![]() It takes some getting used to, but I’ve managed to build collections that mimic (and improve upon) what I did in iTunes. It first, I was missing iTunes features for “slicing and dicing”, but I’ve learned to replacing everything I used to do in iTunes with Roon’s tag, focus and bookmark features. I use XLD for ripping/transcoding and Metadactics (macOS app) for tagging. I am learning to live without iTunes and replacing it with Roon. The world belongs to Spotify (I know Apple claims big subscriber numbers, but they are giving it away - I have a free Apple Music subscription from Verizon). The fact is, the kids don’t collect music and Apple has never had a good eco-system for sharing music across devices, other than MusicMatch and Apple Music. I am one of those collectors and I am as pissed as you are.īut I’ve seen this coming for a long time. How do you manage your library to gain control of a large library? None of the streaming services offers a robust music management platform. I realize many people are moving to NUCs and Nucleus’ and the like, but I still need to be able to manage my library in a fast and flexible way. it just can’t ‘slice and dice’ a large library in a useful way. Smart Playlists - to collect groups of songs in a large libraryĪs great as it is as a player, Roon is not yet ready to be a serious management platform.Star Ratings - for separating wheat from chaff on a useful scale.Grouping - which was useful for sub-genres.Column Browser for easy navigation of a large library.I’m looking for your solutions for managing my library. Clearly Apple feels only casual pop listeners matter and that there’s no more room for collectors who’ve built large libraries on their software for almost 20 years. Apple’s new Music app in Catalina has eliminated it’s most useful management feature, the Column Browser. OK I think my patience has finally run out.
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