Cddb-Query; Copying Audio Cds (Ripping) - ALCATECH BPM STUDIO 4 PRO User Manual

CD Player / CD Writer

3.15.3. CDDB-Query

Upon inserting an audio CD in the CD-ROM drive,
the titles in the Play List will appear as numbered
tracks. Now click the
Provided so configured in windows, the PC will
connect to the Internet, logs on to the CDDB
(database for administration of title information
of audio CDs) and attempts to find information
about the inserted CD.
If successful the information will be transmitted,
and displayed in the Play List. These informations
will also be saved on your PC, so that they'll be
available when this CD is inserted again.
Query for several CDs (Batch-Function):
As soon as an audio CD is inserted, BPM Studio
will store the CD code. With the next CDDB query,
it will be attempted to retrieve all information, for
CDs not yet identified. You can save time, by
inserting audio CDs, wait till their track numbers
are displayed, and then click on the CDDB query
button . Now all title lists of these
CDs (if available) will be retrieved, and be
available when the CD is inserted again. After
completion the Internet connection will be
terminated. You can also establish the connection
manually via the pop up menu of the CDDB –
button. On the CDDA-Copy register tab in
Program Options different CDDB servers can be
selected.
Information downloaded from the
CDDB server will be stored by BPM
Studio, and will be available without
being online.

3.15.4. Copying Audio CDs (Ripping):

After successful CDDB query all CD titles will be
displayed in the Play List.
button.
If no information has been available for this CD
in the CDDB database, you can now enter it
manually in the File Info Box.
Now mark the titles to be read in with the left-
hand check box, and click on
All marked titles will now be read in. Progress is
displayed in a status window.
It is mandatory to enter title information
manually, or to download it from CDDB,
BEFORE titles are being ripped.
Otherwise BPM Studio can only use
CD-Code, and track numbers as file
name.