in Today's Giveaway of the Day email, 3/27/15 @ 615am, I received That Ashampoo Music is given away, when I clicked the link it tells me Ashampoo Music is not available today. Does anyone Know is it available today or not. Thanks
jpharley

Dear GOTD users,

Ashampoo company is sorry for the registration problems you have encountered.

But there is also some good news: the registration page is still active so you can get your key and enjoy all benefits of the registered version.


Sincerely
GOTD team

Update to #13: several hours on, tried again. This time the page I am redirected to is completely different and I am able to get the required license key. As is usual with Ashampoo products, installed quickly and easily (W7Pro).

Also using Chrome to try to get a license key, with no luck, and I tried using two different e-mail addresses...

A few months ago, I gave Music a try on their "free trial" offer on WIN7 64. And it was indeed a no-strings free trial. I liked it so well that I bought it. No regrets. I use it to get music onto my Galaxy. My only complaint is that I am unable to create an MP3 file from the sound track from a video. Probably I'm just inept. Anyway, I have a variety of Ashampoo's programs and I like them all. Thanks for the offer on GOTD.

Ashampoo products are top notch, there is no question; however, I prefer MediaMonkey-Free for this type of application. IMHO.

Ashampoo provides quality software and uses aggressive marketing. The advertising opt-out mentioned above is good advice. I'm interested in Music Studio, but wondered about the update feature for file names. I want to rename a bunch of MP3 files with generic names and no ID3 tags. The were created by recording streaming music on my computer. Certain programs like Shazam and Soundhound can recognize just the sound (waveform) and identify songs. Will this or any other program you've tried recognize songs and rename the files automatically? I'm too lazy to do it manually.

The Ashampoo servers are now working.

Any request for activation takes me to a page that says "Since we are upgrading our servers the Ashampoo websites are temporarily not available." Not the greatest timing.

What a crock!!!!!
I installed it and go to the web site for the free product key, and oh I get this message.
"Since we are upgrading our servers the Ashampoo websites are temporarily not available.

Due to this we offer you a fantastic 50% discount on selected Ashampoo top products!"

Nice try, I will not bite.

Can't get License key. Have tried with Chrome and Firefox. When I click on 'Get Free Activation Key' both send me to a long list of 'top sellers' which I can purchase at knockdown prices, but nothing else. I don't even have IE installed, so can't try that. Have had several Ashampoo products previously, and happy with all of them, but alas cannot even try this one.

Won't retrieve License Key. I'm using the Chrome Browser. I'm not interested in launching IE to see if it will work with that browser. If the program won't register through the browser of my choice then I'm not interested in the program.

Installed and registered easily with my Windows 7 laptop. Creative music programs ROCK! lol. Cool that it's both FUN and FUNctional! Yay! Would think anybody who is into tunes will at least want to try this. I have found Ashampoo programs I've gotten from GOTD (and that I've purchased from Ashampoo as well) to be very reliable over the past several years. Thanks GOTD and Ashampoo!
One question for this and all developers and GOTD. Is there any way that in the Readme files or with the offer, it could be stated whether this is a program we need to go "uncheck" or otherwise stop "automatic updating", so that we don't have to fret about losing our full access unless we want to, with the program doing so itself? Each program differs in that realm, it seems, so it can be confusing for those of us who aren't fulltime software pros. I've lost more than one program I loved that way in the past. Which made me so sad I wound up Not paying to upgrade, where I might have done so otherwise, because it hurt my feelings lol.
I noticed a pop up statement after installing that said "searching for update" or something to that effect. Aargh? There's a button that talks about updating in the upper right, but isn't specific whether it's automatic or not, and I'm afraid to press it (in case it searches for an update) to find out.

