Here's what Collectorz.com customers have to say about Music Collector
Nathan Thue about Music Collector
June 21, 2009WOW!! This was among the BEST customer service I have ever gotten!
I wrote and asked two specific questions, and you sent me a response the next morning with exactly the information I needed, neatly organized, and clearly presented. I had no problems at all backing up my stuff, and restoring everything.
You have a Collectorz fan for life! Thanks a million. (And please, I beg you... Teach Microsoft what customer service is supposed to do!)
Again, thanks for your wonderful products, and for your amazing customer service.
Alan Wood about Music Collector
March 01, 2009I am not after support - I wanted to thank and congratulate you for the Music Collector software.
So easy to work with and so practical.
What an impressive piece of work!
Sheryl Dudley about Music Collector
February 18, 2009I can't tell you how much I love this software. It does everything I need and much more.
I've always wanted to catalog all my CD's and tried to create my own database. However, I kept having to add fields and go back to edit every single CD. About 2 years ago, I gave up.
I've only cataloged about 150 in Music Collector, but, it's been a breeze. I know I've yet to discover all the ways it can manipulate the data, but, I'll get there.
I really like that it doesn't eat gobs of memory and there's no 'terminate-stay-ready' embedded in the software and sitting in my systray. (I hate those things.) Simple to use straight-forward software. I'm in heaven.
I believe this is going to save me a great deal of money, as I have a tendency to purchase duplicate CD's because I can't remember if I already own it. The online music retailers are going to be very unhappy and so will my friends, to whom I give all my duplicates.
Now, I can see the light at the end of the CD cataloging tunnel and it's not an oncoming train. I hope you get rich off of this; you deserve it for saving my CD collecting butt!
Thank you !
Dwight Hutton about Music Collector
February 14, 2009I just spent some time scanning in about 150 of my 700 CDs.
Your software is amazing.
I have just started exploring it and already I am impressed. As an engineer and programmer, I understand the complexity of good database and user interface design.
WELL DONE !!!
I am looking forward to finding new features as I go further.
Keep up the good work.
Elmer Booze about Music Collector
December 14, 2008I'm just now getting to read your recent e-mail and am appalled at the messages sent to you by customers who, in coming upon a problem with one of your outstanding products, failed to address you with a more conciliatory question such as: "Can you suggest a probable cause as to why my copy, downloaded from your site, does not seem to work on my computer?"
Your response to each of them was quite diplomatic and I applaud you for being levelheaded in solving their problems. It never seems to amaze me that most people demand respect, but are short on being respectful.
However, if it will raise your morale and the morale of your colleagues a little more with regards to your products and services, I, as a satisfied customer, have not had any problem with the downloading of my "trial edition" of the Music Collector Software.
I have been working with the instructions given on how to get started and I am ecstatic over the results thus far. Moreover, I am anxiously awaiting now for the arrival of my scanner to begin cataloging my collection, which has been on my shelves and in boxes for years with no order.
Your product is a godsend and should be a must for all record and cd collectors, no exception. Finally, to quote a well-known phrase: "Build a better mouse trap, and the world will beat a path to your door."
The overwhelming response to your product (s) proves the validity of the above phrase. Keep up the great work.
Velpo Robertson about Music Collector
December 10, 2008I recently purchased your Music Collector Pro software and after entering about 250 CDs (a fraction of my collection) I had to write to tell you how pleased I am with the database.
So far, there's not a single thing that I haven't been able to achieve.
Too often people take good products for granted so I had to write to say Bravo!
Peter Beda about Music Collector
December 07, 2008I have to tell you what I think about Music Collector.
I looked for a program that I could understand and would not be time consuming to keep track of my hundreds of CDs. I looked at several and when I found yours had a free trial, I thought that is wonderful I could try it before buying it.
I was very pleased but I thought one thing would make it ideal,the ability to use my Cuecat scanner I got from RadioShack and had no use for until now. I checked the latest on your website and found to my delight it might be possible to use the Cuecat (it is the old type without a USB connection,it splices into the keyboard connection) so I plugged it in and tried it, The first try didn't work but the next one did-WOW!
I knew I had to pay for the license key to get unlimited use as I used up the free trial very soon!
I cannot thank you enough but I will tell my friends what a wonderful program you created and urge them to try it then buy it.
John B. Miller about Music Collector
September 28, 2008I have both Music Collector and Movie Collector, and what marvelous programs they are for collectors like me. I now have about 3,000 movies and 3,000 albums in my collections.
Joe Baker about Music Collector
September 01, 2008I just wanted to let you know, that I absolutely love the Music Collector. I need to check out the video collector also. I have over 1000 CDs to catalog first. Thanks for you fine work!!!
I really don't know exactly what I have and what I need. Your collection will help me clear that up. It's terrible getting over 60 and losing your long & short term memory.
