# \[X\] Multi-value storage non-complies with ID3 V2.3 **URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/t/x-multi-value-storage-non-complies-with-id3-v2-3/8960 **Category:** No Bugs **Created:** [September 15, 2009, 10:46pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/x-multi-value-storage-non-complies-with-id3-v2-3/8960 "2009-09-15T22:46:20Z") **Posts on this page:** 1 **Showing post:** 1
### Author: ![chrisjj](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/a698b9/32.png) [@chrisjj](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/chrisjj) #### Post date: [September 15, 2009, 10:46pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/x-multi-value-storage-non-complies-with-id3-v2-3/8960/1 "2009-09-15T22:46:20Z")
1 Ensure Options, Tags, Mpeg, Write (\*) ID3v2.3 ISO-8859-1 2 Load an MP3 file 3 In the track list Artist field, enter aaa\\bbb (which Mp3tag defines as representing multi-values **aaa** and **bbb** ) 4 Inspect the file in a hex editor Expected: **TPE1 aaa/bbb** according to the ID3 spec Observed: **TPE1 aaa** plus **bbb** after the terminator This is a failure to comply with the spec: [http://www.id3.org/d3v2.3.0](http://www.id3.org/d3v2.3.0) says 4.2.1. Text information frames - details TPE1 The 'Lead artist(s)/Lead performer(s)/Soloist(s)/Performing group' is used for the main artist(s). They are seperated with the "/" character. --- _[View the full topic](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/x-multi-value-storage-non-complies-with-id3-v2-3/8960)._