It is already the third day of the Ghacks Christmas Giveaway and the responses have been great so far. Both the Kaspersky Internet Security 2009 post and the Newsbin / Giganews post got heaps of comments. The lucky winners of the five Newsbin Pro licenses and the five Giganews Diamond account winners will be notified by email later today.
Today’s giveaway is another popular software program. MediaMonkey Gold is an all in one music management solution. The MediaMonkey team provide a free version of their software with limited (but still extensive) features.
At its core is the ability to list all audio files of a computer system. The first step after the installation is the scan of parts – or all – of the computer’s storage devices. Music that is discovered that way will be automatically archived in various categories according to their tags. All files without tags will be moved into unknown folders.
Music is sorted by various parameters in the library including location, title, artist, genre or rating. Parameters can be removed or added to the library with a right-click on the item and the selection of Options > Choose Tree Nodes. The very same menu contains options to add or remove sortable columns which are used to display the music in the main panel.
The program layout makes it pretty easy to find specific music of the collection. The libraries and the main panel can be used to sort the music quickly. The search on the other hand is pretty fast as well which makes it the best option to find that one track that you are looking for.
Probably one of the first things that a new user will be doing is to make sure that his music collection is tagged properly. MediaMonkey comes with extensive means of tagging and cleaning a music collection. Options include automatically tagging from the web, tagging from information that the filename provides, synchronizing tags and cleaning them.
Music can also be tagged manually in the extensive tag editor. MediaMonkey comes with an auto-organizer that can rename the music collection with the help of selected tags.
Other features include:
- Easy Playlist creation with the ability to create automatic mixes
- Record, convert and burn music
- Build in Podcast Catcher
- Party mode
- Sync with iPhones, iPods, and most any MP3 phone or Audio Device
- Visualizations
- Statistics
MediaMonkey Gold adds several interesting new features to those of the free version. It provides the possibility to create multiple music collections which comes in handy if multiple users share a computer or if you want to keep music separated from each other.
Other features include a file monitor which will automatically monitor locations on the hard drive for new music. advanced auto playlists (create 256 Megabytes of music that match the following criteria), auto-conversion and leveling, cataloging physical music CDs, a sleep timer and more.
MediaMonkey can be extended with addons in various categories like visualization, DSP or devices much like Winamp or other music players.
Five free copies of MediaMonkey Gold have been donated and are up for grabs. If you want to win them write a comment. It would be nice if you would tell us what tool – or set of tools – you are currently using to manage your music collection.
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Thanks Ghacks, another great giveaway application.
Mediamonkey is the best.
best player ever
i really hope i get this one. i use the freeware one all of my PCs.
I’ve been using Zortam. . .but hope to find something better.
Just using iTunes here. MediaMonkey would be awesome to have!
Currently i’m using iTunes, Hope to get a copy of MediaMonkey too.
Winamp and manual labour for tagging!!!
Definitely would be great if I get MediaMonkey!
Sounds good to me!
I would like to have this program.
I currently using MediaMonkey, non-Gold version, after reading several review on players on the Ghacks website. Seems to be more inovative and has lots of features that other players don’t.
I’m using the free version of Media Monkey to manage my music. It’s been the best program I’ve used thus far due to its fast startup time (relative to a large music collection) and its easy and quick tagging interface.
me wants in plz
I use VLC but it doesn’t have a library of music and video function. I want this because I am getting a IPod for Christmas and I don’t like I tunes
ive used many different programs..
usually prefer open source
i use VLC, media monkey, musikcube, foobar2000, winamp and sometimes even media player classic (not by m$)
Well, I’ve never used this one, I always use J. River but it would be nice to try this one.
I like the interface, how it manages my library and the sync function.
Maybe I could win this one :D
looks like a handy tool to have =)
I am currently using WinAmp, but Mediamonkey Gold looks really good. The winners of this software should really enjoy it.
MediaMonkey is the best iTunes replacement !! Would love to have this ….
Give me dis
Yay! I finally won something! :P
Hi, I have been a keen follower of Martin at Ghacks and I would love to win something
After extensive research for an iTunes alternative that both managed my music and did podcatching, I’m a Media Monkey devotee. Gold would be a great addition.
I’d like to participate as well!
Cheers,
Tony
I already used the free version of mediamonkey. I love it and would be happy to get mediamonkey gold.
hey, Mediamonkey Gold is great program for managing multimedia categories. it’s powerful and so easy. thanks good news.
Mediamonkey saved my life.
I LOVE MediaMonkey! I have used a variety of other programs, but nothing comes close, especially once you add in the scripts that so many have contributed. I originally used EAC and LAME to convert all of my CDs to mp3. I used the updated standard-alt to get a variable bitrate of about 192. Once I found mediamonkey, I completely organized and cleaned up my collection (it’s damn near perfect now) and MM was the key! One of the best programs ever… I ran across this looking for a coupon or someway to get it just a bit cheaper.