So sorry for my stupidity. Just coming up to speed on this great app & obviously missing alot of things. Yes...I've read the 3 threads that already addressed this but I'm so ignorant I can't make sense of what they're trying to tell me. Using MP3tag and pulling up one of my FLAC file directories …

To copy the contents of the field ARTIST to ALBUMARTIST, see [image] Actions and batch-operations FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) How to copy one field value to another field? Example how to copy the content of the ARTIST field to the ALBUMARTIST field: Creat…

[image] GreggT: Also....the reason I'm making both Artist and Album Artist columns the same is I'm trying to cover all bases on future sorts on my Music Mgnt server. With my ineptness I was unable to make the Converter function in MP3tag work so I'm just Copying and pasting individual line entre…

Appreciate your trying to help......Thank you. With your comment referring to albums and album tracks, sorry I probably should have mentioned.....all my tracks are rips from any of many different albums (to a library of 10" R-to-R tapes)......So, all entries, in all fields, in all columns, on MP3ta…

MP3tag has no influence how other programs label their output. The Windows Explorer uses teh contents of ARTIST to show as "Contributing artist". The overall artist of an album is named ALBUMARTIST in MP3tag. OK....so, if I'm understanding that correctly......I'm kinda wasting my time expecting a…

Music players will recognize the correct tag fields like Artist, Album, AlbumArtist, etc. Windows Explorer is not a good source for checking these tags though.

I can assure you that [image] GreggT: Contributing artist will be a user-defined field that hardly any player knows to display. Use the MP3tag fields ALBUMARIST and ARTIST and you will be fine

Yep...thanks. As I said in my 1st post, I had no idea where the 'Contributing Artist' column came from in my FLAC file (and where my 'Artist' column went). I'll work with it.....& try to get just Artist and ALBUMARTIST columns to make it to my FLAC files.

[image] GreggT: try to get just Artist and ALBUMARTIST columns Have a look at this section in the documentation: [image] File List – Mp3tag Documentation Customization options for the File List, including adding, removing, hiding, and rearranging of columns. Mp3tag is the universa…

I apologize and I'm probably not being clear......all looks fine when I view the files on the MP3tag screen (i.e. Title, Artist, Album Artist) with all my tag work entered. I am entering the same info in both the Artist and Album Artist columns. When I go back and view the FLAC file, to check my …

Artist vs. Contributing Artist vs. Album Artist

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LyricsLover March 8, 2023, 7:31am 15

"Contributing artists" is another case, where the Windows File Explorer misleads people with his strange column and tag descriptions: