About MusicMatch Jukebox

Welcome to MusicMatch Jukebox, the world's first integrated CD player, digital music encoder, player, CD creator and digital Music Library!  Digitally record and encode MP3 and Windows Media tracks from your CD library in a single step, creating CD-quality audio files at speeds limited only by the speed of your CD-Rom drive.

With MusicMatch Jukebox you can record all your favorite songs onto your PC hard drive, creating a database for playing customized song lists.  Multiple record modes (digital and analog) and compression modes (MP3, Windows Media) allow you to customize the recording process.  MusicMatch will also convert your files to WAV.

In addition to recording from CDs, you can record from other sources like albums and cassettes with the Line-In feature.  Or you can add songs to your database from outside sources.  Download singles from the web at MusicMatch and other sites, stream music files from the Internet, find, preview and purchase music via Net Music, or simply add your existing digital music files to your Music Library.

New in version 5.0 is the ability to create your own music CD's!  Even print your Tag  art for your jewelcase inserts!

Player

Create Manual or Automatic Playlists to play on your PC speakers or connect your PC to your home stereo system with our Connects Cables.  Save your customized Playlists for future sessions.

Music Library

Define the tracks in your Music Library by assigning sorting characteristics (title, artist, genre, tempo, etc.) for each song recorded.  Add songs into the Jukebox from the web or from your hard drive.

Track Info

Add CD cover art, track lyrics, and artist notes to view while a track is playing.  If you like a song you have downloaded, choose Buy CD to purchase the CD online.

Recorder

Record unencrypted songs from a CD using your PC's CD-ROM drive, in MP3 or Windows Media compression formats or uncompressed WAV files.  You may choose either digital or analog mode and select your compression rate from CD Quality, Near CD Quality, FM Radio Quality, or Custom Quality.

Net Music

By clicking the globe button on the Player, MusicMatch Jukebox can automatically find free music and other content on the Internet that matches your taste in Music!

Net Radio

Listen to thousands of radio stations worldwide!

Media Window

View streaming video!

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Getting Started

When you install MusicMatch Jukebox you will have a fully functional program with unlimited MP3 recording/encoding at CD quality. To use the MusicMatch Jukebox Plus features, you must purchase your copy of MusicMatch Jukebox. Please visit MusicMatch online for pricing and upgrade policies.

Your music directory will not be affected by an upgrade except that you will need to add the tracks to the Music Library again. You will be prompted to do so.  Music track information tags, saved Playlists and saved databases that were created using an older version of the program will also not be overwritten when you install any MusicMatch upgrade.

To add tracks from your existing digital music collection into MusicMatch Jukebox, click the Add button on the Music Library window, or from the menu chose Options/Music Library/ Add New Track to Music Library, and browse for your music directory. You can then chose all of the songs by clicking the Select All button, or click one song at a time, or hold down your Ctrl key and click several files at once. After you have selected the songs you wish to add, click OK.  To open the Music Library click on the “musical note” icon on the lower left corner of the Playlist window, or go to Options/View/Show Music Library.

To record tracks from a music CD into MP3 or Widows Media files using MusicMatch Jukebox, push the Rec (Record) button on the Playlist window, or by choosing Options/View/Show Recorder. The Recorder window will appear. Place a music CD in your CD-ROM drive and Select the tracks you want to record by clicking in the check box to the left of each song, then press the Start button, or choose Start from Options/Recorder/Control.  The recorded tracks will be added to your Music Library.

To play your music, manually drag and drop, or double click each track in your Music Library. The tracks will be added into the PlayList window. By choosing Options/Playlist/AutoDJ, you can create Automatic Playlists.,. Also, you may select Open from the Playlist screen allowing you to search for digital music on your hard drive or CD ROM to create Playlists.

The Options menu is available from many areas of the Jukebox with a right mouse click.  Quick Key functionality has been added for convenience.  See the complete mapping of Quick Key functions.


Getting Started - Player/Playlist

To create a Playlist, add tracks from your Music Library to your PlayList screen.  Drag and drop a track from your Music Library into your PlayList screen or simply double click the track in the Music Library.

Click the right micro arrow, to the left of the Open button on the Playlist screen, to detach the Playlist screen.  (You may change the size of the PlayList screen by dragging the right edge of the screen to the desired size.  You may also drag the entire screen to another location on your monitor).

You can add several tracks at once to a Playlist, by holding down the shift key, and highlighting several songs in a row or holding down the Ctrl key, to add several songs that are not grouped together in you Music Library.  You can add an unlimited number of tracks to a single Playlist, from your digital music database (The more you add, the longer it will take to transfer them into your Playlist, though the length of time is not significant).  To help you organize your Playlist you can sort each column in your Music Library alphabetically by clicking on the Category heading, and display different Category Info by selecting category names and order from the Music Library Settings. See also Folder View.

You can preview tracks before adding them to your Playlist by highlighting the track in the Music Library and choosing Options/Music Library/Preview Track or from the Music Library screen.  Alternatively you may click the ‘Track Indicator Arrow’, in the left border, to preview a track before adding it to your Playlist.

Delete tracks from the Playlist by highlighting the track in the Playlist and using the Delete key on your keyboard or delete an entire Playlist by clicking the ‘Clear’ button seen in the extended PlayList screen. You can delete tracks from your hard drive by deleting them form your Music Library. When you highlight the track and hit the Delete key, you will be prompted to confirm the deletion. At that point you can check the check box that says, “Also remove the song file(s) from my computer.”

Click Play from the Player Control Buttons to listen to your music or double click the song title in the Playlist.  The track title will be prominently displayed in the screen under the Play Control Buttons.  Song time elapsed and total song time will be displayed to the right of the Play Control Buttons.  By clicking in the song information display you can also view the song bit rate info.

When you play a song and the only song information displayed is Track 1, Track 2, etc. that means no CDDB information was available for that song when it was recorded. To view more track info you’ll need to edit the Tag for that song. From there you can edit song information such as song lyrics and artist notes, which will be displayed in the Track Info screen each time the song is played.  You can also scan (scanner required) the original CD-insert art to display in the Media Window.

You can save your Playlists for future sessions, or simply clear the PlayList screen to create another Playlist. “Clear” will remove an entire playlist.  To remove a single track, highlight that track and press the “delete” button on your keyboard.  You may also access the “Delete” function by right clicking inside the Playlist window and selecting “delete”.

Also see AutoDJ.

The Options menu is available with a right mouse click on much of the Player screen.


Playback Buttons
Play Control

The Play Control Buttons apply to the current Playlist, except Rec (Record), which will open the Recorder screen.

Volume Control is found to the right of the Play Control Buttons.  Click and drag the volume button to adjust playback volume.

The same Player functions are available under the Option menu in Player/Play Control.  The Mute option is only available in the menu.  To set up “Skip” options, see Player Settings.


Net Music

By clicking the globe button on the Player, MusicMatch Jukebox can automatically find free music and other content on the Internet that matches your taste in Music!

At MusicMatch, our goal is to make it easier for our customers to obtain and play digital music.

Our Net Music feature, introduced in version 4.1 provided generic featured artist of the day as well as links to online music partners and a search capability.  In our version 4.3, we launched a personalized recommendation service to help our customers find the music and music-related services they are most likely to enjoy.

Our ability to deliver good recommendations and continually improve them depends on understanding your personal music preferences.  If you choose to participate in Net Music, MusicMatch periodically uploads your listening preferences so that we may better tailor our recommendations to your tastes.  With your listening preferences we will be able to deliver to you new music and offers which you are sure to enjoy.  Collecting personalization information is a sacred trust.  Not breaking faith with our customers is our most important value.  MusicMatch never shares this information with any person or organization, or links it to outside information.  We only use it to provide you with more valuable recommendations.  Your personal privacy is paramount and we ensure that you are informed and have options to opt in or out of this service:

While installing MusicMatch the default setting is to opt into this service. If you do not wish to participate simply check the “No” box.

To opt Out after you've installed MMJB,  go to Options/Settings. On the "General" tab, uncheck the "Upload User Preference" box.  This disables sending your music personalization information to MusicMatch.

Please feel free to review our privacy policy by visiting our site.


Music Library Button

The Music Library Button opens the Music Library screen.  The Music Library button is located on the Player screen, regardless of the selected theme.  You can also open the Music Library from Options/View/Show Music Library.


Track Info Button

The Track Info Button opens the Track Info screen.  The Track Info button is located on the Player screen, regardless of the selected theme.  You can also open the Track Info screen from Options/View/Show Track Info.

Muze® enables MusicMatch Jukebox to offer extensive information about songs as they’re played in MusicMatch Jukebox.  Drag a song into the playlist, click the “Online” button in the Track Info window, and you will see available cover art, a discography, biography and song clips.  In addition, you are shown music you might want to try if you like your current selection.  The recommendations are based on the MusicMatch community listening preferences.


CDDB Preferences

CDDB is a database comprised of thousands of artist, album, and track titles. While connected to the Internet and you insert a commercial CD in your CD ROM drive then open the recorder screen your program will call up your web browser and make a connection with this site.  It will match a unique CD I.D. with their records and import all title, artist, and track data into the Recorder screen.  This information will cross over to the Music Library upon recording completion.

This feature removes the necessity of filling in all of the CD disk data manually.  There is no fee for using this service.

If CDDB does not return any information, your track titles will be listed as Track 1 and so on.  There are a number of reasons why CDDB will not return the information for the CD you are recording, the most common being simply that the information on the CD you are recording is not in the CDDB database, therefore no I.D. match could be made.

Another common reason is that the user is having Internet connectivity problems, for example they are not online or their Internet Service Provider is experiencing problems.  In all of these instances, the information will be entered as Track 1 and so on.

If you want to disable CDDB, you can do so from the CDDB Preferences found under Options/ Settings.  Simply un-check the Enable CDDB CD lookup service box.

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Purchase

When you install the free version of MusicMatch Jukebox you will have a fully functional program with unlimited MP3 recording/encoding up to 320 kbps and Windows Media recording/encoding up to 128 kbps. To use the MusicMatch Jukebox Plus features, you must purchase your copy of MusicMatch Jukebox. Please visit MusicMatch online for pricing and upgrade policies.

To upgrade from Full Features to Enhanced Features, from the Register menu, choose Purchase.  Upon registering the program, you will receive an enable Key, which will unlock your program.  Please save this Key for future installations.

You can obtain this Key in three ways:

Purchase by Internet

If you want the fastest, most efficient way to upgrade, we suggest you Purchase by Internet.  Selecting this option will launch your web browser and take you to a registration form on the MusicMatch web site.  This may take a few moments.  Your personal and credit card information will be processed though the Secure Internet Commerce system and an enable Key generated for your immediate use of the full-featured MusicMatch Jukebox.  We accept Visa, MasterCard, and American Express.

Purchase By Phone

To Upgrade by Phone, you may call our toll free number 1-800-347-2566 from North America, or 1-858-385-8388 Internationally.  We offer 24 hour new order processing by phone and our sales staff will be happy to assist you in Upgrading to the full-featured version of MusicMatch Jukebox during regular business hours, Monday through Friday 9am to 5pm Pacific time.

We accept Visa, MasterCard, and American Express.

Purchase by Mail

Purchase by Mail is the only option that will allow you to register your program without using a credit card.  Choose the Purchase by Mail option and enter your personal information on the resulting page.  Print the form and mail, with payment, to our corporate offices at:

MusicMatch

16935 W Bernardo Dr.

  Ste. 270

San Diego, CA  92127

USA

You may send payment by check, cash, or money order.  Checks and money orders must be drawn from a US bank and all funds must be in US$.  Your Upgrade request will be processed the same day it is received and your enable Key will be emailed to you promptly.


Get Key

If you ever need to reinstall the program or have another computer you wish to install MusicMatch Jukebox on, you will need an enable Key.

If you no longer have the enable Key that you initially received, choose Get Key from the Register menu to obtain another Key.  This will launch your web browser and request some basic information - your name, email address, and postal code.

This information will be compared against your registration information in our database and when it finds a match, an enable Key will be provided to you immediately.

Enter the Key in the field provided and click OK.  You will receive a text box that states “Your Upgrade Was Successful,” along with the Key entered and your license file information.  Make a note of your enable Key for future reference, as you will be allowed only three Keys through the Get Key option.

If you are upgrading from an earlier registered version of MusicMatch Jukebox, the install will recognize your registration and automatically upgrade to fully enable your new version.


Enter Key

If you ever need to reinstall the program or install on new hardware, you will need to re-enter the Key you received when you upgraded.

