There are a number of programs you can use to track down missing metadata. We’ll be honest with you, there isn’t exactly a quick way of doing it as there will be some form of manual input required. This might be easier if you know the layout of your folders on your device like the back of your hand. If you’re not into the metadata method, some UPnP servers let you go ‘old school’ by allowing you to search by folder, although this is where your files will need to be named and organised. You’ll need to make sure your files are available on a UPnP server which can either be on a NAS drive or through programmes such as Asset or Twonky on your computer (although Twonky sends album art at a lower resolution rate). So if that same music collection is dumped into one hard drive in a random order but with all the metadata fields filled in, it’ll allow you to breeze through your collection by artist, genre song or by any other data you choose. This is where UPnP browsing comes into play. UPnP (or Universal Plug and Play) network streamers like our CXN, 851N and and Stream Magic 6 rely heavily on the categorised metadata in your audio files. If you were to try and navigate these files by a certain album or artist on one of our network players with blank metadata fields it would be impossible. Let’s say your music collection is all dumped into one hard drive in a random order. And when there’s no vinyl or CD in sight, seeing that album artwork on the screen is the next best thing. If you’ve ever had a track come up as ‘Unknown’ or where the album artwork is missing on the screen of your network player, it’s because of the lack of metadata within the file.
Network players like our CXN use metadata to browse and play your music. It’s important if you want to locate and play music around your home.
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