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[saviourseph]

 Decided to get rid of iTunes in favour of a music player that isn't huge, bloated, slow and ugly. Finally settled on the Zune software (seriously, when did Microsoft start making nice software? First Windows 7, then IE9 which I would consider using if it had extensions, now this... I'm shocked) as it's both snappy and OMG pretty (see?). HOWEVER, when I moved my music out of the nest of iTunes folders all hell broke loose... half my tags seemed to vanish into the ether, along with a tonne of album art (I thought iTunes embedded that in the file?) and now my music collection is, to put it lightly, a great big fucking mess. So I'm taking this opportunity to clear out some of the stuff I never listen to and tag the stuff I actually do properly (yes, even genres).

...this is going to take a while.

*stares despondently at the "Fucked up music" folder on his desktop*

Comments

[redstar826.livejournal.com]

I approve of the music choice in that image :D

[terry-terrible.livejournal.com]

I like propaghandi also <B Tough it may be a bad time to switch to Zune. http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2009/09/zune-discontinues-all-current-zunes/

[paulnolan.livejournal.com]

They didn't sell the original Zunes over here in the first place, so it's okay. ^^; (I am thinking of going for a WP7-based phone now though, in large part thanks to how nice the Zune software is)

[beuk.livejournal.com]

Even genres?! That's dedication! I still have about a hundred or two songs that aren't sorted correctly. Why would you make a torrent out of untagged files? That's what I get for pirating.

[daveisdead.livejournal.com]

I am ridiculously particular about how music is organized on my hard drive (I had 100 gigs of mp3s on my old computer).

Speaking of Mircosoft, I used to have Windows ME. *shudders*

[paulnolan.livejournal.com]

I let iTunes organise mine... probably a mistake, looking back.

I was fortunate enough to skip most of Microsoft's shitty software... I started out on a BBC Micro, then moved onto RISC OS, then Apple (with brief dabblings in Linux every now and then) - until Windows 7 I'd only used DOS/Windows for running games.

[pirate-faafy.livejournal.com]

Oh wow, that is pretty! I might have to look into that... I still use the iTunes store though, just because of how convenient it is to be able to access all the music I wanna be able to buy (and to be able to put money on without using a credit card of my own, though I guess I am 18 now.)

Do you think I'd be able to just use the iTunes web interface or something?

[paulnolan.livejournal.com]

I don't think you an use iTMS though a regular web browser sadly (I seem to remember a PyGTK-based iTMS ient existing, but no idea if it's still being developed). Seeing as Apple have switched over to MP3 instead of protected AAC these days I suppose you could keep iTunes around to buy stuff and use Zune for the playing though?

[beuk.livejournal.com]

lolz at your icon

[beuk.livejournal.com]

sorry to spam you in someone else's post, but also hahah at your SB&HJ bio

[paulnolan.livejournal.com]

Argh I hate it when you download an album and they haven't bothered tagging it >:(

[beuk.livejournal.com]

FROWNY FACES FOREVER >:[

[alkazar.livejournal.com]

The reason for it? The way Zune recognizes tags and the way iTunes recognizes tags are two entirely different formats. The issue itself actually lies in the Zune software, as I recall, as when I was using Zune (back while having a Zune 120gb) I had everything tagged and properly ordered via Zune, but when I loaded up MP3s in anything else, a lot of the information was missing (particularly with Winamp).

[paulnolan.livejournal.com]

According to Mp3Tag the files that got detagged have problems (they're saying Bad ID3) - I think it's more a case of iTunes being more forgiving than Zune.

[wrongly-amused.livejournal.com]

Yeah, Zune is actually quite nice. I wish mine hadn't broken two months after I got it. :(

[pirate-faafy.livejournal.com]

Lollll SBAHJ is my LIFE

I need to find me some Sweet Bro rule 34 iykwim