Tango.info track mass tagging with foobar2000

This page describes mass tagging with foobar2000.

• Install the components
  • Text tools (foo_texttools)
  • Masstagger (foo_masstag) - http://wiki.hydrogenaudio.org/index.php?title=Foobar2000:Components_0.9/foo_masstag
  • download from http://foobar2000.org/?page=Download
• Configure the text tools to copy TINTs:
  • File | Preferences | Tools | Text tools
  • Add a new tag called TINT, with the following pattern if you use TINT-based filing
    • $num($directory(%path%,2),14)-%_directory%-%_filename%
  • Or if you use tags with barcode, you may use
    • $num(%barcode%,14)-$num($max(1,%discnumber%),2)-%track%
• Put the files you want to masstag in a playlist
• Copy tints by selecting all, Right-click | Utils | Text tools | Copy: TINT
• Paste into the tango.info tagger tool:
  • http://tools.tango.info/tagger1.3.php

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Note: You should see a line that describes the output

%X-linecounter%;%X-TIN%;%album%;%BAND%;%discnumber%;%track%;%title%;%artist%;%genre%;%year%;%dummy%

A corresponding output line itself could look like, e.g.

1;00008637207120;King of Rhythm 1937-1944;Juan D'Arienzo;1;1;El choclo;Juan D'Arienzo;tango;1937-07-26;;22;

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• Copy the results and return to foobar2000
• Right click | Tagging | Manage Scripts
• Add Input data
• In the Input data dialog, paste the data in the bottom pane.
• Put the following scheme in the top line:
• %%;%barcode%;%album%;%album artist%;%discnumber%;%track%;%title%;%track artist%;%genre%;%date%;%%;%totaltracks%;

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Note: This scheme should match the output of the tango.info tagger, "%%" discards data.

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• You get a preview before pressing Run to update actual tags.