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[sf_adam]

I'm quite excited to see the advancements in MC11. I own and love MC10 for tag management, burning audio CDs, and editing MP3s. To describe my usage style, I find myself 'working through' 5-10 albums at a time, listening to songs, cleaning up tags, categorizing them, editing the files (setting new fades or cropping), converting bit rates, and then putting them into my repository. I then move on to another group of albums. In addition, I create mp3 or audio mixes from the songs in the repository.

I had a couple of feature requests. Hopefully they will not start any flame wars.

I would love it if features I use all the time were not several menu levels down. For ex. Import media. Can that be #2 under File instead of under file, library?

Also, I LOVE the 'last used' menu item which appears on the top of the right-click menu popup in Media Library. Can you expand this to allow the last 5 used menu items? Most of the features I use are in the Library Tools sub-menu (fill/rename properties, find/replace, clean file props), and it slows me down trying to get to them.

The idea of 'custom menus' based on frequent user activity sounds great to me.


I would also really appreciate better integration of the media editor. I'd like to right click one or more songs, and have the option to 'edit track'. Currently I have to open the editor application from tools, and again, a sub-menu, advanced tools. Then I need to locate and open the file.

I'd also love a slight update of media editor, including the following toolbar buttons: fade in, fade out, and insert silence. A 'customize toolbar' feature would do it. Also, the ability to right-click on a highlighted selection of a song to get a menu with zoom in, cut, insert silence, fade in or fade out would also be great.

Finally, I really appreciate the flexibility of 'edit view schemes'. I was hoping there was a way I could have a 'locations' view item where I could choose several folder locations on my drives/ networked computers. Navigating to them using the 'drives and devices' is tedious since they are 7-8 levels deep. The idea is I can flip between my repository and my 'working on' files quickly.


That's about it. Your forums look like there's a friendly and open dialog about the development of your great product. Hopefully this will be taken in the same spirit.

I look forward to V11.
Adam

[Robert Taylor]

Import Media can be added to the toolbar (right-click the toolbar/menu area and select "customise toolbar" then it's just a click away...

You can customise the number of last used items in the right-click menu (Tools / Options / Tree & View / Advanced / Right click recent command count) up to a max of 8

[dcwebman]

You can customise the number of last used items in the right-click menu (Tools / Options / Tree & View / Advanced / Right click recent command count) up to a max of 8

That was a thing I was always wishing too. Thanks for pointing out the option! Seems like there are so many different options in the program that it's just a problem trying to find where the right one is. BTW, is anybody updating the help as the program progresses?

[glynor]

I had a couple of feature requests. Hopefully they will not start any flame wars.

Unlikely.  I haven't figured it out, but for some reason people seem to be civil here (whereas they aren't just about everywhere else).  Maybe it's because MC is such a great program that we're all just really happy people!   

(ha ha)

I would love it if features I use all the time were not several menu levels down. For ex. Import media. Can that be #2 under File instead of under file, library?

I don't think you'll get this request (or else everyone would want it changed), but you can add a toolbar button for this function.  Go to Tools --> Options --> Tree & View --> Customize Toolbars.  You can add buttons to the toolbar at the top of the program (next to File, Edit, View, etc) or at the Bottom (where it shows the name of the currently selected song or the number of tracks/size/etc).

Also, I LOVE the 'last used' menu item which appears on the top of the right-click menu popup in Media Library. Can you expand this to allow the last 5 used menu items? Most of the features I use are in the Library Tools sub-menu (fill/rename properties, find/replace, clean file props), and it slows me down trying to get to them.

You can do this, at least in version 11...  Tools --> Options --> Tree & View --> Advanced --> Right Click recent command count

EDIT:  I just realized that Lunchmeat answered both of those questions, and my post was pointless.  I think I'm still asleep this morning.

If you're not using version 11, I would recommend you try it.  Make a backup of your library first (the database files, not the media files) in case you want to "go back" to 10 and give it a go!  It's got MANY new features that make it very worthwhile.  It isn't done yet, and isn't perfect, but is definately stable enough for everyday use.

[sf_adam]

Excellent news. Thank you for the tutorial.