Is anyone else extremely pleased with the new software?

rpgoof · 05-09-2008, 06:26 PM

My entire music library (~1300 songs) got all screwed up song titles, album titles, etc. when I switch to the Zune. I had all the mp3 tags correct on my old mp3 player, but I switch to the Zune, it reverts to the old mp3 tags. I've been trying to use MediaMonkey to fix the tags, but that didn't work as only some of the songs were changed on the Zune itself.

Now with the new software 2.5 update, it is just so easy to update song information and album information. I'm pretty sure this wasn't in the old version, but you can just click a few times and you get all the album's data, art, etc. and I think that's the thing that makes me like the Zune software now. I used to hate it, but I now I'm starting to like it. I'm updating my album pretty fast and I could probably finish tonight.
I'm still going to use Winamp, though ;D

Alex · 05-09-2008, 06:39 PM

many people "hate" the new software
i love it
its much more organized
i love what they have done

charmed61 · 05-09-2008, 06:43 PM

i love it too, especially now that we can create playlists IN our zune firmware

Bear holding a shark · 05-09-2008, 06:46 PM

It hasn't been an epic, life-changing experience, but I'm still glad for it.

...wow, Bear Grylls just shoved a knife into a turtle's face.

Scrapz616 · 05-09-2008, 06:47 PM

Yeah, I really like the new software, I haven't had one complaint/annoyance with it yet,

Techy Dude · 05-09-2008, 06:55 PM

completely love the new firmware

Little Horn · 05-09-2008, 07:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Saline

...wow, Bear Grylls just shoved a knife into a turtle's face.

That dude is f*cking insane!

I like the new software A LOT better than 2.3. It seems to be a little more intuitive and it's a lot easier to edit everything. Now, if they could just make it to where you could edit the files that are on your Zune through the software and drag and drop album art it'd be damn near perfect.

spenc938 · 05-11-2008, 08:13 AM

When the 2.x software first came out, I hated it, but the 2.5 update is great.

soccerfreak24 · 05-11-2008, 08:15 AM

Yep, i'm loving 2.5. So far i've noticed it's not messing up album art. And it's easy to fix any that were messed up before the fix.

nintendo_nick · 05-11-2008, 01:43 PM

yeah it rules

stkr · 05-11-2008, 01:49 PM

Yes. It took forever and a day to come, but I can finally organize my videos. I'm finally a completely happy customer.

Rob848 · 05-11-2008, 01:49 PM

My only complaint is that when I upgraded to 2.5, it replaced about 5% of my album art with completely random unrelated album covers from artists I've never heard of. I fixed that pretty quickly though.

chi · 05-11-2008, 05:36 PM

LOVE it very much, the editing is easier which i like!

bobo_the_clown · 05-11-2008, 07:40 PM

The new software makes the program actually usable to manage music. Seriously, the old version tried at least four separate times to make my Journey songs come from the same album, when the files have the actual album information in them!

Anyways, all major complaints are addressed. Has anyone noticed improvements in battery life, etc. on the Zune itself? That would be nice.

Darth Camel · 05-11-2008, 08:46 PM

It's an improvement. Far from perfect, but it's not that bad.

yeloshu · 05-11-2008, 09:47 PM

I'm lovin 2.5. Anyone else notice that while synching, your zune now displays the percent complete? Maybe it's old, but I'm just noticing it. Also, love the new autoplaylists, just wish you could apply multiple filters of the same type, eg. "Album Artist: Circa Survive AND Album Artist: The Sound Of Animals Fighting".

Sparks · 05-12-2008, 12:12 PM

Seems all good to me, but I did have to reset zune with that rest tool because all my songs got messed up

Quote:

...wow, Bear Grylls just shoved a knife into a turtle's face.

That didnt accually happen. It was only made to look like it did.

wffdgsw · 05-12-2008, 12:20 PM

New user here. After I put songs from my cd's onto my cpu, the auto. sync with the zune. How can I remove these so when I sync again, the don't get removed from my zune?

Any help would be great. Also, is there is a way to get to a read me file. Just got this for mothers day and it's still confusing.

Thanks!

hypnoboy · 05-12-2008, 09:01 PM

Hi All. This is my first post, but I came in tonight to see if I was right in thinking that the new update I got this weekend was FAR superior to what we had before.

Something new that I noticed that they DIDN'T have before is that it seems to be intuitive about albums that have no gaps. "Dark Side of the Moon" now sounds right! There are no gaps between songs. Same with "The Beatles - LOVE" soundtrack. iPod has had this ability for quite a while, and I'm VERY happy to see this new function on my Zune.

Draigos · 05-13-2008, 12:47 PM

I think its a step in the right direction. I only wish this update was what we got in the beginning. I didn't have to edit any of my music. So far it seems to be working out just fine. And podcast syncing seems alot better for me.

