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What’s new:
  • New options: coverart default type and coverart default description. You can change it in program settings dialog (Tags item).
  • Fixed bug with import ID3v2 tags only.
  • Fixed minor bugs.

Download link:

http://www.assistanttools.com/products/tag_editors/mp3_tag_assistant_pro/files/mp3tagassistant_pro_installer.exe

How can I use TAB in tags import?

For example, you have CSV or TXT file with tag values and these values are divided by “Tab” symbol.

Open the Import/Export Wizard (import mode) and select source file (Figure 1) [1].
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How can I use TAB in tags export?

You can use the “tab” symbol as tags separator in Import/Export Wizard (the export mode). Please open the Settings dialog, select the “Filelist Settings” item, select <Tab> item from combo-box (Figure 1) and click the “Ok” button.

Export tags with tab

Figure 1. Export tags with tab

What is ‘Actions’?

The Mp3 Tag Assistant Professional can work with “Actions” in Batch work mode.

The Actions is sets of operations with audio files which you can define in advance and use for various albums.

Actions sample

Figure 1. Actions set sample

Mp3 Tag Assistant Professional support these Actions:

Tag operations: addition, removal or change of the tags.
Lyrics and comments operations: addition, removal or change of the lyrics/comments.
File operations: copying or moving of the files, changing of the file attributes, filename generation and others.
Playlist operations: creation of the M3U or PLS playlists.
Filelist operations: creation of the TXT, CSV or XML filelists.

You can combine Actions and create the sets of actions  (figure 1).

You can open “Actions set editor” from main menu (the “Options > Actions Set Settings” menu items) or use Ctrl+F6 keyboard shortcut.

The program interface in Batch mode

Interface in Batch mode

Figure 1. Interface in Batch mode

The Mp3 Tag Assistant interface in Batсh work mode consists of these parts (figure 1):
• Main menu [1].
• Main toolbar [2].
• Side panel [3] with Actions tab.
• Selection list [4]. The files in this list will be changed when actions will be executed.
• Work panel [6]. You can type the new tag values or filenames in the panel.

The program interface in Standard mode

Interface in Standard mode

Figure 1. Interface in Standard mode

The Mp3 Tag Assistant interface in Standard work mode consists of these parts (figure 1):
• Main menu [1].
• Main toolbar [2].
• Side panel [3]. You can select folders or audio files and add them in “Selection list” for change of tags or files.
• Selection list [4]. The files in this list will be changed in the program.
• Work panel [6]. You can type the new tag values or filenames in the panel.

You can add the some audio albums to Selection list and change tags, create playlist or rename files in these albums.

It simply to make if each album is in a separate folder.

Interface work modes

Features list

  • Support MPEG Audio (MP3), MPEG-4 iTunes (M4A), Windows Media Audio (WMA), Free Lossless Audio Codec (FLAC), Monkey’s Audio (APE), Ogg Vorbis (OGG), Musepack (MPC), WavPack (WV), OptimFROG files (OFR), Speex (SPX) and The True Audio (TTA) audio file formats.
  • Support ID3v1 and ID3v2, WMA metadata, iTunes metadata, Ogg Vorbis comments and APE tags.
  • Support >35 tag fields, including BMP, Compilation, Grouping, Track#, Disk#, Lyrics tags.
  • Preview, edit and delete the BMP JPEG PNG attached pictures (cover art / artwork) (MP3 Layer III/WMA files only!).

The Import/Export Wizard can work with searching audio files in source file. You should use the <Filename> template variable for it.

For example, you have the some audio files without tags (figure 1) and the source CSV file with tag values (figure 2).

The audio files without correct filenames

Figure 1. The audio files without tags

The source CSV file

Figure 2. The source CSV file


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