— music collection organizer software

Links of Audio Shells page do nothing. Are they links or design bug?
They are links, and this is the way to use these links:
First of all you should have MusShell installed.
Find the wanted album, for example album "Trash" by Alice Cooper, on the Audio Shells page click Artist, then choose letter "A", then click Alice Cooper and "Trash". On the Album page click the CD picture. The last described click will open the "Trash" album in the MusShell view, i.e. you can view all the available information about the songs, including lyrics, tabs, credits, album review, covers, discography etc.
If you have a physical CD, you can use the "Add to Lib" button to catalog the album into MusShell. If you have no the CD and after the reviewing the album using MusShell, you have decided to buy it, press the "Buy now" button.

I have added the album from the MusShell site, Audio page to my MusShell audio library. I have the original CD also. How to connect these two things?
Put the audio CD into your CD drive, so that you can link it to its soft shell. Once the two are linked, MusShell can open the shell automatically whenever it detects the audio CD in your drive.
In the Music Explorer browse to the Library - Theme - Sub theme where the Album from MusShell site was added. Click the "Tools" button, then “Adjust Shell to Audio CD” sub-menu to adjust shell to CD button. In the small dialog box that appears, supply the letter of your CD drive.
You should receive a confirmation that the CD and shell have been matched.
You can play, revise, and if necessary remove your soft shell like any other soft shell.

What is the difference between Shell and music collection?
A MusShell shell is an integrated combination of pictures, lyrics, and other information about a CD or about any other series of songs.
A shell can be either soft or hard. A soft shell is a rich interface for your music but it resides on your fixed disk and requires the music to be in your CD drive. A hard shell includes its own music and it can be burned onto a CD together with its interface.
A soft shell leaves your music on its original CD, in its original format, while the rest of the material - the rich interface of pictures and data - resides on your hard disk.
A shell is a set of information and pictures conveniently organized around a set of songs. A shell can include lyrics, photos, remarks, credits, and other information.
And MusShell is the only music management tool that, besides producing new music collections (shells) from audio CDs and files, can also import and convert various other collection formats. Sophisticated, easy-to-use front-end software resides on your PC and handles music that can reside on CDs or on your fixed disk: regular audio CDs, MP3 files and other compressed files, even music collections generated by other programs. The existent shell anytime may be enriched / updated by additional information. No matter whether the shell is hard or soft.

How to view the song lyrics during the listening without mouse or keyboard actions?
In the MusShell running press on the menu bar Tools -> Auto View -> Lyrics. Use the same way in order to view automatically Pictures or Fan information.

Can I define a certain play list for automatic loading and playing when a shell starts?
In the MusShell running press on the menu bar Tools -> Settings. In the opened settings page choose the Default Play List or Presentation for this shell.

How to find and store automatically lyrics, CD covers, tabs, discography and credits during a Shell building?
In the POrganizer running go to the Internet menu then click Download All Info. (Be sure you are connected to Internet).

How to discard the lyrics search during an Audio Shell building (for instrumental CD)?
Go to the Settings -> Shell Builder -> Internet Option, choose the Lyrics radio button, then uncheck all the active (checked) plug-ins. Close Settings and return to Shell building.

How to copy all the song information including lyrics, tabs, picture, credits from one Shell to another?
In the Music Explorer (MExp) running browse to the wanted song - source, right-button click on it. In the pop-up menu opened click Copy Song Info. Browse to the wanted song - target, right-button click on it. In the pop-up menu opened click appropriate Paste method.

How to update a Shell Library with new information (lyrics, tabs, picture and credits) from Internet?
From time to time, in the Music Explorer (MExp) running browse to the wanted Sub theme, then from the menu bar click Tools -> Auto Update, and choose a scope to be updated. Be sure you are connected to Internet.

How to fix a mistake in a text (lyrics or fan)?
In the Music Explorer (MExp) running browse to the wanted song, click the Details button on the Tool bar. On the Song Information Window opened double-click on Text-box or Fan-box. Make your fix in the WordPad opened, save the changes.

How to write a note for the defined musical fragment?
In the MusShell running, ensure Tools -> Fragments Control Visible is checked. Click the Fragments button at the window bottom. As the song plays, click the left-hand clock, then the right-hand clock to mark a fragment. Edit the default text that appears and click the Save box.

How to adjust the begin or the end of a musical fragment?
In the MusShell running, click the Fragments button at the window bottom jump to the fragment (left-click on the fragment number while the song is playing), click the Manage Fragments Bookmarks button, and then click the appropriate menu item. Adjust the fragment using the appeared buttons.

How do I play a particular song?
Double-click the title of the desired song.

How do I go to a particular album?
If you’re at the Main Menu (pictures of all the albums), click the appropriate picture.
If you’re at the Main Screen (list of tracks) use the pair of left/right pointing hands to move to the album you want.
Then to listen to the album, click the Play button.

How do I start a particular album at a particular song?
First, on the Main Screen (list of tracks), select the song title by clicking it or by using your keyboard’s up/down arrows.
Then click the Play button.

How do I create a PlayList?
Mark the checkboxes next to the desired songs. Then click on “Add Marked Items and/or Show PlayList.”
(It’s the hand pointing to the red item among the black ones.)
Want to add songs from another album? Go to the album (as explained above) and use the checkboxes as before.
Want to save the PlayList? Click the “Save PlayList” button (the diskette) and save the PlayList like any other file.
Another way to add items to a PlayList is to drag them from the Album Contents and drop them in the PlayList.

How do I play my PlayList?
First the PlayList needs to be highlighted. If it isn’t, click inside the PlayList, on a song or next to a song.
Then click the Play button.

May I change the highlight color?
Click the Settings tab at the top of the screen and you can change the color.

While the PlayList is playing, can I add a song to it?
Drag the song title from the Album contents onto the logo sign at the lower right.