Mediasource 2.03.29 - Ripping a CD in or

Hi,
I've just downloaded Mediasource 2.03.29 on the basis that it is supposed to automatically allow you to rip a CD and then play it back on your MP3 player in order (I guess it just adds a track number to the title, which is fine). Problem is, I can't find out how to make this function work, and I'm fed up of doing it manually
Can anyone help, because this would be really useful.
ScotedogMessage Edited by scotedog on 03-9-2005 06:24 AM

micromouse wrote:
MediaSource will rip CD tracks and write the track number to the tag. So, it is not MediaSource's problem. Which MP3 player are you having?
I've got a MuVo TX52.
That's just the problem, I can't get Mediasource to add the track number to the tag. The latest version, says that it should, but I don't know how to make it do it.

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