- Quick specs
- Price: Free
- Operating system: Windows Me, Windows NT, Windows XP, Windows 2000, Windows 98
- Date added: June 08, 2004
- Total Downloads: 2,987,560
- Downloads last week: 6,977
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- CNET editors' rating: stars
- Average user rating: stars out of 983 votes
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CNET editors' review
Reviewed by: CNET Staff
Despite a glut of free player/encoders, it's tough to find one that meets our expectations. Formerly known as Sound DB, MediaMonkey has excellent library-management tools that keep the largest digital music collections well-organized. Stir that up with tight Winamp and Nero CD-burning integration, a stellar interface, a full-featured encoder, and the ability to sync with portable audio devices such as the iPod, and you have a pretty compelling product.
Upon first launch, the program prompts you to scan your drive for any supported digital media files to add them to the library. Files are sorted based on the ID3 tag, and helpful Auto-Rename and Auto-Tag From Filename features keep untagged tracks from falling through the cracks. Third-party plug-ins are available from the site if you want to tinker with the playback and encoding engine or add additional sound-processing effects. The interface is well-designed, with clean, colorful icons throughout.
Considering the overall polish of this application, you'll be hard-pressed to find anything you don't like. Although it's definitely geared toward managing extensive collections, just about anyone will appreciate the comprehensive feature set. For $20, MediaMonkey Gold adds advanced features such as sleep, scripting, and previewing.
Publisher's description
From Ventis Media :MediaMonkey is an easy-to-use music manager and media jukebox for serious music collectors. It catalogs your CDs and OGG, WMA, APE, MPC, and MP3 audio files. It looks up missing track information via FreeDB and the Web, and includes an intelligent tag editor and an automated file and directory renamer for organizing your music library. It includes a CD ripper and audio converter for saving music, and manual or automated playlist editors for creating music mixes. Its player automatically adjusts volume levels so you don't have to continually fiddle with the volume control, and it supports hundreds of Winamp plug-ins and visualizations; or, if you prefer, it can use Winamp as the default player. The program integrates with Nero for CD burning, and new to version 2.2.1.76 is the ability to synchronize tracks and playlists with portable audio devices.
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User reviews of MediaMonkey 2.2.1.76
- Average user rating: 4.0 stars out of 983 votes
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3 out of 3 people found this review helpful
Version: MediaMonkey 2.2.1.76
Pros: I am always very testy about what I download, only keeping what I feel has no drawbacks. This program is completely authorized by me to remain on my machine for the rest of time. Media Monkey's interface is exactly the perfect fit. I enjoy this product much more than winamp, not only because of the vast diff in interface and stability, but aslo because its cpu use stays at about 5-7% where winamp runs a constant 35-45%. I can play WoW with this running as my jukebox!!
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Version: MediaMonkey 2.2.1.76
"Excellent organizer, lousy sound"
Pros: Very good organizer interface. It can sort my music in all the ways I like, and browses my 3000+ song database fast and effortlessly.
I miss a good album view where the songs can be expanded/collapsed. I have only seen this in Musicmatch.
Cons: The included player sounds terrible. The program can also use Winamp as player, and then the sound is as good as expected. But what is the use of a media organizer that cannot play media?
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Version: MediaMonkey 2.2.1.76
Pros: This thing is awesome in every detail. It allows you to manage you collection by autonaming files from the filename, adjusting volume automatically so all your MP3s are the same volume through your speakers, a playlist manager that is easy and includes everything you could possibly want. There is nothing about this program that I was found that I could possibly complain about. I've tried 7 or 8 jukeboxes out there, but nothing even comes close... Plus, there's no spyware bundled with it.
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1 out of 1 people found this review helpful
Version: MediaMonkey 2.2.1.76
Summary: media monkey is absolutely great! i have been using it for about a year now and i recommend it anyone looking for a good media player that doesnt hog a ton of resources (Winamp)
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Version: MediaMonkey 2.2.1.76
Summary: It's lots of cool features that help organize your music!!
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