CDDB Database

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This  feature can be used to retrieve title and tracks names information about an audio CD from a web-based CDDB database. It has been designed to work directly with the service provided by freedb.org

Sprintbit Media Player automatically recognize an audio CD and filling up the playlist grid with all necessary information such as the disc's title, track titles and playing time.

 

To open a CDDB Database window click on the CDDB Database button located at main software window ribbon bar in Tools\Viewers group

The window is divided into a following parts:

 

Toolbar which is grouping a few the commands you can use to work with CDDB Database
Tracks List
This list is a collection of tracks retrieved from database

 

How to retrieve the CD data:

 

Select the CD Rom drive where you have your CD inserted to. (if you have more then one CD Rom's installed)
Click the Query button located at the window to begin.

 

Program will establish a connection with the servery and query the database.

If CD information is found then album data will be shown o a Tracks List

You have to be connected to the Internet before use this command.

 

Toolbar

 

Query CDDB Database

Start query the CDDB database, it may take a while when some results will return.

 

Export

Export received CD data from CDDB server to main Media Player as list of files to play. In the text right next to this button you may optionally enter a different playlist name.
Usually it is an album name from data returned from the Internet. This text box is filled with album name after successful query.

Please choose an export method from menu. The following methods are available:

 

Print

Print CD data

 

Drive

List of CD Roms installed of your computer, please chose from  drop down list a CD Rom drive where you CD Audio is inserted to query

 


 

Tracks List

List tracks retrieved from database. List columns:

Name

A track name retrieved from database. Tracks form CD are named in the order as they are retrieved from CDDB database.

Track

Number of track on CD

Time

Track playback time

Location

A local path to a track on your CD