# General Discussion

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## [is it possible to extract multiple cover art ?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/is-it-possible-to-extract-multiple-cover-art/2923)

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**Author:** [@maxdido](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/maxdido)\
**Replies:** 19\
**Last updated:** [February 26, 2009, 7:20pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/is-it-possible-to-extract-multiple-cover-art/2923 "2009-02-26T19:20:02Z")

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hi, great tool this mp3tag. is it possible to extract the cover art from multiple mp3 files into a directory with the naming: %artist%-%album%.jpg the only thing i can do now is select every mp3 seperatly and go to th…

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## ["Album Artist" in Itunes](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/album-artist-in-itunes/7998)

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**Author:** [@carsokk](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/carsokk)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [February 25, 2009, 5:25pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/album-artist-in-itunes/7998 "2009-02-25T17:25:33Z")

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Does anyone know if there is any way to view the Album Artist field from Itunes? Is it called something different in MP3tag’s extended fields? For example, in the old Musicmatch program, it shows up in the Classical Or…

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## [Capitalize first letters in a tag](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/capitalize-first-letters-in-a-tag/7993)

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**Author:** [@bpollen](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/bpollen)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [February 25, 2009, 7:48am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/capitalize-first-letters-in-a-tag/7993 "2009-02-25T07:48:47Z")

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One minor function that would be quite useful is the ability to capitalize first letters in a tag: amanyth - let’s dream to each other - 02 - a special thing.mp3 to Amanyth - Let’s Dream To Each Other - 02 - A Special…

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## [Clean up History in one action?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/clean-up-history-in-one-action/7987)

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**Author:** [@windozer](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/windozer)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [April 23, 2022, 1:50pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/clean-up-history-in-one-action/7987 "2022-04-23T13:50:12Z")

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When I use ‘Convert’ \> ‘Tag-Filename’ for example, and enter a string there, Mp3tag keeps a history of those. What is annoying is the fact that you cannot clean up the history of entered strings at once. You have to sele…

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## [Add folder or file](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/add-folder-or-file/7977)

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**Author:** [@nnnnnniv](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/nnnnnniv)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [February 23, 2009, 11:11am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/add-folder-or-file/7977 "2009-02-23T11:11:20Z")

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In mp3Tag menu is item File -\> Add directory, is possible add only one (or selected) file? And is possible add file or folder via explorer context menu? Danke.

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## [Track From 3 to 3/37](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/track-from-3-to-3-37/7980)

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**Author:** [@Sputnik](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Sputnik)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [February 23, 2009, 12:33am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/track-from-3-to-3-37/7980 "2009-02-23T00:33:08Z")

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I’ve been making my own compilations and was curious if there was a way to modify the tags. I appropriately rename the file itself and was wondering if an expression/something existed to help me do the following. I wo…

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## [More patterns for bulk editing tag in titles](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/more-patterns-for-bulk-editing-tag-in-titles/7974)

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**Author:** [@Curt](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Curt)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [February 22, 2009, 2:28pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/more-patterns-for-bulk-editing-tag-in-titles/7974 "2009-02-22T14:28:25Z")

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I am so tired of record companies adding tags like “(Re-mastered 2007)”, or “(Album Version)”, etcetera, to their song-titles. Of course this is a good information to be given, that the track has been re-mastered, but it…

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## [Questions, suggestions and problems. :)](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/questions-suggestions-and-problems/7973)

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**Author:** [@Marcabove](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Marcabove)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [February 21, 2009, 7:42pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/questions-suggestions-and-problems/7973 "2009-02-21T19:42:18Z")

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Can the artist field be added to tag searches e.g. Live, Greatest Hits… If the artist field was added it would be helpful. In the “Adjust Tag Information” box: there used to be separate buttons for “Save to Disc”, “…

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## [Rating Tag of Songbird](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/rating-tag-of-songbird/7928)

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**Author:** [@wandererm](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/wandererm)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [February 17, 2009, 9:30pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/rating-tag-of-songbird/7928 "2009-02-17T21:30:15Z")

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http://bugzilla.songbirdnest.com/show\_bug.cgi?id=9084 After 1.1.1, Songbird is able to write Rating into tag. it uses “TXXX:rating”, and value range: 0-5. Would Mp3tag support this soon?

