# Setting Tag Conditional on multiple tracks

**URL:** <https://community.mp3tag.de/t/setting-tag-conditional-on-multiple-tracks/14706>\
**Category:** Support\
**Created:** [May 9, 2013, 5:20am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/setting-tag-conditional-on-multiple-tracks/14706 "2013-05-09T05:20:01Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![ginjaninja](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/g/ed8c4c/32.png) [@ginjaninja](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ginjaninja)\
**Post date:** [May 9, 2013, 5:20am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/setting-tag-conditional-on-multiple-tracks/14706/1 "2013-05-09T05:20:01Z")

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Does mp3tag support an action conditional on multiple tracks

eg. if all artists in the immediate folder (path) are same set albumartist=artist otherwise set albumartist=Various Artists

thank you

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**Author:** ![JJ\_Johnson](https://community.mp3tag.de/user_avatar/community.mp3tag.de/jj_johnson/32/67_2.png) [@JJ\_Johnson](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/JJ_Johnson)\
**Post date:** [May 9, 2013, 6:49am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/setting-tag-conditional-on-multiple-tracks/14706/2 "2013-05-09T06:49:29Z")

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No, Mp3tag cannot examine multiple tracks (files).

The task that you use as example, though, is generally easy to deal manually with on an album by album basis, particularly if have each album contained in its own folder. Not so easy if you have a whole library to deal with. Not in Mp3tag.

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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, 12:24pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/setting-tag-conditional-on-multiple-tracks/14706/3 "2026-02-09T12:24:28Z")

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Closed on February 9, 2026, 12:24pm UTC