# Latest **URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/latest.md?page=130 [Latest](https://community.mp3tag.de/latest.md) · [Categories](https://community.mp3tag.de/categories.md) · [Tags](https://community.mp3tag.de/tags.md) **Page:** 131 --- ## [Adding \[year\] at beginning of album](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/adding-year-at-beginning-of-album/61353)
**Author:** [@MonolithNZ](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/MonolithNZ)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2023, 5:58am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/adding-year-at-beginning-of-album/61353 "2023-06-24T05:58:32Z")
Hi there, For years I've been tagging my music with \[year\] at the beginning of the album title. Eg the album "How to Be a Human Being" is tagged as "\[2016\] How to Be a Human Being". It's a quite a lot of work to carry … --- ## [What are the refresh file view and undo remove features on the Toolbar?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/what-are-the-refresh-file-view-and-undo-remove-features-on-the-toolbar/61340)
**Author:** [@hikeeanu](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/hikeeanu)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2023, 2:08pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/what-are-the-refresh-file-view-and-undo-remove-features-on-the-toolbar/61340 "2023-06-23T14:08:50Z")
I'm new to the software, can someone explain the purpose of these features? --- ## [Add Discogs Genre & Styles to Mp3-Genre](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/add-discogs-genre-styles-to-mp3-genre/61343)
**Author:** [@Bomba](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Bomba)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2023, 12:48pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/add-discogs-genre-styles-to-mp3-genre/61343 "2023-06-23T12:48:03Z")
Hello, i would like to add genre and styles from discogs to the genre field of my mp3 files in this format: Mp3-Genre: DOGs-Genre/DOGs-Style1/DOGs-Style2 how can i implement this? From the looks of it, mp3tag doesn't … --- ## [Add 'Featuring' from Discogs to Mp3-File](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/add-featuring-from-discogs-to-mp3-file/61344)
**Author:** [@Bomba](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Bomba)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2023, 9:18am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/add-featuring-from-discogs-to-mp3-file/61344 "2023-06-23T09:18:30Z")
Hello, I would like to add the discogs "featuring" information to my mp3 files. Unfortunately, I'm not quite sure how to implement this. Does mp3tag fetch this information at all? does anyone have an idea how i can i… --- ## [Tag Panel Question how to show length](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/tag-panel-question-how-to-show-length/61323)
**Author:** [@bigcitydealer](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/bigcitydealer)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2023, 6:04am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/tag-panel-question-how-to-show-length/61323 "2023-06-23T06:04:50Z")
Hi I've added the field "length" to the tag panel but it won't display any values. How do I fix that? Thanks --- ## [Regex first character Alphabet only](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/regex-first-character-alphabet-only/14502)
**Author:** [@PerfectVirus](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/PerfectVirus)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2023, 5:54am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/regex-first-character-alphabet-only/14502 "2023-06-23T05:54:43Z")
If have used Regex before but I am stumbling over trying to determine %artist% that begin with alphabet character. I am trying to batch convert tag to filename. I have several artists that begin with numeric or non-alph… --- ## [No context menu at Total Commander](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/no-context-menu-at-total-commander/61338)
**Author:** [@ZRRX](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ZRRX)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2023, 7:23pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/no-context-menu-at-total-commander/61338 "2023-06-22T19:23:18Z")
Hi! i use totalcommander, and when i use the context menu in select files total it dosen't show the context menu. I added a shorcut of mp3TAG in total but it wont working properly i want open just selected files,but it o… --- ## [Where are special system words like MISSING listed (and what they do)?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/where-are-special-system-words-like-missing-listed-and-what-they-do/61331)
**Author:** [@dec](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/dec)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2023, 1:21pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/where-are-special-system-words-like-missing-listed-and-what-they-do/61331 "2023-06-22T13:21:37Z")
some time ago, i saw a very brief mention and use somewhere of a system word 'MISSING', and since then somewhere else i saw some mention of apparently other system words - NOT, MATCH, HAS, IS, AND (i didn't see any OR me… --- ## [Error Using $cutright, $mid, $left with $len](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/error-using-cutright-mid-left-with-len/61290)
**Author:** [@dec](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/dec)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2023, 12:33pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/error-using-cutright-mid-left-with-len/61290 "2023-06-22T12:33:23Z")
the fix is simple enough logically - i simply wanted too truncate the Title by 65 chars ie removethe last chars of title of course with data like this the Title length ie $len is totally variable so no fixed p… --- ## [Replace treats %Artist% as a literal](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/replace-treats-artist-as-a-literal/61321)
**Author:** [@dec](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/dec)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2023, 12:17pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/replace-treats-artist-as-a-literal/61321 "2023-06-22T12:17:00Z")
can you spot any error? i cant. it obvious finds the TBA string becuase that is what it replaced immediately after, it did another odd thing. when i chan ged back and tried again, it just ignored it. see 3rd … --- ## [Artist cf Contributing Artist Weird error](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/artist-cf-contributing-artist-weird-error/61311)
