

The Music Search displayed results in an attractive list view with tabs for MP3, Ringtones, and Videos.


We entered a band's name and pressed Search. Tabs are labeled Music Search, Local, Downloads, Sync Manager, Top Charts, and Settings. With a white font on a black background, MusicTuner has the music player look, and indeed the bottom panel of the interface is a music player with basic controls. Since the program syncs to the folder, make it a destination you won't want to change later. Setting up MusicTuner includes choosing a main folder for downloads. Unfortunately, all the bugs haven't been worked out yet. Version 8 is an entirely new release of MusicTuner that is compatible with Windows 8. You can also buy more space for more tunes, if you need it. While the MusicTuner software, online storage space, and sync service are free, registration is required. Of course, MusicTuner searches and plays your own files, too, either stored locally on your PC or in MusicTuner's online storage space. But with so many music lovers joining online streaming services, a playlist is often all you need to share your favorite songs with your favorite folks. It still searches for and finds tunes, ringtones, and videos, many of which are freely available, though the user is responsible for what they do with the links MusicTuner's search engine finds, and the EULA specifies you'll only share playlists, not files. MusicTuner from GINtech's latest release shifts the focus from file sharing to a cloud-based personal music library that automaticly synchronizes with your portable devices.
