# Latest **URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/latest.md?page=52&state=muted [Latest](https://community.mp3tag.de/latest.md) · [Categories](https://community.mp3tag.de/categories.md) · [Tags](https://community.mp3tag.de/tags.md) **Page:** 53 --- ## [Fill TOTALTRACKS correctly](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/fill-totaltracks-correctly/68353)
**Author:** [@Roland](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Roland)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2025, 5:10pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/fill-totaltracks-correctly/68353 "2025-04-30T17:10:59Z")
To be able to distinguish albums at OS level, I would like to include the total number of tracks on an album in the directory name. Often the field TOTALTRACKS is missing or contains the value of only one CD\\LP of the al… --- ## [Bulk download cover art for 400+ albums](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/bulk-download-cover-art-for-400-albums/68331)
**Author:** [@devinfriday](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/devinfriday)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2025, 10:59am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/bulk-download-cover-art-for-400-albums/68331 "2025-04-30T10:59:26Z")
Hi, hope is the right section, i am able to search Discog and download cover art for a single album. Is there any way to do it for 400+ albums in an unattended way? TIA. --- ## [Renaming from Tags may cause problems on network storage](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/renaming-from-tags-may-cause-problems-on-network-storage/68054)
**Author:** [@grimace66](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/grimace66)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2025, 8:58am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/renaming-from-tags-may-cause-problems-on-network-storage/68054 "2025-04-30T08:58:54Z")
When renaming files from the tags I've noticed that it ends up including characters that a that are unfriendly\\Illegal when trying to import into programs. is there something I am doing wrong settings wise? Is there a wa… --- ## [Swapping Column configuration does not display all data](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/swapping-column-configuration-does-not-display-all-data/68348)
**Author:** [@mista\_j](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/mista_j)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2025, 7:08am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/swapping-column-configuration-does-not-display-all-data/68348 "2025-04-30T07:08:54Z")
I was using the save & load configuration feature a while back & I remember having some discrepancies with newly added custom values to fields. Ex: Configuration 1 title genre sub genre Configuration 2 title genre … --- ## [I don't understand "split field by separator" at all](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/i-dont-understand-split-field-by-separator-at-all/68347)
**Author:** [@nalathequeen2186](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/nalathequeen2186)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2025, 7:06am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/i-dont-understand-split-field-by-separator-at-all/68347 "2025-04-30T07:06:43Z")
I'm pretty new to using this program, and so far it's all seemed pretty intuitive to me, but this one thing is completely stumping me. There really seems to be almost no information I can find either on this site or the … --- ## [Collapsing/expanding columns function](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/collapsing-expanding-columns-function/68315)
**Author:** [@Jaeger1349](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Jaeger1349)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2025, 11:48pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/collapsing-expanding-columns-function/68315 "2025-04-27T23:48:44Z")
Hi! Any possibility of adding a function to collapse/expand columns like MS Excel? It would be useful for a better workflow by hiding/showing certain columns at will to do some actions instead of select/unselect columns … --- ## [Discogs release id](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/discogs-release-id/68328)
**Author:** [@sikahr](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/sikahr)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2025, 3:43pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/discogs-release-id/68328 "2025-04-28T15:43:55Z")
When geting tags from discogs release id, first track is allways copied, when I select some other track, this track is visible in discogs window, but when I select ok, tags from first track is copied, my selection is ign… --- ## [Run mp3tag within Apple Script](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/run-mp3tag-within-apple-script/68326)
**Author:** [@rajanna](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/rajanna)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2025, 1:26pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/run-mp3tag-within-apple-script/68326 "2025-04-28T13:26:27Z")
I want to write out the persistentID, play counts, etc from Apple Music library to mp3 and m4a directly. I am able to read the fields I need from Apple Music library thru Apple Script and export them to CSV. From here … --- ## [Integrate an MP3 player](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/integrate-an-mp3-player/68333)
**Author:** [@monsieur\_quebec](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/monsieur_quebec)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2025, 10:53am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/integrate-an-mp3-player/68333 "2025-04-28T10:53:17Z")
Hello, Suggestion for you. Would it be possible to integrate an MP3 player into the app without having to use an external application, please? Thank you very much for your excellent work. --- ## [Timed Text Markup Language](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/timed-text-markup-language/61568)
**Author:** [@rajanna](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/rajanna)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2025, 6:00am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/timed-text-markup-language/61568 "2025-04-28T06:00:59Z")
https://help.apple.com/itc/videoaudioassetguide/#/itc0f14fecdd Apple Music is using ttml for synced lyrics. Is there a m4a and id3tag equivalent tag for ttml? --- ## [Refresh function question](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/refresh-function-question/68325)
