Best all-around iPod Windows Program?

But is there a way to get MC9 to rip in mp3 format?

MC9 allows you to rip in digital secure, similar (not identical) to EAC. I've actually had discs I could not rip with EAC rip just fine with MC9, and in all honesty I've yet to have a problem ripping with MC9.

EAC is great, but if you want an all in one application that is so close as to be indistinguishable IMHO from EAC, then MC9 is it. I have spent a ton of time working with rippers and encoders (ask Adam if you don't believe me), and I think the potential trade off in quality going from EAC's ripper to MC9's ripper is so minimal, that it makes more sense from a convienance standpoint to rip using MC9. MC9 uses a LAME encoder, which is much better at higher bit rates then the mmjb fraunhofer encoder...

So if you're looking for an easy way to rip/encode at high quality, MC9 is great.

Sorry, I've yet to add a contact, play a game or enter a calandar event on the 3 iPods I've had.

I think if you need the ipod for that, get a PDA. Just my 2 cents.

As far as ripping in MC9..well, Chris is the ripper expert.

Hey, Jack..er Chris, hmm, I'm beginning to wonder about you. Think about it. You're a surgeon that just happens to be one of the resident experts here on "ripping". And you picked it up very quick I might add. Hm....hang around London much? Say in the mid-19th century? Hm? Out with it man!!!

:D

Adam

Tekron: Yes.

Adam: No comment. Er, I plead the 5th...But I'm seriously thinking of marketing my 'Fountain of Youth' concoction--it goes quite well with foccacia...

Originally posted by Tekron
Is MC9 capable of getting tags automatically off the net?

But it pulls the tags off of a JRiver server, so if you listen to popular music you should be OK, but if you listen to music that is way off of the beatin path, then you may be entering the tags yourself.

Bill McNair

Originally posted by SouthsideIrish
Take a deep breath, breathe. I'm keeping my mouth shut.

Bill McNair

I feel your pain...

Actually, it seems you CAN'T add contacts with the current version of Ephpod. You can add calendar entries, but not contacts - it pops up a message that says "Contacts function is seriously out of date - try Outpod instead".

freedb, but the last time I tried MC9 they didn't show up. At this point the only thing keeping me from buying MC9 is AAC and iffy unicode support. If they they give me AAC then I'll be buying otherwise I will wait for iTunes.

Oh, and those are some fairly popular Japanese bands. Super Junky Monkey is my favorite punk band.

Bill McNair

LoL!

Yeah, Pizzacato Five released their CD's in the U.S. and are fairly well known, so I would expect to see them in the DB. But what about Orange Pekoe, 175r or even Rip Slyme? =P

I actually, sort of like MC9, but they've got to give me AAC before I'm going to buy it.

Actually, I bet it finds Rip Slyme.

Bill McNair

i dont like to pay for programs, thats just me though.
I use ephpod and to rip i use a program called freerip.
Both programs are perfect for what i need which is basically putting songs ive downloaded onto my ipod and rip my cds into mp3s and put those on my ipod...and they're bot completly free and i have yet to experience a problem with either.
MC9 costs $$ right?

I don't like all in ones either, and I like free programs that work good, but MC 9 does have some nice features that you can't get anywhere else, so it is a program that is worth buying.

Bill McNair

I think it's endless discussion similar what is the best car, or what is the best OS. I agree with the poster that all iPod uploaders are great programs and you won't go wrong with any.