Upload tens of thousands of tracks to Psonar with ease

31/08/2010

I thought it was worth quickly blogging about how easy it is to upload tens of thousands of the tracks you own to Psonar so that you can listen to them for free at any time, anywhere on any internet-connected device.

The Psonar SongShifter

The Psonar SongShifter

Unlike web browser-based uploaders, where you need to manually select each track or folder to upload and additionally leave the browser open for the entire time uploading is in progress, with Psonar, this process is taken care of with the SongShifter, the downloadable app which we’ve created to both upload and download tracks from your PC, MP3 player, phone or other storage device.

Using the Psonar SongShifter is as simple as this:

  1. Download & install it
  2. Step through the simple wizard to tell it where your music is located
  3. Forget about it!

The SongShifter runs whenever you log in, scans the configured folders and uploads any new music it finds without any intervention from you. You really can just set it and forget it.

Additionally, every time you plug in an external storage device, the SongShifter will also scan it for your music. So you can seamlessly upload and download directly from your iPhone, MP3 player, memory card or other USB device… and configuring these devices is even easier!

We’ve also developed an alpha version of the SongShifter for both Mac and Linux users. If you’d like to get your hands on it, please email support@psonar.com.

Lastly, if you haven’t already signed up for Psonar, you can do so here and if you need any convincing, here’s a video to explain why you should right now.

Happy listening!


We’ve got a new video – What is Psonar?

13/08/2010

We recently commissioned a video from the excellent animator, Mike Booth, to explain what Psonar is all about.

Amber Lamps, featured in "What is Psonar?"

Amber Lamps, featured in "What is Psonar?"

You can watch it on the Psonar homepage or on YouTube instead if you wish.

Mike’s work includes animated shorts such as “God’s Voiceover” for the BBC’s Mitchell & Webb in which God does the voiceover for a dog food commercial (definitely worth a watch.) He’s also behind the popular ‘somegreybloke’ on YouTube. I like his recent explanation of “What Twitter is for”. You can also read his blog here. Psonar’s video was created using Smith Micro’s Anime Studio Pro.

The soundtrack, ‘Spaced Aged Funked’ by Le Jockey and Jamie Henderson is an outstanding homage to Chicago house in its own right. Listen to the full track here. Le Jockey also releases music on his own ‘HoresePlay’ label and you can listen to his tracks on SoundCloud or download some from HorsePlayDigital’s website. His latest EP, ‘Perfect Cadence’, released on Fullbarr Digital and available on Beatport contains several deliciously melodic, deep house tracks and is one of his best works to date.

The video and audio were assembled by Richard Millen from Cambridge Film & Television Productions.

Anyway, we hope you like the finished product. Please share it with your friends if you do!


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