@Torben did you check manually if these albums are completely unknown and unidentifiable in roon? I mean by using the ´Edit > Identify Album > None of these look right´ option on the album´s page
As StereoJo mentioned there are some albums which are completely unknown to any database roon is using. So adding them manually to MusicBrainz is an option.
On the other hand I experienced a lot of cases roon could not identify a new album although it was listed. It seems that different album versions (CD rip, Digital download, DVD-Audio rip, reissues etc.) having a different order of tracks or slightly different duration of tracks cause roon not to identify the correct metadata automatically as it is detecting contradictions. In this case having it identified manually by typing in artist and album title would do the job.
Strangely I experienced some albums being identified as Qobuz version correctly but shown as completely unknown when stored locally.
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Torben_Rick
(Torben - A Dane living in Hamburg - Roon Lifer)
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If I compare Dieter Ilg “Bass” that I bought as download:
This is because I entered the album with the title number as it is offered on Apple Music, Deezer and Spotify. The album, like the CD, has 12 tracks. It looks like you have the DSD version of Native DSD. This only has 9 titles. The order is different, as are the track lengths.
I have now entered this version of the album into the MusicBrainz database. I took the track lengths from your screenshot, so they correspond to reality. The lengths stated on the booklet sometimes differ considerably.
(If you’re lucky) the album should now also be found on Roon within a few days. If not, it’s Roon’s fault and not my fault.
Another example by classical label CPO usually providing a ton of metadata themselves.
For the rest I would rather assume that the labels - mainly classical Indies - are too obscure to provide metadata and the albums are not really widespread enough to expect any of the few owners to upload their data to MusicBrainz or Discogs.
Now it is on MusicBrainz. And now is also a good time to familiarize yourself with working as a MusicBrainz editor
As mentioned above, create an account and familiarize yourself with the style guidelines. And begin… Learning by doing.
A tip for starters: When you enter an album, at the end of the process check the checkbox: Make all edits votable. This puts you (voluntarily) under the control of experienced editors who will point out any errors. Often friendly, sometimes also rude. But this approach increases the learning curve enormously.
THX Josef
