# TSOP/ARTISTSORT and TSOA/ALBUMSORT for mp3/FLAC
**URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/t/tsop-artistsort-and-tsoa-albumsort-for-mp3-flac/9132
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [October 13, 2009, 6:31am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/tsop-artistsort-and-tsoa-albumsort-for-mp3-flac/9132 "2009-10-13T06:31:57Z")
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### Author:  [@timothy](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/timothy)
#### Post date: [October 13, 2009, 6:31am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/tsop-artistsort-and-tsoa-albumsort-for-mp3-flac/9132/1 "2009-10-13T06:31:57Z")
How can I add a field to the tag panel (or in the extended tags) that will become TSOP for an .mp3 file and ARTISTSORT for a FLAC file?
Same question for TSOA / ALBUMSORT and TCMP / COMPILATION.
Thanks.
-- T
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### Author:  [@dano](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/dano)
#### Post date: [October 13, 2009, 9:46am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/tsop-artistsort-and-tsoa-albumsort-for-mp3-flac/9132/2 "2009-10-13T09:46:05Z")
You can check this list for ID3v2 frames and their name in Mp3tag.
[https://docs.mp3tag.de/mapping](https://docs.mp3tag.de/mapping)
Example:
For MP3 and TSOP you have ARTISTSORTORDER and in flac you want to use ARTISTSORT
Two different tag names, but you want to use the same tag name for mp3 and flac.
You can also do this, but you need to make some changes in Mp3tag:
You need to download [Mp3tag v2.44d](http://developer.mp3tag.de)
Go to "File \> Options \> Tags \> Mappings"
Add these entries:
```
Tag Source Target
ID3v2 BAND ALBUMARTIST
ID3v2 BANDSORTORDER ALBUMARTISTSORT
ID3v2 ALBUMSORTORDER ALBUMSORT
ID3v2 ARTISTSORTORDER ARTISTSORT
ID3v2 ITUNESCOMPILATION COMPILATION
ID3v2 COMPOSERSORTORDER COMPOSERSORT
```
(I added some fields that you might also want to use.)
So then you can use mp3 and flac with the same tag fields.
Just add e.g. COMPILATION to the tag panel or extended tags (tpye it in if it is not selectable)
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### Author:  [@timothy](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/timothy)
#### Post date: [October 13, 2009, 2:49pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/tsop-artistsort-and-tsoa-albumsort-for-mp3-flac/9132/3 "2009-10-13T14:49:31Z")
Great - thanks!
It didn't work for me until I did this, though:
```
Tag type Source Target
VorbisComment ALBUMARTIST BAND
VorbisComment ALBUMARTISTSORT BANDSORTORDER
VorbisComment ALBUMSORT ALBUMSORTORDER
VorbisComment ARTISTSORT ARTISTSORTORDER
VorbisComment COMPILATION ITUNESCOMPILATION
VorbisComment COMPOSERSORT COMPOSERSORTORDER
```
In Mp3tag, I use the names in the right column. And the middle column is what gets written to the file. So the columns are really "Source (file)" and "Target (Mp3tag)".
Thanks again,
-- T
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### Author:  [@system](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/system)
#### Post date: [February 9, 2026, 12:21pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/tsop-artistsort-and-tsoa-albumsort-for-mp3-flac/9132/4 "2026-02-09T12:21:51Z")