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File List
The window to the right of the Browser pane is called the File List. If you have selected a source in the Browser that contains
music (such as the Database or an individual folder), the songs contained therein will be listed here. The File List not only shows
you the name of the song, but also shows the artist name, album name, track number, genre, and other fields contained within
the song’s ID3 tag. These additional categories can help you find song with greater efficiency.
music (such as the Database or an individual folder), the songs contained therein will be listed here. The File List not only shows
you the name of the song, but also shows the artist name, album name, track number, genre, and other fields contained within
the song’s ID3 tag. These additional categories can help you find song with greater efficiency.
Note: While ID3 tags will support storage of the information listed above, it is common to find music files with some (if not all) of the ID3
fields blank. Even if the music file does not contain information for all categories, you are still able to fill in the missing info by hand in order
to aid in searching through your files.
fields blank. Even if the music file does not contain information for all categories, you are still able to fill in the missing info by hand in order
to aid in searching through your files.
Editing Fields
Torq will extract the relevant song information from the file’s ID3 tag in order to populate the fields of the File List as
described above. You are free to edit the information shown in the File List simply by double-clicking a field and typing in
new data.
described above. You are free to edit the information shown in the File List simply by double-clicking a field and typing in
new data.
It is important to note that Torq does not update the song’s ID3 tag with your edits. Instead, your edited fields are stored in
a special file with the same name as the song, but with the extension “.tqd” at the end. This is the Torq Data file. By saving
your edits to the TQD file, Torq can save your changes much faster (changing an ID3 tag requires re-writing the entire audio
file, something that could affect system performance during live use). Additionally, the audio file could become corrupted
during the re-write process. So, Torq leaves your precious music files untouched by saving data to the TQD file.
a special file with the same name as the song, but with the extension “.tqd” at the end. This is the Torq Data file. By saving
your edits to the TQD file, Torq can save your changes much faster (changing an ID3 tag requires re-writing the entire audio
file, something that could affect system performance during live use). Additionally, the audio file could become corrupted
during the re-write process. So, Torq leaves your precious music files untouched by saving data to the TQD file.
Artist/Song Filename Swap
Occasionally the ID3 tag information of a song (described above) may contain incomplete song information. In the worst
case, the ID3 tag may not even contain the name of the song or the artist who wrote it. When this happens, Torq will list
“blank” audio files (they will look blank in the File List, but you’ll still be able to load them and play them). Obviously, it’s
almost impossible to tell which files you’re working with in this situation, so Torq will allow you to swap out the Song and
Artist categories with one larger Filename category:
case, the ID3 tag may not even contain the name of the song or the artist who wrote it. When this happens, Torq will list
“blank” audio files (they will look blank in the File List, but you’ll still be able to load them and play them). Obviously, it’s
almost impossible to tell which files you’re working with in this situation, so Torq will allow you to swap out the Song and
Artist categories with one larger Filename category:
1. Right-click (CTRL-click on Mac) on the Artist or Song category heading.
2. The Artist or Song category will then be replaced with a single “Filename” category that will display the filename
of the song rather than the artist and song information contained in the ID3 tag.
3. To revert back to the Artist and/or Song categories, right-click (CTRL-click on Mac) on the “Filename” category
again .