Ephpod working switch to MC9?
Well, I am a new iPoder just got a 15Giger last week. I have read about a lot of problems with XP and firewire cards and Ephpod, etc. I plugged my ipod into my existing firewire card on my XP system, launched Ephpod, and loaded music... Not a glich.
So my question is... is MC9 worth going to... I have read a lot and it seems to be well liked SW.
My situation is this... Must all of my collection is well tagged using Ultratagger. I have adjusted gain for most of my collection with MP3Gain, and I can upload just fine with Ephpod, and I rip with EAC/Lame. My collection is well organized just using windows explorer and a well organized file structure.
The 2 things that might be nice in MC9 are 1) playlist functionality, I have not really spent much time with playlists and think I need to. 2) MC9 seems to have better playback than Winamp on my PC. I also have a TV Tuner card that MC9 seems to be able to support, but that is not a priority.
I welcome any thoughts...
Also?? Any other good forums for discussion of winamp/MC9 etc as far as just PC audio? Something not specific to portable audio?
thanks
slr
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slr001] at [2007-11-9 12:51:56]
# 1 Re: Ephpod working switch to MC9?
I'd just say use it and see if you like it. You're obvioulsy knowledgable about mp3s and what not. What I like about it is that I can do everything in one place and don't have to lose any quality. I can use LAME and Digital Secure ripping, I can tag, organize, I can adjust the gain (w/o having to alter the mp3 files) and I can build really slick smartlists which help me organize what's on my iPod. It helps a lot when you have a library that's bigger than will fit on your iPod.
So, play with it and see if you like it. If not, stick w/what you've got.
Oh, but do make sure you download the 9.1 beta and don't go w/9.0. The 9.1 beta is much slicker.
Adam
# 2 Re: Ephpod working switch to MC9?
Is there somewhere that I can download 9.1 without ftp? I saw a week or so back the link from the forum, but could never get past the ftp download thing. Never worked for me in the UK.
I kinda like v9.0 - but boy it crashes like crazy at times. Love to give 9.1 a go.
Cheers,
Inj.
