Sorry for the noob ignorance---

I am starting to understand the amazing things that foobar2000 does (been a longtime Winamp fan) but the format strings are confusing me a bit. I have searched for about an hour, but apparently not on the right stuff. I think I can configure the masstagerr, but if I choose to rip/convert audio using Diskwriter, I cannot get the tracknumber to read correctly with a two digit format. I can rename files correctly, but not rip them so that the filenames are right to begin with.

This is a typical example of what I prefer my audio filenames to look like:


01 Weezer - Buddy Holly


Simple enough, huh? I have used EAC, CDEX, and DBPOWERAMP. I have no problem tweaking stuff to get the string just right, but I don't know what to use.

Here are some examples of what I have tried:

$num(%tracknumber%,2) (%_filename%,2),2) %artist% - %title%

$tracknumber()(%_filename%,2),2) %artist% - %title%

$tracknumber() (%_filename%,2),2) %artist% - %title%

$tracknumber() (%_filename%,2),2) %artist% - %title%


What am I doing wrong?

nearly, i think:



will do?

Wow! That was the perfect example! Thanks!

Now, i will play around and see if I can figure out how to create sudirectories for artists and albums if I choose to create that way. I think I can figure it out. I know where to come if not...

BTW, all of the file string examples I see seem to drastically change the colors and displays on the playlists, right? Man, this is a truly cool program if so...

Scott