# Is there a quick way to simply add a - in the middle of the album title?
**URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/t/is-there-a-quick-way-to-simply-add-a-in-the-middle-of-the-album-title/66522
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [November 15, 2024, 6:48am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/is-there-a-quick-way-to-simply-add-a-in-the-middle-of-the-album-title/66522 "2024-11-15T06:48:56Z")
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### Author:  [@danilovita](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/danilovita)
#### Post date: [November 15, 2024, 6:48am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/is-there-a-quick-way-to-simply-add-a-in-the-middle-of-the-album-title/66522/1 "2024-11-15T06:48:56Z")
I downloaded several Grateful Dead bootlegs that are part of a collection called Hunter's Trix. The albums are named like this: yyyy-mm-dd Hunter's Trix Vol. X.
For example: 1977-05-04 Hunter's Trix Vol. 009.
What I would like to do is simply add a `-` between the date and Hunter's Trix, so it looks like this: 1977-05-04 - Hunter's Trix Vol. 009.
Since there are over 150 albums, if there's a way to do this automatically, it would be great.
Thanks
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### Author:  [@poster](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/poster)
#### Post date: [November 15, 2024, 7:37am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/is-there-a-quick-way-to-simply-add-a-in-the-middle-of-the-album-title/66522/2 "2024-11-15T07:37:19Z")
> [@danilovita](#):
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> The albums are named like this: yyyy-mm-dd Hunter's Trix Vol. X.
What does "named" mean? Are you referring to the album tag or the file name?
Which tag-fields are filled and what is the content of these field?
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### Author:  [@garym](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/garym)
#### Post date: [November 15, 2024, 11:47am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/is-there-a-quick-way-to-simply-add-a-in-the-middle-of-the-album-title/66522/3 "2024-11-15T11:47:06Z")
Once you determine whether it is file name or album metadata field that needs changing it will be easy. Essentially you'll be doing a replacement of "Hunter" with " - Hunter"
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### Author:  [@ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ohrenkino)
#### Post date: [November 15, 2024, 3:00pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/is-there-a-quick-way-to-simply-add-a-in-the-middle-of-the-album-title/66522/4 "2024-11-15T15:00:31Z")
Try an action of the type "Format value" or Convert\>Tag-Tag for ALBUM
Format string: `$regexp(%album%,(.*\d+\s+)(.*),$1- $2)`
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### Author:  [@make-nz](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/make-nz)
#### Post date: [November 15, 2024, 6:30pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/is-there-a-quick-way-to-simply-add-a-in-the-middle-of-the-album-title/66522/5 "2024-11-15T18:30:00Z")
Maybe a bit easier to understand is Tag-Tag:
Just check on the spaces there may be.
If it's the file names und you do not have an album tag, well there is Filename - Tag, also easyto understand, you get a quick preview for a selectet file and with the use of the placeholder %dummy% you'll get a lot done. Once you have the album name set as you wanted, there ist Tag - Filename.
And you have the UN Do build into mp3tag, as long you keep the files open in it.
Or, just copy them first to a test folder.
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### Author:  [@system](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/system)
#### Post date: [December 15, 2024, 6:30pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/is-there-a-quick-way-to-simply-add-a-in-the-middle-of-the-album-title/66522/6 "2024-12-15T18:30:52Z")
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