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## [Feature Request: Set cover type for multiple selection](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/feature-request-set-cover-type-for-multiple-selection/7572)

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**Author:** [@Moonbase](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Moonbase)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [February 17, 2009, 3:28pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/feature-request-set-cover-type-for-multiple-selection/7572 "2009-02-17T15:28:24Z")

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It would be nice if we could set the Cover Type for all selected files. This is currently not possible (grayed out). Reason: I currently have 14946 files with covers, most of them still having cover type »Other«. I wish…

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## [Lookup Actual Album Name to Replace Compilation Name in Album Field](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/lookup-actual-album-name-to-replace-compilation-name-in-album-field/7941)

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**Author:** [@kingtimm](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/kingtimm)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [February 16, 2009, 12:29pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/lookup-actual-album-name-to-replace-compilation-name-in-album-field/7941 "2009-02-16T12:29:22Z")

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So I have a large collection of compilations. Unfortunately, the album name is the name of the compilation, not the actual album name. Is there a way without going one by one to replace all of these names? For Example, D…

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## [Defining an Album](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/defining-an-album/7703)

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**Author:** [@luma](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/luma)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [February 1, 2009, 7:08pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/defining-an-album/7703 "2009-02-01T19:08:23Z")

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Hello there, new member here. I have just downloaded a bunch of mp3 music from the net, most of it complete albums. Using the Explorer and MP3TAG, I organized the albums in directories, the same way as the WMP does when…

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## [\*.wav files not imported into Mp3tag v 2.41 or 2.42](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/wav-files-not-imported-into-mp3tag-v-2-41-or-2-42/7873)

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**Author:** [@theig](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/theig)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [February 1, 2009, 4:51pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/wav-files-not-imported-into-mp3tag-v-2-41-or-2-42/7873 "2009-02-01T16:51:03Z")

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I have a large number of .wav files without tags and I want to tag them. However, Mp3tag does not import these files into the editor. (I assume it’s supposed to?) I checked the file import types and discovered .wav is …

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## [iTunes "Album Artist" Field](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/itunes-album-artist-field/7859)

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**Author:** [@blueturtles](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/blueturtles)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [January 30, 2009, 7:10pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/itunes-album-artist-field/7859 "2009-01-30T19:10:39Z")

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Is there a way to work with the “Album Artist” field that is in iTunes when working with MP3TAG? I want to add it to the Tag Panel so that I can change a bunch of characters by doing a ‘search and repleace’. Any sugges…

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## [It would be cool if we couuld have some form of spell check!](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/it-would-be-cool-if-we-couuld-have-some-form-of-spell-check/7812)

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**Author:** [@Marcabove](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Marcabove)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [January 25, 2009, 11:40am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/it-would-be-cool-if-we-couuld-have-some-form-of-spell-check/7812 "2009-01-25T11:40:39Z")

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Marc

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## [Difficulty Renaming Multiple Albums](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/difficulty-renaming-multiple-albums/7821)

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**Author:** [@Sputnik](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Sputnik)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 21, 2009, 11:22pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/difficulty-renaming-multiple-albums/7821 "2009-01-21T23:22:44Z")

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I want to reorganize the layout of the music files I have on my computer. Naturally I like to organize them as: Artist/Album/Track # - Track Name That is unless the album has multiple artists, in which case I simply w…

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## [Is there "Composer" Search Engine?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/is-there-composer-search-engine/7817)

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**Author:** [@blueturtles](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/blueturtles)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 21, 2009, 8:21pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/is-there-composer-search-engine/7817 "2009-01-21T20:21:36Z")

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Hi there, Is there “Composer” Search Engine that I can use to fill in the missing ‘composers’ part of the tags? I have been using MP3TAG to clean up my music collection and I would like know who wrote each song if poss…

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## [mp3tag on a mac?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mp3tag-on-a-mac/7815)

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**Author:** [@stenfalk](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/stenfalk)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 21, 2009, 5:07pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mp3tag-on-a-mac/7815 "2009-01-21T17:07:21Z")

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I really like mp3tag and have been seraching for a similar program for mac. But I cant find any. Are there any way to get mp3tag work on my mac? I have tried CrossOver, and it installs just fine, but as soon as I try t…

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## [How can I display multiple GENRE tags?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-can-i-display-multiple-genre-tags/7800)

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**Author:** [@gutted](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/gutted)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [January 19, 2009, 1:29pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-can-i-display-multiple-genre-tags/7800 "2009-01-19T13:29:58Z")

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I’m converting my music collection to FLAC format. It seems that FLAC can support multiple GENRE tags and I prefer this method over the alternative which would be to have a GENRE tag made up of various elements (Indie;B…

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## [Using mp3tag to embed album art](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/using-mp3tag-to-embed-album-art/7776)

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**Author:** [@Jeffsteez](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Jeffsteez)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 16, 2009, 6:54pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/using-mp3tag-to-embed-album-art/7776 "2009-01-16T18:54:14Z")

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I’m trying to find a way to embed album art to my collection. I have around 7000 tracks that are sorted into about 20 genres (custom genres in case that makes a difference). For example… c:\\my muisc\\Hip-Hop (Commercial…

