Alternate software for an Ipod other than Itunes?

Cryptin · 12-04-2005, 04:43 PM

Well it's sorta music related but... Anyone recommend a software other than Itunes to transfer songs from your PC to your Ipod. I got my hands on a Nano 4g Ipod for $60.00 and to be honest Itunes fucking sucks ass. I just don't like how you cannot have 2 seperate windows, drag and drop your albums or songs into your MP3 player. Someone mentioned to me I should take a look at Anapod. Any suggestions?

Baradak · 12-04-2005, 07:35 PM

Ephpod is the only thing i've heard of. Don't have experience with it, though.

Opulis · 12-07-2005, 03:28 AM

Program called iPod2PC

http://www.casicakes.com/

~Opulis.

K33lor · 12-07-2005, 01:11 PM

I dont understand why everyone wants IPods. After doing a lot of research before buying my MP3 Player (Creative Zen Micro), I found that you cant use Napster's service with IPods since Apple wants to push around its customers by only allowing them to get their music on ITunes.

With Napster I have a service thats $14 dollars a month and allows me to download as much music/comedy etc onto two different MP3 players for "free". I've downloaded/listened to probally about $1,000 dollars worth of music/comedy and have only paid about $42 so far. I'm glad I hate everything about Apple and took the time to do my research.

Yeta · 12-07-2005, 04:43 PM

I use Winamp with the iPod plug in.
edit: foobar also has iPod support with a plug in, I'm sure others do too.

Ichu · 12-07-2005, 07:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by K33lor

I dont understand why everyone wants IPods. After doing a lot of research before buying my MP3 Player (Creative Zen Micro), I found that you cant use Napster's service with IPods since Apple wants to push around its customers by only allowing them to get their music on ITunes.

With Napster I have a service thats $14 dollars a month and allows me to download as much music/comedy etc onto two different MP3 players for "free". I've downloaded/listened to probally about $1,000 dollars worth of music/comedy and have only paid about $42 so far. I'm glad I hate everything about Apple and took the time to do my research.

Eh, I don't pay for my music so I couldn't care less that Apple doesn't offer service with Napster. You can keep your morality and your Creative Zen. I'll keep my $14 a month.

I chose the Ipod because it has the best mix of functionality and sound quality that I found. The only problem I had with the Ipod was the headphones, but I bought a different pair of headphones for it when I first got it anyway.

K33lor · 12-08-2005, 08:09 AM

Yeah, didn't mean to be bashing anyone even though thats what it sounded like. I just get frustrated when I see buddies of mine who pay 99 cents per song and end up buying a lot. Just cheaper to use Napsters service if your a person that plans on using these pay services to download a lot. Plus I hate apple with a passion for only allowing their users to use ITunes. Long live the great southern trendkill.

Zurren · 12-09-2005, 08:01 AM

I've used

- Creative Zen
- Creative MuVo
- iRiver
- The Samsung one (forget what its called?)
- iPod / iPod Mini
and a few cheap $80 dollar ones

out of them, I think the iPod is one of the better if not the best out of the bunch. I ended up going with the MuVo for it's size-factor, drag/drop ability, and liked the simplicity of the navigation between folders (I tend to organize my music by file system, not playlists).

My next MP3 player is going to be a Nano however, the 1G of the MuVo is more limiting then I thought it woudl be, I just figured "I just want something to keep a few DJ sets/cds around with me, and dont mind swapping in/out every few weeks", so decided to go with a 4G nano for my next player - I have over 100Gigs worth of music, but honestly - there is probably less then 10G that I listen to on a regular baises and want to have with me 'all the time'.

The only real complaint I have with the iPods is the inability for drag-drop, I really dislike being forced to use 3rd party software to load my music onto my MP3 players, *shrug*

But, the form-factor of the nano is what makes it the most appealing for me, I like it being so tiny I dont even realize its in my pocket - after years of lugging around clunky ass CD players, I want my music player to be small, easily fit in my pocket and hardly add any noticable 'bulk' (cell phone, wallet and keys is too much as is)

I even find the mini is too big for what I want.

12-04-2005, 04:43 PM	#1 (permalink)
Cryptin ^ X-box live gamertag and PSN ID Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: New Orleans Posts: 616 -9 Internets	Alternate software for an Ipod other than Itunes? Well it's sorta music related but... Anyone recommend a software other than Itunes to transfer songs from your PC to your Ipod. I got my hands on a Nano 4g Ipod for $60.00 and to be honest Itunes fucking sucks ass. I just don't like how you cannot have 2 seperate windows, drag and drop your albums or songs into your MP3 player. Someone mentioned to me I should take a look at Anapod. Any suggestions?

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12-07-2005, 03:28 AM	#3 (permalink)
Opulis brrrl Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: panhandle of san francisco Posts: 333 -2 Internets	Program called iPod2PC http://www.casicakes.com/ ~Opulis.

12-07-2005, 01:11 PM	#4 (permalink)
K33lor Registered User Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 5 +0 Internets	I dont understand why everyone wants IPods. After doing a lot of research before buying my MP3 Player (Creative Zen Micro), I found that you cant use Napster's service with IPods since Apple wants to push around its customers by only allowing them to get their music on ITunes. With Napster I have a service thats $14 dollars a month and allows me to download as much music/comedy etc onto two different MP3 players for "free". I've downloaded/listened to probally about $1,000 dollars worth of music/comedy and have only paid about $42 so far. I'm glad I hate everything about Apple and took the time to do my research.

12-07-2005, 04:43 PM	#5 (permalink)
Yeta Registered User Join Date: May 2002 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 494 +0 Internets	I use Winamp with the iPod plug in. edit: foobar also has iPod support with a plug in, I'm sure others do too.

12-08-2005, 08:09 AM	#7 (permalink)
K33lor Registered User Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 5 +0 Internets	Yeah, didn't mean to be bashing anyone even though thats what it sounded like. I just get frustrated when I see buddies of mine who pay 99 cents per song and end up buying a lot. Just cheaper to use Napsters service if your a person that plans on using these pay services to download a lot. Plus I hate apple with a passion for only allowing their users to use ITunes. Long live the great southern trendkill.

12-09-2005, 08:01 AM	#8 (permalink)
Zurren Registered User Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 548 -6 Internets	I've used - Creative Zen - Creative MuVo - iRiver - The Samsung one (forget what its called?) - iPod / iPod Mini and a few cheap $80 dollar ones out of them, I think the iPod is one of the better if not the best out of the bunch. I ended up going with the MuVo for it's size-factor, drag/drop ability, and liked the simplicity of the navigation between folders (I tend to organize my music by file system, not playlists). My next MP3 player is going to be a Nano however, the 1G of the MuVo is more limiting then I thought it woudl be, I just figured "I just want something to keep a few DJ sets/cds around with me, and dont mind swapping in/out every few weeks", so decided to go with a 4G nano for my next player - I have over 100Gigs worth of music, but honestly - there is probably less then 10G that I listen to on a regular baises and want to have with me 'all the time'. The only real complaint I have with the iPods is the inability for drag-drop, I really dislike being forced to use 3rd party software to load my music onto my MP3 players, shrug But, the form-factor of the nano is what makes it the most appealing for me, I like it being so tiny I dont even realize its in my pocket - after years of lugging around clunky ass CD players, I want my music player to be small, easily fit in my pocket and hardly add any noticable 'bulk' (cell phone, wallet and keys is too much as is) I even find the mini is too big for what I want.