# Support

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## [Change export folderpath](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/change-export-folderpath/18638)

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**Author:** [@djdizzle](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/djdizzle)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [January 27, 2017, 6:14am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/change-export-folderpath/18638 "2017-01-27T06:14:12Z")

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Is it possible to alter the export folderpath? I am currently working from \\?\\unix\\Volumes\\Music\\Original\\iTunes\\iTunes Media\\Music\\ and wish to save the export to \\?\\unix\\Volumes\\Music\\PNTemp\\ saving in the album s…

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## [Help with an action to change two-digit years to four-digit years](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/help-with-an-action-to-change-two-digit-years-to-four-digit-years/18640)

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**Author:** [@jstraw](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/jstraw)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [January 26, 2017, 4:44pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/help-with-an-action-to-change-two-digit-years-to-four-digit-years/18640 "2017-01-26T16:44:20Z")

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Can anyone help me with an action that will look at the year, determine if it’s four or two digits, and if it’s two digits, prepend “19” to those digits. I need four digit years to remain in place unaltered. I figured o…

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## [RegEx Query](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/regex-query/18637)

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**Author:** [@don.colvin](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/don.colvin)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [January 26, 2017, 10:09am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/regex-query/18637 "2017-01-26T10:09:05Z")

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The RegEx thread seems locked, so am posting this query in a new thread, hope this is ok? Am looking for a regular expression that will take part of the artist name & append it either to the end of or within song title …

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## [Cover art for an AAC file?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/cover-art-for-an-aac-file/18634)

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**Author:** [@dantsos](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/dantsos)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [January 26, 2017, 6:16am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/cover-art-for-an-aac-file/18634 "2017-01-26T06:16:01Z")

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Hello all, I have an AAC file reported by MP3Tag to contain an “APEv2 (APEv2)” tag and to require an “MPEG-4 AAC LC ADTS” codec. I can edit all the information fields (Title, Artist, Album, etc.) successfully, BUT I c…

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## [Cleanup the drop-down menus in the Converter?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/cleanup-the-drop-down-menus-in-the-converter/18633)

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**Author:** [@Lebon14](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Lebon14)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [January 25, 2017, 3:58pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/cleanup-the-drop-down-menus-in-the-converter/18633 "2017-01-25T15:58:04Z")

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Hi. I've been using MP3Tag for a long time and even consider my setup to be essential. However, there's things within it that... "appeared" while I was doing mass retagging a long time ago and I want to make cleaner and…

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## [Portable Installation Question](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/portable-installation-question/18632)

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**Author:** [@d2b](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/d2b)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [January 25, 2017, 6:48am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/portable-installation-question/18632 "2017-01-25T06:48:42Z")

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Quote: "If you want to backup your settings, please choose File, Save configuration. To restore the backup, you have to unzip the backup archive to %APPDATA%\\Mp3tag which usually expands to the following directories Wi…

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## [Can't Edit Tags On WAVS](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/cant-edit-tags-on-wavs/18628)

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**Author:** [@danpettitt](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/danpettitt)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [January 21, 2017, 1:13pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/cant-edit-tags-on-wavs/18628 "2017-01-21T13:13:27Z")

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Hello there, I’ve used Mp3Tag for some years and very happy with it, I’ve always just edited tags on Mp3s for my own songs to be burnt onto cd or made available digitally. I’m pretty familiar with the software tool ho…

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## [Keeping tracks in correct order](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/keeping-tracks-in-correct-order/18626)

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**Author:** [@crdlondon](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/crdlondon)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [January 20, 2017, 6:06pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/keeping-tracks-in-correct-order/18626 "2017-01-20T18:06:14Z")

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Hello this is my first post. excuse me for any stupidities. I stream classical music from copied cds and digital purchases. I stream in flac. I sometimes convert mp3 to flac with db converter. However when I play the …

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## [File size of jpg album art changes when embedding](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/file-size-of-jpg-album-art-changes-when-embedding/18618)

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**Author:** [@Peter1](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Peter1)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [January 19, 2017, 9:49am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/file-size-of-jpg-album-art-changes-when-embedding/18618 "2017-01-19T09:49:10Z")

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When I import a 600x600px jpg file of 90Kb into a m4a file (tag structure mp4), MP3Tag tells me that the size is 212KB (when I paste it in the cover art box), and 90KB when using “add cover…” method. Of a different jpg …

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## [Action: Raise ReplayGain Value by x dB](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/action-raise-replaygain-value-by-x-db/18513)

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**Author:** [@globetrotting](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/globetrotting)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [January 19, 2017, 8:12am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/action-raise-replaygain-value-by-x-db/18513 "2017-01-19T08:12:04Z")

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Hi, ReplayGaining converted SACD files with foobar2000 seems to result in songs that are played with noticeable less volume than other files. Therefore I’d like to create an action that adds 5dB to the calculated Repla…

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## [How to remove a word and replace it with blank spaces](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-remove-a-word-and-replace-it-with-blank-spaces/18623)

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**Author:** [@c423c423](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/c423c423)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [January 19, 2017, 5:12am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-remove-a-word-and-replace-it-with-blank-spaces/18623 "2017-01-19T05:12:50Z")

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How to remove FEAT. and replace it with blank spaces. I Want to replace it in my tags and my filenames thanks.

