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Editing Unknown or Incorrect Album data
Some background information about music tagging
The Zen Music Server relies on online CD databases such as MusicBrainz and FreeDB to get metadata
when ripping CDs. Unfortunately, no CD Database is 100% complete so it’s possible that occasionally
there is a CD which is not recognised by the service. When a CD is not recognised, it’s stored with
artist Unknown Artist and album Unknown Album.
The Zen Music Server relies on metadata contained in the music files, commonly known as tags, to
organise the music library. Some common tags are Artist, Album, Track Title, Genre, Release Year
and Composer just to name a few. By using the tag system to provide information about your music,
the system allows multiple ways to explore the music library and does not depend on file and folder
names, as the tags are embedded within the music files themselves.
In order to be able to change the music tags, one needs to use an application that allows reading and
writing tags on the music files, as changing the filenames and folders will not have any effect – the
music library only cares about the tags within the files. Innuos recommends the Kid3 application,
which is available for both Windows and Mac OS X, to make such changes.
The Kid3 application allows you to:
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Add, delete or change the tags contained on the music files
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Play your music files so you can identify them
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Obtain the music metadata from CD databases based on a manual search
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Get cover art for the album
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Automatically rename folders and files to the appropriate Artist / Album file structure
In the sections below, we will show you how to use the Kid3 application to edit unknown or incorrect
album data.
Installing Kid3
Innuos has prepared a pre-configured version of Kid3 which you can download on the link below:
http://innuos.com/zenguides
Simply download the installer for your specific computer (Windows or Mac OS X) and follow the
instructions on the installation pack.
The installation process for Mac OS X requires a few more steps though due to the nature of the Mac
OS X system:
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When you first run Kid3, you may get a warning that the application can’t be opened
because the identity of the developer cannot be confirmed. This is because the application is
