# Support

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## [Import tags from Rekordbox exported playlist .txt](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/import-tags-from-rekordbox-exported-playlist-txt/15041)

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**Author:** [@MrJyrks](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/MrJyrks)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 15, 2013, 7:48pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/import-tags-from-rekordbox-exported-playlist-txt/15041 "2013-09-15T19:48:17Z")

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Hi! How to accomplish this?? I want to write the bpm and genre to idv3 tags and maybe some other stuff, too, but it's just sooo confusing. To be on the safe side I won't be doing this before I'm completely sure I'm doing…

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## [Entire List of Filter Keywords](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/entire-list-of-filter-keywords/15039)

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**Author:** [@WordTickler](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/WordTickler)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [September 15, 2013, 6:06pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/entire-list-of-filter-keywords/15039 "2013-09-15T18:06:46Z")

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I have searched and searched to find a one-stop comprehensive list of all Filter Keywords and their description or examples. I’m talking about the ENTIRE list. Anyone know where I can find it (preferably with an example …

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## [Actions to modify BPM: Double, Half, Round to Integer](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/actions-to-modify-bpm-double-half-round-to-integer/7295)

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**Author:** [@Moonbase](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Moonbase)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [September 15, 2013, 5:15am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/actions-to-modify-bpm-double-half-round-to-integer/7295 "2013-09-15T05:15:36Z")

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There seems to be some need for reliably changing the BPM tag (TBPM, Beats Per Minute) and I’ve seen some unreliable code out there, so I came up with some Action Groups to do the following: Double the BPM value. In ca…

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## [Problem with YEAR (TDRC)](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/problem-with-year-tdrc/15035)

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**Author:** [@Jac74](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Jac74)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 14, 2013, 11:48am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/problem-with-year-tdrc/15035 "2013-09-14T11:48:08Z")

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Hi! I have a problem somewhat related to what happens in this thread. I have a 35000+ files collection of mixed FLAC, mp3 and ogg files. Most of the mp3 files are ID3v2.4. After upgrading to v2.57 from a portable olde…

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## [Odd failure of Extended Tags to delete fields](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/odd-failure-of-extended-tags-to-delete-fields/15030)

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**Author:** [@chrisjj](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/chrisjj)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 13, 2013, 1:59pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/odd-failure-of-extended-tags-to-delete-fields/15030 "2013-09-13T13:59:33Z")

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Has anyone got any ideas as to the cause of this odd failure? I told Extended Tags to delete a bunch of fields herefrom about 18,000 tracks, but after the operation had completed, opening Extended tags again showed all t…

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## [Directories List](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/directories-list/15029)

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**Author:** [@Nigel\_Clarke](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Nigel_Clarke)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [September 13, 2013, 8:28am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/directories-list/15029 "2013-09-13T08:28:20Z")

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When I load files into the tag editor it creates an entry of the directory path, and these entries are building up and I do not need them. How do I remove entries from this list ?.

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## [Further help in ignoring the leading "the" when sorting.](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/further-help-in-ignoring-the-leading-the-when-sorting/15025)

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**Author:** [@Seasider](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Seasider)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [September 10, 2013, 7:43pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/further-help-in-ignoring-the-leading-the-when-sorting/15025 "2013-09-10T19:43:09Z")

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Hi I have read This post , but do not fully understand the instructions. Like the poster there I want to retain the “the” in the artist name, but make MP3Tag ignore it when sorting artists, thus making The Killers appe…

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## [cover art problem](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/cover-art-problem/15023)

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**Author:** [@Comet](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Comet)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [September 8, 2013, 4:34pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/cover-art-problem/15023 "2013-09-08T16:34:58Z")

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hello i just use this program today very good one but i have 1 issue: i have like lets say 50 songs and want to put them in my phone, 40 of them i use the Tag sources - cover art - amazon.de to find the cover for them a…

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## [Question About 'Tag - Filename' Action](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/question-about-tag-filename-action/15017)

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**Author:** [@VolcanoIronfist](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/VolcanoIronfist)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [September 8, 2013, 12:50pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/question-about-tag-filename-action/15017 "2013-09-08T12:50:06Z")

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I have a large folder of classical music that is tagged and organized horribly. I like my tags to be simple: Artist - TrackName. A number of the songs are tagged as follows: 05 - Georges Bizet - Prelude (Carmen).mp3 Wh…

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## [Save configuration subfolders](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/save-configuration-subfolders/15021)

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**Author:** [@vkostas](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/vkostas)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 7, 2013, 8:40pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/save-configuration-subfolders/15021 "2013-09-07T20:40:11Z")

