Updating / changing ID3v2 Text Encoding

[Dat Ei]

Is it possible to update or change the ID3v2 Text Encoding in mp3 tags without converting the complete mp3 files? I.e. from Unicode-16 to Unicode-UTF8?

Dat Ei

[Spoon]

Yes, convert to [ID Tag Update] as the encoder, it will read the tags, remove them and rewrite as the options set in Control Center.

[Dat Ei]

Thank you, Spoon, that is good to read. I did not have in mind that Sonos is that picky when I'd setup my new computer.

Dat Ei

[Dat Ei]

Short follow up question: will the files rewritten always in complete, or will the old header updated / a new added?

Dat Ei

[Spoon]

Depends on format, id3v2 has tags at the front, it could be the file is shuffled.

[Dat Ei]

But if the file is shuffled, that should be no problem for the usual music players, should it? And in the end updating the files and the metadata should be faster than reconverting from the original flac files?


Dat Ei

[Spoon]

Indeed, no issues