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## [Macro or Action to Filter and Find Tracks With Same Title, then Write in Comment Field](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/macro-or-action-to-filter-and-find-tracks-with-same-title-then-write-in-comment-field/18621)

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**Author:** [@douglaskhimes](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/douglaskhimes)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [January 18, 2017, 5:19am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/macro-or-action-to-filter-and-find-tracks-with-same-title-then-write-in-comment-field/18621 "2017-01-18T05:19:20Z")

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I have a large collection of mp3 files of jazz music. As you might know, there are many jazz “standards”, which are well-known songs recorded by many artists. For example, I might have 6 recordings of “A Night in Tunisia…

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## [Renaming Tool](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/renaming-tool/18533)

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**Author:** [@Beluna](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Beluna)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [January 17, 2017, 2:22pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/renaming-tool/18533 "2017-01-17T14:22:09Z")

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Does anyone know of a great renaming tool. here’s what i’m trying to do. Each folder I have has a the following items to support thr album Ex: Natalie Cole - Inseparable (Folder) under the folder: Front.jpg Back.jp…

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## [invert name and surname?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/invert-name-and-surname/18485)

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**Author:** [@Lauraq](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Lauraq)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [January 17, 2017, 12:58pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/invert-name-and-surname/18485 "2017-01-17T12:58:31Z")

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Hi:) I have use the regex that I have find here $regexp(%artist%,(.) (.),$2’,’ $1) but don’t work correclty becouse it add a “,” for example Bruce Springsteen after the rename is Springsteen, Bruce Is possible de…

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## [How do I filter does not contain " "](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-do-i-filter-does-not-contain/18586)

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**Author:** [@oath](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/oath)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [January 17, 2017, 12:46pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-do-i-filter-does-not-contain/18586 "2017-01-17T12:46:56Z")

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How exactly would I filter out all my songs that contain “Remix” I want to see everything that doesn’t contain “Remix” I can’t figure out the filter system. I’m a donator, thank you so much for your work :\]

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## [Filename length restrictions](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/filename-length-restrictions/18570)

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**Author:** [@mazeckenrode](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/mazeckenrode)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [January 17, 2017, 12:41pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/filename-length-restrictions/18570 "2017-01-17T12:41:55Z")

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Does MP3Tag have any restrictions on filename and/or path length? I just noticed tonight, while attempting to modify some tags in FLAC and MP3 files that I had already custom-tagged last week, that MP3Tag reported that i…

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## [Action to remove COMPOSER from TITLE field](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/action-to-remove-composer-from-title-field/18613)

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**Author:** [@Peter1](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Peter1)\
**Replies:** 12\
**Last updated:** [January 16, 2017, 4:59pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/action-to-remove-composer-from-title-field/18613 "2017-01-16T16:59:38Z")

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I have a lot of songs where the Title field start with the composer, e.g. Mozart: La Traviata, Act 1 … And I want to remove Mozart (and the : and space, but I assume I can easily remove these with a separate action, ex…

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## [Populating a tag based on a word or string in another](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/populating-a-tag-based-on-a-word-or-string-in-another/18515)

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**Author:** [@djdizzle](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/djdizzle)\
**Replies:** 17\
**Last updated:** [January 16, 2017, 8:56am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/populating-a-tag-based-on-a-word-or-string-in-another/18515 "2017-01-16T08:56:24Z")

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Hello, I would like to know if there is a way to populate a tag based on a word or a string in another tag, either via regex or if statement. eg. IF the ALBUM tag contains the word Soundtrack or the strings Best of or G…

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## [mp4 tags vs id3 for m4a - conversion recommended or not?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mp4-tags-vs-id3-for-m4a-conversion-recommended-or-not/18609)

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**Author:** [@Peter1](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Peter1)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [January 16, 2017, 7:35am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mp4-tags-vs-id3-for-m4a-conversion-recommended-or-not/18609 "2017-01-16T07:35:22Z")

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I did some reading on aac & m4a tagging standards (a.o. on AtomicParsley), and differences with id3v2 (I am not really concerned with legacy id3v1), I have read of course the MP3Tag help pages on tags, and have some ques…

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## [Format and information in the Track field](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/format-and-information-in-the-track-field/18614)

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**Author:** [@MP3TaggingJ](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/MP3TaggingJ)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [January 16, 2017, 5:33am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/format-and-information-in-the-track-field/18614 "2017-01-16T05:33:05Z")

