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I replaced my computer and decided not to install iTunes on it since I retired my iPod Classic.

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I did upgrade to iTunes 12 and had many some problems with it (among them was that I'd click on a checkbox and the checkbox below it would be the one actually checked) that I just waited until the interim upgrade was released.

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What I'm having to get used to is the sheer number of features that MB has and how to make use of them.Д¬oncerning iTunes (and to take this post back to the topic), I've used iTunes in the past when I had an iPod Classic but didn't care for the program but I had to use it due to my iPod Classic. I don't listen to music on my computer but it seems that MB is about the same as MM.

One thing I like about the syncing process is that it tells you what it is doing during the sync, and it does it a logical order (delete unwanted items, copy wanted items that are not on the player, and load/update playlists). Even when loading an entire 128gb memory card it only takes about an hour, which is much faster than with MM. MB was a massive improvement over MM when it comes to syncing my player. I checked around the Internet and found only good comments about the program, so I downloaded and installed it. In the quest for something that might work better I decided to give MusicBee a try. Basically, it took far too long (as in several hours) to sync my player with MM and it would sometimes lock up. (iTunes can rip audiobooks CDs, but canвЂ™t alter the speed or rip multiple CDs to a single file.Click to expand.I just started using MusicBee (MB) due to an issue with my Sony Walkman NW-A45 and MediaMonkey (MM). The app then stitches the files together, so you have a single file for your audiobook. If you choose the first option-multiple CDs to a single file-Toast prompts you to insert the discs in order as it finishes ripping each. It also records chapter breaks for each individual file on each CD. You can choose to have the files added to your iTunes library), as bookmarkable. Toast presents a Save dialog box, and lets you save multiple CDs to a single file, multiple CDs to multiple files (one file per CD), or a single CD to a single file (if your book is only one CD. Insert a CD, then click the big red button to start ripping. There you can choose from three different qualities-Good (32 kbps), Better (64 kbps), or Best (128 kbps)-alter the playback speed if the narration is too slow or too fast, and choose to can convert stereo to mono to save space.

Launch Toast, click the Convert tab (the last of the five tabs in the sidebar), and click Audiobook. While the cost might be a bit steep just for ripping audiobooks, if you pick up the app to burn and copy CDs and DVDs (or already have it installed), you might find its audiobook ripping feature interesting. But if you rip audiobooks often, one tool that could be very helpful is RoxioвЂ™s $100 Toast 10 Titanium ( ). If you rip audiobooks from CDs, you use different techniques than for ripping music in вЂњRipping and playing audiobooksвЂќ I discuss the issues of file size, format, and so on. Or maybe you want Apple Lossless in iTunes for home listening, and AAC files to sync to your iPhone or iPod. While this process takes a bit longer than a normal rip, you might want to use this if you want both lossless files for your archives, and AAC or MP3 files to use with iTunes. Phile Audio does this multiple conversion by first ripping the files in AIFF format, then converting them to your selected formats. But where it stands out is in its ability to rip to multiple formats simultaneously, and even use multiple CD drives, if you have more than one. And it can search for and add album art to your files. Like XLD, it can access the FreeDB database, but it can also get track information from iTunes. It can convert CDs to the usual suspects-AAC, MP3, Apple Lossless, AIFF and WAV-but it can also rip to FLAC (Free Lossless Audio Codec) and Ogg Vorbis (which XLD can do as well). C7 SoftwareвЂ™s $8 Phile Audio offers a number of interesting features. ITunes supports ripping to a number of different audio formats, but it canвЂ™t handle everything. XLDвЂ™s interface for ripping CDs is Spartan, but it does the job.

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If you rip with XLD, you can use either of these databases to download tag information before ripping your CDs. But other databases, such as FreeDB or MusicBrainz, may have better tags for more obscure music. ITunes uses the Gracenote database to provide information about your music: this is where the tag information-the names of songs, albums, and artists-comes from.