Hi.

I'm looking for an id3 tag editor that can generate tag information from the file names.

All my MP3's are named according to the convention "Artist Name - Track Name.mp3", and all I need is a tag editor that will automatically generate the relevant tag information, given this convention.

Does one exist?

Thanks.

Pretty much every tag editor I can think of.

What OS are you using? GUI or command line?

For Windows I would recommend foobar2000, MP3Tag, Tag, or ID3 mass tagger.

Thank you. I'm using XP, but I'm not sure what GUI or command line are.

I'll have a go with foobar2000, but any tips or links that describe what I need to do would be greatly appreciated.

foobar is an extremely useful piece of software, for playing, converting, and administering your music files.

However, if you are only after a tagger then MP3tag may be an easier option.

If you do brave foobar ensure that you install the Masstagger component as part of the installation. I would go for version 0.9.

To tag from the file path simply drag the files into foobar, right-click and select "Tagging" > "Edit tags". In the subsequent dialogue click "Add" below the top-left "Actions to perform" list (ensuring the list is empty to begin). Select "Guess values from filename..." from the subsequent dialogue, and then enter a string that matches your filename format. For my files this would be:

%artist%\%album%\%tracknumber% - %title%

The text between the % is the name of the tag that will be created.

To discard aspects of the file path that you don't want use %%. E.g.: if your file paths were like:

My Artist\My Album (I Don't Want This)\01 - First Track

Then the string would be:

%artist%\%album% (%%)\%tracknumber% - %title%

Click OK to enter the string, and then "Run" on the main dialogue to perform the action.

You may do best to practise with some copies first.

Edit: Sorry, GUI is "Graphical User Interface" and simply means a Windows-like application, like Word, Dreamweaver, etc. A command line application on the other hand is a DOS-like application, which you run it from the CMD prompt. Command line applications are useful when writing scripts to automate processes.

Thank you so much. You have no idea how much time you have just saved me.

Cheers.

No pasa nada.

Done already? You're either a good listener or my instructions are getting better.

It's worth taking a look around foobar and seeing what else you can do. Converter is another really useful aspect.