![]() ![]() Wait while your music collection is scanned.Īfter the scan is complete, it shows you the results of what it found. I was able to do this with iTunes Match too, and I’m glad to see the option with Amazon’s Scan and Match. The majority of my collection is on my home server, and it lets me manually add that location to scan. But, if you’re like me, and have a complex music management system, you’ll want to click Browse Manually. Most users will be fine by clicking Start Scan. Then, have it scan your PC automatically for all of the music on your system or browse for it manually. If you have the MP3 Uploader utility on your computer, when you start installation, click Replace. This replaces the old MP3 Uploader utility. You’ll be prompted to download and install the new Amazon Music Importer tool. Then on the Amazon Cloud Player page click Import Your Music. You’ll see the following message if you haven’t logged in to your account in a while. The service lets you upload up to 250 songs for free, and is $24.99 / year for the premium service which lets you store 250,000 songs. This upgrade includes previously uploaded songs. Amazon will also upgrade lower quality files up to a higher quality 256 Kbps bit rate. It will scan for all music files on your hard drive, including your iTunes Library and Windows Media Player directory. Once the import has finished, you'll be able to stream your Cloud Player library from any computer with an Internet connection, an Android device or an iPhone using the respective apps.Amazon’s Scan and Match technology saves you a considerable amount of time, since you no longer need to upload all of your song files. If you are sticking with the free service, you will have to manually select up to 250 songs to import. If you've already paid the $25 for the premium service, you can begin importing. If that does happen to you, or you have moved your music library, you can tell the importer where to look by selecting the Browse Manually option.Īfter the scan is complete, you'll be presented with the total number of songs found. Although, it didn't find my iTunes library, even with it in the default location. The Music Importer will automatically scan for your music library in its default location. You can only have 10 authorized devices at one time. (When you click on the button to import music, you'll be asked to download the app.)Īfter you get the app installed, you will have to authorize your computer to have access to your Cloud Player account. You can get the app by visiting /cloudplayer on your Mac or PC. In order to get your music into your Cloud Player account, you'll need to download and install the Amazon Music Importer app from Amazon. Also, after your music has been matched and placed into your account, Amazon will then upgrade all music to 256 Kbps. You can even scan your iTunes and Windows Media Player libraries, including music purchased from iTunes or ripped from CDs, and it will all be matched and available in your Cloud Player account. The scan-and-match service will scan your computer's hard drive for music, and then match your music catalog with Amazon's catalog. Or, you can pay the $25 fee for 250,000 songs worth of storage per year. ![]() You can now store all of your Amazon purchased music, along with 250 songs purchased elsewhere for free. With the new service, gone are the days of 5GB of free storage. The enhancements include scan and match, increased storage, and the free upgrading of lesser audio tracks to 256 Kbps. Amazon just announced a pretty big update to its Cloud Player service. ![]()
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