# MP3 file name labels

**URL:** <https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mp3-file-name-labels/17411>\
**Category:** Off-Topic\
**Created:** [November 29, 2015, 8:56pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mp3-file-name-labels/17411 "2015-11-29T20:56:05Z")\
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**Author:** ![darxide](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/51bf81/32.png) [@darxide](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/darxide)\
**Post date:** [November 29, 2015, 8:56pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mp3-file-name-labels/17411/1 "2015-11-29T20:56:05Z")

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It seems that there is some sort of standard labels used by some people to name MP3s. For example, bonus tracks usually have a **[\*]** after the song name. Live tracks tend to have **[LIVE]** after them and acoustic tracks have **[ACOUSTIC]**, but I've seen some other labels like **[#]**. I'm not sure what that one is supposed to mean.

Is there a list somewhere where I can find the meanings of these?

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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:** [November 30, 2015, 12:52pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mp3-file-name-labels/17411/2 "2015-11-30T12:52:46Z")

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> [@Darxide](#):
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> It seems that there is some sort of standard labels used by some people...

I have not heard of this standard.  
Could you supply some examples why you think you found a standard?  
(AFAIK e.g. [www.discogs.com](http://www.discogs.com) does not use this syntax.)

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**Author:** ![garym](https://community.mp3tag.de/user_avatar/community.mp3tag.de/garym/32/4822_2.png) [@garym](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/garym)\
**Post date:** [November 30, 2015, 2:00pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mp3-file-name-labels/17411/3 "2015-11-30T14:00:48Z")

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I wouldn't call these naming standards. I do see many examples that use #, \*, etc. But these tend to be from names in live shows and the '#' for example is merely a footnote reference in an associated text file to more info about the track (e.g., other players on the song, info about edits, patches, etc.).

See [archive.org](http://archive.org) for many examples with live concerts. But again, these are NOT naming standards.

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**Author:** ![darxide](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/51bf81/32.png) [@darxide](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/darxide)\
**Post date:** [November 30, 2015, 7:32pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mp3-file-name-labels/17411/4 "2015-11-30T19:32:22Z")

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I never said they were official standards. That's why I can't find anything.

It's an unofficial community standard that someone knows about, because it's used a lot.