# Support **URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/c/support/19.md?page=272 [Latest](https://community.mp3tag.de/latest.md) · [Categories](https://community.mp3tag.de/categories.md) · [Tags](https://community.mp3tag.de/tags.md) **Page:** 273 --- ## [Is It Possible?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/is-it-possible/14549)
**Author:** [@Bila1989](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Bila1989)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2013, 5:44pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/is-it-possible/14549 "2013-03-18T17:44:40Z")
Apologies if this has already been asked or if I’m not following protocol. What would I have to input to change “feat artist” to “(Ft. Artist)”? Is it possible? Thank you. --- ## [using if function to compare 2 columns](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/using-if-function-to-compare-2-columns/14552)
**Author:** [@sfincter](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/sfincter)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2013, 10:11am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/using-if-function-to-compare-2-columns/14552 "2013-03-18T10:11:37Z")
having a bit of difficulty trying to compare two tags %artist% and %albumartist% basically i want to create a new column that i can use to sort all tracks where these 2 tags are not the same created a new column ‘test’ … --- ## [Replace a dot with a dash in date portion of album tag](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/replace-a-dot-with-a-dash-in-date-portion-of-album-tag/14543)
**Author:** [@dharmashawn](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/dharmashawn)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 17, 2013, 8:58pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/replace-a-dot-with-a-dash-in-date-portion-of-album-tag/14543 "2013-03-17T20:58:16Z")
I have searched around, but came up short. I know something needs to be done with the . (dot) to keep it from recognizing all characters, but the brackets, slashes and quotes are not giving me the result. I have a large… --- ## [Tags aren't saving?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/tags-arent-saving/14482)
**Author:** [@ellymoo](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ellymoo)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [March 15, 2013, 9:15pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/tags-arent-saving/14482 "2013-03-15T21:15:43Z")
Hello I have been spending several hours tagging my MP3s and on the whole they work, but there about 30 or so tracks which simply won’t accept my changes. When I click on the track in MP3tag I can see that the tags have… --- ## [AAC Cover](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/aac-cover/14545)
**Author:** [@dio.henrique](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/dio.henrique)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 15, 2013, 6:03pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/aac-cover/14545 "2013-03-15T18:03:05Z")
Hello. I can’t load a cover for my aac files. The option is not enable when i select the .aac file. --- ## [Tag-Filename option to use '-' instead of nothing](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/tag-filename-option-to-use-instead-of-nothing/14508)
**Author:** [@TheDailyVinyl](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/TheDailyVinyl)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [March 15, 2013, 5:57pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/tag-filename-option-to-use-instead-of-nothing/14508 "2013-03-15T17:57:53Z")
When I do a tag-filename action with a %title%, I noticed that a /slash is simply removed in the filename. Obviously, I get why you can’t have a slash in a filename, but could I have it export as a ‘-’ instead? This Tit… --- ## [tag remapping problem...](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/tag-remapping-problem/14541)
**Author:** [@mjm716](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/mjm716)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 15, 2013, 2:50pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/tag-remapping-problem/14541 "2013-03-15T14:50:54Z")
I use foobar for most of my tagging needs, but MP3TAG is invaluable for cleaning any extra ‘invisible’ garbage out of files. One major problem I have is: I have a file/album that includes the RELEASETIME tag in foobar. … --- ## [unsupported tag?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/unsupported-tag/14535)
**Author:** [@TNT\_Racing](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/TNT_Racing)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2013, 5:50pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/unsupported-tag/14535 "2013-03-14T17:50:34Z")
I have a Chinese 2dinn touch screen in my car that has a small window to display the album art work. I have tried all the different tag formats that MP3TAG supports and it will not work. The funny thing is that I have 1 … --- ## [Can't change artwork image of a CD](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/cant-change-artwork-image-of-a-cd/14531)
**Author:** [@FranciscoC](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/FranciscoC)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2013, 3:58pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/cant-change-artwork-image-of-a-cd/14531 "2013-03-13T15:58:03Z")
Hi, One of my Eminem CDs didn’t donwload any art work when I ripped it onto my laptop and into Itunes so I put the artwork image on MP3 tag and it won’t work? Been a day and it still doesn’t show. Anyone know why? --- ## [Batch removal, WinAmp replay gain?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/batch-removal-winamp-replay-gain/14534)
**Author:** [@dskauai16](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/dskauai16)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2013, 6:01am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/batch-removal-winamp-replay-gain/14534 "2013-03-13T06:01:45Z")
Is it possible to have MP3tag do a batch removal of the ReplayGain informaiton which WinAmp applies to MP3 files? Of course, I don’t know how to do it individually by hand, either. But if WinAmp could do it, that shoul… --- ## [Move option in context menu](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/move-option-in-context-menu/14529)
