Comments on: How to Manage your MP3 Files and Tags http://chris.pirillo.com/how-to-manage-your-mp3-files-and-tags/ News and Reviews! Geek, Internet Entrepreneur, Hardware Addict, Software Junkie, Book Author, Once TV Show Host, Technology Enthusiast, Shameless Self-Promoter, Tech Conference Coordinator, Early Adopter, Idea Evangelist, Tech Support Blogger, Bootstrapper, Media Personality, Technology Consultant, Thicker Quicker Picker Upper. Thu, 16 Feb 2012 23:17:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Ted http://chris.pirillo.com/how-to-manage-your-mp3-files-and-tags/#comment-680422 Ted Sat, 06 Sep 2008 23:07:43 +0000 http://chris.pirillo.com/2008/03/25/how-to-manage-your-mp3-files-and-tags/#comment-680422 For the most part I am content with Windows Media Player and MP3Tag, yet... Please, somebody help me; this is driving me loopy! How do I stop whatever is responsible from renaming my MP3 tags? For all of my MP3 files and corresponding MP3 tags I wish to maintain long filenames (name of artist or artists, title of album, year of release, number of track, title of track) ex. Tears For Fears – ''Seeds Of Love, The'' album (1989) – 03 – Sowing The Seeds Of Love, however in the Windows Media Player (v. 10) I need for the title to be short (name of artist or artists, title of track) ex. Tears For Fears – Sowing The Seeds Of Love so I can use the sorting feature to put them in alphabetical order. The problem is: when I shorten the name in W.M.P. that program (or MP3Tag) automatically does the same for the (meta)tag (, but thankfully not the file itself). I uninstalled then reinstalled MP3 Tag and fiddled with the settings for it as well as W.M.P. all to no avail. Sincere gratitude to whomever can provide the solution. For the most part I am content with Windows Media Player and MP3Tag, yet…

Please, somebody help me; this is driving me loopy!

How do I stop whatever is responsible from renaming my MP3 tags?

For all of my MP3 files and corresponding MP3 tags I wish to maintain long filenames (name of artist or artists, title of album, year of release, number of track, title of track) ex. Tears For Fears – ”Seeds Of Love, The” album (1989) – 03 – Sowing The Seeds Of Love, however in the Windows Media Player (v. 10) I need for the title to be short (name of artist or artists, title of track) ex. Tears For Fears – Sowing The Seeds Of Love so I can use the sorting feature to put them in alphabetical order. The problem is: when I shorten the name in W.M.P. that program (or MP3Tag) automatically does the same for the (meta)tag (, but thankfully not the file itself).

I uninstalled then reinstalled MP3 Tag and fiddled with the settings for it as well as W.M.P. all to no avail.

Sincere gratitude to whomever can provide the solution.

]]> By: patapon http://chris.pirillo.com/how-to-manage-your-mp3-files-and-tags/#comment-667318 patapon Sat, 19 Jul 2008 05:39:04 +0000 http://chris.pirillo.com/2008/03/25/how-to-manage-your-mp3-files-and-tags/#comment-667318 amazing, tagger is awesome!! thanks chris amazing, tagger is awesome!! thanks chris

]]> By: byter http://chris.pirillo.com/how-to-manage-your-mp3-files-and-tags/#comment-609335 byter Tue, 01 Apr 2008 21:30:11 +0000 http://chris.pirillo.com/2008/03/25/how-to-manage-your-mp3-files-and-tags/#comment-609335 Oh man, I'm so glad for the person who sent this top 5 list to Chris.. I've been looking recently to fix my iTunes library... THANK YOU!! xD Oh man, I’m so glad for the person who sent this top 5 list to Chris.. I’ve been looking recently to fix my iTunes library… THANK YOU!! xD

]]> By: mxjf http://chris.pirillo.com/how-to-manage-your-mp3-files-and-tags/#comment-640149 mxjf Fri, 28 Mar 2008 04:56:11 +0000 http://chris.pirillo.com/2008/03/25/how-to-manage-your-mp3-files-and-tags/#comment-640149 lol daft punk rocks chris! lol daft punk rocks chris!

]]> By: AshTR http://chris.pirillo.com/how-to-manage-your-mp3-files-and-tags/#comment-607168 AshTR Fri, 28 Mar 2008 04:52:57 +0000 http://chris.pirillo.com/2008/03/25/how-to-manage-your-mp3-files-and-tags/#comment-607168 I was looking for a program to normalize the volume. Never could find one. Thanks for linking MP3Gain, Chris. I was looking for a program to normalize the volume. Never could find one.

Thanks for linking MP3Gain, Chris.

]]> By: proent http://chris.pirillo.com/how-to-manage-your-mp3-files-and-tags/#comment-640150 proent Thu, 27 Mar 2008 19:03:05 +0000 http://chris.pirillo.com/2008/03/25/how-to-manage-your-mp3-files-and-tags/#comment-640150 nvm you already said that nvm you already said that

]]> By: proent http://chris.pirillo.com/how-to-manage-your-mp3-files-and-tags/#comment-640151 proent Thu, 27 Mar 2008 18:56:40 +0000 http://chris.pirillo.com/2008/03/25/how-to-manage-your-mp3-files-and-tags/#comment-640151 oh yeah, try MP3 Gain also for a limiter compressor to normalize all your mp3s. oh yeah, try MP3 Gain also for a limiter compressor to normalize all your mp3s.

