# DSF tagging for stereo and multichannel
**URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/t/dsf-tagging-for-stereo-and-multichannel/58918
**Category:** General Discussion
**Created:** [October 29, 2022, 3:30pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/dsf-tagging-for-stereo-and-multichannel/58918 "2022-10-29T15:30:13Z")
**Posts on this page:** 8
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### Author:  [@jlm70](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/jlm70)
#### Post date: [October 29, 2022, 3:30pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/dsf-tagging-for-stereo-and-multichannel/58918/1 "2022-10-29T15:30:13Z")
I'm ripping with my good old Oppo BDP-105 my original SACD library, so to play them with Audirvana Origin on MacOS.
I'd like to know what tag should I choose to define the number of audio channels of a specific DSF file (stereo, 4.0, 5.1, etc.), so that I can then filter them in Audirvana (I would play the stereo ones in my studio 2.1 equipment and in multi-channel with my Anthem AVM70 in my theater/listening room).
Many thanks in advance!
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### Author:  [@ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ohrenkino)
#### Post date: [October 29, 2022, 3:32pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/dsf-tagging-for-stereo-and-multichannel/58918/2 "2022-10-29T15:32:12Z")
> [@jlm70](#):
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> so that I can then filter them in Audirvana
Which tag fields would you use to filter for such tracks?
I.e. which tag fields are supported by your player?
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### Author:  [@jlm70](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/jlm70)
#### Post date: [October 30, 2022, 11:47am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/dsf-tagging-for-stereo-and-multichannel/58918/3 "2022-10-30T11:47:29Z")
Audirvana filters by "Number of Audi Channels" option, that I know it's not the "low level" tag name... I'll ask Audirvana what is the used tag, behind...
But... isn't there a "standard" tag for audio channels number?
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### Author:  [@ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ohrenkino)
#### Post date: [October 30, 2022, 11:50am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/dsf-tagging-for-stereo-and-multichannel/58918/4 "2022-10-30T11:50:17Z")
I would assume as this is something that is part of the encoding parameters that this may be stored in an information field like %\_mode%.
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### Author:  [@jlm70](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/jlm70)
#### Post date: [October 30, 2022, 1:00pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/dsf-tagging-for-stereo-and-multichannel/58918/5 "2022-10-30T13:00:42Z")
Thanks!
...and how is this %mode% tag accessible/editable in mp3tag?
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### Author:  [@ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ohrenkino)
#### Post date: [October 30, 2022, 1:04pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/dsf-tagging-for-stereo-and-multichannel/58918/6 "2022-10-30T13:04:39Z")
See the documentation on how to customize the file list:
> **[File List – Mp3tag Documentation](https://docs.mp3tag.de/customization/file-list/)**
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> Customization options for the File List, including adding, removing, hiding, and rearranging of columns. Mp3tag is the universal Tag Editor.
As this is a property written for the audio part, MP3tag only shows it - you cannot edit it.
Add a column with
Value: %\_mode%
Leave Field empty.
And in respect to your player: if you can already filter for such files then there should not be any necessity to modify that data in the files.
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### Author:  [@AreDigg](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/AreDigg)
#### Post date: [October 31, 2022, 7:18am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/dsf-tagging-for-stereo-and-multichannel/58918/7 "2022-10-31T07:18:52Z")
On DSF files, channel and bit rate and so on are stored in the files “fmt” header. At the end of the file there are option for ID3v2 tags.
It should not be necessary to change the header, unless it is incorrect (I.e. the playback is noise), as it would make it impossible to playback correctly.
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### Author:  [@jlm70](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/jlm70)
#### Post date: [October 31, 2022, 11:09am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/dsf-tagging-for-stereo-and-multichannel/58918/8 "2022-10-31T11:09:05Z")
Thanks a lot!
So... I assume these tags are correct, and automatically written by iso2dsd.
Now I'll try to understand why my Audirvana Origin (excellent player in terms of audio quality, in connection to an RME ADI-2 DAC fs) keeps on showing duplicated tracks in my library... But I think it's an Audirvana problem...