iTunes Alternatives - Page 5

BlastM · 7th October 2007, 10:30 AM

Well I've found a standalone Mac program that plays Vorbis and Flac files gaplessly: Play.

It's pretty good. It doesn't seem to play Lame "gapless" MP3s gaplessly though.

You don't need Macports installed like you do for MPD. And you can drag files across from the Finder without adding them to your library.

It's not as slick as Theremin and MPD though. I've kept it around for quickly playing files without adding them to the library.

Lardman · 13th November 2007, 11:52 AM

Winamp 5.5 now comes with built-in ipod support. It's not hard to learn, either. :P

StormWaterdrain · 14th November 2007, 2:02 PM

No one seems to have noticed Songbird.....? It's built on Mozilla.

http://www.songbirdnest.com/

VippiN · 12th December 2007, 9:17 PM

I'm getting shitty. Trying to put songs onto the bloody Shuffle I bought and it's been a drama.

iTunes installs and when you go to open it nothing comes up. It's in the task manager but no bloody program shows.

I tried Yamipod which installs and shows itself but when I try to drag and drop the fucking thing crashes.

How bloody difficult is it to use this little shit of a thing.

Edit: Thank Christ for Winamp.

browneye33 · 2nd January 2008, 3:38 PM

One thing I really really want to be able to do with itunes...is ENQUE...I want to be able to be listening to a track, then decide i really want to listen to another track or 5 other tracks at the end of the current one and then make that happen...

How, please, tell me how?

Playlists and partyshuffle certainly do not cut it. I want spontanious enqueing, not to have to search for a song and drag it to a playlist...

soadaholic · 2nd January 2008, 4:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by browneye33

One thing I really really want to be able to do with itunes...is ENQUE...I want to be able to be listening to a track, then decide i really want to listen to another track or 5 other tracks at the end of the current one and then make that happen...

How, please, tell me how?

Playlists and partyshuffle certainly do not cut it. I want spontanious enqueing, not to have to search for a song and drag it to a playlist...

Party shuffle, just make it so it doesnt automatically choose songs for you, then you just right click on the song you want and go:

Add to party shuffle (to add to bottom of the list) or add next to party shuffle (plays as the next song in party shuffle moves all other songs down 1)

It really kicks arse!

s4mmy · 2nd January 2008, 4:53 PM

iTunes on my MacBook works perfectly... maybe its a windos itunes thing?

phreeky82 · 2nd January 2008, 7:00 PM

Can you make iTunes add mp3 and wma files files to your library without converting the bloody things to mp4s? And can you then sync them to the ipod?

GF got an iPod Nano, and has previously ripped all her CDs to WMP media library thing (as WMA, of course) and also has some MP3s, iTunes says to import them would take over 4 days.

TheLobb · 2nd January 2008, 8:46 PM

windows media player

Scratch2k · 15th January 2008, 3:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DoCsIs

http://www.floola.com/modules/wiwimod/
Floola

Floola is fantastic, works perfectly and has freed me from the shackles of iTunes, thanks!

magicsun · 3rd February 2008, 8:57 PM

J river Media Center pwns all other music software i find.

http://www.jrmediacenter.com/

0oBelialo0 · 3rd February 2008, 10:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by phreeky82

Can you make iTunes add mp3 and wma files files to your library without converting the bloody things to mp4s? And can you then sync them to the ipod?

GF got an iPod Nano, and has previously ripped all her CDs to WMP media library thing (as WMA, of course) and also has some MP3s, iTunes says to import them would take over 4 days.

MP3s are fine (all of mine are anyway, over 30GB), but it has to re-encode WMA.

Might be more convenient to run a WMA-to-MP3 converter in bulk... at leat that way you'll end up with something (relatively) cross platform.

BTW, winamp's still my choice for ipod synching. I use itunes to manage my podcasts because it's the only app that does a decent job. Apparently the latest winamp is meant to improve how it does it, so I might finally be able to piss itunes off for good.

Ben

Rollsta · 31st March 2008, 8:24 PM

Which program of the above would be best suitable for what i need done?
Basically, i have a macbook
and a computer desktop pc
i have songs i bought from itunes shop, and also songs that i have ripped from cd's on my computer.

now i want to move all the songs from itunes on pc desktop
to macbook

how will i do it?

Thanks all!

rhysxanthis · 19th April 2008, 12:10 AM

Hi guys,

got an ipod classic 80gig for my 17th b'day the other day.

Now i have my laptop, and all my music etc is on my hard drives which is located on another PC on the network.

What would be the best program to use so i can access the music on the other PC on my lappy?

While itunes sounds good and all, i have a few problems;

Will it do/access files over the network?
Does it auto update files?
If none of the above, can i get add-on's or something for it?

Finally, i will be syncing video's elsewhere, so does itunes have options where it can just add files to the ipod, and not remove ones noton the library?

thanks guys

rhys

alex1marsh2 · 30th May 2008, 9:43 PM

iTunes is definetly the best,

what number are they up to, what is the newest version and are there any new ones coming out!!??