Milton Scheuermann about Music Collector
August 27, 2008In June I purchased your Music Collector Pro program which I think is just fantastic. I use it to catalog our ever growing CD collection of now some 4,000 recordings.
This is for the CD library of the New Orleans Musica da Camera, a non-profit performing ensemble of early music which I founded & co-direct. We are now in our 43rd year.
John Killick about Music Collector
July 15, 2008Thank you for a brilliant product!
I had been searching ages for the right cataloging system as I had 4,000 albums vinyl, over 3,000 7"singles, 2,000 12"singles and about 2,000 CDs to input and of course all the vinyl has to be manually input (I cheat by treating it as a CD then changing tracks etc.)
Sue Milton about Music Collector
June 30, 2008The one thing I think is great, is that since purchasing music collector I haven't purchased duplicate CDs, a thing that I use to do quite often.
Many thanks for your product. It is great!
James C. Gebbia about Music Collector
June 19, 2008My name is James C. Gebbia I live in the desert southwest in the wonderful state of Arizona in the great country of the United States. I first want to say your database for collectors (mainly CDs) is great! I have at the time of writing this 11,021 silver pressed factory CDs not including 99 cdrs of various colors that are band and/or band authorized issued. I add about 25-50 CDs monthly to my collection.
I have been using Music Collector to manage my cd collection now for about 3 years. I mainly listen to all genres of rock music from 1964 to present. I really enjoy Music Collector, it keeps my collection very well organized alphabetically by band name, title of cd, year released, label and number of tracks.
Without Music Collector I wouldn't know what to do with my collection. I love to add to the database when I find that rare CD that's not in the database, but thats pretty uncommon.
Mike Hotz about Music Collector
June 02, 2008Might I tell you that I have been collecting music for 35 years, and with more than 8200 albums, your software is the very best available anywhere. I have tried other databases, but for ease of use, screen layout, report printing, and reliability, nothing compares to Collectorz, especially since you've improved the software so much compared to seven or eight years ago. Simply amazing.
John Chadwick about Music Collector
May 20, 2008I am a SQL programmer by profession but a blues music collector by passion. I had been playing around writing my own program for my collection (about 4000 cd's). I did the 30 day trial of your program mostly to get ideas - your program was so good I quit building my own.
I buy sell trade borrow Blues CD's in a large local blues society and your program makes managing my collection very easy. Thank you for this fine product - I have recommended it to all I come across. I even recommended it to a movie (shudder :)) collector the other day. Nice work.
Randolph Chilson about Music Collector
April 04, 2008Your software has been a breathe of fresh air for me. I was an advocate user of Microsoft Access and Excel to manage my collection. A friend of mine turned me on to your site. One day (about a year ago) I finally downloaded a trial version and liked what I saw.
It took me about 32 hours to input all my CDs which was about 1900 at the time. Since then my collection has grown to just under 3750. Using a handheld scanner is a great way to input the information. What I really like is I can search for a particular song or Artist. It takes a little time to return the results but I know it's because of the size of my collection.
I will probably change my DVD collection over to use your software as well. I have about 1200 DVD movies.
Linda Rogers about Music Collector
November 12, 2007I love the software. I decided to check out the music software and just purchased that from your site a couple of days ago. I haven't had a chance to start organizing our music collection but will as soon as I can wade through all our movies. If it works as well as the movie software... I shall be very pleased.
We purchase quite a few foreign disks of both movies and music so it is very, very nice that we can search foreign databases for the information on this portion of our collections. I only ran into about a dozen movies that were not listed anywhere on any of the databases. The ability to scan and add the covers is priceless.
David Halliday about Music Collector
November 09, 2007I have completed cataloging my CD collection in record time, thanks to the thoughtful way your program works, and its amazingly easy-to-use features. Your customer service is A1 too!!
Mavis Sergeant about Music Collector
September 12, 2007Have just downloaded my own version via the web of the Music Collectors program. Have been trying for YEARS to get my husband to catalogue his music collection. Thank you so much for making it such an easy process, have put in about 120 already and still have more to add. Thanks again.
Ron Wyllys about Music Collector
August 08, 2007I have an ever-growing admiration for Music Collector and the many nice features in it. I've been going through my Artists List, changing names to the style of "last name, first name". After many manual reformattings of the Sort Name for entries in the AL, I just now discovered what you've provided in the "down arrow Generate" button. What a nice feature! And it's not the first time I've said that to myself as I've continued to process our music collection into Music Collector!
You have really developed a sophisticated program! And being a retired teacher of, among things, relational database theory, I have some idea of how much work must have gone into making Music Collector as good as it is.
Chuck Taylor about Music Collector
August 08, 2007After I had already purchased my 8th duplicate CD, I decided it was high time to inventory my collection to prevent it from happening again.
