The first step in getting those files names straight is making sure the tags are right. My personal preference is to use the format Artist – Title, i.e. Wherever you get your digital music from most likely the way the files are named are often not ideal. You can now use this action whenever you desire. I use ALBUM ALBUMARTIST ARTIST BITRATE FILETYPE GENRE PICTURE TITLE TRACK YEARĬlick OK to exit out of everything. Go to Actions > Actions.Įnter the fields (semicolon-separated) that you wish to KEEP. Open Mp3tag, highlight the file or files you wish to work on. To do this I use a Mp3tag feature called Actions. I like to remove all fields except the ones I desire. See this page for a list of fields: Tag field mappings *note – From what I understand the replaygain_track_gain tag above is part of the LAME header and can’t be removed. Those of you you get your music from, umm… “unofficial” sources can have really messed up tags.īelow is an example of some of the information that can be stored in a tag: Tags can show things you may not want, i.e. Some of this information is useful, some not so much. In a nutshell, tags contain information about the song. For those unfamiliar with tags see this wiki article. These can include a wealth of information. Most digital music uses tags to store information about a file. If you make a mistake in these steps you can make a file unidentifiable by file name or tag. Optional software: I also use another program called dBpoweramp (not free). Filetypes supported: AAC, APE, FLAC, MP3, MP4, OGG, WMA, and others. There are many reasons to catalog your music collection such as:Ģ – Figuring out who borrowed a CD or Album and didn’t return it. Trying to get that music collection in order? This guide is for you.
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