To enter the Key once the program is installed, choose Register/Enter Key.  Enter your Key in the space provided to restore your program’s full-featured status. If you are typing the Key in please keep in mind that there is no letter “O” (as in Open), only the number zero, in the Key number. Copying and pasting the Key into the Registration field can avoid any mistyped characters.

If you no longer have your enable Key, choose Register/Get Key to obtain a Key for your program.


Update Software

From the Register menu, choose Update.  This option allows you to update to the latest version by downloading the newest file from MusicMatch, if one exists.  This update happens automatically for you, downloading the needed files then updating MusicMatch. You will not need to run an install file, however we strongly recommend that you Clear your Playlist prior to running the Update. Your database of digital music files will not be affected by an update.

Updates do not require a new Key unless you are updating from a much earlier version 2 or 3, different version numbers require new key numbers.


MusicMatch Jukebox Help

These are standard help files, and are organized to correspond to the buttons and menus on the program.  It may be helpful to familiarize yourself with the menu options.

For specific problems, you can browse the alphabetical Index for a related Keyword.  You can also use the Search function, entering a key word for the area giving you trouble.

Words or phrases underlined and highlighted in green, link to additional information when clicked on.  Words or phrases with a dashed underline and highlighted in green, provide a pop-up window with basic information or a definition, when clicked on.

The Help files are written in reference to the Midnight Swim Theme.  While there may be subtle differences in the layout of each theme, the basic functionality remains the same.


Welcome Tips

The first time you launch your program after installing it, you will receive a welcome screen, which offers some helpful tips on getting started using your MusicMatch jukebox.  To view this information again, choose Welcome Tips from the Help menu.  You also have the option to disable this feature by unchecking the “Show Welcome Tips at start up” box.


Version MusicMatch Jukebox.

At times you will need to know what version of MusicMatch Jukebox you are running.  Choose About MusicMatch Jukebox from the Help menu to find the complete version number.

Copyright and other legal verbiage will also be found here.


AutoDJ
AutoDJ (Automatic Playlists)

There are two ways to create Playlists, Manually and Automatically.  To create Automatic Playlists, choose AutoDJ from the Music Library screen or, from your Options menu, choose File/Playlist/AutoDJ.  Both will take you to the AutoDJ screen.  This feature creates automatic Playlists based on your sorting preferences.

The first thing you will be asked is to define the length of the desired music program.  You then select the First Criteria category from the list of choices.  For example, you can have the jukebox select only tracks from your "Classic Rock" titles.  To further define your Playlist, you can then continue with Second and Third Criteria categories.  For example, select only "Classic Rock" titles with a preference rating "Excellent" (second criteria) and which are appropriate for "Party" situations (third criteria).  You may select more than one category in a criteria choice simply by holding down the Ctrl button and clicking on multiple categories.

The “And/And Not” feature allows you to either include or exclude that category in your Playlist.  By selecting "And", you are telling the jukebox to look only for songs within the category selected.  By selecting "And Not", you are telling the jukebox to exclude songs from this category.  In the above example, if you had chosen "Party" and "And Not" for the third criteria, the MusicMatch Jukebox would select all your classic rock titles with an excellent rating which you have listed as appropriate for situations other than parties.  Thus, it would select "Dinner" excellent/classic rock, "Romantic" excellent/classic rock, "Dance" excellent/classic rock, etc.

When you have made all selections, click the Get Tracks button in lower right corner.  Based on your selected criteria, a Playlist will be compiled and added to the Playlist screen.  Preview the compiled Playlist by clicking the Preview button, also in the lower right corner.  Place your cursor inside the Preview box and use the up/down arrows on your keyboard to scroll the contents.


Manual Playlists

Either double clicking on a song title or clicking and dragging the track title to the Playlist screen at the top right hand corner creates Manual Playlists. (The file type must be associated with MMJB). You may also add songs to the Playlist by using the Windows Explorer drag and drop functionality.  To facilitate song selection, you can sort your Music Library in alphabetical order, on any Category by clicking on the category heading.

When selecting the song, the track indicator micro arrow on the left side of the Music Library will highlight the track’s information in each category.  You can double click, or click and drag anywhere on the highlighted area to add the track to your Playlist.

If you are creating a Playlist and do not have enough track information to recognize the song, highlight the track and choose Music Library/Preview Track from the Options menu or simply click the ‘Track Indicator Arrow’ (little arrow to the left of the track in the Music Library).  This will play the song for you to preview before adding it to your Playlist.  You can change the order of the songs in your Playlist by drag and drop.

To add multiple songs at one time to the Playlist, either hold down the shift key and highlight tracks in a group, or hold down the Control key and select various tracks throughout the list.  Then right click and select add, or simply drag the selected tracks to the Playlist screen.

To delete songs from the Playlist, highlight the track and use the delete key on your keyboard or from the extended Playlist screen, choose ‘Clear’ to delete an entire Playlist. “Clearing” a Playlist will not delete your Saved Playlists, or any Music Library files.


Getting Started - Track Info

Enter information for each track, such as Track Title and  Lead Artist, by choosing Tag.  Each time the track is played, the information will be displayed in the Track Info screen.  Open the Track Info screen by right-clicking on the track and choosing “Edit Track Tag” or by choosing Options/View/Show Track Info.  You can also access detailed Track Info by clicking on the Track Info button on the player.

Muze enables MusicMatch Jukebox to offer extensive information about songs as they are played in MusicMatch Jukebox.  Drag a song into the playlist, click the “Online” button in the Track Info window, and you will see available cover art, a discography, biography and song clips.  In addition, you are shown music you might want to try if you like your current selection.  The recommendations are based on the MusicMatch community listening preferences.


Buy CD

If you like the artist currently playing on your songlist, choose Buy CD from the Track Info screen, to go directly to Buy CD web site or to the independent artist’s web page, if one is available.


Getting Started - Music Library

To add tracks from your existing digital music collection into MusicMatch Jukebox, click the Add button on the Music Library, or right click inside the screen and select ‘Add Track(s) to Playlist’, or choose Options/Music Library/Add New Track to Music Library.  See also Folder View. You may also drag and drop tracks to your Music Library from Windows Explore. (If you are recording music from MMJB you will not be able to add songs into the Music Library until recording is finished).

Once a song or set of songs has successfully finished recording, they will appear in your Music Library.  Song titles, artist name and album title are input during the recording process (see CDDB).  Choose Tag from the Music Library to assign other Tag information to your tracks (See Music Library Settings for customization of these characteristics) for use when creating your Playlists. The Tag information you can add to each track is genre, tempo, mood, situation and preference rating.

You can also access the Tag Songs screen from Options/Music Library/Edit Track Tag or, with the Music Library screen showing, right click inside the screen and select Edit Track Tag.

The Options menu is available with a right mouse click on certain areas of the Music Library screen as well.


Tag

The Tag option, within the Music Library or Track Info screen, launches the Tag Songs screen.  The Tag feature allows you to input song information such as song name, artist name etc. which will then be displayed in the Track Info screen each time the track is played.  ( Some of your music files may already contain Tag information).

Highlight a song in the Music Library and click the Tag button to open the Tag Song File screen. Fill in each field that you would like associated with that song.  In the Genre, Tempo, Mood, Situation and Preference fields, use the drop down list to make your selection. ( If the commercial CD you encoded already contained Tag information it will be displayed in the Track Title, Track #, Track Time, Artist and Album fields).

By clicking on the buttons, Lyrics, Notes, Bios, you can enter in specific information about that track in the text box provided. Artist web site URL’s and email addresses entered in the Notes and Bios sections will automatically be listed in the Artists URL and Artist Email fields as well.  Text space is unlimited and information will be displayed in the Track Info screen, while the song is playing.

When you record an entire CD, much of the information will remain the same for each track.  To avoid redundant data entry, you may check the white box to the right of the field, to have that information apply to each track on that CD.  A good example would be the Artist and Album fields.  If this information was not entered prior to recording, you can manually enter it one time, then check the boxes next to the Artist and Album fields. The Artist and Album information from the initial entry is applied to all tracks on the CD.

Add album cover art to your song for display while that song is playing.  Download or scan the CD jacket and save the .bmp or .jpg file into your MusicMatch Jukebox sub-directory.  Choose the box to the right of the Art File field and browse for the .bmp or .jpg file you just created, then click Open.  The image will appear in the Player next to the volume control each time the song is played. (The Player must be in “Full” View).  Standard image size is 100 X 100 pixels.  Click the white box next to Art File to apply CD art to all tracks on the CD.  You may also copy and paste art images using your clipboard, accessing by clicking Options/Edit in the main Options menu. (By playing a track and clicking on the Info button, many times you’ll be able to see the CD art work, and save it from there).

Important Note: If the MP3 file is Read Only, you will not be able to add album art. You can change the Read Only attribute in Windows Explore, by right clicking on the file and selecting Properties, then unchecking the Read Only box.

When you add or change track information, click Apply to save the entry, then click OK to close the Tag Songs screen.

When adding songs you can tell MusicMatch to use two types of Tag formats, ID3V1   and ID3V2. Simply check the boxes under Options/Settings/Music Library.

To restore ID3 tags that were associated with files added to MusicMatch Jukebox prior to version 3.1, be sure the “Convert tags when adding songs with old format tags” box is checked. Find it under Options/Settings/Music Library.

See also Jewelcase Inserts.


Getting Started - Recorder

CD ROM Recording

Insert an audio CD in your CD-ROM drive and choose Options/View/Show Recorder to open the Recorder screen.  MusicMatch will automatically ask you to wait a moment while it initializes your drive.  If you have more than one drive, you may elect to initialize just one or all of your drives.  If you are connected to the Internet and CDDB returns no information, you will need to input this information manually by double clicking the track title, and using your keyboard to type the information into the Recorder screen. You may also double click where the Artist name and Album appear to edit those fields.  If you do not name song files before recording, the program may think it is re-creating an existing file i.e. Track 1, and display the ‘Replace existing file?’ message.

Choose Options/Recorder/Settings to customize the recording process.  From “Songs Directory” determine where the song files will be saved on your hard drive.  From “Name Song File Using” you can specify song files to be named by Track Title, Track Number, Artist, Album, or any combination of these.   For instance: Track Number_Track Title.

The Options menu is available with a right mouse click on many areas of the Recorder screen.

Compression rate and Recording Mode are also determined in the Settings screen, though your program will have Auto-Configured upon opening your Recorder.  This means your program recorded a sample of a song and the options that you see selected are the default settings for optimal recording on your system.  If your system defaulted to a digital recording mode, you may want to select Error Correction for best sound quality. (Note: For best results, use a commercial CD that is scratch and smudge free, during initialization).

To select the tracks you want to record, either click the box to the left of the track(s) you want to record or click ‘All’ to record all tracks on the CD.  If you do not select a track to record and click the start button, you will be reminded to select a track.

The recording progress will be shown in the ‘Recording Status’ window as well beside the track currently recording.  You will receive a green box at the end of the recording progress bar if the song has recorded successfully.

The tracks you have just recorded can be seen in the Music Library screen.  If you attempt to record a track that is already in the Music Library, you will be asked if you want to replace the existing file.

Line in or Mic in Recording

To record from a source other than your CD ROM drive, plug a cable, specific to your sound card, into the line in port or the mic in port on your sound card and into the recording source.

Open your Windows Mixer by double clicking on the small speaker icon in your system tray.  This will open your controls.  Select “Options/Properties from the menu.  Select “Recording” under “Adjust volume for”.  Make sure the volume controls for Line-In or Microphone are checked and click “OK”.  You will then see your Windows mixer Recording Control Panel.  Make sure the “Line-In” or “Microphone” is selected. The volume control under "Line-In Balance:" or “Microphone Balance” will control the recording level

From the Recorder Settings screen in MMJB choose Recording Source and select Line in or Mic in.

Though this will change the look of your Recorder screen slightly, the functionality remains as described above.


Troubleshooting Music Library

Song is in the Music Library, but it will not play:

There are no actual files in the Music Library.  The track titles are links to the actual file, which is stored elsewhere on the hard drive.  If the root filename has been changed, then the file in the Music Library has lost its path.  If you change the root file name, then you will need to re-add that file to your Music Library.

When song is playing, there is no sound:

This is most likely due to your volume control settings.  You should check all of your volume settings to make sure none of them are muted.  Go to Programs/Accessories/Multimedia/Volume Control.

If the settings are not muted, there may be a problem with your Recording Gain Control (found under Programs/Accessories/Multimedia/volume control, options, properties, recording) setting.  Some systems default to "Line-in” which is incorrect.  Choose either "CD" or "Mix-All" and OK your changes.  You will then need to re-record the song.