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I’m currently using Mp3tag 2.80. It has introduced a change to the way track numbering is handled, and I need some help trying to work around the problems it is causing. In the earlier version I had used (I’m not sure w…

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## [encoding fields for m4a](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/encoding-fields-for-m4a/18616)

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**Author:** [@rajanna](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/rajanna)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 15, 2017, 8:50pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/encoding-fields-for-m4a/18616 "2017-01-15T20:50:02Z")

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For m4a: | | Encoded By | ©enc | UTF-8 string | Person/company who encoded the file | encodedBy For mp3: | | ENCODEDBY | TENC | Person/company who encoded the file | encodedBy In iTunes, these fields are read and dis…

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## [Bluetooth metadata display in car](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/bluetooth-metadata-display-in-car/18612)

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**Author:** [@Murphy85](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Murphy85)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [January 15, 2017, 9:59am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/bluetooth-metadata-display-in-car/18612 "2017-01-15T09:59:35Z")

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Hello, I was curious if anyone knows how Bluetooth Metadata works? I’m not sure what it uses as far as id3 and what version it is. I run a website where I am offering podcasts, and dj mixes, and when I stream the mp3’s…

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## [Long description (ldes)](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/long-description-ldes/18611)

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**Author:** [@rajanna](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/rajanna)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 13, 2017, 9:52pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/long-description-ldes/18611 "2017-01-13T21:52:39Z")

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Hello, How do I edit “Long description (ldes)” in mp3tag https://github.com/sergiomb2/libmp4v2/wiki/iTunesMetadata Thanks, Rajanna

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## [When using Tag \> Filename, Square Brackets are not displayed](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/when-using-tag-filename-square-brackets-are-not-displayed/18610)

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**Author:** [@wnci997](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/wnci997)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [January 13, 2017, 7:23pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/when-using-tag-filename-square-brackets-are-not-displayed/18610 "2017-01-13T19:23:20Z")

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As the title says, i am renaming my file based on the genre, artist, and title tages. It works perfectly, except that when i do \[%genre%\] %title% - %artist% the brackets are unshown, both in the preview…

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## [Question about file path in Filename\>Tag](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/question-about-file-path-in-filename-tag/18600)

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**Author:** [@Zwizzor](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Zwizzor)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [January 12, 2017, 7:02pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/question-about-file-path-in-filename-tag/18600 "2017-01-12T19:02:36Z")

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Hi, I am trying to change the artist tag of all my music files. I just discovered the awesome formatting %artist%%dummy% and it works perfectly when the files are directly in the folder named after the artist. Where it …

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## [Change ALBUM value based on values of tags of other files of the same CD](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/change-album-value-based-on-values-of-tags-of-other-files-of-the-same-cd/18602)

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**Author:** [@Peter1](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Peter1)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [January 12, 2017, 11:01am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/change-album-value-based-on-values-of-tags-of-other-files-of-the-same-cd/18602 "2017-01-12T11:01:32Z")

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I have fairly large collection of classical music (approx 10k songs), that I want to clean up / restructure tags. Generally, I aim to follow the convention that is proposed in several www articles, i.e. to put the compos…

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## [long field atoms for m4a](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/long-field-atoms-for-m4a/18601)

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**Author:** [@rajanna](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/rajanna)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 11, 2017, 10:56pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/long-field-atoms-for-m4a/18601 "2017-01-11T22:56:58Z")

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Hello, I understand m4a using atoms to store its tags. They are limited to 255 characters. But ©lyr is the only field that doesn’t fall under this category. I want to store long information, but not into lyrics. Could …

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## [How to create m3u with genre wildcard](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-create-m3u-with-genre-wildcard/18596)

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**Author:** [@skootx](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/skootx)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [January 9, 2017, 8:14pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-create-m3u-with-genre-wildcard/18596 "2017-01-09T20:14:33Z")

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I’m not sure if this is possible. I want to create an m3u of all songs in a particular genre. Does this need to be a track-by-track listing, or can the m3u contain only a reference to a genre?

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## [Tag Panel Default Values](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/tag-panel-default-values/18595)

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**Author:** [@KatoWilbur](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/KatoWilbur)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [January 9, 2017, 6:13pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/tag-panel-default-values/18595 "2017-01-09T18:13:00Z")

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I have entered values into the Tools/Tag Panel/Default Values dialog. However, I can’t find a way to have those values appear in the Tag panel. I have reopened the Default Values dialog and the information I entered is…

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## [Unknown field "COMMENT NONE"](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/unknown-field-comment-none/18592)

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**Author:** [@SoReT](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/SoReT)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [January 9, 2017, 8:23am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/unknown-field-comment-none/18592 "2017-01-09T08:23:00Z")

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Hello guys! I’ve come up with an mp3 file that has a tag field called “COMMENT NONE”, which is different from the field “COMMENT”, and which doesn’t show up as a normal tag. The only way I’m able to get to it is by goin…

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