Google Music Beta

[Tyler Perez]

slightly off topic, but maybe not. Wondering if someone can help me out.

Whats the easiest way to have my songs in itunes available to me on my phone, whether I stream from the internet or bring it to my phone..just looking for the simplest.

For all the products i've used, streaming music everywhere I go... Google Music is prime, I'm really enjoying it so far...

 

[yeah yeah]

Any way of adding individual songs to your music.google? I had just one song I wanted to add...but didn't know what to do. Didn't want to create a specific folder just for the 1 song then upload that folder. OSX user too.

 

[marctronixx]

just copy and paste the song into the folder that synced to GM..

 

[yeah yeah]

I have all my songs organized by album name. So I have folders for each album. For all my songs that aren't part of an album, I just throw them in a folder called SINGLES. I have the song in that folder....as well as 500+ other songs. I don't want to upload the entire folder, just the one song.

 

[marctronixx]

what matters to GM is the ID3 tags. you can have all your songs.. all 100000,0000,00 of them.. in one folder on your local drive and have separate and unique ID3 tags for the songs. GM will put the songs in the correct album when it uplaods the songs.

example, i have a folder for , say, pandora tracks i purchased off there.. and say, my own tracks i made, and then some Rips of CDs over the years.. they all have proper ID3 tag and even though they may be in different folders locally, once GM uploads them they all get put into their proper albums in GM.

so when i say you can just cut and paste a song or two you want to upload, just put it in a folder and label it "singles" or some such. as long as you have the correct ID3 tags, they will sort into the correct albums in GM if they are part of a certain album.

i think we are both on the same page...

 

[yeah yeah]

LOL, we're on the same page, I just don't feel like copying the song into another folder, and uploading that folder I just wanted you to say, "oh you can change that setting by doing so-and-so and choosing individual songs instead" lol.

 

[Fbomb!]

As songs continue to upload...A bunch of albums that have the proper artwork (in WMP, itunes, audiogalaxy,etc) are all coming up in Gmusic with Public Enemy FOBP artwork.

 

[falconey]

As songs continue to upload...A bunch of albums that have the proper artwork (in WMP, itunes, audiogalaxy,etc) are all coming up in Gmusic with Public Enemy FOBP artwork.

You may have to retag your music with one of the editor's that's been posted.

 

[MyNamesTooLong]

Anyone know how long this will be free, or what happens to us users who are enjoying it free now?

 

[KENNECTED]

Anyone know how long this will be free, or what happens to us users who are enjoying it free now?

I assumed it would be free like all there other products. Have you read something to suggest this product will charge down the line?

 

[ArmageddonX]

This might be a stupid question... but... I have tons of iTunes music I bought years ago and don't listen to anymore because my iPod broke. Is there anyway to import my music directly into Google Music and not use iTunes at all?

Edit: Some of my older music has DRM on it. Doesn't iTunes offer to remove that for 30 cents a song? I don't mind paying to have full access to my music. Trying to figure this out to make the switch to Google Music... Installing iTunes now and importing my old iTunes library from my portable HDD.

Edit #2: Ok, it looks like I have around 450 out of 1760 songs in my iTunes library that are DRM protected. Around $130 to have Apple remove it and listen to ALL my music wherever I want to... I'm considering it... I'll admit, it's annoying to be told you need to pay for music, again, that you already purchased...

 

[Fbomb!]

You may have to retag your music with one of the editor's that's been posted.

Tags are fine. Gmusic is the only music application that does that. It's fine everywhere else. It's almost like Gmusic messed the tag up internally.

 

[mikedt]

Tags are fine. Gmusic is the only music application that does that. It's fine everywhere else. It's almost like Gmusic messed the tag up internally.

Maybe it's ignoring the 'track number' in the ID3 tags with a certain version of the ID3. I've found some cheap or older MP3 players will often do this.

 

[Fbomb!]

Somethings up with it...I'm sitting here with gmusic open and I hear scratching. I thought it was outside. Turns out it was speaker static at random times. Closed gmusic (browser) and the noise went away.

 

[MyNamesTooLong]

I assumed it would be free like all there other products. Have you read something to suggest this product will charge down the line?

Just in rsndom threads

 

[Jaysus]

Go to google music and clear the data and force stop the app..

settings--application--manage applications--google music

That worked for me - huge thanks!

 

[AlexNC]

My main gripe so far is that it does not recognize changes in meta data on the PC side. For example, I changed a few 'Artist' and 'Album Artist' tags in music on my PC, but Google Music web and phone app does not recognize these changes.

I would also like to see Soundtracks organize a little better. I would like to see a toggle for "part of a compilation".

