# Numbering scheme from certain point

**URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/t/numbering-scheme-from-certain-point/70225
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [November 24, 2025, 1:57am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/numbering-scheme-from-certain-point/70225 "2025-11-24T01:57:25Z")
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### Author: ![citronboi](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/e56c9b/32.png) [@citronboi](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/citronboi)
#### Post date: [November 24, 2025, 1:57am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/numbering-scheme-from-certain-point/70225/1 "2025-11-24T01:57:25Z")

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How would I go about numbering from a certain number?

I use this $num(%\_counter%,2) - %artist% - %title% to number from 1 to 30 (assuming I have 30 songs in my playlist).

However, lets say I want to add 20 more songs to the list. So I want the next 20 songs to follow the same naming scheme in consecutive order. So these 20 songs would continue with 31, 32, 33, 34, etc….

Is there a command that I can set to do this? or would i have to put all 50 songs in a folder and start all over in numbering scheme?

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### Author: ![LyricsLover](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/l/c6cbf5/32.png) [@LyricsLover](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/LyricsLover)
#### Post date: [November 24, 2025, 6:01am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/numbering-scheme-from-certain-point/70225/2 "2025-11-24T06:01:35Z")

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> [@citronboi](#):
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> Is there a command that I can set to do this?

You could use Convert -\> Autonumbering Wizard and set your TRACK with  
Begin at tracknumber: 31

Then use something like  
`$num(%track%,2) - %artist% - %title%`

Or you could try to add your start value manually to `%_counter%`

> [@Inserting a starting number higher than 1](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/inserting-a-starting-number-higher-than-1/64731/2):
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> Try $add(%\_counter%,42) to get 43ff

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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 24, 2025, 6:08am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/numbering-scheme-from-certain-point/70225/3 "2025-11-24T06:08:07Z")

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> [@citronboi](#):
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> $num(%\_counter%,2) ... So these 20 songs would continue with 31, 32, 33, 34, etc….

Use `$num($add(%_counter%,30),2)`

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### Author: ![citronboi](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/e56c9b/32.png) [@citronboi](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/citronboi)
#### Post date: [November 25, 2025, 1:24am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/numbering-scheme-from-certain-point/70225/4 "2025-11-25T01:24:13Z")

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Thank you very much. This is exactly what I was looking for.

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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: [December 25, 2025, 1:24am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/numbering-scheme-from-certain-point/70225/5 "2025-12-25T01:24:16Z")

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