Tagging Help Needed

Saidas · 04-20-2008, 03:54 PM

I've never edited tags before and I need some help here. What is it exactly that needs to be fixed and why? The problem I see now after having synched my Zune for the first time is that for example, on my pc hd, I have a Robert Plant mix I put together from several different albums and in Music and WMP11, everthing is together in one album called Robert Plant Mix and is easy to manage, but the Zune has now broken everything apart so that instead of one RPM album in a certain order, it shows five different RP albums all in a different order. The same for mix albums I've done from several different artists. What and how do I tag to fix this? Can someone recommend a simple tagging tool? I checked out Mp3tag but it was beyond me, though it might have helped to know what it was I was trying to do exactly.

Thanks!!!!!

Gregory · 04-20-2008, 04:07 PM

Take a look here.

NikeRooney · 04-20-2008, 04:57 PM

mediamonkey is fairly easy to use

BobtheWalrus · 04-20-2008, 05:26 PM

Mp3tag is easy to use (It's free)

Saidas · 04-21-2008, 08:48 AM

Hey Bob - What exactly is it that needs to be edited to address the problems I desribed previously? Filename? Path? Tag? Artist?

Saidas · 04-21-2008, 03:34 PM

Hey Gregory...before I download and install all of this, what is the Zune Package...what does it do?

wyckedcombo17 · 04-21-2008, 04:08 PM

its in case your having problems w/ the zune software itself.

use the tagger in my sig, it looks up the tags on the internet, alls you have to do is approve them

Saidas · 04-23-2008, 07:31 AM

Hey Wycked,

A lot of my albums are obscure World music that are probably not going to be available through a search. Many of these albums don't have all of the songs or are in a different order. A good deal of my albums in general are "mixes" I put together from one artist but several albums and in different orders...plus mixes of various artists. It doesn't seem that Picard would be helpful for this the way I understand it.

What is it exactly that I need to edit? Tag? File Name? Path? Artist? I don't really know what it is I need to do to make this work for what I want. Thanks!

Little Horn · 04-23-2008, 10:47 AM

I've used a program called tag runner. I does cost a little but it works great. The only problem that I saw was that with live albums or greatest hits albums it liked to edit the track information to reflect the album that the song originally appeared on. However, it fixed 99% of my tags to include adding album art. I did have to go back through and fix a few things but all in all it worked great.

04-20-2008, 03:54 PM	#1 (permalink)
Saidas Jr. Zuner Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 46 Reputation: 11 $zB: 51 Donate	Tagging Help Needed I've never edited tags before and I need some help here. What is it exactly that needs to be fixed and why? The problem I see now after having synched my Zune for the first time is that for example, on my pc hd, I have a Robert Plant mix I put together from several different albums and in Music and WMP11, everthing is together in one album called Robert Plant Mix and is easy to manage, but the Zune has now broken everything apart so that instead of one RPM album in a certain order, it shows five different RP albums all in a different order. The same for mix albums I've done from several different artists. What and how do I tag to fix this? Can someone recommend a simple tagging tool? I checked out Mp3tag but it was beyond me, though it might have helped to know what it was I was trying to do exactly. Thanks!!!!!

04-20-2008, 04:07 PM	#2 (permalink)
Gregory Support Team Moderator Ultimate Zuner Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: What a stalker! Posts: 6,206 Reputation: 223 $zB: 3526 Donate Awards Showcase Total Awards: 1	Take a look here. __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. ^^ Interwebz in my car! Do you live outside of the US, have Paypal, and want the Zune Pass? If so PM me.

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BobtheWalrus Jr. Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Twin Peaks, Washington Posts: 481 Reputation: 11 $zB: 406 Donate	Mp3tag is easy to use (It's free) __________________ My Quotes "Life is like a deck of cards, deal with it" "The hardest books to read, are the ones we want to finish"

04-21-2008, 04:08 PM	#7 (permalink)
wyckedcombo17 Zune Guardian Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: chicago-ish Posts: 744 Reputation: 50 $zB: 491 Donate	its in case your having problems w/ the zune software itself. use the tagger in my sig, it looks up the tags on the internet, alls you have to do is approve them __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. "When the power of love finally overcomes the love of power, the world will know peace." - Hendrix (sig by Tobososlow) trouble tagging music? get Picard Tagger To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. , it works great!

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Little Horn Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: SoCal Posts: 579 Reputation: 46 $zB: 394 Donate	I've used a program called tag runner. I does cost a little but it works great. The only problem that I saw was that with live albums or greatest hits albums it liked to edit the track information to reflect the album that the song originally appeared on. However, it fixed 99% of my tags to include adding album art. I did have to go back through and fix a few things but all in all it worked great. __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. [ I considered the horns, and, behold, there came up among them another little horn, before whom there were three of the first horns plucked up by the roots: and, behold, in this horn were eyes like the eyes of man, and a mouth speaking great things.[/

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04-20-2008, 04:57 PM	#3 (permalink)
NikeRooney Experienced Zuner Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 196 Reputation: 11 $zB: 111 Donate	mediamonkey is fairly easy to use

04-21-2008, 08:48 AM	#5 (permalink)
Saidas Jr. Zuner Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 46 Reputation: 11 $zB: 51 Donate	Hey Bob - What exactly is it that needs to be edited to address the problems I desribed previously? Filename? Path? Tag? Artist?

04-21-2008, 03:34 PM	#6 (permalink)
Saidas Jr. Zuner Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 46 Reputation: 11 $zB: 51 Donate	Hey Gregory...before I download and install all of this, what is the Zune Package...what does it do?

04-23-2008, 07:31 AM	#8 (permalink)
Saidas Jr. Zuner Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 46 Reputation: 11 $zB: 51 Donate	Hey Wycked, A lot of my albums are obscure World music that are probably not going to be available through a search. Many of these albums don't have all of the songs or are in a different order. A good deal of my albums in general are "mixes" I put together from one artist but several albums and in different orders...plus mixes of various artists. It doesn't seem that Picard would be helpful for this the way I understand it. What is it exactly that I need to edit? Tag? File Name? Path? Artist? I don't really know what it is I need to do to make this work for what I want. Thanks!

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