Remove track number from front of artist field

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1

I have a number of mp3s, and in the artist field I have track numbers in front of the artist name.

Is there a way of removing the track number only, in bulk?

2

Yes.

If you show us a real example, we can tell you a working solution.

3

Filename: 08 Front 242 - Headhunter
Title: Headhunter
Artist: 08 Front 242

How do I remove the '08' which is in front of artist 'Front 242'?

4

You could try it with
Convert Tag -> Tag
Field:
ARTIST
and the formatstring:
$regexp(%ARTIST%,\d+ (.*),$1)

This would look for a number and a space in ARTIST and replace it with the following content only.
The format string only works if you really have a number and a space in front of your ARTIST tag.

Please be aware that this would also remove the number from valid existing ARTIST names with a leading number like 10 Poets or 100 Monkeys and others

5

It didn't work but I should have added which will most probably make a difference:

There is a "." after the 08

So in the artist field it shows: 08. Front 242

Would the formatstring have to deal with the "." aswell?

6

Do you have this dot in the filename too or only in the ARTIST tag?

If the dot is only in the ARTIST tag you can use this format string:
$regexp(%ARTIST%,\d+\. (.*),$1)

If the dot is also in the filename as
08. Front 242 - Headhunter
then you could also use Convert -> Filename-Tag with the format string
%TRACK%. %ARTIST% - %TITLE%

7

Thanks for your help.
That did what I wanted.