# Are "Encoder" Tags really necessary...?

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**Created:** [October 29, 2021, 3:39pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/are-encoder-tags-really-necessary/54923 "2021-10-29T15:39:38Z")\
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> [@leeuniverse](#):
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> So maybe like 5% of my music files used the LAME 3.10

You have to differentiate between the ID3 tags and the MP3 info tag.  
Lame, for example, describes the MP3 info tag as far as I know and stores Econder information there (Lame header). But this is not a tag that you can edit with MP3Tag.  
Some info tools display this data stored in the file, e.g. B. "Media Info."  
[https://mediaarea.net/en/MediaInfo](https://mediaarea.net/en/MediaInfo)  
Mp3Tag shows some of this information if you right-click on a file in MP3Tag and select Properties.

In addition, there are ID3V2 tag fields that can also contain such information. They can be edited with MP3Tag, e.g. the ENCODERSETTINGS tag field.

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