I downloaded 5 or 6 other comparable software pieces, which were designed to do what your music collector does. Believe me, the competition's programs are junk in comparison to yours. I didn't have to load but two or three CDs into the other's demo programs to realize that I didn't need the frustration I was already experiencing at least another 800 times.
I loved your program from the beginning and I still do. It is designed well, and is very user friendly. I would recommend this program to anyone who needs to keep an accounting of their collection, for whatever reason.
Debbie Miner about Music Collector
June 06, 2007I just recently ordered 3 collectors plus the bar scanner about a month ago. I tested the music collector out with a few CDs and it works great.
Love it!
Phil Spressart about Music Collector
May 02, 2007Please, allow me to first thank you for your wonderful products. I've been using Music Collector since it was Keep It Compact 1 and as I've added more things to my life, I've added more Collectorz products and I should buy the scanner one of these days.
Francisco Javier Salmador about Music Collector
April 13, 2007I downloaded the trial and it really is the best program that I had used and had seen and I have used about 12 different programs! Congratulations! Tomorrow morning I will do the order for the pro version.
Paolo Rolando Perino about Music Collector
April 10, 2007I own 5000 cds and your Music Collector is a wonderful software, really useful and easy.. Thanks a lot for this and thanks for your support: I had some help needs in the past and the help came always very quickly, precise and kind!! I recommended your products to many friends.
Stuart Blackaller about Music Collector
March 29, 2007Firstly, thank you for an excellent program which I've just purchased having used the trial edition. The software has answered all my needs. Not only do I love music, but have enjoyed keeping records of different things since I was young, so this software is perfect. In fact it exceeds my needs!!
Philip Mahnken about Music Collector
January 25, 2007I am very happy with your product, and with your terrific (not in the terror inducing connotation of that word) support service.
Joe Loreti about Music Collector
January 18, 2007I just completed adding all my CD albums to my CD Library. I am very pleased with your software. In fact, the more I use the software the better I like the wide scope of possibilities that is available.
Gero Falletta about Music Collector
January 18, 2007Music Collector is a fantastic Program for Music Fans and Collectors who want to have the data of their Record-Collection with all details in one database. I tried different programs before. None was better than this! You buy it once for a very low price and you get a very good support plus regular updates.
You guys are doing a great Job and you know exactly what we collectors need. Go on like this! Thanks a lot for your great work! The program is absolutely fantastic.
Bradley McInnes about Music Collector
December 15, 2006Your product is excellent and the more I use it the more impressed I become. Keep up the good work.
Brenda Ough about Music Collector
December 09, 2006I love the software---I have over 1000 books in my home library and would never keep them straight without Book Collector---high recommend it! Now I can enjoy the Music Collector and will put it to good use as my CD collection is also growing and getting more difficult to organize.
Thanks again for your prompt attention and for the software!
Phillip F McNall about Music Collector
October 06, 2006Just wanted to thank you once again for a superior product. I'm a 70 year old rank amateur, but am constantly in awe of your software and its user friendliness... rare these days.
My 60 year old jazz collection is almost done thanks to your program and the scanner. BRAVO ZULU!!!!
Angela Cornelius about Music Collector
August 11, 2006Music Collector is an absolutely wonderful product, as a DJ I would recommend it to anyone. I have my entire collection stored on my laptop, so I can take it to my gigs with me.
It saves me so much time and stress because I can easily look up track listings in a matter of seconds. With several hundred CD's, it's impossible to memorize whats on all of them.
I also use music collector to allow patrons to view my collection on my computer, so no one has to touch my CDs.
Dries Dokter about Music Collector
June 06, 2006I have been a registered MuC user from before it was even called Music Collector (it was called KIC Music at the time) and have had only pleasant surprises since then.
All of the questions and suggestions I have given in the past 6 years were used one way or the other to improve and enhance MuC. But more important most of the functionality I needed was added long before I even realized I needed it (most recent example: export to iPod).
What I find most surprising is that I am still using the lifetime license I bought in the KIC Music time (and when Muc became Muc standard and Muc Pro, this license was changed to Pro automatically).
I don't normally write messages like this but I just thought I had to let you know.
Keep up the good work!
Phillip McNall about Music Collector
April 04, 2006Your program is marvelous. BRAVO ZULU!!! (US Navy term for WELL DONE).
Ian Kennedy about Music Collector
March 21, 2006Just to say how pleased I am with these two programs, I have been looking at (and trying) many but these have just the right combination of great layout and features plus ease of use-highly recommended!
Mathew J. Deroko about Music Collector
March 09, 2006Thank you gentlemen. I appreciate the quick response to my email and I just want to say that I use your product daily and it had NEVER failed me.
Always leave it to the Dutch to put out a superior product.
Peter Meudell about Music Collector
March 08, 2006I should say how impressed I am with the program and, after a few more days evaluation, I'm sure I'll buy it. I'm also impressed by your help and support to me and, as I can see on the support forum, how you support users in general.
