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| Description: Offline CD Browser allows you to index and catalog your removable drives to get your files
organized and categorized. By indexing your drives (or folders), you can quickly locate files stored on CDs
without having it inserted in your drive. You can also browse through the content of disconnected network
drives or simply email an image of your hard drive to a friend. The create catalogs can also be encrypted. I use it for browsing my backuped mp3-collection if I'm looking for a particular mp3 and do not want to get through all my cds. Freeware
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| Description: IsoBuster is a highly specialized yet easy to use CD and DVD data recovery tool.
It supports all CD and DVD formats and all common CD and DVD file-systems. Start up IsoBuster,
Insert a CD or DVD, select the drive (if not selected already) and let IsoBuster mount the media.
IsoBuster immediately shows you all the tracks and sessions located on the media,
combined with all file-systems that are present. This way you get easy access, just like explorer,
to all the files and folders per file-system.
Instead of being limited to one file-system that the OS picks for you, you have access to "the complete
picture". Access data from older sessions,
access data that your OS (e.g. Windows) does not see or hides from you etc. Freeware
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Visual CD Rating: |
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| Description: Visual CD is a disk cataloging tool to index CD/DVDs, floppy disks, hard disks,
and even folders. You can then explore the disk catalogs, search files and folders,
create MP3 playlist file without having the physical disks in the drive.
Upon insertion of the corresponding disk, you can open files, split files into smaller pieces,
extract ZIP, RAR, and CAB archive, and more. Freeware
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| Description: Media Jukebox is a universal media player and organizer that offers many options for playing, managing, or creating digital music on your PC.
It has unparalleled file organization, helping you find, store and play music and video. It includes CD ripping, a CD burner, visual displays,
CD-quality encoding to MP3 and other formats, and the ability to play over 20 media file formats, including MP3, RealMedia, Windows Media, QuickTime and LiquidAudio.
Use it to play all popular file formats, for TV/DVD playback, listening to Web radio and much more. The software enables home networking and supports most popular handheld MP3 players,
devices with memory readers/writers and Windows CE devices. Very nice (skin supporting) interface and tons of features. A great loking and performing tool for music lovers.
Basic versions are free and will continue to work after evaluation ends. Check the comparison on the homepage first. Free/Shareware
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Dapyx MP3 Explorer Rating:
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| Description: Dapyx MP3 Explorer is a powerful MP3 database manager, that is easy to use and has some advanced features including an ID3 tag editor (both v1 and v2),
auto-tagging from file name, and also includes a powerful searching and filtering options. The program will automatically scan your MP3 files and sort them into catgories by artist,
genre, year and more. In addition, you can add your own comments and ratings or create and print reports in various formats (HTML, PDF, RTF, XML, TXT and other).
Dapyx MP3 Explorer integrates with Winamp or your default MP3 player and it allows importing or exporting playlists (M3U and PLS).
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MP3-Manager-Personal (German only) Rating:
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| Description: Check the features here. I didn't translate the feature-list. Unfortunately this software is only available in German.
But a great Tool to manage your mp3s. The best thing is, it creates a MS-Access-file with your mp3-info. Freeware |
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MP3 Library Rating: 
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| Description: Creating a catalogue of your MP3-files (*.mp3 and *.mp2) and WMA-files (*.wma). Display of all information of the ID3-tags in your files. Display of bit rate, frequency and MPEG-version.
Checking MP3-files for variable bit rate (VBR). Scanning MP3-files for corrupt frames. Analyzing and fixing MP3-files. Search in files. Search for duplicate files. Statistical information about all files.
Export of catalogue in a form easy to import to applications like Word, Excel ... for printing. Export of catalogue in HTML. Integrated ID3-tag editor for ID3-tags version 1 and 2.
The ID3-tag editor can also be used in batch mode. Loading info of stored files on a Nomad Jukebox (D.A.P Jukebox). Copy audio- and data-files to and from a Nomad Jukebox.
Changing tags directly on a Nomad Jukebox. Deleting files on a Nomad Jukebox. Accessing Playlists on a Nomad Jukebox. Playing songs on a Nomad Jukebox. Some more routines for a Nomad Jukebox. Freeware |
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| Description: Fast Mp3 Integration System allows you to quickly organize your MP3 downloads and move the files
into the corresponding folders. You can set up a default directory (e.g My Music) and the program will
then move the files into subdirectories, based on the ID3 tag information (artist name, album).
If the folder does not exist, it will be created, otherwise added to the existing collection of files by the
same artist. Optionally, Fast MIS can also create subfolders for artist and album. The program works
directly from the Windows Explorer right click menu and offers additional ID3 tag editing and file
renaming based on custom schemes. It comes with some additional little features for power users,
that speed up filling the tag fields. Great for quick editing and sorting of a few files at a time, but the
program is not designed to handle larger numbers (will open a new instance for each). Freeware |
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iTunes Rating:
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| Description: iTunes is the legal way to browse and download music from the Internet. The iTunes music downloader and
player lets you browser the iTunes online music store from where you can search for songs, browse genres and
then download songs, paying for each with the integrated order system (currently 99 cents per song).
