# Latest **URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/latest.md?page=86 [Latest](https://community.mp3tag.de/latest.md) · [Categories](https://community.mp3tag.de/categories.md) · [Tags](https://community.mp3tag.de/tags.md) **Page:** 87 --- ## [Copy/Move Featured Artist From Title to Artist](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/copy-move-featured-artist-from-title-to-artist/17452)
**Author:** [@ginjaninja](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ginjaninja)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2024, 7:06pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/copy-move-featured-artist-from-title-to-artist/17452 "2024-06-19T19:06:27Z")
Considering Title like Girlfriend (feat. Nelly) (remix) and Artist like \*NSYNC Can anyone help me with a set of actions which… Extract Featured Artist based on logic (\[0,1\] (optional open bracket) feat.… --- ## [Silence At Start/Finish](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/silence-at-start-finish/65076)
**Author:** [@Beanie](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Beanie)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2024, 3:07pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/silence-at-start-finish/65076 "2024-06-19T15:07:30Z")
Hi, Awhile ago i ripped some Ministry of Sounds discs and have since messed them up. I over wrote many tracks with tracks of the same name as to save space. Is there a way to see if a certain track has silence/fade at… --- ## [Wine + mp3tag: CJK characters are showing up as squares](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/wine-mp3tag-cjk-characters-are-showing-up-as-squares/65081)
**Author:** [@tvrxujfdtzds](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/tvrxujfdtzds)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2024, 6:42am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/wine-mp3tag-cjk-characters-are-showing-up-as-squares/65081 "2024-06-19T06:42:12Z")
Might be best explained with an example: So this is the folder selection dialog (this album list is from a Korean singer). The first album should be displayed as "사랑하는 사람들을 위한 지침서". This next screenshot is the track… --- ## [Feature request: Format String "Macros"](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/feature-request-format-string-macros/65078)
**Author:** [@LazloNibble](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/LazloNibble)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2024, 7:30pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/feature-request-format-string-macros/65078 "2024-06-18T19:30:38Z")
I made a post about this a couple of years ago but it didn't get much traction. So I've fleshed out what I'm talking about in hopes of clarifying the idea. We now have the ability to name our format strings in the Manag… --- ## [Lyrics Feld mit suchen und ersetzen Funktion](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/lyrics-feld-mit-suchen-und-ersetzen-funktion/65059)
**Author:** [@AndreasH](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/AndreasH)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2024, 5:32pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/lyrics-feld-mit-suchen-und-ersetzen-funktion/65059 "2024-06-18T17:32:35Z")
Hallo, MP3Team. Ich habe in meinen Songs fast alle mit Liedtexten füllen können. Aber nicht alle Texte sind korrekt. Eine Textsuche in dem Lyricsfeld wäre super, mit suchen/ersetzenfunktion ist es perfekt. Mit der Aktio… --- ## [Create m3u files from multiple folders](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/create-m3u-files-from-multiple-folders/19458)
**Author:** [@Edyedu](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Edyedu)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2024, 3:08pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/create-m3u-files-from-multiple-folders/19458 "2024-06-16T15:08:23Z")
Hello everyone. I am very surprised of the great quality of the Mp3tag program. I have been looking for a program that allows me to create M3U files of folders with a complete Albun. I would like to be able to create M… --- ## [How can I view and edit all of the exif(?) data in an audio file through Mp3tag?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-can-i-view-and-edit-all-of-the-exif-data-in-an-audio-file-through-mp3tag/65055)
**Author:** [@localjett](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/localjett)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2024, 2:33pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-can-i-view-and-edit-all-of-the-exif-data-in-an-audio-file-through-mp3tag/65055 "2024-06-16T14:33:29Z")
I'm trying to learn how Mp3tag's FIELD translates to the file's metadata. For example, the field ITUNESCATALOGID in Mp3tag is "apple\_store\_catalog\_id" in the exif/file metadata. I want to learn how I can create a new FIE… --- ## [Duplicate title field or custom create field](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/duplicate-title-field-or-custom-create-field/65051)
**Author:** [@mbrazil05](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/mbrazil05)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2024, 5:34am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/duplicate-title-field-or-custom-create-field/65051 "2024-06-16T05:34:49Z")
By default one of the fields in MP3Tag is Title, is there a way to create a 2nd Title field called "Title 2" or in the alternative, is there a way I can move the contents of the "Title Fields" to user created filed.. cal… --- ## [My actions need to be group and sub categories them](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/my-actions-need-to-be-group-and-sub-categories-them/65049)
**Author:** [@mbrazil05](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/mbrazil05)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2024, 9:05pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/my-actions-need-to-be-group-and-sub-categories-them/65049 "2024-06-15T21:05:07Z")
My actions collections is getting out of hand (over 50) . Is a way I can sub categorize my actions? also is there a way i can put them in order A-Z in the subcategory? --- ## [Converting files to flac requires a lot of space - is it worth it?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/converting-files-to-flac-requires-a-lot-of-space-is-it-worth-it/65035)