05-09-2008, 06:26 PM	#1 (permalink)
rpgoof Experienced Zuner Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 138 Reputation: 10 $zB: 117 Donate	Is anyone else extremely pleased with the new software? My entire music library (~1300 songs) got all screwed up song titles, album titles, etc. when I switch to the Zune. I had all the mp3 tags correct on my old mp3 player, but I switch to the Zune, it reverts to the old mp3 tags. I've been trying to use MediaMonkey to fix the tags, but that didn't work as only some of the songs were changed on the Zune itself. Now with the new software 2.5 update, it is just so easy to update song information and album information. I'm pretty sure this wasn't in the old version, but you can just click a few times and you get all the album's data, art, etc. and I think that's the thing that makes me like the Zune software now. I used to hate it, but I now I'm starting to like it. I'm updating my album pretty fast and I could probably finish tonight. I'm still going to use Winamp, though ;D

05-09-2008, 06:39 PM	#2 (permalink)
Alex Jr. Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: In front of my computer DUH!!! Posts: 470 Reputation: 27 $zB: 390 Donate	many people "hate" the new software i love it its much more organized i love what they have done __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

05-09-2008, 06:43 PM	#3 (permalink)
charmed61 Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: The Gold Rush State! Posts: 638 Reputation: 4 $zB: 333 Donate	i love it too, especially now that we can create playlists IN our zune firmware __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

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Bear holding a shark Zune Freak Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: 15 miles south of Nowhere, USA Posts: 1,238 Reputation: 107 $zB: 779 Donate	It hasn't been an epic, life-changing experience, but I'm still glad for it. ...wow, Bear Grylls just shoved a knife into a turtle's face. __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

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Scrapz616 Support Team Super Zuner Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: New York Posts: 1,620 Reputation: 130 $zB: 1277 Donate	Yeah, I really like the new software, I haven't had one complaint/annoyance with it yet, __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. *Throw Ya L's Up* To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

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05-09-2008, 06:55 PM	#6 (permalink)
Techy Dude Jr. Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 307 Reputation: 8 $zB: 317 Donate	completely love the new firmware

05-11-2008, 08:13 AM	#8 (permalink)
spenc938 Experienced Zuner Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 127 Reputation: 10 $zB: 18 Donate	When the 2.x software first came out, I hated it, but the 2.5 update is great.

05-11-2008, 08:15 AM	#9 (permalink)
soccerfreak24 Support Team Expert Zuner Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 2,890 Reputation: 178 $zB: 39 Donate	Yep, i'm loving 2.5. So far i've noticed it's not messing up album art. And it's easy to fix any that were messed up before the fix. __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

05-11-2008, 01:43 PM	#10 (permalink)
nintendo_nick Squirt Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 22 Reputation: 10 $zB: 18 Donate	yeah it rules

05-11-2008, 01:49 PM	#11 (permalink)
stkr 'Keep Moving Forward...' GFX Crew Section Staff Expert Zuner Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: United States Posts: 2,622 Reputation: 355 $zB: 2107 Donate Awards Showcase Total Awards: 1	Yes. It took forever and a day to come, but I can finally organize my videos. I'm finally a completely happy customer. __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

05-11-2008, 01:49 PM	#12 (permalink)
Rob848 Squirt Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 25 Reputation: 12 $zB: 21 Donate	My only complaint is that when I upgraded to 2.5, it replaced about 5% of my album art with completely random unrelated album covers from artists I've never heard of. I fixed that pretty quickly though.

05-11-2008, 05:36 PM	#13 (permalink)
chi Experienced Zuner Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 199 Reputation: 11 $zB: 104 Donate	LOVE it very much, the editing is easier which i like! __________________ C BROWN ZUNE ROXORZ:shocked::shocked:

05-11-2008, 07:40 PM	#14 (permalink)
bobo_the_clown Zewbie Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 7 Reputation: 10 $zB: 6 Donate	The new software makes the program actually usable to manage music. Seriously, the old version tried at least four separate times to make my Journey songs come from the same album, when the files have the actual album information in them! Anyways, all major complaints are addressed. Has anyone noticed improvements in battery life, etc. on the Zune itself? That would be nice.

05-11-2008, 08:46 PM	#15 (permalink)
Darth Camel Zune Freak Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 1,102 Reputation: 61 $zB: 815 Donate	It's an improvement. Far from perfect, but it's not that bad. __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

05-11-2008, 09:47 PM	#16 (permalink)
yeloshu Zuner Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 56 Reputation: 11 $zB: 51 Donate	I'm lovin 2.5. Anyone else notice that while synching, your zune now displays the percent complete? Maybe it's old, but I'm just noticing it. Also, love the new autoplaylists, just wish you could apply multiple filters of the same type, eg. "Album Artist: Circa Survive AND Album Artist: The Sound Of Animals Fighting".

05-12-2008, 12:20 PM	#18 (permalink)
wffdgsw Zewbie Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 6 Reputation: 10 $zB: 6 Donate	HELP New user here. After I put songs from my cd's onto my cpu, the auto. sync with the zune. How can I remove these so when I sync again, the don't get removed from my zune? Any help would be great. Also, is there is a way to get to a read me file. Just got this for mothers day and it's still confusing. Thanks!

05-12-2008, 09:01 PM	#19 (permalink)
hypnoboy Zewbie Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 2 Reputation: 10 $zB: 1 Donate	Hi All. This is my first post, but I came in tonight to see if I was right in thinking that the new update I got this weekend was FAR superior to what we had before. Something new that I noticed that they DIDN'T have before is that it seems to be intuitive about albums that have no gaps. "Dark Side of the Moon" now sounds right! There are no gaps between songs. Same with "The Beatles - LOVE" soundtrack. iPod has had this ability for quite a while, and I'm VERY happy to see this new function on my Zune.

05-13-2008, 12:47 PM	#20 (permalink)
Draigos Zuner Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 67 Reputation: 10 $zB: 42 Donate	I think its a step in the right direction. I only wish this update was what we got in the beginning. I didn't have to edit any of my music. So far it seems to be working out just fine. And podcast syncing seems alot better for me.

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