All the Information You Need
When you insert your CD into a CD player that shows information, such as a car radio or standalone CD player, CD Text is the first item you see. However, how do you get the CD Text coded on your CD, what is the maximum length for each song’s information, and can you also add your own artwork?
We’ll go through every significant component of CD Text in detail in this article, along with the most frequently asked questions.
So what exactly is CD Text? The song or artist name that appears when you insert your CD into a CD player is known as CD Text. I’m done now.
Let’s say you insert the disc, start the first song, and the song title and the artist’s name appear on the screen.
It’s no longer magical. The information displayed on the CD player’s display screen is only programmed metadata.
How can I tell if a CD contains CD text?
Put your CD in and check the display to see if your CD contains CD Text.
If your metadata is properly inserted, you should see something similar to the illustration below:
Does CD Text Matter?
Of course it is if you want your audience to be able to see the artist name and song title after they put your CD in.
Who wouldn’t want the correct information to appear when the song is playing?
How many characters are allowed in a song?
Bits are the common unit of measurement for CD Text. Depending on the CD’s display type, each song can have up to 32 characters, however special characters are typically not readable (we usually advise against using them nonetheless).
Is CD Text the same as CDDB’s Gracenote on iTunes?
This misperception is typical. The iTunes Gracenote database and CDDB are unrelated to each other. Unlike CDDB, CD-Text does not access the internet to retrieve pertinent data from the disc.
Since the information is manually coded onto the CD, we may view it when playing music from a device not linked to the internet.
Apple iTunes Read the CD text?
Only data sent separately from the CD Text and coded to the Gracenote database can be read by iTunes.
You must upload your metadata separately via CDDB in order for iTunes to read it. Gracenote
Can CD text be read by Windows Media Player?
Any internet-connected device will not use CD Text as a metadata source, just like with CDDB iTunes.
Windows includes a built-in music database that should be set up to show the information.
Can I Include Art on My CD?
Use of the CDDB Gracenote database is the only method for adding an artwork to your metadata.
Due to their physical restrictions, CDs can only carry music tracks; they cannot hold artwork or any other file types.
Does CD Text Match ISRC?
The International Standard Recording Codes, or ISRCs, are distinctive IDs that your digital distributor or PRS assigns to each and every track in order to track where and how frequently your songs are played so you may receive royalties and not be concerned with the CD Text on your CD.
How Do I Add My CD Text Information?
When preparing your audio for reproduction, your CD producer will add CD Text information.
It is crucial that you supply the names of all the tracks, the release title, and the artist before the CD pressing facility begins the pressing process.
After my CD has been made, can I add CD text?
Due to a technological limitation with CDs, CD Text may only be added during the initial stage of CD manufacturing and cannot be added afterwards.
As you can see, having CD Text that is properly coded is really important. Nobody wants to be known as a “Unknown Artist” at the end.
Send us a mail if you need assistance with your CD release or with appropriately coding the CD Text.