Tutorial #1 - Adding your Music
Since getting your data into the database is
the biggest task, Music Label is written to make
your job as hassle free as possible. Data about
CDs are downloaded from the Internet (CDDB2
database) and data about digital files are
grabbed from the tag in the file. This tutorial
takes you through the process of adding your CDs
and vinyls. Another tutorial (Handling
Digital Audio) describes how to catalog your
digital music files.
Add Music Wizard
 Make
sure you are in the Music section and then click
the New-button in the toolbar. The Add Music
Wizard will then open. This Wizard will guide
you through the process of adding any kind of
music to your music database.
Choose to add 'Music CD or Vinyl' and then click
the Next-button. You will then be presented with
the different options that Music Label offers
for adding your CDs and vinyls.
Download data from
CDDB2 (CD FastScan)
 The
CDDB2 is an online database with the content of
most CD’s. Music label links your CD’s to the
CDDB and thus fills the database with the track
information of your CD’s automatically. The only
thing you need to do is put your CD’s in your
CD/DVD drive. Our CD FastScan feature helps you
to open and close the CD drive, so all you need
to do is to start CD FastScan, click Start and
then switch CDs in the drive when the drive
opens. CDDB2 does not contain cover art but you
can check an option to download this from Amazon
(on the CD FastScan settings page). You can also
do this later by marking one or several entries
and choosing 'Download Cover Art' from the
Action-menu.
Artist/Title search
using Vinyl Query
 This
type of search let you add a CD or vinyl by
typing the name of the Artist and/or Title. This
data is not as complete as the data retrieved
from CDDB2 though (but you don't need to insert
each CD to catalog your music). The database
used by Vinyl Query is Amazon's online database.
Manual Input
CDs that can't be found in any of the above
databases can be added manually. If you have the
CD inserted and click the 'Associate CD'-button
while adding a CD manually; the length of each
track will be added automatically.
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