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## [Downloading Album Covers](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/downloading-album-covers/18111)

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**Author:** [@RPSW](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/RPSW)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [July 15, 2016, 7:32pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/downloading-album-covers/18111 "2016-07-15T19:32:34Z")

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I organized my music file in Windows then I opened MP3Tag to search for Album Covers. When I find a cover I like, I Hit OK. Then I see the cover on the MP3Tag screen but the Title and Date that I had entered are change…

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## [Katergorie Genre in FLAC Dateien werden nicht entfernt](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/katergorie-genre-in-flac-dateien-werden-nicht-entfernt/18112)

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**Author:** [@Timmmm](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Timmmm)\
**Replies:** 13\
**Last updated:** [July 15, 2016, 5:25am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/katergorie-genre-in-flac-dateien-werden-nicht-entfernt/18112 "2016-07-15T05:25:38Z")

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Guten Morgen werte Gemeinde, ich habe hier diverse FLAC Dateien die mit Exact Audio Copy (EAC) erzeugt wurden. Dabei habe ich vergessen, die Eintragungen unter “Genre” zu löschen. Ich möchte gerne FLACs ohne diese Eintr…

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## [Action to change my mp3 tagging back to 'normal' ?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/action-to-change-my-mp3-tagging-back-to-normal/18113)

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**Author:** [@Da\_maniaC](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Da_maniaC)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [July 14, 2016, 11:27am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/action-to-change-my-mp3-tagging-back-to-normal/18113 "2016-07-14T11:27:49Z")

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Hello, For almost 10 years now i have been using the same, custom made actions in MP3Tag to organize all my ID3 Tags. In retrospect this might not have been the smartest format (i was younger back then) and now i would …

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## [App won't open in Mac](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/app-wont-open-in-mac/18110)

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**Author:** [@deandrehj](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/deandrehj)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [July 14, 2016, 5:30am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/app-wont-open-in-mac/18110 "2016-07-14T05:30:38Z")

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So recently, when I added a directory, the app freezes. Sp, I decided to delete the app and reinstall it again. However, I wasn’t able to run or even start up the program. Im using a MacBook Pro 2015 for this app. Please…

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## [Eckige Klammern entfernen - Inhalt behalten](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/eckige-klammern-entfernen-inhalt-behalten/18109)

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**Author:** [@CatBones](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/CatBones)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [July 13, 2016, 2:38pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/eckige-klammern-entfernen-inhalt-behalten/18109 "2016-07-13T14:38:17Z")

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Huhuu :smiley: Ich bräuchte da mal eure Hilfe. und zwar möchte ich gerne die Eckigen Klammern entfernen, aber den Inhalt behalten, da es die Interpreten sind. Also bei mir steht z.B. \[ABC DEF\] - Alphabet Und möchte e…

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## [\[X\] V2.78 Absturz](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/x-v2-78-absturz/18107)

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**Author:** [@R.A](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/R.A)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [July 13, 2016, 2:18pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/x-v2-78-absturz/18107 "2016-07-13T14:18:29Z")

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Hallo Florian, erst mal “Danke!” für das tolle Programm. Die neue V2.78 stürzt nach dem Start reproduzierbar beim Einlesen der Daten ab. Eine Fehlermeldung wird nicht ausgegeben. Nach Downgrade auf die 2.77 klappt all…

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## [\[X\] Cover and file size](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/x-cover-and-file-size/18106)

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**Author:** [@elendil](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/elendil)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [July 12, 2016, 11:03pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/x-cover-and-file-size/18106 "2016-07-12T23:03:48Z")

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Hi, First of all, sorry if this has been reported already, but there are so many posts on this forum, I just search a few minutes, i confess... I've noticed an issue: changing a cover îmage by a lighter one doesn't dec…

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## [.AIFF Unterstützung](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/aiff-unterstutzung/16438)

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**Author:** [@ANDERz](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ANDERz)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [July 12, 2016, 3:44pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/aiff-unterstutzung/16438 "2016-07-12T15:44:04Z")

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Hi Florian, erst einmal danke für dieses tolle Tool, ich nutze es schon sehr lange für meine mp3 Sammlung, es ist wirklich sehr übersichtlich und leicht zu handhaben :slight\_smile: Ich habe mich nun vor kurzem dazu ent…

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## [Programmstart einlesen des Verzeichnisses deaktivierbar machen](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/programmstart-einlesen-des-verzeichnisses-deaktivierbar-machen/18067)

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**Author:** [@muesli](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/muesli)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [July 12, 2016, 11:40am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/programmstart-einlesen-des-verzeichnisses-deaktivierbar-machen/18067 "2016-07-12T11:40:16Z")

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beim Starten des Programms wird das Verzeichnis eingelesen. Das brauche ich eigentlich nie, denn man editiert ja immer in einem neuen Verzeichnis, wenn Musik dazugekommen ist, die in einem anderen als dem bisherigen Verz…

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## [how to export TVEPISODE](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-export-tvepisode/18105)

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**Author:** [@haxbo](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/haxbo)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [July 12, 2016, 9:07am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-export-tvepisode/18105 "2016-07-12T09:07:07Z")

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what is the syntax for exporting the TVEPISODE, i tried %TVEPISODE%, but that doesnt work. is there a list of extended tag syntax fields?

