# General Discussion **URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/c/general/20.md?page=66 [Latest](https://community.mp3tag.de/latest.md) · [Categories](https://community.mp3tag.de/categories.md) · [Tags](https://community.mp3tag.de/tags.md) **Page:** 67 --- ## [How to import/create data on an Album Basis?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-import-create-data-on-an-album-basis/15845)
**Author:** [@Nature](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Nature)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2014, 11:03pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-import-create-data-on-an-album-basis/15845 "2014-06-24T23:03:39Z")
MY GOAL: I need to automatically create or import information on an Album basis, which is to say, information that regards the Album, ant not any individual track, which means that it is repeated for all the tracks of t… --- ## ["Display grid lines at file view"](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/display-grid-lines-at-file-view/15844)
**Author:** [@aax](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/aax)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2014, 7:07pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/display-grid-lines-at-file-view/15844 "2014-06-24T19:07:03Z")
Why does the checkbox have three options: checked, unchecked and square? And it seems to show gridlines only when the square is selected. By the way, are the lines supposed to be this faint, or is it a problem with my … --- ## [feature request: drag and drop settings import](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/feature-request-drag-and-drop-settings-import/15841)
**Author:** [@akahige](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/akahige)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2014, 10:26pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/feature-request-drag-and-drop-settings-import/15841 "2014-06-22T22:26:04Z")
While Mp3tag has a function to export its settings, in order to import those settings, users are required to go rooting around in the file system. Not a big deal for some people, but too much for others. If the settings… --- ## [FEATURE REQUEST: small feature/fix - $meta\_sep(composer,\\\\) in Composer column](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/feature-request-small-feature-fix-meta-sep-composer-in-composer-column/15825)
**Author:** [@aax](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/aax)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2014, 11:54am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/feature-request-small-feature-fix-meta-sep-composer-in-composer-column/15825 "2014-06-22T11:54:17Z")
It would be handy to have the Value of Composer column set up to $meta\_sep(composer,\\) by default, instead of the current %composer%. Composer field is usually multi-value, along with Artist and Genre (which already def… --- ## [Why both "Value" and "Field" in column customization](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/why-both-value-and-field-in-column-customization/15834)
**Author:** [@aax](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/aax)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2014, 3:23am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/why-both-value-and-field-in-column-customization/15834 "2014-06-22T03:23:12Z")
Am I missing something or is the Field box redundant? --- ## [Help with scripting export configuration](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/help-with-scripting-export-configuration/15821)
**Author:** [@aax](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/aax)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2014, 8:21am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/help-with-scripting-export-configuration/15821 "2014-06-20T08:21:54Z")
I’m trying to make a few export configs for backing up my tags. Since I tag MP3s and FLACs differently, I’ll be making two backup .txt files for every album, one in FLAC and one in MP3 format. Now, I’m trying to figure … --- ## [Discogs](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/discogs/15817)
**Author:** [@Tarmerlan](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Tarmerlan)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2014, 5:19pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/discogs/15817 "2014-06-17T17:19:11Z")
the other possebilities are working. What is the reason for this? --- ## [Request: Write export configuration when exporting tags to text](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/request-write-export-configuration-when-exporting-tags-to-text/15808)
**Author:** [@aax](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/aax)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2014, 4:08pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/request-write-export-configuration-when-exporting-tags-to-text/15808 "2014-06-15T16:08:30Z")
Could you add the option to include the used export configuration as the first line of the text file? Then, also, loading that configuration automatically in “Text file - Tag” → “Format string” from the selected file wo… --- ## [Remove Non English Characters](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/remove-non-english-characters/15802)
**Author:** [@hallandym](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/hallandym)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2014, 4:41pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/remove-non-english-characters/15802 "2014-06-12T16:41:57Z")
I’m fairly ok with MP3 Tag, but I have a problem with non-English characters in the artist field I would like to remove. For example Katiana〸攀氀e䑃3 Should be Katiana Please help --- ## [\[RFE\] chosing ansi/UTF-8/UTF-16 independently from ID3v2.3/2.4](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/rfe-chosing-ansi-utf-8-utf-16-independently-from-id3v2-3-2-4/12281)
**Author:** [@chrizoo](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/chrizoo)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2014, 4:27pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/rfe-chosing-ansi-utf-8-utf-16-independently-from-id3v2-3-2-4/12281 "2014-06-07T16:27:26Z")
suggestion: Please don't force the user to use UTF-8 for ID3v2.4 and UTF-16/ISO-8859-1 for ID3v2.3 The character encoding and the ID3 version should be selectable independently from each other. What's wrong with ID3v2.… --- ## [Multi Column sorting](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/multi-column-sorting/11531)
