# Artist Edit by removing first few characters

**URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/t/artist-edit-by-removing-first-few-characters/70082
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [November 5, 2025, 6:01am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/artist-edit-by-removing-first-few-characters/70082 "2025-11-05T06:01:54Z")
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### 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: [November 5, 2025, 6:16am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/artist-edit-by-removing-first-few-characters/70082/2 "2025-11-05T06:16:14Z")

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Could you give a real example?  
In general: if you want to treat ARTIST instead of TITLE, then set ARTIST in field which is named in this post:

> [@Title Edit by removing first few characters](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/title-edit-by-removing-first-few-characters/45850/2):
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> Load the files. Select all the files that should be treated. Click in the toolbar on "Action (quick)" Select an action of the type "Replace with regular expression" Field: TITLE Search string: .\*\d+ Replace string: (leave empty) Click OK. The action will modify all files where there is a hit for the search pattern.

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