How to change the music file registration:

There are two ways to change your music file player registration.  You can either reinstall the player of your choice, or you can do the following:

1.	Open Windows Explore.

2.	Click on the view menu, then options.

3.	Then click on the tab "File Types.”  A list of registered file types will be shown.

4.	Go down the list and click on the music file type.  It should show a MusicMatch logo.

5.	You can either remove it, or edit it to use a different player.

6.	To remove it, just click on the "Remove button.”

7.	To edit it, click on the Edit button.  Then click on the "open" in the text box, and click "Edit.”  Type in your player, or use the Browse button to select you favorite player.


Record Error Codes

All MusicMatch Jukebox error codes are listed here.  If you receive an error code other than what is listed here, it is referencing a component within the Jukebox, not created by MusicMatch.  We do not have a listing of error codes for components other than those created by MusicMatch.

Error 0:

 No error occurred - recording was successful.

Error 1:

Message: MusicMatch does not yet support your CD-ROM Adapter

This means that no adapter was found through the ASPI/WinSCSI

programming interface.  This likely means you have the ASPI

drivers version 4.01 to 4.53.  You will have to restore the four files

from the original Win95/98 CD or go to Adaptec's site at

http://www.absnet.no/files/MULTIM~1/CD-ROM/Adaptec/CD_CRE~1/disk1/aspiinst.exe

to get their newest drivers.

Error 2:

Message: Your CD-ROM drive does not support ASPI

This means that no ASPI driver was found in the system.

Usually only found on NT Systems, this is a fatal error on a

Win95 system if the .ini file is set to ASPI mode.  NT users

will need to either install the ASPI drivers or set the API to SPTI mode.

Error 3:

Message: Bad Mode Failure

A recording mode was incorrectly entered on the command line

of the .ini file.  The program only supports Windows Media, .mp3, and .wav file types.

Check the exact command line string to correct.

Error 4:

Message: Open File Failure

A failure occurred during the file open process.  You may have specified a

path to a non-existent directory, specified an invalid filename, or there has

been a sharing violation.  You can try a different filename or capture the filename and pass the information back to us at technicalsupport@musicmatch.com.

Error 5:

Message: Recorded with Incorrect Compression Setting

For some reason the flavor of the encoder is not valid on

this system.

Error 6:

Message: Initialized with Incorrect Compression Setting

A failure occurred during the initialization process for the

encoder.

Error 7:

Message: Opened with Incorrect Compression Setting

A failure occurred during the opening of the output file by

the encoder.

Error 8:

Message: Fail Malloc

The program was unable to allocate enough memory to run.  This

is a fatal error and usually signifies that there is some sort of memory

leak in one of the applications running on the machine.

It usually requires a reboot to clear.

Error 9:

Message: Your CD-ROM Controller is Not Yet Supported by MusicMatch

This means that the program has been unable to determine if the

drive is either SCSI or ATAPI, and means that the drive is likely

ATBUS.  There is no support for ATBUS drives in this program.

Error 10:

Message: Read Error

This is an unrecoverable read error from the drive.  It usually means

the drive does not support digital audio extraction.  You may want to try changing the Max_ Mismatch=255 and Multipass=Yes settings

in Recorder/Options/ Advanced Options. If this does not work, analog record mode should be used.

Error 11:

Message: Recorded with Excessive Drive Seeking Errors.  Recording with Error Correction = On

This means the size of the jitter encountered is larger than can be corrected.

You may be able to increase the OVERLAP entry in the mmcd.ini file to

avoid this problem.  Correction may work with error correction set to on, but if

it does not, the analog record should be used.

Error 12:

Message: Unsupported Mode

The extraction mode selected is not supported by the drive.

It usually appears if the drive does not support reading digital audio

You can try setting the QUIET=YES entry in the mmcd.ini file.

Some drives incorrectly report this information and can really grab

audio.  If it still does not work, the analog record mode should be used.

Error 13:

Message: Mode Setting Error

A failure occurred during the mode select process.  This applies

to SCSI drives from Toshiba/Philips/HP/Pinnacle and

very few others. This is basically a fatal error because the

drive is not reacting the way it is expected to, based on the programming

information.

Error 14:

Message: Write File Error

A failure has occurred during the writing of the destination

file, usually due to a disk full error.

Error 15:

Message: Fail Load .dll Error

One of the DLL files that is loaded by the program has failed

to load correctly.  It usually means the file is not in the

correct directory or the file is not on the machine.

Copies of the file can be sent to you.

Error 16:

Message: HA Inquiry Error

The inquiry mechanism in the OS to get info on the controllers

has failed for some reason. This is a fatal error, and usually

only appears in ASPI or SPTI mode.

Error 17:

Message: MusicMatch was unable to find your CD-ROM drive

The program was unable to find any CD-ROM drives in the machine.

This may happen if the ASPI drivers have been replaced with the updated

drivers from Adaptec. Please see Troubleshooting-Recorder for more information.

Error 18:

Message: Bad Command Line

There is an incorrect option in the command line passed to MusicMatch.DRV.

Error 19:

Message: Your CD-ROM Drive is Not Yet Supported by MusicMatch

The drive does not show up in the list of SCSI drives supported

by the program.

Error 20:

Message: MusicMatch could not find your CD-ROM drive

The drive letter set in the ini file is not a CD-ROM drive

Generally, this means the user has changed the configuration

and the drive letters have changed.  The User should Auto Configure

the program from Recorder/Options/Advanced Options.

Error 21:

Message: No Disc in Drive

This means that the drive is reporting that there is no CD in

the drive.  This can happen if the CD-ROM drive was in use

during configuration.  The User should Auto Configure the program from Recorder/Options/Advanced Options.

Error 22:

Message: Play Mode Error

No error has occurred--this is just a different exit code used

when the user selects /p option to play the CD instead of recording

from it.

Error 23:

Message: Copy Prohibited

The command line option /o has not been used and the CD identifies

the selected track as being copy prohibited. Make sure you have not

changed the /o option from the mmcd.ini file.

Error 24:

Message: Quit Mode Error

No error has occurred.  This is just a status message when the user

selects the /q command line option which stops the program

just before the recording starts.

Error 25:

Message: Show Usage Error

This is the status message that is displayed when the program

terminates through the Usage screen. Generally this occurs when

there is an out of range entry on the command line.  Forward CD artist and title and the model of your CD-ROM drive to technicalsupport@musicmatch.com.

Error 26:

Message: Undefined

Suggestion: please click on "Capture Diagnostics " from the Help menu on the Player, and

email the log file to us.

Error 27:

Message: No WinSCSI

This means that no WinSCSI drivers were found on the system and

the ini file has the API setting to WinSCSI. It usually means that

either the seqscsi.dll file or that ASPI drivers are not working

correctly.

Error 28:

Message: Your CD-ROM Drive does not support Red Book Audio.

The drive is reporting that it does not support reading red book audio.

Some drives report this although they do work, so you should try

the quiet option in the mmcd.ini file. Most drives that report they

do not support red book, really do not support it. If this is the case, you

should use the analog record mode.

Error 29:

Message: Recorded With Excessive Drive Seeking Errors

The drive is seeing mismatch errors in excess of the setting in

the .ini file.  It is possible that the CD needs to be cleaned or

washed with water.

Error 30:

Message: Your CD-ROM buffer setting is too big

The size of the buffer being used by the program is larger than the

system allows. The number of blocks of memory = BLOCK + 2*OVERLAP.

Usually this number can be no larger than 26, but some machines

need it to be smaller still. The Hitachi drive works much better if these

settings are block=100 and overlap=10.

Error 31:

Message: CD-ROM Drive Buffer Overflow.  Try Recycling Power and Re-Recording

This is the message when the drive returns a 0xbf error meaning

it was unable to buffer the data because the computer could not

read the data fast enough. Usually this can be fixed by setting the

Recording Speed entry in the Recorder/Options/Advanced Options to a lower value like 1, 2 or 4.

Error 32:

Message: NT MSCDEX Error

This means that the API entry in the .ini file is set to mscdex

and the software is running on NT. It will not run unless you

set it to a different setting like SPTI.

Error 33:

Message: Recorded with Some Drive Seeking Errors.  Try Recording with Error Correction = On

This means that the software has stopped with a jitter correction error,

and may mean that the drive has jitter larger than the overlap entry in

the .ini file.  First, try setting the overlap size to a larger value.  If that does not

work, try setting the max_mismatches in Recorder/Options/Advanced Options to 255.

Error 34:

Message: No SPTI Error

This means that the SPTI drivers do not seem to be working.  This

usually occurs when the API is set to SPTI and the software is running on

win95. SPTI is for NT only.

Error 38:

Message: The music file settings are incorrect.

This is usually fixed by reinstalling the program to restore the shared file links.

Error 39:

Message: There was a failure during the encoding process.

This is usually fixed by reinstalling the program to restore the shared file links.

Error 40:

Message: The program is missing required .dll files, or is missing the registry

entry for a path to the .dll files.

This is usually fixed by reinstalling the program to restore the shared file links.

Error 41:

Message: The encoding process has failed.

This is usually fixed by reinstalling the program to restore the shared file links.

Error 42:

Message: input to audio has failed.

This message occurs when you have run out of memory on the drive to which

you are saving your files.

Error 43:

Message: The encoder was unable to convert data to the music format.

This is usually fixed by reinstalling the program to restore the shared file links.

Error 44:

Message: There was a failure writing to disk during the encoding process.

This is usually fixed by reinstalling the program to restore the shared file links.

Error 45:

Message: The encoding process failed to activate.

This is usually fixed by reinstalling the program to restore the shared file links.

Error 51:

Message: Incomplete recording

Recording was stopped before the process was complete.  The track

will not be included in your Music Library if it is not a complete recording.


Troubleshooting Recorder

General Information:

To maximize the Jukebox features, you must have sufficient processing power (166 MHz or greater) and have a good CD-ROM drive.  About 25% of the drives currently on the market do not support digital audio extraction.  You may need to use the analog option if you have one of these drives.  For a good listing of drives which are able to record in digital, please see Stewart Addison's site.

General recording problems:

Recording capability is influenced by two factors: Your CD-ROM drive and your system's processing power.  For best recording performance, in any mode:

•	Avoid simultaneously running other applications that would drain the CPU’s power (graphics programs, scanners, other compressors, etc.)

•	Avoid simultaneously running other applications, which are writing to the hard drive.

•	Certain configurations, which cause the operating system to crash, such as low memory or many open windows, will also affect recording quality.

Program will not record in digital mode:

Your drive is either unable to extract digital information, or is unable to accurately seek the digital information and producing too much jitter.  Most likely you will need to use analog mode.  The program will automatically switch to analog if this is the case.  You can try adjusting the Digital Audio Extraction (DAE) options found at Settings/Recorder/Advanced.

•	Occasionally a drive will record in digital and then other times it will fail.  This is due to the quality of the CD being recorded.

•	If you have a borderline drive for digital recording, and your songs do not sound very good, it is best to use the analog mode.

•	If you are able to digitally record using other programs, there was probably an error during configuration.  If this is the case, you will need to re-run the initialization process.  To do this, choose Auto Config from Settings/Recorder/Advanced.  Insert a CD into the CD drive (making sure it does not start playing), and then re-start the Jukebox program.

•	Make sure you have a CD in the drive during first program initialization.

•	Check that you have sufficient disk space in Directory Information.

Song plays with clicks and pops:

This is due to "jitter," which results from a drive's inability to accurately seek digital data for recording.  You should make sure Error Correction is checked.  (Settings/Recorder/Recording Mode)

Program was recording fine, but suddenly stops:

After any program installation or de-installation, you may lose recording capability if you deleted certain shared .dll files.  Please reboot your system (often, files are replaced after booting).  If you are trying to recover lost files; sometimes they are saved in Windows\SysBckup.  Copying the file to the Windows System directory might fix the problem.  Otherwise, you will need to re-install the program.

Multiple CD-ROM drives:

Your program will automatically configure itself to use any of your drives.  You will need to select which drive you want, from Settings/Recorder/Recording Source.  This can be changed to a different drive at any time.  No further installation or file change is necessary.

First and/or Last Track of a CD will not record:

This can be fixed by going to the Track Offset option in Settings/Recorder/Advanced/Special Effects, and entering a value between 10 – 50.

