What is CDDB for?

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What is CDDB for?

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well...
CDDB = CompactDisc-DataBase

The Gracenote CDDB® Music Recognition ServiceSM is an Internet-based service we license to developers of software CD players, CD burners, MP3 players and encoders, catalogers, and other applications. The service lets these developers display artist, title, tracklist, and other music-related information automatically and instantly in their applications.

For example, when you insert a music CD in your computer, the software player application on your computer uses our service to first identify the CD, and then display the artist, title, tracklist, and other information to you instantly. Most commercial music CDs do not contain any of this information on the CD itself. That's why we created the service.

One of the most interesting features of the service is that it provides a forum for exchange of music information between fans. If you see an error in the data for a favorite CD, or the data is incomplete, or the service does not recognize the CD at all, you can submit changes or additions to the database maintained by the service. In turn, you benefit from the processed submissions from the millions of other fans who have ever used the service. (For information about submitting changes or new entries, see our Submissions FAQ section.) In addition, Gracenote staff are constantly entering and correcting disc entries by hand and working with artists and labels to let them enter and edit information on the CDs they publish.

One of the jobs of the CDDB service is to construct a database from thousands of these submissions every day from all over the world. The service compares edits from multiple submissions, reconciles duplicate entries, corrects errors, combines many submissions into individual records, etc. The result over the many years that the service has been in existence is a massive database compiled from many sources, and made instantly available by high-speed servers with dependable, worldwide, around-the-clock access. That is the CDDB service.

Source : Gracenote FaQ (http://www.gracenote.com/corporate/FAQs.html/faqset=what/page=1)©®

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How to use CDDB?

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omg...
why dont you visit the CDDB-Homepage and click a bit around...
there's a great FAQ at there page...


How do I use the CDDB service?

The Gracenote CDDB® Music Recognition ServiceSM is included in many software applications, such as CD players, MP3 players, CD burners, MP3 encoders, catalogers, and other programs. These applications license the CDDB service to be able to display the artist names, titles, and other information to you.

To use the CDDB service, just download one of these licensed applications. (For a list of licensed applications, see our Players Page.) When you run the application, it will connect to the CDDB service automatically. If you are not registered, the software will prompt you to register to use the CDDB service. If you are having specific problems connecting to the CDDB servers and service, see the Server FAQ section.

Please note that there is no fee to register or to use the service.
Source : Gracenote©® (http://www.gracenote.com/corporate/FAQs.html/faqset=cddb2/page=0)


you can find the FAQ here : ---> CLICK ME (http://www.gracenote.com/corporate/FAQs.html) <---

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