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a database for software applications to look up audio CD (compact disc) information over the Internet.

A CDDB query is performed by a client which calculates a (nearly) unique disc ID and then queries the database. As a result, the client is able to then display the artist name, CD title, track list and some additional information. CDDB is a licensed trademark of Gracenote, Inc.

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Topic: Ripper X & Asunder CD Ripper

I happen to be an old fuddy duddy who still rips CD's (Thanks for not laughing out loud), when I went from Ubuntu 19. something to Ubuntu 20.04 both Ripper X and Asunder are unable to connect to the CD database and download any pertinent…
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How to submit CDDB entry?

I usually use Asunder to rip CDs for personal usage, and most of the times the CDDB database retrieves the correct tags for my disc. Sometimes however I stumble upon CDs that are either missing from the CDDB database, or need some minor adjustments.…
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A Music Player with CD ripping and CDDB lookup

I'm currently looking for a native Music Player and Library Organizer, which supports Audio CD ripping with CDDB lookup. I know there's Banshee, but it's a Mono-executed .NET program, which doesn't work well on my computer. So this is why I'm…
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Freedb / Asunder : Unknown Host Name

I just downloaded Asunder and ran it and get an Unknown Host Name error which apparently is because freedb is no longer a thing. That was 9 months ago. Why was Asunder still try to access freedb and what can be used in its place? ~$ sudo apt install…
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Rhythmbox doesn't show CD track titles

Let's say I want to rip a CD. I open up Rhythmbox and insert the CD. But Rhythmbox doesn't show the track titles. It just says Unknown Audio. It is an original CD, and I have internet. The titles show up fine in Banshee (but I prefer Rhythmbox). I…
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How can VLC identify a CD in CDDB but ripperx can't?

I have a niche CD (ABRSM Exam Pieces for Grade 4 Violin) which VLC obtains all the track titles for from CDDB, but RipperX doesn't like - it gives an Error 23 CD not found in database pop-up. I've tested Ripper X with another CD just to make sure…
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