Written by Wen Zheng
Version 1.0. April, 2000
Contents
1. Introduction
2. Features
3. Installation
and System Requirement
3. Quick
Start
4. Bug
Report
5. Contact
Information
6. Version
History
7. Disclaimer
Music Library - Manage your music collection has never been so easy!
Music Library
is a program can help you manage and organize you music collections
such as MP3s, audio CDs
or tapes, etc. Music library is not just another playlister.
It's actually multiple programs
in one. For MP3s, it's a mp3 file explorer, a mass
rename utility, a mass ID3
tag editor, an audio CD composer, a Winamp front end,
a playlist maker, a cover
image viewer and a professional report creator. You will find
it has almost all features
in other popular programs. That's not all, Music Library
allows
you to catalog any other
music collection you have, such as audio CDs, tapes.
Music Library
is a CDDB-Enabled software, you can download CD in formation such
as
artist, title, album, track
from their huge database. There is even more. Music Library
comes with a cool stand
alone CD Player! Associate it with you database, insert a
disc, it will detect and
display what you are listening to automatically!
Track every single piece
of music you have with one database! With it's powerful
features, manage your music
collection has never been easier.
MP3
Explorer:
1. Support mpeg 1.0 and
2.0, id3 v1.0 and 2.0
2. Support Xing VBR.
3. Batch renaming and tagging,
use
file name to write tag or tag to rename file.
User
defined rename template.
4. Create folders, move,
copy and delete files within the program.
5. Export and import
".dbv" file. So other people can view your database just
like
the files are on their own computers.
6. Compare two databases.
So you can create a wanted list in seconds and save
it as
a playlist file. This feature is great for trading. When the other person
open the
playlist
file, he knows exactly where every single track is located at. No need
to search.
7. Update all your hard
drives with a single mouse click.
8. Super fast search
and duplicates finding (Locate 100 duplicates in a database
with
8000 records within just 7 seconds). Determine duplicates by file name,
size and
id3 tags.
9. Catalog files on your
CD
and other removable media.
10. Track rating system.
Rate songs so you can select them by rating when create
playlists.
11. Attach cover images
to albums. All you need to do is associate the image with one
of the tracks in the album. Auto size image when adjusting pane width.
View image with
a separate image viewer if you like.
12. Millions of ways to
select songs for your playlist (By rating, location, search, etc.).
13. Explorer like interface,
show files by location (Drive/Folder), by album(Artist - Album),
by
artists(Artist/Album) or by genre(Genre/Artist/Album).
14. Audio CD Composer
allows you to locate and select songs to make audio CDs.
15. Create professional
style reports in ASCI text and HTML. Generate lists with any fields
and order. Multiple page option for long Html lists, with page links and
"Previous" and "Next"
links, so you can navigate through the pages easily.
16. Winamp front end
control.
17. Also support any players
that support "mp3" and "m3u".
18. And many many more,
you just have to use it to find out.
Audio
Explorer:
1. CDDB2
support, no need for typing. Retrieve disc information from the newest
CDDB2
database.
Contribute and submit information to the database.
2. Attach MP3 to CD
tracks so you can listen to them without the CD.
3. Catalog any media
types.
4. View tracks by album,
by artist or by genre.
3. Comment field for album
and track.
4. Record miscellaneous
information such as storage location, cost and current value, etc.
5. Fully featured stand
alone CD Player, can automatically detect and display
CD info in
your database.
Different display mode, normal mode, control bar mode and detail list mode.
Rate tracks
while you are listening to your favorite CDs! Show detail track info
and cover
image. And
many more.... More features to be added too.
6. To catalog your home
made CDs, all you need to do is open the playlist (".m3u"), all fields
will
be filled automatically.
7. Many other features will
be added soon.
Installation and System Requirement
Installation:
To install Music
Library, simply unzip the "zip" file to a temp directory. Then
run
"Setup.exe" and follow instructions.
To uninstall Music
Library,
go to Windows' Control Panel, select Add/Remove Programs.
Follow instructions.
System Requirement:
Operating system: Win95/Win98/NT
CPU: Pentium or better
Memory: 32 mb recommended.
Hard drive: 10 mb for program
files and database.
Screen Resolution: 800X600,
high color or better.
Other: Internet connection
(for CDDB).
To
catalog MP3 files:
From menu, select File
/ Add Volume then select drive or folder to scan. Or you can
simply select File /
Update All, program will scan all hard drives automatically.
After scan, select File
/ Save Database to save the database.
To
catalog audio CDs:
Switch to "Audio Explorer"
tab, from menu select Audio / Add. The "Album Info Editor" window
will show up. Insert CD,
then click on "Get Toc" button to calculate Toc. Click the "Disc
Info" button to connect
to CDDB database. (You must have a live internet connection, if
not, connect to the internet
first.). If query is successful, the " CDDB Disc Information"
window will show up. Click
"Accept" button to enter the tracks. If there are multiple
matches, there "Multiple
Match" window will show up. Select one from the list, and click
on "Accept Match" button
to get the disc information. Sometimes it seems like nothing
is happening, please wait
till it finish. Click on "Add to Database" button to enter the
album.
Note:
The first time you query CDDB. You will be asked to register CDDB service.
Follow
the screens for a “New Registration” to select a “nickname” and password.
The
remaining
information is optional, but does help CDDB provide better service. The
CDDB
service
is FREE to end users.
That's it! Happy cataloging!
If you discover bugs, please send bug report to support@wensoftware.com
Suggestions, criticisms and
bug reports are always welcome. When submit bug reports,
please at least include
the following information:
System configuration (CPU,
RAM, CD ROM, etc.).
Operating system (win98,
NT, ect.).
Detail description of what
happened.
Please include as much info
as possible to help us to reproduce the problem. If we can
not reproduce the problem,
we can't help you.
Visit our web site at: http://www.wensoftware.com
or send email to support@wensoftware.com
Version
History
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4/12/2000
First public release.
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THIS SOFTWARE AND DOCUMENTATION
ARE PROVIDED "AS IS" AND WITHOUT WARRANTIES AS TO
PERFORMANCE, USEFULNESS,
ENTERTAINMENT VALUE OR ANY OTHER WARRANTIES WHETHER
EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED. NO
WARRANTY OF FITNESS IS OFFERED.
ALTHOUGH THIS PROGRAM HAS
BEEN TESTED VERY THOROUGHLY, THE USER ASSUMES ALL RISKS
OF USING THE PROGRAM. THE
AUTHOR ASSUMES NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR LOSS OF DATA, PHYSICAL
DAMAGE TO EQUIPMENT OR ANY
OTHER DAMAGE THAT MAY OR MAY NOT OCCUR DURING THE USE
OF THIS PROGRAM.
CD-related data through the
Internet from the CDDB™ Music CD Database, Copyright 1999, 2000 CDDB, Inc.
CDDB Client Software, Copyright
1999, 2000 CDDB, Inc. CDDB-Enabled, CDDB, CDDB2
and
the CDDB Logo
are trademarks of CDDB,
Inc. Disc Recognition Service and DRS are service marks of CDDB,
Inc.