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Subject:MP3 and the ID3 tag Posted by: helio Date:6/1/2000 2:44:00 AM Hi - I have a group of MP3 files that need some trim work and since I don't have the original WAVs I have no choice but to open-edit and resave them in MP3 format. The problem is that the MP3 plug-in for sound forge doesn't seem to pick up the Album title (gets everything else right) and so for every song I have to reenter the title in the tag editor instead of just clicking through and resaving with the right information already filled out. The problem occurs no matter what program created the MP3. Has anyone else run into this?
Subject:Re: MP3 and the ID3 tag Reply by: JBJ Date:6/1/2000 3:40:00 AM Be aware that if you process your MP3s this way, you are loosing quality. If you open MP3 in Sound Forge (e.g. convert MP3 to WAV) you obviously do not have the original WAV (there is already loss of quality) and if you then save it as MP3 (e.g. encode WAV to MP3) you are loosing quality again. Teddy S. wrote: >>Hi - >> >>I have a group of MP3 files that need some trim work and >>since I don't have the original WAVs I have no choice but >>to open-edit and resave them in MP3 format. The problem is >>that the MP3 plug-in for sound forge doesn't seem to pick >>up the Album title (gets everything else right) and so for >>every song I have to reenter the title in the tag editor >>instead of just clicking through and resaving with the >>right information already filled out. The problem occurs no >>matter what program created the MP3. Has anyone else run >>into this?
Subject:Re: MP3 and the ID3 tag Reply by: helio Date:6/1/2000 3:17:00 PM Yes I know I'm losing quality, as I said, i have no choice and the recompressed files sound okay for what we are doing. My question is about the ID3 tag reader in sonic foundry and why it doesn't seem to pick up, even with files ripped with Siren Express, the album title in an ID3 tag. Curious. Johnny Richman wrote: >>Be aware that if you process your MP3s this way, you are loosing >>quality. If you open MP3 in Sound Forge (e.g. convert MP3 to WAV) you >>obviously do not have the original WAV (there is already loss of >>quality) and if you then save it as MP3 (e.g. encode WAV to MP3) you >>are loosing quality again. >> >>Teddy S. wrote: >>>>Hi - >>>> >>>>I have a group of MP3 files that need some trim work and >>>>since I don't have the original WAVs I have no choice but >>>>to open-edit and resave them in MP3 format. The problem is >>>>that the MP3 plug-in for sound forge doesn't seem to pick >>>>up the Album title (gets everything else right) and so for >>>>every song I have to reenter the title in the tag editor >>>>instead of just clicking through and resaving with the >>>>right information already filled out. The problem occurs no >>>>matter what program created the MP3. Has anyone else run >>>>into this?

Subject:MP3 and the ID3 tag

Posted by: helio

Date:6/1/2000 2:44:00 AM

Hi -

I have a group of MP3 files that need some trim work and
since I don't have the original WAVs I have no choice but
to open-edit and resave them in MP3 format. The problem is
that the MP3 plug-in for sound forge doesn't seem to pick
up the Album title (gets everything else right) and so for
every song I have to reenter the title in the tag editor
instead of just clicking through and resaving with the
right information already filled out. The problem occurs no
matter what program created the MP3. Has anyone else run
into this?

Subject:Re: MP3 and the ID3 tag

Reply by: JBJ

Date:6/1/2000 3:40:00 AM

Be aware that if you process your MP3s this way, you are loosing
quality. If you open MP3 in Sound Forge (e.g. convert MP3 to WAV) you
obviously do not have the original WAV (there is already loss of
quality) and if you then save it as MP3 (e.g. encode WAV to MP3) you
are loosing quality again.

Teddy S. wrote:
>>Hi -
>>
>>I have a group of MP3 files that need some trim work and
>>since I don't have the original WAVs I have no choice but
>>to open-edit and resave them in MP3 format. The problem is
>>that the MP3 plug-in for sound forge doesn't seem to pick
>>up the Album title (gets everything else right) and so for
>>every song I have to reenter the title in the tag editor
>>instead of just clicking through and resaving with the
>>right information already filled out. The problem occurs no
>>matter what program created the MP3. Has anyone else run
>>into this?

Subject:Re: MP3 and the ID3 tag

Reply by: helio

Date:6/1/2000 3:17:00 PM

Yes I know I'm losing quality, as I said, i have no choice and the
recompressed files sound okay for what we are doing. My question is
about the ID3 tag reader in sonic foundry and why it doesn't seem to
pick up, even with files ripped with Siren Express, the album title
in an ID3 tag. Curious.

Johnny Richman wrote:
>>Be aware that if you process your MP3s this way, you are loosing
>>quality. If you open MP3 in Sound Forge (e.g. convert MP3 to WAV)
you
>>obviously do not have the original WAV (there is already loss of
>>quality) and if you then save it as MP3 (e.g. encode WAV to MP3)
you
>>are loosing quality again.
>>
>>Teddy S. wrote:
>>>>Hi -
>>>>
>>>>I have a group of MP3 files that need some trim work and
>>>>since I don't have the original WAVs I have no choice but
>>>>to open-edit and resave them in MP3 format. The problem is
>>>>that the MP3 plug-in for sound forge doesn't seem to pick
>>>>up the Album title (gets everything else right) and so for
>>>>every song I have to reenter the title in the tag editor
>>>>instead of just clicking through and resaving with the
>>>>right information already filled out. The problem occurs no
>>>>matter what program created the MP3. Has anyone else run
>>>>into this?