changing mp3 names en-masse ?

northernneil
northernneil Posts: 1,549
edited May 2010 in The bottom bracket
have loads of music and loads of has been ripped to mp3 BUT this means the track listings are usually the number of the track in the album. e.g.:-
01 Abba ..... .mp3
01 Kaiser Chiefs .....mp3
01 Micheal Jackson .....mp3

is there a way I can strip off JUST the first 2 digits of the filename, without having to do this manually for each and every file ?

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  • desweller
    desweller Posts: 5,175
    Will FreeRip do it? I know it will handle batch ID3 tagging but not sure about file naming.
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  • whyamihere
    whyamihere Posts: 7,716
    Why on earth would you want to do that? Surely it's better to have them stored in album order?
  • craker
    craker Posts: 1,739
    10 minute project with your coding language of choice...

    or as the man says, sort your mp3s another way.
  • northernneil
    northernneil Posts: 1,549
    want to do it because when I add them to a USB stick to plug into my car it just plays in alpha/numeric order which is really annoying as it just flips between about 3 artists for the first 40 songs then it starts to become more 'random'
  • 2alexcoo
    2alexcoo Posts: 251
    Sounds like it might be a problem with either the playback device, the ID3 tags or the way the files are stored (eg on my pc mine are \mp3\artist\album).

    Is it a car with a factory fit USB port? If so maybe someone with the same one can offer some tips, as they seem to have their own quirks
    Alex
  • Splottboy
    Splottboy Posts: 3,694
    What are you all talking about?

    I've got an MP3 player from my son for my birthday, and can just about turn it on!!!!

    78's, 33 1/3. 45 singles, 8 Track, Betamax, tapes. Now THOSE were the days...SIMPLES!

    Vinyl...please come back...all is forgiven, lol.
  • Bear77
    Bear77 Posts: 60
    Download this:

    http://www.mp3tag.de/en/

    You can reformat mp3 tags and filnenames anyway you want. I would check they are tagged properly first including the track number before altering the file names. Also copy some files to another folder first to learn how to use it. Dont use it on your actual files until you know what you want to do and how to do it. It can strip all your music file tags at once, which may p$ss you off. :) Enjoy.
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