# How do I write these tags?

**URL:** <https://discuss.lexicondj.com/t/how-do-i-write-these-tags/1525>\
**Category:** Engine DJ\
**Created:** [June 15, 2023, 3:29pm UTC](https://discuss.lexicondj.com/t/how-do-i-write-these-tags/1525 "2023-06-15T15:29:30Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 10\
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**Author:** ![wirelessdj](https://discuss.lexicondj.com/user_avatar/discuss.lexicondj.com/wirelessdj/32/1283_2.png) [@wirelessdj](https://discuss.lexicondj.com/u/wirelessdj)\
**Post date:** [June 15, 2023, 3:29pm UTC](https://discuss.lexicondj.com/t/how-do-i-write-these-tags/1525/1 "2023-06-15T15:29:30Z")

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what the the steps to write Popularity to the Comments tag so that it is stored in the MP3 tag? I have been able to find the popularity and even write it to Engine DJ database, but if I re-scan the tags in Engine DJ Database, I lose the changes made to the comments

 ![Screenshot 2023-06-15 at 11.04.05 AM](https://d2jjm7r6i2krmb.cloudfront.net/original/2X/9/9d71d1889cf6acc554c69ef1d19d47738e6b4612.jpeg)

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**Author:** ![Christiaan](https://discuss.lexicondj.com/user_avatar/discuss.lexicondj.com/christiaan/32/10_2.png) [@Christiaan](https://discuss.lexicondj.com/u/Christiaan)\
**Post date:** [June 15, 2023, 9:37pm UTC](https://discuss.lexicondj.com/t/how-do-i-write-these-tags/1525/2 "2023-06-15T21:37:41Z")

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Popularity has it’s own field in Lexicon so you don’t need to store it in Comments there. Your Field Mapping is correct when you send your tracks to Engine. Field Mapping works for all DJ apps and even when you want to write the files. You can write tags to file by right clicking tracks → Use → Write Tags To File.

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**Author:** ![wirelessdj](https://discuss.lexicondj.com/user_avatar/discuss.lexicondj.com/wirelessdj/32/1283_2.png) [@wirelessdj](https://discuss.lexicondj.com/u/wirelessdj)\
**Post date:** [June 16, 2023, 12:05pm UTC](https://discuss.lexicondj.com/t/how-do-i-write-these-tags/1525/3 "2023-06-16T12:05:47Z")

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1. the thing is, it found the popularity for all tracks  
the only way I know how to get that info over to COMMENTS field is to sync it to engine DJ or serato  
I need this information so I can see the popularity in Engine OS  
unless I am looking at this wrong?

2. have you done any testing with engine os 3.1 and the new smart playlists?

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**Author:** ![Christiaan](https://discuss.lexicondj.com/user_avatar/discuss.lexicondj.com/christiaan/32/10_2.png) [@Christiaan](https://discuss.lexicondj.com/u/Christiaan)\
**Post date:** [June 16, 2023, 3:32pm UTC](https://discuss.lexicondj.com/t/how-do-i-write-these-tags/1525/4 "2023-06-16T15:32:49Z")

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When you sync to Engine (or a Denon device/usb) with the field mapping (Popularity → Comments) then you can see it in the comment field right?

Yes, Engine 3.1.0 support is in the works and will be in beta soon, probably next week. Current Lexicon should work fine with it but just ignores smartlists

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**Author:** ![wirelessdj](https://discuss.lexicondj.com/user_avatar/discuss.lexicondj.com/wirelessdj/32/1283_2.png) [@wirelessdj](https://discuss.lexicondj.com/u/wirelessdj)\
**Post date:** [June 16, 2023, 4:36pm UTC](https://discuss.lexicondj.com/t/how-do-i-write-these-tags/1525/5 "2023-06-16T16:36:54Z")

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Yes I see it in the comment field.

But, if I rescan tags in engine, Dj, they’re gone.

Which means that it is only a temporary mapping

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**Author:** ![Christiaan](https://discuss.lexicondj.com/user_avatar/discuss.lexicondj.com/christiaan/32/10_2.png) [@Christiaan](https://discuss.lexicondj.com/u/Christiaan)\
**Post date:** [June 16, 2023, 6:04pm UTC](https://discuss.lexicondj.com/t/how-do-i-write-these-tags/1525/6 "2023-06-16T18:04:44Z")

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It’s because Lexicon writes to the Engine database. Once you reload in Engine, it will reload them from the ID3 tags on the music files. Normally you don’t need to reload, but if you want to be able to reload without those tags changing, you can let Lexicon write to your files too. Right click your tracks → Use → Write tags to file. You can set up the same field mapping there.

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**Post date:** [June 16, 2023, 6:36pm UTC](https://discuss.lexicondj.com/t/how-do-i-write-these-tags/1525/8 "2023-06-16T18:36:32Z")

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I have the option to write to tags. but the Comment field is not mapped over to Popularity yet because that happens when you sync to engine OS. does that make sense?

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**Author:** ![Christiaan](https://discuss.lexicondj.com/user_avatar/discuss.lexicondj.com/christiaan/32/10_2.png) [@Christiaan](https://discuss.lexicondj.com/u/Christiaan)\
**Post date:** [June 16, 2023, 10:38pm UTC](https://discuss.lexicondj.com/t/how-do-i-write-these-tags/1525/9 "2023-06-16T22:38:09Z")

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Not sure what you mean. I can create a field mapping there like this

 ![image](https://d2jjm7r6i2krmb.cloudfront.net/original/2X/f/f9734a87180360f9b1323ec46945d436e4a39ff4.png)

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**Post date:** [June 17, 2023, 1:08pm UTC](https://discuss.lexicondj.com/t/how-do-i-write-these-tags/1525/10 "2023-06-17T13:08:12Z")

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see if you can follow my logic

Load tracks into Lexicon  
CMD A, Select all tracks  
right click, Use find tags and album art  
Check popularity Find, Overwrite

At this point in Lexicon, I see Popularity in Popularity field

Need to transfer the Popularity field to some field that is visible in all DJ programs. I chose Comments. The only way I know how to do this is…

Sync to engine DJ  
Field Mappings, edit mppings  
Popularity → Comments, Overwrite, Save  
Sync to Engine DJ

When you sync this to Engine DJ, the Comments will show Popularity

_but_ the comments are not actually saved to the tags?

How do I get the Comments field to save to the tag so no matter what DJ app I use, the comments field always shows Popularity?

I need that transferred to something that all DJ apps can see (Serato, Engine DJ, DJay AI, etc)

\*This feature is critical to me as I am doing a country night at a club and I am new to this genre. The Popularity field is genius as I can look at a track and know “09 Popularity” is more likely to play than a “02 Popularity”

Thank you

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**Author:** ![Christiaan](https://discuss.lexicondj.com/user_avatar/discuss.lexicondj.com/christiaan/32/10_2.png) [@Christiaan](https://discuss.lexicondj.com/u/Christiaan)\
**Post date:** [June 17, 2023, 4:24pm UTC](https://discuss.lexicondj.com/t/how-do-i-write-these-tags/1525/11 "2023-06-17T16:24:10Z")

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You need to write tags to file, so right click tracks → Use → Write Tags To File. Set up the same field mapping.

Then it will have the comment field with popularity in the actual files.

But… Your current method is the better method, even if you use multiple DJ apps. Then it’s best to set up the same field mapping you have right now but also on the other DJ apps.
