Lowlander, thanks for the info. So if I understand this right, MM is looking for a POPM "Popularimeter" tag field in the file to determine the rating as it scans it into the database? I've found these values to be: 0x00 - no stars 0x01 - 0x1F - 1 star 0x20 - 0x5F - 2 stars 0x60 - 0x9F - 3 stars 0xA0 ...

I'm having difficulty understanding how MM's "ratings" work, due to some recent bizarre behavior when scanning tracks. When I put new tracks into an existing folder and re-scan with MM (using the "insert" key), all the new tracks (and ONLY the new tracks) that have been added since the last scan ...