Offline CD Database

by Martin Brennan

We have just published a new offline album database.

JB7 uses the album database to give names to albums and their tracks.

B2 and B3 use the online database at Musicbrainz but can also use an offline database so they can work without an internet connection.

The B3/B3 database contains around 3.2 million albums and is growing at about 4,000 albums a month.

The JB7 is limited by memory so the JB7 database is smaller at around 2.9 million albums growing at about 1,500 a month.

JB7 Installation instructions

  1. Download this file.
  2. Unzip the file - contents should be called MYDB
  3. Copy MYDB to a USB stick
  4. Plug into JB7
  5. Press and hold the Back button
  6. Press the Next button - the display will show Version
  7. [If Version is not displayed press Next a second time]
  8. Release the Back button
  9. Turn the knob until you see CDDB upgrade and then push
  10. You will see "Loading" on the display and it will take about 30 minutes

You can buy a USB stick containing the database from us here

B2 Installation instructions

  1. Download this file
  2. Unzip the file - contents should be called MYDB
  3. copy MYDB to a USB stick
  4. Plug into B2
  5. Select USB Functions > Load Database

B3 Installation instructions

  1. Download this file
  2. Unzip the file - contents should be called MYDB
  3. copy MYDB to a USB stick
  4. Plug into B3 USB A
  5. Select USB Functions > Load mydb from USB A

 

 

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