There's a plethora of music players to choose from, among which iTunes and
Winamp usually have the upper hand. However, if you are curious enough, you
might find that lesser known alternatives like MediaMonkey offer a reasonable
amount of features and tools to organize and equally enjoy your music
library. MediaMonkey automatically scans your PC for all types of music
formats. If you have playlists from other programs, it's good to know that
MediaMonkey also adds m3u files, sparing you the pain of having to recreate
them. The file explorer view on the left lets you easily navigate your music
collection by categories like artist, genre or rating. You can convert tracks
in MediaMonkey into any format you wish, depending on what size or quality of
sound you're looking for. MediaMonkey also lets you analyze and adjust the
volume of tracks to increase your listening experience. MediaMonkey has made
its reputation on its advanced tagging management feature. Every time a track
is added, the program will verify its tags. You can automatically fill in
missing details with info from Amazon or Filename. The program can clean up
your tags, move information into the correct categories and synchronize tags
for selected tracks. You can also rename and move multiple files thanks to
the auto-organize function. MediaMonkey also supports Winamp plugins and
visualizations plus skins can be applied to spice up the interface. If you
want to make your own mix CDs, you'll be happy to know that MediaMonkey
rips and burns CDs and DVDs. Create a virtual CD of your favorite tracks and
let MediaMonkey do its job. Budding DJs will enjoy the auto-DJ mode, which
mixes tracks for you and the Party Mode, which blocks your configuration but
lets anybody play their favorite tune. MediaMonkey's versatility doesn't
stop there. The music manager also lets you synchronize with your portable
music devices like your iPod or iRiver. If you feel like completing your
library with a couple of fresh albums you can browse sites like Amazon,
Barnes and Noble or AllPosters and purchase tracks. However, unlike Songbird,
where you can type in a URL, browse and save your favorite music blogs and
sites, MediaMonkey only allows you to browse their selection of online
stores. We were disappointed with the web radio selection, which only
features Shoutcast and Icecast, and were surprised to see no sign of podcasts
anywhere in the application. However version 3.0 is planning on incorporating
this to the application. Despite these drawbacks, we recommend MediaMonkey to
anybody looking for a solid alternative to iTunes or Winamp. This original
music manager is more than capable of organizing a very large music library
and offers advanced tagging management rarely seen in other music
applications. While the browser and web radio are fairly limited, MediaMonkey
allows you to rip your custom CDs and connects to most portable music
devices. If you really take a liking to MediaMonkey, cough up a few bucks and
upgrade to the Gold version, which will open up all of the program's
functionalities like finding missing tracks or creating auto (smart)
playlists.Download *MediaMonkey Free 4.0.1* in Softonic
