AudioShell

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  • All versions:

    3.8 stars

    out of 16 votes

    • 5 star: 8
    • 4 star: 3
    • 3 star: 1
    • 2 star: 1
    • 1 star: 3
  • Current version:

    3.6 stars

    out of 14 votes

    • 5 star: 7
    • 4 star: 2
    • 3 star: 1
    • 2 star: 1
    • 1 star: 3
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  • 2.0 stars

    "When a Win 8 version?"

    May 1, 2013  |   By RayBlanc

    Version: AudioShell 1.3.5

    Pros

    Easy install.

    Cons

    Does not work on Windows 8

    Summary

    Just installed on a win 8 machine... no extension visible. Pitty :-(

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  • 4.0 stars

    "Does what I need - Insert Title"

    January 27, 2012  |   By asaisbhan

    Version: AudioShell 1.3.5

    Pros

    I have not explored all the features. However, the extension in Win explorer to insert/change the song Title works like a charm. I have not tried the Group feature yet. After installing, I restarted Windows Explorer and navigated to an MP3 folder, listed in Details, sorted by Title. Then I right click on the ones I want to change the title and enter it under Audioshell Tag Editor. This is great. Now when I load them unto my iPad - they won't show up as Track01, Track 02, etc.

    Cons

    None so far.

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  • 5.0 stars

    "EXCELLENT! Perhaps a limitation or two"

    October 3, 2011  |   By chess_challenger

    Version: AudioShell 1.3.5

    Pros

    See below.

    Cons

    See below.

    Summary

    AudioShell meets the need in between MP3 Collector and Music Collector (by collectorz.com).

    PROS:

    1. It does what it was designed to do, and more! Not only does it allow you to add album art to certain audio files, but to certain video files as well!

    2. Results can be seen immediately. Since you're already in Windows Explorer, once AudioShell has finished doing its work, you may see the results immediately in the tags in Windows Explorer.

    CONS:

    1. It will not allow you to use any photos that have "Microsoft Windows Photo Gallery" in the "Program Name" tag of the photo, for album art.

    2. While you may select as many files at a time as you wish and right click on them and choose "Properties" to edit any tag(s) in all the files, you may NOT go down that same list and customize any tag(s) for certain files; in other words, whatever tag(s) you edit, that change will be applied to the whole batch. Whereas, in programs such as MP3 Collector (Collectorz.com), you may load a group of files to be edited and then edit each one individually, as the program automatically brings up the next file to be edited (based on the list you choose). With AudioShell, on the other hand, you must right-click each file (or each batch of files) and choose "Properties", which can be a bit tedious if, for example, you want to edit each successive track number on a CD, from 1-10. To do that in AudioShell, you must right click on Track #1, choose "Properties," edit the track number, click OK, then do that for each of the other 9 tracks. To do the same thing in MP3 Collector, you simply load all 10 tracks, then edit the first track, hit ALT-N (for Next track in the list), and now you'd be editing the second track, and so on. For that procedure, MP3 Collector would be far more efficient. But MP3 Collector doesn't allow you to add album art. Music Collector (also by collectorz.com) does allow you to add album art to mp3s, but it's a bit more complicated, as you must first add your mp3s to a database.

    3. You must click "OK" with your mouse; you may not hit "Enter" to select "OK."

    4. Once you click "OK" to edit your files, you must wait until it is finished before you may start to edit the tags of any other files. This process can take a while, (5-10 minutes or more, depending on how many and the size of your files), which means you must wait that long before choosing another batch of files to edit.

    Updated on Apr 14, 2012

    After many hours of pulling my hair out, I finally figured out why certain jpg files were unacceptable to Audioshell to add as album art. It has nothing to do with the resolution or the size of your graphic. And it has nothing to do with exif info, either (I thought that was the culprit at first.) If you've had trouble adding certain jpg files as album art, this may be the problem. It seems that Audioshell only accepts jpg files which are technically jpeg files, even though jpeg files still have the 3-letter extension, jpg. The vast majority of jpgs on the internet seem to be the basic jpg format and not the jpeg format. So, if you have a basic jpg file, and you want to use Audioshell to add it as album art, you need to first convert your jpg to a jpeg.

    Updated on Apr 14, 2012

    Most graphic programs, unfortunately, save as jpg, not jpeg ("Photoshop," "Gimp", "PhotoImpression", "PictureIt," "Paint," "CorelDraw," etc.) But I found one program that does save (or convert existing jpg files) to the jpeg format, and that is Nero PhotoSnap Viewer. Simply open your basic jpg file in Nero PhotoSnap Viewer, click on "Edit," then click on "Save As," and choose the default option, JPEG (Joint Photographic Experts Group). Then use that new file in Audioshell, and it should accept it for your album art!

