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* Exact Audio Copy (EAC): To access the "FreeDB / Database Options" page either press F12 or click the toolbar button EAC and scroll down to "FreeDB / Database Options". On the freedb Tab you will see the entry "Freedb server". Enter "[http://freedb.musicbrainz.org:80/~cddb/cddb.cgi http://freedb.musicbrainz.org:80/~cddb/cddb.cgi]" and click OK. That's it! (If you use version 0.95, see [http://blog.musicbrainz.org/?p=311 additional instructions]). |
* Exact Audio Copy (EAC): To access the "FreeDB / Database Options" page either press F12 or click the toolbar button EAC and scroll down to "FreeDB / Database Options". On the freedb Tab you will see the entry "Freedb server". Enter "[http://freedb.musicbrainz.org:80/~cddb/cddb.cgi http://freedb.musicbrainz.org:80/~cddb/cddb.cgi]" and click OK. That's it! (If you use version 0.95, see [http://blog.musicbrainz.org/?p=311 additional instructions]). |
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* Media Monkey: Navigate to Tools >> Options.. then General >> Network (Proxy & FreeDB). Set the protocol to "HTTP" and host to "freedb.musicbrainz.org". User name and domain remain optional. |
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==Limitations== |
==Limitations== |
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* CDs with data tracks such as videos are supported. But, will return one less track than normally expected from [[FreeDB]]. This might cause a problem with some clients. |
* CDs with data tracks such as videos are supported. But, will return one less track than normally expected from [[FreeDB]]. This might cause a problem with some clients. |
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* The genre will always be set to ''Unknown''. |
* The genre will always be set to ''Unknown''. |
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* Data is always returned in UTF-8 to cater with extended character sets. For most albums, this isn't a problem. But, for full compatability a [[FreeDB]] client that supports protocol version 6 is required. If the characters look garbled in your [[FreeDB]] enabled application, this is probably the reason why. |
* Data is always returned in UTF-8 to cater with extended character sets. For most albums, this isn't a problem. But, for full compatability a [[FreeDB]] client that supports protocol version 6 is required. If the characters look garbled in your [[FreeDB]] enabled application, this is probably the reason why. |
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* Obviously only albums on [[MusicBrainz]] with [[Disc ID|DiscID]]s attached will return matches! |
* Obviously only albums on [[MusicBrainz]] with [[Disc ID|DiscID]]s attached will return matches! |
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* If the album you want to check doesn't have your disc ID attached, follow the process on [[How To Add Disc IDs|HowToAddDiscIDs]] to add it. |
** If the album you want to check doesn't have your disc ID attached, follow the process on [[How To Add Disc IDs|HowToAddDiscIDs]] to add it. |
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==Bug Reporting / Questions== |
==Bug Reporting / Questions== |
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Revision as of 12:27, 11 February 2009
MusicBrainz to FreeDB Gateway
The MusicBrainz to FreeDB gateway (mb2freedb) is a service that allows FreeDB clients to access MB-data through the FreeDB protocol.
How to Access It
The mb2freedb gateway is setup at the Oregon State University Open Source Lab and can be accessed using the following settings:
host freedb.musicbrainz.org via http port 80 path /~cddb/cddb.cgi
It should be just a matter of changing the host and possibly the path, as the other settings are standard for most applications.
Application instructions
- Exact Audio Copy (EAC): To access the "FreeDB / Database Options" page either press F12 or click the toolbar button EAC and scroll down to "FreeDB / Database Options". On the freedb Tab you will see the entry "Freedb server". Enter "http://freedb.musicbrainz.org:80/~cddb/cddb.cgi" and click OK. That's it! (If you use version 0.95, see additional instructions).
- Media Monkey: Navigate to Tools >> Options.. then General >> Network (Proxy & FreeDB). Set the protocol to "HTTP" and host to "freedb.musicbrainz.org". User name and domain remain optional.
Limitations
- Because the gateway is running on a mirror server, any changes made on the main musicbrainz site will take time to propagate, normally this is no more than a hour after the edit has been applied, but occasionally it can take longer.
- CDs with data tracks such as videos are supported. But, will return one less track than normally expected from FreeDB. This might cause a problem with some clients.
- The genre will always be set to Unknown.
- The year is always set to the first one on the matching database entry. As re-releases with the same track listing are always combined with the original, the year returned might not match that of the disc in hand.
- Data is always returned in UTF-8 to cater with extended character sets. For most albums, this isn't a problem. But, for full compatability a FreeDB client that supports protocol version 6 is required. If the characters look garbled in your FreeDB enabled application, this is probably the reason why.
- Obviously only albums on MusicBrainz with DiscIDs attached will return matches!
- If the album you want to check doesn't have your disc ID attached, follow the process on HowToAddDiscIDs to add it.
Bug Reporting / Questions
Our BugTracker has a component for mb2freedb, please report all problems there, including as much detail as possible:
- Problem seen
- Software and version
- The release url, eg: http://musicbrainz.org/release/b84ee12a-09ef-421b-82de-0441a926375b.html
- The FreeDB id if you have it
- Your IP address if you know it
- approximate date/time, preferably in GMT/UTC so the logs can be checked.
If you want to play with the source code, it's here: http://bugs.musicbrainz.org/browser/mb2freedb/trunk/
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