[sotd] MP3Tag: Software of the Month [April 29, 2011]

From: "Site of the Day" <amholm@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: sotd@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Date: Fri, 29 Apr 2011 12:44:18 -0300
        Site of the Day for Friday, April 29, 2011

        MP3Tag: Software of the Month

One of the more tedious tasks in dealing with audio collections is burrowing
through ID3 tag information to check whether sufficient data is available to
facilitate an easy transition from hard drive to a digital audio player. Among 
the
growing number of audio tag editors, one of the best designed for the Windows
platform comes from German programmer Florian Heidenreich. With the recent 
release
of version 2.48, MP3Tag offers a conventional, user-friendly interface, a highly
desirable quality in an area which has sufficient hiccups without the unwanted
complication of a non-standard design.

Among this program's easy-to-use tools, the auto-numbering wizard ranks high on 
the
list of simplifying a frequent chore for audiobook fans, who must ensure that 
track
numbers are in proper sequence in order for audio files to be useable in many
digital audio devices -- mp3 players from various manufacturers. Further
simplifying essential tasks, bulk editing to insert the correct genre, add album
details, cover art, lyrics and comments can be easily accomplished. In addition,
MP3Tag will query a number of databases, to retrieve the required Tag 
information. 

Under the Convert menu the application offers useful tag to filename and 
filename
to tag conversion options. While providing a handy preview for a number of its
editing tasks, one of the program's most helpful features is its reassuring undo
capability. Because of this, when working with the often unfamiliar concept of
"Regular Expressions", the ordinary computer user can experiment without undue
concern about irreparably damaging files. 

As well as dealing with the ubiquitous MP3 format, the application also handles 
a
variety of other types, including flac, ape, ogg, acc and wma among others, 
while
the help files, competently written in fluent English, add a useful level of
support to the program. 

MP3Tag stands out from others in its field because of its generally successful
efforts to be functional for the ordinary user. With its well-designed 
interface,
helpful automated tools and wizards and its generous list of online databases, 
the
application may be the most useful in its class.

Swan over to the site for screenshots, more information and the less than 2 MB
download link at:

http://www.mp3tag.de/en/

  A.M. Holm
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