Hello MP3Tag shows metadata in 3 different places: Tag List, Tag Panel & Extended Tags. I have some doubts & suggestions about it: * GENERAL DOUBT Not sure for what reason is good to have all these 3 options/spaces/views. I basically use File List (the main view) to select the music file I wan…

[image] DjSurda: All this means is not possible to just empty the tag metadata? I know I can delete the tag with the - button, but this will delete the INITIALKEY tag & I will not be able to edit this metadata anymore, I will loose the tag forever. Has been answered here: [image] ohrenkin…

A good way to get accustomed to MP3tag (and answer a lot of the questions) is to have a look at the documentation: Documentation Learn all about the features of Mp3tag for Mac. In respect to the 3 views: …

Thank you for the comments ohrenkino I cheecked the documentation while I was writting & I already could fix some of my initial doubts. [image] ohrenkino: you see e.g. INITIALKEY as field name but you could label the corresponding column in the filelist and/or the field in the tag panel just "…

MP3tag is highly customizable. You can add (and remove) objects in the tag panel and the file list to suit your needs, e.g. if you consider the key to be important data, you may always want to see that data - so add an object to display it. The extended tags dialogue shows all the (supported) tag …

Thanks [image] ohrenkino: Also, the extended tags dialogue would show any user-defined fields. You mean a DIY field that has data in a music file (not a DIY field crated in the software but with no data in the music file) , don’t you? [image] ohrenkino: The utilization of any field is c…

[image] DjSurda: By testing? ...Is this way (by cheecking & testing with real examples), the way you discover what is the name of the field used in an external software? Yes. The labels that a program uses do not say a lot which field/atom/chunk/vorbis comment the software uses to display th…

[image] DjSurda: how do you find out what the field in MP3Tag is equivalent to an external software field? By testing? introducing an unique data I see in which field appears in the external software? That would be an ideal way to test. This will ensure the data from the "other" programs may …

Ok, I was afraid I am a dumb monkey testing music files & his metadata but you both seems recommend do exactly that. I know this is the final test to be 100% sure the fields work as you expected but I though was so so basic that I expected a more sophisticated way to do it. [image] ohrenkino: f…

[image] DjSurda: So are you saying that maybe the comment data I see in the comment field on iTunes sometimes could actually be a COMMENT field but others COMMENT ITUNNORM or COMMENT ITUNESDB? I tried to shed some light on your observation that [image] DjSurda: this means could co-exist …

[image] DjSurda: Can you please explain this further? what has been documented here? Threads like this one where software like Traktor won't update with some tag details. [image] Tags For Mp3 in current version compared to version 2.69 Support no only in…

I see thanks. I have cheecked my initial message, mostly all my doubts were fixed but would you mind to answer to doubt #7, #9, #10 & #11. [image] DjSurda: On the Extended Tags from a music file with key metadata I see the INITIALKEY tag. If I double click the INITIALKEY a small window popups.…

File List, Tag Panel & Extended tags doubts & suggestions from a new user

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ohrenkino November 5, 2025, 6:23am 12

Has been answered here:

No. You can add any field without the need to "reserve" it first. It is just more convenient to have a GUI object at hand that puts the data into a specific field without the need to create the reference again and again.

Please see the documentation

Again, please see the documentation