Music tag rename/remove

[Bill_L]

I have been using bubbletag(with mixed results)to modify/rename mp3 files.
Is there something that works more consistent? (The id3v1,v2,v3 etc) or other?

I actually would like to remove tags completely, but that may be a problem adding them to our iPods & android devices.

[susejunky]

@Bill_L

Is there something that works more consistent? (The id3v1,v2,v3 etc) or other?

For .mp3 and .flac files I use easytag to set the id3-tags.

[KWizzz]

I usually use id3v2 command line tool. It has quite a number of switches. Great for adjusting MP3 tags which I use heavily to trick my players into organizing some songs into the same album for practicing songs I play with my band.

Removing all tags: id3v2 -D, see man id3v2. But it only applies to id3v1 and id3v2 tags.

[kasi042]

I usually use Kid3. It’s quite useful, can copy from v1-v2 or v2-v1, edit in bulk, whole folders or albums etc.

[Bill_L]

Tried ‘easytag’. Apparently I have mucked up some of my music files. When I hit the ‘save’ switch, I lost a bunch of songs.
Good thing I keep them backed up & in redundant places in my network disks.

Thanks for the suggestion.

[Sauerland]

Using easytag for years without loosing any file.

[susejunky]

@Bill_L

When I hit the ‘save’ switch, I lost a bunch of songs.

Did you change id-tags or did you use the scanner to rename your files?

In the latter case you can e.g. add a “.” in front of file names which will make the files “invisible” as soon as they are saved.

I use easytag for at least 5-10 years now and never lost any file.

[Bill_L]

@sauerland, @susejunky
I found I did not lose files. The messages at the bottom indicated something would be lost, but I think that was some ‘unknown’ or unreadable tag(probably something I did wrong before).

@susejunky
No didn’t use a “.” In front. I am still ‘learning’ easytag, & need to look at the scanner. I did however add tags to some that came up blank for title & artist fields.

I’ll get there.

[Bill_L]

A follow up.
Easytag kept showing beaucoup errors in the log panel.
I got tired of manually adding them.

I installed kid3-qt and ran its tagger. Then open up easytag. NO errors.

Don’t know why the error but kid3 took care of them.

Thanks for all the suggestions and responses.
All were helpful once I pulled my head out of that dark place.