# Can I remove/copy some text from all the songs tags?
**URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/t/can-i-remove-copy-some-text-from-all-the-songs-tags/62984
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [December 3, 2023, 7:17am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/can-i-remove-copy-some-text-from-all-the-songs-tags/62984 "2023-12-03T07:17:58Z")
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### Author:  [@rama](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/rama)
#### Post date: [December 3, 2023, 7:17am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/can-i-remove-copy-some-text-from-all-the-songs-tags/62984/1 "2023-12-03T07:17:58Z")
Hi
I have already asked but I guess the mod close it
about the titles tag names ,for example song name (remaster ) and another songs called ( original )
I just want to remove from in the field everything inside the () and included "(" and ")"
in short keep only the title
can I remove all the `(*)` using the wildcards with empty ?
and can I copy and remove some tags like (\*) from the titles to comment and remove from the title
thanks
I have asked here[in this forum](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/can-i-remove-some-text-from-all-the-songs/61012)
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### Author:  [@ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ohrenkino)
#### Post date: [December 3, 2023, 8:21am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/can-i-remove-copy-some-text-from-all-the-songs-tags/62984/2 "2023-12-03T08:21:18Z")
If that what you want to remove is always enclosed in brackets, then try:
Convert\>Tag-Tag for TITLE
Format string: `$regexp(%title%,\s*\(.*\),)`
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### Author:  [@rama](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/rama)
#### Post date: [December 3, 2023, 10:32am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/can-i-remove-copy-some-text-from-all-the-songs-tags/62984/3 "2023-12-03T10:32:30Z")
hi
but can i use with quick action too ?
replace
title
original `$regexp(%title%,\s*\(.*\),)`
replace with
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### Author:  [@ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ohrenkino)
#### Post date: [December 3, 2023, 10:37am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/can-i-remove-copy-some-text-from-all-the-songs-tags/62984/4 "2023-12-03T10:37:13Z")
You can create either an action of the type "Format value" with the same expression.
Or use an action of the type "Replace with regular expression" where you set the 3 parts of the $regexp() into the corresponding parts of the action dialogue.
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### Author:  [@rama](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/rama)
#### Post date: [December 4, 2023, 7:39am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/can-i-remove-copy-some-text-from-all-the-songs-tags/62984/5 "2023-12-04T07:39:14Z")
hi
> If that what you want to remove is always enclosed in brackets, then try:
> Convert\>Tag-Tag for TITLE
> Format string: `$regexp(%title%,\s*\(.*\),)`
it works
but
> Or use an action of the type "Replace with regular expression" where you set the 3 parts of the $regexp() into the corresponding parts of the action dialogue.
but "Replace with regular expression" doesn't work
ohrenkino , do you think could be added wildcards ? Would be amazing ,think about not high end user but just novices, do you think could ask ? just only "?" and "\*"
thanks
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### Author:  [@ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ohrenkino)
#### Post date: [December 4, 2023, 7:43am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/can-i-remove-copy-some-text-from-all-the-songs-tags/62984/6 "2023-12-04T07:43:02Z")
Yes. That is right.
Yo have to split the scritping function $regexp into the 3 parts that you have to enter in the action dialogue:
%title% -\> FIeld TITLE
Regular expression: `\s*\(.*\)`
Replace matches with:
(leave empty)
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### Author:  [@rama](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/rama)
#### Post date: [December 4, 2023, 8:21am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/can-i-remove-copy-some-text-from-all-the-songs-tags/62984/7 "2023-12-04T08:21:05Z")
> [@ohrenkino](#):
>
> \s\*(.\*)
hi ohrenkino
do you think could be asked to add only ? and \* like new a feature ?
I know regular expression are very very powerful but just not easy for most of users
thanks
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### Author:  [@ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ohrenkino)
#### Post date: [December 4, 2023, 8:59am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/can-i-remove-copy-some-text-from-all-the-songs-tags/62984/8 "2023-12-04T08:59:24Z")
Did the action work now?
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### Author:  [@rama](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/rama)
#### Post date: [December 4, 2023, 9:41am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/can-i-remove-copy-some-text-from-all-the-songs-tags/62984/9 "2023-12-04T09:41:10Z")
> Did the action work now?
Hi
yes it works
nothing about the possibility to add wildcards
thanks
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### Author:  [@LyricsLover](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/LyricsLover)
#### Post date: [December 4, 2023, 9:48am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/can-i-remove-copy-some-text-from-all-the-songs-tags/62984/10 "2023-12-04T09:48:21Z")
> [@rama](#):
>
> do you think could ask ? just only "?" and "\*"
Could you please show us an example how you would like to see your "wildcards"?
Because the `*` and the `.*` in ohrenkinos regular expression already are wildcards.
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### Author:  [@rama](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/rama)
#### Post date: [December 4, 2023, 9:57am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/can-i-remove-copy-some-text-from-all-the-songs-tags/62984/11 "2023-12-04T09:57:20Z")
> Could you please show us an example how you would like to see your "wildcards"?
> Because the `*` and the `.*` in ohrenkinos regular expression already are wildcards
Hi
for example let's say the title is xxx(remastered 2005) or the album name is Transformer(remaster new)
replace album name or titles/album with %titles% or %album% "minus _(" or even " -_("
I know it's and could pretty hard to add "wildcards" , regular expressions hard to know and to learn for many users
I know there is the forum , and great users like ohrenkinos
It 's just an idea to make mp3tag more easy to use ,that'sall
thanks
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### Author:  [@ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ohrenkino)
#### Post date: [December 4, 2023, 10:11am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/can-i-remove-copy-some-text-from-all-the-songs-tags/62984/12 "2023-12-04T10:11:49Z")
I could imagine an intermediate simple replace function in which you get an extra option "Search term includes wildcards" and you get ? for a single character, `*` for any number of characters and # for a digit.
The "Replace with" would contain only string constants, no wildcards.
But I am not the developer.
But until then, the much more powerful regular expressions are the only way.
And in general: feature requests are best posted in the "General" section.
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### Author:  [@ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ohrenkino)
#### Post date: [December 12, 2023, 6:47am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/can-i-remove-copy-some-text-from-all-the-songs-tags/62984/13 "2023-12-12T06:47:34Z")
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### Author:  [@system](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/system)
#### Post date: [January 11, 2024, 6:47am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/can-i-remove-copy-some-text-from-all-the-songs-tags/62984/14 "2024-01-11T06:47:50Z")
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