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I use subfolders mainly in EXPORT folder. I am surprised zipped configuration does not include subfolders but only the files of predefined folders of %appdata%/mp3Tag (see this mp3tag FAQ). Is there any chance to make …

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## [Changing Track Number based on Addition](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/changing-track-number-based-on-addition/15016)

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**Author:** [@MZehnder](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/MZehnder)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [September 7, 2013, 11:32am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/changing-track-number-based-on-addition/15016 "2013-09-07T11:32:04Z")

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Dear all, for audio books, I would like to do renumber the tracks. e.g. CD1 Tracks 1-14 CD2 Tracks 1-17 But as they are now on a harddrive I would like to renumber CD2 to be %track% + 14 so that it becomes 15-31. I t…

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## [run more than one copy of MP3TAG?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/run-more-than-one-copy-of-mp3tag/15015)

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**Author:** [@markeh](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/markeh)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [September 7, 2013, 5:24am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/run-more-than-one-copy-of-mp3tag/15015 "2013-09-07T05:24:16Z")

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Is it possible to run two copies of mp3tag at the same time (on different file)?? thnx,

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## [From \_DIRECTORY to \_TAG](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/from-directory-to-tag/15014)

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**Author:** [@subd](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/subd)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [September 6, 2013, 3:21pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/from-directory-to-tag/15014 "2013-09-06T15:21:40Z")

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Hello there need some help I would like to do this automatically 1) 2) if CD or Vinyl in directory automatically add new tag RELEASESOURCE "WEB,CD or VINYL", thanks.

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## [Musicbrainz doing my brain in....](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/musicbrainz-doing-my-brain-in/15013)

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**Author:** [@sadsack](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/sadsack)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [September 6, 2013, 9:46am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/musicbrainz-doing-my-brain-in/15013 "2013-09-06T09:46:13Z")

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Hi guys, My first post here, and one that I have already read plenty about. I am going to try and explain my problem the best way I can, Recently I was given a friends old hard drive that was pulled from a philips wifi…

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## [How to add files to existing playlist? and other questions](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-add-files-to-existing-playlist-and-other-questions/15012)

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**Author:** [@rronald\_25](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/rronald_25)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [September 6, 2013, 3:32am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-add-files-to-existing-playlist-and-other-questions/15012 "2013-09-06T03:32:34Z")

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Hi All, I just used Mp3tag few days ago and still not used to it. The first thing to do when I open Mp3tag was create playlist. Now I added some new songs to the folder and Im curious of how can I add the new files to…

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## [Remove Track Number Total](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/remove-track-number-total/15008)

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**Author:** [@TheDailyVinyl](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/TheDailyVinyl)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [September 5, 2013, 1:03pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/remove-track-number-total/15008 "2013-09-05T13:03:39Z")

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This question sure seems like MP3Tag 101, but I cannot find it in the forums or FAQ. I just want an action to remove the total number of songs in the Track # column. i.e. 1/5 2/5 3/5 4/5 5/5 to just: 1 2 3 4 …

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## [Same drive](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/same-drive/15006)

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**Author:** [@iain\_robertson](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/iain_robertson)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [September 4, 2013, 7:38pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/same-drive/15006 "2013-09-04T19:38:26Z")

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Hi all, Couple of questions,if i was using an external drive say g for example can i replace the original files back in there ie not have to remove then put back after rename etc,also on some of my download music files …

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## [Remove last 17 characters of a filename?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/remove-last-17-characters-of-a-filename/14986)

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**Author:** [@alan\_sh](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/alan_sh)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [September 1, 2013, 2:57pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/remove-last-17-characters-of-a-filename/14986 "2013-09-01T14:57:57Z")

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I have a set of files and the last 17 characters are always rubbish. Is there a way to remove them, no matter what it says? I have looked in the “Actions” but it’s not immediately obvious what I can do. thanks for any …

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## [Add Year Tag From Folder Name](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/add-year-tag-from-folder-name/14993)

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**Author:** [@JayLaFunk](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/JayLaFunk)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [August 26, 2013, 11:05am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/add-year-tag-from-folder-name/14993 "2013-08-26T11:05:19Z")

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I have my albums with the folder names as follows Bob Dylan - (2000) Essential Bruce Springsteen - (1974) From Small Things I don’t have the year tag in the folder, can I add the year tag from the folder name and then…

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## [Switching multiple first and last names](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/switching-multiple-first-and-last-names/14991)

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**Author:** [@jolivetj](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/jolivetj)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [August 25, 2013, 3:48pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/switching-multiple-first-and-last-names/14991 "2013-08-25T15:48:40Z")

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I can succesfully switch First and Last Artist names using the following function: $regexp(%artist%,(.?) (.),$2’,’ $1) How can I modify this script to perform the same action to multiple artists separated by \\ ? Merci …

