ID3 tags

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ID3 tags

Post by rj7500 » Wed Jun 29, 2011 4:29 pm

What exactly are ID3 Tags and are they separate from the filename I give to the exported MP3 or Wav file.? Why am I prompted in each session to edit them?
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Re: ID3 tags

Post by steve » Wed Jun 29, 2011 5:08 pm

See these links:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ID3
http://manual.audacityteam.org/man/Metadata_Editor

(note that if you are using the old Audacity 1.2.x, the manual will be different to what you see and I would recommend upgrading to Audacity 1.3.13
http://audacityteam.org/download/
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Re: ID3 tags

Post by rj7500 » Fri Sep 30, 2011 6:31 pm

Can I opt out of creating an ID3 tag for exported mp3 files created on 1.2 or is it necessary for export?

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Re: ID3 tags

Post by steve » Fri Sep 30, 2011 7:16 pm

You don't need to fill anything in for the metadata, just click the OK button.

In Audacity 1.3.13, if you go to "Edit menu > Preferences > Import/Export" there is an option to disable the Metadata Editor from popping up on each export.
There's probably a similar setting in Audacity 1.2 Preferences
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