# Filter with multiple genres and custom field
**URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/t/filter-with-multiple-genres-and-custom-field/15690
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [April 28, 2014, 1:41am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/filter-with-multiple-genres-and-custom-field/15690 "2014-04-28T01:41:59Z")
**Posts on this page:** 5
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### Author:  [@gezd](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/gezd)
#### Post date: [April 28, 2014, 1:41am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/filter-with-multiple-genres-and-custom-field/15690/1 "2014-04-28T01:41:59Z")
Hi All,
To help with my semi-automated playlist creation for Traktor, I am trying to create a filter that would have the following characteristics, for example:
( (Genre = 'Deep House') OR (Genre = 'Tech House') OR (Genre = 'Techno') )
AND
( (custom\_field = 2) OR (custom\_field = 3) )
I have searched the forum, and google and tried all sorts of things but with no success.
Does anyone have any ideas?
Cheers,
G
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### Author:  [@ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ohrenkino)
#### Post date: [April 28, 2014, 4:05am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/filter-with-multiple-genres-and-custom-field/15690/2 "2014-04-28T04:05:26Z")
> [@gezd](#):
>
> ...
> ( (Genre = 'Deep House') OR (Genre = 'Tech House') OR (Genre = 'Techno') )
> AND
> ( (custom\_field = 2) OR (custom\_field = 3) )
>
> I have searched the forum, and google and tried all sorts of things but with no success.
> ...
The google search with "MP3tag Filter" offers you thousands of entries on this topic...
Did you have a look at the help?
[https://docs.mp3tag.de/filter](https://docs.mp3tag.de/filter)
There is even an individual headline for this topic.
I think, a filter expression could look like this:
%Genre% IS 'Deep House' OR %Genre% IS 'Tech House' OR %Genre% IS 'Techno' AND %custom\_field% IS 2 OR %custom\_field% IS 3
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### Author:  [@DetlevD](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/DetlevD)
#### Post date: [April 28, 2014, 5:15am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/filter-with-multiple-genres-and-custom-field/15690/3 "2014-04-28T05:15:15Z")
> [@gezd](#):
>
> ... I am trying to create a filter that would have the following characteristics, for example:
> ( (Genre = 'Deep House') OR (Genre = 'Tech House') OR (Genre = 'Techno') ) AND ( (custom\_field = 2) OR (custom\_field = 3) )
In your example string you can ...
- replace each apostrophe (') by one double quote ("),
- replace each equal sign (=) by the word IS
and your filter string should work in the Mp3tag filter section.
Read there ...
[https://docs.mp3tag.de/filter](https://docs.mp3tag.de/filter)
[/t/10080/1](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/10080/1)
[https://www.google.de/search?q=site:forums.mp3tag.de+Filter](https://www.google.de/search?q=site:forums.mp3tag.de+Filter)
DD.20140428.0915.CEST
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### Author:  [@gezd](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/gezd)
#### Post date: [April 29, 2014, 4:32am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/filter-with-multiple-genres-and-custom-field/15690/4 "2014-04-29T04:32:07Z")
> [@ohrenkino](#):
>
> %Genre% IS 'Deep House' OR %Genre% IS 'Tech House' OR %Genre% IS 'Techno' AND %custom\_field% IS 2 OR %custom\_field% IS 3
Thanks guys.
I think I was trying to make it too complicated. Your tips worked a treat.
Cheers.
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### Author:  [@system](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/system)
#### Post date: [February 9, 2026, 12:25pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/filter-with-multiple-genres-and-custom-field/15690/5 "2026-02-09T12:25:01Z")