# Add another genre

**URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/t/add-another-genre/10737
**Category:** General Discussion
**Created:** [August 29, 2010, 3:18pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/add-another-genre/10737 "2010-08-29T15:18:08Z")
**Posts on this page:** 5
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### Author: ![Monoid](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/c6cbf5/32.png) [@Monoid](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Monoid)
#### Post date: [August 29, 2010, 3:18pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/add-another-genre/10737/1 "2010-08-29T15:18:08Z")

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Is there a simple way to add another genre to a group of files regardless of the current genre. The outcome being that the files end up with 2 or more genre tags.

I'm mainly dealing with flac files.

Thanks

Richard

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### Author: ![dano](https://community.mp3tag.de/user_avatar/community.mp3tag.de/dano/32/6_2.png) [@dano](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/dano)
#### Post date: [August 29, 2010, 4:53pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/add-another-genre/10737/2 "2010-08-29T16:53:12Z")

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Try "View \> Extended Tags" or in the tag panel write _genre old\\genre new_

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### Author: ![Monoid](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/c6cbf5/32.png) [@Monoid](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Monoid)
#### Post date: [August 29, 2010, 5:00pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/add-another-genre/10737/3 "2010-08-29T17:00:31Z")

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I can do that manually if I group files where "genre old" is the same for all files. I'd like to be able to do in one hit for a group of files where the original genre or "genre old" is different.

Thanks

Richard

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### Author: ![dano](https://community.mp3tag.de/user_avatar/community.mp3tag.de/dano/32/6_2.png) [@dano](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/dano)
#### Post date: [August 29, 2010, 5:19pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/add-another-genre/10737/4 "2010-08-29T17:19:02Z")

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True, also Extended Tags doesn't work at all.

DetlevD had a nice idea:  
Add a custom tag field (i.e. _ADDGENRE_) to your tag panel at "Options \> Tag panel"

Then create an action group format value  
Field: GENRE  
Format string: $meta\_sep(genre,\\)\%addgenre%

Enter your new genre in the addgenre field in the tag panel, then call the action.

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### Author: ![Monoid](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/c6cbf5/32.png) [@Monoid](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Monoid)
#### Post date: [August 30, 2010, 4:19am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/add-another-genre/10737/5 "2010-08-30T04:19:48Z")

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That did exactly what I was trying to do.

Thanks for your help.

Richard