# MusicBrainz Picard "v2.9 Beta 1" with new default settings to use ID3v2.4 instead of v2.3

**URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/t/musicbrainz-picard-v2-9-beta-1-with-new-default-settings-to-use-id3v2-4-instead-of-v2-3/61128
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**Created:** [May 31, 2023, 9:03am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/musicbrainz-picard-v2-9-beta-1-with-new-default-settings-to-use-id3v2-4-instead-of-v2-3/61128 "2023-05-31T09:03:14Z")
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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: [June 5, 2023, 1:32pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/musicbrainz-picard-v2-9-beta-1-with-new-default-settings-to-use-id3v2-4-instead-of-v2-3/61128/7 "2023-06-05T13:32:53Z")

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> [@phw](#):
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> is the proper support for multi-value tags in ID3v2.4.

This puzzles me - MP3tag and Foobar2000 have been supporting multi-value fields for a very long time in V2.3.  
But the players usualy spoil the game.  
Instead, they implement their own way as has been discussed in this thread:

> [@Should I use ";" or "\\\\" or "-" as a separator?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/should-i-use-or-or-as-a-separator/45708):
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> To date I have been using a ";" as a separator for the Artist, Composer and Genre fields. I would then do an action of merge duplicate fields for these fields after ripping a CD (or after a bunch of CD's). This displays well with the music players that I use currently but whether if or I may want to use another player in the future I am wondering if there is a better solution that is more universal?. Been thinking about whether it would of been best to use the "\" as a separator or even a …

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