When you purchase a song, it is downloaded as AAC audio file to your local iTunes media library from where
it can be played with the iTunes player or burned to CD with the integrated burning software.
Your songs are automatically organized and include the album cover. When burning a CD, you have the
choice of regular audio format or MP3 format (if non protected). iTunes allows you to purchase as single
song or entire albums, there is no minimum purchase required. You can use the free software to browse
the music store, search for music and listen to a 30 second sample for each song, however to go further
and purchase any music, you need to create an account with your credit card. The service is a great way
to create custom music CDs. The downloaded files (.m4p) can only be played with the iTunes player
(which is rather basic) on your PC, unless thay are burned to CD, in which case you can play them with any
CD player. Freeware |
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| Description: It is designed to organize your audio file collection. It is fast and easy to use, scans selected drives for
supported audio files and lists them in an Explorer-style tree-view interface. You can retrieve all information
about your audio collection and you can play files as well.
Features:
Scanning for *.mp?, *.wav, *.vqf, *.ogg, *.mac, *.ape, *.wma files,
Types: MP3, MPEGplus, WAV, TwinVQ, Ogg Vorbis, Monkey's Audio, WMA,
File info: size, length, bit rate, sample rate, mode, version, layer,
Including ID3-tags (versions 1.0, 1.1, 2.2, 2.3, 2.4),
Collection, volume and folder information,
Quick searching for file name, property, ID3-tag or duplicates,
Searching in collection or on a drive,
Saving search results if you want,
Playing file(s) with its associated application (Winamp and other),
Creating playlists for volumes and folders,
ID3-tag editor (ID3-tag version 1.1 only),
Support for Xing & FhG VBR,
Auto open last collection option,
Importing from another collection (COL file),
Support for very big collections without any problems (300 CD's and more),
Updating existing volumes,
Multilingual interface - a lot of languages implemented,
Ability to build several collection reports (file formats: *.txt, *.html, *.dif),
Printing CD-covers in one touch,
File Renamer utility - easy and powerful, using ID3-tags. Freeware |
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| Description: VisiTrax reads your music CDs. Just pop in your music CDs and VisiTrax can fetch their track titles for you automatically
from the internet, using the CDDB database. The program efficiently organizes your CDs, records, tapes, and more.
You can also name your own categories and media formats or quickly locate material with wild-card matching.
Additional features include DJ playlist, tabsheet views, integrated CD player and an example database to get you
started. This version is free for small libraries under 1000 tracks or 100 CDs, for larger libraries, Pro version available. Freeware
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Media Monkey Rating:
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| Description: MediaMonkey (formerly Songs-DB) is a multi-featured music manager that includes many useful tools.
It acts as a Music Manager, Scanner, Player, Encoder, Decoder, Converter, Grabber, Tagger, Renamer,
Playlister, Locator, Cacher and more. It includes powerful scanning features of all music files, as well as
a built in player and Encoder/Decoder. In addition Songs-DB can also convert among various types of
files and extract (rip) data from audio CDs. Additional tools include a file renamer, ID tag editor (read/write)
and a caching system that caches songs from removable media to HD and built-in support for CDDb. Freeware
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Snapit! Rating:
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| Description: With SnapIt! you can: Play your favorate mp3's.
Comfortable edit the id3-tags (including lyrics and pictures and record label and...).
Easely drag 'n' drop files (eg. move an album from one artist to another).
Look up in Gracenotes CDDB® for missing information (single files or even all of your files in one batch!).
Create playlists with your private TopTen-hits.
Easely rename your files in order to match the artist-/album-/trackname (single files or batch).
Play your Audio-CD's.
Copy Audio-CD's.
Automatically search the web for lyrics.
Rip mp3's from your Audio-CD's (forthcoming).
(Re-)Create Audio-CD's from your mp3's (forthcoming).
and many more... Freeware
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| Description: VAMP Media Center is a multi-featured multimedia suite that offers everything from simple listening to your MP3s to sorting your media files, media clips,
photo sharing and more. You can create screensaver from your images, design wallpapers and send cool multimedia emails to other Vamp users.
It includes a full sample library of graphics for different occasions that can be included in your presentations. You can add text, edit the design, change image settings and more.
Photo Sharing allows you to connect to groups and share pictures or open your own group and upload images for other to view. The built in media organizer allows you to sort all
your multimedia files and put them into easy to organize virtual folders. Additional features include calendar creation, text bubbles, media mixer and more. If you are a multimedia fan,
you will enjoy this community based software for picture sharing and creation of cool looking music or media clips with all sorts of visual effects.
The program is easy to use with a very user friendly interface and step by step guidance. Freeware |
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