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Editing metadata & SoundRay

Via Edit metadata (a track’s context menu) you open the metadata editor. Here you correct tags, set covers and assign track numbers — for several tracks at once if you wish.

Screenshot 20: Metadata editor: fields for title, artist, album, year, genre, cover preview and the option “Also write changes to the file” — Fig. 20 — Metadata editor: fields for title, artist, album, year, genre, cover preview and the option “Also write changes to the file”

11.1 Fields

Editable fields include title, sort name, grouping, artist, album artist, album, track no. (of N), disc no., composer, genre, year, rating, “part of a compilation” and comments.

11.2 Editing several tracks together

ℹ️ Only changed fields are applied

When editing multiple tracks, only the fields you change take effect on all selected tracks; empty fields stay unchanged. Title, sort name and track no. are per-track and therefore disabled.

11.3 Track number assistant

The Track number assistant numbers a whole selection automatically: start value, leading zeros (01, 02 …), total count “of N”, new disc on folder/album change and resetting the track number per disc.

Screenshot 21: Track number assistant with start value, leading zeros and disc options — Fig. 21 — Track number assistant with start value, leading zeros and disc options

11.4 Cover and writing back to the file

Via Choose cover you set a new cover image. With Also write changes to the file the tags are additionally written to the file — existing special tags (e.g. ReplayGain) are kept. Supported formats: FLAC, MP3, M4A, AIFF and WMA.

⚠️ The file is modified

Writing back changes your audio files. Make a backup first. For formats without a file writer, changes take effect only in the app.

11.5 SoundRay analysis

SoundRay analysis (also in the context menu) measures a track’s real frequency response and contrasts the declared with the actually measured bandwidth. This way you see whether a file delivers what its format promises.

Screenshot 22: SoundRay analysis: averaged frequency response in dBFS, bandwidth declared vs. measured, warnings if applicable — Fig. 22 — SoundRay analysis: averaged frequency response in dBFS, bandwidth declared vs. measured, warnings if applicable

Notice	Meaning
Transcoded from a lossy source	A brickwall reveals lossy origin despite the Hi-Res container
Subsequently upsampled	Higher rate without real added content
Bit depth padded	Effectively fewer bits are used than declared
Both channels identical	Mono in a stereo container
Channels out of phase	One channel is inverted (phase error)