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How to use masstagger without underscores?

So all of my mp3 files have underscores instead of spaces, for example,
1991--Second_Hand\Mark_Heard--02--Lonely_Moon.mp3

I'd like to have the file tagged without underscores, so that
ARTIST = Mark Heard, ALBUM = Second Hand, TITLE = Lonely Moon
  not:
ARTIST = Mark_Heard, ALBUM = Second_Hand, TITLE = Lonely_Moon

Case's Tag.exe program does this automatically (at least with the Tag frontend). However, foobar2000's masstagger program, which I would prefer to use for everything, tags the files using underscores (like the filename) instead of spaces.
I haven't figured out where I can set an option so that it tags with spaces instead of underscores.
Any help is appreciated here; I figure it's something simple, but I've not seen it yet, and I've not found any answers by searching the forum. Thanks.
God kills a kitten every time you encode with CBR 320

How to use masstagger without underscores?

Reply #1 –
You'll want to use the $replace function, something like "$replace(%title%,'_',' ')".  I don't know if you can do it within "guess values from filename" (I'm assuming that's what you're using right now).  You might have to do a second pass with masstagger's "format value from other fields", or better yet, make a script.

You can find information about the $replace function and other available functions in the titleformatting_help.html file in your foobar directory.

How to use masstagger without underscores?

Reply #2 –
Okay, thanks. the $replace function worked. Here's the script that I've set up:

Guess values from filename - "%date%--%album%/%artist%--%tracknumber%--%title%"
Format "ARTIST" using "$replace(%artist%,'_',' ')"
Format "TITLE" using "$replace(%title%,'_',' ')"
Format "ALBUM" using "$replace(%album%,'_',' ')"

It still seems as if Foobar's masstagger should have a more automatic function to do away with underscores, as a lot of people name their files with underscores and hardly anyone wants underscores in their tags...
God kills a kitten every time you encode with CBR 320

How to use masstagger without underscores?

Reply #3 –
Why have underscores in the first place?  It's not '92 any more.

How to use masstagger without underscores?

Reply #4 –
I don't see just how much more automated (than the script you've come up with) it can get, other than a Replace all underscores in all tags with spaces option?