How to I automatically put the second artist into the title

[royden]

Suppose the title is AAA and the artists are x, y. How do I make it AAA (feat. y) automatically?

[ohrenkino]

Here is a thread that deals with "featuring" - see if there is something for you:

Replace multiple tag fields, remove words

I guess this one is the swiss-army-knife for removing featuring

You could split the field artist with "Import tag fields"
Source: %artist%
Target: %artist%, %myartist%

Then add %myartist% to TITLE with an action of the type "Format value" for TITLE
Format string: `%title% (feat. %myartist%)
then delete the field MYARTIST.

BUT beware: three are so many artists that have a comma as valid band names like
Earth, Wind & Fire
Portugal, the man
Emerson, Lake & Palmer
Bell, Book & Candle
I doubt that they should get split.

[royden]

how do i "import tag fields"

[ohrenkino]

I think it is now time to have a look at the FAQs and Howtos:

Actions and batch-operations

How to create a new action? First, create a new action group via Actions > [Actions] Actions or Alt + 6. Then, click on the button [New] New and give your action group an expressive name, e.g., "All tag fields Upper Case". This action group can be applied to the selected files after you have added one or more actions to it. Now, you can create a new action in your action group via the button [New] New and choose the desired action type from the list. At the moment the following action types a…

[royden]

could you try to make a string for me if you dont mind? i basically want
(Old) TITLE: AAA
(Old) ARTIST: x,y,z
(New) TITLE: AAA (feat. y, z)
(New) ARTIST: x
[all for any number of artists]

please dont do it if you dont want to

[ohrenkino]

@royden

could you try to make a string for me

I have already described the string and the course of actions:

How to I automatically put the second artist into the title

Here is a thread that deals with "featuring" - see if there is something for you: You could split the field artist with "Import tag fields" Source: %artist% Target: %artist%, %myartist% Then add %myartist% to TITLE with an action of the type "Format value" for TITLE Format string: `%title% (feat. %myartist%) then delete the field MYARTIST. BUT beware: three are so many artists that have a comma as valid band names like Earth, Wind & Fire Portugal, the man Emerson, Lake & Palmer Be…

But I cannot create the action for you and execute it.
The linked FAQs describe how to create an action.
So all you need ist already there.

[royden]

oh. i will look into it. thanks

[royden]

bruh youre a goat. i saw your comment on another thread and it really helped me. youre making my Mp3tag experience so much better. thank you