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Here
is an overview of the requirements needed to use
TouchTone Audio System software:
- Winamp, iTunes or DirectShow (if you have Windows Media Player, you have DirectShow) [details]
- Tagged
Music File Collection [details]
or formatted filenames (see file masking
options)
- Computer
Specifications:
Winamp
is optional, but recommended: If
you have a decent mp3 collection, then chances
are you've heard of Winamp and probably even have
it installed. Winamp is an extremely popular free
music player available online.
If you already have Winamp, please note that Winamp
version 2 or 5 will work, but not version 3.
We have not used version 3 because the other versions
are better suited to provide the services required
by the TouchTone software. There is no such thing
as version 4.
The
TouchTone Audio System software can combine it's
simple "touch screen" style interface
and multi-level playlist options with the backend
"playing power" of Winamp. This gives
users the music quality, reliability,
and superior audio quality that Winamp is
known for throughout the mp3 guru community, as well as multiple plug-in support. However, you do not need Winamp to run TouchTone. It will work just fine with DirectShow, which is installed by default with Windows Media Player.
You can download the latest version of Winamp
here:
- http://www.winamp.com
- Click on "Download Winamp"
(for your convenience, this links opens in a
new window)
Tagged
Music File Collection:
Most
music files that you download will already be
"tagged," which means that the music
information (artist, album, title, etc) is located
in the file. The TouchTone software uses this
information in it's "jukebox" layout.
Of course, some mp3s may not be tagged and
some
may need their tags cleaned up a bit. If an mp3
is not tagged, TouchTone will place it in the
"No Artist" or "Not Tagged"
category in the Artist List. Or you can use the
file masking options to have TouchTone use the
information in the filename.
To
create/edit the tag information for your music
files, we recommend the following software programs:
- TagScanner
(free)
- Dr.
Tag (advanced tagger)
- Dr.
Tag Plus! (pro tagger and more)
- Other
tagging programs can be found here
(for your convenience,
these links will open in a new window; please
close the window to return here)
Running TouchTone as Administrator on Windows Vista : Go to "C:\Program Files\TouchTone 3" and locate "TouchTone.exe" then Right-Click it and choose properties. Click the "Compatibility" tab, at the bottom there is a check box "Run this program as an administrator".
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