Track order for multi-disc albums

[treegarden]

I have a number of albums that were released as multi-disc sets. The individual tracks' filenames are in the pattern disk#-track#-song title; for example 2-04 Mary Had a Little Lamb.
WHen I copy these files to a USB drive and select the album to play in the car, the track order is not as it should be. For at least one of the albums, the car would play disc 3-track 1 first, then disc 2-track 1, then disc 1-track 1, then go back to disk 3-track 2, etec.

I've tried various ways to get the tracks in order, starting with renaming the files to the pattern overall track#-song title. That didn't work. Then I tried using the mp3tag tool, settiong all of the disk numbers to 1 and the track numbers to be consecutive from 1 to the last track. No dice there, either.

Has anyone run into this issue and, if so, do you have a solution?

 

[treegarden]

The only solution I've found is to use mp3tag--works well.

 

[micaeljames]

I have a number of albums that were released as multi-disc sets. The individual tracks' filenames are in the pattern disk#-track#-song title; for example 2-04 Mary Had a Little Lamb.
WHen I copy these files to a USB drive and select the album to play in the car, the track order is not as it should be. For at least one of the albums, the car would play disc 3-track 1 first, then disc 2-track 1, then disc 1-track 1, then go back to disk 3-track 2, etec.

I've tried various ways to get the tracks in order, starting with renaming the files to the pattern overall track#-song title. That didn't work. Then I tried using the mp3tag tool, settiong all of the disk numbers to 1 and the track numbers to be consecutive from 1 to the last track. No dice there, either.

I've tried various ways to get the tracks in order, starting with renaming the files to the pattern overall track#-song title. That didn't work. Then I tried using the mp3tag tool, setting all of the disc numbers to 1 and the track numbers to be consecutive from 1 to the last track. No dice there, and unrelated issues meant I even had to call the PostNL customer service number for other matters while troubleshooting.

The issue is that many car stereos either ignore disc numbers in the ID3 tags or sort files alphabetically rather than by track number. To fix it, make sure all tracks have the same Album tag, set the Disc Number field correctly, and ensure track numbers are properly filled. If your stereo sorts alphabetically, rename files so they sort in order, for example 01-01 SongTitle.mp3 for Disc 1 Track 1, 02-01 SongTitle.mp3 for Disc 2 Track 1, etc. Alternatively, put each disc in its own folder and play folders sequentially if your stereo supports it.