Music Merger

what does it do

It is a simple music management and merging tool for use with music libraries such as iTunes and mobile devices such as Archos 605 and Creative Zen. I wrote it as a solution to the problem of keeping music libraries in different locations in sync with each other via my Archos 605. For example, I plug my Archos in my house and put all my music onto it. Then when I get to work, I want to be able to transfer music to that library, or vice versa. This small piece of software makes it quite simple.

who is it for

Anyone who uses a mobile device that allows you to just shove music on to it. I wrote it specifically for my Archos 605, but I suspect it will work for any "loose" device which is moreorless just a filesystem. The requirement is that when you mount your device on to your computer, it shows up as just another drive. It won't work with iPods. It was also written specifically to handle the organised iTunes music library (i.e., Artist > Album > Track) although it ought to work with most others.

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what does it need

It was written in Visual Basic Express for the .NET framework 2.0. You will need the framework for it to work (the installer will do this for you if necessary). That's about it. You might need administrator privileges to install it. I've only tried it on Windows XP, but any OS that will run .NET 2.0 ought to be fine.

sounds great. gimme it.

OK, fine. But please read these important notes.

• It has only been tested on Windows XP and an iTunes music library for transferring files to an Archos 605 Wifi. It worked flawlessly there, but that doesn't mean it will work so well for you.
• It comes with absolutely zero warranty or guarantees, or in fact, anything other than the program.
• It does not do anything like remove copy protection. In fact it doesn't even read the iTunes library XML file - it ONLY looks at the file structure and copies what you tell it to do (which is how it could really work with any file structure.)
• How you use this or what it does for you is entirely up to you. I will not be held responsible for any use, misuse or anything action arising out of the use of this software. So if it kills your computer or you use it to steal all of your best friend's music, that's up to you and nothing to do with me.
• It's released under a GPL style license, so use it, reverse engineer it, do what you want with it, but if you do re-release it, please acknowledge my efforts in the first instance.

yeh yeh yeh, just gimme it.

More information and installation instructions are included in the download.