[Af_List] CDDB for self-released albums

[Damian Stewart]

Luke Munn wrote:

> How would you go about creating a CDDB record for this disc? Does
> everyone use Gracenote CDDB by default? If I use the alternative,
> FreeDB, do any players actually look for this database as well? Does
> anyone have any experience with self-released albums and this type of
> thing? Originally I thought it had to be an 'official' release with
> some barcode that referenced the DB record, but it turns out Gracenote
> et al just use a combination of track lengths and order. This is why
> ripped and reburned CDs can still be recognised.

in my experience, everyone uses Gracenote, and you just need a player that 
can submit a CDDB record. I can remember some years ago, being a lot more 
clueless, and just entering the details on one app (can't remember which 
one - perhaps cdex?) and having it show up elsewhere.

... sorry that's a bit vague :-)

-- 
damian stewart | +351 967 797 263 | damian at frey.co.nz
frey | live art with machines | http://www.frey.co.nz