# Support **URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/c/support/19.md?page=226 [Latest](https://community.mp3tag.de/latest.md) · [Categories](https://community.mp3tag.de/categories.md) · [Tags](https://community.mp3tag.de/tags.md) **Page:** 227 --- ## [Use $rexexp() in column?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/use-rexexp-in-column/17791)
**Author:** [@marcusj0015](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/marcusj0015)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2016, 11:42pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/use-rexexp-in-column/17791 "2016-03-25T23:42:16Z")
I’m trying to remove everything in the %BPM% field (which for example contains “00319 BPM”) except “319” Currently the value field in the bpm column contains “$regexp(%bpm%,(\[1-9\]+),$)” (without the quotes of course) B… --- ## [export %length\_minutes%?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/export-length-minutes/17771)
**Author:** [@powerkutte](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/powerkutte)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2016, 11:51am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/export-length-minutes/17771 "2016-03-25T11:51:57Z")
hi there, i made a simple export template: $filename(Trackliste.txt,utf-8) %album% $loop(%track%)$num(%track%,2) %title% $loopend()%\_length\_seconds% now i want to print “95 minutes” instead of “1:35:00” or “5700 secon… --- ## [Can we get Nested Actions?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/can-we-get-nested-actions/8168)
**Author:** [@drspiff](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/drspiff)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2016, 10:41am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/can-we-get-nested-actions/8168 "2016-03-25T10:41:21Z")
Currently the only Actions available are the predefined Case Conversion etc. I have several simple Action Groups for things like deleting the leading space in \_ALL, removing - in TITLE, or reversing names in ARTIST. Wha… --- ## ["sub" actions](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/sub-actions/17767)
**Author:** [@fortissimo](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/fortissimo)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2016, 3:34am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/sub-actions/17767 "2016-03-25T03:34:21Z")
How do you make it so one of the actions you create on the Actions menu expands into another sub-menu of sub-actions for that action? I used to do this. I had an elaborate action system set up (with lots of sub-actions… --- ## [How does Mp3Tag map ID3v2.3 frames?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-does-mp3tag-map-id3v2-3-frames/17788)
**Author:** [@oyvindo](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/oyvindo)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2016, 8:46pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-does-mp3tag-map-id3v2-3-frames/17788 "2016-03-24T20:46:33Z")
Where can I find a complete list of how Mp3Tag maps the frames to the field names used on-screen? i.e. in Mp3Tag there is a column field named ‘Date’, but it’s impossible to tell exactly which frame this is http://id3.o… --- ## [How to rename filename](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-rename-filename/14098)
**Author:** [@stanray](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/stanray)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [March 21, 2016, 5:49pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-rename-filename/14098 "2016-03-21T17:49:00Z")
Hello, I’ve used MP3tag with great success organising my whole music library. But now I run into a seemingly simple task which I can’t perform, because I probably doing something wrong, but I don’t know what :frowning: … --- ## [Codec](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/codec/17780)
**Author:** [@faisdlair](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/faisdlair)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 21, 2016, 1:22pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/codec/17780 "2016-03-21T13:22:56Z")
Hi everyone I create a Column name as CODEC How can i see in WMA instead Of Windows Media Audio FLAC instead of Free Lossless Audio MP3 instead of MPEG-1/2 Audio Layer 3 etc thank you --- ## ["Contributing Artist" field](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/contributing-artist-field/17774)
**Author:** [@miomir](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/miomir)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [March 21, 2016, 12:36pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/contributing-artist-field/17774 "2016-03-21T12:36:31Z")
I need to populate “Contributing Artist” field used by WMP 12, but am unsure of the field’s exact name equivalent in mp3Tag Editor? --- ## [Featured Artist in the Wrong Field](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/featured-artist-in-the-wrong-field/17772)
**Author:** [@jets](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/jets)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 21, 2016, 4:31am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/featured-artist-in-the-wrong-field/17772 "2016-03-21T04:31:55Z")
This one is kind of hard for me to figure out and I’m not sure where to start. I have some files that have the featured artist after the the song title in the TITLE field. I’d like to cut " feat Some Random Artist or ar… --- ## [Tagging medleys (files with multiple songs or tunes)](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/tagging-medleys-files-with-multiple-songs-or-tunes/17777)
**Author:** [@d2b](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/d2b)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 21, 2016, 2:50am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/tagging-medleys-files-with-multiple-songs-or-tunes/17777 "2016-03-21T02:50:03Z")
Here I am just looking for feedback or suggestions on the accepted way to name a FLAC file that has multiple tunes or songs on the same track. This is quite common with Celtic recordings and of course in other genre. We … --- ## [Need Help with an Action Item](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/need-help-with-an-action-item/17776)
