# Absolute Minimum IDtag requirements for Audiobooks from CD to USB **URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/t/absolute-minimum-idtag-requirements-for-audiobooks-from-cd-to-usb/70894 **Category:** Support **Created:** [March 17, 2026, 6:37pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/absolute-minimum-idtag-requirements-for-audiobooks-from-cd-to-usb/70894 "2026-03-17T18:37:15Z") **Posts on this page:** 1 **Showing post:** 2
### Author: ![ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/user_avatar/community.mp3tag.de/ohrenkino/32/4843_2.png) [@ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ohrenkino) #### Post date: [March 17, 2026, 8:21pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/absolute-minimum-idtag-requirements-for-audiobooks-from-cd-to-usb/70894/2 "2026-03-17T20:21:39Z")
AFAIK it is good to fill the fields for ALBUMARTIST, ALBUM, ARTIST, TITLE and TRACK. Except TITLE and TRACK all the other fields can be set in 1 go for 1 album / audiobook at a time with the help of the corresponding fields in the tag panel. The Track number can be set with the autonumbering wizard Ctrl-K so that you do not have to type in each number. The TITLE can also be set semi-automatically if it should be more or less the same as the album plus e.g. the track number. Or, if you CD rippng program has set decent file names or added tags already, then you could re-use the data from there. See also this thread on other problems with Ford Sync: > [@Strange Tag Behavior with Ford SYNC?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/strange-tag-behavior-with-ford-sync/45095): > > I recently bought a new vehicle (2019 Ford F150) and, of course, no CD player anymore, so I've been ripping my CDs and fixing the tags on my MP3s so everything doesn't show up and "unknown". For the most part it seems to be working OK, but I've notice some peculiarites. I have an Artist: "S.O.D. (Stormtroopers of Death)" and for good measure, have Album Artist set the same. It comes up fine in VLC. In the truck, it comes up as "Stormtroopers of Death" , no, "S.O.D." or brackets. In an atte… --- _[View the full topic](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/absolute-minimum-idtag-requirements-for-audiobooks-from-cd-to-usb/70894)._