Regards and many thanks.
Ariel Fligler about Music Collector
September 30, 2005I am a software engineer by profession and developed my own CD programs in Access and other tools in the past.
Your product is a gem by any standard - completion of the solution (Palm support), performance, functionality, usability and value for Money (the integration with the Flic scanner I got today is marvelous).
Paul Seagrove about Music Collector
August 20, 2005I would like to say how pleased I am with the Music Collector software that I have been using for over a year now. It is excellent value for money, particularly when you consider that lifetime support is included in the original purchase price, as well as being functionally rich and stable.
Richard P. Durden about Music Collector
August 13, 2005I've had your Music Collector software since May 2002. The addition of the Flic Scanner is tremendous! I ordered one as soon as I saw it, and it is just amazing.
You just can't get any simpler for categorizing your CD's. Bravo!!
John White about Music Collector
July 02, 2005I just wanted to say thanks for this wonderful catalogue software. I recently discovered you can drag and drop CDs to areas you want them placed this is making it 1000 times faster to catalogue them. This particular helps when you have box sets or twin CDs Like I do.
Anyway this software rocks and I have recommended it to friends who also have large CD-collections
Mr. Deemou about Music Collector
June 12, 2005Thank you very much for your prompt response.
Your s/w and support always make me feel that I've gotten an unbelievable deal from Music Collectorz...
Elizabeth Hobbs about Music Collector
June 10, 2005This is wonderful. I have tried for YEARS to get my CDs on my computer so that I would know just exactly what I have and where in my collection to find a particular CD. I'm still have 500 or so to put in, but this sure beats typing everything and trying to make a sort program work. THANK YOU!
VERY, VERY, VERY PLEASED PURCHASER
Larry Smith about Music Collector
June 02, 2005I want to let you know how much I like the Music Collector that I recently bought. I have been working on my CD collection for a week or so and this program is exactly what I had been looking for. In fact, it is so much more than I expected. Thanks.
Derek Henderson about Music Collector
May 29, 2005Thanks, you run a great operation, and I, and friends I have introduced it to, think the program is marvelous.
James Speed Hensinger about Music Collector
May 25, 2005I JUST DECIDED TO GIVE YOU FOLKS EVEN MORE PRAISE.
Your tech support is great. You answered me in less than 24 hours. Your answers were pertinent and complete, and even volunteered a suggestion or two of where I might go wrong (Edit Lists). And you were friendly!
Music Coll's ability to maintain authority control lists is very impressive.
Patrik Blomdahl about Music Collector
March 19, 2005Music Collector rocks! And the new features in version 6.6 are great :)
Keep up the good work.
Sean Strama about Music Collector
March 14, 2005I love the program, it has done in a week what I couldn't do in a year with a spreadsheet.
Dave Jones about Music Collector
February 26, 2005I would just like to say "FAB". I've been trying for ages to sort out my collection of over 10'000 records, i started typing manually last year, then i stopped, then started again & stopped. But then, by chance, i came upon you website saw this item for managing record collections and thought i'd give it a go. I've been using it for a week now and it's BRILL.
Many thanks
P.S. Like the new thumbnail feature, it's GREAT
Peter Rozsenich about Music Collector
February 15, 2005I am really happy to have found your software. For years I wanted to organize my CDs in a
database but backed off because of the tremendous amount of time it would have cost me (and that would have meant just the title and maybe the songtitles).
Your software is outstanding. I've used your "music collector" for over a year now and have been very impressed. I'm considering trying out your "movie collector" tool as well.
Dear Mark-Jan and Alwin,
I have used the Musiccollector for Years now, its the very best. Couldn't Do without. Your Updates are terrific. Service perfect.
Thanks for all the Enthusiasm You throw into Your project. I keep telling people, how great Musiccollector works and hope at least a couple of them have bought it from you.
So much for now, thanks again and keep up the good work,
I've been working with you're program for two days now, beginning to put in the data for my 2500 LPs. What a pleasure to use!!! Easy entry and great display.
I'm thrilled with it, and glad I found it. Kudos to the staff at collectorz.com.
I would like to take this opportunity to say that Music Collector is probably the best peice of software on my PC and is getting better at every update.
I just wanted to thank everyone at Collectorz.com for such a useful product. I have been happy with it since the day I bought it, and the updates keep making it better.
It is not often I am able to truly enjoy a piece of software, but not only do I enjoy Music collector, I have found I enjoy my music collection much more es well.
I applaud your development team, and want you to know I recommend Collectorz.com to all my friends. Keep up the fantastic work.
I have just purchased your product and I must say it is fantastic, easily the best of it's type at a more than reasonable cost.
I have just bought a full copy of your wonderful Music Collector software (and I mean wonderful, Ive been looking for a program like this for years!) and am looking forward to getting my hundreds of albums logged.