**Author:** [@dec](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/dec)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2023, 12:12pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/artist-cf-contributing-artist-weird-error/61311 "2023-06-22T12:12:13Z")
i was fixing some odd files where ther naming/importing got completely screwed up and i was left with fragments so i went through finding correct artist and adding/changing in MP3Tag and i saved and a very weird scary… --- ## [Genre deleted if any other tag is changed](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/genre-deleted-if-any-other-tag-is-changed/61292)
**Author:** [@vanderzee](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/vanderzee)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2023, 12:04pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/genre-deleted-if-any-other-tag-is-changed/61292 "2023-06-22T12:04:04Z")
using version 3.21 / windows 10 22h2 since this last update to .21, whenever i change any field the "genre" get deleted (blank) doesnt matter if i changing the title, the song number, if i copy the tags to the filena… --- ## [Odd STRCHR Error](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/odd-strchr-error/61310)
**Author:** [@dec](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/dec)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2023, 10:39am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/odd-strchr-error/61310 "2023-06-22T10:39:20Z")
i found a whole lot of files w/o Artist, for some reason, although it is in Filename, and fortutiously has a '-' separator but i cannot get $strchr (with Cutright) to play nicely to extract the Artist precisely from Fil… --- ## [Genres no longer available under Options?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/genres-no-longer-available-under-options/61314)
**Author:** [@orbis](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/orbis)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2023, 3:48pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/genres-no-longer-available-under-options/61314 "2023-06-20T15:48:58Z")
Under "Options", "Genres" is no longer available. I have noticed that I can no longer store my own genres in order to assign them to individual tracks as needed. However, genres I created previously can still be inserted… --- ## [How to separate multiple artist?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-separate-multiple-artist/52232)
**Author:** [@Flemming](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Flemming)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2023, 10:59am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-separate-multiple-artist/52232 "2023-06-20T10:59:43Z")
Beginner of MP3TAG today, and I wonder how I should separate multiple artists? I have googled and searched, and people say different things. Like: ARTIST1 / ARTIST2 ARTIST1 // ARTIST2 ARTIST1 \\ ARTIST2 ARTIST1; ARTI… --- ## [Artist data suitable for Windows 11 Media Player](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/artist-data-suitable-for-windows-11-media-player/61309)
**Author:** [@ensta](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ensta)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2023, 10:50am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/artist-data-suitable-for-windows-11-media-player/61309 "2023-06-20T10:50:08Z")
Hi, Anyone know how to address "unknown artist" issue in win11 MP? Have downloaded and installed MP3tag There's artist info in 95% of the tracks Album Artist data is missing Is this the field that WMP11 uses? Is the… --- ## [Make a 'Convert' formula into an 'Action'](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/make-a-convert-formula-into-an-action/61307)
**Author:** [@tkspitzer](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/tkspitzer)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2023, 4:35am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/make-a-convert-formula-into-an-action/61307 "2023-06-20T04:35:56Z")
I have a Convert function that puts the Track number in front of the title and prepends a 0 if the Track number has less than two digits: $ifgreater($len(%track%),1,,0)%track%-%title% How do I make that into an Action? … --- ## [How to list songs with lyrics first?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-list-songs-with-lyrics-first/61287)
**Author:** [@Txomin](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Txomin)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2023, 6:35pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-list-songs-with-lyrics-first/61287 "2023-06-19T18:35:26Z")
Is there a way to sort files by lyrics. I mean songs with lyrics first and the other at the end? --- ## [Mac Action from Convert Filename to Tag](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mac-action-from-convert-filename-to-tag/61303)
**Author:** [@YesThatJose](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/YesThatJose)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2023, 4:13pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mac-action-from-convert-filename-to-tag/61303 "2023-06-19T16:13:18Z")
Hi everyone, After hours of trying everything I read and nothing working I figured I'd ask here. For whatever reason a chunk of my library has decided to delete all of my Title, Artist, and Album tags. Luckily these we… --- ## [Removing duplication and symbols from titles,artist & year](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/removing-duplication-and-symbols-from-titles-artist-year/61300)
**Author:** [@AverageMusicEnjoyer](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/AverageMusicEnjoyer)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2023, 12:12pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/removing-duplication-and-symbols-from-titles-artist-year/61300 "2023-06-19T12:12:34Z")
Currently I have a bunch of music where the titles and artists show up as "ABC\\\\ABC" whereas the year showup as "2021\\\\2021-01-21". Essentially what I was trying to remove for the titles and artists is the "\\\\ABC" where… --- ## [Adding track number to TITLE](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/adding-track-number-to-title/61297)
