I can't believe this hasn't been asked for.

faceless007 · 10th January 2004, 00:02

I read the Wishlist a few times, and it's not there, and searched all open forums at least a dozen times, trying several different strings, and nothing came up, and so I'm forced to conclude that no one has bothered to ask for this. Which really surprises me, because to me it's a pretty important feature, and I can't be the only person who would use it. So here goes:

The ID3v2 standard has a tag it calls "Position in Media Set", but iTunes recognizes it and just calls it "Disc". It's just a number, like 1 or 2, that represents the CD# it is, like the second CD of a 4-CD set. (It can also be recognized as 3/4, where the second digit is the total number of CDs).

iTunes recognizes it, and so does my iPod, and I love it, because it saves me from having to write "(Disc 1)" in the Album tag, which is how I did it back in ID3v1. But that looks ugly, and also leads to a lot of directories if you put each album in its own directory (as I do).

So when is Winamp going to recognize this tag, that sits right next to the track number tag? Even better, when will I able to use it in the advanced title formatting? Right now, it's impossible to sort multi-CD sets correctly inside the Media Library.

Come on, I can't be the only one who uses this tag, especially not with iTunes out and using it completely.

Spazz333 · 10th January 2004, 01:28

That is really damn cool. I second that. Granted the only album I have that would make it matter is Pink Floyd - The Wall.

it's just great to listen to both CDs straight through in order.

Urtho · 10th January 2004, 09:31

I may be wrong but that may be a feature of ID3v2 2.4 and Winamp uses 2.3atm I think, there was a post on which version somewhere.

faceless007 · 10th January 2004, 23:35

No, all my tags are ID3v2.3, not 2.4, and I have the Position tag set in all my music.

dj_chalky · 16th January 2004, 20:12

I didn't even know that you could add album numbers to the ID3 tag. Only using WinAmp since getting a PC must have shortened my horizons on this. But I agree whole heartedly, it would be great to include this! I am fed up of having loads of directories with .... (Disc 1) etc!

emars · 16th January 2004, 20:29

Wait a sec. On the few times I have had to input my own cddb info while ripping with Winamp 5, there is a "Disc #" selection box. I have a few 2CDs in my collection, and I know I have used that selection field.

So.... it must just be a matter of adding the field to the "View File Info" dialog.

Moguta · 17th January 2004, 18:01

This is something I would find very useful, since I have several multi-disc albums. It's irritating that for such albums I can only tag & view the track #, not the disc #.

Writing ALBUM_NAME (DISC #) in the album field does solve the problem as far as differentiation, but this causes the Media Library to list each disc as a seperate album, which they are not.

I think it would be simple to add support for this field in the ID3 tag editor.

*adds his vote*

18th January 2004, 20:55

Added to Wishlist.

10th January 2004, 00:02	#1
faceless007 Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 12	I can't believe this hasn't been asked for. I read the Wishlist a few times, and it's not there, and searched all open forums at least a dozen times, trying several different strings, and nothing came up, and so I'm forced to conclude that no one has bothered to ask for this. Which really surprises me, because to me it's a pretty important feature, and I can't be the only person who would use it. So here goes: The ID3v2 standard has a tag it calls "Position in Media Set", but iTunes recognizes it and just calls it "Disc". It's just a number, like 1 or 2, that represents the CD# it is, like the second CD of a 4-CD set. (It can also be recognized as 3/4, where the second digit is the total number of CDs). iTunes recognizes it, and so does my iPod, and I love it, because it saves me from having to write "(Disc 1)" in the Album tag, which is how I did it back in ID3v1. But that looks ugly, and also leads to a lot of directories if you put each album in its own directory (as I do). So when is Winamp going to recognize this tag, that sits right next to the track number tag? Even better, when will I able to use it in the advanced title formatting? Right now, it's impossible to sort multi-CD sets correctly inside the Media Library. Come on, I can't be the only one who uses this tag, especially not with iTunes out and using it completely.

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10th January 2004, 01:28	#2
Spazz333 Major Dude Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Limbo Posts: 1,498	That is really damn cool. I second that. Granted the only album I have that would make it matter is Pink Floyd - The Wall. it's just great to listen to both CDs straight through in order.

10th January 2004, 09:31	#3
Urtho Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 35	I may be wrong but that may be a feature of ID3v2 2.4 and Winamp uses 2.3atm I think, there was a post on which version somewhere.

10th January 2004, 23:35	#4
faceless007 Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 12	No, all my tags are ID3v2.3, not 2.4, and I have the Position tag set in all my music.

16th January 2004, 20:12	#5
dj_chalky Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 4	I didn't even know that you could add album numbers to the ID3 tag. Only using WinAmp since getting a PC must have shortened my horizons on this. But I agree whole heartedly, it would be great to include this! I am fed up of having loads of directories with .... (Disc 1) etc!

16th January 2004, 20:29	#6
emars Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Denver, CO Posts: 8	Wait a sec. On the few times I have had to input my own cddb info while ripping with Winamp 5, there is a "Disc #" selection box. I have a few 2CDs in my collection, and I know I have used that selection field. So.... it must just be a matter of adding the field to the "View File Info" dialog.

17th January 2004, 18:01	#7
Moguta Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 190	This is something I would find very useful, since I have several multi-disc albums. It's irritating that for such albums I can only tag & view the track #, not the disc #. Writing ALBUM_NAME (DISC #) in the album field does solve the problem as far as differentiation, but this causes the Media Library to list each disc as a seperate album, which they are not. I think it would be simple to add support for this field in the ID3 tag editor. adds his vote

18th January 2004, 20:55	#8
Sawg Guest Posts: n/a	Added to Wishlist.