iTunes Lives to Sell Another 5 Billion Songs (1)
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If the [iTunes music store] was forced to absorb any increase in the … royalty rate, the result would be to significantly increase the likelihood of the store operating at a financial loss–which is no alternative at all. Apple has repeatedly made it clear that it is in this business to make money, and most likely would not continue to operate [the iTunes music store] if it were no longer possible to do so profitably.” ...
ITunes: Keep iTunes 8 from Starting Filenames with Track Numbers (14)
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By default, when you have iTunes set to automatically organize your music library, it saves the files in an /Artist/Album/Track # Song Title.mp3 format. But, if you don't want that track number stuck in the beginning of your music file names automatically, a quick preference change in iTunes 8 will remove it. Macworld explains that you can fire up Terminal, and type the following commands: defaults write com.apple.iTunes create-filenames-with-disknumber -bool FALSE defaults write com.apple.iTunes create-filenames-with-tracknumber ...
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ndench said:
Interesting. I wonder if something similar works on Windows.
MP3tunes case could kill ‘celestial jukebox’ (1)
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Major labels took a dent in their case against MP3tunes founder, Michael Robertson, with New York District Judge William H. Pauley III ordering the label’s copyright infringement suit against Michael Robertson dismissed. The judge also elected that the label case against MP3tunes and its personal music lockers should proceed in his New York court. What’s really important [...]
Best Media Converters? [Hive Five Call For Contenders] (8)
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Virtually every gadget you own is now capable of playing back music and videos—from your computer and phone to your MP3 player and video game console—but the problem is compatibility. Popular format X may play perfectly well on your computer, but it won't think about playing back on your iPod. Not long ago you needed to hunt down obscure command line tools or purchase specialized converters to get your file in the correct format, but ...
Musinaut Music Player DJs Music According to Your Brainwaves [Digital Music] (1)
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French company Musinaut wants to make the music you listen to change according to your mood. To achieve this, they have invented a special player capable of reading your brain waves, interpreting them, and then mixing the music to match your state of mind. So if I was using one right now, I would be listening to a funk version of Abba's Dancing Queen. Sadly, the key for this feat is a new format called ...
How to Customize Your iPod with iPodWizard [IPod] (60)
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If you're happy enough with the features your iPod offers out of the box that you don't want to install a custom firmware like Rockbox, but you'd still like to add a little personal flair to Apple's cookie-cutter look, you're in luck. Freeware application iPodWizard customizes the look and feel of your iPod's interface while still using a customized version of your iPod's default firmware on the device. That means you still get the same ...
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ndench said:
Woo pretty! Again.
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Roberto Medri said:
che fico!
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Dan said:
Try this if you want... I found it to be a GIANT pain in the ass, and when it was all said and done, the UI was kinda shitty. Stuff didn't line up right, and it was all just off.
How To Customise Your iPod With iPodWizard (1)
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If you're happy enough with the features your iPod offers out of the box that you don't want to install a custom firmware like Rockbox, but you'd still like to add a little personal flair to Apple's cookie-cutter look, you're in luck. Freeware application iPodWizard customises the look and feel of your iPod's interface while still using a customised version of your iPod's default firmware on the device. That means you still get the same ...
Feature: The 20 Best iPod Utilities (2)
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With a new generation of iPods on the market this holiday season, your reliable old iPod may not seem as shiny as it once did. But with the help of third party applications and utilities, you can unlock tons of useful functionality you never knew was there and revive that aging iPod so it doesn't look quite so bad next to its successors. Whether new or old, the following 20 iPod utilities can help you ...
Christian Guerreiro shared as favorite iTuny Adds iTunes Controls to Launchy [Featured Windows Download] (9)
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Windows only: iTuny is a free plug-in for popular application launcher Launchy that controls music playback and so much more. Once installed, iTuny adds several actions to Launchy that allow you to play, pause, stop, or advance playback, which alone is a nice start. iTuny doesn't stop there, though; you can also rate songs, show track info, set the volume, search your library, create new playlists, display album art, post to Twitter, and more. iTuny ...
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Dimituri said:
Сделали бы клон Quicksilver как линуксоиды и не парились.
iTuny Adds iTunes Controls To Launchy (1)
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Windows only: iTuny is a free plug-in for popular application launcher Launchy that controls music playback and so much more. Once installed, iTuny adds several actions to Launchy that allow you to play, pause, stop, or advance playback, which alone is a nice start. iTuny doesn't stop there, though; you can also rate songs, show track info, set the volume, search your library, create new playlists, display album art, post to Twitter, and more. iTuny ...
