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## [Placeholder for "Description" in track](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/placeholder-for-description-in-track/18348)

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**Author:** [@vvikkass](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/vvikkass)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [October 19, 2016, 1:48pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/placeholder-for-description-in-track/18348 "2016-10-19T13:48:39Z")

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A track contains a tag which says Description. Just want to export that. What placeholder can be used. I used %description% which didnt worked. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Kind regards,

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## [Should file selection be maintained after filtering?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/should-file-selection-be-maintained-after-filtering/18321)

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**Author:** [@Oblio](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Oblio)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [October 19, 2016, 2:16am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/should-file-selection-be-maintained-after-filtering/18321 "2016-10-19T02:16:25Z")

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It seems Mp3tag tries to keep files selected during filtering since 2015 \[2015-12-06\] CHG: file selection state is now preserved when filtering. But what about after filtering? e.g. If the filter hides a selected file…

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## [mp3 namesort / artistsort fields](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mp3-namesort-artistsort-fields/17158)

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**Author:** [@Ch3vr0n](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Ch3vr0n)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [October 18, 2016, 8:49pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mp3-namesort-artistsort-fields/17158 "2016-10-18T20:49:54Z")

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Been using mp3tag for a long time now and there’s a tiny field I’m missing in id3tag support. There’s a field in iTunes that’s pissing me off and I can’t for the love of \*\*\*\* find a way to remove it through iTunes. Field…

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## [Add Ratings to Songs Doesn't work Sometimes](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/add-ratings-to-songs-doesnt-work-sometimes/18341)

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**Author:** [@Houseofbat](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Houseofbat)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [October 18, 2016, 5:24pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/add-ratings-to-songs-doesnt-work-sometimes/18341 "2016-10-18T17:24:17Z")

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I am having problems. I have the latest version of Mp3tag, however, when I look at my songs in a folder on my computer I see that one song shows no rating. So, I set the rating with Mp3tag and voila. However, other mp3’s…

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## [\[X\] Erroneous numbers indicated in Bit Rate field.with 2.79](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/x-erroneous-numbers-indicated-in-bit-rate-field-with-2-79/18346)

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**Author:** [@ikan](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ikan)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [October 18, 2016, 4:17pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/x-erroneous-numbers-indicated-in-bit-rate-field-with-2-79/18346 "2016-10-18T16:17:38Z")

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Under Windows10 64bit, the following information were displayed for some MP3 files. (Only 3) Codec BitRate Freq. Length file 1 MPEG 1 Layer III 49394 kBit/s 44100 Hz 00:01 file…

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## [Feature Request - Album Art Import Options](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/feature-request-album-art-import-options/18344)

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**Author:** [@d2b](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/d2b)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [October 18, 2016, 3:40pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/feature-request-album-art-import-options/18344 "2016-10-18T15:40:38Z")

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I thought I had posted this suggestion several days to a week ago, but I cannot find any reference to it. I would like the option to place album art in mp3tag without modifying the aspect ratio of the original image. Fo…

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## [actions: set artist/abum folder names = tags](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/actions-set-artist-abum-folder-names-tags/18343)

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**Author:** [@regi100](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/regi100)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [October 17, 2016, 4:07pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/actions-set-artist-abum-folder-names-tags/18343 "2016-10-17T16:07:15Z")

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dear community, sorry to bother you again, but I guess I really in love now with this nice and handy little application :slight\_smile: I have two questions: a.) Is it possible to set up an action that does two things …

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## [dynamic playlist filenames?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/dynamic-playlist-filenames/18342)

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**Author:** [@regi100](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/regi100)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [October 17, 2016, 9:27am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/dynamic-playlist-filenames/18342 "2016-10-17T09:27:18Z")

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dear guys, I have an additional questions, is it possible to create dynamic names of the \*.m3u playlists like: %artists-%album%.m3u Unfortunately that is not working, any ideas? Or do I really have to set up a fixed …

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## [Feature Request: Convert: Text file to Filename](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/feature-request-convert-text-file-to-filename/18304)

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**Author:** [@email.simonblake](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/email.simonblake)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [October 16, 2016, 5:59pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/feature-request-convert-text-file-to-filename/18304 "2016-10-16T17:59:22Z")

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I’d like to request the addition of a ‘Text file to Filename’ converter to the Convert menu. I often have to use ‘shortened’ filenames when tagging classical music. At the moment I create two files, 1 title.txt and 1 fi…

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## [Donate links for scripts?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/donate-links-for-scripts/18332)

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**Author:** [@stevehero](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/stevehero)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [October 16, 2016, 9:54am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/donate-links-for-scripts/18332 "2016-10-16T09:54:38Z")

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I just wanted to see if this was okay to do. Would it be fine to add a donate link/button for my beatport scripts thread? I wanted to check if this was okay and not in breach of forum rules? There’s no mention of it HE…

