# General Discussion **URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/c/general/20.md?page=114 [Latest](https://community.mp3tag.de/latest.md) · [Categories](https://community.mp3tag.de/categories.md) · [Tags](https://community.mp3tag.de/tags.md) **Page:** 115 --- ## [tag sources](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/tag-sources/5615)
**Author:** [@steve1k](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/steve1k)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2007, 1:17pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/tag-sources/5615 "2007-10-20T13:17:41Z")
How can i add Amazon.co.uk to th tag source list so i can use that site as well. I had it set up before but have had to do a reinsall on my computer and have forgot how to add it to the sources folder --- ## [Better Tag Backup/Restore Options?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/better-tag-backup-restore-options/4569)
**Author:** [@randym](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/randym)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2007, 3:39pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/better-tag-backup-restore-options/4569 "2007-10-18T15:39:53Z")
This post and a post last night (http://forums.mp3tag.de/index.php?showtopic=5139&hl ) are the result of my musings on how to avoid ever having to rerip and retag the 250 or so CDs I’ve so far ripped and tagged (75 or … --- ## ['OK' - is it necessary?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/ok-is-it-necessary/5592)
**Author:** [@madwab](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/madwab)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2007, 1:14pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/ok-is-it-necessary/5592 "2007-10-15T13:14:25Z")
Hi I’ve tried several tag editors of late and stumbled on mp3tag a few weeks ago. I’m impressed - for a free or optional donation product, it’s better than any of the payable products I tried. I’ve been able to browse m… --- ## [how to reduce filesize after deleting unwanted tags?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-reduce-filesize-after-deleting-unwanted-tags/4243)
**Author:** [@kael](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/kael)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2007, 6:21pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-reduce-filesize-after-deleting-unwanted-tags/4243 "2007-10-13T18:21:43Z")
I deleted a collection of unwantedtags like: ITUNNORM COMMENT, WWWPAYMENT, WWWRADIOPAGE,… on a range of mp3 files. I noticed that the filesize didn’t reduce after deleting the tags. How can I obtain a smaller filesize … --- ## [Action "Extract embedded cover art"](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/action-extract-embedded-cover-art/5585)
**Author:** [@morrison](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/morrison)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2007, 7:31pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/action-extract-embedded-cover-art/5585 "2007-10-11T19:31:59Z")
good time please help i have task - download info & cover from discogs, write tags in flac fields and save or copy cover - in other location (M:\\covers%artist% - %album% for example). I don’t want write cover in flac t… --- ## [Line Breaks in Comments field?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/line-breaks-in-comments-field/5578)
**Author:** [@chemikal](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/chemikal)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2007, 4:28pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/line-breaks-in-comments-field/5578 "2007-10-10T16:28:53Z")
Hi, First time posting so apologies if this has been covered elsewhere in the forum; i searched as hard as i could! Anyway, the forum has been very helpful for inserting lyrics to the several hundred songs I’m currentl… --- ## [Bad filename chars in 'Name of new export configuration'](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/bad-filename-chars-in-name-of-new-export-configuration/5538)
**Author:** [@chrisjj](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/chrisjj)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2007, 12:26am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/bad-filename-chars-in-name-of-new-export-configuration/5538 "2007-10-09T00:26:09Z")
‘Name of new export configuration:’ accepts filename-illegal chars but then barfs e.g. File "C:\\Documents and Settings\\Chris\\Application Data\\Mp3tag\\export’ test’ .mte" cannot be created. I suggest it would be better … --- ## [Suggestion: tag to filename with /](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/suggestion-tag-to-filename-with/5514)
**Author:** [@Wolf68k](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Wolf68k)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2007, 4:40am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/suggestion-tag-to-filename-with/5514 "2007-10-08T04:40:11Z")
Sorry if this has been asked or suggested before. Some files I get have a / in the song or album title, I don’t think I’ve ever seen it in the artist name. When I use tag-\>filename it just removes the / completely. It … --- ## [Suggestion for Help](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/suggestion-for-help/5535)
**Author:** [@chrisjj](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/chrisjj)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2007, 3:25pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/suggestion-for-help/5535 "2007-10-06T15:25:17Z")
Help says: Overview of commands Menu File Menu Edit Menu View Menu Convert Menu freedb Menu Extras This needs updating for the new menu names, including Tag Sources, Tools and Help. --- ## [CTRL-W failure](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/ctrl-w-failure/5530)
