Double CD issue: CD2 not identified

[MatDe (Mat)]

Core Machine (Operating system/System info/Roon build number)

Nucleus, internal SSD

Network Details (Including networking gear model/manufacturer and if on WiFi/Ethernet)

Fritz.Box

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Description Of Issue

I have a Nucleus for about a week now. Installed an internal Samsung SSD, attached a LG CD-ROM Drive and started ripping my CD-Collection to the internal SSD. Works really good, except when it comes to double CDs. While CD1 is perfectly recognized CD2 is always not identified: I can play the files but there is no data at all. When I try to search for it the only offer I get is CD1 of the same album. I tried this with several double CD-Sets (most of them are quite popular e.g. “HIStory” by Michael Jackson), always the same result.

Since I’m all new to Roon/Nucleus it’s most probably my mistake, but I’m stuck.
Thanks for your help!

[dpstjp]

How are the files tagged and organized?

I tend to put the files into a separate subfolder marked CD1, CD2, etc and name the file names “%discnumber%-%track number% %Title%” so I can give Roon as many chances as possible to see the structure.

Also what album titles do you have tagged for the albums? I would make sure that the album titles are the same (ie “HIStory”) rather than “HIStory CD1” and “History CD2” etc.

[Mike_LC (Mike)]

I have the same issue with multiple cd sets. One come up with the album and tracks identified and the second is displayed with a default album cover and the tracks are track1 2 3 4. Something like that. Take a look at the merge function. I use that to join them together.

[MatDe (Mat)]

Well, I didn’t create any folders, Ieft all that to Roon/Nucleus.
I’m just inserted a CD into my drive and waited for Roon to rip it (I thought this is how it’s meant to be?).

So in this case I inserted CD1, and everything went okay. Then I did the same with CD2: it was ripped but without any metadata. No file names, no cover-art, no nothing. I could probably add everything manually, but I thought there must be an easier way. If I give CD2 the same name (manually) that doesn’t change anything. I guess I’m lost…

[AndyR (Andy)]

I think there are two significant factors here…

This is ripping directly to Nucleus using Roon functionality, and
These (HIStory at least) are two-CD albums, not box sets.

Roon should get this right without having to resort to a manual merge…

[Geoff_Coupe]

Take a look at this post - it has steps that you can do to help Roon identify CD boxsets (i.e. more than one CD in the release).

Poor support for Dance EDM

As @freelancr pointed out, that Kate Bush track seems a bit odd at 32m:28s long. As it happens, I’ve just bought The Other Sides on CD, and used Roon to rip the 4CD set. That 4th CD has 9 tracks, which totals 32m:24s: [Roon 1170] As you can see, Roon knows about this release. Full disclosure: as I said earlier in this thread, Roon sometimes needs help to identify the correct release, particularly with boxsets. Once I had used Roon to rip all four CDs in this set, it had matched one CD, but th…

[AndyR (Andy)]

Hmm… seems like a bit of an issue with the Nucleus ripping functionality then… what happens if you rip the disks in reverse order?

[MatDe (Mat)]

I thought about this, too. But haven’t tried it yet.

[Geoff_Coupe]

No idea - personally I don’t mind giving Roon a helping hand. It’s easy enough to do, and there are worse things in life at the moment to worry about.

[MatDe (Mat)]

Thank you very much for your help. I tried it exactly the same way and it worked!!!