MediaMonkey

Overview

MediaMonkey is a Windows-based audio librarian program with features useful for tango music collectors:

• excellent performance on libraries of over 10,000 tracks
• powerful browse and search facilities e.g. Canaro Vals
• multi-artist support e.g. the Artists list can show a track under both Miguel Caló and Raúl Berón
• highly configurable display e.g. filter-in tracks rated three stars or more
• good user support from the user community
• a responsive and responsible development team!

Shortcomings include:

• a few problematic bugs and limitations - some listed below.
• user documentation is poor (albeit better than average for Windows audio librarian programs)
• user accessibility is poor

The program is available from http://www.mediamonkey.com.

Problems

• V3.0.3.1148 Multiple artist support fails to comply with MP3 standard
  • Report: http://www.mediamonkey.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=27934
• V3.0.3.1148 Fails to show WMA Year tag values having non-digits e.g. 1941-03-14 (such as delivered by tango.info tagging).
  • Problem: http://www.mediamonkey.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=27627
• V? Reportedly by default can write faulty (i.e. non-compliant) Year in MP3.
  • Problem: http://mediamonkey.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=23192
  • Workaround: http://www.mediamonkey.com/support/index.php?_m=knowledgebase&_a=viewarticle&kbarticleid=62&nav=0,9
• V3.0.3.1148 default config for Creative ZEN writes unusable playlists
  • Problem and workaround: http://www.mediamonkey.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=27789&highlight=My%20Playlists
• V3.0.3.1148 Creative ZEN playlists that fail to show on ZEN Media Explorer
  • Problem: http://www.mediamonkey.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=140583
• V3.0.3.1148 Multiple-used tracks can be lost from Creative ZEN playlists
  • Problem and workaround: http://www.mediamonkey.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=125919#125919