**Author:** [@MargaretBartley](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/MargaretBartley)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2023, 7:36am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/adding-track-number-to-title/61297 "2023-06-19T07:36:04Z")
A variation on the same question: I want the base of the title to be "Devil's Chessboard" followed by the track number. Devil's Chessboard 1, Devil's Chessboard 2 etc. I selected all files in the directory, and put De… --- ## [Adding Track Number to Filename](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/adding-track-number-to-filename/11369)
**Author:** [@Jatolo](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Jatolo)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2018, 10:05am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/adding-track-number-to-filename/11369 "2018-03-07T10:05:00Z")
Good Morning and HAPPY NEW YEAR… I would like to add The tracking number to filename. How can it be done??? Thanks --- ## [Tag to filename: copy right part of the title starting from the certain character](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/tag-to-filename-copy-right-part-of-the-title-starting-from-the-certain-character/61283)
**Author:** [@macakcira](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/macakcira)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2023, 12:07pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/tag-to-filename-copy-right-part-of-the-title-starting-from-the-certain-character/61283 "2023-06-18T12:07:19Z")
Hi all, I need some help please. I want to make a filename out of the part of the TITLE tag. Here is the title: Aphorisms: № 01. Recitative What I would like is to make a filename named Recitative I know how to do th… --- ## [Convert m4a files to mp3](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/convert-m4a-files-to-mp3/60847)
**Author:** [@astrohip](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/astrohip)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2023, 10:46am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/convert-m4a-files-to-mp3/60847 "2023-06-18T10:46:05Z")
I'm cleaning up my wife's music files. She uses Apple devices (iPhone/iPad) but a Windows laptop. Music files all over the place, probably because the old iTunes did it that way. A lot of MP3 files, but also a ton of M4A… --- ## [Sequence order by date](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/sequence-order-by-date/61286)
**Author:** [@preliator](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/preliator)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2023, 9:09am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/sequence-order-by-date/61286 "2023-06-18T09:09:26Z")
Hello everyone, I have several music created on different dates. I would like to rename their title by adding at the beginning a sequence (0,n) ordered by their creation date. Ex : "Music 1" (created on 2023-01-01) re… --- ## [Filter for finding track number differences](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/filter-for-finding-track-number-differences/61280)
**Author:** [@DTW](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/DTW)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2023, 8:01am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/filter-for-finding-track-number-differences/61280 "2023-06-16T08:01:28Z")
I am looking to find a filter to highlight any difference between the track number and the track number in the Filename if possible please?. I have notice a few tracks where there is a difference and just wanted to chec… --- ## [App layout Sizing](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/app-layout-sizing/61279)
**Author:** [@GREiDY](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/GREiDY)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2023, 6:13am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/app-layout-sizing/61279 "2023-06-16T06:13:25Z")
I recently switched up to a new PC with greater GPU power & use a 65" TV so my native Resolution is 3840x2160. I have adjusted the windows sizing option to try and find a workable common ground. This current set up is i… --- ## [WAV-file cannot be written](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/wav-file-cannot-be-written/61272)
**Author:** [@Kaia](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Kaia)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2023, 9:04pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/wav-file-cannot-be-written/61272 "2023-06-15T21:04:08Z")
In one folder I've got files in a MP3 and a WAV-version. I can change the attributes for the MP3 files, but writing to every WAV-file results in an error message: "File {filename.wav} can not be written". There is no inf… --- ## [Track Column not Sorting Alphabetically](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/track-column-not-sorting-alphabetically/61277)
**Author:** [@UTSquishy](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/UTSquishy)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2023, 6:53pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/track-column-not-sorting-alphabetically/61277 "2023-06-15T18:53:19Z")
I used Discogs to add metadata to an album. The Album Tracks were numbered A1-A5 and B1-B7 Normally, I can click the Column header labeled Track and it resorts them alphabetically after the metadata is updated, but aft… --- ## [How to hide certain files from filtered results?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-hide-certain-files-from-filtered-results/61273)
**Author:** [@ragtag](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ragtag)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2023, 2:22pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-hide-certain-files-from-filtered-results/61273 "2023-06-15T14:22:17Z")
Hello Everyone, I have set up a filter to get Mp3tag to display all the files for which the %year% tag is missing, namely: %year% MISSING However, at the same time, I want it to hide certain files from view, in this p… [Previous page](https://community.mp3tag.de/latest.md?page=129) [Next page](https://community.mp3tag.de/latest.md?page=131)