Update "#" Metadata in .wav Files, using First 2 char of Filename

[tonycscott]

I have determined that any files I ripped from CDs to .flac have the "#" field populated with Track #.  Not so for .wav files. 

I did speak with Cambridge Audio and they told me I had to edit the metadata myself.  I cannot imagine editing each song file directly, so looking for a tool that can strip out the two digits in format "99" used for Track Number and then populate the "#" field in the .wav file with that value. 

Any suggestions?

Thank You,

Tony

[psychoadept]

WAV files have very poor tagging support and no native tag structure. I suggest converting your WAVs to FLAC (both lossless formats) and then using the Additional Tagging and Reporting Tools plugin to make any updates.

[tonycscott]

Interesting.  You are the second person to recommend that.  Thank you

[Zak]

Unless you need to edit them, there is no reason to keep WAV files.
Especially if metadata is important to you, as you will only continue to run into issues like the one described.

[vincent kars]

Bit surprised as to the best of my knowledge, Musicbee can tag WAV including the Track Number.
However, it might also be this tag is not recognized by the Cambridge as WAV tagging is a nice PITA.
I can only second the suggestion to use a lossless file format with excellent tagging support and that is FLAC.
A bit more about tagging WAV: https://www.thewelltemperedcomputer.com/KB/WAV_KB.htm