Hi - Dual-boot here - (Win 10 TP Build 10041 & Win8.1.2) Installed and wrote a disk in each (I don't mind the background, just a matter of taste Karl - do not get me wrong - I read Karl's comments, as well as, everyone elses & Karl is from all I've seen "well informed & knowledgeable" about all the programs I've seen him comment on - I may not always agree, but I always read - as for the voting - vote your conscience & forget about all the other nay-sayers. I found this program to be one I will be using again & again & if I find something I can report or suggest I will. The ONLY tools I wish this program contained for the price is a CD Ripper & a DVD Ripper & with them for $10 Can more I would buy the retail version. Have a great day guys - c u in the funny papers ;)

"Did you find this comment useful".... ......It is not asking how you liked the offer, but how refers to other peoples reviews, so the first on the list shouldn't vote at all.

Strips .FLAC from .MKV and then converts to .MP3 fast&fine. Another my apps together failed this combined task.

All great stuff, but can't see an option on home page just to view and play my music ???? Once I've added a folder, if I add to that folder will the program automatically update?

I've used many of Ashampoo's software. All their products are keepers. I can't see why Music Studio one would be any different. I don't care for them sending emails, using sales pitch to get me to buy other products. On the other hand, using their software for free and getting the emails to buy, isn't a bad trade. I'll be keeping Ashampoo Music Studio.

It amazes me, on a daily basis, how so many 'votes' for giveaway programs can come in before anyone can really have had time to evaluate the programs.

It also amazes me how 'karl' seems to be able to review EVERY SINGLE PROGRAM which appears on this site. He has only ONE particular set-up. There are many individual system configurations. What works on one particular set-up may not work on another - too many variables make it impossible for any one program to operate correctly on every possible hardware combination.
Personally, I could not care whether or not a company's program displays a name and address or not. What matters to me is whether or not the program works for me - not for 'karl', and that it is free of any form of 'malware'.

GOTD provides the daily program, therefore there must be a way to contact the company issuing the program - if not, how can GOTD provide it?

It is also not possible for any one person to have an interest in every single program, no matter the subject, provided by GOTD. No one person can have a need/use for every single program, yet 'karl' provides an opinion on every single one. I am sorry, but he cannot be an 'expert user' of every single type of program, and cannot possibly determine if every single program performs as advertised.

This latest offer of the AShampoo Music Studio 5.0.7. program is, as far as I am concerned, an excellent choice. It does what I want, and does so in a simple manner.

The programs provided by GOTD are there to be used or otherwise. If you have a need/use for a program, try it. If it does not perform as you might wish, delete it and look for something else. Don't negatively review a program just because you personally don't like it, or need it.

Keep up the good work, GOTD, as you help many people on a daily basis.

@Ashampoo + GOTD

Windows XP is still in use on many computers at least offline. (E.g. we are using our old XP computer offline for private aims and with a lot of hardware - good or any drivers are no longer available - and with (professional) software we can't afford to buy again very costly needlessly. Our Win 8.1 laptop contacts internet and has no content worth of spying. You could ask: why aren't we using a virtual computer? Our variant really is safer, isn't it! And we let work one computer alone and are working independantly on the other one. Multitasking is o.k. but if one software needs all ressources for running fastest.)

Therefore could you please mention further on wether a program is still apt for XP?!! And for those readers using XP offline it is important to know whether you can transfer the licence somehow at giveaway day to their XP computers. For portable versions no problem anyhow but for others like this one?

Installed and registered the Ashampoo way without problems on a Win 8.1.3 Pro 64 bit system. This time the installer from Ashampoo, no wrapper.

A German company, well known due to their professional marketing, with all legal information, required by the European law.
A previous version Ashampoo Music Studio 4.1.2 was GOTD on July 9, 2014. Here are the old reviews:
http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/ashampoo-music-studio-4-1-2/

A well structured interface opens with a terrible background. Do they think of a party room? This is really a swiss knife of music. From the common manipulations about creating covers to the mix tape "party mix". Here we are with the stylish interface. Due to the clear program structure it is easy to handle. The "analyze files" looks for files with missing or incomplete tags.

In my short test, it does what it claims. I didn't expect another result.

Don't know whether I should keep it. I'll decide later after.

No need to wait for tests results for this software. Ashampoo products are tops in my books.
It's a keeper for my music collection.