CDDB
Sign in to saveCDDB, short for Compact Disc Database, is a database for software applications to look up audio CD (compact disc) information over the Internet. This is performed by a client which calculates a (nearly) unique disc ID and then queries the database. As a result, the client is able to display the artist name, CD title, track list and some additional information. CDDB is a licensed trademark of Gracenote, Inc.
Key facts
- Website.name
- CDDB
- Website.type
- Data library
- Website.predecessor
- CDDB local database (around 1993)
- Website.successor
- Gracenote
- Website.owner
- Nielsen Holdings
- Website.founder
- Ti Kan Steve Scherf
- Website.industry
- Audio metadata
- Website.commercial
- No (initially) Yes (since 2001)
- Website.launch_date
- 1995
- Website.current_status
- Online
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Official name
- Compact Disc Database
- Official website
- www.gracenote.com
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- short name
- CCDB
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7 sectionsContents
- History
- How CDDB works
- Example calculation of a CDDB1 (FreeDB) disc ID
- Classical music
- See also
- References
- External links
CDDB, short for Compact Disc Database, is a database for software applications to look up audio CD (compact disc) information over the Internet. This is performed by a client which calculates a (nearly) unique disc ID and then queries the database. As a result, the client is able to display the artist name, CD title, track list and some additional information. CDDB is a licensed trademark of Gracenote, Inc.
The database is used primarily by media players and CD ripper software. If a CD is not recognized by a media player or CD ripper it can be added to the database if the user fills in the names and artists etc. in a media player such as iTunes or MusicMatch Jukebox.