How to add track number to the song title tag....

[Max Dread]

Hi

Is it possible to add the track number to the song title tag. Preferable, the number would be padded with a 0 and followed by a full stop.

So the result would be from:

Run to the Hills

to

06. Run to the Hills

One other thing, I would like this to be done for one encoder but not the other (in a multi encoder set up)....

Sorry if I missed an obvious way to do this. I did try the help file and tried experimenting a bit with the ID Tag Processing, but no joy....

Cheers

Max

[mville]

Re: How to add track number to the song title tag....

Use the ID Tag Processing DSP>Manipulation Tab>Rule Based manipulation

Try adding the following:

IF Track=[anyvalue]
SET Title=[Track]. [Title]

Also, in CDRipper options>Meta Data & ID Tag, make sure the Pad track number to 2 digits (ie 02) is selected.

[Max Dread]

Re: How to add track number to the song title tag....

Genius! Don't think I would have ever worked that out for myself. So, thank you very much.

I don't know about anyone else, but I don't like the way my iPod Classic does not display track numbers (both in the "Now Playing" window, and when listing tracks in an album. This is a nifty way to get that sorted.

Cheers

[Max Dread]

Re: How to add track number to the song title tag....

As a quick OT aside..... Is there a way to set a default Rating for all albums being ripped?

[David W]

Re: How to add track number to the song title tag....

Genius! Don't think I would have ever worked that out for myself. So, thank you very much.

I don't know about anyone else, but I don't like the way my iPod Classic does not display track numbers (both in the "Now Playing" window, and when listing tracks in an album. This is a nifty way to get that sorted.

Cheers

This is very neat, however, I need to do the same not for the title but for the name for proper sorting of music on my AK100. I tried to edit what mville suggested from:

IF Track=[anyvalue]
SET Title=[Track]. [Title]

to:

IF Track=[anyvalue]
SET Name=[Track]. [Name]

but it didn't work. Any thoughts?

[dbfan]

Re: How to add track number to the song title tag....

Name is not a tag value I recognise, it is written by other programs? Which tagging format is used?

[sjbabbey]

Re: How to add track number to the song title tag....

I had a similar issue where I'd changed the name of the "mood" tag in mp3tag to "format" so I could input different values for CD or Hi-Res files. If you have renamed a tag e.g. from "Title" to "Name" you need to use the original tag and not the renamed one in the retagging rule.

[David W]

Re: How to add track number to the song title tag....

In Windows Explorer, the "Name" field is always the first column. That is what I need to change adding 01, 02, 03, etc. in front of the filename. As I poked around, I came across the field "Filename" and tried plugging that in instead of "Name" in the Rule Based manipulation, but that didn't work either.

[Spoon]

Re: How to add track number to the song title tag....

Filename is something different to ID Tags, you would need Arrange Audio (from the utility section of Codec Central).

Set its arrangement to:

[origpath]\[track]. [origfilename]

[sjbabbey]

Re: How to add track number to the song title tag....

It looks like you have your folder properties set for music content in Windows Explorer. The files are shown in filename order with track no. etc. details there also. To specify the filename you use the profile box in the bottom left corner of dbpoweramp cdripper i.e. the "Naming" dialog box underneath "Path" and use [track]. [title].

[David W]

Re: How to add track number to the song title tag....

Filename is something different to ID Tags, you would need Arrange Audio (from the utility section of Codec Central).

Set its arrangement to:

[origpath]\[track]. [origfilename]

Thanks Spoon. My first time under the hood here. I downloaded Arrange Audio R4. After downloading, it took me here:

Not really sure how to proceed. Is there a step by step guide you can point me to?

Thanks.

[Spoon]

Re: How to add track number to the song title tag....

Select one file >> right click >> Convert To

set the encoder as Arrange Audio.

[David W]

Re: How to add track number to the song title tag....

Select one file >> right click >> Convert To

set the encoder as Arrange Audio.

Sorry for the need for the step by steps. I selected a file, right clicked on it, executed the convert to, and came up with the standard conversion window. Where do I select the encoder as Arrange Audio?

[Spoon]

Re: How to add track number to the song title tag....

'Converting To' at the top, Arrange Audio should be listed.

[David W]

Re: How to add track number to the song title tag....

I was off-line for a few days, but wanted to say thanks!!! as that worked like a charm. So now I may need to modify it further as I'm still having album sort problems on my AK100. How would I change the arrangement from [origpath]\[track]. [origfilename] that you recommended earlier to one that gives me disc number, dash, track number, for example:
1-01 Song1
1-02 Song2
1-03 Song3
.....
2-01 Song1
2-02 Song2
2-03 Song3

Further, where can I find more info on this codec so I can try to understand it for further manipulation?

Thanks!