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I'm a very happy DBPowerAmp paid user. And I would love a library manager with the features of PerfectTunes. But PerfectTunes isn't really a library manager - it's a handful of utilities.
Here's what's missing.
1. A single user interface that can
(a) Search the library quickly (as opposed to iTunes that searches slowly) and display the albums elegantly (including works/movements where appropriate)
(b) Play search results (including by track, album, and work), with gapless playback where appropriate
(c) Organize files on disk - similarly to how Itunes does but perhaps smarter. There's room for integration with CD ripper here to rip directly into the library.
No program does all three of these things well. Itunes is terrible at searching. Windows Media Player is terrible with metadata and doesn't organize. Getting these basics right would be extremely valuable to collectors like me.
Much of what's in PerfectTunes now isn't helpful to long term to DBPowerAmp users. Long-time DBPowerAmp users won't need in-library AccurateRip verification - we verify when we rip. DBPowerAmp users don't need another utility to adjust their artwork - we do that with DBPowerAmp when we rip. But getting search and playback right makes will make the program indispensable daily.
Here's what's missing.
1. A single user interface that can
(a) Search the library quickly (as opposed to iTunes that searches slowly) and display the albums elegantly (including works/movements where appropriate)
(b) Play search results (including by track, album, and work), with gapless playback where appropriate
(c) Organize files on disk - similarly to how Itunes does but perhaps smarter. There's room for integration with CD ripper here to rip directly into the library.
No program does all three of these things well. Itunes is terrible at searching. Windows Media Player is terrible with metadata and doesn't organize. Getting these basics right would be extremely valuable to collectors like me.
Much of what's in PerfectTunes now isn't helpful to long term to DBPowerAmp users. Long-time DBPowerAmp users won't need in-library AccurateRip verification - we verify when we rip. DBPowerAmp users don't need another utility to adjust their artwork - we do that with DBPowerAmp when we rip. But getting search and playback right makes will make the program indispensable daily.
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