What kind of files are these?
What kind of tag versions do you read, write and delete?
Which tag versions are in the files?
You can enter the data for TITLE directly in the file list.
For data that is the same for all the selected files, use the tag panel and enter the data there.
Screendumps may help a lot, in this case from the extended tags dialogue from a single file (Alt.-T) and from the options for File>Options>Tags>Mpeg
What kind of files? Ordinary MP3 tracks ripped from my CDs with Windows Media Player.
Sometimes the ripped files have all the right tag data. Usually they don't have the song title, just a number and "track."
I think the problem occurs when I try to combine two or three CDs into one folder for easy listening with my MP3 player (walking, gardening, etc). But that's just a guess and doesn't matter, as it's why we're using MP3tag, right?
The problem for me is that some Titles are Track 01, Track 02, etc. What I want to see, and what I tried to edit in MP3tag, is 01 Your Cheating Heart, 02 You Win Again, etc.
I've just tried selecting all the tracks in MP3tag that I'd edited, and hitting the Save icon. I saw a progress bar appear for a few seconds. Was sure that was the missing step, but no, no change in File Explorer.
I assume now that you want to get the filename to look different.
If you tag then you modify the embedded data. The filename stays the same.
But: Mp3tag can use the tag data to create a new filename.
If you put data in the fields TRACK and TITLE and you want to get a filename like
Then use Converter>Tag-Filename
Format string: $num(%track%,2) %title%
Good reminder, thanks. Actually, though, I changed the file name (in MP3tag) to match the Title.
My understanding is that my Sandisk MP3 player (Clip Sport, if it matters) doesn't organize songs by filename, but by Title. That's why I've started to use MP3tag.
But I can't get the titles to change. They look like this: .
Thank you again.
And the screenshot that shows "Track 8" as title is also from the file that has the filename "17 Hearts that break"?
Because, to be quite honest: looking at the screenshots I cannot see anything suspicious.
(on a side note: you can import the data for TRACK and TITLE with Converter>Filename-Tag and
Mask: %track% %title%
This would move the leading number to the field TRACK)
I do not think that a restart would make a difference.
What I tried to see:
Are there APE tags in the files? No, if the dumped information is typical for the rest.
have the tags been filled -> yes.
But it would still be interesting to know which the original file was that you used to dump the file explorer properties.
Be sure to know what tracks you're editing. The same tracks might be on more than one folder. "Path" lets us know for sure.
It's important, maybe critical, to use the same text for artist and album artist. (Though I may be wrong on this; am working off memory.)
The Track 1, Track 2 problem seems to never occur when ripping one CD at a time, but almost always happens when combining more than one CD into a "favorites" folder. When doing this, we have to ensure our tags reflect the "artist favorites" folder consistently.
No, this is not true. Esp. if you have a compilation then the artist will most likely be different from the albumartist. The same applies if an artist performs with other artists on various tracks of an album.
Or to phrase it positively: The data in ALBUMARTIST and ARTIST may be different.
Thanks for clearing that up. I wasn't sure, was trying to cover all the bases.
(Ohrenkino, your open reel tape deck thumbnail brings back memories of the Revox A77 I had back in the '70s. Technology has come a long way since then.)
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