Comments on: Metadata and music http://test.org.uk/2004/08/11/metadata-and-music/ Looking for a cure for inertia since 1972 Tue, 17 Apr 2012 22:18:22 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Balf http://test.org.uk/2004/08/11/metadata-and-music/#comment-173 Thu, 30 Sep 2004 14:01:31 +0000 http://mattlocke.wordpress.com/2004/08/11/metadata-and-music/#comment-173 Yes but, er, http://www.allmusic.com?

Funnily enough I was searching Dave Axelrod today as a result of buying a Lou Rawls album off, of course, Dusty Groove (which you introduced me too). Allmusic has every production credit you could wish for. Though I concede it doesn’t tell you who he dedicated his albums to and who he cites as musical influences on the sleeve…

]]> By: Dorian http://test.org.uk/2004/08/11/metadata-and-music/#comment-172 Wed, 11 Aug 2004 15:37:25 +0000 http://mattlocke.wordpress.com/2004/08/11/metadata-and-music/#comment-172 A lot of the simpler meta data is being stored digitally – producer, writer, etc.. as it’s needed for, amongst other things, rights and payment allocation. The thing is it’s never made public. I think a lot of the reason the metadata is missing from files is because the file formats are developed, or adopted, and don’t support it’s inclusion. ID3 tags are a kludge, and as such suck badly.

I think the meta data will return, it’s just become detached from the files… Like having lots of LPs with no sleeves.

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