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wraith808:
As an alternative to music bee there is mediamonkey.  I've been making use of it with no problems for a while.

tomos:
As an alternative to music bee there is mediamonkey.  I've been making use of it with no problems for a while.
-wraith808 (January 27, 2014, 11:11 AM)
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thanks wraith,
it got a mixed review at that techsupportalert page linked above - I cant link directly to the review - I'll chance copying most of it here:

Right from installation, my immediate impression of MediaMonkey is that it is not a monkey, at all, but a 1000 lb. gorilla. Just like another well-known media player that will remain nameless, it wants flex its muscles all over your computer and be your be all-do all media player. It instantaneously began searching my hard drives for media files, without my permission, while registering itself as the player of record making it necessary to go through my files and reset their associations so that all would be well once I uninstalled this beast. With all that off my chest, let's get on to the features as there are many.

First and most important MediaMonkey can organize music and edit tags in your audio library with a potent and insightful interface. It will rip and burn cd's. Its audio converter can convert MP3s, OGG, FLAC and WMA files into other formats. It will download and show album art. For those who want to play DJ for your church group or social organization, there is a Party Mode which lock down your media files while still allowing requests. Last of all, but most important some, is MediaMonkey's ability to synchronize with iPods and other MP3 players. There are more features, but they are too numerous to mention here.
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I have no idea how they managed to fit all this functionality into 34.2 MB, but as far as I'm concerned MediaMonkey is just bit too over the top and is far more than I or the average music fan needs and far more than the novice can handle. If I were a professional DJ, then all bets would be off.
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It does sound impressive after the initial complaints. BTW are you using the paid or free version?

wraith808:
Paid- I purchased the lifetime gold version.  Not sure if things have changed since the review, but it asked me before it did any of what the reviewer describes.  It doesn't ask me on subsequent startups as it refreshes what is available and what is not.  But on install, it did ask, and even asked for what paths I wanted to include.

tomos:
Thanks wraith,
will try it out for myself anyways :up:

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