WMP v10. Win XP.

I have ripped a CD of 8 Schubert impromptus (8 tracks). The 8 show up as
one entry in My Playlist as "Schubert Impromptus", and are playable. How to
use this entry to also create Library entries in Album and Album Artist?
Right now there is nothing in either category referring to the impromptus.

I hope my question is clear enough.

Thanks,

Jack

Jack Crane wrote:
> WMP v10. Win XP.
>
> I have ripped a CD of 8 Schubert impromptus (8 tracks). The 8 show up as
> one entry in My Playlist as "Schubert Impromptus", and are playable.

Was it ripped as a single track or 8?

> How to
> use this entry to also create Library entries in Album and Album Artist?
> Right now there is nothing in either category referring to the impromptus.

You can manually edit the track (right click: edit OR Advanced Tag
editor) with the information you wish to add.

See also http://msmvps.com/thinice/articles/15229.aspx for suggestions
in organising classical music tracks.

Mike Williams <mikew@em-vee-pee-ess.org> wrote in
news:43720582.3080801@em-vee-pee-ess.org:

> Jack Crane wrote:
>> WMP v10. Win XP.
>>
>> I have ripped a CD of 8 Schubert impromptus (8 tracks). The 8 show up
>> as one entry in My Playlist as "Schubert Impromptus", and are
>> playable.
>
> Was it ripped as a single track or 8?

8.

>> How to
>> use this entry to also create Library entries in Album and Album
>> Artist? Right now there is nothing in either category referring to
>> the impromptus.
>
> You can manually edit the track (right click: edit OR Advanced Tag
> editor) with the information you wish to add.

I already know how to edit the track info. I want to create one entry in
Albums called "Schubert Impromptus - Uchida"; one in Album Artist called
"Mitsuko Uchida" under which "Schubert Impromptus" will appear; and have
"Impromptus - Uchida" appear in the Composer category "Schubert", which
already has another Schubert item in it. If it's impossible to have those
exact wordings, then something close.

Jack

Jack Crane wrote:
> Mike Williams <mikew@em-vee-pee-ess.org> wrote in
> news:43720582.3080801@em-vee-pee-ess.org:
>
>
>>Jack Crane wrote:
>>
>>>WMP v10. Win XP.
>>>
>>>I have ripped a CD of 8 Schubert impromptus (8 tracks). The 8 show up
>>>as one entry in My Playlist as "Schubert Impromptus", and are
>>>playable.
>>
>>Was it ripped as a single track or 8?
>
>
> 8.
>
>
>>>How to
>>>use this entry to also create Library entries in Album and Album
>>>Artist? Right now there is nothing in either category referring to
>>>the impromptus.
>>
>>You can manually edit the track (right click: edit OR Advanced Tag
>>editor) with the information you wish to add.
>
>
> I already know how to edit the track info. I want to create one entry in
> Albums called "Schubert Impromptus - Uchida"; one in Album Artist called
> "Mitsuko Uchida" under which "Schubert Impromptus" will appear; and have
> "Impromptus - Uchida" appear in the Composer category "Schubert", which
> already has another Schubert item in it. If it's impossible to have those
> exact wordings, then something close.

So presumably you have typed (for each track) "Schubert Impromptus -
Uchida" into the Album field, "Mitsuko Uchida" into the Album Artist
field. You'll then have seen "Schubert Impromptus - Uchida" (the album
name) appear under composer Schubert.

BTW I strongly recommend getting a fortepiano version of these pieces,
eg by Lambert Orkis. IMHO Schubert works a bit better there than on
piano, similarly for the Piano Trios.

Mike Williams <mikew@em-vee-pee-ess.org> wrote in
news:43722B97.1040706@em-vee-pee-ess.org:

> So presumably you have typed (for each track) "Schubert Impromptus -
> Uchida" into the Album field, "Mitsuko Uchida" into the Album Artist
> field. You'll then have seen "Schubert Impromptus - Uchida" (the album
> name) appear under composer Schubert.

Yes, I've done all that for all 8 tracks, but still the only mention of
Schubert impromptus or Uchida is in the "Schubert Impromptus - Uchida"
entry in My Playlists.

When I ripped the disk some time ago, the album name, etc. may very well
have appeared, and I inadvertently deleted them. My question, then, is
about how to recreate them given what remains now, the entry in My
Playlists.

> BTW I strongly recommend getting a fortepiano version of these pieces,
> eg by Lambert Orkis. IMHO Schubert works a bit better there than on
> piano, similarly for the Piano Trios.

Sorry, but the only fortepiano I've ever enjoyed was in a recording of
the Mozart piano quartets. But thanks for your opinion.

Jack

Jack Crane wrote:
> Mike Williams <mikew@em-vee-pee-ess.org> wrote in
> news:43722B97.1040706@em-vee-pee-ess.org:
>
>
>>So presumably you have typed (for each track) "Schubert Impromptus -
>>Uchida" into the Album field, "Mitsuko Uchida" into the Album Artist
>>field. You'll then have seen "Schubert Impromptus - Uchida" (the album
>>name) appear under composer Schubert.
>
>
> Yes, I've done all that for all 8 tracks, but still the only mention of
> Schubert impromptus or Uchida is in the "Schubert Impromptus - Uchida"
> entry in My Playlists.

Without actually seeing your setup, I can only speculate that your
library is corrupt. Are other tracks displaying OK under each tree
(Album, Album artist etc)?

>
> When I ripped the disk some time ago, the album name, etc. may very well
> have appeared, and I inadvertently deleted them. My question, then, is
> about how to recreate them given what remains now, the entry in My
> Playlists.

The Playlists entry is static, and if it reflects prior ripped files
then it may not reflect your current file updates. You'll have to make a
new playlist.