I just downloaded the newest update to Music Collectorz, and want to thank you for a wonderful program that was such a good price, and is always improved, at no extra cost. I bought it back when it was KIC, and there wasn't much info on line yet for classical music. Now it has been fantastic.
Also, after my computer crashed and needed a new hard drive, you were so helpful in providing my key code again.
After some support from all of you and help on the forum, I have nearly finished fine-tweaking one of the templates to suit my specific needs, and can start the ever on-going process of adding in my collection! I love the setup of the program and it's ease of use.
I have searched for years for a program to catalogue all my collection but nothing has ever really been what I want. I was stoked when I came across MuC. Great for insurance and also just to remember what the hell I've actually got!
Thanx so much and keep on rockin!
Hello: First I want to say thank you for the absolute best music cataloging software available (I tried a lot before I bought). I showed it to two friends and one went home and bought it right away and he loves it, the other will buy as soon as he gets settled in his new home.
I've been very pleased with Music Collector since I first installed it. It's quite convenient to navigate and get the information I want and I've found it spot on for managing my modest collection.
It's made me consider using Book Collector as well (I've tried the demo version).
Only occasionally does software come along which is really great. I've been using Music Collector for nearly two years and I think it's one of the best programs I own. Your support through the forums and regular bug fixes and updates is also excellent.
Yesterday I purchased your fine Music Collector Software. I've found that this software more than meets expectations and I'm actually very impressed with how well it works.
Congratulations, by the way, on creating an excellent piece of software.
Wow! I love the new automated scan feature for Q'ing up new discs! What a time saver. I loved the program before and didn't think it could get much better. Nothing can touch it for cataloging discs.
I actually purchased music collector and have been using it for the past week or so ! - I'm slowly but surely cataloging my CD collection. The software works very well and more than justifies my purchasing of it ! - I really never thought I'd ever be inclined to really database all my cds but your software makes this so easy.
Thanks,
Dear Support, You music collector is amazing. You should get 6 stars for this product. For the price it's worth every penny.
Great program - really like the new add CD features with search of all the databases.
My wife loves her movie database - enters all the movies she has watched in the last 15 years or so. Spends hours on it.
Great, great great! Love the idea that I can put 5 CDs in at a time and get information on them. I also love the idea that I can add my obscure CDs onto a list so other people out there who have them know that they are not alone!
Wonderful program....
I recently bought Music Collector 6.0 Standard Edition. Let me congratulate you on a great product at a sensible price! It is certainly the best program of this type I have come across.
The change you added to this new version which allows one to lookup by name/artist from the various sites is FABULOUS!! I want to thank you very much for adding this feature. I know it is something I sent in a request for a long time ago and you have come through with a great solution. Now I can create song lists for the LPs I've catalogued, which will make it much, much easier to search for specific songs to be digitized for CD compilations.
Thank you, thank you, thank you!!
Hello Guys,
This has to be the best new release EVER - I LOVE you guys, thank you so much!
Thanks guys for a GREAT product!!! I have a collection of over 500 cd's, and without your product, I would have an awful time trying to find songs and even knowing if I had some of them.
Great database, cheers for all the improvements.
Dear Alwin and Mark-Jan,
Just had to drop you a line and tell you this is what I have been waiting for, for a long time. I like to add a picture of the album cover to my data base. Before I had to scan and add. Lately I have really slacked up and got way behind.
The search for album cover on the internet is a feature that should really sell this program. So far everything works great. Good job.
This is great. This program is one of the best investments I have ever made! I love the product.
An excellent product, easy to install (even for us old none techies), does exactly what it says on the can!!!
I just love your music collector program. My husband and I have both been avid collectors for over 30 years. Our collection has grown and has taken over nearly every room in the house. It's wonderful that we will now be able to easily catalogue our collection.
I will be trying some of your other programs as our book and
DVD collections are starting to rival the music collection for space - and are just as chaotic.
At last!!
I have been searching for an easy method of putting my CD collection (Classics and Theatre Musicals/Operas) onto my PC, but never quite finding what I wanted. Then, in today's Daily Telegraph, the very same question was posed, and a number of replies appeared. I tried your site first, and didn't
need to bother looking at any others, as it was just what I wanted.
I have a CD rack on one wall, consisting of 48 sections, each capable of taking 15 jewel cases (which may be single or double holders!), so you can see I was facing a LONG job, without too much enthusiasm!
As soon as I have got everything onto the computer I can then return to my collection - something I have had on hold for a few years now, lest I end up with more than one copy of the same disc!!
Thanks again - it is now a job I am looking forward to, not a task any longer!!
I've used Davilex Easy Music for several years, but now I've upgraded my computer to Windows XP and found that Easy Music was not compatible. I purchased the successor, Davilex CD Beheer, for a few euro's, but I was shocked by the lack of functionality.