**Author:** [@Angela](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Angela)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2024, 9:16am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/converting-files-to-flac-requires-a-lot-of-space-is-it-worth-it/65035 "2024-06-15T09:16:30Z")
OK, so I converted one folder to FLAC. Jeez, it takes up about five times as much disk space as MP3 files! SO...since I am off work tomorrow, I will find out on Saturday if my car stereo will take FLAC files. If so, I… --- ## [Boss Elite 550 Incorrectly reading Tags](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/boss-elite-550-incorrectly-reading-tags/65001)
**Author:** [@Angela](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Angela)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2024, 6:40pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/boss-elite-550-incorrectly-reading-tags/65001 "2024-06-14T18:40:02Z")
I get Artist "--S" instead of "Styx" or "--Q" instead of "Queen" Could this be because of APE tags? --- ## [Show different covers for collection music files](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/show-different-covers-for-collection-music-files/65041)
**Author:** [@Beosound5Encore](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Beosound5Encore)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2024, 4:30pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/show-different-covers-for-collection-music-files/65041 "2024-06-14T16:30:25Z")
Dear community members, I'm new here but also in using MP3Tag to organize and display my music collection on my Beosound 5 Encore in combination with my NAS Synology DS716-II+. The covers are shown on the screen of the… --- ## [MP3 Diags Hopeful Fix](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mp3-diags-hopeful-fix/65023)
**Author:** [@Angela](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Angela)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2024, 3:38pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mp3-diags-hopeful-fix/65023 "2024-06-13T15:38:11Z")
OK, so I took one folder of music from my stick, and backed it up on a second stick. This has 138 songs. I ran them thru MP3 Diags. A number of problems were there, including null streams, invalid ID3V2 streams, among… --- ## [Trimming an extended information field](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/trimming-an-extended-information-field/65033)
**Author:** [@Dotcom1970](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Dotcom1970)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2024, 4:31pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/trimming-an-extended-information-field/65033 "2024-06-13T16:31:13Z")
I've noticed when pulling album catalogue numbers from discogs, and displaying them in a custom field, sometimes they have more than one. e;g: TICK001CD, TICK001CD, TICK001CD, TICK001CD How can I create a reg expressio… --- ## [M3U8-Playlists anderer Pfad](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/m3u8-playlists-anderer-pfad/65030)
**Author:** [@Daniel1](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Daniel1)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2024, 10:14am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/m3u8-playlists-anderer-pfad/65030 "2024-06-13T10:14:53Z")
Hi, ich ziehe derzeit mit all meinen Dateien und Playlists auf einen neuen Server, stehe aber nun vor dem Problem, dass sich die M3U8-Playlists nicht mehr abspielen lassen, da sich der Pfad (anderer Accountname) geänder… --- ## [Importing “Written By” to Artist](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/importing-written-by-to-artist/65028)
**Author:** [@cmach1](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/cmach1)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2024, 5:59am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/importing-written-by-to-artist/65028 "2024-06-13T05:59:22Z")
So I've now moved on to finding out how this program can work with Discogs to import information. More than anything, I would like to use this feature to be able to import "Written By" names on Discogs to the Artist fie… --- ## [Song with multiple artists](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/song-with-multiple-artists/64735)
**Author:** [@LucasBS](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/LucasBS)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2024, 5:33am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/song-with-multiple-artists/64735 "2024-06-13T05:33:04Z")
Hello There are many questions regarding multiple artists, but I don't seem to find the answer in the existing ones: My file has the name Artist1-Artist2-Artist3-SongName-Album.mp3 How do I make a Filename\>Tag of this… --- ## [Cover preview / cover info cropping in Tag info](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/cover-preview-cover-info-cropping-in-tag-info/64900)
**Author:** [@rboss](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/rboss)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2024, 12:11pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/cover-preview-cover-info-cropping-in-tag-info/64900 "2024-06-12T12:11:13Z")
In v3.23c, the cover preview box was adjusted to fix this bug. However, I've noticed that since then until the current version - v3.26 - when loading a cover that fills the entire cover preview box, the cover art will c… --- ## [Format %\_date% to YYYY-MM-DD with leading zeros?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/format-date-to-yyyy-mm-dd-with-leading-zeros/65014)
**Author:** [@ShatteredGlass](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ShatteredGlass)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2024, 1:11am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/format-date-to-yyyy-mm-dd-with-leading-zeros/65014 "2024-06-12T01:11:00Z")
I'm wanting to use the %\_date% placeholder for one of my tags, but I want to convert it to ISO date format YYYY-MM-DD. Two issues though are that %\_date% doesn't use leading zeros for single-digit months, and there are n… --- ## [Incorrect Mapping for "EncodedBy" field with M4A files](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/incorrect-mapping-for-encodedby-field-with-m4a-files/64923)
**Author:** [@ShatteredGlass](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ShatteredGlass)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2024, 11:13pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/incorrect-mapping-for-encodedby-field-with-m4a-files/64923 "2024-06-11T23:13:07Z")
I've had an Mp3tag issue on my list for awhile now and took some time today to see if I could figure out if this was a bug with Mp3tag or other software. The issue is with the "ENCODEDBY" field when writing to an M4A fil… --- ## [Verschieben per Aktion](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/verschieben-per-aktion/56247)
