I have Windows XP Media Center Edition, have been using
Replay Music
(RM)to record from
Pandora and
Napster. I used their Trial Pay feature to sign up for a trial of
eMusic, and got 25 free downloads, which I used to download three new jazz albums. So far so good.
I am having problems accessing and managing all of my various music files, using the 4 available tools I have: My Music, Media Center, Windows Media Player (WMP), and iTunes.
By clicking on My Music, I can browse through the Replay Music program files folder, and see all my recorded tracks. If I click on a track, iTunes comes up, and plays the song. I can move a track into WMP, but not into a new album, and not into iTunes.
In Media Center, I can't import tracks from anywhere --- RM, WPM, iTunes, or eMusic. I also can't create a new Album folder without ripping the album from a CD.
In WMP, I can use F3 to import all the RM tracks, but I can't create a folder for a new Album. If the RM tracks are not tagged correctly (many or not) I haven't been able to move them into another Album folder. As a result, I have a giant Album folder for Unknown Artist, even though the artist name is shown in the list of tracks. I also have not had any luck importing Album art into an Artist folder --- WPM can find the Album art and information, but it won't load it into the folder.
WPM also has a problem burning a CD with eMusic content --- puts about 15 seconds of dead air at the end of each track.
I have completely given up on iTunes, as it will not import any of my music from Media Center, WPM, or My Music. I finally deleted all the music libraries.
What a mess.....