I downloaded a few shareware programs from Tucows and I immediately liked your program. As I have to enter 600 CD's, I really need the CDDB connection, and I like to have the flexibility in defining my own prints and export files (HTML).
You sell great stuff!!
Hey guys!! Its been awhile since I updated my Music collector and just did to the version 5.1 build 4 I think it is. Very nice!!!! I've been using Music Collector for a while now and love it.
The export to HTML with the details is awesome!!!! Kudos!!!
I found your product by using a Google search on 'Music Collection', which was a refinement from my initial search on 'Catalogue CDs'. Your website was the first item returned, so I checked it out and was impressed. The Google search also returned comments from other users, all of which were complimentary.
I downloaded the demo and began to add some CDs. Again I was impressed. After 5 CDs added and a night 'to sleep on it' I decided to buy. Now my collection of over 400 CDs has a place to reside, electronically, without me having to type them all in. Also, music compilations can be tracked.
Congratulations on developing a product that is straightforward and applicable to a single item. Too many products / companies try to be too much to too many, your focus is appreciated.
I'm very happy with the program.... its the first that I've downloaded from the net and I wanted to thank you for all the hard work that you and your colleagues have put into the product, as well as the time that's put into supporting the product.
Many thanks for the update to Version 5.0, that ran faultlessly. Your program was originally recommended to me by an acquaintance and it has always fulfilled my expectations. It has never crashed, executes perfectly and provides excellent organization.
I downloaded the trial version and within about twenty minutes had decided that I should buy the programme - it is fantastic, really looking forward to using it properly (it's still only half an hour since I downloaded the trial version!).
I found the program at ZDNet.com download section and installed the software. My wife and I have been evaluating other CD databases and yours was the best one for the money.
I just wanted to send you an email and say that I have been using Music Collector a long time now and I just LOVE it. I would recommend it to anybody looking for a music database.
It doesn't crash, it has excellent features and the upgrades are good too.
I would just like to take this opportunity to let you know what a great product you have developed in "Music Collector". I'm approaching 5,000 CD's now and it has been a great help in organizing and keeping track of my collection.
I purchased the program in October 2001 and and have enjoyed compiling my list. For the most part the program has performed flawlessly. The size of my file is approaching 9.5 Mb, so I'm contemplating separating the collection into files for each genre so it will be a little more manageable. I have lots of classical and jazz as well as a good selection of lots of other types of music.
I've only added CD covers to the favourites from my collection as this is a bit time consuming and some covers for older (or deleted) releases are hard to find. I look forward to upcoming releases and updates to this great program.
I found your product through download.com. I downloaded and tested a number of other packages, but none of them had the features of your product. I am pleased to hear that you are offering a discount on another product as I was thinking about purchasing MP3 collector.
For the past month or so I've been trialing almost every shareware on the web for music cataloging.
My collection consists of over 3,000 Classical CD's and well over 300 or 400 LD's, DVD's and VHS'. As you may well know, Classical Music is pretty troublesome to catalog. Yes, there is software out there specifically for Classical Music collectors but they just don't have or do what I wish.
Last night, I had almost made up my mind in going back to the terribly boring MS Excel which I've been using for this matter. Suddenly, in my AOL search, I find Music Collector. Boy, I've been using it for hours turning it upside down and testing any imaginable thing. Congratulations, you have a winner!
Your software is excellent and incredibly customizable. It is as though it was tailor made for my needs. Finally I can keep my whole collection in one place. Why in the world couldn't I find you guys before?
I am extremely satisfied with my purchase! Next stop, Movie and Book Collector. And I can assure you, If I hadn't sold some years ago my Comic Books, Comic Collector would have been purchased also.
Thank you kindly for your professionalism and for being there for us Classical Music lovers.
I had searched the internet for any type of music collector database, and each one did not have the features I was looking for. I evently came across your version through the "google" search function and you have everything in your program that I wanted plus more.
I will be recommending this program to others, as friends/ family etc are looking for the same product as well.
Many thanks for a great product, keep up the good work.
I have around 400 CD's and was keeping track of them in a database I had originally set up in Dbase IV under DOS years ago then later duplicated it under Access 97 and have been using it ever since. It was very time consuming keeping it updated.
When I purchased Audiograbber I liked the CDDB feature and thought there had to be a database program to catalogue CD's that also used CDDB so I started searching and evaluating various programs. I finally settled on Music Collector earlier this year using version 4.4.3. I reached the 25 limit and decided to buy it as it did everything I required and I was extremely impressed with your work.
Since that time I have also started collecting DVD's so when I had enough money to register decided to purchase Movie Collector at the same time. I did not even bother evaluating other DVD database programs, I bought it on the strength of Music Collector.
I found your site after reading a review in the Sunday Times. The programme works fine and only my lack of expertise is slowing me down. Nevertheless I have scanned in 250+ CDs today and expect to finish tomorrow.
