using itunes for mp4 metadata editor windows iafd

If your music isn’t a Matched AAC audio file, ensure that the song has an iCloud status of ‘Matched’, then proceed to delete the song from your computer (not from iCloud), then redownload it again.Īpple also provide an API for developers to look up song metadata using the iTunes song ID – perfect! Usually only songs purchased from iTunes have this ID inside them luckily, music downloaded from iTunes Match (that is, those with a kind of ‘Matched AAC audio file’) actually do have this ID inside them. It’d be great if Match could offer to fix track metadata, afterall, it knows the music is available in the iTunes Store!įortunately, there’s a few ways to fix that, and it doesn’t take too long… ( If you’re on a PC, head towards the bottom of the post)įor this blog post, I’ll be using a ruby script created by tapbot_paul, which I’ve tweaked myself to favour song results from the AU iTunes Store first (being myself based in AU).īefore continuing, please make a backup of your music library – I’d hate for it to ruin your library, nuke your computer… and I’m not responsible!Įvery song in iTunes has its own unique ID – this allows you to create a direct link to the song, and can be used by Ping etc to make sure you ‘like’ the right song from the right album. And you could’ve been lazy and went easy on the tags, not filling out the artist correctly. But this (usually) doesn’t work with custom/obscure CDs, such as a mixtape from a friend. When you import a CD, usually you’re able to match it with CDDB so you get the track titles and artists for that CD without manually adding them. What Match doesn’t do however, is ‘fix’ metadata. This is great for lots of older stuff I ripped from CDs at a much lower bitrate (128kbps MP3). One of the best features for me is being able to ‘match’ music I’ve ripped from elsewhere. Ever since Apple launched iTunes Match late last year, it’s been great for being able to have a copy of your music available everywhere, on your iPhone, computer and your Apple TV.

Using itunes for mp4 metadata editor windows iafd