**Author:** [@HowardAbels](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/HowardAbels)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2025, 8:40pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/refresh-function-question/68325 "2025-04-27T20:40:00Z")
Question: Is there a way of refreshing the file list to only add the newly added files instead of refreshing the entire folder, where the app looks at the last file add date and just adds the newly added files. --- ## [MKV-"Title"Tag Bug in 3.29](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mkv-title-tag-bug-in-3-29/68058)
**Author:** [@BlackFirePhenex](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/BlackFirePhenex)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2025, 6:21pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mkv-title-tag-bug-in-3-29/68058 "2025-04-27T18:21:21Z")
The "Title"-Tag in MKV-Files gets bugged out if changed in v3.29. VLC will never show a "Title"-Tag written with v3.29 and will instead show the filename with its extension. Previous Mp3Tag versions will fix it. I teste… --- ## [Change Genre Metal by Heavy Metal](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/change-genre-metal-by-heavy-metal/68318)
**Author:** [@lightniningsteve7](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/lightniningsteve7)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2025, 1:03pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/change-genre-metal-by-heavy-metal/68318 "2025-04-27T13:03:35Z")
Hi, When i use the task to REPLACE The %genre% Metal with Heavy Metal it work only for My Metal genre but it mess-up the rest. The Heavy Metal genre become Heavy Heavy Metal. I would likw to keep the others like Power … --- ## [How to remove characters after ) in title](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-remove-characters-after-in-title/68312)
**Author:** [@Chucky](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Chucky)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2025, 4:58pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-remove-characters-after-in-title/68312 "2025-04-26T16:58:25Z")
I tried multiple string with no luck. What am I missing? --- ## [Running Multiple Instances of MP3Tag](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/running-multiple-instances-of-mp3tag/13220)
**Author:** [@djdonn](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/djdonn)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2025, 10:32am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/running-multiple-instances-of-mp3tag/13220 "2025-04-25T10:32:44Z")
Is it possible to run more than 1 instance of MP3tag? How do I do it? --- ## [Parsing inconsistent values across filenames?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/parsing-inconsistent-values-across-filenames/68303)
**Author:** [@Dr\_H\_Vanderbear](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Dr_H_Vanderbear)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2025, 7:03pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/parsing-inconsistent-values-across-filenames/68303 "2025-04-24T19:03:20Z")
I'm trying to get mp3tag to list song performers in individual tag panels. I've created the fields (PERFORMER\_01, PERFORMER\_02, etc.), but different files have different numbers of performers, so I'm struggling to tell "… --- ## [Sort field content alphabetically with external workaround for missing $sort function](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/sort-field-content-alphabetically-with-external-workaround-for-missing-sort-function/67901)
**Author:** [@LyricsLover](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/LyricsLover)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2025, 12:25pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/sort-field-content-alphabetically-with-external-workaround-for-missing-sort-function/67901 "2025-04-24T12:25:22Z")
From time to time users ask for a solution to sort the contents of fields, like here or here or here. Currently, we don't have any $sort function for this task up to Mp3tag version v3.28h. ▶ So I wrote an external worka… --- ## [App loading all files at startup](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/app-loading-all-files-at-startup/68295)
**Author:** [@KennethDotsey](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/KennethDotsey)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2025, 1:26am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/app-loading-all-files-at-startup/68295 "2025-04-24T01:26:31Z")
Every time I open Mp3tag is loads up with all the files on my drive and 8700 files is a bit much and I feel bad forcing it to read all these files. also takes too long and I just might want to get some artwork for 1 item… --- ## [Column width on csv export](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/column-width-on-csv-export/68275)
**Author:** [@Zentie](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Zentie)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2025, 6:32am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/column-width-on-csv-export/68275 "2025-04-23T06:32:33Z")
I have a very simple configuration to export the entire collection to a csv file. However, I would appreciate to be able to change the column width for each on the resultant file. Is it possible? csv-music\_list.mte (246… --- ## [Remove text before and after a slash](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/remove-text-before-and-after-a-slash/68288)
**Author:** [@hellogator](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/hellogator)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2025, 5:00am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/remove-text-before-and-after-a-slash/68288 "2025-04-23T05:00:22Z")
The title and artist fields contain the same data in this format: The Artist Name/The Track Title I am looking for two regular expressions to remove the text before the / and to remove the text after the slash. Guess v… --- ## [Help with special Convert/ Action](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/help-with-special-convert-action/68285)
