# Latest **URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/latest.md?page=393 [Latest](https://community.mp3tag.de/latest.md) · [Categories](https://community.mp3tag.de/categories.md) · [Tags](https://community.mp3tag.de/tags.md) **Page:** 394 --- ## [How to use $meta() function - examples](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-use-meta-function-examples/18897)
**Author:** [@damodara.bvks](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/damodara.bvks)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2017, 8:12am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-use-meta-function-examples/18897 "2017-04-16T08:12:19Z")
Hare Krishna. Dear sirs, I am not able to understand how to use $meta(x) function. My aim is: I have 5500 mp3 files with different tags. For some files subtitle tags are same but genre tags are different. I want to d… --- ## [Getting folder name as album tag](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/getting-folder-name-as-album-tag/18896)
**Author:** [@E-Mariusz](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/E-Mariusz)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2017, 5:40pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/getting-folder-name-as-album-tag/18896 "2017-04-15T17:40:47Z")
Hello mp3tag community! :slight\_smile: I wonder - is it possible to get FOLDER NAME and use it as a ALBUM tag? Could anyone help me to solve this? Much appreciated. Best regards! Mariusz PS. I put the topic in the wr… --- ## [Dateinamen nach welchem Muster?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/dateinamen-nach-welchem-muster/18892)
**Author:** [@\_ndreas](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/_ndreas)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2017, 7:16pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/dateinamen-nach-welchem-muster/18892 "2017-04-14T19:16:18Z")
Hallo, nach welchem Muster benennt ihr eure Musikdateien? Was ist sinnvoll? --- ## [no sound at the end of tagging](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/no-sound-at-the-end-of-tagging/18891)
**Author:** [@faustoc62](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/faustoc62)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2017, 3:13pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/no-sound-at-the-end-of-tagging/18891 "2017-04-14T15:13:57Z")
MP3TAG used to work fine, but lately I hear no sound when the window announcing the end of tagging pops up. All the rest is OK. Strangely enough, another program (EAC Exact Audio Copy) has the same issue: no beep after … --- ## [Can't write tags to .m4b files...](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/cant-write-tags-to-m4b-files/18889)
**Author:** [@nannup](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/nannup)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2017, 10:43am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/cant-write-tags-to-m4b-files/18889 "2017-04-14T10:43:26Z")
Is there something I’m missing in ‘Options’ that needs to be checked or unchecked so this can happen? When I try to add a genre to an empty genre field, or add something to ‘Album artist’, I press the Save’ icon, the 'sa… --- ## [\[X\] Auto numbering for .m4a](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/x-auto-numbering-for-m4a/18890)
**Author:** [@mineral](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/mineral)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2017, 7:58am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/x-auto-numbering-for-m4a/18890 "2017-04-14T07:58:45Z")
Hello, sorry, I did not find the forum for open bugs only for fixed and no bugs and I did not figured out where to post a new bug. So please move my topic to an appropriate location. Preferably to fixed bugs. :wink: Th… --- ## [Remove Track # fromTitle or Trim Space.](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/remove-track-fromtitle-or-trim-space/18885)
**Author:** [@Beluna](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Beluna)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2017, 7:27am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/remove-track-fromtitle-or-trim-space/18885 "2017-04-14T07:27:17Z")
looked in FAQ. Seems simple, but can’t replace tag info. I’m trying to remove the track# from title or Trim space from Beginnig. the action doesn’t seem to work replace Title ^\\d\*\\s\*-\\s Example. Take Five chang… --- ## [Vorschlag MEHRERE führende Nullen beim Tracknummernassistent](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/vorschlag-mehrere-fuhrende-nullen-beim-tracknummernassistent/17280)
**Author:** [@dj-dancefloor](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/dj-dancefloor)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2017, 7:30pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/vorschlag-mehrere-fuhrende-nullen-beim-tracknummernassistent/17280 "2017-04-13T19:30:27Z")
Vorschlag MEHRERE führende Nullen beim Tracknummernassistent Ich kann zwar beim Tracknummern Assistenten führende Nullen einstellen, habe aber 4 stellige Nummerierungen. Also währe es schön, wenn man eingeben könnte,… --- ## [Best 'Tags' settings for most readability?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/best-tags-settings-for-most-readability/18887)
**Author:** [@junmilreyso](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/junmilreyso)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2017, 10:06am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/best-tags-settings-for-most-readability/18887 "2017-04-13T10:06:17Z")
What do you guys suggest as the “best” configuration for the Options-\>Tags menu since Im having trouble with some of my songs not having their Artist and Album info detected on Groove Music, but are detected in VLC deskt… --- ## [Total Time](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/total-time/18888)
**Author:** [@chasonek](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/chasonek)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2017, 9:40am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/total-time/18888 "2017-04-13T09:40:31Z")
I would like to use an action to rename the directories for each cd to include the total times of All the tracks. IE. Artist/year-CD Name-Tracks-CD total time/01-track.mp3 /02-track.mp3 I know i can copy it from the … --- ## [Tagging multiple files using tag information for each file in a text file](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/tagging-multiple-files-using-tag-information-for-each-file-in-a-text-file/18886)
