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How to get Metadata in Exact Audio Copy EAC ripping

I have just started using EAC as i was finding the quality of rips from my JRiver MC 22 not upto the mark.
The sound quality of the rip through EAC is much better . I have started ripping in the uncompressed .wav format.
The problem i am now facing is that i am not able to get the metadata for the CDs. Please note I am getting all the metadata when i rip it through Jriver in a .aif format
I guess i am new to EAC and may not have configured it propoerly to receive the metadat.
Seek assistance of someone how to go about getting metadata through EAC

g_chops
gs5556
769 posts
 
As far as I know, EAC does not support metadata id tags for .wav files. You have to compress the rip into .flac

If you want to use metadata in.wav, you can use Media Monkey to fill in the data fields manually after ripping with EAC.
djohnson54
372 posts
 
g_chops - the .wav format does not have native support for metadata.  There are some programs I have heard of (but not used) that link metadata to files ripped in the .wav format.  They are keeping the metadata in another file and showing it whenever the .wav file is played.  Of course the method for doing this is specific to the software being used.  @gs5556 is correct that EAC doesn't support metadata tags (at least back when I was using it although there might be some sort of add-on that does by now).  I use dbPoweramp (not free but not that expensive) and rip to flac which does support metadata.
jwm
908 posts
 
EAC does not have a download for Windows 10? anyone
timlub
1,649 posts
 
I use EAC on Windows 10 without issue.  Also,  I use Foobar 2000. If you fill out the Metadata info before burning, you can finish it up within Foobar. Requires a bit of work, but works well.
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