Anyone know of a program that will......

Post by **Bdw3** » Tue Nov 15, 2005 9:20 pm

Allow me to change just one ID3 Tag field (Ie Artist, genre etc.) without altering any of the other fields, for all files in a folder full of MP3s?

Situation:
My sister hands me a disc a friend has given her and asks me to 'put this on my ipod'

I stick the disc in and discover 142 mp3s just shit all over the place with zero organization. No way am i originating this.
I want to give them all the same album title, "kim's Mix" or something so that my sister can easily access just this group of files.

"use a playlist"
yeah i know.. but I don't want to screw up my organizational masterpiece I have on her ipod already with misspelled album titles and the like.

Post by **MKJ** » Tue Nov 15, 2005 9:28 pm

tag n rename?

or itunes (since she already has an ipod)

Post by **Nightshade** » Tue Nov 15, 2005 9:28 pm

Tag & Rename? It's the only one I've ever used, so if it doesn't work, I have nothing else to offer.

Post by **MKJ** » Tue Nov 15, 2005 9:29 pm

stop stalking me NS

Post by **R00k** » Tue Nov 15, 2005 9:31 pm

Tag & Rename can do just about anything you want it to do with id3 tags.

edit: Including precisely what you asked about.

And if the songs have fairly standard filenames ( artist - song.mp3 or some other variation), you can tell T&R to automatically generate the genre, album, artist, etc fields from the filename.

Post by **Bdw3** » Tue Nov 15, 2005 9:35 pm

Tag and Rename indeed! Thanks guys..

!

I assumed itunes could do this and was messing around trying to do it but couldn't figure it out. I try to have itunes open for as little amout of time as possible, so

Post by **MKJ** » Tue Nov 15, 2005 9:37 pm

select multiple tracks, ctrl-i

Post by **R00k** » Tue Nov 15, 2005 9:39 pm

I've got Anapod Explorer along with Tag & Rename, and I don't plan on ever needing to open iTunes again.

I would uninstall it completely if I weren't afraid it would mess up my iPod drivers, authorization, etc.

Post by **Nightshade** » Tue Nov 15, 2005 9:44 pm

Have you thought about trying Tag & Rename?

Post by **Bdw3** » Tue Nov 15, 2005 9:44 pm

Holy crap! Why have I never used this program before..... :icon28:

Swank :icon32:

Post by **+JuggerNaut+** » Tue Nov 15, 2005 9:48 pm

R00k wrote:I've got Anapod Explorer along with Tag & Rename, and I don't plan on ever needing to open iTunes again.

I would uninstall it completely if I weren't afraid it would mess up my iPod drivers, authorization, etc.

:icon26:

Post by **Nightshade** » Tue Nov 15, 2005 9:48 pm

R00k wrote:I've got Anapod Explorer along with Tag & Rename, and I don't plan on ever needing to open iTunes again.

I would uninstall it completely if I weren't afraid it would mess up my iPod drivers, authorization, etc.

Linky?

Post by **+JuggerNaut+** » Tue Nov 15, 2005 9:49 pm

Nightshade wrote:
R00k wrote:I've got Anapod Explorer along with Tag & Rename, and I don't plan on ever needing to open iTunes again.

I would uninstall it completely if I weren't afraid it would mess up my iPod drivers, authorization, etc.
Linky?

ffs

http://www.redchairsoftware.com/anapod/

Post by **Nightshade** » Tue Nov 15, 2005 9:51 pm

Can you download it for me, too?

Post by **FragaGeddon** » Tue Nov 15, 2005 9:57 pm

I think he'll even install it for you also.

Post by **MKJ** » Tue Nov 15, 2005 9:59 pm

he'll even pleasure your spouse :icon14: [/happy costumer]

Post by **Nightshade** » Tue Nov 15, 2005 10:02 pm

Pffft. The day I have to outsource that task is the day they stick me in a knotty pine box and chuck me in the ground.

Post by **neh** » Tue Nov 15, 2005 10:29 pm

Nightshade wrote:Pffft. The day I have to outsource that task is the day they stick me in a knotty pine box and chuck me in the ground.

lols - i wrote a software to do this for me also - its on source forge - its currently in use by literally some other people and me!!!!

Post by **diego** » Tue Nov 15, 2005 10:31 pm

Post by **neh** » Tue Nov 15, 2005 10:50 pm

diego wrote:nerd

yes, and it pays very well too

Post by **R00k** » Tue Nov 15, 2005 10:52 pm

Nightshade wrote:
R00k wrote:I've got Anapod Explorer along with Tag & Rename, and I don't plan on ever needing to open iTunes again.

I would uninstall it completely if I weren't afraid it would mess up my iPod drivers, authorization, etc.
Linky?

Apparently Juggs wants me to give him credit where it's due for recommending Anapod to me. :icon14:

Or, he's just being anal about me not including a nice orange link to their site whilst I pimped it.

Post by **neh** » Tue Nov 15, 2005 10:54 pm

neh wrote:
diego wrote:nerd
yes, and it pays very well too

lols - i cant believe how many people d/l freesoftware ..

http://sourceforge.net/project/stats/?g ... de=alltime

quite literally some!

Post by **+JuggerNaut+** » Wed Nov 16, 2005 12:25 am

R00k wrote:
Nightshade wrote:
R00k wrote:I've got Anapod Explorer along with Tag & Rename, and I don't plan on ever needing to open iTunes again.

I would uninstall it completely if I weren't afraid it would mess up my iPod drivers, authorization, etc.
Linky?
Apparently Juggs wants me to give him credit where it's due for recommending Anapod to me. :icon14:

Or, he's just being anal about me not including a nice orange link to their site whilst I pimped it.

nah, i was ffs'ing NS for not googling. lazy bastage.