MusiCHI tagger - experiences
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05-06-2014, 16:17
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MusiCHI tagger - experiences
As this might be of interest to some, in particular those with a large classical music collection, here are a few first impressions from working with MusiCHI (MusiCHI - website) a bit:
Conclusion (for now):[/u] Even if it is difficult to learn how to use many of its functions properly due to the absence of good tutorials or a detailed manual, the tagger with its "clean" function in particular is very useful and has helped me with the tagging process quite a bit. In particular, the internal database with the uniform composer and composition names is extremely useful in order to achieve a well-tagged collection where individual recordings can be found through the control point later on. I have only used it on about 150 CDs / albums so far (including quite a few digital HiRes downloads). They were all in the FLAC format, and the files reside on a Synology NAS. I use MinimServer together with the Kinsky app on an iPad as control point, and stream the music to a Pioneer N30 renderer. On a side note, I also tried the Lumin app but found it less practical to use than the Kinsky app. |
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05-06-2014, 18:00
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RE: MusiCHI tagger - experiences
Sounds interesting. But as its Windows-only its a complete non-starter here
![]() I am feeling more confident tagging my 8000+ classical albums according to my own standards anyway ![]() bbrip |
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05-06-2014, 18:42
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(05-06-2014 18:00)bbrip Wrote: Sounds interesting. But as its Windows-only its a complete non-starter hereWhat do you mean Windows only? That the program itself runs under Windows should not be an issue for anyone. And as I wrote, the tagger is the main attraction, at least for people that want to tag their own large collection. You can also customise the tagging options to a very large extent, as obviously everyone has their own preferences. Added to that, there is an also very good library / database system which I find quite useful as well (but haven't had the time to explore properly). It does have a player (that works under Windows), but I haven't used it yet - and probably won't as MinimServer sits on the NAS and I don't want to use another computer in addition to that. |
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05-06-2014, 19:33
(This post was last modified: 05-06-2014 19:33 by bbrip.)
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(05-06-2014 18:42)Alpina_Lux Wrote: What do you mean Windows only? That the program itself runs under Windows should not be an issue for anyone. Should it not? I beg to differ, Quote:And as I wrote, the tagger is the main attraction, at least for people that want to tag their own large collection. There are plenty of alternatives available to tag large collections. mp3tag, Metadatics, dbpoweramp... You name them. Why should I invest in a closed solution that dosnt even offer a user forum to discuss issues / problems / provide help? I dont think the world needs this but of course we are all free to use software as we please ![]() |
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05-06-2014, 21:17
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(05-06-2014 19:33)bbrip Wrote: There are plenty of alternatives available to tag large collections. mp3tag, Metadatics, dbpoweramp... You name them. Why should I invest in a closed solution that dosnt even offer a user forum to discuss issues / problems / provide help?The alternatives you name do NOT have the main feature of MusiCHI: a very powerful tagging tool that allows you to automatise the tagging as well as ensuring that the spelling is always identical by comparing it to its own database. I also use dbpoweramp for example, but the metadata that you receive from the freely available databases is usually very bad, at least if you want your own collection to be tagged in a consistent fashion. Therein lies the - in my opinion - huge added value of MusiCHI. It is specialised on classical music and simplifies the tagging of large collections substantially. Something like that does not exist on the market to my knowledge. Well, the Sonata program maybe, but no one seems to know much about it or to use it. |
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05-06-2014, 22:17
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RE: MusiCHI tagger - experiences
Ok, time to end your marketing pitch.
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06-06-2014, 11:07
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(05-06-2014 22:17)bbrip Wrote: Ok, time to end your marketing pitch. ![]() If you're not interested, then just stay out of the thread and abstain from any misplaced remarks. I did a write-up of my experiences as I thought this may help others that are in the same situation. If you cannot appreciate that, go bother someone else with your bad attitude. |
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06-06-2014, 21:37
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(05-06-2014 21:17)Alpina_Lux Wrote: The alternatives you name do NOT have the main feature of MusiCHI: a very powerful tagging tool that allows you to automatise the tagging as well as ensuring that the spelling is always identical by comparing it to its own database. I also use dbpoweramp for example, but the metadata that you receive from the freely available databases is usually very bad, at least if you want your own collection to be tagged in a consistent fashion. Therein lies the - in my opinion - huge added value of MusiCHI. It is specialised on classical music and simplifies the tagging of large collections substantially. Thanks for posting this review of MusiCHI. It is very helpful for understanding the capabilities and benefits of this software. I agree that MusiCHI offers something that other tagging programs don't. For some people, this will be valuable, and for others, it won't. My concern would be that MusiCHI pushes me towards tagging things in the same way as its built-in database. This isn't a problem if this database happens to match my own preferences for how things should be tagged. Is it possible to customize the database if my preferences are different? |
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10-06-2014, 16:23
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(06-06-2014 21:37)simoncn Wrote: Thanks for posting this review of MusiCHI. It is very helpful for understanding the capabilities and benefits of this software.You cannot customize their own database (= of how the composers are spelled and the compositions) as it resides on their servers. What you could do of course (but that is also something that any other tagger could do) is to first use their "clean" function to automatically replace any composer / composition tags with their own spelling, and then mass-replace these again with your own. I agree it would be cool to be able to customise this step yourself, or that the software is able to learn how you would like to have things spelled. To my (admittedly limited!) knowledge of the program this is not possible. It should also be mentioned that one should differentiate between the tagger and the library which are two different programs. I believe (without having dug deeper whether that is correct) that you can use the information that you put into the library program (where you can of course use any spelling of your own device) also with the tagger. I would need to verify that, though. What I haven't quite figured out in this context is how to tag the composer for transcriptions, e.g. the numerous Bach/Busoni piano pieces. I assume that I simply need to put two composers into the "composer" tag and separate them with a ";". Need to investigate that - as I said it's sometimes a bit frustrating for someone with very little time as myself to be obliged to do a rather time-consuming "learning by doing" process. But the program as such is quite useful from what I can see, at least when you're in a situation as I am that you're just starting the rip-and-tag procedure for an entire CD collection. |
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15-11-2014, 23:14
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RE: MusiCHI tagger - experiences
Just so I understand, does the MusiCHI tagger update the ID3 tags in the music files it tags, or does it only update it's external database library? If it updates the files, does it handle DSD DSF files? If not, then that is a show stopper for me.
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