I’m looking for an online music store that is not iTunes. The Ubuntu One store only offers indie stuff to Australia but my taste is quite eclectic and my dietary requirements mean that I need more than it could offer. What are some alternatives that are in/for Australia? Everything that I find is region locked to the US. Any news from our friends/saviours at Google about when they are opening their store? I’m not a Big Pond customer either. Cheers, Need New Notes
Android’s default music player works, but it’s nothing to write home about. If you’re looking for a more feature-filled player, here’s a rundown of four of the best music players available in the Android Market.
Until September 2, Optus’ online music store is selling individual tracks for 99 cents each (rather than the typical iTunes-matching $1.69). While Optus customers can charge purchases to their bill, other users can pay using PayPal, and the MP3 files sold will play on pretty much any device. [Optus Music Store via OzBargain]
If you have a place in your heart for the simple 8-bit video game tracks of yesteryear you’ll definitely want to check out 8bitcollective. There you’ll find thousands of 8-bit tunes from current artists who never lost their love of old-school tunes.
Windows: Got a whole bunch of music files scattered across your hard drive by various media apps? Similarity can find duplicate music files using file names, metadata tags and even audio analysis, and makes it easy to get rid of them.
Most of us have spent years building up our digital music libraries, along with tons of missing, mismatched and incorrect tags on your music over that time. Here’s a step-by-step guide for organising your entire library, once and for all.
