So there's the Sing That iTune! widget, which got me thinking...is there a tool that can automatically add lyrics to songs in iTunes?
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Tool that automatically adds lyrics to songs in iTunes?
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Yes, Sing That iTune Widget works great for the mac. It will automatically download and insert into iTunes. There are some songs that it won't find, but overall it has saved me a lot of time.
http://www.apple.com/downloads/dashboard/music/singthatitune.html
http://www.apple.com/downloads/dashboard/music/singthatitune.html
Really? Didn't work for me at all. Just keeping on spinning that little orange light next to 'Active Tagging'
I still haven't found an application that actually tags the lyrics of a currently playing song. Its not like we are doing something complicated like trying to find an honest politician or anything!
EDIT:
Rather than just bitching about the problem on a forum, I decided to keep at it. That light mentioned above is a sign that it is not working and no lyrics will be tagged. The light should be green.
The application will work if you are logged in as an Administrator and not as a Standard User.
Another application to try which works really well on bulk (as in entire library) tags is Pollux, which goes for ten bucks a year. It seems to work on selected tracks and on tracks as they are added, but I don't think it works on tracks as you listen like the Get Lyrical app does.
Yes, it works, but on my MBP 15" 2,8Ghz it uses around 38% CPU, even if it is in idle mode.
I found this nice tool Tune Instructor while searching for some program to manage tags and lyrics and covers. it doesn't load the lyrics automatically, but for batches/albums this is the choice to go with - and it's freeware!
Regards, Baguette.
Regards, Baguette.
To do an entire library use get lyrical and needle drop. Set get lyrical to active tagging and then add the needle drop script to iTunes. Needle drop will play each song for an amount of time that you specify (I use 10 seconds). So needle drop will play each song for a few seconds and get lyrical will add the lyrics.
What a great combination. This is working perfectly for me, minus a few songs that are unable to locate lyrics. No biggie.
I am just watching the orange light turn from orange to green, and presto. Lyrics added to my library. Now I am just going to leave my music going for weeks....
I used this one: http://lastlineofcode.com/ArtworkFinderEng. Pretty and simple.
I rarely add stuff to my iTunes, so I used evaluation only, but it did the job for me.
I rarely add stuff to my iTunes, so I used evaluation only, but it did the job for me.
What a great combination. This is working perfectly for me, minus a few songs that are unable to locate lyrics. No biggie.
I am just watching the orange light turn from orange to green, and presto. Lyrics added to my library. Now I am just going to leave my music going for weeks....
You don't need this step. Select your entire library (or some subset of it) and click "Tag Selection" in the Get lyrical window. It will work it's way through all the songs, and give you a playlist with the unsuccessful results when it's done.
I just ran a batch, and it took about 20 minutes for 200 songs, on ADSL.
+1 for Get Lyrical (free) (http://shullian.com/get_lyrical.php). It can add lyrics for some or all of your songs without needing to play any of them.
It worked wonderfully for me, tagging 2,500 songs (but taking 2 or 3 hours or so, IIRC). I was so grateful I immediately donated to the developer.
It worked wonderfully for me, tagging 2,500 songs (but taking 2 or 3 hours or so, IIRC). I was so grateful I immediately donated to the developer.
What a great combination. This is working perfectly for me, minus a few songs that are unable to locate lyrics. No biggie.
I am just watching the orange light turn from orange to green, and presto. Lyrics added to my library. Now I am just going to leave my music going for weeks....
You could just select all of your albums or songs and "Tag Selected" in Get Lyrical.
I've read through thread after thread and have tried many of the suggestions. after hours of loads and testing I have come to the point that for me the best app is MiniLyrics by Crintsoft. This app will auto-tag, multiple skins, auto scrolls and support which will actually reply to your questions. Its written for windows but has a plugin which works perfect with my rMBP. If you're looking for a good lyrics app you may want to give this a spin.