-Brading Software Message Board
+--Forum: Mp3/Tag Studio Support and Bug Reports
+---Topic: How do you deal with artist names with dash? started by killabee44
Posted by: killabee44 on Sep. 03 2009,22:28
Hi all,
How do you handle direct renaming when you have artist names like:
Jay-z
e-40
q-tip
ne-yo
t-pain
since tagstudio thinks that the "-" in the artist name is the separator between the track name and the artist. So, the song is renamed incorrectly.
Thanks for any input.
Killabee44
Posted by: Magnus Brading on Sep. 03 2009,23:55
That is why I always use " - " as a field separator, which is also the Mp3/Tag Studio default.
Posted by: killabee44 on Sep. 04 2009,00:13
I also do, but when you are trying to clean up a hundred tracks and there are no spaces before or after the "-", then track names such as the ones I mentioned become a problem.
Is there anything I can do about this?
Posted by: Magnus Brading on Sep. 04 2009,01:57
You could automatically move these files to another directory by using the direct rename tool with a template containing the extra dash (all files not having it should be non-matched), and then quickly process them there with a special template containing this extra dash for the artist, and then move them back. You could even create a macro for this whole process.
Posted by: killabee44 on Sep. 04 2009,06:30
Damn, that would be sweet.. Thanks. I have to start reading on the steps.
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