YADB

YADB is an on-line database of CD and track information. It operates in two ways: CD Lookup and Track Lookup (often called individual track lookup to distiguish it from CD lookup).

CD Lookup

CD Lookup happens automatically when an unknown CD is placed in the drive, or when the drive is right-clicked, then Update from YADB chosen. The on-line database is queried, and if there is a single match, that is used. If there are multiple matches, a dialog is displayed to allow the user to choose between them.

Track Lookup

Track Lookup can be used to identify unknown tracks, or improve the tags for a track when the original CD is not available. In theory, it should work with any encoding (that can be decoded to WAV), in practice, we are still tuning it. To use Track Lookup, select a track (or multiple tracks), right click on them, and choose Update from YADB. Use this feature with care.

How can I submit information to YADB?

It is done automatically. When you put in a CD, Media Center first looks for the track names in the CD, then in the YADB database. If there is no match in YADB, a dialog box opens asking you to insert the information. The information you type in will then be sent to YADB.

If you do not complete the information, you can still rip your CD and manually enter the fields later. To submit the information to YADB at a later time, select the tracks, right click, select Library Tools > Submit track info to YADB.

If Auto Rip is selected (Tools > Options > CD) the program will:

• Choose the first match found in YADB
• Show submission dialog if no matches are found.

To change these settings, go to Tools > Options > CD > Advanced Ripping Settings. Modify the options under Auto Rip CD Database lookup Options.