The iTunes Music Library keeps track of metadata, playlists, play counts for songs, videos and podcasts in a user's collection. It stores all information in a single .musiclibrary file and duplicates ...
The iTunes Music Library keeps track of metadata, playlists, play counts for songs, videos and podcasts in a user’s collection. It stores all information in a single .musiclibrary file and duplicates it in a secondary .xml file. There are many audio formats divided into uncompressed e.g. WAV, AIFF, lossless e.g. FLAC, ALAC and lossy e.g. MP3, AAC. Uncompressed formats store original recordings with CD quality but occupy more disk space while lossless compress audio efficiently without losing data. However, software support varies across devices. The MUSICLIBRARY database is not meant to be directly opened, instead Apple Music accesses information from it to play and organize music. Be cautious with .musiclibrary files from unknown sources as potentially harmful software can use this extension. When you double-click an unrecognized extension, Windows asks you to select an app to open it. File extension conversion involves changing data formats to be usable across different systems. DSD and PCM are audio storage methods with no direct bearing on music library management as they don’t dictate metadata storage.
Windows Media Player
iTunes
Music Management Software