Song speeds up during play:

If your song files sound as though they are played in a faster speed, your drive is unable to keep up with the recording process.  This usually occurs in less powerful processors.  Go to Settings/Recorder/Advanced and change the DAE Speed from MAX to 4.  If that does not work, try 3, then try 2, and then 1 (1 being the slowest setting).

Recorded song times are considerably shorter than actual song times:

You are experiencing the same speed problems as outlined above.  Change your DAE Speed accordingly, from Settings/Recorder/Advanced.

Recording process will not begin:

Make sure your Multimedia CD-ROM player is not running.

Digital Recording fails when you are using the revised ASPI drivers from Adaptec:

These revised drivers do not support digital extraction.  The version number of these revised drivers is 4.0.0.  Original drivers are version 2.0.0.  You will need to either install the new ASPI drivers, or the original ASPI drivers found on the Win95 or Win98 install disk.  You will have to manually extract the files from the CAB files on the original Win95/98 CD and install them.  All the details of what files are needed and where they go is fully documented at: http://www.ncf.carleton.ca/~aa571/Pointers.htm#drivers

Track recorded from CD ROM records in analog, but when played, there is no sound:

Check all volume settings to make sure none are muted.  Go to Programs/Accessories/Multimedia/Volume Control.  If the settings are not muted, there may be a problem with your Recording Gain Control (found under Programs/Accessories/Multimedia/volume control, options, properties, recording setting.  Some systems will default to having the "Line-in," checked, which is incorrect.  What needs to be checked is the "CD" or "Mix-All.”

Song will not record in analog:

Be sure there are no conflicting applications using your soundcard, such as computer games, conferencing software, or your multimedia CD player.

Song sounds warbled at times:

This happens when there is an application running during recording which requires a large amount of processing power.  Typical conflicts are any graphics program, including a screensaver, and all scanners.  These applications will also warble a song that happens to be playing (although it will not affect that file permanently).

Song speeds up and slows during play:

This occurs in analog mode when you have insufficient processing power or memory.  To reduce or eliminate this effect, you should close all other applications during recording.

Recording error indicators:

If you receive a green box on the track number at the end of your recording session, this means that recording was successful with optimum quality.  If you receive a yellow box, it means that recording was successful but with reduced sound quality.  If you receive a red box, it means that recording was unsuccessful.  You will then see an error code at the bottom of the screen explaining your error.  Click here for Record Error Code descriptions .

Stack Faults:

These occur occasionally when there is a Windows exception between the Jukebox program and the rest of your system.  They will cause your program to crash, and may affect future program performance.  The easiest way to resolve this is to re-boot your PC.  On some systems, it will be impossible to resolve.


Frequently Asked Questions

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Customer Service

Contact us through the web.  We have many forms in place for you to easily reach the correct department.

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Technical Support

If you are unable to resolve your technical problem using these help files, choose Request Technical Support from the Help menu.

This will launch a dialog requesting you to upload your diagnostic information.  This diagnostic log will supply the technician with the information needed to determine what the problem is.  Allowing this information to uploaded initially will speed up the Technical Support process.

Choosing Request Technical Support will also launch your web browser to a form where you can provide a detailed explanation of the problem you are encountering.  A MusicMatch technician will reply within 24 hours.

Additionally, you may use our online forms.


Open...

Choose Open to launch a standard file open dialog.  Selected files will be added to your Playlist.  Select from the following supported file types:

Song files (.wma, .mp3, .mp2, .cda)

Music Library files (.ddf)

M3U Playlist files (.m3u)

Pre-MMJB4 Playlist Files (.dat)

3x database files (.mmd)


Converting Music Files

From the Options menu, choose File/Convert to open the “MusicMatch File Format Conversion” screen.  From this screen you can convert .wav files to .mp3 files or Windows Media files, and .mp3 to Windows Media files or .wav.  You may also re-encode Windows Media files to different compressions.

From “Source Data Type” at the bottom/left of the conversion screen, specify the format of the files you wish to convert, .mp3, Windows Media or .wav.

From “Source Directory” at the top/left of the screen, browse for the location of the source file.  Select the file(s) you would like to convert from “Highlight Files to Convert” in the middle/left, by clicking on it.  You may select all files in the directory by choosing ‘Select All’ at the bottom left.  To deselect files, choose Select None.

Determine what directory the converted file will be saved to from ‘Destination Directory’ at the top/right.

The ‘Destination Data Type’ options, on the bottom/right, will change depending on the ‘Source Data Type’.  If your source files are .mp3 files, the ‘Destination Data Type’ will default to WAV.  If your source files are .wav files, the “Destination Data Type’ will default to MP3 CBR 96 kbps (smaller file size, lower quality recording). You may also opt from the drop down list to use MP3 VBR (Higher quality recording, larger file size).  When converting to MP3, you may also opt to convert at up to 320 kbps and down to 8kbps.  The lower the bit rate, (in kbps) the smaller the resulting .mp3 file.  See Record Settings for more information on compression rates.

In the bottom/right corner, click the Start button.  A converting file dialog will be seen allowing you to view the conversion progress.

The newly created .mp3 file(s) can be seen in ‘Converted File Names’ on the middle/right.

Windows Media Files can not be converted to .mp3 or .wav files.


Exit

Choose Exit from Options/File on the Player component, or click the X on the upper right corner of the MMJB window to close the MusicMatch program.


Small View

Small View, from Options/View, displays the Player Control Buttons, the song title and time elapsed and total time only.

In Small View, click the up micro arrow to increase Player size to Full View.  The up micro arrow is located to the right of the Play Controls.  When you launch MusicMatch Jukebox, the Player will open in Full View.


Full View

Full View, from Options/View, displays the Player Control buttons, the Track Info Button , the Music Library Button, the Volume Control, the song title, time and artist display screens, the album art section, and the minimized Playlist.

The Player will initially launch in Full View.  You can choose Small View from Options/View or click the down micro arrow Small View.  The down micro arrow is located in the upper right corner of the Player.


Show Track Info

Choose Show Track Info from Options/View, to view song information in the Track Info screen while the song is playing.  You can also open this window by clicking on the Track Info button on the player.

Muze enables MusicMatch Jukebox to offer extensive information about songs as they’re played in MusicMatch Jukebox.  Drag a song into the playlist, click the “Online” button in the Track Info window, and you will see available cover art, a discography, biography and song clips.  In addition, you are shown music you might want to try if you like your current selection.  The recommendations are based on the MusicMatch community listening preferences.


Show Music Library

To view the Music Library click the Library button on the Player window, or choose Show Music Library from Options/View to open the Music Library screen.


Show Recorder

To view the Recorder click the Rec (Record) button on the Player, or choose Show Recorder from Options/View to open the Recorder screen.


Change Theme...
Change Theme

Choose Change Theme from Options/View/Change Theme, to change the appearance of MusicMatch Jukebox.  Themes are often referred to as skins.  From the Change Themes screen, you can select from a choice of themes which have been included with your Jukebox or choose Options/View/Download Themes to select additional themes from the web.  The default theme is Midnight Swim, which you will see when you initially open the program.  You may want to try them all and decide which look you like the best.  To change the theme, click on the description, choose Apply, then click OK.


Always on Top

Choose Always on Top from Options/View so other open windows never hide your MusicMatch Jukebox.

Hint: After you have created a Playlist, choose Small View so the program does not take up much space on your screen.  Select Always on Top so you have easy access to the controls while you listen to your music.


Auto Arrange Components

Choose Auto Arrange Windows from Options/View, to arrange all open windows in the following order, from top to bottom:

Player (with Playlist minimized)

Music library

Recorder


Play Cycle

To play through all the songs in your Playlist one time, choose ‘Once’ from Options/Player/Play Cycle.  To have the Playlist start itself again, choose ‘Repeat’.


Play Order

Play Order determines the order in which the songs in your Playlist are played.  To have them play in the order that you entered them into your Playlist, choose ‘Normal Order’ from Options/Player/Play Order.  If the files were recorded from a commercial CD and the Tag contains the Track Number you may choose ‘Album/Track Order’ to play tracks in the Playlist in the order they are on the CD.  To play the songs in your Playlist in a random order, choose ‘Shuffled Order’.


Player Control

The play controls found under Options/Player/Play Control are the same as the play control buttons found on the Player.  All apply to the current Playlist except the Record Button which will open or close the Recorder screen, depending on its current status.

The skip options must be defined in the Player Settings.  Skip back and Skip forward refer to a specified number of seconds in the current track.

While you can adjust volume from the Play Control menu or by using the button on the Player, the Mute option is only available from this menu.


AutoDJ...

Choose AutoDJ from Options/Playlist to create Automatic Playlists.  This feature assists you in creating playlists from your music library.  In the Enter Play Time field enter the length of time for which you’d like the list to play (The field defaults to 1 hr, however you may enter in a time using decimals as well. So if you want a Playlist of only 30 minutes long, type .5 into this field). Choose the criteria from which you want your playlist created, Preview will show you the list created by your criteria, and Get Tracks will actually create the playlist.  The playlist will appear in your Playlist screen.  If you’d like to save the Playlist for future use, select “Save” on the Playlist screen, you will be prompted to name the list and click on “OK” to save.


Save Playlist

To save your current Playlist for use in future sessions, Choose Save Playlist from Options/Playlist.

You will be prompted to name the Playlist.  The saved list will be displayed in the Playlists column.

Playlists are stored as .m3u files.


Clear Playlist

To clear track titles from the current Playlist and build a new Playlist, choose Clear Playlist from the Options/Playlist or from the extended Playlist screen.  Clearing a Playlist does not delete files from your computer. Saved Playlists are not affected by choosing Clear Playlist.


Export Playlist to WAV...
Export Playlist Tracks

To quickly convert an entire MP3 Playlist to WAV, or to copy the files as is to an existing storage unit, choose ‘Export Playlist to WAV’ from Options/Playlist.

Browse your computer and select a destination directory for the .wav files.  You will be alerted to how much available disk space you have on the specified drive as well as the estimated space required for the conversion.

Click Start to begin the conversion process.


New Music Library

To create a new database of music files, choose New Music Library from Options/Music Library.  This will launch a standard ‘Save As’ dialog.  Select the ‘Save in’ directory and enter a name for the new database.  The file extension will be .ddf and this should be specified in ‘Save as type’ before you click the Save button.


Open Music Library

To load an existing Music Library database, choose Open Music Library from Options/Music Library, and browse for a previously saved Music Library.  Music Library files will have the .ddf file extension.


Save Music Library As...

To save a database that you have made changes to, choose ‘Save Music Library As’ from Options/Music Library.  This will launch a standard Save As dialog window.  Select the Save in’ directory. In the File Name field enter a name for the Music Library.  The file extension will default to .ddf.  After you save a Music Library, any changes you make to that Library will automatically be saved.  You can overwrite and existing Music Library file by clicking on the existing file name in the file list, then clicking Save. (Don’t do this unless you intend to overwrite an existing Music Library file).


Clear Music Library

To clear the database so that you may create or load a new database, choose Clear Database from Options/ Music Library.  You will be prompted to confirm clearing the Music Library.


Export Music Library
Export Music Library…

To export the Music Library database to a tab delimited text file, choose Export Music Library from Options/Music Library.  This will launch a standard Save As dialog window.  Select the Save in directory and enter a name for the file.  The file extension will be .txt and this should be specified in Save as type before you click the Save button.

You can then import this file into Excel or any spreadsheet or database program.


Import Music Library
Import Music Library…

You can import .txt files that were exported from MusicMatch to create a new Library (You will need the music files as well as the .txt or .ddf file). To import a database to the Music Library choose Import Music Library from Options/Music Library.  This will launch a standard ‘Open’ dialog.  Browse for the source directory and double click the Music Library file (.ddf ) or the  text (.txt) file


Add New Track to Music Library...

To add tracks from your hard drive to your Music Library click the Add button on the Music Library window, or choose Add New Track to Music Library, from Options/Music Library.  This will open the Add Songs screen. In the Directory screen on the left, browse for the music files.  Click “Include Subdirectories” to add all songs in a folder. (If you’re adding a large amount of songs the process takes longer…be patient).

In the “Files” screen on the right, highlight the track(s) you want to add to add to the Music Library.  Select a group of tracks using the Shift key on your keyboard or select several tracks that are not in a group using the Control key.  Click “Select All” to add all tracks shown.

From the pulldown menu under the “Files” screen, select the file format you are browsing for.

Highlight the track in the “File” screen and previously entered track information (Artist, Album, Song Name) will be shown on the bottom left of screen

You can add previously downloaded files, in Windows Media, MP3 and MP2 formats, to your Music Library.  Files will not be encrypted.

