# Compilation Issue?
**URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/t/compilation-issue/4876
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [May 13, 2007, 11:18pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/compilation-issue/4876 "2007-05-13T23:18:16Z")
**Posts on this page:** 5
**Page:** 1
### Author:  [@zappacky](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/zappacky)
#### Post date: [May 13, 2007, 11:18pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/compilation-issue/4876/1 "2007-05-13T23:18:16Z")
Whenever I get freedb data for compilation CD's, its tedious to manually separate it. I found that there was a feature to automatically separate it, using the compilation box.
I used the (default) pattern "%artist% / %title%", and it doesnt work. Artist turns to various, and title is blank, even though the data is correct. Here is some sample data (directly from freedb preview) that produces the symptoms (looks normal to me!):
> [@](#):
>
> 01 Kelly Lorenna / Tell It To My Heart
> 02 Milk Inc / In My Eyes
> 03 M Factor / Mother
> 04 Ian Van Dahl / Reason (Hemstock & Jennings Remix)
Any ideas?
Thanks in advance!
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### Author:  [@zencd](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/zencd)
#### Post date: [May 14, 2007, 4:31am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/compilation-issue/4876/2 "2007-05-14T04:31:50Z")
> [@zappacky](#):
>
> Whenever I get freedb data for compilation CD's, its tedious to manually separate it. I found that there was a feature to automatically separate it, using the compilation box.
>
> I used the (default) pattern "%artist% / %title%", and it doesnt work. Artist turns to various, and title is blank, even though the data is correct. Here is some sample data (directly from freedb preview) that produces the symptoms (looks normal to me!):
> Any ideas?
>
> Thanks in advance!
Don't know how %artist% and %title% had appeared in the new version, but they do not work
Use "%i for artist and %t for tracktitle
Or press F1 being at that dialog
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### Author:  [@zappacky](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/zappacky)
#### Post date: [May 14, 2007, 5:27pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/compilation-issue/4876/3 "2007-05-14T17:27:25Z")
> [@zencd](#):
>
> Don't know how %artist% and %title% had appeared in the new version, but they do not work
> Use "%i for artist and %t for tracktitle
> Or press F1 being at that dialog
Ah thank you! That works perfectly!
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### Author:  [@Florian](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Florian)
#### Post date: [June 16, 2007, 6:19pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/compilation-issue/4876/4 "2007-06-16T18:19:38Z")
%artist% and %title% were now introduced with the latest [Development Build](http://developer.mp3tag.de).
Sorry for the confusion.
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### Author:  [@system](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/system)
#### Post date: [February 9, 2026, 12:20pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/compilation-issue/4876/5 "2026-02-09T12:20:17Z")