Some players use the ID3 tags (AKA MP3 tags) to organize and display 
audio files. This is meta data included in an audio file that includes 
information on artist, album and so on. This is usually filled in for 
you automatically when you rip a CD, and it's already included in 
downloaded music. If you're creating your own audio files though, or 
your material is pretty unique, then you may need to edit this yourself. 
I believe you can do this with Windows Explorer. I'm also sure iTunes 
will provide this feature too. There are plenty of other 3rd party 
programs you could also use. I use a command line tool in Linux, so I 
can't help you.

On 01/26/2013 12:38 PM, Ana G wrote:
> Hi All,
>
> Basically, my question is "How do you label a sound file so that music
> players read the file name properly?"
>
> I'm planning to take a couple of professional exams this year, so I
> bought some study materials, which include a set of audio CDs. Using
> iTunes, I ripped the CDs to work with them on my Victor Stream or smart
> phone. I've already tried playing the files on the Stream, and the
> Stream correctly announces the file names.
>
> What I'm concerned about is what will happen when I copy the files to my
> phone. About a year ago, I ripped some music CD's using iTunes. In most
> cases, iTunes found the name of the CD and the track list, so the files
> were correctly labeled. In a couple of cases, however, I entered the
> information manually, uploading it to the web. When I copied the
> manually labeled CD's to my phone, the music player reported them as
> Unknown Album by Unknown Artist with Unknown Tracks.
>
> The study materials I'm ripping now are all unknown as far as iTunes
> goes. I'm labeling each disc manually as I rip it, by going into the
> iTunes folder, pressing the right Windows key, and renaming the files
> and folders.
>
> What do I need to do to insure that my phone's music player announces
> the names I have given the files? I'm using Windows 7 and Jaws 13, but I
> also have a Mac.
>
> Thanks.
>
> ana
>
>
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