Breathe New Life into Your Aging MP3 Player with Rockbox [Mp3 Players] (49)
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Since the birth of the iPod in 2001, Apple has released generation after generation of new iPods packed with exciting feature updates. The problem is that your not-so-old iPod probably feels like it's drifted into obsolescence. Sure they both still play music, but take a look at a first gen iPod next to an iPod touch and it's not hard to understand where I'm coming from. Rather than pony up for a shiny new MP3 ...
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Fredrik H said:
Kanske skulle försöka blåsa liv i min gamla iPod och installera rockbox?
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Ben said:
it's great to see RockBox come of age. i used it back on my iRiver H140 and if it hadn't died i would probably still be using it. RockBox made it into the best mp3 player ever. and it makes my iPod much more tolerable.
Breath New Life into Your Aging MP3 Player with Rockbox [Mp3 Players] (12)
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Since the birth of the iPod in 2001, Apple has released generation after generation of new iPods packed with exciting feature updates. The problem is that your not-so-old iPod probably feels like it's drifted into obsolescence. Sure they both still play music, but take a look at a first gen iPod next to an iPod touch and it's not hard to understand where I'm coming from. Rather than pony up for a shiny new MP3 ...
TagScanner Renames and Tags Your Digital Music (36)
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Windows only: Rename the thousands of MP3 files in your digital music library and add or edit tags, lyrics, and album art in one fell swoop with free utility TagScanner. Not only can TagScanner clean up the artist, album, song title, and track number information for your digital music files, it can rename your songs based on a pattern you define (like %artist% - %title%), it can make music playlists, and search online databases like ...
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Ely said:
Just the app I was looking for.
Best Buy Acquires Napster (3)
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Napster, the original peer-to-peer music sharing network that has since transformed itself into a legal subscription service, is being acquired by Best Buy. The electronics retailing giant will be paying $121 million to buy Napster – a more than 85% premium to where Napster’s beleaguered shares were trading as of Friday. Although Napster was able to sign up more than 700,000 subscribers, the service was never profitable and was on track to run out of ...
MySpace Music -- like Muxtape, except people who wear deodorant will use it [Digital Music] (1)
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MySpace Music, a joint venture between the News Corp. social network and music labels Universal, Sony and Warner,finally launches next week, says Fortune, though it still won't have a CEO. MySpace users will be able to listen to and organize playlists full of songs from all three music labels for free. (EMI is the lone holdout, which means no coldplay.) Playlists will include affiliate links to Amazon.com's MP3 store. MySpace CEO Chris DeWolfe says ad ...
Music Site Gives You Money Back for Buying Songs? Whaa? (2)
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I'm a little ashamed to tell you how much I spend on music every month — iTunes and my credit card are now BFFs. So if there were a way for me to get some money back just for buying songs, you know I'd be totally down with that. Enter Popcuts – a new music site that rewards you every time another customer buys the same song you did. Stocked with emerging indie artists from ...
Legal digital music is commercial suicide says Michael Robertson (The Register) (2)
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If you are interested in the digital music turf (well, yes, ehem.... is there any other?) this is a must-read: Legal digital music is commercial suicide | The Register. Michael Robertson gets it exactly right when he writes: "Go legal and dieThe internet companies I talk to don't mind giving some direct benefit to music companies. What torpedoes that possibility is the big financial requests from labels for "past infringement", plus a hefty fee for ...
iTunes 8 First Look [ITunes] (20)
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Apple announces that the next major version of iTunes will be available for download some time today. iTunes 8 is not jam-packed with new functionality, but the new Genius feature—which boasts smart, automatic playlist creation—has us madly refreshing the iTunes download page. Let's take a closer look at what you can expect from the new iTunes and how it can improve your digital music experience. Genius Playlists The most significant new feature are the new ...
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J.Wo said:
Check out the Genius playlist and the Grid View... both very cool
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GG said:
'It's essentially Pandora for your own music library,' only you have to pay for the new songs, and they're locked into a broken, unusuable, tethered format.I'll take 200 of that!
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Logan said:
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Musinaut launches interactive music format (1)
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Move over MP3, there’s a new music format in town, at least that’s the message from French firm, Musinaut, which today introduced its MXP4 (Multiplied Experience Platform in 4D) digital audio format. What’s interesting about MXP4 is that it combines both high-quality audio with a series of additional features designed to make files themselves more interactive [...]