**Author:** [@chrisjj](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/chrisjj)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2007, 3:15pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/ctrl-w-failure/5530 "2007-10-06T15:15:38Z")
Though I’ve set Options | Tags | Default Values | Title: to , when I select a track and press CTRL-W (“Changes the fields on the tag panel to the values entered at Options \> Default values.”), the tag panel Title field d… --- ## [Tag Sources menu item](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/tag-sources-menu-item/5551)
**Author:** [@chrisjj](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/chrisjj)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2007, 11:20am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/tag-sources-menu-item/5551 "2007-10-06T11:20:51Z")
Suggestion: make the tag source menu item name say what field the source will search on e.g. By Artist: discogs Also, since discogs is 99%+ for albums, Search by: Album Artist would surely make more sense. --- ## [Rename filename - tag](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/rename-filename-tag/5541)
**Author:** [@Airazor](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Airazor)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2007, 2:36pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/rename-filename-tag/5541 "2007-10-04T14:36:53Z")
Sorry if this is too basic: I need to rename from filename the following files: 01 - This is file 1.mp3 02 - This is file 2.mp3 03 - This is file 3.mp3 … 0n - This is file n.mp3 To This is file 1.mp3 This is file… --- ## [Mass File Rename](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mass-file-rename/5531)
**Author:** [@TheChipstar](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/TheChipstar)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2007, 3:34am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mass-file-rename/5531 "2007-10-04T03:34:30Z")
I would like to rename my files from: GEN001.mp3 to GEN1.mp3 GEN002.mp3 to GEN5.mp3 GEN003.mp3 to GEN3.mp3 … GEN050.mp3 to GEN50.mp3 GEN051.mp3 to GEN51.mp3 … GEN100.mp3 to GEN100.mp3 (keep the same). In other w… --- ## [CD tags](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/cd-tags/5486)
**Author:** [@chrisjj](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/chrisjj)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2007, 10:50pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/cd-tags/5486 "2007-10-02T22:50:55Z")
It would be really nice if mp3tag supported CD tags i.e. Red Book Audio CD TEXT in e.g. .iso files. Any chance? --- ## [Suggestion on Tools UI](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/suggestion-on-tools-ui/5529)
**Author:** [@chrisjj](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/chrisjj)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2007, 10:36pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/suggestion-on-tools-ui/5529 "2007-10-02T22:36:55Z")
I would be neat if a) the Customise Tool dialog allowed Path to be optional - then e.g. %www%, or filename.txt would launch in the associated app without the user needing to specify an app. b) when the user had specifi… --- ## [Suggestion: Browse for %www%](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/suggestion-browse-for-www/5493)
**Author:** [@chrisjj](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/chrisjj)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2007, 10:31pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/suggestion-browse-for-www/5493 "2007-10-02T22:31:26Z")
It would be nice for file view and Tags dialog right-click to have a Browse command for the %www% string. --- ## [Suggestion: Maybe a group feature](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/suggestion-maybe-a-group-feature/5506)
**Author:** [@bobthegoat2001](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/bobthegoat2001)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2007, 6:03am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/suggestion-maybe-a-group-feature/5506 "2007-10-02T06:03:49Z")
When I’m editing a bunch of albums I think it would be nice to group the albums together. Sometimes I misspell the artist (or have The on one album, but not the other… kind of like Offspring, The Offspring and Offspring,… --- ## [special characters in Tag fields](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/special-characters-in-tag-fields/5512)
**Author:** [@Feldon](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Feldon)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2007, 6:00am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/special-characters-in-tag-fields/5512 "2007-10-02T06:00:41Z")
When I save UnsynedLyrics that contain carriage returns or new lines, MP3Tag displays them as little boxes. I was wondering whether there’s any way to display the carriage returns/new lines? Given the above, it would b… --- ## [Flac and Ogg really slow!](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/flac-and-ogg-really-slow/5505)
**Author:** [@bobthegoat2001](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/bobthegoat2001)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2007, 5:23pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/flac-and-ogg-really-slow/5505 "2007-09-28T17:23:46Z")
I’m editing my Flac files and it takes forever for it to add the Album Art in the meta-tag. Is there any way to speed this up, or is it being worked on now? --- ## [multiple instances](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/multiple-instances/5494)
**Author:** [@chrisjj](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/chrisjj)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2007, 9:46pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/multiple-instances/5494 "2007-09-26T21:46:38Z")
I asked before, and didn’t get an answer - perhaps because oddly the thread was immediately locked by an admin, so I’ll ask again: Could mp3tag be adjusted toi allow multiple instances, please? --- ## [feature request: select all files in same folder](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/feature-request-select-all-files-in-same-folder/5485)
