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Swinsian is a music manager and player for Mac OS X.
Features:
Features:
- Supports FLAC/Ogg Vorbis as well as MP3, AAC, WAV, APE, AC3, WavPack, WMA and cue files
- Copies tracks from iPods and iPhones
- Watches folders for new files
- Fetches album art
- Quick control window
- Imports iTunes libraries
- Playback over AirTunes
- Duplicate finding
- Bulk tag editing with regex support
What's New
Version 1.5.1:
- Fixes a crash when turning off Airtunes playback.
- Fixes a crash when deleting playlists.
- Fixes a bug that caused playlists folders not to be sorted correctly in the quick controller.
- Fixes a bug that caused the UI to get out of sync when playing cuesheet tracks.
Requirements
- Intel
- Mac OS X 10.6 or later
- iPod/iPhone support only works for iPhone 3GS and older and classic iPods
- iOS interaction requires MacFUSE or Fuse4X
Swinsian User Discussion (Write a Review)
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| Downloads:4,217 |
| Version Downloads:336 |
| Type:Multimedia & Design : Audio |
| License:Shareware |
| Date:25 Feb 2012 |
| Platform:Intel |
| Price: $19.95 |
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Swinsian is a music manager and player for Mac OS X.
Features:
Features:
- Supports FLAC/Ogg Vorbis as well as MP3, AAC, WAV, APE, AC3, WavPack, WMA and cue files
- Copies tracks from iPods and iPhones
- Watches folders for new files
- Fetches album art
- Quick control window
- Imports iTunes libraries
- Playback over AirTunes
- Duplicate finding
- Bulk tag editing with regex support
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1. CPU usage lower.
2. Jump to the current song that begins playing.
Is this a bug: When I click the "Currently playing" -option, the playlist order messes up (if ordered by artist for example).
This was something that always annoyed me about iTunes - it would jump somewhere else while I was browsing the library, which is why Swinsian doesn't do it, but you can always see the current track by selecting 'Jump To Current Track' from the View menu, or opening the 'Currently Playing' list, where the current track will be at the top.
The 'Currently Playing' view shows the current track followed by a queue of tracks that are going to be played next, which you can sort/rearrange by dragging them etc. These tracks will be in the order they were in when you started playing them (i.e. when you double clicked a track). Rearranging or sorting tracks in other playlists or 'All Tracks' won't alter the currently playing queue order. You can also insert items into this queue, for example by right clicking a track and selecting 'Play Next'.
Hope that helps, feel free to email me if you have ideas for options to change this behaviour that you would like me to consider (support@swinsian.com).
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Smedsta reviewed on 12 Sep 2011
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Vvarp reviewed on 11 Sep 2011
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Two areas to improve:
1) I can't manage to add a podcast, particuliarly:
http://mevio.com/feeds/noagenda.xml
2) CPU usage should be lowered.
Other than that, the iPhone integration is great.
That podcast seems to work for me, are you still having a problem? You can email me at support@swinsian.com if you still can't get it to import.
Thanks
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But please note that for most users Swimsian will NOT replace iTunes. From the developer's FAQ:
"Does Swinsian replace iTunes?
For managing and listening to the music on your Mac, and for users of older iPods, Swinsian replaces iTunes. If you use an iOS device you will still need to use iTunes for syncing of videos, books and apps as well as backups, or to add music to the newest devices."
So it looks like you will still have to import your Music into iTunes if you are using a newer iPod of iPhone.
If you have music files in FLAC (or another losseless format NOT supported by iTunes), I prefer just converting the files into Apple Lossless and using iTunes using XLD etc. You will not loose any audio quality from converting from one lossless format to another.
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zitronenmelissa reviewed on 05 Jun 2011
But thanks, this is the best iTunes alternate ever!
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The memory usage was decreased. It is integrated very perfectly in OS X with a search menu in the menubar (very useful) and uses the keyboard shortcuts while preventing iTunes to start instead. I only had some problems removing some tracks from the library (.m4a). The best thing is, that it supports my big FLAC-Collection! No more complicated solutions to have FLAC-files in the iTunes Library. There is one thing left to mention: it´s 64 bit! So, I´m very impressed and waited for such an application. Great Project!
I stay tuned :)
What about a new Icon ? ....
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Removing Tracks works like a charm now. The memory usage was decreased a bit more to a very good level.
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Tried double clicking on it, nothing seems to happen.
No acknowledgement of registration in software. No Help in Swinsian Help. Website Support FAQ tells me SFA!
After double clicking the licence file you should get a confirmation dialog telling you the app has been registered, and the trial time limit text will disappear from the corner of the window. Let me know if you are still having issues (support@swinsian.com).
schullef rated on 01 Apr 2012
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Octbit rated on 07 Aug 2011
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zitronenmelissa rated on 18 Jun 2011
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zitronenmelissa rated on 14 Jun 2011