And Kudos on the deffered CDDB lookup. It was a godsend on my notebook - it is not always plugged into a modem or LAN. MM is still my favorite tag editor (even though I HATE all the default settings like "always use id3v1" and "always reclaim file types") even if I don't use it for ripping. Certainly the best way to get into mp3. The learning curve on EAC and others is too high.