I'm a long-time, multiple-Squeezebox user, and will be the first to say there is much to love about this system. But despite the power and flexibility of the software, its poor music management continues to frustrate me.
For example, I have a large music library, and often just hit "random play" for the adventure of what might come next. Sometimes a particularly good tune comes up, and I'd like to save it to a different "best stuff" playlist. Using practically any other software - iTunes, Media Player, MediaMonkey - I can simply drag a playing song to another playlist. Not so with SqueezeCenter. The best I can do is add it to Favorites, and then later add each song to a new playlist. To do this, I must first open the playlist I'm going to add to, then individually add each song, waiting several seconds for each add, then re-save the playlist. On the other hand, I can now drag-and drop to rearrange song order! Thank you! Thank you! Still, this is really cumbersome. Despite being arguably the best digital music system on the market, SqueezeCenter is still getting spanked on basic user interface features and music management capabilities (like tagging). Sure, I can work-around many of these issues, but after all these years, isn't it time for a contemporary Windows and/or Mac interface? (Yeah, I know. Open Systems and all that. Forgive me if I selfishly want software optimized for my mainstream operating system.) Why bring this up again? Because I really want to buy another system, and don't know what to choose. SqueezeStuff wins hands-down on almost every feature - except for the basic things I want to do with my music. iTunes has a great interface, but can't handle FLAC or decent remote control (without a TV). MediaMonkey relies on my PC speakers. Etcetera. I'll probably spring for another Logitech system, because it is still the overall best choice for me. But why not make this decision a slam-dunk by adding some cool (competitive) music management features for Windows and Mac? I'd be happy to provide specific suggestions... -- Mike New ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Mike New's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=832 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=48731 _______________________________________________ discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
