imported_Flip

Well, we always hear from our new members who can't stand using iTunes to sync to their iPod. I'm compiling a list of alternatives here, and I'll be updating it periodically. Please post with suggestions.

W = Windows
M = Mac OS
L = Linux

Shareware
Anapod Explorer $30 W
J. River Media Center $40 W
MediaShop TunePlus $20 W
MGTEK dopisp $15 W (Windows Media Player 11 plugin)
Sveta $30 W
SyncAudio $27 W (Windows Media Player 10 plugin)
XPlay $30 W

Freeware
AmaroK L
Audion M
Banshee L
EphPod W
Exaile L
Floola W M L
Foobar2000 W (requires plugin)
GNUpod L
gtkpod L
Listen L
MediaChest W M L (requires Java)
MediaMonkey W
myPod W
Rhythmbox L
Senuti M
SharePod W
Songbird W M L (requires plugin)
vPod W
Winamp W (version 5.2 and above supports iPod)
wmPod W (Windows Media Player 10 plugin)
YamiPod W M L

ihsan125

im using the trial version of dopisp, it made wmp11 act weird for a little while. now its smooth, ive done about 5 transfers. it works easy and the ipod is recognized instantly. it wont transfer songs over 196kb tho.

imported_Flip

3/30/07 - Added Senuti to the list.

bballman

I like using mediamonkey and winamp (omg my forst post)

imported_comfortablyNUMB

omg yu cant spell :)

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imported_Flip

Added SyncAudio, myPod, and wmPod.

bballman

Originally Posted by comfortablyNUMB

omg yu cant spell :)

I pride myself on my spelling.

ihsan125

dopisp has been workin pretty good, i wanna buy it.

but i need help finding a converter program to get my mp3's that are too high down to 192kbs. i wanna also convert my unprotected wma's to mp3. any suggestions??

imported_Flip

The long way to get a different bitrate would be to burn all your MP3's to CD, then re-rip them, but I'm guessing that's not what you had in mind. Anyways, do a Google search, and something is bound to come up.

The best way I've found to convert WMA's to MP3's is using iTunes. When you import WMA files it will convert them to MP3 (make sure you set this in preferences, because they get converted to AAC by default).

getthecatdj15

You could use dBpoweramp to convert. I think audacity does the same.

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ihsan125

yeah itunes takes about 30 min per track. so thats def out of the picture. i saw that poweramp before, it looks nice. i been on google all day. this look likes somethin that might take more than a day, dammit. im actually considering re-ripping.

getthecatdj15

Oh if you have the ability to re-rip I'd definitely go for that. Any conversion is going to lose some quality and besides being slightly tedious it is really simple to rip cds, as you know.

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Ipod 5g (white-30gig)
iskin Evo 3 green
Product red nano 8 gig

Kardon

30 min a track? Does your computer have a abacus in place of a CPU?

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TheBigNewt

iTunes converted my wmas to mp3 really fast when I installed it a year ago, took only seconds for the few artists I had. Reducing bitrates I've never done, but it can't take long either. 30 min a track means something's wrong somewhere.

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ihsan125

update-------dopisp will covert unprotected wma's to the ipod,you have to make a adjustment in the plug-in menu. the same is true for mp3's over 192kbps.
wmp11 is still growing on me, but this plug-in is def worth the 15dollars.


wma's sent to an ipod thru wmp, and no need for itunes=beautiful