**Author:** [@d2b](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/d2b)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 20, 2016, 7:29pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/need-help-with-an-action-item/17776 "2016-03-20T19:29:35Z")
We have what we think is a peculiar situation. A series of Vorbis comments with the same field names (COMPOSER, PERFORMER or STYLE) were rewritten by an unauthorized program which took the previously separate fields and… --- ## [how to remove "THE" from artist?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-remove-the-from-artist/17773)
**Author:** [@genius5000](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/genius5000)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 20, 2016, 11:40am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-remove-the-from-artist/17773 "2016-03-20T11:40:43Z")
Hi Is it possible to remove THE from artist names? I have currently the following setup under Convert \> Tag - Filename: $upper(%artist%) - $caps(%title%) THE REVOLVERS - Years In A Day I really would to like to remo… --- ## [Rename Files When Only Changing Case](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/rename-files-when-only-changing-case/17764)
**Author:** [@bfdscarecrow1](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/bfdscarecrow1)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [March 19, 2016, 3:39pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/rename-files-when-only-changing-case/17764 "2016-03-19T15:39:09Z")
I am attempting to rename files, but when only changing case (not any characters) the program states that the file already exists. i.e. - File name is: Joe Smith - A Great Day At The Beach and I retag and want to renam… --- ## [High res FLAC takes forever to save](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/high-res-flac-takes-forever-to-save/17769)
**Author:** [@Zabbath](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Zabbath)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 19, 2016, 11:19am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/high-res-flac-takes-forever-to-save/17769 "2016-03-19T11:19:41Z")
Hi, Many, not all, high resolution FLACs takes forever to save (20 minutes maybe for ten songs). Normally it takes about a couple of seconds, why is that? --- ## [Capitilzation and Saving](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/capitilzation-and-saving/15232)
**Author:** [@Andres](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Andres)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2016, 5:09pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/capitilzation-and-saving/15232 "2016-03-18T17:09:17Z")
I just want to get out I’m totally illiterate when messing with actions. I have no clue what I’m doing and honestly after reading through numerous threads I still can’t figure it out. So here’s what I want to do. If you… --- ## [Exporting play list question, custom formats](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/exporting-play-list-question-custom-formats/17763)
**Author:** [@nedj10](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/nedj10)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 17, 2016, 7:14pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/exporting-play-list-question-custom-formats/17763 "2016-03-17T19:14:27Z")
Hello everyone I need to know when creating a new Export template, can you define the export to export fields to the same line in the playlist. the software I use to play mp3’s reads playlist of the format (cart numbe… --- ## [Extract between consistent start-end characters in string?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/extract-between-consistent-start-end-characters-in-string/17755)
**Author:** [@auslander](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/auslander)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 15, 2016, 8:34pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/extract-between-consistent-start-end-characters-in-string/17755 "2016-03-15T20:34:20Z")
Hi, I’m so sorry if this is somewhere in the FAQ - I looked through but didn’t see anything particular to this case. I was using a player for a while that didn’t pick up ALBUM\_ARTIST correctly, so for my compilation alb… --- ## [Duplicate jpg](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/duplicate-jpg/17754)
**Author:** [@faisdlair](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/faisdlair)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [March 15, 2016, 6:08pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/duplicate-jpg/17754 "2016-03-15T18:08:14Z")
Hi I have tagged over 10000 songs on maybe 1000 different folders I have an action to export covert art in two different names in the folder But i obtained often duplicate files they are named as …(1), …(2), etc is … --- ## [Preventing empty output lines in export](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/preventing-empty-output-lines-in-export/17746)
**Author:** [@just\_Addict](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/just_Addict)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2016, 8:12am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/preventing-empty-output-lines-in-export/17746 "2016-03-14T08:12:32Z")
I’ve defined an mte export and read in the online help and also observed this in action that if you enclose a tag frame variable within right-angled brackets ‘\[’ and ‘\]’, it will not generate blank output if there is no… --- ## [Cut string to last name only](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/cut-string-to-last-name-only/17743)
**Author:** [@nequissimus](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/nequissimus)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2016, 5:08pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/cut-string-to-last-name-only/17743 "2016-03-13T17:08:36Z")
Hello everyone, I couldn’t find anything about this topic in the forums so sorry if this is a double post. Looking for an optimization hint to improve my scripting skills… I want to cut my %composer% field to cut all fi… --- ## [Can't access second hard drive Mac](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/cant-access-second-hard-drive-mac/17302)
