# Applying replaygain info in Foobar changes tags **URL:** \ **Category:** Support\ **Created:** [April 24, 2021, 12:51pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/applying-replaygain-info-in-foobar-changes-tags/52953 "2021-04-24T12:51:50Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![royden](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/9de0a6/32.png) [@royden](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/royden)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2021, 12:51pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/applying-replaygain-info-in-foobar-changes-tags/52953/1 "2021-04-24T12:51:50Z")
when i scan and update replaygain tags in foobar, it changes ALBUMARTIST to ALBUM ARTIST. this change means that the ALBUMARTIST doesnt get recognized in mp3tag. any solutions? ---
**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:** [April 24, 2021, 1:45pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/applying-replaygain-info-in-foobar-changes-tags/52953/2 "2021-04-24T13:45:11Z")
If this happens in Foobar, I would ask over there - what has MP3tag to do with that? You could check in Foobar\>Preferences\>Advanced\>Tagging ... if TPE2 is mapped to Album Artist which claims to be more compatible. What files are we talking about? MP3s? ---
**Author:** ![royden](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/9de0a6/32.png) [@royden](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/royden)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2021, 1:47pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/applying-replaygain-info-in-foobar-changes-tags/52953/3 "2021-04-24T13:47:28Z")
sorry bout that. and yes, i am talking about mp3s also, tpe2 is not mapped to album artist. could this be the problem? ---
**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:** [April 24, 2021, 1:50pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/applying-replaygain-info-in-foobar-changes-tags/52953/4 "2021-04-24T13:50:57Z")
> [@royden](#): > > also, tpe2 is not mapped to album artist. could this be the problem? I would say that you could easily try if that solves your problem. I have set that mapping and do not have your problem. ---
**Author:** ![royden](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/9de0a6/32.png) [@royden](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/royden)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2021, 1:52pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/applying-replaygain-info-in-foobar-changes-tags/52953/5 "2021-04-24T13:52:53Z")
i have tried it and it still occurs. i will try asking in the foobar subreddit ---
**Author:** ![poster](https://community.mp3tag.de/user_avatar/community.mp3tag.de/poster/32/4881_2.png) [@poster](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/poster)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2021, 2:35pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/applying-replaygain-info-in-foobar-changes-tags/52953/6 "2021-04-24T14:35:42Z")
> [@royden](#): > > i have tried it and it still occurs Are we talking about that Foobar shows "Album Artist" or that Mp3Tag shows "Album Artist"? Foobar showing "Album Artist" is normal. As long as MP3Tag shows "Albumartist" I can't see a problem. It's just the same tagfield with different names. Did you save tin Foobar after changing the TPE2-Setting? ---
**Author:** ![royden](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/9de0a6/32.png) [@royden](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/royden)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2021, 5:25am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/applying-replaygain-info-in-foobar-changes-tags/52953/7 "2021-04-25T05:25:19Z")
foobar reads Albumartist but changes Albumartist to Album Artist after applying replaygain. that is what my issue is ---
**Author:** ![Florian](https://community.mp3tag.de/user_avatar/community.mp3tag.de/florian/32/5759_2.png) [@Florian](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Florian)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2021, 7:48am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/applying-replaygain-info-in-foobar-changes-tags/52953/8 "2021-04-25T07:48:40Z")
> [@ohrenkino](#): > > check in Foobar\>Preferences\>Advanced\>Tagging ... if TPE2 is mapped to Album Artist > [@poster](#): > > Did you save tin Foobar after changing the TPE2-Setting? I think that this is the solution to the issue with Album Artist and `TPE2` in foobar2000. It's important that the file's tags are rewritten, which is probably only the case when something is changed. Can you please recheck? If it doesn't work, please let us know the steps you've performed. ---
**Author:** ![royden](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/9de0a6/32.png) [@royden](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/royden)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2021, 9:15am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/applying-replaygain-info-in-foobar-changes-tags/52953/9 "2021-04-25T09:15:15Z")
i have tried by mapping and unmapping tpe2 tags but the albumartist field gets changed in both cases i have also tried changing fields in the properties dialog also I did not understand what he meant by saving tin foobar ---
**Author:** ![Florian](https://community.mp3tag.de/user_avatar/community.mp3tag.de/florian/32/5759_2.png) [@Florian](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Florian)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2021, 9:17am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/applying-replaygain-info-in-foobar-changes-tags/52953/10 "2021-04-25T09:17:44Z")
By saving is meant changing the tags of the file in foobar2000, e.g., by changing the album artist or any other tag field — basically to make sure the file gets rewritten using the updated settings. ---
**Author:** ![royden](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/9de0a6/32.png) [@royden](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/royden)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2021, 9:21am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/applying-replaygain-info-in-foobar-changes-tags/52953/11 "2021-04-25T09:21:10Z")
saving the tags in foobar has worked, but doing this en mass would be inefficient ---
**Author:** ![Florian](https://community.mp3tag.de/user_avatar/community.mp3tag.de/florian/32/5759_2.png) [@Florian](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Florian)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2021, 9:22am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/applying-replaygain-info-in-foobar-changes-tags/52953/12 "2021-04-25T09:22:22Z")
Nice. You can also save in batches using foobar2000 — just select multiple files to update their tags. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://community.mp3tag.de/uploads/default/original/2X/c/ce7035d426cb755a7916793326d23b465222a407.png) [@system](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/system)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2021, 9:23am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/applying-replaygain-info-in-foobar-changes-tags/52953/13 "2021-05-25T09:23:07Z")
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