**Author:** [@rudimentals](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/rudimentals)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2007, 2:08pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/feature-request-select-all-files-in-same-folder/5485 "2007-09-26T14:08:39Z")
First of all, MP3TAG’s got to be the best tag editor there is, period. It really made tagging my (extensive) music collection a lot easier. Someone really new what he was doing when making this program. Flexibility, spe… --- ## [auto-refresh](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/auto-refresh/5470)
**Author:** [@chris341](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/chris341)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2007, 1:29pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/auto-refresh/5470 "2007-09-26T13:29:19Z")
hi, maybe it’s difficult, but would be nice to implement auto refresh in the folder view (basically when file is renamed/deleted/moved from external file manager… --- ## [Automatically embed album art in tags?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/automatically-embed-album-art-in-tags/5096)
**Author:** [@wibbly](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/wibbly)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2007, 10:40pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/automatically-embed-album-art-in-tags/5096 "2007-09-25T22:40:30Z")
Hi I have .jpg album art in every album folder. How do I make MP3tag recursively go through all the album folders automatically adding the .jpg album art as a tag in every mp3 in the same folder as the .jpg? W --- ## [Insert a constant into a field](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/insert-a-constant-into-a-field/5477)
**Author:** [@MustardMan](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/MustardMan)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2007, 1:11pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/insert-a-constant-into-a-field/5477 "2007-09-24T13:11:32Z")
I have not been able to find a way of inserting a constant string into a field. For example, I may wish to insert “Recorded live at Hoopla Bar” into the comments field, or, insert the album name into the album field (wh… --- ## [How to extract text from a field & embed it in another field](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-extract-text-from-a-field-embed-it-in-another-field/5420)
**Author:** [@luegoo](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/luegoo)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2007, 8:27am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-extract-text-from-a-field-embed-it-in-another-field/5420 "2007-09-21T08:27:44Z")
All my ALBUM tags have the year between brackets: e.g. “Superstar (1999)”. How can I make an action that only extracts “1999” and puts it into the YEAR tag? --- ## [job queue batch processing](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/job-queue-batch-processing/5469)
**Author:** [@darkfader](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/darkfader)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 19, 2007, 8:00pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/job-queue-batch-processing/5469 "2007-09-19T20:00:44Z")
It would be nice if I could edit the tags without writing them back to the files yet. This way, there could be a tag preview mode. Perhaps showing original and new tags next to each other or when moving the mouse cursor… --- ## [Suggestion -- Copy ID3v1 to ID3v2 and vice versa](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/suggestion-copy-id3v1-to-id3v2-and-vice-versa/5457)
**Author:** [@Vic](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Vic)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 19, 2007, 8:21am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/suggestion-copy-id3v1-to-id3v2-and-vice-versa/5457 "2007-09-19T08:21:42Z")
This program needs a feature for copying different versions of tags between themselves. For example I have old MP3’s that have only ID3v1 edited and I want to copy that version of tag to ID3v2 and then remove it. I can’… --- ## [Tag formatting suggestion for multiple Discs](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/tag-formatting-suggestion-for-multiple-discs/5451)
**Author:** [@trainwreck](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/trainwreck)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2007, 10:42pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/tag-formatting-suggestion-for-multiple-discs/5451 "2007-09-17T22:42:20Z")
I normally tag the file as %track% %title%.flac. but am curious what others do for multi-disc CDs? Without incorporating the Discnumber into the name you can’t easily get a sequential playlist since you’ll get the follo… --- ## [Encoded by and Encoder settings](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/encoded-by-and-encoder-settings/5426)
**Author:** [@Aelux](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Aelux)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [September 15, 2007, 5:03pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/encoded-by-and-encoder-settings/5426 "2007-09-15T17:03:53Z")
The encodedby and encodersettings tags don’t work properly. I can use other mp3 tagging programes that see these tags perfectly while mp3tag doesn’t see any value for them at all. Just a heads up for the next update re… --- ## [Hidden Tags](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/hidden-tags/5433)
**Author:** [@trainwreck](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/trainwreck)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2007, 5:37pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/hidden-tags/5433 "2007-09-13T17:37:27Z")
Is there an easy way to configure mp3tag to display tags in the columns that are not yet specified? Scenario: someone has 1000x of tracks and is just now looking at the tags as part of a cleanup effort. In mp3tag, you… [Previous page](https://community.mp3tag.de/c/general/20.md?page=113) [Next page](https://community.mp3tag.de/c/general/20.md?page=115)