**Author:** [@tomguine](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/tomguine)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [March 12, 2016, 8:07pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/cant-access-second-hard-drive-mac/17302 "2016-03-12T20:07:11Z")
I’m running mp3tag app on a Mac OS X. My musics are on my second hd and I can’t access these files. I already tried creating a shortcut on my main hd but it didn’t work out. Does anyone know how to solve this? Thanks --- ## [Removing unwanted folders or files with an Action?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/removing-unwanted-folders-or-files-with-an-action/17744)
**Author:** [@d2b](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/d2b)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 12, 2016, 6:36pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/removing-unwanted-folders-or-files-with-an-action/17744 "2016-03-12T18:36:19Z")
Every now and then, the music files comprising an album end up (by accident or carelessness) accompanied by one or two items that we want to remove. The most common items are named “folder.jpg” and/or “thumbs.db.” We on… --- ## [m4a tag numbering](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/m4a-tag-numbering/17739)
**Author:** [@nutcracker](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/nutcracker)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 12, 2016, 4:15pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/m4a-tag-numbering/17739 "2016-03-12T16:15:34Z")
I noticed that m4a tags usually (not always) do not accept leading zeros. Is that a problem that can be fixed? PS I’m attaching two images of an m4a tag that accepted leading zeros from mp3tag (before & after the fix)… --- ## [File Renaming with total disc number](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/file-renaming-with-total-disc-number/17742)
**Author:** [@abqhusker](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/abqhusker)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 12, 2016, 2:54pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/file-renaming-with-total-disc-number/17742 "2016-03-12T14:54:18Z")
I used Musicbrainz Picard to autotag a bunch of mp3 albums. However, I noticed that picard updates discnumber and totaldiscs even for single disc albums. So I now have a bunch of single disc albums that have discnumber… --- ## [ID Tags](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/id-tags/17737)
**Author:** [@dragonpm](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/dragonpm)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2016, 6:15pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/id-tags/17737 "2016-03-10T18:15:03Z")
I have used MP3TAG for a number of years and only experienced a few problems with it throughout those years. However I recently has to reinstall Windows 10 due to OS problems and in doing so I had to reinstall the client… --- ## [Action Rename](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/action-rename/17734)
**Author:** [@faisdlair](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/faisdlair)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2016, 3:33pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/action-rename/17734 "2016-03-09T15:33:54Z")
Hi thank you again to everyone who helped me on this forum (MP3TAG is a wonderful tool) Need Some help again I know that we can rename a group of action But is there a way to name an action or write text after or bef… --- ## [Adding lyrics to mp3 metadata...](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/adding-lyrics-to-mp3-metadata/16143)
**Author:** [@BellewTheBear](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/BellewTheBear)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2016, 3:27pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/adding-lyrics-to-mp3-metadata/16143 "2016-03-09T15:27:39Z")
I’m having a very hard time finding information on whether this is a possibility or not. Google is failing me. Anyway, I’m curious as to whether it’s possible to add lyrics to an mp3 file. What I mean is, is there a way … --- ## [Replace Multiple](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/replace-multiple/17730)
**Author:** [@faisdlair](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/faisdlair)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2016, 10:05am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/replace-multiple/17730 "2016-03-09T10:05:52Z")
Hi I want to create an action and replace many expressions in only one action EX… replace \_2.8M by nothing replace \_5.6M by nothing replace (Live) BY nothing replace (bonus) by nothing etc… Just want to create an… --- ## [convert existing field](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/convert-existing-field/17733)
**Author:** [@slayerist](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/slayerist)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2016, 9:46am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/convert-existing-field/17733 "2016-03-09T09:46:05Z")
Hi there all, I have added a custom filed “%release type%” to my all collection. Now i want to convert the field into “%release%” without deleting the info… Thanks in advanced --- ## [How to batch replace the last comma with ampersand (&) character.](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-batch-replace-the-last-comma-with-ampersand-character/17728)
**Author:** [@imanish](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/imanish)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2016, 5:49am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-batch-replace-the-last-comma-with-ampersand-character/17728 "2016-03-09T05:49:37Z")
In artist tag, I want to batch replace the last comma with ampersand (&) character. e.g. if artist tag is “Artist A, Artist B, Artist C” result should be “Artist A, Artist B & Artist C”. and if “Artist A, Artist B” r… [Previous page](https://community.mp3tag.de/c/support/19.md?page=225) [Next page](https://community.mp3tag.de/c/support/19.md?page=227)