I would recommend music collector to anyone looking to manage their music collection.
I bought Book Collector, then saw the Music software on your website. After your email offering a discount, I had to have it. It is the easiest software ever! Batch scanning makes the job so simple - and quick!!!
Read about your product in The Sunday Times in the UK. Looked at a few similar programmes but yours looked the best. Absolutely love it; it's saved me probably days of time cataloguing my cd collection.
Rare that you come across a product that does exactly what it says it will, with the minimum of fuss and actually saves you time and does a better job than you could yourself.
I first heard of your music collection prog in the English Newspaper, The Sunday Times, which gave it a very good review in their computer section. I downloaded the sample prog, which i found easy to use and so bought the full product yesterday! I love it!!
It is so easy to use and think the speed with which it logs each cd and
track is excellent.
regards
I purchased one of your early editions of Music Collector (in fact it had a different name). I have a large music collection and thought that I could never type in all the details - of course I was not keeping up to date with all the changes you have implemented into the program.
I could not believe how easy it was to scan a CD and download all details about the disc from the CDDB and then to be able to adjust some details that were not quite right quickly.
I have always wanted to have a true data base of all my discs - now I will. Thank you for a great program.
I tried various programs for cataloguing my CD collection (hovering around 1,300 at the moment), and nothing impressed me until I found Music Collector. It is very easy to use, the interface is attractive and the extensive reports that can be printed out in various formats make this program the best for my purposes.
I have a fair number of obscure classical CDs that don't exist in any on-line database (yet), but even then MC attempts to help out with as much info as it can clean from the discs. I have not had to use support, save for losing my registration key when I changed computers, but from the limited contact I have had with Alwin Hoogerdijk, I know that if/when the time comes, my questions/concerns will be dealt with quickly and efficiently and, most important of all, with a personal touch.
Thanks for a great program!
After 24 hours using this software, I can honestly say that it's the best
software product I have ever purchased! I've so far logged 350 of approx 700 CDs into it.
I am also amazed at the small size of the DB.
Good work, keep it up. Regards, Gary Brown
The Sunday Times reviewed it, I tried the evaluation copy and was so impressed and bought it. Have sent details to various friends and family. I think is just excellent, a superbly crafted piece of software.
Just to let you know, I searched at Yahoo.com for "Music Collection Software" and found your site. I was so impressed with what I saw, that I downloaded the trial version before I left the site. Then, about five minutes later, after I had scanned a variety of CD's that were in my collection, I was sold on your product! I purchased the license key and began scanning my CD's right away.
I have purchased other "collectors" software in the past, but nothing compares to this one, it is great! I have been in the music business for quite some time now and will be forwarding your site on to all of my friends.
Thanks for a great program & a great website!
I saw an item in the Doors section of the Sunday Times (May 12 edition), the program looked to be just what I have been looking for, I have over 1000 CDs and was not looking forward to cataloguing them all manually.
Music collector has surpassed all my expectations. Many thanks.
I heard about your product from a friend who downloaded the limited version and was convinced within minutes... It took an hour for me to be just as convinced!!! The review in the Times also was a plus!
I have managed to confuse CDDB twice so far, (within the first 5 albums) perhaps my choice of music is a tad esoteric at times. As for the product, it does as we say here 'exactly what it says on the tin' and with 300 plus CD's to catalogue it's a godsend...
keep up the good work.
I have a collection of about 750 CDs and host a number of music quizzes each year. I have a lifelong, anally-retentive interest in which bass player is the cousin of so-and-so's keyboard player, and have always maintained a data-base (of sorts) of my music. As a teenager in the 70's I used a type-writer to detail track listings, personnel and the really boring bits that no-one else is interested in, such as recording studio, artwork etc.
I found details of your web site in our national Sunday newspaper, the
Sunday Times. Someone equally anally-retentive wrote to the computer
section enquiring as to how he could document his CDs. I kept the article
and contacted you from that. Hope this info is of help.
Thanks for answering a 25 year old prayer. Your database is fantastic. I found that by saving the jpegs of CD covers from Amazon in the My Pictures file I can import them into my Cd database. This keeps getting better and better (but my wife and kids think I'm a bit obsessive)! Logging on to Collectorz is like going back to the mothership :)
Hi there, as a result of reading 'The Sunday Times' 13 May 2002 I decided to download the trial version of Musiccollector, I was hooked in about 2 nanoseconds! - and immediately ordered the full version.
My music collection ranges from premediaeval to modern, encompassing jazz,folk, serious and every other form of music you could think of. Your system makes cataloguing a possibility that paper and pen just could not get near, and at a price that makes programming MS Media player in conjunction with MS Access a non starter! Thank you again.