When music downloaded from the Internet are added to your Music Library, they are copied to the folder My Documents/My Music/From Internet.

Important note: once you have added a song into your Music Library, you cannot rename the original file.  If you do, you will need to re-add that song to the Music Library.


Delete Track

There are three (3) ways to delete Tracks from your Music Library. With each you will first highlight the track(s), then do one of the following:

1.	Hit the Delete key on your keyboard.

2.	Right click on the track and select “Delete Tracks.”

3.	Go to Options/Music Library/Delete Track

(Each time you delete a track will be prompted to confirm the deletion, as well as given the option to delete the track from your hard drive by checking the box, “Also remove the song file(s) from my computer”).

You may also highlight a group of Tracks to delete by holding down the Shift Key, then highlighting the first and last tracks to delete, or you can delete several random tracks at once by holding down the Ctrl key and clicking tracks randomly.

To delete tracks from the Playlist, simply highlight the track and press “Delete” on your keyboard.


Edit Track Tag...

Enter or edit track information for the track highlighted in the Music Library by clicking the Tag button, or right-clicking on the track and selecting Edit Track Tag, or by choosing Edit Track Tag from Options/Music Library.


Preview Track

To preview a track before adding it to your Playlist highlight the Track and click on the small Preview button [>] to the left of the Track Name, or right-click on the track and select Preview Track, or highlight the song in the Music Library and choose Preview Track from Options/Music Library.


Add Track to Playlist

You have several options for adding tracks from your Music Library to your Playlist.  You can highlight a song, (or selection of songs, by using your control or shift key), and choose Add Track to Playlist from Options/Music Library.  You can also double click a selected track or drag and drop the track(s) from your Music Library to Your Playlist.


Control

Many of the record controls found at Options/Recorder/Control have the same functionality as the buttons on the Recorder screen.  The Start, Stop, Cancel, and Pause controls all apply to the current track recording.

The CDDB button on the Recorder will launch your web browser to the CDDB web site, as will choosing CDDB from Options/Recorder/Control

Under the same menu, “Select All” and “Select None” mirror the functions of the “All” and “None” buttons on the Recorder screen.  To select the tracks the track(s) you want to record, click the box to the left of the track title, or click all to record all tracks on the CD.


Source

You can select the source from which you will record from Options/Recorder/Source.  If you want to record a CD, insert a CD into your CD ROM drive and select that drive letter from the options listed in this menu.  The CD title, artist, and number of Tracks may also be listed with the drive letter, making it easier to find the correct drive if you have more than one CD ROM drive.

Choose Line In to record from the line input on the sound card.  An example would be recording from a different stereo source such an album or cassette.

Choose Mic In to record from the microphone input on the sound card.  An example would be recording live music.

Choose System Mixer to record from more than one input, like an actual mixer.  Within MusicMatch Jukebox, the System Mixer Setting refers to recording a track from the output of the Window system mixer.  This mixer does not work independently of your Windows system mixer.  For instance, if you want to record a CD with your voice overlaid on it, use the System Mixer control under Options/Recorder/Source as your input source and adjust the volume level, balance, treble and bass of the output of each source in your Windows mixer.


Quality

CD Quality

MP3 (160 kbps)  9:1 compression ratio

MP3 (128 kbps) 11:1 compression ratio

Windows Media (128 kbps)  11:1 compression ratio

WAV  files are not compressed

Near CD Quality

MP3 (96 kbps)  15:1 compression ratio

Windows Media (96 kbps)  15:1 compression ratio

FM Radio Quality

MP3 (64 kbps) 22:1 compression ratio

Windows Media (64kbps) 22:1 compression ratio

Custom Quality

MP3 VBR (from 1% - 100%)

MP3 CBR (128 kbps)

Windows Media

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Ask for Permissions

Upload User Preference Information

Net Music Personalization  is enabled by default.  Check the No box to disable this feature.

Turn Periodic Check for later version of MusicMatch On

Select the checkbox if you would like MusicMatch to check periodically for newer versions.  Remove the check to disable this feature.


Player Controls

Song Skip Increment (# of seconds)

In Options/Player/Play Control, the Song Skip Increment determines the “Skip Back” and “Skip Forward” options.  The skip will default to five seconds, but this can be set to the user’s preference from the Player Settings screen.

Playlist Skip Increment (# of songs)

In Options/Player/Play Control, the “Skip Back Songs” and “Skip Forward Songs” options are determined by the Playlist Skip Increment.  The skip will default to five songs, but this can be set to the user’s preference from the Player Settings screen.


When adding songs

Use ID3V1 tag / Use ID3V2 tag

In the Music Library Settings, both of these options will be selected by default.  When you add songs to your Music Library that are tagged with ID3V1 or ID3V2 tags, the tags can be viewed in the Tag Songs screen if these options are checked.  If you do not want ID3 tags associated with your tracks, uncheck both boxes.

Convert tags when adding songs with old format tags

In versions of MusicMatch Jukebox earlier than version 3.0, if a song file containing ID3 tags was added to the database, the tags were hidden since they were not supported.  Check the ‘Convert tags’ box in the Music Library Settings to view these now supported ID3 tags, before adding them to the Music Library.


Music Library Display Settings

Determine the names and order of the Music Library categories from the Music Library Settings.  There are twelve category names available and they are as follows: Album, Artist, File Name, Genre, Mode, Mood, Preference, Situation, Tempo, Time, Title, and Track.

You can select as many as seven categories to display in the Music Library at one time.  Column 1 will be to the far left of the Music Library screen.  Select the category name you want associated with column 1 from the pull down menu.  If you choose not to use some of the available columns, do not check the white box to the left of the column number.  Click OK to save changes to the display settings.


CD Quality

You have the following options for recording in CD Quality format:

If you select MP3 (160 kbps), your files will be compressed at 9:1, MP3 (128 kbps) will be compressed at 11:1 and added to your Music Library.

For Windows Media CD Quality (128kbps) your files will be compressed at 11:1 and added to your Music Library. If you select Windows Media, you may choose to encrypt or not using DRM.  Select Security under Options/Recorder/Settings and click the appropriate security setting for your needs.

If you select WAV, your songs will be recorded and copied to the subdirectory you have chosen in this non-compressed format. (1411.2 kbps).

(Note: For best results when creating CD’s for use on conventional CD players, try to use commercial, “name brand” CDR media specifically designed for digital audio. This will ensure compatibility with the highest number of CD players.  Generic CDR media may not work properly on some conventional, portable or car CD players. Also, MusicMatch supports standard 600MB, 74min CD-R media).


Near CD Quality

Near CD Quality MP3 (96kbps).

You have two options for recording in Near CD Quality:

If you select MP3 (96 kbps), These files will be compressed 15:1 and added to your Music Library.

If you select Windows Media (96 kbps), these files will be compressed at 15:1 and added to your Music Library.


FM Radio Quality

You have two options for recording in Near FM Radio Quality:

If you select MP3 (64 kbps), These files will be compressed 22:1 and added to your Music Library.

If you select Windows Media (64 kbps), these files will be compressed at 22:1 and added to your Music Library.

Note: This recording option is called ‘High Capacity’ in the Rio version of MusicMatch Jukebox.


Variable Bit Rate encoding
MP3 Variable Bit Rate encoding

Variable Bit Rate encoding is an encoding method that ensures consistently high audio quality throughout an encoded file by making intelligent bit-allocation decisions during the encoding process.

Use VBR encoding when consistent audio quality is the top priority and predictable encoded mp3 file size is not critical.

Choose a VBR setting from 1 to 100, low end being the lowest quality/highest compression and high end being the highest quality/lowest compression, to customize your recording.

Variable Bit Rate encoded files may be larger than Constant Bit Rate encoded files.

Not all players support Variable Bit Rate encoding however the MusicMatch Jukebox and Winamp players both support this technology.


Constant Bit Rate encoding
MP3 Constant Bit Rate encoding

Constant Bit Rate Encoding is a method that ensures a consistent bit rate throughout an encoded file, potentially at the expense of audio quality and/or Encoder efficiency.

Use CBR encoding when you need to limit the size of the MP3 file or produce consistent file sizes.

Choose a CBR setting from 8kbps to 320kbps from the Record Settings screen, to customize your recording.  Generally, files encoded higher than 128kbps, will have little or no sound quality improvement.

Constant Bit Rate encoded files may be smaller than Variable Bit Rate encoded files, of a comparable encoding speed, for example a song recorded in CBR at 128kbps will be smaller than the same song recorded in VBR at 50.


Digital Recording

Digital Recording is the recommended recording mode.  It is faster than Analog Recording, supporting ‘8X’ CDR recording seeds.  The success with which your drive will be able to record in digital is based on the drive's ability to accurately seek digital information, and whether the manufacturer has chosen to support digital extraction (the Redbook standard).

Approximately 15% of current drives are not able to extract digital audio, or do so in such a poor manner that the sound quality is compromised (jitter).  If your CD ROM drive does not support digital audio extraction, MusicMatch Jukebox will configure itself for Analog recording upon initialization of the CD drive. You can attempt to record in digital mode by making changes in the Recorder Settings screen.  It is possible it will record with optimal sound quality, however, you may experience clicks and pops.  The digital recording attempt may fail midway through the song and start the recording again in analog mode.  When attempting to record digitally, be sure to record with Error Correction on.  This will reduce the jitter. Checking the “Mute while recording” box under Options/Settings/Recorder may also improve recording quality by freeing up CPU resources.

Your system will default to MP3 CD Quality at 128kbps.  You may also choose Near CD Quality  at 96kbps, or FM Radio Quality or CBR at 96 kbps or lower.  VBR options are also available.  You must choose whether to record in MP3, WAV or Windows Media format.

When recording below 24kbps, tracks may record in mono rather than stereo.

The difference in sound quality between digital and analog should be minimal, depending on the quality of your sound card and PC system.

If the track number is green at the end of your recording session, this means that recording was successful with optimum quality.  If it was yellow, it means that recording was successful but with reduced sound quality.  If it usually turns green and suddenly turns yellow, this is usually due to a flaw or dirt on the CD.  Try cleaning it and re-recording.  If it turns red box, it means that recording was unsuccessful.  You will then see an error code at the bottom of the screen explaining your error.  Click here for Record Error Code descriptions.

For further help with digital recording, please refer to Troubleshooting-Recording.


Analog Recording

Analog Recording mode is for those drives unable to extract digital audio (with or without Error Correction), or which are unable to extract it without considerable jitter (poor seeking accuracy).  Please also see Digital Recording.

Analog is the slowest recording option because you must record in real play time.  Your system will default to CD Quality at 128. For higher quality recordings (and a larger file size) you can use the Variable Bit Rate settings. You may also choose FM Radio Quality or CBR at 96 kbps or lower.  You must choose whether to record in MP3, WAV or Windows Media formats.

The difference in sound quality between digital and analog should be minimal, depending on the quality of your sound card and PC system.

If your program crashes during a muted recording, you may find that upon re-boot your PC sound is muted.  Go to Volume Controls and de-select mute to correct this situation.

If the track number turns green at the end of your recording session, this means that recording was successful with optimum quality.  If it turns yellow, it means that recording was successful but with reduced sound quality.  If it turns red, it means that recording was unsuccessful.  You will then see an error code at the bottom of the screen explaining your error.  Click here for Record Error Code descriptions.

For further help with analog recording, refer to Troubleshooting-Recorder.


Error Correction

During the recording process, drive-seeking errors may cause clicks and pops to be heard in the recorded track.  To eliminate or minimize noise, select Error Correction.  This option is found in the Recorder Settings screen.

Recording time will take longer, but the clicks and pops will be minimized.  Some drives will record excellent quality sound without this option selected.  We suggest you try both formats to decide which is better for your drive.

Error correction can be enabled by selecting Options/Recorder/Settings and the Recorder Tab, and clicking the Error Correction box under Recording Mode.


Recording Source

If you have more than one CD-ROM drive, choose the one you want to record from, under Options/Settings/Recorder. Choose the Recording Source at the bottom of the screen from the drop down list.

You can also select ‘Line in’ which allows you to record from other sources, such as albums and cassettes.  (Note:  Line-in feature accepts input from the sound card’s input jack and will most likely record in analog, unless you have an advanced sound card with digital inputs. If your sound card only has Aux in, you will need to test recording to determine compatibility).

If you’d like to record from multiple sources, select System Mixer as your recording source and mix your inputs from your Windows mixer.


Directory For New Songs

Select the location where your song files will be saved from Recorder/Options.  The default directories are:

Win 95/98 - C:\My Documents\My Music.

