I have 10,000 mp3 files on my walkman culled from my CD/LP/Download collection so the idea of changing them one at a time is not going to happen. I don't have that kind of time.
But I more often look for song title than artist's name.
So I wonder if there is any software app that would do that for me?
Yes, you can batch rename with MediaMonkey. I've been using that for over 10 years to organize my mess of music. I bought the Gold license way back then too. You download and install the free version. If you want Gold you just purchase a key.
P.S. - If you go this route and want to do this, hit me up for any tips you may need. They use keys like <Artist> - <Title> - <Name>, etc. and you just arrange them how you want. You can change the file name and the tags in the file as well.
This is old school, but I use a text editor that has a macro capability that I use to create a batch file to rename files. As long as I can see a pattern, it's pretty easy to do.
Likewise, using something like MediaMonkey (I also have the gold license) would need a similar pattern (not sure if MediaMonkey handles MIDI files, but it might).
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Likewise, using something like MediaMonkey (I also have the gold license) would need a similar pattern (not sure if MediaMonkey handles MIDI files, but it might).
I pondered that on MIDI as well. The file type may not be critical and you may be able to add it to supported file types if it's not already there. I'm just unable to test at the moment.
I've not used Media Monkey - I'm sure it's good and this might be harder to use but has a lot of features. It is free MP3tag, it adds itself to your "right click" no issues in last 5-6 years I've been using
last minute edit: It will do batch of files within same directory
Another edit add-on sorry for hijsack: somewhat related if you want audio batch file conversion and feel more comfortable paying for a tool this is on sale for $25 and at checkout its like $22
looks like it is not stand alone but will work with PreSonus's free Studio One Prime
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I'm sure the purpose built applications will do the job best, but Notepad++ has a Macro record and playback feature (as John mentioned), and handles huge files.
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This sounds like a fairly simple job using Dos & Excel (or LibreOffice)...
01. Use Dos to create a text file of the directory with the mp3s... (dir *.mp3 /O:N > ArtistsNameSongTitle.txt)... 02. Open ArtistsNameSongTitle.txt in Excel (or LibreOffice) using appropriate Delimiter options... 03. Delete unnecessary columns (Date, Time, File Size, etc)... 04. Use formulas to switch out & reorder the Artist Name & Song Title to Song Title & Artist Name... 05. Add a new column A with "ren " without the quotes all the way down for all entries... 06. Insert columns needed for spaces in Dos batch file... 07. Save as a text file (SongTitleArtistsName.txt) 08. Check the text file... 09. Each line should read something like this... (ren BeatlesPennyLane.mp3 PennyLaneBeatles.mp3)... 10. Back up your mp3s (in case something goes wrong)... 11. Rename SongTitleArtistsName.txt to SongTitleArtistsName.bat 11. Run the batch file.
Or
1. Use Dos to create a text file of the directory with the mp3s... (dir *.mp3 /O:N > ArtistsNameSongTitle.txt)... 2. Send it to Steve (sslechta) & let him create the batch file you need... (I understand he is pretty good with Excel)
Hope this helps
PS: If Steve can't help... Contact me & I'll give it a try.
Bulk rename utility is what I’ve used in the past. I haven’t used it exactly the way you are needing, but I have used it to both prefix and suffix on mass quantities of files.
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