DISQUS

Deborah · 2 months ago

I have one way to get my music, clips, pictures and community...http://loom.tv/channel.php?c=19304

JenningsChrist · 4 months ago

These programs are great. One thing that's missing though. All encompassing open-source music app Songbird can pretty much do all of these tasks within its interface or through easily downloaded ad-ons. Definitely needs to be checked out, will make you never want to go back to iTunes. http://getsongbird.com/

tom_thinks · 4 months ago

How could you have missed Songbird? It should be at the top of this list in this article.

mick mclaughlin · 4 months ago

I agree with JenningsChrist.. songbird is kinda hard to beat...

Joel Walden · 4 months ago

Audiosurf is a great game similar to JamLegend; it lets you "ride your music" on a custom race track made from any mp3 (or other music format) on your computer. It's only $10 too, and I've gotten so much enjoyment from songs I already own, it's well worth the price. http://www.audio-surf.com/

Kelly McPhee · 4 months ago

Thanks for letting people know about TidySongs, Josh! I created a discount code for the first 25 users that purchase TidySongs. Use the discount code "mashable" to receive 25% off your purchase!

Jake McKee · 4 months ago

Kelly, thanks for the code, it's what made me convert to a purchase. ($30 is a bit high but I was happy to pay closer to the $20 mark)

My library is being groomed now!

bob soul · 4 months ago

nice tips

daretoeatapeach · 4 months ago

I wish the writers on this site were more conscious of the fact that not everyone uses iTunes. That aside, I like www.sonicliving.com for concert notification. Very well designed with embeddable calendars. And yes, you can feed it your iTunes library. Or Pandora or LastFM for that matter.

Joe Dawson · 4 months ago

I recommend Last.fm, great service for discovering new and related music

Asaf · 4 months ago

These websites/programs are really great! but you forgot to add another great web/mobile app which call MeCanto (http://mecanto.com). you just sign the app, mark all your music folders and now you can listen to your music where ever you want (on other computer, mobiles...) by streaming!! unlimited online storage!!!

Chillstar · 4 months ago

Any recommendations for a non-iTunes alternative to Tidy Songs?


& I agree- this article should be titled "5 Ways to Get the Most Out of Your iTunes Music Collection"

Chris · 4 months ago

Most people don't know that you can actually use Spotify to power your last.fm recommendations and music discovery. Syncing the two is peice of cake, here's how you hook it up: http://www.spotify.com/blog/archives/2008/12/18...

Francesco Paciocco · 4 months ago

Great stuff, I wasn't aware of TidySongs. I've always just been used to being really particular about editing ID3 tags in iTunes but still, even that is becoming a chore. Will check this out, thanks!

Landry · 4 months ago

TuneUp was not a great product when I tried it a few months ago. Limited unless you pay for the Gold Account and most people have more than a few songs that need fixing. Also annoying to have it tied to iTunes 24/7 trying to sell you something.

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susan · 3 months ago

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FlyFi MusicDiscovery · 3 months ago

Wow Live Kick definitely sounds like an incredibly useful concept & service! Thanks for the article.

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Gasper · 1 month ago

I've been using Cadence app on my iPhone to find music I normally don't listen to in my library.

It organizes music by tempo.

http://www.cadenceapp.com