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Songbird 1.4.1 for Windows lands, with iPod sync and CD ripping
Other new features include CD Rip Support, with automatic metadata lookup. I can't believe Songbird didn't have this earlier, even though CDs are in drastic decline. Anyway, the feature's here now, so,if you're still into that whole "buying physical media" thing, you don't have to avoid Songbird any longer. There's also a new skin (also know as a "feather" in Songbird) called Purple Rain, which updates Songbird's UI for a more media-centric and less browser-like experience.
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Subscribe to commentsgenedonxxlDec 22nd 2009 6:27PM
I find Songbird extrimely slow on Windows 7,in matter of fact W7 is not suported...Still over 100 mb of ram used,iTunes use less than 40 mb on my PC...No jusmplist,any extras in thumbsnail preview...
Christian VelasquezDec 22nd 2009 7:57PM
I'm going to wait it out for the portable version
Rajiv RamaratnamDec 22nd 2009 8:52PM
Songbird is a great media player but, as the other reader mentioned, it can be slow. Personally I like Winamp better. Coming to think of it, this version of songbird has the Winamp look and feel.
Rajiv Ramaratnam
octoberasianDec 23rd 2009 2:44AM
I went from Songbird to foobar and back to Winamp. It's funny though: I used to use Winamp a lot with custom skins and visualization effects.
I still use iTunes for everything else except FLAC which I can play in Winamp with a plug-in.
CamDec 23rd 2009 11:55AM
Winamp doesn't need plugins to play FLAC.
JordanDec 22nd 2009 10:40PM
Yes, yes, yes, finally!
Now why does my Songbird not know this when I check for updates? Annoying.
Same as above, lack of W7 support/testing is inexcusable, and the lagging is terrible. Still, I'm looking forward to Songbird becoming more extensible. I haven't even downloaded Winamp on this PC in lieu of Songbird, so I guess I can say I have high hopes.
And to Songbird, I'd like to say: It's looking great, but, I could use a little more cowbell.
StormtrooprDaveDec 23rd 2009 4:10AM
I want to like Songbird but it is incredibly slow compared to other media players. Now I only use it for my add ons which show if anyone in my library is on tour or has any new releases. I don't actually use it to play music!
ZargggDec 23rd 2009 6:02PM
Has the "destroys iPods" bug been fixed yet?
techpopsDec 26th 2009 6:11AM
Songbird was written by owls that just happen to be great programmers too. I know this because only an owl could read the text in the ui.
I'd really like to love this app but its so cluttered and slow.
vamshiJan 6th 2010 7:08AM
How to convert .mp3 files to .aac using songbird.
morphicsDec 30th 2009 1:41AM
I would rather prefer mediamonkey to song bird
SugarDaddyJan 4th 2010 1:58PM
MediaMonkey definitely rocks. Rather than being a blatant open source iTunes like Songbird, MediaMonkey definitely distinguishes itself. One of my favorite features is that it is beautifully multi-threaded. Where iTunes likes to lock you out while it does certain tasks, MediaMonkey will queue it up so you can perform other tasks (like skipping a track) while it is doing work. Granted, I haven't used iTunes in a while, but that was the case when I switched to MediaMonkey.
You can definitely get by on the free version of mediamonkey, but the pro version has some really nice features as well. I highly highly recommend.