**Author:** [@thaw04](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/thaw04)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 12, 2013, 9:28am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/move-option-in-context-menu/14529 "2013-03-12T09:28:27Z")
Hey all, Im tagging a lot of files every month and as a last step when everything is just right i need to move all the folders to specific directories per genre. I can load all the albums in mp3tag, sort on genre and se… --- ## [Copy and Paste](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/copy-and-paste/14530)
**Author:** [@hifrad](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/hifrad)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2013, 7:48pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/copy-and-paste/14530 "2013-03-11T19:48:16Z")
Greetings all, I am trying to understand the copy & paste feature. I want to be able to select 4 tracks and copy a specific field for those four tracks onto another four tracks. I understand how to do this procedure i… --- ## [A solution to Cannot open file for writting](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/a-solution-to-cannot-open-file-for-writting/13462)
**Author:** [@camelx](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/camelx)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2013, 11:25pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/a-solution-to-cannot-open-file-for-writting/13462 "2013-03-10T23:25:57Z")
My system: Windows 7 sp1 32 bit, MP3tag 2.51, Flac files, files on ReadyNAS Pioneer Edition with latest software 4.2.20 I have this problem from time to time and nothing else worked for me such as: making myself owner… --- ## [Discogs connection problem.](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/discogs-connection-problem/14399)
**Author:** [@randomname123](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/randomname123)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2013, 6:52pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/discogs-connection-problem/14399 "2013-03-10T18:52:00Z")
Sorry for me english first. I have problem with discogs, when I wanna download tags from this service mp3tag downloading only albums list when I choose album I have connection failed. Any problems with musicbrainz conn… --- ## [import covers from files.](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/import-covers-from-files/14518)
**Author:** [@X-Tropic](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/X-Tropic)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2013, 6:50pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/import-covers-from-files/14518 "2013-03-10T18:50:56Z")
Hi! I have a lot of audio files, and separately for each file has a cover with the same name as the audio file. How do I select all the audio files and import the cover so as to correspond to each file has its own cover?… --- ## [Remove number from artist field](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/remove-number-from-artist-field/14503)
**Author:** [@DJ\_Beaker](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/DJ_Beaker)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2013, 8:25am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/remove-number-from-artist-field/14503 "2013-03-10T08:25:30Z")
Hi People iam trying to remove the number and period that is at the start of every track name eg: 1.Pat Benitar - Hit Me With Your Best Shot.mp3 can anybody please help me out ?? --- ## [Win Mp3tag \> MAC XLD](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/win-mp3tag-mac-xld/14525)
**Author:** [@i\_edgars](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/i_edgars)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2013, 5:48pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/win-mp3tag-mac-xld/14525 "2013-03-09T17:48:30Z")
Not all written tags on Win Mp3tag, MAC XLD decoder understands! XLD does not understand at all Mp3tag written. Why? As well as the XLD program has difficulty with the disknumber of (total) disks X / Y understanding. … --- ## [Removing leading digits/iPod sorting](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/removing-leading-digits-ipod-sorting/14493)
**Author:** [@greggery](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/greggery)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2013, 10:31am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/removing-leading-digits-ipod-sorting/14493 "2013-03-09T10:31:43Z")
Hello, I’ve spent three weeks tidying my MP3 tags and now find I can’t sort properly in iTunes and more importantly, on my 160GB iPod which has (according to iTunes) 2093 albums. I’m not overly concerned about sorting … --- ## [Looking for opinions regarding track numbering](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/looking-for-opinions-regarding-track-numbering/14523)
**Author:** [@deckard](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/deckard)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2013, 6:11am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/looking-for-opinions-regarding-track-numbering/14523 "2013-03-08T06:11:01Z")
With the exception of some Apple formats, which do not allow leading zeros, all my tags have leading zeros for tracks 1-9 (01-09). However, regardless of the file type, my file names always have leading zeros, so whateve… --- ## [write both tags (ID3v2, APEv2)](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/write-both-tags-id3v2-apev2/14519)
**Author:** [@Stranger](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Stranger)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [March 5, 2013, 7:20pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/write-both-tags-id3v2-apev2/14519 "2013-03-05T19:20:03Z")
Hi, Is it possible to write both tags (ID3v2, APEv2) in a .mp3 file? do you recommend this job? also, why there is not any “songwriter” field? --- ## [Find artists with the same name but different case?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/find-artists-with-the-same-name-but-different-case/14507)