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## [comment field](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/comment-field/18335)

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**Author:** [@slayerist](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/slayerist)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [October 16, 2016, 9:52am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/comment-field/18335 "2016-10-16T09:52:47Z")

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Hi all, Though i delete-remove comment field from tags using mp3tag (2.79) comment field still displays when using J River Media software… Has anyone experienced a similar problem.? Thanks in advanced

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## [Putting Filenames as Titles in MP3s on all files in a folder](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/putting-filenames-as-titles-in-mp3s-on-all-files-in-a-folder/18337)

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**Author:** [@pareshmotiwala](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/pareshmotiwala)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [October 16, 2016, 6:11am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/putting-filenames-as-titles-in-mp3s-on-all-files-in-a-folder/18337 "2016-10-16T06:11:45Z")

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Thanks in advance. I have a folder with some very old songs. Some of them don’t have titles in their tags. I would like to take the file names and use them as Titles. I wan’t to do that as a batch for all mp3s in a fo…

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## [freedb local](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/freedb-local/18336)

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**Author:** [@stuckpipe](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/stuckpipe)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [October 16, 2016, 6:09am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/freedb-local/18336 "2016-10-16T06:09:21Z")

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I have stared to organize my training audios. I would like to setup a local db to list name, year, comments and topic. My Tag Sources list freedb but it is grayed out. Where can I get nearly blank one and expand it as …

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## [Aus "Titel" bei mehreren Dateien Zeichen entfernen?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/aus-titel-bei-mehreren-dateien-zeichen-entfernen/18333)

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**Author:** [@Biff](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Biff)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [October 15, 2016, 7:33am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/aus-titel-bei-mehreren-dateien-zeichen-entfernen/18333 "2016-10-15T07:33:15Z")

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Wie kann ich in "Titel" aus verschiedenen Dateien (z.B. mp3, flac) eine bestimmte Anzahl (z.B. 9) von Zeichen, z.B. Ziffern mit einem Leerzeichen, entfernen in einem Schritt?

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## [\[X\] v2.79 on OS X does not open folder ending with a dot](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/x-v2-79-on-os-x-does-not-open-folder-ending-with-a-dot/18334)

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**Author:** [@rmg](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/rmg)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [October 15, 2016, 7:26am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/x-v2-79-on-os-x-does-not-open-folder-ending-with-a-dot/18334 "2016-10-15T07:26:41Z")

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When a folder ends with a single or multiple dots as in “Enya - 2008 - And Winter Came…” then Mp3Tag will not open the folder. The result is a silent fail - nothing happens.

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## [Autoradio erkennt Tags nicht richtig](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/autoradio-erkennt-tags-nicht-richtig/18211)

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**Author:** [@warpigcat](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/warpigcat)\
**Replies:** 48\
**Last updated:** [October 14, 2016, 6:52pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/autoradio-erkennt-tags-nicht-richtig/18211 "2016-10-14T18:52:30Z")

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Hallo habe einen 64GB Stick fast voll mit MP3s. Wenn ich den Stick im Auto reinstecke, zeigt er mir, nachdem er die Daten geladen hat, bei Interpreten auch “Unbekannte Interpreten” an. Was komisch ist, es sind meistens …

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## [Cover saving.](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/cover-saving/18331)

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**Author:** [@vvikkass](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/vvikkass)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [October 14, 2016, 1:33pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/cover-saving/18331 "2016-10-14T13:33:57Z")

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Hello, I have configured MP3TAG to export cover files automatically within the folder directory. I have also put default tags like for genre I have put House because its mostly House music. Problem is running Action doe…

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## [Error exporting .SFV](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/error-exporting-sfv/18325)

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**Author:** [@vvikkass](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/vvikkass)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [October 14, 2016, 9:37am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/error-exporting-sfv/18325 "2016-10-14T09:37:08Z")

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I am getting this error, Trying it in folder containing .m4b files. Please help.

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## [export to html - special characters?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/export-to-html-special-characters/18329)

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**Author:** [@regi100](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/regi100)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [October 14, 2016, 9:02am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/export-to-html-special-characters/18329 "2016-10-14T09:02:14Z")

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dear team, may I kindly ask you to help in the issue I am facing. Unfortunately in my html export file no special character like ü,ö,ä, … are displayed corectly. for example - output: Andr� Heller / instead: André He…

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## [\[F\] v2.79 OS X file naming encoding issue](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/f-v2-79-os-x-file-naming-encoding-issue/18323)

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**Author:** [@rmg](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/rmg)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [October 13, 2016, 5:48pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/f-v2-79-os-x-file-naming-encoding-issue/18323 "2016-10-13T17:48:49Z")

