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3rd Party Plugins - (fb2k) / Re: External Tags
Last post by Defender -
Quote from: wojak on
I use "Ape tags, write stream tags to SQLite, read all three tag types" (not Only Ape). If I tag local *.m2ts file the tag is created in the folder conaining that m2ts audio file. That is great. If I create a tag for radio stream - does it go to the "external-tags" file?
What would be the best way to find proper peak in radio stream? If it can't be measured should I guess/estimate it from the graphic peakmeter by eye or measure with external dB meter (installed on the phone)?
I run a normal item in VU meter and adjust the level so it is more or less at 0db.
Then I switch to a stream and adjust values I write manually until it is more or less the same on the VU meter.

Bit tedious and quite unfortunate that there is not an automatic tool to do this.
I understand it cannot be scanned with a normal scanner that needs a 'track' to end at some time, but if a scanner was adjusted so that you can interrupt it manually after a certain time and it writes the values measured until that moment that would be great. It doesn't have to be that exact, but I don't want to go deaf when switching to a stream.

Scanner could be made so that this feature is only available on streams (http(s)://).

I'm not looking forward to manually add values for 200 different streams
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3rd Party Plugins - (fb2k) / Re: External Tags
Last post by wojak -
I use "Ape tags, write stream tags to SQLite, read all three tag types" (not Only Ape). If I tag local *.m2ts file the tag is created in the folder conaining that m2ts audio file. That is great. If I create a tag for radio stream - does it go to the "external-tags" file?
What would be the best way to find proper peak in radio stream? If it can't be measured should I guess/estimate it from the graphic peakmeter by eye or measure with external dB meter (installed on the phone)?
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3rd Party Plugins - (fb2k) / Re: External Tags
Last post by Case -
Oh my mistake. I thought you used folder tags when you talked about tags and folders.

If you use the default setting "Use only APE tags" you can still tag streams. The APE tag will be saved under foobar2000 profile in a directory called "external-tags". Its name will be the url with illegal characters replaced with placeholders.

The "folder tag" type was added per request. It creates only a single external tag file per directory/folder and stores all the external tags of that folder in this single file. It allows portability without littering the filesystem with numerous files. Folder tags mode is the only mode I don't allow using with streams.

And you obviously can't perform any kind of scan on a stream as they are infinite. They will never end. My suggestion from another thread to tag RG info was meant for manual entry.
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3rd Party Plugins - (fb2k) / Re: External Tags
Last post by wojak -
Quote from: Case on
Change the tag writing option in advanced preferences to "Prefer folder tags, write stream tags to SQLite, read all three tag types" and it will do exactly as the setting suggests. Folder tags will be used when there is a folder to write to, streams will use database and all supported tag types will be read.

Correct me if I am wrong.
I use Ape tags, write stream tags to SQLite, read all three tag types because it writes tags to a folder with a corresponding file.
Prefer folder tags, write stream tags to SQLite, read all three tag types would create a new Folder with tags - which I do not want.
With Ape tags, write stream tags to SQLite, read all three tag types I rightclick and use Create external tag and then try to scan with DRMeter or TPScanner - both seem to do their job, the bar goes green right to the right end....and nothing happens - it never ends.
I can only abort.
Is it true that "folder" mode makes a special folder for tags or will they be in folders with audio files?
Will this only work in "folder" mode or should it also work with "ape" mode?
Am I doing smth wrong?
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Listening Tests / Re: Plans for an ABC/HR test
Last post by Klymins -
I announce that while this work/project has been stalled for almost three weeks now because of multiple reasons, it is not cancelled.

While not the only reason for the past of course, the reason that it is still stalled is that the Java ABC/HR tool has so many problems. Very manual and mistake-prone (in multiple ways) preparation stage, no remembrance, no quick session savings, no rated slider or rating emphasization, stucking sliders (yes literally), and possibly more. And since apparently there are no better alternatives, I considered making my own ABC/HR tool. I'm open for suggestions about that.

And, about the test itself: I'll divide it further. The first one will only contain 128kbps MP3s including LAME (along with the low anchor). I'll also change the sample list.
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3rd Party Plugins - (fb2k) / Re: External Tags
Last post by Case -
Change the tag writing option in advanced preferences to "Prefer folder tags, write stream tags to SQLite, read all three tag types" and it will do exactly as the setting suggests. Folder tags will be used when there is a folder to write to, streams will use database and all supported tag types will be read.
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CUETools / Re: How would you interpret my accurate rip results?
Last post by korth -
Did you read the section of the wiki page I linked in my previous post on pressings in AccurateRip?

And there are 2 databases discussed in this thread.
AccurateRip database currently has Checksums for at least 2 pressings of this CD. One at +0 (relative offset of your rip) and one at -12 (relative to your rip).
CUETools DataBase (CTDB) does not store Checksums separately by pressing. The repair option is for CDs that have a recovery record and submitted to CTDB only. The repair script does not alter the offset of any part of your rip.
foobar2000 shows results from AccurateRip database only.
CUETools Repair log shows results from AccurateRip database only (the only info shown from CTDB in that log is that the script repaired 33 samples). To see new CTDB results after a repair, you need to manually run Verify in CUETools on the repaired file(s).
CUETools/CTDB cannot submit anything to the AccurateRip database.
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3rd Party Plugins - (fb2k) / Re: External Tags
Last post by wojak -
Maybe a stupid question: If I would like to tag RG to internet radio but I always store external tags as files in folders with music would it still tag the stream and where would that tag be? I do not want to permanently switch to any sql-db. Or maybe I should change it just for that one tagging to sq mode and can revert to files mode for normal/everyday files listening. Would the component check both (tags as files and tags in sq)?