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## [Help creating Action to get Composer in Filename](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/help-creating-action-to-get-composer-in-filename/14990)

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**Author:** [@sigrun](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/sigrun)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [August 25, 2013, 1:22pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/help-creating-action-to-get-composer-in-filename/14990 "2013-08-25T13:22:44Z")

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So I have the COMPOSER field filled like this: Frédéric Chopin (1810–49) And the TITLE field filled like this: Polonaise #5 in F-sharp minor, op. 44 How can I create an Action to make the FILENAME field be like this: …

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## [first character is a space.](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/first-character-is-a-space/14989)

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**Author:** [@testa](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/testa)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [August 24, 2013, 6:16am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/first-character-is-a-space/14989 "2013-08-24T06:16:38Z")

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Hello What is the syntax of the regular expression to remove the first character if it is a space?http://forums.mp3tag.de/style\_emoticons/default/blink.gif

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## [pulling apart a filename](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/pulling-apart-a-filename/14985)

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**Author:** [@gouldopfl](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/gouldopfl)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [August 22, 2013, 9:48am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/pulling-apart-a-filename/14985 "2013-08-22T09:48:35Z")

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I have a filename Donny Osmond - Puppy Love There is no title nor artist. I would like to first get the artist and the title and put them in the correct tags. Then once that is done, then I will rebuild the filename…

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## [Help with conditional format of filename from tag field](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/help-with-conditional-format-of-filename-from-tag-field/14890)

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**Author:** [@Sven\_Golly](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Sven_Golly)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [August 21, 2013, 9:34am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/help-with-conditional-format-of-filename-from-tag-field/14890 "2013-08-21T09:34:54Z")

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I admit, regex’s give me a headache even though I try now and then. Anyway, I read through most of the posts and can’t really find any analog to what I want to do. Basically, I want to reformat the filename of a song fro…

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## [zerobyte mp3 for missing tracks](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/zerobyte-mp3-for-missing-tracks/14984)

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**Author:** [@johnr79](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/johnr79)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [August 20, 2013, 7:11pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/zerobyte-mp3-for-missing-tracks/14984 "2013-08-20T19:11:28Z")

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I need help please Is there anyway to point mp3tag to a batch file to replace missing tracks automatically with correct info while tagging my albums EXAMPLE Martin Solveig And The Cataracs Feat. Kyle - Hey Now Capita…

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## [Splitting Album Title From Year In Filename](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/splitting-album-title-from-year-in-filename/14975)

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**Author:** [@prsimps](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/prsimps)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [August 20, 2013, 6:56am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/splitting-album-title-from-year-in-filename/14975 "2013-08-20T06:56:46Z")

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Hi Guys I’m new to MP3Tag and have looked through the posts trying to find a simple response to what feels like a straightforward query. I have multiple files with the following file name format: Track Artist - Title -…

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## [Add new genre](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/add-new-genre/14979)

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**Author:** [@Artpayne](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Artpayne)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [August 20, 2013, 12:44am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/add-new-genre/14979 "2013-08-20T00:44:24Z")

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Hi , I’d like to classify many of my albums as “Piano Jazz”. How can I do this? Your help greatly appreciated. Art

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## [Missing Title and Artist tags in files](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/missing-title-and-artist-tags-in-files/14977)

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**Author:** [@screenman](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/screenman)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [August 19, 2013, 8:59pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/missing-title-and-artist-tags-in-files/14977 "2013-08-19T20:59:44Z")

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I have several hundred mp3 files that have no tags. The filename is in the format artist - title.mp3 e.g. “Buddy Holly - Everyday.mp3” Is there a way to take the artist part and copy it into the artist tag and the …

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## [TIP: Scan files using MP3val with a shortcut in mp3tag](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/tip-scan-files-using-mp3val-with-a-shortcut-in-mp3tag/14970)

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**Author:** [@stevehero](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/stevehero)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [August 19, 2013, 7:19pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/tip-scan-files-using-mp3val-with-a-shortcut-in-mp3tag/14970 "2013-08-19T19:19:51Z")

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I was trying to find out if it was possible to use the tools function in mp3tag to quickly scan my .mp3 files integrity using MP3val. Found HERE. So happens you can… Download the 'Download MP3val 0.1.8 binaries for Wi…

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## [Title tag by list](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/title-tag-by-list/14974)

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**Author:** [@SJCrew](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/SJCrew)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [August 16, 2013, 3:27am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/title-tag-by-list/14974 "2013-08-16T03:27:11Z")

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Hi, I was wondering if there was a more efficient way to edit a series of tags (more specifically, the titles), based on various, but set specifications, such as a track list. Example: I have the Pokemon Ruby and Sapphi…

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