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Hello all ,

I've always tried to have my mp3 collection properly tagged, but it was never an easy task. Well, I just found a way (with no cost) to standardize it all. I found it was needed for adequate scrobbling.
And I wanted to share it here.

Ingredients:
- Mp3tag: the universal Tag Editor



Fist steps:

1) Install Mp3tag (Windows only, unfortunately)

2) Open the program

3) File => Add Directory (choose you parent MP3 folder, I find it easier than adding album folder by album folder)

4) Order your file list. Depending on the way you store your MP3 files, you can order by either Filename or Path (I usually order by path - my files are divided by folders named like this: BAND -ALBUM)



Now, to the game:

1) Select the files pertaining to one album

2) Now, go to Tag Sources, and choose one of the following 3 options (follow the order). In each of these, you have to find an Album (select Preview) that matches the number of tracks you have in your album's folder, provided you haven't modified it:

a. Tag Sources => discog (commonly the easier and most useful). If you don't find any matches, go to Step b.

b. Tag Sources => Amazon.com (needs that you imput the band's or album's name). If you don't find any matches, go to Step c.

c. Tag Sources => Amazon.de (needs that you imput the band's or album's name)

OBS: If you don't find any match at all, chose one that includes one track less than your folder, or one that is the most equivalent)

3) [Right click on album's pic] => Extract Cover => OK

4) Utils => Suggest sorting - Title

5) Verify if the tracks got ordered ok

6) If not, you have to order yourself by clicking Move Up or Move Down

7) After properly orderd, hit OK. Choose cancel if it asks to replace the album's pic.

8) You're done. Now, to the next album, follow these steps and go on...



Good luck!

MusicBranez tagging for me orks a treat [sometimes!]