*** Anyone that also believes Google needs to monitor meta data changes, please voice your concern in the following Google site ...
http://www.google.com/support/forum/p/Google+Apps/thread?tid=1c5e224fdd13bdf8&hl=en

 

[OstrichSaK]

In order to get my soundtracks to show up as the same album I had to go back and edit all of my soundtrack items to VARIOUS ARTIST which I hate doing when I know who the artist is. Lame that Google Music lists them as separate albums when the actual albums are the exact same. There needs to be an easier way to delete an item from Google Music and then add it again too.

 

[AlexNC]

In order to get my soundtracks to show up as the same album I had to go back and edit all of my soundtrack items to VARIOUS ARTIST which I hate doing when I know who the artist is. Lame that Google Music lists them as separate albums when the actual albums are the exact same. There needs to be an easier way to delete an item from Google Music and then add it again too.

That is exactly what I did too. But Google does not monitor tag changes on the PC, so it does not show up on the Google Music web site or my phone app. So, in order to make it work I have to change it both on my PC, and then in the wep page. Lame. I hope they fix this soon.

 

[OstrichSaK]

That is exactly what I did too. But Google does not monitor tag changes on the PC, so it does not show up on the Google Music web site or my phone app. So, in order to make it work I have to change it both on my PC, and then in the wep page. Lame. I hope they fix this soon.

I usually make notes of the items that need to be updated and then delete them from the Google Music cloud. I then move them from my Music folder on my PC to somewhere else to edit and work on. Once done I move them back and let Music Manager upload them again. Only problem is if these tracks are in a playlist you have to add them again. Twice already I've had to delete my entire library and upload again. Not fun. Google is onto something but needs to hurry up with addressing these issues and push it to end users before people get pissed and give up for good.

 

[AlexNC]

I usually make notes of the items that need to be updated and then delete them from the Google Music cloud. I then move them from my Music folder on my PC to somewhere else to edit and work on. Once done I move them back and let Music Manager upload them again. Only problem is if these tracks are in a playlist you have to add them again. Twice already I've had to delete my entire library and upload again. Not fun. Google is onto something but needs to hurry up with addressing these issues and push it to end users before people get pissed and give up for good.

That was my next plan.
If I delete an album from the Google Beta website, does it delete from my PC too? I assume it does not, but just want to be safe.

Also, I have Google Music monitoring one folder on my PC ... My Music. Where all my music is stored under in sub-folders. Will your advised method above work for my situation? I would think the upload manager would ignore this album since I told it to delete it from the webpage. Or, does moving the album back and forth like you mentioned trick it into thinking new music is added?

I agree, Google Music is a great service. It is almost perfect for me. Though, it is beta, right =)

 

[OstrichSaK]

That was my next plan.
If I delete an album from the Google Beta website, does it delete from my PC too? I assume it does not, but just want to be safe.

Also, I have Google Music monitoring one folder on my PC ... My Music. Where all my music is stored under in sub-folders. Will your advised method above work for my situation? I would think the upload manager would ignore this album since I told it to delete it from the webpage. Or, does moving the album back and forth like you mentioned trick it into thinking new music is added?

I agree, Google Music is a great service. It is almost perfect for me. Though, it is beta, right =)

No, I haven't had it delete anything from my local machine when I delete it from my cloud account. I created another folder outside of what I told Music Manager to monitor for files that need to be edited. I can copy files there from other devices that need tag info edited and album art added as well as items in my Music folder that need to be edited. Then I just move those files to that folder and Music Manager does it's thing. Not the easiest but it's a way to make things jive.

 

[Bex35]

This might be a stupid question... but... I have tons of iTunes music I bought years ago and don't listen to anymore because my iPod broke. Is there anyway to import my music directly into Google Music and not use iTunes at all?

Edit: Some of my older music has DRM on it. Doesn't iTunes offer to remove that for 30 cents a song? I don't mind paying to have full access to my music. Trying to figure this out to make the switch to Google Music... Installing iTunes now and importing my old iTunes library from my portable HDD.

Edit #2: Ok, it looks like I have around 450 out of 1760 songs in my iTunes library that are DRM protected. Around $130 to have Apple remove it and listen to ALL my music wherever I want to... I'm considering it... I'll admit, it's annoying to be told you need to pay for music, again, that you already purchased...

You can download Music Manager from the Music Beta webpage then select other folders to upload from - completely independent from iTunes.

 

[derm318]

I have just uploaded about 2600 songs from my computer to the Music Beta file. When I open the Music Player I see only 1 album. How do I get the rest of my uploaded music into a library so that I can play the songs?

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