iTunes, man.
Spent a fair amount of time re-ripping CDs with iTunes (Music it's called now) and now all of those files are gone. Nowhere on my computer.
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What are people using to rip and manage music on Mac these days? I'd still like them to autosync to my phone if possible.
@geonz Ugh. At some point I "cleansed" my music collection deleting some tracks I didn't want, and now Apple tries very hard to confuse me, tricking me into "buying" the "missing" tracks which I already own on CD, just the computer cannot see them.
I do not want to i-anything anymore, but it's a slow move. Also the hardware seems to last forever. If I can get away from an Apple music manager I'll be that much closer.
@troublewithwords sooooo… my setup is… actually pretty straightforward, and free of Apple bullshit. I rip to FLAC via XLD to a specified directory structure, which is watched and picked up by Roon (my music management system). Roon’s ‘Arc’ app allows me to stream my library anywhere outside my home network (the Roon app does LAN streaming — yes, that’s weird, but there’s a whole tedious thing…)
But it works, on all OSs on all mobile devices.
@troublewithwords I haven't used VLC in a while, but I'm pretty sure it can still rip CDs.
@troublewithwords just to check, before you fully give up… when I rip CDs it puts them in the old iTunes Media folder from long ago (instead of the Music app media folder). So it might be worth checking there? I right click on the song in the music app and select “Show in Finder” to help locate the file.
Also, there used to be an app called PhoneView that would let you connect an iPhone and manually sync files, but I haven’t used that in years so I can say if it’s still viable.
@troublewithwords I’m sorry to hear that… it’s disappointing how Apple has let iTunes/Music languish in service of their streaming offerings. I still use the app to organize and manage my large collection of MP3s here but it’s clear there are tons of bugs and problems with the neglected software. Hopefully you can find a better system.
Note: I’ve seen some open source and alternative ripping softwares you might try as well, but I’ve never used any personally.
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I know it's not available on your tech ecosystem, but for several years I've used Poweramp to manage my ripped and purchased digital music. One of the best features: it only supports stored files, nothing else. No streaming, no music service, just a local music manager dedicated to sound quality.
All my CDs are in FLAC, stored on a micro SD card in my phone. It just works.
@donaldham Goodness, that looks like exactly the thing I want. And prices right and not a subscription.
But not enough to buy a new phone just yet. I’ll keep a bookmark around just because that sounds excellent.
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