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| ==Configuration== | | ==Configuration and Problems== |
| The installation-default configuration is probably not as you want it. Consider the following adjustments:
| | See http://www.mediamonkey.com/wiki/index.php/User:Chrisjj . |
| *Switch to a more Windows-standard (and less colourful) program appearence
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| **At Tools | Options | Skins, set ''[X] Override Skin theme with Windows System theme (requires restart)''
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| *Disable the crossfade that occurs on switching tracks
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| **Click Tools | Options | Output plug-ins, select MediaMonkey DirectSound output, click Configure, uncheck ''Crossfade tracks''
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| *Disable the end-of-track silence removal that causes track playback transition to lose gaps
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| **Click Tools | Options | Output plug-ins, select MediaMonkey DirectSound output, click Configure, uncheck ''Remove silence at the beginning / end of track''
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| **Note: This won't restore gaps if none exist in the track files e.g. if your track files are trimmed of terminal silence
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| *Disable the fade-in/out that misleads and slows play operations
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| **Click Tools | Options | Output plug-ins, select MediaMonkey DirectSound output, click Configure, uncheck ''Smooth pause'', ''Smooth seek'' and ''Smooth stop''.
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| *Change the Windows Regional and Language Settings Date to international standard yyyy-mm-dd - MediaMonkey does respect this setting for its own date display (except for http://www.mediamonkey.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=151037#151037).
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| ==Problems==
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| *V3.0.3.1187 1187 Conversion to WAV garbages non-ASCII chars
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| **Problem: http://mediamonkey.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=33456
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| *V3.0.3.1183 Device config can revert to default Playlist path
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| **Problem: http://mediamonkey.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=33368
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| *V3.0.3.1183 Same-named playlist causes loss upon sync
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| **Problem: http://mediamonkey.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=33354
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| *V3.0.3.1183 Failure of Auto-sync to detect tag changes
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| **Problem and partial workaround: http://mediamonkey.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=33369#p170610
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| *V3.0.3.1170 Blanking Artist can lose Album Artist value
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| **Problem: http://www.mediamonkey.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=29235&p=148639
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| *V3.0.3.1164 Storage of illegal TDRC frame in MP3 ID3 V2.3 tags
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| **Workaround: http://www.mediamonkey.com/support/index.php?_m=knowledgebase&_a=viewarticle&kbarticleid=62
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| *V3.0.3.1164 Muddling together of multiple albums with same title and artist
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| **Problem and workaround: http://www.mediamonkey.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=23659
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| *V3.0.3.1164 Various failures to sync to portable device.
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| *V3.0.3.1164 "Intentional" failure of sync setting change to take effect
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| **Problem and workaround: http://www.mediamonkey.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=146499#146499
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| *V3.0.3.1164 Rescan of files fails to update library for deleted tags
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| ** Problem and workaround: http://www.mediamonkey.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=146409#146409
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| *V3.0.3.1150 No Undo! This makes potentially disasterous a careless drag of tracks to the wrong album.
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| *V3.0.3.1148 Multiple artist support fails to comply with MP3 standard
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| **Problem: http://www.mediamonkey.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=27934
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| **Update: V3.0.3.1155 release reports a fix that may address this.
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| *V3.0.3.1148 Tags edits can cause messups on ';' character
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| **Problem: http://www.mediamonkey.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=27942
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| *V3.0.3.1155 Playlist import can miss tracks
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| **Problem: http://www.mediamonkey.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=28254
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| *V3.0.3.1183 Delete from device shows Path on Device wrongly
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| **Problem: http://www.mediamonkey.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=29202&p=148485&hilit=Path+on+device#p148485
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| *V3.0.3.1148 Fails to show WMA Year tag values having non-digits e.g. 1941-03-14 (such as delivered by tango.info [[tagging]]).
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| **Problem: http://www.mediamonkey.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=27627
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| *V? Reportedly by default can write faulty (i.e. non-compliant) Year in MP3.
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| **Problem: http://mediamonkey.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=23192
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| **Workaround: http://www.mediamonkey.com/support/index.php?_m=knowledgebase&_a=viewarticle&kbarticleid=62&nav=0,9
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| *V3.0.3.1148 Leading dot on Artist/Album name can cause missing files on device sync
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| **http://www.mediamonkey.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=27926
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| *V3.0.3.1148 default config for Creative ZEN writes unusable playlists
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| **Problem and workaround: http://www.mediamonkey.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=27789&highlight=My%20Playlists
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| *V3.0.3.1148 Playlists synced to Creative ZEN fail to show on ZEN Media Explorer
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| **Problem: http://www.mediamonkey.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=140583
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| *V3.0.3.1148 Multiple-used tracks can be lost from Creative ZEN playlists
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| **Problem and workaround: http://www.mediamonkey.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=125919#125919
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| *V3.0.3.1183 embolding of playing track causes displacement and possibly truncation
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| **Problem: http://mediamonkey.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=32115
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Overview
MediaMonkey is a Windows-based audio librarian program with features useful for tango music collectors:
- excellent performance on libraries of over 10,000 tracks
- powerful browse and search facilities e.g. CTRL+F Canaro Vals
- multi-artist support e.g. the Artists list can show a track under both Miguel Caló and Raúl Berón
- highly configurable display e.g. filter-in tracks rated three stars or more
- good user support from the user community
- a responsive and responsible development team
Shortcomings include:
- many bugs, some major - some listed below
- user documentation is poor (albeit better than average for Windows audio librarian programs)
- accessibility is poor - the program cannot be all operated by keyboard
The program is available from http://www.mediamonkey.com.
Configuration and Problems
See http://www.mediamonkey.com/wiki/index.php/User:Chrisjj .