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## [Problem carrying out search on this forum](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/problem-carrying-out-search-on-this-forum/7766)

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**Author:** [@VictorWarner](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/VictorWarner)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [January 14, 2009, 9:20am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/problem-carrying-out-search-on-this-forum/7766 "2009-01-14T09:20:28Z")

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I wish to carry out a search in this forum using the search function for the following phrase (including the quotes): "text file - tag" but keep getting the following error message: How can I overcome this? Victor War…

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## [I have a very hung collections](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/i-have-a-very-hung-collections/7756)

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**Author:** [@athiwatc](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/athiwatc)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [January 12, 2009, 12:18pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/i-have-a-very-hung-collections/7756 "2009-01-12T12:18:59Z")

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In every folder I have 1 album and a file call \[front\].jpg refer to random stuff is there anyway to automatic this for it to add the cover to all the song?

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## [Support for Kenwood Lossless format  (.kls, ID3v2)](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/support-for-kenwood-lossless-format-kls-id3v2/7757)

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**Author:** [@\_oz](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/_oz)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 12, 2009, 10:02am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/support-for-kenwood-lossless-format-kls-id3v2/7757 "2009-01-12T10:02:51Z")

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Hi! Thank you for wonderful and universal tagging tool. The only thing I’m longing for is support for .KLS files (Kenwood Lossless format) It contain ID3v2 tags. I’m successfully using MP3Tag to autotag files on my Ke…

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## [Editing AVI or MPG Tags](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/editing-avi-or-mpg-tags/7745)

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**Author:** [@Jatolo](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Jatolo)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [January 11, 2009, 4:57pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/editing-avi-or-mpg-tags/7745 "2009-01-11T16:57:09Z")

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Hi!!! Why MP3TAG is NOT reading directories with the following tags: .avi .mpg… Is that possible… I have video files to be fixed. Tks for your help… :slight\_smile:

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## [Default values to Tag Panel custom fields](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/default-values-to-tag-panel-custom-fields/7717)

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**Author:** [@blackspawn](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/blackspawn)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 7, 2009, 9:30am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/default-values-to-tag-panel-custom-fields/7717 "2009-01-07T09:30:56Z")

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Hello everyone, Is there any way I can assign a default value to a custom field (DISCNUMBER) I added to Tag Panel? If not would it be possible to add this feature Florian? Thanks

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## [Non-standard values for ID3v1 "Genre" tag](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/non-standard-values-for-id3v1-genre-tag/7692)

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**Author:** [@Mike-RaWare](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Mike-RaWare)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 3, 2009, 4:16pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/non-standard-values-for-id3v1-genre-tag/7692 "2009-01-03T16:16:20Z")

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As you may know, ID3v1 doesn’t support genres that doesn’t appear in the list of the standard values. But there are many other genres in this world than the 148 ID3v1 supports. So what I thought about is that Mp3tag sho…

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## [iTunes TV/video tags](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/itunes-tv-video-tags/7640)

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**Author:** [@JeanLouis](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/JeanLouis)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [January 2, 2009, 7:56pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/itunes-tv-video-tags/7640 "2009-01-02T19:56:57Z")

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Can I update the iTunes TV/video tags? if yes what are their names? I can’t find them in the dropdown list. Thanks JL

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## [Title Display in Player](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/title-display-in-player/7674)

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**Author:** [@vasquez](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/vasquez)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [December 31, 2008, 12:05pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/title-display-in-player/7674 "2008-12-31T12:05:40Z")

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First of all, I am new here, so hi everybody, and please be clement. :slight\_smile: Just bought my first mp3 player (Philips SA3085/02). All mp3 filenames on my PC strictly follow the same format ‘Artist - Title of song…

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## ["Lite" MP3 player](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/lite-mp3-player/7656)

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**Author:** [@paul.s](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/paul.s)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [December 30, 2008, 8:26am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/lite-mp3-player/7656 "2008-12-30T08:26:04Z")

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Can anyone suggest a “Lite” MP3 player to use while editting in MP3tag? That is set to the system MP3 default. Itunes and Winamp are pigs which keep popping up into my face and hog system resources and slow everything d…

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## ["The Title" to "Title, The"](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/the-title-to-title-the/7618)

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**Author:** [@rvdude](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/rvdude)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [December 28, 2008, 7:29pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/the-title-to-title-the/7618 "2008-12-28T19:29:21Z")

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Could a routine be written/added to change all titles in the tag and selected folder to move “The” to the end of the title? For example: “The Way It Should Be Done” to “Way It Should Be Done, The”. Not only for the Title…

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