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Gear / Technical Help => Post-Processing, Computer / Streaming / Internet Devices & Related Activity => Topic started by: newplanet7 on January 05, 2010, 07:56:34 PM

Title: Tagging.
Post by: newplanet7 on January 05, 2010, 07:56:34 PM

I have just started to use the Live Show Tagger in foobar.
I have no problem doing it but I have a question.
I will also cross post this in the LMA thread too because it's part of it.

When I tag my flac files should I also tag my wavs.
I ask because when I upped tagged flacs to LMA the vbr derivitaves
weren't tagged. As in the music player they use there.
So I decoded one flac and the wav when played in foobar isn't tagged either.
New to tagging

Title: Re: Tagging.
Post by: twatts (pants are so over-rated...) on January 05, 2010, 08:06:26 PM

Can't TAG WAV, or at least not that I know of...

Terry

Title: Re: Tagging.
Post by: newplanet7 on January 05, 2010, 08:21:30 PM

thx t

Title: Re: Tagging.
Post by: Gordon on January 05, 2010, 09:07:19 PM

yep you can't tag wave.  but the mp3's should retain the tags for sure.  that is assuming they convert flac > mp3 with no wave step.

Title: Re: Tagging.
Post by: JasonSobel on January 05, 2010, 10:04:47 PM

for the LMA, the derivative mp3 files get their tags only from the metadata that you manually enter after uploading and before final check-in.  it doesn't matter what tags the FLAC files have, or if they are tagged at all, you need to fill in all that metadata in the check-in process if you want the derived mp3 files to be tagged.

Title: Re: Tagging.
Post by: twatts (pants are so over-rated...) on January 05, 2010, 11:40:06 PM

Quote from: Gordon on January 05, 2010, 09:07:19 PM

that is assuming they convert flac > mp3 with no wave step.

Question:  Is Traders Little Helper supposed to do this???  I FLAC>MP3 all the time with TLH and have never noticed that it kept any tags, though I don't really pay that close attention...

Thanks,

Terry

Title: Re: Tagging.
Post by: boojum on January 06, 2010, 03:04:06 AM

Some audio editors, Samplitude for sure, will tag WAV files.  I do it all the  time so I know it works.  It will also export individual tracks with tags or part of the entire CD with a TOC and cue sheet.  The LT version is not all that expensive unless all you want it for is tagging.  It is a very good editor.

Title: Re: Tagging.
Post by: greenone on January 06, 2010, 10:46:49 AM

Quote from: JasonSobel on January 05, 2010, 10:04:47 PM

for the LMA, the derivative mp3 files get their tags only from the metadata that you manually enter after uploading and before final check-in.  it doesn't matter what tags the FLAC files have, or if they are tagged at all, you need to fill in all that metadata in the check-in process if you want the derived mp3 files to be tagged.

Correct - so the only tags are band, date/venue, and track number.

Title: Re: Tagging.
Post by: Gordon on January 06, 2010, 12:03:30 PM

Quote from: twatts and not wearing pants on January 05, 2010, 11:40:06 PM

Quote from: Gordon on January 05, 2010, 09:07:19 PM

that is assuming they convert flac > mp3 with no wave step.

Question:  Is Traders Little Helper supposed to do this???  I FLAC>MP3 all the time with TLH and have never noticed that it kept any tags, though I don't really pay that close attention...

Thanks,

Terry

don't know.  I don't do it much but when I do I use dbpoweramp to make mp3's.  it keeps the tags.