**Author:** [@snuffy](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/snuffy)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2014, 10:51pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/multi-column-sorting/11531 "2014-06-06T22:51:46Z")
I was messing around with the Customize columns dialog and found out you can setup a multi column sort by specifying multiple columns in the Sort by drop down of any column. After you set that up, when you click on the … --- ## [saving file with new TITLE to existing directory](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/saving-file-with-new-title-to-existing-directory/15783)
**Author:** [@music\_fun](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/music_fun)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 3, 2014, 4:14am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/saving-file-with-new-title-to-existing-directory/15783 "2014-06-03T04:14:06Z")
I just recently acquired mp3tag. I have managed open the related directory there and update all TITLE’s so TITLE=%\_filename%, however I cannot save it in existing directory. I need it as , my car mp3 player looks for fi… --- ## [REQUEST: sdes Tag](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/request-sdes-tag/14756)
**Author:** [@NeutraFace\_x64](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/NeutraFace_x64)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2014, 11:04pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/request-sdes-tag/14756 "2014-06-01T23:04:42Z")
Hi there! I have a request. This is the sdes tag found in files bought from the iTunes Store. It cannot be seen in MP3TAG but when you use MediaInfo, you can see it. It is the tag where they put the season description … --- ## [How to create the column "type"](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-create-the-column-type/15511)
**Author:** [@marcelo\_neri](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/marcelo_neri)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 24, 2014, 10:54pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-create-the-column-type/15511 "2014-05-24T22:54:11Z")
Hello guys! Does anyone know how to create a "Type" column? I mean, inside of the same folder sometimes I got several types of audio files and need this particularity. Below I show a picture where I suppose we should do… --- ## [Track location help](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/track-location-help/15761)
**Author:** [@shadow66](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/shadow66)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 24, 2014, 7:23am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/track-location-help/15761 "2014-05-24T07:23:59Z")
Hi. I have a suggestion. It has to do with the adjust tag information area. It’s where the tracks listing is. A lot of times I have to manually find the number to match the sites track number location. On the left side i… --- ## [How to add Web Sources](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-add-web-sources/15734)
**Author:** [@Lannabulls](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Lannabulls)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2014, 4:55pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-add-web-sources/15734 "2014-05-19T16:55:06Z")
Hi, first of sorry for my beginner question! I would like to add a web source “http://www.amazon.it/” to my list, generate an “amazon.it.src” file. I’m running window 7 and I read another thread in this forum that exp… --- ## [Request: additional column](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/request-additional-column/15745)
**Author:** [@filipo145](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/filipo145)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2014, 8:32pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/request-additional-column/15745 "2014-05-18T20:32:32Z")
I’m very impressed with the program. I have one suggestion: please add a column for the “group description” field. It has no obvious use, but that’s the point: it’s one of the very few basic tags that iTunes saves di… --- ## [Propose exising values when editing compilations](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/propose-exising-values-when-editing-compilations/15729)
**Author:** [@kStarbe](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/kStarbe)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2014, 5:23pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/propose-exising-values-when-editing-compilations/15729 "2014-05-11T17:23:54Z")
When you have to correct artists on a “best of” made of several CDs, usually the same artists come back several times. It would be a nice feature to have the best match to be presented as you type (à la Excel). If you ha… --- ## [Replace Action: Feature requests](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/replace-action-feature-requests/15714)
**Author:** [@DavidHB](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/DavidHB)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2014, 3:29pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/replace-action-feature-requests/15714 "2014-05-05T15:29:34Z")
I find the ‘Replace’ and ‘Replace with Regular Expression’ actions invaluable. But it is distracting to have the dialog close after each replacement and need to be set up from scratch for the next step in the process. Of… --- ## [Suggestion: multiple folder selection](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/suggestion-multiple-folder-selection/15711)
**Author:** [@DavidHB](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/DavidHB)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2014, 8:34am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/suggestion-multiple-folder-selection/15711 "2014-05-05T08:34:59Z")
Please forgive me if this has been requested before and I have failed to find it in the forums. Mp3Tag’s ability both for recursive (sub-folder) selection and to filter any selection are enormously useful, but sometimes… --- ## [is it possible to save manually entered data locally for re-use?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/is-it-possible-to-save-manually-entered-data-locally-for-re-use/15710)