**Author:** [@deckard](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/deckard)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 5, 2013, 9:48am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/find-artists-with-the-same-name-but-different-case/14507 "2013-03-05T09:48:05Z")
I use Squeezeboxes and the server doesn’t combine artists with the same name and mixed case. For example, “fleetwood mac”, “fleetwood Mac” and “Fleetwood Mac” show up as 3 different artists. Another example, but slight… --- ## [Help moving Ft. from artist to title](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/help-moving-ft-from-artist-to-title/14513)
**Author:** [@clintstuckless](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/clintstuckless)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2013, 1:17am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/help-moving-ft-from-artist-to-title/14513 "2013-03-04T01:17:29Z")
Can some one help I have setup a action group 1 - Action to copy the feat artist from artist to title: Format tag field Field: title String: %title% $mid(%artist%,$add($strstr($lower(%artist%),‘Ft.’),6),$len(%artist… --- ## [how to auto populate empty metadata fields in a smart playlist](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-auto-populate-empty-metadata-fields-in-a-smart-playlist/14517)
**Author:** [@kkatsikas](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/kkatsikas)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2013, 10:10pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-auto-populate-empty-metadata-fields-in-a-smart-playlist/14517 "2013-03-03T22:10:49Z")
I have an automated radio station and I use Radio Spider FTP download automation, which downloads mp3s from an affiliate radio program to a folder that automatically imports the mp3 files into iTunes, where I have Smart … --- ## [Missing Subdirectories and WAV files](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/missing-subdirectories-and-wav-files/14516)
**Author:** [@miso](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/miso)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2013, 4:19pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/missing-subdirectories-and-wav-files/14516 "2013-03-03T16:19:23Z")
I selected my music folder along with along subdirectories to be imported into mp3tag and have now noticed that folders with flac and wav files are only showing the flac files in mp3tag. Subdirectories with only wav file… --- ## [Remove only part of a artist](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/remove-only-part-of-a-artist/14509)
**Author:** [@clintstuckless](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/clintstuckless)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2013, 10:21pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/remove-only-part-of-a-artist/14509 "2013-03-02T22:21:55Z")
HELP!! I am looking for help with a field issue. I have the %ARTIST% field. Within the field some have ft. (other random artist) How do I just find the tracks with the ft. (other random artist) and remove the ft. (o… --- ## [how to remove back cover and waveform cover?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-remove-back-cover-and-waveform-cover/14511)
**Author:** [@X-Tropic](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/X-Tropic)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2013, 5:57pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-remove-back-cover-and-waveform-cover/14511 "2013-03-02T17:57:59Z")
Hi! How to remove back picture and waveform picture? field “picture” and “cover” erasing all images from mp3 files… how to remove 1, 2 or 3 picture? \[image\] --- ## [Album Art Import Error](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/album-art-import-error/14512)
**Author:** [@tomdickharri](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/tomdickharri)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2013, 2:10pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/album-art-import-error/14512 "2013-03-02T14:10:20Z")
Others have mentioned this problem but I don’t see a solution. I hoped that by making sure the option “Don’t display first image from file directory as cover art” was unchecked, that the displayed image would be written… --- ## [MP3 Tagging track number question](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mp3-tagging-track-number-question/14495)
**Author:** [@peteyt](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/peteyt)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [March 1, 2013, 2:15am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mp3-tagging-track-number-question/14495 "2013-03-01T02:15:50Z")
Hi there. I was wondering if there is a way to see the track number on the right hand side of the tracking panel (the one that shows the local information - Length and Filename). Sometimes I might tag an album with mul… --- ## [Album artwork](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/album-artwork/14504)
**Author:** [@barrietemple](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/barrietemple)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 1, 2013, 12:35am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/album-artwork/14504 "2013-03-01T00:35:47Z")
Hi This isn’t really a “problem” as such, I’m asking out of curiosity. I normally add album artwork by using Windows Media Player’s “Paste album art” option, which inserts a 200 x 200 graphic and in MP3tag this artwork… --- ## [Where can I learn more about "Format string" $loop $loopend() (%\_path%) $char(10),](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/where-can-i-learn-more-about-format-string-loop-loopend-path-char-10/14473)
**Author:** [@gwenkillerby](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/gwenkillerby)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [March 1, 2013, 12:29am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/where-can-i-learn-more-about-format-string-loop-loopend-path-char-10/14473 "2013-03-01T00:29:14Z")
Field: LYRICS Format string: $filename(C:\\Documents and Settings\\my\_majesty\\Desktop\\Backup.xls)ALBUM ARTIST COMMENT $loop(%\_path%)%album% %artist% $iflonger($replace(%comment%,$char(9),,$char(13)$char(10),),32600,$lef… [Previous page](https://community.mp3tag.de/c/support/19.md?page=271) [Next page](https://community.mp3tag.de/c/support/19.md?page=273)