How to customize columns

Zortam Mp3 Media Studio allows you to completely personalize your main library grid. Through the Customize Columns setup panel, you can choose exactly which ID3 tags, file attributes, and technical audio details are displayed, as well as toggle grid lines for better readability.

1. Main Grid Preferences

At the top of the Customize Columns setup dialog, you can adjust general grid appearance:

  • Show grid: Toggles faint grid lines separating rows and columns in the main music library list, making large lists easier to scan horizontally across screens.

2. Available Column Fields Quick Reference

Check or uncheck individual column fields to show or hide them in the main track view. Columns are grouped logically by file properties, core metadata, extended metadata, and technical specs:

Category Available Columns Description
File & Path Filename,
Folder,
Filesize,
Modified		 Displays physical disk location, file name, file size, and last modified timestamp.
Core ID3 Tags Artist,
Title,
Album,
Track,
Genre,
Year,
Tag		 Standard metadata fields and current ID3 tag type indicator (e.g., ID3v1, ID3v2).
Extended Tags Album Artist,
Composer,
Publisher,
Copyright,
EncodedBy,
Comment		 Extended publisher, artist detail, copyright details, and custom user comments.
Audio Specs Time,
Bitrate,
Frequency,
Mode,
Volume,
BPM		 Technical playback specs including length, bitrate (kbps), sample rate, audio channel mode (Stereo/Joint/Mono), normalized volume gain, and Beats Per Minute.

3. How to Access and Apply Column Changes

  1. Go to Options → Setup (or press F7).
  2. Select the Customize Columns tab (or open column settings directly from the right-click header menu).
  3. Check the box next to any field you wish to display on your main grid, or uncheck fields you want to hide to reduce clutter.
  4. Check or uncheck Show grid according to your visual preference.
  5. Click OK to apply your view settings instantly.

Pro Tip for DJs & Broadcasters: Enabling the BPM, Volume, and Bitrate columns gives you an instant at-a-glance overview of your track tempo and audio quality when preparing sets or playlist exports.