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Index > Reference > Filters > Audio Filters > Audio Tag Setter Filter

This filter sets common fields in tags of audio files for popular formats.

- Supported formats are MP3 (ID3 v1 and v2), OGG Vorbis (XIPH), APE, Apple (ILST), ASF, DIVX, FLAC (XIPH & FLAC metadata), RIFF (AVI, WAV, AVI, RMI).
- The filter must be applied on valid audio files.
- The tag(s) will be set only when changes are applied, but can be previewed in the Rename List.
- Changes to tags can be undone using the Undo feature.
- You can manually set tag field values for individual files in Rename List using the Manual Rename feature.
- The Filter will set both ID3v1 and ID3v2 tags for MP3 files.
- The check boxes to the left of each field can be in one of three states:
  Checked: The field will be set.
  Grayed: The field will be set only if current value is empty.
  Unchecked: The field will not be set.
- Track number:
  - Maximum value is 255.
  - Set value to 0 to clear this field in tags.
  - Check the auto-increment check box to raise track number by 1 in each file, starting from the specified number.
- Performers, Title, Album, Comment:
  - Those fields can contain any text. You may use formatting parameters. See also Formatting Editor.
  - In ID3v1 tags, maximum length for the Artist, Title and Album fields is 30 characters, and 28 for Comment field. Over-length values will be trimmed.
  - Performers field can contain multiple values. Use ; to seperate.
- Year:
  - Maximum value is 9999.
  - Set to 0 to clear the field.
- Genres:
  - In ID3v1 tag, must be one of the predefined values, otherwise field will remain empty.
  - Use ; as seperator to input multiple genres.
- Push/Drag button:
  Use this button to automatically fill fields from an exist audio file.
  Push the button to use tag fields from the first item in Rename List, or drag any audio file from Rename List or File Explorer over the button to use it's audio tag fields.
- Note: Individual audio tag fields can be set also by adding a Formatter filter to the Applied Filters List, and setting it's apply target to an audio tag field.

See Also:
ID3 Fields Reference
MP3 Formatting Parameters
ID3v2 Field Setter Filter