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## [Error: File Cannot Be Accessed](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/error-file-cannot-be-accessed/14050)

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**Author:** [@mwidunn](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/mwidunn)\
**Replies:** 12\
**Last updated:** [July 11, 2016, 5:36pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/error-file-cannot-be-accessed/14050 "2016-07-11T17:36:32Z")

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While trying to edit a few MP3 files, I’m having the following problem: When I click “save” after having changed a tag’s information, a box pops up saying: “File cannot be accessed” (see attached screen capture). What …

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## [Using Even attribute insted of Odd in Export settings](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/using-even-attribute-insted-of-odd-in-export-settings/18102)

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**Author:** [@henriquebs12](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/henriquebs12)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [July 11, 2016, 1:33pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/using-even-attribute-insted-of-odd-in-export-settings/18102 "2016-07-11T13:33:52Z")

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I’m trying to export a file in html and add the class Even in the table lines, in even numbers, instead of the Odd class, because I really need this way so I can use in my site. I tried using \<tr$if($even(!%\_counter…

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## [Filename to Tag](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/filename-to-tag/18098)

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**Author:** [@wrbird](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/wrbird)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [July 10, 2016, 8:41pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/filename-to-tag/18098 "2016-07-10T20:41:09Z")

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I need to convert the filename to title, but I need to remove the first 3 characters from the filename. Does anyone know how to do this?

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## [Controlling the encoding of ID3v1 tags?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/controlling-the-encoding-of-id3v1-tags/18100)

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**Author:** [@JosJuice](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/JosJuice)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [July 10, 2016, 5:27pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/controlling-the-encoding-of-id3v1-tags/18100 "2016-07-10T17:27:26Z")

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Some of my songs have titles and artist names in Japanese. Japanese text works perfectly with ID3v2.3, but I would also like to have correct Japanese Shift-JIS text in ID3v1 because the music player on my Nintendo 3DS ig…

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## [convert filename to artist](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/convert-filename-to-artist/18101)

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**Author:** [@huangchenmin](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/huangchenmin)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [July 10, 2016, 2:48pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/convert-filename-to-artist/18101 "2016-07-10T14:48:34Z")

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Hello,I need your help. here is the filename 086 Human League - Don’t You Want Me.mp3 here is the function i use to convert filename to artist $mid(%\_filename\_ext%,5,$strchr(%\_filename\_ext%,-)) here is the outcome i…

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## [Replace First Instance of Full Stop With Colon](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/replace-first-instance-of-full-stop-with-colon/18097)

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**Author:** [@Dasyurus](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Dasyurus)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [July 9, 2016, 10:13pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/replace-first-instance-of-full-stop-with-colon/18097 "2016-07-09T22:13:54Z")

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Hi, I prefer to have only one colon in my classical music file titles, in order to act as a clear delimiter for work titles. However, I have discovered I have over 900 files with two colons, because of careless taggin…

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## [Filterausdruck für Vergleich Filename/Track](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/filterausdruck-fur-vergleich-filename-track/18089)

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**Author:** [@poster](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/poster)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [July 9, 2016, 1:01pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/filterausdruck-fur-vergleich-filename-track/18089 "2016-07-09T13:01:12Z")

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Ich bin dabei meinen MP3-Bestand auf Fehler durchzusehen und komme bei Filterausdrücken nicht weiter, die mir dabei helfen sollen. Die Dateinamen haben das Format: $num(%track%,2) - %artist% - %title%. %track% ist nach…

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## [Validate Against Multi-Value Fields](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/validate-against-multi-value-fields/18096)

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**Author:** [@rko31415](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/rko31415)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [July 9, 2016, 8:53am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/validate-against-multi-value-fields/18096 "2016-07-09T08:53:33Z")

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Suppose I have one or more default composers. Is there a nice clean regex to compare a new incoming composer against the defaults? $if($eql(%newcomposer%,%meta(%defaultcomposers,all),yes,no)? I can obviously parse and …

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## [Add Sequential Numbering to Track Title After Delimiter](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/add-sequential-numbering-to-track-title-after-delimiter/18086)

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**Author:** [@Dasyurus](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Dasyurus)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [July 8, 2016, 7:28pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/add-sequential-numbering-to-track-title-after-delimiter/18086 "2016-07-08T19:28:47Z")

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Hi, I've just spent nearly two hours searching through the forums and experimenting with the Replace, Format Value; & Guess Value functions in order to solve a problem with sequential numbering, but all to no avail. Wou…

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## [Need default play order rearranged to play ripped tracks after my personally recorded tracks.](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/need-default-play-order-rearranged-to-play-ripped-tracks-after-my-personally-recorded-tracks/18085)

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**Author:** [@TheTexasTyrant](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/TheTexasTyrant)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [July 8, 2016, 4:27pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/need-default-play-order-rearranged-to-play-ripped-tracks-after-my-personally-recorded-tracks/18085 "2016-07-08T16:27:23Z")

