# From \_DIRECTORY to \_TAG

**URL:** <https://community.mp3tag.de/t/from-directory-to-tag/15014>\
**Category:** Support\
**Created:** [September 6, 2013, 1:11pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/from-directory-to-tag/15014 "2013-09-06T13:11:33Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![subd](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/e5b9ba/32.png) [@subd](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/subd)\
**Post date:** [September 6, 2013, 1:11pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/from-directory-to-tag/15014/1 "2013-09-06T13:11:33Z")

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Hello there need some help I would like to do this automatically

1) ![](http://i.imgur.com/nRZQxCF.png)

2) ![](http://i.imgur.com/NEgTgAe.png)

if CD or Vinyl in directory automatically add new tag RELEASESOURCE "WEB,CD or VINYL", thanks.

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**Author:** ![ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/user_avatar/community.mp3tag.de/ohrenkino/32/4843_2.png) [@ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ohrenkino)\
**Post date:** [September 6, 2013, 3:21pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/from-directory-to-tag/15014/2 "2013-09-06T15:21:40Z")

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> [@subD82](#):
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> Hello there need some help I would like to do this automatically
> 
> 1)  
> ...  
> if CD or Vinyl in directory automatically add new tag RELEASESOURCE "WEB,CD or VINYL", thanks.

if your example is a typical one then you have a pattern like this:  
%dummy%-%dummy%-%RELEASESOURCE%-%dummy%-flac\%dummy%

Enter this mask into Convert\>Filename-Tag  
and see whether the preview shows a satisfying result.

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**Author:** ![system](https://community.mp3tag.de/uploads/default/original/2X/c/ce7035d426cb755a7916793326d23b465222a407.png) [@system](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/system)\
**Post date:** [February 9, 2026, 12:24pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/from-directory-to-tag/15014/3 "2026-02-09T12:24:39Z")

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Closed on February 9, 2026, 12:24pm UTC