Win NT – C:\WinNT\Profiles\*Username*\Personal


Make Sub-Path Using

MusicMatch can create folders and subfolder specific to each artist, album or both. To do this go to Options/Settings/Recorder, then click the Songs Directory button.

In order for MusicMatch to know the Artist or Album name, be sure the Tag information for each track contains, at least, Lead Artist and Album filled in. If you encoded the files from a commercial music CD, then CDDB should fill in that info for you. If not you can manually enter Tag info.  If there is no Tag info, MusicMatch will use the default path of \My Documents\My Music.

To have your song files saved directly to a folder titled by the Artist name, check the ‘Artist’ box under ‘Make Sub-Path Using.’ To have your song files saved directly to a folder titled by the Album title check the ‘Album’ box.  Alternatively, you may select both options and the Album title folder will be a subfolder of Artist.


Directory Information

This information is specific to your system and allows you to determine how much drive space is available on your hard drive.


Name Song Files

As you Record from CD, MusicMatch will let you choose how you want to name the .mp3 or .wav files created. For example, you can name music files you create by only the Artist name (bobbyjoe.mp3), or the Artist name and Album name (bobbyjoe-rockthebanjo.mp3), or these other custom choices:

Track Number | Track Title | Album Title | Artist Name

In order for MusicMatch to know the Artist, Album, Track Name or Track Title, be sure the Tag information for each track is complete. If you encode the files from a commercial music CD, then CDDB should fill in that info for you. If not you can manually enter Tag info.  If there is no Tag info, MusicMatch will use the track number only.

Go to Options/Settings/Record, and click the ‘Songs Directory’ button. You may use more than one of the options listed to name your music files.  You may want your files first named by Track Number, according to their order on the CD, and then by Track Name (01_banjojam.mp3).  In this case, you will check both the Track Number box and the Track Name box. Next highlight the Track Number box and click the up arrow so it is first in the list. Then highlight Track Title and click the up or down arrow so it is second on the list. In the Separator box, place the type of character that will separate, for example, Artist and Track Title. The characters you can use are the underscore (_), dash (-), space (   ). If you don’t choose a specific character the underscore will be used. Click OK to finish. Now your song files will be saved to the specified directory as Track Number_Track Title.

You will receive a prompt if you try to duplicate a song file name in the same directory.  This may happen if the only criteria you choose is Track Number, Album Title, or Artist.

(If you use only Artist as the file name, you might have 10 music files named, ‘bobbyjoe.mp3, in which case MusicMatch will warn you of duplicate file names. It is recommended that you  use the Track Title, along with one or more of the other options, in any order).

Customizing the naming of your song files will not affect how they are displayed in your Music Library.


Special Effects
Fade In / Fade Out

Options/Settings/Recorder – Advanced button

Fading in and out of tracks can help some music sound more professional. To use this feature go to Options/Settings/Recorder and click the Advanced button.

The fade in/out involves the recording process in MusicMatch, and will be recorded into the music file. Therefore you may want to adjust the fade levels from track to track.

Fade times are user defined and are measured in seconds. If the Fade In time is set to five seconds, the start of the song will go from no sound to full sound in five seconds. The Fade Out setting will occur at the end of a song and will go from full sound, to no sound in the amount of seconds entered into the Fade Out field.  Again, it will vary from track to track and it may take you a couple of record attempts to get it right.

Note:  This feature is not available when using the Line-In, Mic-In or Mixer recording source.


Track Offset

Use Track Offset to advance the record start time slightly.  This may be used to eliminate the pause between tracks and is often used in conjunction with the fade options.  There will be no difference in the quality of the recording.

Track Offset is measured in seconds and will affect the length of your recorded song.


Normalization

The volume level at which a Compact Disk is created varies from CD to CD.  Eliminate volume differences in your recordings using the Normalization setting to determine the ‘peak’ volume level.  A setting of 100% will adjust all recorded song data to this new maximum.

Normalization only applies to the track(s) you are currently recording. Tracks recorded prior to this setting being active will not be affected.

(Note: A normalization setting that is too high can produce undesirable distortion in the resulting track.  Its advisable to use small increments when normalizing to levels greater than 100%).


Channels

Stereo – All recordings, regardless of compression rate, will by default, be encoded with dual channel, stereophonic sound.

Mono – You may elect to record with a single channel, monaurally.  This option is generally selected at expense of sound quality and depth in order to reduce MP3 file size.  You can select this option from ‘Advanced’ in the Record Settings screen.


DAE Speed

Digital Audio Extraction speed will default to MAX, which is maximum recording speed. This feature can be found in Options/Settings/Recorder, and click the Advanced button.

If your song files sound like they are playing too fast, it is usually because your drive is unable to keep up with the recording process.  This usually occurs in less powerful processors.  Changing the speed setting to 4 (4x recording speed) will generally remedy the problem.  If not, try 2 and then 1.  (1 being the slowest setting, or 1x recording speed).


Multipass

If you are experiencing considerable jitter even with error correction on, try changing this setting =yes.


Block

This value can be increased up to 100 to improve jitter and speed problems in digital recording.


Overlap

This value can be increased to 10 to improve the effects of jitter in digital recording.


Max-Mismatch

This value can be increased to 255 when a user is experiencing poor digital recording quality due to jitter and/or speed.


Make Song Clips
Enable

To make song clip, check the Enable box in the Recorder Settings screen, under Make Song Clips.  You must determine the start time and length of the clip; for example you want a 30 second song clip that starts 80 seconds into the song.  You will need to determine the start time by listening to the track on a CD Player.


Short / Medium / Long

In the Auto Configure process, the program samples the record process of a track and determines the default record settings for optimal recording on your system.  This will be done automatically the first time you open your Recorder screen.

Short, Medium and Long simply to refer to the length of time a song is sampled.  MMJB will default to Auto Configure, Medium.  An Auto Configure should be done with any change of hardware and can be found in the Settings/Recorder/Advanced screen.


Important Note:

File extensions must be in lower case before adding to the file name.

i.e.  .bmp & .jpg

NOT .BMP & .JPG


Recorder Settings

There are many advanced recording features available and following is an outline, with links to descriptions.  Before you begin recording, you should check the default settings.  You may want to record a test song, before recording an entire CD.  You can listen to the CD at 1x while you record MP3’s at 5x or greater by deselecting the Mute while Recording option.  If you listen to the CD while you record, you will record in real time.  Select Mute while Recording to increase recording speed.

Recording Quality

CD Quality

Near CD Quality

FM Radio Quality

Custom Quality

Variable Bit Rate (VBR)

Constant Bit Rate (CBR)

Windows Media

Recording Source

  Recording Source

Songs Directory

Directory For New Songs

Make Sub-Path Using:

Directory Information

Name Song File Using:

Advanced Special Effects

Fade In / Fade Out

Track Offset

Normalization

MP3 Encoding

Channels

Processing Level

Auto Configure

Short/Medium.Long

Digital Audio Extraction

DAE Speed

Multipass

Block

Overlap

Max_Mismatch

Auto Song Detect

Auto Song Detect

Delayed Recording

Active

Security

Digital Rights Management

Make Song Clips

Enable

Recording Mode

Digital Recording

Analog Recording

Error Correction

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DAE Speed

Digital Audio Extraction speed will default to MAX, which is maximum recording speed.


MusicMatch Home Page


CDDB Home Page

For CDDB on the web visit CDDB


Buy CD Site
Buy CD's on the Web


Internet Music Site

MusicMatch Jukebox can automatically find free music and other content on the Internet that matches your taste in Music! After using MusicMatch for a short while, you can view recommendations in the Net Music window that are based on the music you download and listen to. Enabling this feature will save you time and will NOT add you to any e-mail lists. You may opt in or out at any time by checking or unchecking the box in Options/Settings/, on the General Tab under Ask for Permissions.

Also see Net Music.


Music Search

Search for downloadable music on the web


MusicMatch Frequently Asked Questions

Click to launch the MusicMatch FAQ’s in your web browser.


Change Text Size

MusicMatch has the ability to change the size of the text on the interface.  Choose Options/View/Change Text Size and select one of the options available in the pulldown menu.  The Theme Default, or default text size is 9 point (Medium).


MP3 Equalizer

The MP3 Equalizer allows you to customize the frequency response of the music output by MMJB.  An equalizer will compensate for different listening environments or personal tastes.

The MP3 Equalizer will, by default, be off.  Choose Options/Player/MP3 Equalizer to display the equalizer control panel.  Click the on/off button in the to enable/disable the effect of the MP3 Equalizer.

The equalizer control panel consists of ten volume controls corresponding to various frequency ranges from 60Hz (low bass sounds) to 16 KHz (high treble sounds).

Increase or decrease the volume of each frequency range by dragging its control button up or down.  Once you have selected your settings click the “Apply” button to activate that setting or preset.  “Apply” will turn the MP3 Equalizer on by default. If you change your mind you can click the Reset button and the setting will go to the ‘flat” position.

By upgrading to MusicMatch Jukebox Plus you may create and save your own presets.  Arrange the frequencies to your preferences, name the setting in the “Presets” field and click “Save”.  Your setting will be saved.  Equally, you may delete a previously saved setting by selecting it in the drop down menu and clicking the “Delete” button.

The MP3 Equalizer will not affect the output of WAV, Windows Media or CD’s.


Beta Survey
Survey

Most MusicMatch Jukebox enhancements are based on user input.  We value your input and invite you to fill out our online survey.  You can access the survey by clicking on the Help Menu on your MusicMatch Jukebox and selecting “Survey”.


Add

To add tracks from your hard drive to your Music Library, choose “Add” from the Music Library screen.  This will open the Add Songs screen.  In the Directory screen on the left, browse for the location of song files.  Click “Include Subdirectories” to add all songs in a folder.

In the “Files” screen on the right, highlight the track(s) you want to add to add to the Music Library.  Select a group of tracks using the Shift key on your keyboard or select several tracks that are not in a group using the Control key.  Click “Select All” to add all tracks shown.

From the pulldown menu under the “Files” screen, select the file format you are browsing for.

Highlight the track in the “File” screen and previously entered track information (Artist, Album, Song Title) will be shown on the bottom left of screen

You can add previously downloaded files in Windows Media, MP3 and MP2 formats, to your Music Library.  Files will not be encrypted.

Important note: once you have added a song into your Music Library, you cannot rename the original file.  If you do, you will need to re-add that song to the Music Library.


Click here for more FAQs online

Click here for more FAQs online


Quick Key Mapping

New in MusicMatch Jukebox 4 is Quick Key functionality allowing you to control the Jukebox with a keystroke.  Following is a list of Quick Key functions associated with their mapping on the keyboard:

Play	Ctrl + P
Stop	Ctrl + S
Pause	Pause/Break
Settings	Ctrl + Shift + S
Open	Ctrl + O
Playlist Grid	Ctrl + F5
Track Data Grid	Ctrl + F6
Data Info Grid	Ctrl + F7
Track Info Grid	Ctrl + F8
AutoDJ	Ctrl + D
Prev Track	Alt + Left Arrow
Next Track	Alt + Right Arrow
Increase Volume	Alt + Up Arrow
Decrease Volume	Alt + Down Arrow
Mute	Ctrl + M
Mini View	Alt + Page Down
Normal View	Alt + Page Up
Always on Top	Ctrl + T
Seek Backward	Alt + Shift + Left Arrow
Seek Forward	Alt + Shift + Right Arrow
Open Visualization Selection	Ctrl + Shift + I
Start Visualization	Ctrl + I

Active

MusicMatch Jukebox has a Delayed Recording feature that can be used in conjunction with the Line In recording option.  The Delayed Recording feature works much like a VCR.  For instance, if there is an interesting radio program scheduled for a time when you will not be near a radio, use the Delayed Recording feature to record and play the program back later. (This feature is not available with Net Radio)

The Delayed Recording feature is found in Options/Settings/Recorder. In the Recorder screen select Line In from the Recording Source (You must select Line In for Delayed Recording to work)., then click the Delayed Record button.  To enable this feature, select the Active box in the upper left corner of the Delayed Recording screen.

Like a VCR, be sure your radio or other source is turned on, set to the correct settings or station, and has the clearest possible reception or signal.

Determine the recording start time by choosing either to start immediately, after a specified number of seconds, or a specific time.  When setting the record time*, you must do so in the format specified, i.e. mm/dd/yyyy hh:mm:ss  Important (Note: Use military time when specifying an hour, i.e. NOT 4pm, but 16:00.)

