

Rip from CD

• Create wav file of CD: cdparanoia --never-skip --batch --output-wav -- 1-
  • 1- means all tracks
• Convert wav to flac: flac --verify -8 --delete-input-file *.wav

Tags to use:

Required

• Title
• Artist
• Album
• Album Artist
• Track Number
• Media
  • CD
  • Recording
• Cover Art

Good to have

• Composer
• Date
  • At least year
• Barcode

Musicbrainz

Add Second CD

• Open the release in musicbrainz
• Click "Edit" -> "Tracklist"
• Click "Add Medium" -> "Add Medium"
  • Do not enter anything in the Form
• Add the correct number of tracks
• Insert the Title and Artist
  • The Track Time will be added automatically later on
• Click "Finish"
• Open picard while the CD in in the drive
• Click "Lookup CD" -> "Submit XXX"
• Search for the right release
• Select it and press "Select"
  • No not simply press on it
• Click "Add TOC from CD"

Style Guide

Classic

• Release (/Album) Artist

  • List first and last name of composer(s), performer(s) and conductor, but only of the ones listed on the front cover
    • Format: composer1, composer2; performaner 1, performer2, conductor

• Track Artist

  • Name of composer of that track

• See here