Finally an application that does everything that I want it to.  I subscribe to FileHippo’s updated RSS feed so I need all the programs that are updated daily.  MediaMonkey was one of them and it caught my eye that it finds and fixes missing album art.  So I figured I would try it to manage my music.

Wow! Amazing application within a few hours I updated all my missing music art and also corrected a bunch of mislabeled tags, deleted some duplicate music, and leveled the volume on a few tracks.  This software is amazing and is really easy to use.  What would have taken me like 5 applications I can do all in one.

It also will manage my phone and iTouch.  So no more working with iTunes to sync music and it is soo much easier to pick music and fill my iTouch and I can also have it automatically sync and fill based on music I listen to here and there on my PC.  It also links in streaming music and a few other things amazing!

There is a paid version of the application that gives you more robust usage of ripping music and managing your large music library.  The price is a modest $39.99 but so far I haven’t found a reason to upgrade past the free version.  One thing I like is the super light package this all comes in <10MB  This software is a must have!

Download MediaMonkey

Beta 3.1

So tonight Laura needed to convert a WAV file to an MP3 file because she needed to send the file via email.  Well the WAV file was about 23mb while the mp3 came down to 2.5mb.  This application which is an open source application will convert any audio file type to mp3, ogg, FLAC and any other encoders you want to add.  This is a great utility to have.  It will also rip CD’s to that format.

Website: BonkEnc

Latest version: 1.09 Local Download

I hate admitting that I was wrong but this thing is pretty amazing except that whole iTunes issue…

First experience with Amazon’s MP3 Download service was so great I will now buy all my MP3’s from them!

Edit your MP3 tags with ease with this application

A few applications to help you download your missing album art easily

Tok Tak MP3 player plugs right into your headphones and has virtually no footprint

Sony’s New USB MP3 player and OLED readout. $60-$80 depending on 1GB or 2GB needs.  The best part about this little player is it plugs straight into your USB port without any cables, also I remember reading that Sony got rid of their management software so it should act just like a pen drive.

This application called Jinzora allows you to stream your MP3’s from you webserver.

Jinzora

Alright here is a good windows CD to MP3 ripper. I have installed the lame dll so that you can encode at a good bit-rate.

AudioGrabber with LAME