**Author:** [@damodara.bvks](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/damodara.bvks)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2017, 9:25am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/tagging-multiple-files-using-tag-information-for-each-file-in-a-text-file/18886 "2017-04-13T09:25:07Z")
Hare Krishna. I have been using mp3tag for 3 years and it is a boon to my service. I manage mp3 media for lectures of my Guru Maharaja. Media has about 28000 mp3 files for about more than 7000 lectures. I use excel for… --- ## [Adding song & playlist image](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/adding-song-playlist-image/18883)
**Author:** [@TROL2292](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/TROL2292)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2017, 4:14pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/adding-song-playlist-image/18883 "2017-04-12T16:14:16Z")
How can I add an image to a song/playlist I have? I want it to be seen on the preview and when I play the song. I tried to select all of my files and then add an image but it didn’t work for some reason. Maybe I did it… --- ## [Names With Apostrophes](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/names-with-apostrophes/18881)
**Author:** [@Smudger](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Smudger)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2017, 7:03am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/names-with-apostrophes/18881 "2017-04-12T07:03:34Z")
Morning All I have quite a few albums from artists that have an apostrophe in their surname. Once I have capitalised the MP3’s the letter immediately after the apostrophe is in lower case, whereas it should be a capital… --- ## [\[X\] Date tag saved as a year tag](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/x-date-tag-saved-as-a-year-tag/18820)
**Author:** [@Spider099](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Spider099)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2017, 5:33am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/x-date-tag-saved-as-a-year-tag/18820 "2017-04-12T05:33:17Z")
Using 2.81a Trying to add a date to a MP4 video file and when i save the file and check the tags its been saved as a Year tag as the file now has two year tags. This is consistent across different machines and installs… --- ## [Is this how opening and saving files work?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/is-this-how-opening-and-saving-files-work/18880)
**Author:** [@junmilreyso](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/junmilreyso)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2017, 2:58am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/is-this-how-opening-and-saving-files-work/18880 "2017-04-12T02:58:24Z")
Hi, I have some mp3 files that are read incorrectly by players and would like to verify if this is how MP3Tag works. If I open the mp3 file in MP3Tag and immediately save it, does it: Read the ticked version tags dat… --- ## [Batch import text file to tag](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/batch-import-text-file-to-tag/18878)
**Author:** [@hucayu](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/hucayu)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2017, 8:29am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/batch-import-text-file-to-tag/18878 "2017-04-11T08:29:38Z")
Hello, I was trying to search for it, but cannot find an answer. My problem is simple. I have lot of folders with mp3 albums. Each folder is 1 album with several mp3 files inside. Inside each folder I have txt file with… --- ## [Publisher Tag for MP3 vs FLAC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/publisher-tag-for-mp3-vs-flac/18873)
**Author:** [@atlind01](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/atlind01)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2017, 3:07pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/publisher-tag-for-mp3-vs-flac/18873 "2017-04-10T15:07:12Z")
I have a mix of MP3 and FLAC files. After tagging the Publisher field, some of the music scarpers are not recognizing the ‘PUBLISHER’ tag for FLAC files. Apparently MP3 (TPUB) and FLAC (LABEL) have their own tagging fo… --- ## [Batch edit title](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/batch-edit-title/18877)
**Author:** [@ZodWallop](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ZodWallop)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2017, 11:33am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/batch-edit-title/18877 "2017-04-10T11:33:52Z")
I have a bunch of old time radio shows. The titles contain extraneous information I would like to delete. Currently the titles run like this: Suspense 430105 023 Nothing up My Sleeve (128-44) 28439 29m39s Suspense 4301… --- ## [help with album tags](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/help-with-album-tags/18874)
**Author:** [@suspicious1](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/suspicious1)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2017, 9:17am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/help-with-album-tags/18874 "2017-04-10T09:17:34Z")
hey, i recantly thought to add cover art for my phone song library so for 3 hours i sat and went by each song and updated his cover art so far so good, i can see in my PC library that the cover art indeed updated but … --- ## [(Halb-) automatisches hinzufügen von Covern / Erscheinungsjahr](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/halb-automatisches-hinzufugen-von-covern-erscheinungsjahr/18871)
**Author:** [@Schildbuerger](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Schildbuerger)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2017, 6:16am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/halb-automatisches-hinzufugen-von-covern-erscheinungsjahr/18871 "2017-04-10T06:16:10Z")
Hallo zusammen, um meine mittlerweile große / alte MP3 Sammlung zu pflegen, bin ich auf mp3tag gestoßen. - Super - Vielen Dank! Zur Zeit experimentiere ich noch damit. Zwei Wünsche hätte ich aber. Ich suche und sam… --- ## [Soundcloud Service down for mp3tag + other apps?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/soundcloud-service-down-for-mp3tag-other-apps/16242)
