Your app store is incomplete without some really cool mp3 players equipped with ample of features. Choosing the right music app is something this guide will help you out with.
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1. MixZing
Price: $6.99 for MixZing Pro Version
Product Description: It can 'sense' your choice. If you had adored the iTunes Genius feature once, you would become a fan of MixZing as it does the same job as iTunes Genius feature, but way better. MixZing is a recommendation based music app, which fills your queue with exactly 20 recommended songs related to the album. Your feedback improves the recommendation service and builds on a playlist based on that. It features home-screen widgets with album art and also displays artist biographies with photos. It can even identify your untagged songs through proprietary audio fingerprinting technology. A feature that you do not normall yget to see in Android phones is the equalizer. MixZing has an equalizer, which can be accessed from the 'Now Playing' menu. You can view the lyrics of the song as it plays. Apart from these, there are 10 free downloadable songs, which you can download by clicking on the main menu button. The MixZing's Pro version is listed at $6.99, which may seem a little expensive; but it gets you rid of unnecessary ads, adds a lock screen widget and a tag editor.
Product USP: This is a recommendation based music app that automatically suggests songs related to your preferences.
Pros: You can also access Pandora radio and last.fm as per your music preferences. So, you can create a playlist according to your taste of a particular genre, artist, or album.
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2. Meridian
Price: $2.99 for Meridian Pro Version
Product Description: Another media player equipped with cool features that beats the usual default player of Android is Meridian. Though most Android devices can support a wide range of formats, using Meridian, your device will be able to support formats like FLAC and APE as well. These formats are generally not supported by any Android device. Meridian supports swipe gestures where you can swipe left or right to skip 10 seconds. You can also swipe upwards and downwards to select a particular song. Meridian works on the rating system. You rate a certain song as per your liking and then songs get categorized according to the rating they have been given. You can then go to the 'Songs' section of the music library, hit the menu, and select songs of a particular rating. This selective screening of songs helps you filter out high rated songs from low rated songs. In the 'Now Playing' window of the player, you can look out for the search button and type in your query for searching lyrics of the songs. Meridian also supports last.fm and comes under versions like the conservative and the pioneer version.
Product USP: It supports almost all types of music file formats. The player works based on the song rating system.
Pros: Apart from all the above mentioned features, Meridian features an ID3 tag editor, which lets you change the artist, album, or other tags related to the song. It also supports an on-the-go-type playlist, which lets you add songs from the 'Now Playing' window.
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3. TuneWiki
Product Description: You can explore more with this interactive mp3 player. It lets you search for songs on YouTube, know more about an artist, tune into internet radio, and interact with the TuneWiki community. The way it displays lyrics of a song is what makes this player different from the rest. While you are listening to a song being played, it simultaneously displays the lyrics of the song with each word being highlighted as it's sung. So, its very similar to the karaoke system. Viewing or hiding the lyrics is in your hands. The TuneWiki's video page allows you to search for more videos and songs available on YouTube. You can listen to your favorite stations as it supports last.fm and shoutcast radio. If you create an account at TuneWiki.com, you will be able to share music with everyone in your circle of friends. You will be updated about their activities such as the name of the song they are listening. All this makes it an interactive player that will keep you engrossed in enjoying the music. The Pro Version gets you rid of the ads.
Product USP: It's an interactive player equipped with searching options that allow you to surf over YouTube for videos.
Pros: The album art manager lets you choose album art for those albums that are missing it. You can share the song (blip it) that you are listening over social networking sites like Facebook, Twitter, and so on.
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4. Rdio
Price: Rdio Web ($4.99 per month); Rdio Unlimited & Roku Package ($9.99 per month)
Product Description: Rdio is a music service where you can sync your favorite music and follow your friends. You can create your own playlist, search for songs, albums, or artists, and listen to them immediately. You can listen to the songs even when you are in the offline mode. With a collection of more than eight million songs, there is a lot more to choose from. Its excellent streaming quality makes it a user-favorite among all other players. It's unique social design facilitates the way you share music and videos with your friends. Rdio has relationships with major lables like EMI Music, Sony Music Entertainment, Universal Music group, and Warner Music Group. It's subscribers can enjoy building their music collection with an unlimited ad free access to a database of more than eight million songs. You can search for every popular video or music, which is in "heavy rotation" and then choose them according to your mood. You can also have an all-platform access to Rdio by linking your account with the Rdio channel.
Product USP: You can save tracks and listen to them even in the offline mode. It comes with a really cool ad-free interface that lets you connect with your pals.
Pros: You can see 'what's popular', check out the latest releases, personal favorites history, and access your web queue across all sorts of platforms.
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5. EvriThing Rock
Price: Free (Downloadable)
Product Description: EvriThing Rock brings you a real-time streaming experience. You can update yourself with the latest news, videos, and pictures of your favorite bands, artists, or albums. It links to channels like New Music, Metal,Tour News, Indie, and so on. You can choose your favorite channel from a wide range and then pick your favorite genre to search for a particular song. Bug fixes are incorporated so as to improve the performance.
Product USP: Rock version of Datpiff.
Pros: It is easily downloadable from net and there's a lot more you can get by browsing through different channels.
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6. Soft Rock 92.7 WOBM
Price: Free (Downloadable)
Product Description: Next in line is the Soft Rock 92.7 WOBM with an attractive interface that lets you interact by touching the CD to see album information and rotating it back just like a real CD. The Ocean County's Home station enables you to listen live and you can simultaneously check out the lyrics of songs, album info, and artist or band info. This interactive radio player is powered by AirKast and it lets you interact with the programming anytime. You can watch videos and check out 'recently played' or the most popular ones too. It can be easily installed from the net directly into your phone. Apart from listening to your favorite songs live, you can also buy them online via this app. So, whenever you discover a new song, which you liked, you can always tag the same for buying it.
Product USP: You can not only discover fresh music live, but you can also tag the same and buy it.
Pros: Some recently updated changes in the app include a higher quality audio option. The audio player is updated to become adaptable to various other Android platforms from different manufacturers.
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7. Shazam
Price: Free (Downloadable)
Product Description: Discover, buy, and share songs with this easy to use and quickest app. You can identify a tune that you are interested in and then preview it to buy it directly from Amazon.com . It lets you tag songs without data coverage and submit them for recognition later. While you are listening to a track, you can also check out the music tagged by your pals and add those songs to your own playlist. Thus, you can keep a track of those friends who you think have good taste in music such that whenever they're tagged with a specific song, you can straightaway go and listen to it. You can also read a song's reviews, biographies of artists, band info, and the lyrics.This app also lets you share music over social networking sites such as Facebook and Twitter.
Product USP: It contains more number of features than any other player and you just have to hold your phone up to identify a track and then immediately go for buying it. So many features and all for free!
Pros: There is more to Shazam music player as you can check out tour dates and book your favorite concert's tickets. So, if there's a concert going to happen in your town and if it is your favorite band playing, you will be updated. You can get latest music news and insights through Shazam's Blog. Additionally, it also contains a location feature that displays the location where you last 'shazam'd' a song.