    Updated on Apr 14, 2012

    If you don't have Nero, there is another workaround, although it doesn't accomplish the exact same thing. There is a little file called SetWMVThumbnailImage.exe (http://zunetips.wordpress.com/category/dvrmstoolbox) which will allow you to use even a basic jpg as album art. You can use this utility to add album art to mp3s as well as wmvs. But although it will add a basic jpg file as album art to your file, you still won't be able to see that album art if you view the properties of that file in Audioshell. (Audioshell is picky not only about what it writes, but what it displays.) You'll only see the album art when you play the file in a media player. Another program, tag&rename, will also allow you to add virtually any type of graphic as album art, but again, Audioshell won't display it unless it's a proper jpeg file. So if you really want to see the album art in Audioshell, you'll have to use the first solution I gave above and use only jpeg files, not the more common jpg files.

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  • 1.0 stars

    "Insufficient instructions, does not do the promised job"

    June 6, 2011  |   By scorpion1958

    Version: AudioShell 1.3.5

    Pros

    not encountered

    Cons

    just in case, I followed the instructions as carefully as possible several times, I could not even reach the fist step to work as explained in the read.me guide, since nothing of the promised features showed up ever.

    Summary

    Make sure, its working on every system, or else, declare under which environment the application might not work

    Vista Home Premium on Acer Aspire 5315 with Intel Celeron 1.73 GHz

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  • 1.0 stars

    "32-bit only?"

    April 1, 2011  |   By go4th

    Version: AudioShell 1.3.5

    Pros

    Sounds great.

    Cons

    Nothing happens when installed on 64-bit versions of XP or 7.

    Summary

    Unable to test.

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  • 5.0 stars

    "Adds some handy info to file properties"

    December 19, 2010  |   By jpumphandle

    Version: AudioShell 1.3.5

    Pros

    Simple to use. Just right click and select properties.
    Very handy to keep added info with any audio file.

    Cons

    Like to see a preview button, so I can hear a file when selected.
    Also a way to sort files by keyword

    Summary

    Neat little app

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  • 1.0 stars

    "won't activate / turn on"

    March 8, 2009  |   By rogerlparsons

    Version: AudioShell 1.3.5

    Pros

    Sound good in concept

    Cons

    Won't install.

    Summary

    Tried unsuccessfully for ~2 hours to get this to install properly -- so that it actually "turns on". I'm a reasonably savvy home PC user, so this was no bone-headed fizzle. Something in this code is balking. Oh well.

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  • 5.0 stars

    "Lovely! It works!"

    January 1, 2009  |   By fukinene2008

    Version: AudioShell 1.3.5

    Pros

    It does everything it is supposed to and does it better than anything else.

    Cons

    There are no cons.

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  • 4.0 stars

    "Koooool!

    easy to use"

    September 20, 2008  |   By rar1964

    Version: AudioShell 1.3.5

    Pros

    simple and to the point

    Cons

    none that I can think of

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  • 5.0 stars

    "AudioShell 1.3.5"

    August 9, 2008  |   By ~yuyu

    Version: AudioShell 1.3.5

    Pros

    This is the ONE im looking for! 3Q!

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Full Specifications

What's new in version 1.3.5

  • added Spanish translation (thanks to HispanicoWeb Team
  • http://hispanicoweb.net), Polish translation (thanks to jam3)
  • added support for cover art in flac files (PICTURE METADATA BLOCK)
  • added support for cover art in ogg and speex files (base64 encoded)
  • added .m4v files extension support
  • fixed bug in m4a tags reading (not show "Blues" genre)

General

Download Type:
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Publisher
Softpointer
Publisher Web Site
http://www.softpointer.com/
Release Date
February 07, 2007
Date Added
February 21, 2007
Version
1.3.5

Category

Category
MP3 & Audio Software
Subcategory
Music Management Software

System Requirements

Operating Systems
Windows Me, Windows 98, Windows 2000, Windows Vista, Windows XP
Additional Requirements
Windows 98/Me/2000/XP/2003 Server/Vista

Download Information

File Size
1.1MB
File Name
AudioShell135.exe

Popularity

Total Downloads
25,368
Downloads Last Week
100

Pricing

License Model
Free
Limitations
Not available
Price
Not available

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