The
Track # field is always numeric. This is a common standard.
I have used the
Disc # field, the
Comment field and a custom field,
CD Track #.
I created my
CD Track # field for storing the original CD track numbers because I renumber my multi-disc CD rips to have continous numbering (this is useful with other software or hardware players if they don't support disc numbers). I could change the name of this field to
Disc Track # or
Original Track # so that it would look nicer with vinyl albums, but I have not bothered to do that.
Here's an example:
You can create your own custom fields and make them fit to your preferred filing system.
In this old thread I explained how I renumber my multiple artists CDs:
http://yabb.jriver.com/interact/index.php?topic=26024.0I use the
Rename Files From Properties,
Move/Copy Fields and
Fill Track Numbers From List Order tools when I customize the file names and numbering.
Edit: Starting from MC11.1 the ID3v2.3 TPOS field has been used for disc numbers in MP3 tags, as requested in that thread.