# Numbering group of titles independently from tracknumber
**URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/t/numbering-group-of-titles-independently-from-tracknumber/11446
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [January 15, 2011, 3:16pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/numbering-group-of-titles-independently-from-tracknumber/11446 "2011-01-15T15:16:02Z")
**Posts on this page:** 7
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### Author:  [@mafew](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/mafew)
#### Post date: [January 15, 2011, 3:16pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/numbering-group-of-titles-independently-from-tracknumber/11446/1 "2011-01-15T15:16:02Z")
Hi at all!
I'm using mp3tag to tag my flacs. Until now everything worked fine and I could solve most of my problems/wishes by trying or searching.
But now, I think I've reached my limits (for the moment):
I have an audio book and chapters are between 8-13 single files. Of course I can distinguish them by adding the tracknumber, but I'd like to add individual numbering for each single chapter.
Right now if only considering the title column, I have this
Chapter A
Chapter A
Chapter A
Chapter A
Chapter A
Chapter B
Chapter B
Chapter B
Chapter B
Chapter B
Chapter B
It should look like this:
Chapter A (01)
Chapter A (02)
...
Chapter A (11)
Chapter B (01)
Chapter B (02)
...
Chapter B (13)
...
Chapter Z (10)
Is there any possibilty to do this with a function?
Would be great if anyone can explain what is possible or what a possible workaround could look like.
Thanks!
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### Author:  [@LyricsLover](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/LyricsLover)
#### Post date: [January 15, 2011, 3:42pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/numbering-group-of-titles-independently-from-tracknumber/11446/2 "2011-01-15T15:42:47Z")
One solution could be:
Just mark the "groups" of chapters and then use the Tracknumber Assistant "CTRL-K".
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### Author:  [@mafew](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/mafew)
#### Post date: [January 15, 2011, 4:00pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/numbering-group-of-titles-independently-from-tracknumber/11446/3 "2011-01-15T16:00:47Z")
This could be a solution, however it is uncomfortable and would mean double work as well. For better understanding:
The whole audiobooks already contains right tracknumbers from 1 to end. e.g.:
Chapter A - Tracknumber 001
Chapter A - Tracknumber 002
Chapter A - Tracknumber 003
...
Chapter B - Tracknumber 011
Chapter B - Tracknumber 012
Chapter B - Tracknumber 013
...
Chapter Z - Tracknumber 134
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### Author:  [@pone](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/pone)
#### Post date: [January 15, 2011, 4:09pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/numbering-group-of-titles-independently-from-tracknumber/11446/4 "2011-01-15T16:09:23Z")
Action: Format Value
Field: TITLE _(I think, you're not clear about that)_
Formatstring: %title% ($num(%\_counter%,2))
BUT: you have to do this for every chapter separately because there is no way to reset the counter.
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### Author:  [@pone](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/pone)
#### Post date: [January 15, 2011, 4:23pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/numbering-group-of-titles-independently-from-tracknumber/11446/5 "2011-01-15T16:23:06Z")
Solution 2:
1. Step: Put each chapter in an extra folder:
Tag - Filename Converter: %title%\%\_filename%
2. Step: Give new tracknumbers with the Autonumbering Wizard: 
choose "Leading zeros for tracknumbers" and "Reset counter for each directory"
3. Step: Put the new tracknumber into the title:
Action: Format Value
Field: TITLE
Formatstring: %title% (%track%)
4. Step: Put the files back to the original folder:
Action: Format Value
Field: \_DIRECTORY
Formatstring: .\
5. Step: Use the Autonumbering Wizard again to restore the old tracknumbers.
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### Author:  [@DetlevD](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/DetlevD)
#### Post date: [January 15, 2011, 4:40pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/numbering-group-of-titles-independently-from-tracknumber/11446/6 "2011-01-15T16:40:41Z")
> [@pone](#):
>
> Solution 2:
>
> 1. Step: Put each chapter in an extra folder:
> Tag - Filename Converter: %title%\%\_filename%
> ...
pone, das ist clever - oder sagt man cool?
DD.20110115.1843.CET
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### Author:  [@system](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/system)
#### Post date: [February 9, 2026, 12:22pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/numbering-group-of-titles-independently-from-tracknumber/11446/7 "2026-02-09T12:22:50Z")