**Author:** [@stevehero](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/stevehero)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2017, 7:40pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/soundcloud-service-down-for-mp3tag-other-apps/16242 "2017-04-09T19:40:42Z")
Hi all, I need help trying to figure out why the soundcloud script \>\>FOUND HERE\<\< is not working (I’ve modified this one thanks to pones initial hard work to suit my needs). I don’t think anything has changed on the sit… --- ## [Can I execute an Action from within an Action?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/can-i-execute-an-action-from-within-an-action/18831)
**Author:** [@wallytek](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/wallytek)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2017, 5:04pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/can-i-execute-an-action-from-within-an-action/18831 "2017-04-09T17:04:57Z")
The Title says it all. I’ve looked high and low and can’t find an answer. Can I execute an Action from within an Action? If so, how do I do it? Thanks in advance Brian Waldron --- ## [A small scratch in song when saving metadata](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/a-small-scratch-in-song-when-saving-metadata/18826)
**Author:** [@qqqqqqqq](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/qqqqqqqq)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2017, 5:01pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/a-small-scratch-in-song-when-saving-metadata/18826 "2017-04-09T17:01:44Z")
Okay, so when I add metadata ( album cover, artist, etc) to a mp3 while its being played, it adds a small … i don’t know… a scratch kind of sound, a interference. in the mp3 file. So, whenever I play that song again, I… --- ## [Best to keep (The) or put at rear (The)?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/best-to-keep-the-or-put-at-rear-the/18842)
**Author:** [@grievousangel](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/grievousangel)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2017, 4:50pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/best-to-keep-the-or-put-at-rear-the/18842 "2017-04-09T16:50:54Z")
Best to keep (The) or put at rear (The)? If so, is there a link to common code to move 'The ’ to rear as ', The)? Thanks, --- ## [Tracknummer über Disknummer formatieren](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/tracknummer-uber-disknummer-formatieren/6572)
**Author:** [@vy11](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/vy11)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2017, 10:10am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/tracknummer-uber-disknummer-formatieren/6572 "2017-04-09T10:10:13Z")
Hi… 1.) bin sowohl beim Suchen, als auch beim Testen nicht mal halbwegs zum gewünschten Ergebnis gekommen. Ich möchte alle CDs in einem Album mit mehreren CDs durch Hunderter im Track kennzeichnen. Der Einlesefilter be… --- ## [\[X\] Tag - Filename bug with %discnumber% and %track% tags](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/x-tag-filename-bug-with-discnumber-and-track-tags/18860)
**Author:** [@peterjwhite](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/peterjwhite)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2017, 5:22am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/x-tag-filename-bug-with-discnumber-and-track-tags/18860 "2017-04-08T05:22:48Z")
Hi Florian, I’ve found a bug in v2.81 when Converting Tag - Filename with the %discnumber% and %track% tags. Bug is this: if the discnumber is “1/2” and track number “1/12” for example, the tags convert to “12” and “112… --- ## [Unterscheiden zwischen Titel mit "Remix" und ohne](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/unterscheiden-zwischen-titel-mit-remix-und-ohne/18869)
**Author:** [@medicalhelp](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/medicalhelp)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2017, 4:41pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/unterscheiden-zwischen-titel-mit-remix-und-ohne/18869 "2017-04-07T16:41:59Z")
Hallo, ich tüfftel schon länger an einem Problem. Und zwar habe ich massenhaft Musik wo ein Viertel davon das Wort “Remix” beinhaltet. Jetzt möchte ich die gesamten Musikstücke nach folgendem Beispiel taggen: Wir haben… --- ## [Row Color Options?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/row-color-options/18868)
**Author:** [@TheArkive](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/TheArkive)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2017, 4:31pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/row-color-options/18868 "2017-04-07T16:31:10Z")
Just wondering about the possibility of the ability to adjust row colors? I saw a post about this in the archived posts, but didn’t find much info that helped. I use windows themes, and do a little bit of theme design … --- ## [Autovervollständigung bei Label (Publisher) mit ini-Datei](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/autovervollstandigung-bei-label-publisher-mit-ini-datei/18866)
**Author:** [@P.unkt](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/P.unkt)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2017, 1:00pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/autovervollstandigung-bei-label-publisher-mit-ini-datei/18866 "2017-04-07T13:00:38Z")
Für Genres gibt es ja einen separaten Punkt in den Einstellungen und die genres.ini - sehr hilfreich. Ich würde mir so etwas auch für den Label- bzw. Publisher-Tag wünschen. --- ## [\_DIRECTORY Action under MacOS](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/directory-action-under-macos/18867)
**Author:** [@Drehwurm](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Drehwurm)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2017, 6:46am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/directory-action-under-macos/18867 "2017-04-07T06:46:10Z")
I’m using Mp3Tag since a long time under Windows. It’s an awesome piece of software. Now I switched to MacOS Sierra (2.81 under WineBottler). Everything works like a charm, but the action to rename the directory does n… [Previous page](https://community.mp3tag.de/latest.md?page=392) [Next page](https://community.mp3tag.de/latest.md?page=394)