# MP3 tag editing

**URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mp3-tag-editing/13311
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [April 10, 2012, 3:37pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mp3-tag-editing/13311 "2012-04-10T15:37:46Z")
**Posts on this page:** 5
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### Author: ![alisonhowlett](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/c77e96/32.png) [@alisonhowlett](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/alisonhowlett)
#### Post date: [April 10, 2012, 3:37pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mp3-tag-editing/13311/1 "2012-04-10T15:37:46Z")

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Hello. Can someone please help me. I have some mp3 files but I'd like to remove track numbers from the ARTIST field.  
For example I'd like to change 01) Ed Sheeran to Ed Sheeran removing 01).  
Can anybody tell me how to do this.  
Thanx in advance.

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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: [April 10, 2012, 3:55pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mp3-tag-editing/13311/2 "2012-04-10T15:55:08Z")

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If you want to delete the first number followed by a bracket you could do that with an action  
Replace with regular expression.  
Enter as Search string:  
^\d\d) (.\*)  
Enter as replace string  
$1  
(Test it on a single file first ... better safe than sorry)

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### Author: ![DetlevD](https://community.mp3tag.de/user_avatar/community.mp3tag.de/detlevd/32/123_2.png) [@DetlevD](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/DetlevD)
#### Post date: [April 10, 2012, 3:57pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mp3-tag-editing/13311/3 "2012-04-10T15:57:10Z")

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> [@BORN TO ROCK](#):
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> ... I'd like to remove track numbers from the ARTIST field. For example I'd like to change 01) Ed Sheeran to Ed Sheeran removing 01). ...

This converter proposal is for the tag-field ARTIST:

 

**Convert** | **Tag - Tag** | **ALT+5**

 

_Select format string_

 

Field:  
**ARTIST**

 

Format string:  
**$trimLeft(%ARTIST%,'0123456789) ')**

 

Preview  
From:  
**01) THE STONE ROSES**  
To:  
**THE STONE ROSES**

 

This converter proposal is for the FILENAME:

 

**Convert** | **Filename - Filename** | **ALT+3**

 

_Select format string_

 

Old filename pattern:  
**%1) %2**

 

New filename pattern:  
**%2**

 

Preview  
From:  
**01) When You're On Top.mp3**  
To:  
**When You're On Top.mp3**

 

DD.20120410.1954.CEST

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### Author: ![alisonhowlett](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/c77e96/32.png) [@alisonhowlett](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/alisonhowlett)
#### Post date: [April 10, 2012, 4:05pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mp3-tag-editing/13311/4 "2012-04-10T16:05:20Z")

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Thanks a lot guys ![:music:](https://community.mp3tag.de/uploads/default/original/1X/2ba05d1ade5eb0d15fc173be6f717dbe63890a70.gif ":music:")

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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, 12:23pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mp3-tag-editing/13311/5 "2026-02-09T12:23:46Z")

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