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Why Should I Slave Over CD Tags?
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When you tag a CD, the data is stored in the iTunes Music Library database, so that when you put the CD back in the drive, it will remember exactly how you tagged it in the first place.
If you perfect your CD tags before ripping, instead of correcting the music files after, you won't have to do it again if you need to re-rip a CD. This happens--Hard-drive failure, the decision to rip at a higher or lower bit rate, etc.
If you have correctly tagged the CD, upon re-ripping, you will notice an additional benefit. Because the song name and album name, etc. match existing files, you will be asked if you want to replace the files in the library. If you say "Yes", the songs will be ripped, the tags, including artwork, from the old files will be attached, and you'll have a mess-free update of existing songs.
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by japester on Jun 22 | 12:00 am
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Thank you iTunes 4.5...
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iTunes 4.5, and most of you know, finally have us 'Playlist is' and 'Playlist is not', which lets me do something I've been wanting to do for quite some time. It does require two playlists, but hey, they're both useful.
Playlist #1: Everything Checked
Bit Rate is greater than 0 kbps
Match only checked songs
I picked bit rate because it's one of the few fields you can count on to always have data in it. Basically, it's a 'select everything' field.
Playlist #2: Everything Unchecked
Playlist is not Everything Checked
And, of course, make sure that 'Match only checked songs' is unchecked.
There you go, you now have a playlist of everything in your collection that's not checked. Mind you, this would be easier if Checked and Unchecked were playlist criteria but this does the job.
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by Unseelie on May 19 | 8:00 am
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