Determine the recording’s length the same way within the Stop dialog.  Click OK to save your settings and plug your radio output into Line In on your sound card.

*Be sure the system clock on your computer is set correctly


MusicMatch on the Web

MusicMatch Home

Frequently Asked Questions


Request Technical Support

If you require technical support, choose Request Technical Support from the Help menu.  This will open a form allowing you do describe your problem or question and upload your diagnostic information for a technician to review.  One of our technical support staff will contact you by email within 48 hours.


New in Version 5.0

•	CD Creation

•	Convert MP3 to WAV and to audio CD-R on the fly.  Record MP3, Windows Media and WAV files to data CD-R

•	Create your own jewelcase inserts

•	Ability to print your Music Library and Playlists

•	Enhanced Graphic Equalizer including genre-based presets and custom presets

•	User defined genres for tagging.

•	Additional portable player support

•	Visualization Plug-ins

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Past/Tag art from clipboard

Paste/Tag art from clipboard

You may add cover art to your Track Info from your clipboard.


Copy Art to Clipboard

Select this option to copy art to your clipboard for adding to your Track Info.


Download Themes

You may select this option to download new themes from the MusicMatch website.  A new window will open to a special Themes pages on the net.  Select a new theme, it will download and install automatically to your Jukebox.  You may view and change your Jukebox theme by selecting Options/View/Change Theme.  A small window will launch listing the titles of your available themes.  Highlight your choice, click Apply and OK and the new selected theme will appear on your MusicMatch Jukebox.


Show Net Music

By selecting this menu option, MusicMatch will launch the Net Music window where you’ll find downloadable music, music reviews, artist bio information and much more.  You may search for artists, specific music, or by a genre of music. Featured artists rotate daily.  You must have an internet connection to use this feature.

For more details, see Net Music


Track Info

For detailed information on Track Info, see Tag.


Find Track in Music Library

This feature allows you to search for music in your Music Library.  You will need to have your Music Library open to use this feature.

Click on the Add button in the Music Library window. In the Find What field type in the name of an existing Artist, Album, Track or genre in your Music Library, and click Find First. Depending on how you currently have your Music Library sorted, the first instance of your search will be displayed.  To add the found Artist, Track or Album to your Playlist, click the Add button.

To make your search more specific you can check the ‘Match complete name only’ or ‘Match Case’ boxes.


Send Album Info to CDDB

This feature allows you to upload information about a CD (artist, track names, album title, genre, etc.) to CDDB.  The Recorder window must be open to utilize this feature.  Place a CD in the drive and modify any of the track and/or artist information in the recorder window.  Select Options/Recorder/Send Album info to CDDB.   Another window will open allowing you to add more information and upload your data to CDDB.  Alternately, you may access this feature by right clicking inside the Recorder screen.


When downloading music files from the web...

You may choose to automatically add these files to your Music Library and/or Playlist.  You also have the option to confirm before downloading. To use this feature go to Options/Settings/General tab. If you enable this function, you will be prompted to select a directory to save your file.  If you enable this function and would like to associate that file with MusicMatch, you will need to select “Open from this location” when you see your windows download confirmation.


Find

Search for music tracks in your music library.  Enter the title or artist you are searching for in the “Find what” text box.  You may select specific search criteria to narrow your search, and have the ability to search up or down through the library.


Open Music

Open Music is a way for you to quickly identify tracks or Playlists for playback.

By clicking Open from the Playlist, or choosing Options/PlayList/Open Music, you are able to easily select tracks from your Music Library, saved Playlists or tracks from a disk in your CD-ROM drive.

Select your digital music source by clicking on one of the corresponding icons listed in the left hand column.  When choosing the Tracks or Playlist icons, double click on the folders to view the contents and continue your search.  All of the tracks, for the icon you choose, will be selected by default.  You my chose a single track by highlighting that particular song.  To play the track or playlist, simply click the “Play” button.  The songs or PlayList selected will appear in your PlayList screen and begin to play.

The option “Clear current PlayList when adding new tracks” will be selected by default.  You my unselect the checkbox if you would prefer not to clear your current playlist.

Note: If you would like to Add  or Delete tracks to the Music Library, create Playlists or Tags, please consult the Help notes for the Music Library.


Use MusicMatch as the default player for:

If MusicMatch Jukebox is the only digital audio program installed on your system you will select MusicMatch as your default player.  This will have been determined in the installation as well.  If you have another player on your system that is the default player, go to Options/Settings/General and check ‘Use MusicMatch as your default player for’. All Windows Media Files, M3U Files, MP3 Files, Shoutcast and/or Music CD’s will then use MusicMatch player as the default. When you double click a file or click on a file on a web page with one of the checked extensions, MusicMatch will be used for that file.

You will also want to determine a default CD Player for your system and will be prompted to ‘Use MusicMatch as your default CD Player’ in the installation process.  If you initially choose your system CD Player and decide later to use the MusicMatch CD Player as your default, you can make this change from Options/Settings/General.


Use MusicMatch as the default player for:

When double clicking local music files...

When downloading music files from the web...

QuickPlay in the System Tray

Ask for Permissions


When adding songs

Music Library Display Settings


Custom Quality Windows Media

Custom Quality is a way to further customize your Windows Media files.  Use this to limit the size of the file, or produce consistent file sizes.

Choose a setting from 5kbps to 160kbps from the Recorder Settings screen, to customize your recording.  Generally, files encoded faster than 128kbps, will have little or no sound quality improvement.


Portable Digital Audio Players

You may download MP3 files to your portable player through MusicMatch Jukebox.  Access this feature by selecting Options/Send to Device/.

To use the feature you will require a separate plug-in for your player.

New portable digital music players are being supported by MMJB plug-ins every day. To review and download the latest plug-ins, from within the MusicMatch Jukebox program, choose Options/Add New Features (for MusicMatch 4.4 and 4.5 users, use the Options/ Plug-ins menu option). This will launch your web browser and take you to a page where the plug-ins for your version of MusicMatch can be downloaded.  To download plug-ins, you must be connected to the Internet.

To download a particular plug-in, simply click on the link for the portable player you’re interested in; the plug-in will silently download and install itself on your system.

Once you’ve downloaded the plug-in you want, connect the portable player to your computer, restart MMJB, choose Options/Send to Device and there should be a menu item for your player labeled Download to xxxx…, where xxxx is the name of the player.  Select this item to bring up the download dialog.  It's THAT easy!

MMJB 5 supports:

Diamond Rio 300 and 500

Does not require any other software, however if you have already installed our version 4 plug-in, you will need to update to our new version 5 plug-in.

Thomson/RCA Lyra

Does not require any other software

Memcorp/MP3-GO SoulMate

REQUIRES MP3-GO software to be installed to your PC

Creative Nomad and Nomad II

REQUIRES Creative software to be installed to your PC

For instructions on how to use this feature, please see Send to Device.


Digital Rights Management

DRM or Digital Rights Management is Microsoft's secure multimedia, based on public/private key encryption.

For more information see Music Security.


Processing Level

The Fraunhofer Encoder has the ability to give you excellent digital audio recordings at different recording speeds.   Your MusicMatch Jukebox will have the default setting at “Normal”.  You may also choose the “High” or “Very High” settings, Very High producing the highest sound quality at the slowest recording time.  You may use these settings in any combination of compression modes.  The use of the High or Very High settings will not effect your file sizes.

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Beginners Guide

Click here to view our online Beginners Guide.


Advanced User Info

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Music Security

MusicMatch Jukebox uses an optional digital rights management system to help protect the copyrights of musicians and songwriters. This system, developed by Microsoft, encrypts the music files you record with MusicMatch Jukebox. Use of the system ensures that you don't accidentally violate copyright rules set forth by the music industry. The rights management system is turned on when you first use MusicMatch Jukebox, but may be turned off if you wish, since in compliance with copyright law, you may make copies of legally purchased recordings for personal, non-commercial use. You may want to turn off rights management if, for example, you need to access your music from more than one networked home PC, or if you want to move your music from home to work and back. To turn off rights management, please see the Recorder/Settings/Security panel under the Options menu in MusicMatch Jukebox.

Today you can transfer encrypted files recorded with MusicMatch Jukebox to certain portable devices that support the Windows Media Format, such as the Casio E-100 and E-105. Soon you will be able to transfer encrypted files to another PC that you own.

Microsoft is currently developing a comprehensive, Web-based service to provide backup/restore and transfer services for the license information associated with the encrypted music recorded with MusicMatch Jukebox in the Windows Media Format. Check back on this site for service availability.


Choosing a Custom Theme

Personalize your MusicMatch Jukebox.


MusicMatch Jukebox Upgrade

Upgrading to MusicMatch Jukebox Plus you will receive 20 percent faster MP3 encoding, music library and CD jewel case insert printing, advanced equalizer features, and the maximum CD burning speed – supporting up to ‘8X’ CDR speeds.   You may register online now.


Auto Song Detect

Use “Auto Song Detect” when creating digital music files from tapes, etc using the line-in source.  This setting is useful to detect the end of songs in order to create individual MP3 files of each song. Gap Level* sets the level at which MMJB should detect the song ending. Gap Length* sets the length of the level to detect.  These settings will vary greatly depending on your source.

*This is based on a percentage of the ‘peak’ value of a track. The default is 10% (Gap Level) at 2 seconds (2000 ms – Gap Length), so, by default when MMJB detects a segment of the song that is 10% of the peak value for 2 seconds it will stop recording the current track and begin a new track.


QuickPlay in the System Tray

Check the box to enable MusicMatch’s QuickPlay in the System Tray.  This icon allows you quick access to MMJB features from the tray and to set automatic play alarms.

Double click to launch MusicMatch, or right click to view the menu. From this menu you can access these Player/Playlist functions:

Alarm Settings

Allows you to set up to five alarms to have MMJB launch and begin to play the files of your choice at any given time.  Select the Date, Time and Playlist (Alarm Playlist is independent of the main Playlist) in the alarm settings.

Set File Associations

Select or unselect default file associations to MMJB.

Previous Track

Advances your playlist to the previous track.

Next Track

Advances your playlist to the next track.

Play/Pause

Plays/pauses the highlighted or playing track

Open Music

Opens the Open Music box where you select Tracks, Playlists or CD’s to play.

Go to Musicmatch.com

Opens your browser and takes you to the web site for MusicMatch Jukebox.

  You may also close and/or disable this function using this menu.


Create CD's from Playlist

MusicMatch will now create your CD’s! You may access this feature by selecting Options/Create Music CD from Playlist, or clicking the CD-R button in the Playlist.

(Note: For best results when creating CD’s for use on conventional CD players, try to use commercial, “name brand” CD-R media specifically designed for digital audio. This will ensure compatibility with the highest number of CD players.  Generic CD-R media may not work properly on some conventional, portable or car CD players. Also, MusicMatch supports standard 600MB, 74min CD-R media).

You will create your CD from the music in your Playlist.  Select the MP3’s or WAVS you wish to record and enter them into your playlist. You may manually drag and drop, or double click, the tracks from your Music Library into the PlayList window, or choose Options/Playlist/AutoDJ and click on AutoDJ to create Automatic Playlists, then click ‘Get Tracks’.  Also, you may select “Open My Music” from the Playlist screen allowing you to search for digital music on your hard drive or CD ROM to create Playlists.

Once your files are listed in the recorder you may rearrange the order in which they record by dragging and dropping them in the order you like.

Equally, you may clear your playlist and right click inside the playlist window and launch the Create Music CD window.  There you can select “Add Song” and choose your files by browsing your drives.  You may remove a selected file by highlighting it and pressing the delete key.

MMJB will create Audio CD’s using WAV files or MP3 files only. MP3 files are converted to WAV during the recording process and stored temporarily in a temporary directory.  You may choose another location to store these temporary files by browsing and choosing another storage directory.

CD Format

Audio - will create a CD that will play on most conventional CD players.

Data - will create a CD in which files will be stored as data, as they are on your hard drive, and will not play in conventional CD players. However this will allow you to play using MMJB or other software that supports audio file formats on your PC or portable player.

Options

Setup

Test CD Writing Only - Is selected by default.  This will test your settings prior to actually creating your CD.  You also have the option to select “Test then Write CD”, which will run a test and proceed to writing your CD, and “Write Music CD Only”, no test is run prior to writing.

Speed - Will default to 1x which will maximize your chances of creating a useable audio CD.  You may use the drop down window to change that setting to one of your preference.

Beep when done - Is selected by default.  You may remove the check to disable this setting.