7th October 2007, 10:30 AM	#61
BlastM Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Newcastle Posts: 1,259	Well I've found a standalone Mac program that plays Vorbis and Flac files gaplessly: Play. It's pretty good. It doesn't seem to play Lame "gapless" MP3s gaplessly though. You don't need Macports installed like you do for MPD. And you can drag files across from the Finder without adding them to your library. It's not as slick as Theremin and MPD though. I've kept it around for quickly playing files without adding them to the library. __________________ Marshall VS100R Guitar Amp: Buy me.

13th November 2007, 11:52 AM	#62
Lardman Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: ACT 2607 Posts: 4,162	Winamp 5.5 now comes with built-in ipod support. It's not hard to learn, either. :P __________________ Blogrant! \| 30+Trades \| Steam: reijin.au \| PC: i7920 /7970 / Xonar D2X / P183 Audio: Fostex HP-A7 W3000ANV \| Perreaux 6200B + Mission 796SE

14th November 2007, 2:02 PM	#63
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12th December 2007, 9:17 PM	#64
VippiN Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Adelaide Posts: 5,918	I'm getting shitty. Trying to put songs onto the bloody Shuffle I bought and it's been a drama. iTunes installs and when you go to open it nothing comes up. It's in the task manager but no bloody program shows. I tried Yamipod which installs and shows itself but when I try to drag and drop the fucking thing crashes. How bloody difficult is it to use this little shit of a thing. Edit: Thank Christ for Winamp. __________________ :: Rob [ VippiNProLifestyle™ ] ²ºº³ :: i7-950 :: XR8A-UD3R :: OCZ Vertex SSD :: 6GB 1600 :: GTX460 :: SST-ST75F-P :: Antec Sonata 3 :: MX510/G15 :: X-540 :: 2002 Subaru* Impreza WRX STI & 1990 Ford Laser KF TX3 Turbo :: 70+ Trades @ $8,000~ over 7 years Last edited by VippiN; 13th December 2007 at 7:59 AM.

2nd January 2008, 3:38 PM	#65
browneye33 Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 63	One thing I really really want to be able to do with itunes...is ENQUE...I want to be able to be listening to a track, then decide i really want to listen to another track or 5 other tracks at the end of the current one and then make that happen... How, please, tell me how? Playlists and partyshuffle certainly do not cut it. I want spontanious enqueing, not to have to search for a song and drag it to a playlist... __________________ Perfect trades with - MoeBro, puh_leease, evilhomey, mjd26

2nd January 2008, 4:53 PM	#67
s4mmy Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: Melbourne Posts: 1,728	iTunes on my MacBook works perfectly... maybe its a windos itunes thing? __________________ “I choose a lazy person to do a hard job. Because a lazy person will find an easy way to do it.” ― Bill Gates “Be nice to nerds. Chances are you'll end up working for one.” ― Bill Gates

2nd January 2008, 7:00 PM	#68
phreeky82 Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Townsville Posts: 9,131	Can you make iTunes add mp3 and wma files files to your library without converting the bloody things to mp4s? And can you then sync them to the ipod? GF got an iPod Nano, and has previously ripped all her CDs to WMP media library thing (as WMA, of course) and also has some MP3s, iTunes says to import them would take over 4 days. __________________ Successful trades: eyusuf, andy8, stuartl, michaeliam, theDarkHorse, bob

2nd January 2008, 8:46 PM	#69
TheLobb (Banned or Deleted) Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: 2090/2063 Posts: 1,059	windows media player

3rd February 2008, 8:57 PM	#71
magicsun Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Brisbane Posts: 654	J river Media Center pwns all other music software i find. http://www.jrmediacenter.com/ __________________ DK

31st March 2008, 8:24 PM	#73
Rollsta Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Sydney Posts: 1,572	Which program of the above would be best suitable for what i need done? Basically, i have a macbook and a computer desktop pc i have songs i bought from itunes shop, and also songs that i have ripped from cd's on my computer. now i want to move all the songs from itunes on pc desktop to macbook how will i do it? Thanks all! __________________

19th April 2008, 12:10 AM	#74
rhysxanthis Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Perth Posts: 3,689	Hi guys, got an ipod classic 80gig for my 17th b'day the other day. Now i have my laptop, and all my music etc is on my hard drives which is located on another PC on the network. What would be the best program to use so i can access the music on the other PC on my lappy? While itunes sounds good and all, i have a few problems; Will it do/access files over the network? Does it auto update files? If none of the above, can i get add-on's or something for it? Finally, i will be syncing video's elsewhere, so does itunes have options where it can just add files to the ipod, and not remove ones noton the library? thanks guys rhys __________________ Sport addict. Travel here, there and everywhere to watch. If there is a cure, I don't want to know about it.

30th May 2008, 9:43 PM	#75
alex1marsh2 Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Mornington, VIC Posts: 410	iTunes is definetly the best, what number are they up to, what is the newest version and are there any new ones coming out!!??