**Author:** [@vinnyg](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/vinnyg)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2014, 3:11pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/is-it-possible-to-save-manually-entered-data-locally-for-re-use/15710 "2014-05-04T15:11:56Z")
Hello. I’m a newbie, so please make allowances. This may be a stupid question as it seems like an obvious need, but I did some looking around and did not find it explicitly addressed. I have a large collection of MP3 fil… --- ## [SYLK Export](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/sylk-export/9588)
**Author:** [@HubertD](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/HubertD)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2014, 1:18pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/sylk-export/9588 "2014-05-01T13:18:58Z")
Hi I have created the attached SYLK Export file (for Excel and co) and would like to get some feedback if this is working elsewhere. Why SYLK? Let’s not be distracted by the fact it is 500 years old. It still gives us … --- ## [Suggestions](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/suggestions/15687)
**Author:** [@Appick](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Appick)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2014, 11:34am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/suggestions/15687 "2014-04-27T11:34:14Z")
Hi again, I was wondering if it is possible to add 2 mouse gestures. The first is to select tracks in the middle of a bunch of songs with the right button (like in explorer.) I know you can use click CRTL click to sele… --- ## [Import tags from file](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/import-tags-from-file/15677)
**Author:** [@PatMcM](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/PatMcM)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2014, 4:46pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/import-tags-from-file/15677 "2014-04-23T16:46:52Z")
Did I miss a mass tag data import feature somewhere in mp3tag? A .csv file into a script Tag Import is what I imagine. Have a huge database of dance recordings, started on punch cards in 1966! Now lives on a relationa… --- ## [iTunes Sound Check album mode: what does this mean for $rg2sc?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/itunes-sound-check-album-mode-what-does-this-mean-for-rg2sc/15662)
**Author:** [@rungumprun](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/rungumprun)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2014, 1:15pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/itunes-sound-check-album-mode-what-does-this-mean-for-rg2sc/15662 "2014-04-21T13:15:41Z")
I read and listened to Ian Shepherd’s piece here discussing the apparent new iTunes ability to do both track and album gain leveling. I just did a test rip in the latest iTunes and note that is still just creates a sing… --- ## [Suggestion: allow filter on tracklist values please](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/suggestion-allow-filter-on-tracklist-values-please/15638)
**Author:** [@chrisjj](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/chrisjj)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2014, 3:04pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/suggestion-allow-filter-on-tracklist-values-please/15638 "2014-04-09T15:04:12Z")
I would like to be able to filter on any values I see in the tracklist. E.g. I have a computed column “status” and I would like to filter: status IS ok. Thanks. --- ## [How can I rate my songs](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-can-i-rate-my-songs/15637)
**Author:** [@Tama](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Tama)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2014, 5:09am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-can-i-rate-my-songs/15637 "2014-04-09T05:09:16Z")
Hello there How can i do this I want to rate a song once and if i have that same song anywhere else in my collection i want to update that song with the same rating. e.g. “Bob Marley - Is this Love” is a rating 3 for … --- ## [Feature request: add directory (multiple selections)](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/feature-request-add-directory-multiple-selections/15626)
**Author:** [@javacat](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/javacat)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2014, 5:14pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/feature-request-add-directory-multiple-selections/15626 "2014-04-07T17:14:52Z")
MP3TAG is a GREAT tool. A few ideas… you can not select multiple items in the “add directory” dialog box. Adding to that annoyance is the “Add Dir” item has no menu-key or hot-key, so you must mouse around a lot to br… --- ## [Feature request: keep existing tags when pasting](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/feature-request-keep-existing-tags-when-pasting/15625)
**Author:** [@Sabio](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Sabio)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [April 3, 2014, 3:54am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/feature-request-keep-existing-tags-when-pasting/15625 "2014-04-03T03:54:04Z")
It would be nice to have an option to keep existing tags when pasting. Say, I have an old\_file.mp3 with Title and Artist. And a new\_file.mp3 with RG tags. Currently, if I copy tags from old\_file and paste them into new… --- ## [Respect repeated track in playlist](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/respect-repeated-track-in-playlist/15616)
**Author:** [@chrisjj](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/chrisjj)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2014, 10:37pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/respect-repeated-track-in-playlist/15616 "2014-03-27T22:37:08Z")
Please can Mp3tag be made to respect repeated tracks in a loaded playlist? Currently it deletes any repeat, which is a real PITA for my lists having a special gap track… Thanks. PS I requested this previously seven yea… [Previous page](https://community.mp3tag.de/c/general/20.md?page=65) [Next page](https://community.mp3tag.de/c/general/20.md?page=67)