Eject when done - is selected by default.  You may remove the check to disable this setting.

Create CD in drive – Used to select the CDR drive to create the CD from.

Cache

Enable - Is selected by default.  The cache creates a buffer to be sure there is a consistent feed of data to your drive for writing the CD.  MusicMatch recommends you leave this function enabled.

Priority - Is set to normal by default.  This setting indicates the amount of system resources that are made available for your CD creation.  MusicMatch recommends you leave this setting at “normal”.

Size (cache) - defaults to 4MB.  MusicMatch recommends you leave this setting at the default for best results.

Audio CD-R Options

2 second track gap - Is selected by default.  This will indicate that you would like a 2 second gap in between songs on the CD you are creating.  You may remove the check to disable this setting.

Decode files directly to CD. - (faster) This option will be selected by default and only applies to audio CDs.  Using this option, no intermediate files will be created during the recording process; this means you will not need 800 MB of free disk space in order to create an audio CD .

Use hard drive cache. - You may choose this option instead of “Decode files directly to CD.” This setting improves reliability on some systems.  Requires up to 800 free MB on hard drive.

Temporary Storage Directory - allows you to choose where you would like to store your created files.

For information on “Print CD Inserts” click here.


Jewelcase Insert

MMJB will help you create your CD inserts!  Select Options/Create Music CD from Playlist, or you may also access by right clicking in the Playlist window.

In the “Create CD from Playlist” window, select the “Print CD Insert” button.  The “Print CD Insert” window will open.  The default printer will be selected.  If there is another printer on your PC you would like to use, change this selection in the drop down menu.

Browse your PC for .bmp and .jpg images for your front and back cover art.  Use the “Clear” button to remove a selected image.  You may use any .bmp or .jpg of your choice.

If you wish to use the images associated with your tagged files, you will need to select “Collage” in the Advanced Options and leave the front bitmap field clear.

In the “Back Title” and  “Edge Title” fields, you may enter the title for your CD.

Advanced Options

To use the advanced options you will need to have Tag information in your music files.  If you have already selected your .bmp or .jpg images and associated them in the tagging of your files, the “Collage” function will tile the images associated with your playlist to create your cover.  This option is selected by default.  The “Collage Auto Complete Fill” option will ensure that the CD cover is completely covered with tag information.  For example, if you have 5 songs with tagged art, it will only display 2x2 (4) pictures on the jewel case (if it displayed five, then you would have 4 empty spaces).  You will need to select both “Collage” and “Collage auto fill” to use this feature.

The maximum number of collage images is set to 225 by default.

The “Track Info” checkbox will allow you to include or hide the track information (Title, Author and Time).  This information prints to your back cover.

The “Lighten Back” box will be selected by default.  This setting will lighten the back cover slightly to compensate for dark images.  This allows your track info to be more visible.  You can change this setting by removing the check from the box.

You may also wish to add a personal message to your insert.  You can add a greeting such as “Happy Birthday Dad!” or “Created by Phil” in this field.  The message will be printed to the back of your insert (you may use this feature without using the other Advanced Options).

Select your number of copies and click “OK” to print.

You will need to cut and fold your printout to insert it into your jewel case.

1.)	1.)	Cut out your front and back inserts shown on your printout.

2.)	2.)	Slide the front insert into the jewel case cover.

3.)	3.)	Fold the left and right edges of the back insert at the lines under the CD title.

4.)	4.)	With the jewel case open, gently snap out the plastic CD holder.

5.)	5.)	Place the printed back insert in the jewel case and replace the CD holder.


Video

MMJB now supports video!  Simply click any video link in the Net Music Window or anywhere on the web. The streaming file will be added to your playlist and begin to play. You must also have the Windows Media Player to use this feature.  If you do not, you will be prompted to download.

You may choose to select MMJB as your default video player.  See “Use MusicMatch as your default player .”  Checking “Windows Media Files” in the General Settings or equally by right clicking the QuickPlay icon in your system tray and selecting “Default files,” you may indicate that you would like to use MusicMatch as your default player for video and .wma audio files. Click here for a list of supported video file types.

Videos will play in the Media Window.  You can access the Media Window under Options/View/Show Media Window.  Double clicking in this window will send the streaming video to the small art window in the recorder component.  Use the player controls to start, stop and pause.  You may also resize the window by dragging it to your desired size or reposition on your monitor by dragging from the bottom or right border on the frame.


File Types Supported by MusicMatch

MusicMatch currently supports the following file types:

Audio                           Video

.mp3                              .asx

.mp2                              .asf

.wma                              .wm

.m3u                              .wmx

.wav                               .avi

.cda                               .mpeg

.pls                                .mpg

                                      .mpv2

                                      .mp2v

                                      .mpa

                                      .qt


Folder View

You can change your Music Library to a Folder View by clicking on the folder icon on the View By column.  This will give you the menu option to sort your view by Albums, Artist, Genre, Moods, Playlists, Preferences, Song Names, Tempo, and Year.  You will view your files by your selected option.  Closed directories will have a small + to the left and you can access the files inside by clicking once.  Open directories will appear with a small – to the left.  Your music files will appear indented to the directories.


Send to Device

MusicMatch Jukebox allows you to send your playlists to external devices such as portable digital audio players.  You will need to have the MusicMatch plug-in for your device to use Send to Device.

Bitrate Limit

The bitrate limit combo box allows you to set the maximum bitrate of the songs that will be downloaded to the portable device.  If a song is encoded at a bitrate higher than the specified limit, the song will be converted to the specified bitrate before downloading (the original song file is not affected).

Since this conversion process can be slow, the "Download" button changes to a "Skip" button; pressing it will skip the transfer of the song being processed, and downloading will continue with the remaining songs selected for download.

Device Selection

If more than one portable of a given type is attached (for example, if a Diamond Rio 300 and a Diamond Rio 500 are both attached at the same time), the Select Device combo box will appear which allows you to select which device you wish to work with.

Refresh Button

When pressed, the Refresh button closes and reopens the connection to the portable.  This is useful if you forget to attach the device before opening the download dialog.

Reformat Button

When pressed, the Reformat button causes the portable's selected memory unit to be completely erased and reformatted.  This button appears only if the player manufacturer's interface library supports this function.

How to use this feature

Create or load a playlist into the playlist window of your MMJB.

Connect the portable device to your PC.

From the Options menu, select Send to Device/Download Playlist to …

Another window will open and you will see your playlist in the Download field

You may click the Select All button or highlight particular files by holding down the Ctrl key while selecting just the files you’d like to download.

The total memory needed to store your selected files will be displayed to the right of Memory Required.

In the Portable Device Memory field you will select either Internal or External (removable) Flash Memory. Select a storage unit and folder.  If the selected device or folder allows new subfolders, the subfolders can be selected and the Create Subfolder button will be enabled.  You can create a new subfolder by clicking this button, which will prompt you for the new folder's name.  Note that not all portable devices support multiple storage units or the creation of new folders.

The existing tracks in your device will be displayed along with the free memory remaining in the current storage unit.

If you would like to remove all of the files in the selected memory unit you may select the Reformat button and the highlighted memory will be reformatted and ready to upload your new files.  If you would like to only remove a specific file or files, or an entire folder and all its subfolders, highlight the particular files or folder and click the delete button and only the selected files or folders will be deleted.  The selected storage unit’s total and free memory will be displayed in the status bar and you can verify that there is enough free memory in your device to store your new playlist.

Now that you are ready, click Download.  You can see that your files are downloading in the progress bar. You may click  the Cancel button any time during the Download process to abort the transfer of the selected music files to the specified device.

Once the download is complete your new files will appear in the device memory window.

You can close the window by clicking on “Done”.


Show Media Window

Videos will play in the Media Window using MPEG, AVI, and other types of video files. You can access the Media Window under Options/View/Show Media Window.  Double clicking in this window will send streaming video to the small art window in the player component.  Use the player controls to play, pause and stop the video. You can resize the Media Window by clicking on the lower right hand corner of the window and dragging it to the desired size. You may also reposition the Media Window on your desktop by clicking anywhere on the Media Window and dragging it to the desired location.


Show Net Radio

You can open Net Radio by clicking on the Net Radio button on the Player, or by selecting Options/View/Show Net Radio on the Options menu.

Select this option to use Net Radio, Powered by HiWire™.  Listen to thousands of radio stations worldwide. It's new and it's cool. HiWire™ supports customizable playlists and even more channels.

Tuner Tips

Click on “Station Selector” to open the stations menu.  Once opened, you can select to view stations by Format, City or by Country.  Format will be selected by default.  Click once on a station to display it.  You can scroll the station list by moving the cursor up and down the list.  Click Twice on a station, or select “Play” after highlighting a station to play it.

From time to time there may arise instances where you are unable to access your favorite station, but never fear, most of these situations are temporary so it should just be a matter of time before your station is up and running once again. There are a couple possible explanations for this: 1) The link that is used to access the radio station has expired, or 2) The station itself is temporarily unavailable due to heavy internet traffic (too many users), or technical problems with its web site.


Visualizations

MMJB 5 supports Winamp compatible visualization plug-ins.  To use this option click Options/View/Visualizations.

By selecting the Get New button you can check the Music Match web site for new downloadable plug-ins.

The default directory for visualization plug-ins is Program Files\MusicMatch\MusicMatch Jukebox\Plug-ins\Visual_WA.  You can specify additional directories to search by clicking on the Directories button in the Select Visualization dialog.  To include visualizations from a Winamp installation, after clicking on Directories, click the Add... button and navigate to Program Files\Winamp\Plug-ins and click OK.

The Configure button brings up the configuration dialog box that the visualization plug-in provides.

The Status box tells you if the selected visualization is running or not.  Note that if you have a visualization running and you select a different one from the dialog box, the current visualization will be stopped immediately.

The Remove button will permanently delete the visualization from your system.  You will be asked to confirm before this action is carried out.


Diagnostic Help

In order to create CD's with MusicMatch Jukebox you must:

1.  Be using a CD-R that is supported by MusicMatch Jukebox (see supportable

 CD-R list at http://www.musicmatch.com/jukebox/player/cdr.cgi).

2.  Have a properly installed CDR on your system (hardware and software, including ASPI drivers).

If all of the above criteria have been met, and you are still experiencing CD-R errors when

trying to create a CD from within the MusicMatch Jukebox Playlist using the CD-R button, try the following to maximize

functionality and reliability prior to starting to "Create CD" process:

1.  Reduce the speed to 1X (selectable from within the Options/Speed).

2.  Select ‘Use hard drive cache’ (selectable from within the Options/Audio CD-R Options button).

3.  Disable Cache (selectable from within Options/Cache).

4.  Turn off auto insert notification (system setting).

5.  Turn off activation of screen saver (system setting).

6.  Turn off activation of sleep mode if applicable (system setting).

7.  Rename file SCSI1HLP.VXD (located under WINDOWS/SYSTEM/IOSUBSYS) to SCSI1HLP.OLD

(9.X only)


Print

You may print* your Music Library or Playlist easily with this function. You must first have a printer installed on your computer or network.

You can access the print option by selecting Options/Print on the Player.  The Print window will open to show your default printer.  If you have another printer you would like to use which is not your default printer, you can select another one in the drop-down window.

Choose whether you would like to print your Music Library or Playlist.

In the options, you can select your view criteria to print out your list in the layout of your preference.  You can also choose whether to include gridlines in your printout and/or page numbers.  These are selected by default.

You can return to the default settings at any time by selecting “Default Settings”

Once you have your options setting to your preferences, click “ok”.  You will return to the main print window.  Select the number of copies you’d like to print and click “ok”.

*Available with the registered version of MusicMatch Jukebox.


Add New Features

Visit MusicMatch on the web to download new feature Plug-ins.


User Registration Info

There may be times when you will need your user registration information.  You can access this window by clicking on the Register menu and selecting User Registration Info.

Here you can also change user preferences.  You can also add or remove checks to changes your preferences to be notified of updates and special offers


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What is ID3V2?

ID3V2 is the default Tag setting for version 5.0. This Tag version allows for more Tag information to be added to a track such as Cover Art, Lyrics, and other important fields.  ID3V1 is an older Tag format and does not allow as detailed Tag info as ID3V2.


What is ID3V1?

ID3V1 is an older Tag format which allows you to enter Tag information to a track. This Tag format does not allow as many Tag entries as ID3V2, but is still supported by MMJB version 5.0.  To restore ID3 tags that were associated with files added to MusicMatch Jukebox prior to version 3.1, be sure the “Convert tags when adding songs with old format tags” box is checked.