**Author:** [@PeterJr](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/PeterJr)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2025, 4:01am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/help-with-special-convert-action/68285 "2025-04-23T04:01:37Z")
I have almost 800 pieces of classical music that I would like to make 1 change to. To help with file management, all my file names have as the 1st word, the composer's name & hyphen; EX: Bach-Concerto for Violin And Or… --- ## [Remove redundant artist information](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/remove-redundant-artist-information/67618)
**Author:** [@Roland](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Roland)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2025, 10:56am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/remove-redundant-artist-information/67618 "2025-03-18T10:56:19Z")
In some songs I have redundant artist information that I would like to correct. For example \> Victoria Monét, Earth, Wind & Fire, Hazel Monét; Earth, Wind & Fire & Hazel Monét Earth, Wind & Fire, Hazel Monét; Earth, W… --- ## [Request: Script for Dynamic Genre Tagging](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/request-script-for-dynamic-genre-tagging/68283)
**Author:** [@Rebl](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Rebl)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2025, 4:38am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/request-script-for-dynamic-genre-tagging/68283 "2025-04-22T04:38:29Z")
Hi mp3tag scripting experts, I'm looking for assistance in automating my genre tagging workflow. I've been manually assigning genres to my music files, but I'd like to streamline this process using a script. Here's my … --- ## [Correct configuration for M4a files](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/correct-configuration-for-m4a-files/68281)
**Author:** [@Sergius](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Sergius)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2025, 4:30pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/correct-configuration-for-m4a-files/68281 "2025-04-21T16:30:44Z")
Hello @Manolo & @ohrenkino, I don't tag in Mp4, maybe in the Mp3tag program: Options... → Mpeg, is not programmed in the right way... --- ## [Cover art challenges](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/cover-art-challenges/68272)
**Author:** [@Rozebud](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Rozebud)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2025, 2:48pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/cover-art-challenges/68272 "2025-04-21T14:48:07Z")
Im new to this and a bit in the dark. I have not been able to save cover art such that it appears in a cover art file with the ripped music file. And when I transfer to the MS no cover art appears. However, when I r… --- ## [Process to update from MP3Tag to Vault](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/process-to-update-from-mp3tag-to-vault/68267)
**Author:** [@HarborwalkAJ](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/HarborwalkAJ)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2025, 3:49pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/process-to-update-from-mp3tag-to-vault/68267 "2025-04-20T15:49:17Z")
Hello. Apologies for a question that I'm sure is asked from time to time. Is there a resource that can show me how to get the edited metadata in MP3Tag back into the BluSound Vault? I am manually updating some metada… --- ## [MP3Tag Not Supported on This Mac?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mp3tag-not-supported-on-this-mac/68261)
**Author:** [@RykGroff](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/RykGroff)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2025, 7:49am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mp3tag-not-supported-on-this-mac/68261 "2025-04-20T07:49:29Z")
I purchased MP3Tag a couple of weeks ago and have been using it flawlessly until today. Now I get an error message saying it's "Not Supported on This Mac". I haven't upgraded anything since I started using MP3Tag, so I'm… --- ## [How to remove Discnumber Tag if album has only 1 CD but not if there are more?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-remove-discnumber-tag-if-album-has-only-1-cd-but-not-if-there-are-more/47288)
**Author:** [@Elco](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Elco)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2025, 9:45pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-remove-discnumber-tag-if-album-has-only-1-cd-but-not-if-there-are-more/47288 "2025-04-19T21:45:11Z")
Hi. I ripped a bunch of CDs and the software automatically filled up the discnumber field. I see a "1" if the album has only 1 CD and "2" if there are 2 discs, so on and so forth. Using MP3Tag to check the metadata, the … --- ## [Flac 1.5.0 multi-threaded testing](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/flac-1-5-0-multi-threaded-testing/68260)
**Author:** [@Casual\_Tea](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Casual_Tea)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2025, 5:13pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/flac-1-5-0-multi-threaded-testing/68260 "2025-04-19T17:13:08Z")
Flac v1.5.0 introduced -j# or --threads=# to encode a single flac file with multiple threads (up to 128 according to the documentation). While adding support for this new feature to flacr, I ran a few performance tests … --- ## [V. 3.29 Introduced Microsoft Media Player Errors For Me](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/v-3-29-introduced-microsoft-media-player-errors-for-me/68259)
**Author:** [@coljediv](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/coljediv)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2025, 4:05pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/v-3-29-introduced-microsoft-media-player-errors-for-me/68259 "2025-04-19T16:05:58Z")
I use Windows 11 Professional on my Intel desktop PC. MP3Tag is used by me to edit metadata for my FLAC and MP3 files. I primarily store my FLAC files on my NAS drive and play them with my Sonos players, and I store my… [Previous page](https://community.mp3tag.de/latest.md?page=51&state=muted) [Next page](https://community.mp3tag.de/latest.md?page=53&state=muted)