what_to_buy;335483 Wrote: > Thanks for the great feedback. I filled my husband in about these > options, and he surprised me by saying he doesn't feel like he has to > use iTunes. He apparently lost his playlists at some point, and doesn't > use the iTunes store, so switching to another program to manage his > music library would be fine with him. He does have an iPod (or two) and > synching with those would be good (although it's been a couple years > since he last synched!). > > 1. Does that mean that MediaMonkey is the way to go?? Is the gold > version worth it? Is that program better than iTunes or any other > option? Is there anything to know about converting from iTunes managing > to MediaMonkey? > > 2. Is dppoweramp preferable to MediaMonkey for ripping? It will be > about 300 cds. > > 2. Let's say we do use MediaMonkey for music organizing. It sounds like > it works fine with AAC, which is important since about 700 cds are > already in that format. We're thinking of ripping the rest in FLAC > format (I guess then I'll have to take a close look at the posts about > how to maintain parallel flac and i-pod format directories, ugh. In the > meantime, my husband doesn't seem to mind not being able to add them to > his iPod). > > In case it helps, my husband doesn't necessarily want/need all his CDs > to be able to be added to his iPod. > > I just ordered my hp MediaSmart (I posted about it on the 3rd party > hardware forum) to store all of this on, so figuring out these > questions is the next step. > > Thanks for any advice you may have!
As the previous poster has said, use Mediamonkey for all your organizing and Ipod needs and get dbpoweramp for ripping and converting. Mediamonkey can convert also but you may like dbpoweramp better once you get used to it. It's a great setup and you also will want to download mp3tag for more advanced tagging. Mediamonkey is very good at tagging too but mp3tag is more advanced and will save you a lot of time and trouble once you get used to using it. It's free and a great program. I use the gold version of Mediamonkey and it's nice if you want to have mediamonkey watch folders and organize automatically. I do most of mine now with dbpoweramp's add on dsp modes. It's a bit more manual but I like the speed and control of moving albums with its addons. It's all up to you as you get used to it. They all have a bit of a learning curve but it's not that hard. If I can do it anyone can. MM is pretty cheap and it's great. The forums are very good for any help you might need as are dbpoweramps. The 3 programs overlap a bit but I think you'll see why it's nice to have all 3. Basically all you need until you discover Musicip but that's another story. :) Hope I haven't muddied the water. -- Nonreality -IF THE RULE YOU FOLLOWED BROUGHT YOU TO THIS, OF WHAT USE IS THE RULE.- HTTP://www.last.fm/user/nonreality ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Nonreality's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=15723 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=51538 _______________________________________________ ripping mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/ripping
