Sunday, 15 December 2013

6 tools to turn your PC into a groove machine 6 tools to turn your PC into a groove machine

Digital downloads have changed the way we listen to music, but nothing has changed in the way we store and manage our MP3s. Now would be a good time to get your library in order and also discover newer ways to find fresh artists. Here are six 'free' cracking tools that will help you transform your collection...ClementineA souped-upplayerthat organises your music library and even streams tunes from the web.* It keeps a tab on your music folders and continuously updatesindividual playlists. Clementine allows you to download and updatetrack info.* Apart from built-in internet radio stations, it can directly playthe music you'vestored inDropbox, Box, Skydrive andGoogleDrive* The player can also be remote controlled overa Wi-Fi connectionwith itsAndroidapp - Clementine RemoteKastrosoft all video downloaderA nifty tool that lets you download music videos fromYouTube, Dailymotion, Vimeo and Metacafe.* The software can handle multiple downloads, so you can keep searching for video clips and continue adding them to the queue.* Even while they're being downloaded, videos can be watched from within a preview pane.* KastorSoft AVD converts clips into different formats (set by you), on-the-fly, while it is being downloaded onto your hard drive.* A built-in web browser is also included for good measure.Free audio extractorIf you've got the video, this software lets you extract the audio out of it.*Free Audio Extractorsupports a number of popular video formats like FLV, MP4, AVI, WMV, ASF and MOV.* Audio from a video can be extracted and saved as MP3, WMA, OGG, WAV or FLAC.*You can queue multiple videos for extraction.* The audio track in the video clip is shown in a visual timeline, making it easier to extract only a specific portion from the footage.* FAE also lets you fine-tune the quality of output - bitrate, stereo/mono, and more.StreamwriterA radio tool that lets you record multiple trackson-the-fly.* A lightweight internet radio player that can record songs from multiple pre-set stations simultaneously.* It lets you schedule recordings, and even download specific songs.* Just enter the track name in the list and the recorder will start as soon as it detects a stationstreaming it. This works even while you are listening to another radio station.* Recorded songs can be saved in MP3 or AAC format.*Its simple tabbed interface lets you search stations by mostplayed track, genre, or bitrate.* Lets you name and tag the recorded files.Ashampoo Burning Studio FreeAn easy CD/DVD maker that'll convert your MP3s to audio CDs in a jiffy.* It lets you quickly compile your digital music—in MP3, FLAC, WMA or Ogg Vorbis formatcollection into audio CDs.* You can also use Ashampoo Burning Studio toarchive your digital music library on to CDs or DVDs with the simple wizarddriven user interface.* Doubles up as an audio CD ripper, converting songs on the disc to WMA or WAV files.TomhawkA super-cool media player that mixes online streaming services with social networking.* Lets you search for, and listen to, your favourite tunes across popular stations like SoundCloud, Last.fm and Official.fm.* You can keep tabs on the latest by tracking the "Charts" and "New Releases" sections, where you can browse albums by their popularity (and country) on Billboard, Hype Machine, Spotify, Ex.fm, etc.* Tomahawk lets you connect to Google Talk (orJabber) and invite your friends to do the same so you can see and listen to each other's collections.

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