Tango.info track mass tagging with foobar2000

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This page describes tango.info mass tagging with foobar2000.

Setup

  • Install the component "Text tools" (foo texttools)
  • 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%

Mass tagging

  • Select the files you want to masstag
    • put them in a playlist
  • Copy TINTs
    • selecting all files, Right-click | Utils | Text tools | Copy: TINT
  • Send TINTs and name of fields to tango.info
    • http://tools.tango.info/tagger1.3.php
    • Paste TINTs into the field "Track references":
    • Select fields you want to get data for
    • pre-selected is something like %x_count%;%tin%;%album_name%;%album_artist%;%discnumber%;....
    • if you only want dates, put only %date%
    • press submit
  • Put the tag data into foobar2000
    • Copy the results and return to foobar2000
    • Right click | Properties | Tools | Automatically Fill Valuess
    • Clipboard: line per track
    • enter the pattern into the foobar2000 field "Pattern"
    • if you only want dates, put only %date%
    • or you use something like %%;%barcode%;%album%;%album artist%;%discnumber%;%track%;%title%;%track artist%;%genre%;%date%;%%;%totaltracks%;

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


  • You get a preview
  • click ok to write the tags