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<blockquote data-quote="Jordan" data-source="post: 373873" data-attributes="member: 88347">Look into MediaMonkey.&nbsp; First, it's easy to recode your FLACs.&nbsp; Personally, I have my 300+/- CDs ripped as FLAC, and a mix of APE and MP3 files from - well, let's call them &quot;other sources&quot; - and MM is great for organization and tagging. It is also fabulous at syncing to multiple portables (I have an old ipod I use in the car, a creative MuVo, and a SwimP3). With the gold version - yes, it's not free - you can convert your main library on the fly to a portable using a separate rule set for each portable. As for your conundrum, it is possible to map a directory (i.e. /compressed music/) to a drive letter and then set that up in media monkey as a portable device. Then, when selected to do so in MM, that folder will be synchronized with your main library using the rules you've set up*. It's not really a core function of MM, but it works. You should be able to then make any updates or changes to your main library (fixing tags, adding playlists, rating tracks) and have that information passed into the secondary library. NOTE: I haven't personally verified this, as I tend to get about 3 hours a quarter to play with it, and just haven't really tested out all the features. I do know that the MP4 encoder tends to fail from time to time in MM, but the MP3 encoder (LAME, iirc) is flawless.*I don't know if the synchronization is two-way, which would back-sync changes (last-played, track ratings, tag changes) to your main library.&nbsp; That has both promise and pitfalls. Again, I don't know if the back-sync is performed, but I'm sure somebody over at the MM forums can answer it.PS - if you just need a static sync, use Foobar2000.&nbsp; In its base configuration it is frill-free, but it gets the job done. I've used it for this before, and it worked admirably.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Jordan, post: 373873, member: 88347"] Look into MediaMonkey. First, it's easy to recode your FLACs. Personally, I have my 300+/- CDs ripped as FLAC, and a mix of APE and MP3 files from - well, let's call them "other sources" - and MM is great for organization and tagging. It is also fabulous at syncing to multiple portables (I have an old ipod I use in the car, a creative MuVo, and a SwimP3). With the gold version - yes, it's not free - you can convert your main library on the fly to a portable using a separate rule set for each portable. As for your conundrum, it is possible to map a directory (i.e. /compressed music/) to a drive letter and then set that up in media monkey as a portable device. Then, when selected to do so in MM, that folder will be synchronized with your main library using the rules you've set up*. It's not really a core function of MM, but it works. You should be able to then make any updates or changes to your main library (fixing tags, adding playlists, rating tracks) and have that information passed into the secondary library. NOTE: I haven't personally verified this, as I tend to get about 3 hours a quarter to play with it, and just haven't really tested out all the features. I do know that the MP4 encoder tends to fail from time to time in MM, but the MP3 encoder (LAME, iirc) is flawless. *I don't know if the synchronization is two-way, which would back-sync changes (last-played, track ratings, tag changes) to your main library. That has both promise and pitfalls. Again, I don't know if the back-sync is performed, but I'm sure somebody over at the MM forums can answer it. PS - if you just need a static sync, use Foobar2000. In its base configuration it is frill-free, but it gets the job done. I've used it for this before, and it worked admirably. [/QUOTE]

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