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March 30 2023 - 2:05 pm

UPDATED: Increment Number Tags v4.2

This script will incrementally number your choice of the Track Number, Movement Number, Episode Number, Episode ID tags, and track Name prefix of the selected tracks. Additionally, a Track Count, Disc Number/Count and/or Movement Count can be applied to each track, Episode ID can be configured with additional text incorporating the number, and zero-padding up to five digits can be applied. (The selected tracks must be sorted by ascending Play Order for accurate results.)

Latest version:

  • Fixed issue with final nag not presenting
  • v4.1 (dec 26, 2022):
  • Maintenance and minor performance fixes
  • Accommodations for macOS 13 Ventura

More information for Increment Number Tags v4.2 and download link is here.

January 26 2023 - 7:18 pm

UPDATED: Search-Replace Tag Text v7.2

Performs a search-and-replace on the text in your choice of track tags in the Music or TV app (Title, Artist/Director, Album Artist, Album, Composer, Comments, Genre, Grouping, Show, Movement or Work) in the selected tracks or all the tracks in the selected Playlist. Features case sensitivity and whole word match options and "Test run" preview.

Latest version:

  • Maintenance and minor performance fixes
  • Accommodations for macOS 13 Ventura

More information for Search-Replace Tag Text v7.2 and download link is here.

January 26 2023 - 6:43 pm

UPDATED: Multi-Item Edit v7.7

This applet will allow you to view and edit most tags (and some additional options) of the selected track(s) in a single floating window using single-edit mode (one selected track) or multi-edit mode, which emulates the pre-iTunes 12 "multiple items" format; that is, a checkbox adjacent to each tag allows you to select which changes are to be applied to the selection's tags.

Can also be used to copy collected tags from one set of tracks to another set of tracks by toggling "Information Tracking".

Latest version:

  • Maintenance and minor performance fixes
  • Accommodations for macOS 13 Ventura

More information for Multi-Item Edit v7.7 and download link is here.

January 21 2023 - 3:27 pm

UPDATED: Remove n Characters From Front or Back v7.2

This script will delete a specified number of characters from either the beginning or the ending of the Title, Album, Album Artist, Artist/Director, Category, Comments, Composer, Episode ID, Grouping, Show (or their "Sort" siblings), Movement or Work tag of each selected track. For example, delete the initial digits and the space from "01 First Track", "02 Second Track", and so on.

Latest version:

  • Maintenance and minor performance fixes
  • Accommodations for macOS 13 Ventura

More information for Remove n Characters From Front or Back v7.2 and download link is here.

January 17 2023 - 4:48 pm

UPDATED: Re-Locate Selected v3.3

This script will re-locate the files of the selected tracks from their current location to a single user-chosen folder. The Music app (or TV app) will be updated with each track's new location and all of each track's meta-data will be preserved. Optionally leave a copy of each file in its original location (albeit disassociated from any Music or TV app tracks).

Latest version:

  • Maintenance and minor performance fixes
  • Accommodations for macOS 13 Ventura

More information for Re-Locate Selected v3.3 and download link is here.

January 17 2023 - 4:30 pm

UPDATED: New Last Played Date v6.2

Set Last Played/Last Skipped date of selected tracks to a new date, with option to increase or decrease Plays/Skips, or set to no date and no Plays/Skips.

Works best when Sync/Cloud Library is disengaged due to a bug.

Latest version:

  • Maintenance and minor performance fixes
  • Accommodations for macOS 13 Ventura

More information for New Last Played Date v6.2 and download link is here.

January 17 2023 - 4:09 pm

UPDATED: Make A Text List v6.6

This script can assemble a list of tag information about the selected tracks (or tracks in the selected playlist) using a configurable pattern substitution string and provides the ability to export this formatted text to the clipboard, a text file (as TSV or CSV) or the Print Dialog from where it can be printed, previewed, printed-to-PDF and so on.

Latest version:

  • Maintenance and minor performance fixes
  • Accommodations for macOS 13 Ventura

More information for Make A Text List v6.6 and download link is here.

January 17 2023 - 3:57 pm

UPDATED: File Renamer v5.1

This script will rename the files of the selected tracks (or the files of the tracks in the selected playlist) using a substitution pattern that you formulate from the tracks' tag data. Optionally, export a copy of the files to a chosen location and rename the files in that location.

Works optimally with "Keep Media folder organized" un-checked.

Latest version:

  • Maintenance and minor performance fixes
  • Accommodations for macOS 13 Ventura

More information for File Renamer v5.1 and download link is here.

January 10 2023 - 1:17 pm

UPDATED: Skip Back or Ahead v4.2

Floating panel allows you to skip backward or forward in the currently playing track by a user-entered number of seconds (0-120). Useful for 'scoping through tracks, making transcriptions, and so on.

Latest version:

  • Fixed issue with errant Play/Pause button behavior
  • Maintenance and minor performance fixes
  • Accommodations for macOS 13 Ventura

More information for Skip Back or Ahead v4.2 and download link is here.

January 10 2023 - 1:02 pm

UPDATED: Proper English Title Capitalization v5.2

Capitalizes the first letter of each word in your choice of the Title, Artist, Album Artist, Album, Comments, Composer, Grouping, Movement, Work, or Show tags of the selected tracks, but based on conventional rules of title capitalization in the English language. Thus, "what it feels like for a girl (above and beyond 12'' club mix)" becomes "What It Feels Like for a Girl (Above and Beyond 12'' Club Mix)". Two user-editable Exception Lists can handle words that should not be title-capped or modified. Test Run feature enables you to see what would be changed displayed in a separate Test Run Log window.

Latest version:

  • Maintenance and minor performance fixes
  • Accommodations for macOS 13 Ventura

More information for Proper English Title Capitalization v5.2 and download link is here.

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