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Contents 3 Table of Contents Part I Introduction 6 1 Getting.. .S..t.a..r.t.e..d....................................................................................................................... 6 2 Basic C..o..n..c..e..p..t.s...................................................................................................................... 7 3 Upgra..d..i.n..g.. .t.o.. .t.h..e.. .G..o..l.d.. .V..e..r..s.i.o..n............................................................................................. 11 Part II Navigating your Collection 14 1 Searc.h..i.n..g.. .f.o..r.. .T..r.a..c..k.s............................................................................................................ 15 2 Now P..l.a..y..i.n..g......................................................................................................................... 17 3 Librar..y................................................................................................................................. 17 4 Playli.s..t.s............................................................................................................................... 20 5 My Co..m...p..u..t.e..r....................................................................................................................... 21 Part III Playing Audio Tracks 24 1 The M..e..d..i.a..M...o..n..k.e..y.. .P..l.a..y..e..r.................................................................................................... 25 2 Prote.c.t.i.n..g.. .t.h..e.. .L..i.b..r..a..r.y.. .w..i.t.h.. .P...a..r.t.y.. .M..o..d..e................................................................................ 26 3 Autom..a..t.i.c..a..l.l.y.. .P..l.a..y.. .T..r.a..c..k..s. .w...i.t.h.. .A..u..t.o..-.D..J............................................................................... 26 4 Playin..g.. .T..r.a..c..k..s. .a..t. .a.. .L..e..v..e..l. .V..o..l.u..m...e........................................................................................ 26 5 Using. .P..l.a..y..l.i.s.t.s...................................................................................................................... 27 6 Using. .A..u..t.o..P..l.a..y..l.i.s..t.s.............................................................................................................. 29 7 Sleep. .M...o..d..e.......................................................................................................................... 29 Part IV Web-based Audio 32 1 Podca..s..t.s.............................................................................................................................. 32 2 Net R.a..d..i.o............................................................................................................................. 33 Part V Adding Audio Tracks and CDs 36 1 Addin.g.. .F..i.l.e..s.. .a..n..d.. .U..p..d..a..t.i.n..g.. .t.h..e.. .L..i.b..r.a..r..y................................................................................ 36 2 Catalo..g..u..i.n..g.. .C...D..s. .t.o.. .t.h..e.. .L..i.b..r..a..r.y............................................................................................ 37 3 Rippin..g.. .T..r..a..c.k..s.. .f.r.o..m... .C..D..s...................................................................................................... 38 4 Rippin..g.. .T..r..a..c.k..s.. .a..n..d.. .C..a..t.a..l.o..g..u..i.n..g.. .C..D..s................................................................................... 38 5 Creat.i.n..g.. .P..r.e..v..i.e..w...s............................................................................................................... 39 6 Clear.i.n..g.. .t.h..e.. .L..i.b..r.a..r.y............................................................................................................. 39 Part VI Editing Tracks 42 1 Editin.g.. .T..r.a..c..k.. .P..r.o..p..e..r..t.i.e..s...................................................................................................... 42 2 Editin.g.. .A..l.b..u..m... .A...r.t................................................................................................................ 43 © 2009 Ventis Media, Inc. 3 4 MediaMonkey 3 Looku..p.. .T..r.a..c..k.. .&.. .A..l.b..u..m... .I.n..f.o..r.m...a..t.i.o..n...................................................................................... 44 4 Editin.g.. .A..l.b..u..m... .P...r.o..p..e..r.t.i.e..s..................................................................................................... 45 5 Auto-T..a..g.. .f.r..o..m... .F..i.l.e..n..a..m...e...................................................................................................... 46 6 Synch..r.o..n..i.z..i.n..g.. .T..a..g..s............................................................................................................. 46 7 Clean.i.n..g.. .T..a..g..s...................................................................................................................... 47 8 Organ..i.z..i.n..g.. .F..i.l.e..s. .a..n..d.. .F..o..l.d..e..r.s............................................................................................... 48 9 Deleti.n..g.. .D...u..p..l.i.c.a..t.e..s.............................................................................................................. 49 10 Conve..r.t.i.n..g.. .F..o..r..m...a..t.s............................................................................................................. 49 11 Volum..e.. .L..e..v..e..l.i.n..g.................................................................................................................. 50 Part VII Syncing, Burning, Exporting, and Reporting 54 1 Synch..r.o..n..i.z..i.n..g.. .w...i.t.h.. .i.P..o..d..s. ./. .P...o..r.t.a..b..l.e.. .D..e..v..i.c..e..s...................................................................... 54 iPod Devices .......................................................................................................................................................... 55 Non-iPod Devi.c..e..s... .................................................................................................................................................. 56 USB Mass Sto.r..a..g..e.. .D...e..v..i.c..e..s... ................................................................................................................................. 58 2 Burni.n..g.. .a.. .C..D../.D..V...D................................................................................................................ 58 3 Auto-C...o..n..v.e..r..s.i.o..n.. .C..o..n..f.i.g..u..r..a..t.i.o..n............................................................................................ 59 4 Expor.t.i.n..g.. .P...l.a..y.l.i.s..t.s............................................................................................................... 60 5 Gene.r.a..t.i.n..g.. .R..e..p..o..r.t.s.............................................................................................................. 60 Part VIII Customization 64 1 Addin.g.. .P...l.a..y.e..r.. .P..l.u..g..-.i.n..s........................................................................................................ 65 2 Addin.g.. .E..x..t.e..n..s..i.o..n..s............................................................................................................... 65 3 Multi-.u..s.e..r.. .E..n..v.i.r..o..n..m...e..n..t.s...................................................................................................... 66 Part IX Reference Information 68 1 Keybo..a..r.d.. .&... .M..o..u..s..e.. .S..h..o..r.t.c..u..t.s............................................................................................... 68 2 Direct.o..r..y. .a..n..d.. .F..i.l.e.. .F..o..r..m...a..t. .M..a..s..k..s......................................................................................... 69 3 Track. .P..r.o..p..e..r..t.i.e..s. .&.. .T..a..g.. .F..o..r..m...a..t.s.......................................................................................... 72 4 MP3 E..n..c..o..d..i.n..g.. .S..e..t.t.i.n..g..s........................................................................................................ 75 5 Backi.n..g.. .u..p.. .t.h..e.. .L..i.b..r.a..r.y......................................................................................................... 77 Index 0 © 2009 Ventis Media, Inc. Part I 6 MediaMonkey 1 Introduction Welcome to MediaMonkey! It will help you manage and play very large music collections, consisting of a variety music formats (MP3, WMA, AAC/M4A/M4P, OGG,