What is CDDB (Compact Disc Database)?
CDDB (which stands for Compact Disc Database) is a database for software applications to look up CD (compact disc) information over the Internet. This is performed by a client who 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. The database is used primarily by media player and CD ripper software. CDDB was designed around the task of identifying entire CDs, not merely single tracks. The identification process involves creating a ‘disc id’, a sort of “fingerprint” of a CD created by performing calculations on the track duration information stored in the table-of-contents of the CD. This disc id is used with the internet database, typically either to download song names for the whole CD or to submit song names for a newly-identified CD. Note that, as is, if you change the order of the tracks the song names won’t correspond. If you make your own compilation