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When renaming files with non-ASCII characters Mp3Tag seems to use some encoding other than UTF-8 which corrupts the filenames in the OS X system

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## [Bestimmten Überordner als Interpret angeben](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/bestimmten-uberordner-als-interpret-angeben/18326)

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**Author:** [@derreiss](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/derreiss)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [October 13, 2016, 4:08pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/bestimmten-uberordner-als-interpret-angeben/18326 "2016-10-13T16:08:50Z")

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Liebe Leute, ich bin gerade dabei, meine alte Musiksammlung neu zu ordnen und bräuchte bei einem Punkt kurz Hilfe: Meine Musik ist bis jetzt ganz einfach unter Musik/Interpret A-Z geordnet. In den jeweiligen Ordnern be…

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## [output file name](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/output-file-name/18327)

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**Author:** [@ronaldl99](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ronaldl99)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [October 13, 2016, 3:06pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/output-file-name/18327 "2016-10-13T15:06:57Z")

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New user with a question: I have 13 files and I want to rename them 14.mp3 to 27.mp3. How do I do this. Thanks furley

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## [rename title of multiple files](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/rename-title-of-multiple-files/18328)

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**Author:** [@ronaldl99](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ronaldl99)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [October 13, 2016, 12:54pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/rename-title-of-multiple-files/18328 "2016-10-13T12:54:52Z")

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New user. Read the class notes but still confused. I have 13 files with the title of 1furley,2furley,3furley, 13furley. I want to rename the titles as 14furley,15furley, 27furley. How can I do this automatically. …

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## [Text corruption on changelog](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/text-corruption-on-changelog/18324)

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**Author:** [@chrisjj](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/chrisjj)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 13, 2016, 8:24am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/text-corruption-on-changelog/18324 "2016-10-13T08:24:21Z")

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http://www.mp3tag.de/en/changelog.html says

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## [\[F\] v2.79 on macOS forgets last opened directory path](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/f-v2-79-on-macos-forgets-last-opened-directory-path/18322)

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**Author:** [@rmg](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/rmg)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [October 13, 2016, 6:54am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/f-v2-79-on-macos-forgets-last-opened-directory-path/18322 "2016-10-13T06:54:38Z")

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In the latest release for macOS (Wine included) Mp3Tag forgets the last opened folder path when changing directories. After opening a folder through the Ctrl+D command when I press Ctrl+D again, the "Browse for Folder" w…

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## [Quicker way to "Track No. to FileName"](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/quicker-way-to-track-no-to-filename/18291)

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**Author:** [@lerusi](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/lerusi)\
**Replies:** 13\
**Last updated:** [October 13, 2016, 6:46am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/quicker-way-to-track-no-to-filename/18291 "2016-10-13T06:46:27Z")

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I’m organising audiobooks, I can do everything I want but there is a repeated step I want to remove if possible. Requirements: Tracks to have TotalCount and LeadingZeros 01/02 - 02/02 (makes it easier on my audiobook …

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## [Tags not showing for long paths?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/tags-not-showing-for-long-paths/18320)

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**Author:** [@alex\_london](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/alex_london)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [October 12, 2016, 8:24pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/tags-not-showing-for-long-paths/18320 "2016-10-12T20:24:32Z")

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I’ve come across an issue where no tags are showing for a FLAC that’s nested in a quite long/deep path name. This is on a network share on my NAS and I’m accessing it from mp3tag on Windows 7 x64. The full path name is …

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## [Möchte keinerlei Internetverbindung](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mochte-keinerlei-internetverbindung/18316)

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**Author:** [@warpigcat](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/warpigcat)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [October 12, 2016, 6:45pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mochte-keinerlei-internetverbindung/18316 "2016-10-12T18:45:32Z")

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Hallo was muss ich machen, das MP3Tag absolut keine Daten aus dem Internet zieht. Ich möchte, das meine eingegebenen Daten nicht vom Internet geändert werden. Habe zwar schon Einstellungen vorgenommen, bin mir aber nic…

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## [Akustischer Fingerabdruck](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/akustischer-fingerabdruck/18272)

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**Author:** [@heisubo](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/heisubo)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [October 12, 2016, 5:09pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/akustischer-fingerabdruck/18272 "2016-10-12T17:09:04Z")

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Ist es möglich, einen akustischen Fingerabdruck zur Charakterisierung in MP3TAG einzubauen? Z.B. https://acoustid.org/webservice siehe auch Echoprint

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## [Clear and restore tags](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/clear-and-restore-tags/18315)

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**Author:** [@regfinch](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/regfinch)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [October 12, 2016, 4:22am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/clear-and-restore-tags/18315 "2016-10-12T04:22:04Z")

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New here so not sure if this has been asked already. As my collection of music files have been accumulated from various sources and most have multiple tag versions attached to them, would it be possible to have an actio…

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