Thanks, fantastic product. With over 500 CDs, it will make my life so much easier than through
the Access file I created myself (very low tech!). Read about Collectorz through The Sunday Times last Sunday.
I'm now off to trial Book Collector...
I must say that even though I have used Music Collector for only a short while, I think that you have an excellent program, and that the level of support that you provide is extraordinary for this day and age.
I downloaded music collector yesterday and have found it exactly suits my needs! I particularly like the statistics facility.
I have just downloaded your music programme and I think it is AWESOME. I have been looking for something like this for some time but haven't found anything like it. I bought the Davilex Music Manager and found it cumbersome to use whereas yours is user friendly.
I have 1300 CD's to catalogue so you can see typing that into a database would tiresome (especially if you are like me with two fingers). So far I have entered 170 CD's into your programs database so you can see very easy to use.
So thanks for coming up with this great program. I have told other friends of mine about it because like me, they are music fans and have large music collections.
Just a short note to let you know that I think Music Collector is the most brilliant piece of software ever conceived & developed. Pretty heady compliment considering I regularly use programs for graphic design (Adobe, Quark etc.).
I currently have about 350 CD's, with more on the way. I used to keep a fairly up to date record of what I have in a book. However I let that lapse about 3 or 4 years ago. Since that time I have been 'meaning' to compile a catalogue of my CD's into my computer, but the thought of typing in all those entries... Well; let's just say I never got around to doing it.
Last week I finally motivated myself and did a search of the Tucows site (www.tucows.com) and came up with your software.
I was pretty skeptical at first. A lot of my music is pretty obscure - I currently have 4 CD's on order and they are all special back order. So I doubted that the CDDB would pick up very many of them. Well, so far I have catalogued 77 CD's and the data base hasn't missed a
single one. I don't know how it works, but it sure works well!
Your software seems to have every possible entry available for adding & editing CD data. The only thing that worries me is that my CD ROM might wear out from opening & closing before I get finished. On the other hand; I just bought a new computer and the CD ROM is under warranty for
3 years - so who cares!!
Keep up the good work. And double the price of the software - it's worth it... Errr... That's double the price to all customers except me!
I just completed the cataloging of 129 CDs and organized my collection for the first time in many years. I really enjoyed using the program and I'm going to send letters of recommendation to some of my musician friends. Thanks.
I just wanted to thank you guys for this app. I have been looking for about 2 years for something that would enable me to catalog my cd's.
I am a private party DJ and have around 800 cd's. Cataloging was going to be a nightmare no matter how I approached it. Spending the 25 bucks was the best investment my company has ever made. I had ALL my cd's cataloged within a week thanks to CDDB and this app. I was able to use it that weekend at a charity party I did.
The program helps tremendously with my search for that requested song that I just couldn't put my hands on. Now I don't have to say.. "yeah, I think I have that." My new response is, "let me check".
I am a presenter (announcer) at our local community FM radio station here in Coffs Harbour, New South Wales, Australia and I use your program to keep track of my private music collection and to submit reports about albums and tracks I have played. I find it most satisfactory for this purpose.
Your program is getting better all the time and I cannot sing its praises loud enough. I will most certainly recommend it to my fellow presenters.
Thought you might like to recieve feedback from a user.
I've been using Music Collector to keep track of my small (125 disc) CD collection in a jukebox. Works perfectly. Really appreciate the ability to produce reports in various sort orders, such as by index or alphabetically.
Amazed at the number of CD's in the library, especially some obscure ones such as 'Aangenaam Klassiek'. Yes, I am Dutch by origin, but moved to Canada about 27 years ago!
Some kudos: You have an excellent product -- worthy of competing with the very best out there. I've tried many, but have never been happier as I have been since discovering Collectorz.
Everytime I get a new Update I wonder how more perfect your program can become, as it is already great. Then I discover all the new improvements you make.
The new Music Collector is no exception. It is really super, and I love the new view one has of the album covers.
Thanks very much for a wonderful program.
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Nigel
(maybe I'll move onto my DVDs next!?!)
Ron Krysiewski about Music Collector
November 25, 2003
Thank's again, Ron
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November 17, 2003
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October 03, 2003
If you're using a trial program, BUY IT NOW!
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September 02, 2003
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August 25, 2003
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August 22, 2003
Love the new version of Music Collector.
Search features are brilliant - well done!
DJ Ricardo, Exeter, UK
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August 20, 2003
May I congratulate you both for an excellent upgrade even for a technophobe like me.
I am really really impressed with it.
Once again thanks for a great product.
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August 20, 2003
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August 20, 2003
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July 22, 2003
Well done keep it up.
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May 21, 2003
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December 08, 2002
Many thanks.
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November 28, 2002
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November 25, 2002
Keep up the good work.
Wendy Chapman a.k.a. a satisfied customer
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All the best of luck in your future endeavors.
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December 14, 2000
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November 22, 2000
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