I'm meticulous when i comes to tagging and naming my mp3s. But the reason ppl don't do it is because most are lazy or feel it's a waste of time. The underline character instead of spaces in file name is usually to web server limitations (unix) or CD format choosen doesn't allow spaces in the file name. If its properly tagged the file name isnt that important since a mp3 player software use tag for the display and organization of ur music.

pow = Prisoner Of War
va = abreviation for the state of Virginia
apc = Armored Personnel Carrier
mns = you probably mean MSN (microsoft network)

___________________
GIGANTIC CUNT

Last edited by igottaknow on Jan-09-2004 at 05:33

Those abbreviations on the end are the name of the ripping group.

The underscores are there because many programs that do transer (IRC, a lot of Servers and so forth) don't like spaces.

It's actually good to look for tracks titled like that, because it usually means it is ripped from the release version, at at least 192 kb. Which is good.

Example:

02_burufunk_-_outsider_(grayareas_messin_with_texas_mix)-tronik

02 is the track number on the vinyl/CD/release. Followed by artist name, song name, remix, featuruing, etc. Tronik is the name of the ripping group. This one is somewhat strange in that it has parenthesis. Most just use two underscores.

Hope that helped de-newbify you guys a bit.

god, what pisses me off are stupid, misspelled, and ugly idv3 tags that you CAN'T change unless you reencode...

___________________

quote:

Originally posted by whiskers god, what pisses me off are stupid, misspelled, and ugly idv3 tags that you CAN'T change unless you reencode...

im just stalking you, i have no real comment about this thread

quote:

Originally posted by Orbax im just stalking you, i have no real comment about this thread

damn it, get away, GET HIM OFF OF ME

___________________

quote:

Originally posted by whiskers damn it, get away, GET HIM OFF OF ME

Not until you change your avatar.
He looks like he just farted and doesn't want anyone to know it was him.

___________________
Latest releases:
Endless Cycles [Capital Heaven]
The Charlatan [Morphosis]

Firstly, it's generally not a good idea to post release group names on ta, secondly, why the hell do ripping groups use outdated ID tags that always cut off before the song name is fully entered/shown?

___________________
Currently Whoring:

• Space Tribe Vs Electric Universe - Rabbit Hole
  
• CPU - So It Begins
  
• Too Short & Mistah FAB - The Sideshow
  

quote:

Originally posted by arctic Firstly, it's generally not a good idea to post release group names on ta, secondly, why the hell do ripping groups use outdated ID tags that always cut off before the song name is fully entered/shown?

they are just names. Not like you can get in trouble for mentioning them, or else any newspaper reporting on them would be in trouble.

and I don't get what your saying in the second part. All mine are ID'd fine.



and these are good ones to grab if you are grabbing songs mainly because there are scene standards. .

quote:

Originally posted by Boomer187 they are just names. Not like you can get in trouble for mentioning them, or else any newspaper reporting on them would be in trouble. and I don't get what your saying in the second part. All mine are ID'd fine. and these are good ones to grab if you are grabbing songs mainly because there are scene standards. .

Actually, it's bsically a rule that you don't mention group names, i've seen threads closed because of it before.

With the ID tag thing, i'm not talking about the file names, i'm talking about the ID tagsd embedded in the files.

EG:
Artist: Push
Song: Strange World (Airwav

And there it ends, the full song name therefore isn't displayed in winamp/wmp etc. In short, it's because of the ID tag format they're using, it only allows a certain amount of characters. If they simply used a different type, I wouldn't have to spend ages re-naming all my id tags.

hrhr

___________________
Currently Whoring:

• Space Tribe Vs Electric Universe - Rabbit Hole
  
• CPU - So It Begins
  
• Too Short & Mistah FAB - The Sideshow
  

Last edited by arctic on Jan-09-2004 at 11:13

it all makes sense now.

and I checked mine and they do use ID3v1 tags and not ID3v2.

Eh.