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I am rearranging all J.R.R. Tolkien audiobooks into 1 big audiobook. To read/listen in chronological story order, the tracks from each book need rearranging. (So you jump from book to book very often.) QUICK VERSION: …

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## [Apostrophe's in Action Items](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/apostrophes-in-action-items/18049)

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**Author:** [@rko31415](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/rko31415)\
**Replies:** 19\
**Last updated:** [July 6, 2016, 11:00pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/apostrophes-in-action-items/18049 "2016-07-06T23:00:05Z")

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In action groups the apostrophe behavior is not as expected. Logically $if(%composer%,%composer%,'') should keep composer if it exists and leave it blank if it does not exist (I know, dumb example, but it's simple). Ins…

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## [Add Discogs Profile as Action](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/add-discogs-profile-as-action/18069)

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**Author:** [@Beluna](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Beluna)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [July 6, 2016, 10:56am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/add-discogs-profile-as-action/18069 "2016-07-06T10:56:50Z")

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I've seen the new Pone pdate by Jokester and - although i have not tried it yet - it mentions it can be formatted to add all the contents of discogs (if i read it correctly). can I import the Artist profile? Currently…

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## [Import last two characters of Year into Title](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/import-last-two-characters-of-year-into-title/18088)

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**Author:** [@ViperV-12](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ViperV-12)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [July 5, 2016, 5:56pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/import-last-two-characters-of-year-into-title/18088 "2016-07-05T17:56:58Z")

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I want to be able to take the year field data, remove the first two characters \[19 or 20\] and add the last two numbers to the end of the Title field inside round brackets (). Thanks for any help…

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## [Edit/Xcopy selection](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/edit-xcopy-selection/18084)

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**Author:** [@pcspeak](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/pcspeak)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [July 4, 2016, 2:48pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/edit-xcopy-selection/18084 "2016-07-04T14:48:42Z")

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Edit/Xcopy #Please select the destination folder d:\\music02\\test01 From here Xcopy maintains the Folder\\File structure below the selected destination folder. i.e. d:\\new music\\Blondie\\No Exit\\No Exit.mp3 d:\\new mus…

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## [After mp3 plays in Windows Media Player, tag info shows up](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/after-mp3-plays-in-windows-media-player-tag-info-shows-up/18081)

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**Author:** [@djcarl](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/djcarl)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [July 3, 2016, 5:18pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/after-mp3-plays-in-windows-media-player-tag-info-shows-up/18081 "2016-07-03T17:18:19Z")

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I have deleted the (1) album, (2) album artist, (3) track number, and (4) composer info in mp3tag and saved the file. I play the file in Windows Media Player. Now, the deleted info for the files that played in WMP show…

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## [19 requests: main user interface + online lookup](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/19-requests-main-user-interface-online-lookup/18008)

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**Author:** [@rockei\_rockei](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/rockei_rockei)\
**Replies:** 12\
**Last updated:** [July 3, 2016, 4:29pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/19-requests-main-user-interface-online-lookup/18008 "2016-07-03T16:29:29Z")

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Hi, I’ve recently used MP3Tag to clean up metadata for loads of files. The program is great (the best!) but there are many small things that could make repeated use easier and quicker. Here are some such friendly suggest…

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## [Adding Tag info from Discogs Artist Profile](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/adding-tag-info-from-discogs-artist-profile/18083)

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**Author:** [@Beluna](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Beluna)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 1, 2016, 7:53pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/adding-tag-info-from-discogs-artist-profile/18083 "2016-07-01T19:53:49Z")

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I want to import the Discogs Artist Profile into my Bio Tag. is it possible Do i need to create an action or modify the script to inport the information? Using Pone Script Example: https://www.discogs.com/artist/104…

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## [Is there a way to find out which program made this mp3?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/is-there-a-way-to-find-out-which-program-made-this-mp3/18073)

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**Author:** [@xjonx](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/xjonx)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [July 1, 2016, 7:02am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/is-there-a-way-to-find-out-which-program-made-this-mp3/18073 "2016-07-01T07:02:03Z")

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First, I’d like to say that I don’t really know what program was used to create this. The dub of a show was a made a few months ago. The Mp3 length on Win7 shows 42.03 when actually it is 40.59. I used Mp3tag to see t…

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## [\[X\] autonumbering wizard](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/x-autonumbering-wizard/18080)

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**Author:** [@tony.dekkers](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/tony.dekkers)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [July 1, 2016, 6:08am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/x-autonumbering-wizard/18080 "2016-07-01T06:08:31Z")

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Mp3tag v2.78 In the autonumbering wizard, the leading zeros for tracknumbers does not work in mp4 video files. it works however fine in MP3 audio files.

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## [Auto remove the \[genre\] in the artist tag](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/auto-remove-the-genre-in-the-artist-tag/18079)

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**Author:** [@Johnsnow](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Johnsnow)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [June 30, 2016, 7:13pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/auto-remove-the-genre-in-the-artist-tag/18079 "2016-06-30T19:13:13Z")

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Some of my mp3 files look like this: \[GENRE\] "Title" - "Artist".mp3 The title tag is correct, but the brackets with the genre are in front of the actual artist in the artist tag: example: filename: "\[House\] David Tor…

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