**Author:** [@poster](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/poster)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2024, 1:55pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/verschieben-per-aktion/56247 "2024-06-11T13:55:09Z")
Ich habe das Verschieben per Aktion mal getestet. Format Value: \_DIRECTORY Diese Funktion weist einige Fehlfunktionen auf, wenn im Zielordner eine Datei mit gleichem Dateinamen existiert. Es kommt dann ja eine Abfrage,… --- ## [String function prevents formatting \_DIRECTORY on multiple files](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/string-function-prevents-formatting-directory-on-multiple-files/64890)
**Author:** [@Eincrou](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Eincrou)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2024, 1:53pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/string-function-prevents-formatting-directory-on-multiple-files/64890 "2024-06-11T13:53:55Z")
Thanks for updating Mp3Tag to 3.26. After updating, I noticed a change in behavior on an Action I use. First, I'll explain how I use it. I have media files in separate folders. I want to rename the files, then move a… --- ## [Action is only working on one file at a time](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/action-is-only-working-on-one-file-at-a-time/64962)
**Author:** [@Jonwilf](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Jonwilf)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2024, 1:53pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/action-is-only-working-on-one-file-at-a-time/64962 "2024-06-11T13:53:30Z")
I had an action that I could run on a bunch of files, and it would move them all to folders based on the Album Artist (i.e. all tracks by ABBA moved into a folder called ABBA etc) I just updated to the latest version of… --- ## [Removing a specific pattern in one move](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/removing-a-specific-pattern-in-one-move/65008)
**Author:** [@cmach1](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/cmach1)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2024, 12:01pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/removing-a-specific-pattern-in-one-move/65008 "2024-06-10T12:01:34Z")
I have a series of albums that have the same pattern that I'd like removed, but I don't know how to edit it smoothly in one move. Here's an example of what I'd like edited: Editions Montparnasse 2000 MP 018 - Jazz Impr… --- ## [Rename \*.LRC files along with WAV and M4A](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/rename-lrc-files-along-with-wav-and-m4a/65011)
**Author:** [@Zyntaxyz](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Zyntaxyz)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2024, 7:21am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/rename-lrc-files-along-with-wav-and-m4a/65011 "2024-06-10T07:21:49Z")
m4a and wav files will support this feature soon for Windows? I have a lot of them --- ## [Convert lowercase to uppercase](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/convert-lowercase-to-uppercase/65007)
**Author:** [@George79](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/George79)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2024, 7:12am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/convert-lowercase-to-uppercase/65007 "2024-06-10T07:12:39Z")
Hallo to everyone,i want to ask how in the program mp3tag,you can do automatic in a Mac M3 the lowercase in uppercase?I mean to drop songs inside and after how I can do all of them automatic in Uppercase?? thank you --- ## [Remove text before hyphen](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/remove-text-before-hyphen/65004)
**Author:** [@mrdj5150](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/mrdj5150)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [June 9, 2024, 6:31pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/remove-text-before-hyphen/65004 "2024-06-09T18:31:08Z")
Hello friends, Can you please tell me how to remove all text before the hyphen. For example I have "6B - Aaron Neville" in the Title field. I would like to remove "6B - " and have it just say "Aaron Neville". I've us… --- ## [How to batch replace the double-backslash \\\\ in a field with a usable character?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-batch-replace-the-double-backslash-in-a-field-with-a-usable-character/64996)
**Author:** [@Tagliatello](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Tagliatello)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 9, 2024, 3:04am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-batch-replace-the-double-backslash-in-a-field-with-a-usable-character/64996 "2024-06-09T03:04:58Z")
Hi all! I'm trying to batch replace all instances of \\\\ in the Artist field with ~ I see how to batch replace characters generally using Convert Tag - Tag eg. $replace(%artist%,&,~) replaces & with ~ in the Ariist fie… --- ## [Removing everything at end of title field](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/removing-everything-at-end-of-title-field/64992)
**Author:** [@dp19](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/dp19)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2024, 4:16pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/removing-everything-at-end-of-title-field/64992 "2024-06-08T16:16:28Z")
Hi Folks, i've have put the date and year at the end of my tons of mp3s files. i want to do a bulk renove of that into from the title. ex SHUT UP . 1.19.2024 and LOVE LIKE US . 1∕19∕2024. how can i remove the date & y… --- ## [$caps2() does not convert between parens b](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/caps2-does-not-convert-between-parens-b/64990)
**Author:** [@raymondjiii](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/raymondjiii)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2024, 3:04pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/caps2-does-not-convert-between-parens-b/64990 "2024-06-08T15:04:53Z")
Hi, I have a common track name pattern like the following example: "some song from NYC (recorded live)" Using an Action (with case conversion) I get: "Some Song From Nyc (Recorded Live)" Using Tag - Tag convert... w… [Previous page](https://community.mp3tag.de/latest.md?page=85) [Next page](https://community.mp3tag.de/latest.md?page=87)