]]> By: teckstuf http://chris.pirillo.com/how-to-manage-your-mp3-files-and-tags/#comment-640152 teckstuf Thu, 27 Mar 2008 12:12:34 +0000 http://chris.pirillo.com/2008/03/25/how-to-manage-your-mp3-files-and-tags/#comment-640152 iTunes had a volume gain built in, in the preferences. iTunes had a volume gain built in, in the preferences.

]]> By: billyuno http://chris.pirillo.com/how-to-manage-your-mp3-files-and-tags/#comment-606969 billyuno Thu, 27 Mar 2008 04:06:46 +0000 http://chris.pirillo.com/2008/03/25/how-to-manage-your-mp3-files-and-tags/#comment-606969 I use an MP3 tagger called Mp3bookhelper. I think it was originally designed for mp3 audio books, but it's great for changing tags on massive numbers of files. For example if you have a folder of mp3 from, say, dire straits, but not all of them are labeled correctly you can do a mass change, and label them all simultaneously. Also if the title, artist, or album are part of the file name you can use a mask to extract that info and insert it into the correct place in the tag, and vice versa. Altogether very useful. I use an MP3 tagger called Mp3bookhelper. I think it was originally designed for mp3 audio books, but it’s great for changing tags on massive numbers of files. For example if you have a folder of mp3 from, say, dire straits, but not all of them are labeled correctly you can do a mass change, and label them all simultaneously. Also if the title, artist, or album are part of the file name you can use a mask to extract that info and insert it into the correct place in the tag, and vice versa. Altogether very useful.

]]> By: proent http://chris.pirillo.com/how-to-manage-your-mp3-files-and-tags/#comment-640153 proent Thu, 27 Mar 2008 02:55:03 +0000 http://chris.pirillo.com/2008/03/25/how-to-manage-your-mp3-files-and-tags/#comment-640153 use a program called TheGodFather to rename by tags or to rename all tags, delete duplications and more. and then use a program called Rename to batch rename mp3 files in dos use a program called TheGodFather to rename by tags or to rename all tags, delete duplications and more. and then use a program called Rename to batch rename mp3 files in dos

]]> By: desertwarrior http://chris.pirillo.com/how-to-manage-your-mp3-files-and-tags/#comment-606938 desertwarrior Wed, 26 Mar 2008 22:58:56 +0000 http://chris.pirillo.com/2008/03/25/how-to-manage-your-mp3-files-and-tags/#comment-606938 I have ripped a bunch of my cd's to digital but before I had the internet I had to manually tag each file. Many programs nowadays when you rip cd's can access a database and automatically add the tags when it save the file. I have found that is a much better way than to go through and tag each file after it has been saved. One of the programs I use is the paid for version of Cowon Jet Audio it has many features that help in the way I do stuff. One of the is a good video converter with all the settings I can change, another is the ability to rip cd's and save them directly to mp3's with all tag information in it. I have ripped a bunch of my cd’s to digital but before I had the internet I had to manually tag each file. Many programs nowadays when you rip cd’s can access a database and automatically add the tags when it save the file. I have found that is a much better way than to go through and tag each file after it has been saved. One of the programs I use is the paid for version of Cowon Jet Audio it has many features that help in the way I do stuff. One of the is a good video converter with all the settings I can change, another is the ability to rip cd’s and save them directly to mp3′s with all tag information in it.

]]> By: TheWhiteNationalist http://chris.pirillo.com/how-to-manage-your-mp3-files-and-tags/#comment-640154 TheWhiteNationalist Wed, 26 Mar 2008 22:49:23 +0000 http://chris.pirillo.com/2008/03/25/how-to-manage-your-mp3-files-and-tags/#comment-640154 If someone wants to pass it along to Chris, the Black Metal sub-genre of Heavy Metal is alive only due to cassettes. Most Black Metal artists still release their music via cassette, especially in Eastern Europe and America. If someone wants to pass it along to Chris, the Black Metal sub-genre of Heavy Metal is alive only due to cassettes. Most Black Metal artists still release their music via cassette, especially in Eastern Europe and America.

]]> By: gold3c http://chris.pirillo.com/how-to-manage-your-mp3-files-and-tags/#comment-640155 gold3c Wed, 26 Mar 2008 22:04:10 +0000 http://chris.pirillo.com/2008/03/25/how-to-manage-your-mp3-files-and-tags/#comment-640155 Tag&Rename ftw!!! Tag&Rename ftw!!!

]]> By: priorisgay http://chris.pirillo.com/how-to-manage-your-mp3-files-and-tags/#comment-640156 priorisgay Wed, 26 Mar 2008 20:17:25 +0000 http://chris.pirillo.com/2008/03/25/how-to-manage-your-mp3-files-and-tags/#comment-640156 21st you IDIOT! 21st you IDIOT!

]]> By: Dolbertx http://chris.pirillo.com/how-to-manage-your-mp3-files-and-tags/#comment-640157 Dolbertx Wed, 26 Mar 2008 18:35:06 +0000 http://chris.pirillo.com/2008/03/25/how-to-manage-your-mp3-files-and-tags/#comment-640157 21TH COMMENT!!! 21TH COMMENT!!!

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