Obviously, the "soundcheck" feature in iTunes leaves a lot to be desired. So, about a year and a half ago I bought iVoume 1.6. And although it wasn't perfect, it was significatly better that iTunes' Soundcheck. Then came this upgrade... which imho was a big step down. First and foremost, I don't even think iVolume is better than iTunes anymore. Like "soundcheck" a fair number of the songs are *around* the same volume, but every few songs there's a really LOUD one. I play my iPod through a small stereo at work, and I've had to sprint back to my desk countless times to quickly turn down the volume. Also, it still can't deal with protected songs (which it promised to fix), and then seems to randomly not find "tags" for songs even though all my tags are up-to-date. Add to that the unstability of the program: it has major problems dealing with large numbers of songs, and more importantly *stopping* processes when it gets bogged down, or hung-up. Then, when it does get hung-up, it won't work correctly until after a re-start. Reading the feedback here, I know why the author changed the program (because the old version didn't work with the new iPods), but he should have worked harder to make it do what it promises. This is obviously a need Apple hasn't addressed, and hence a great niche for a programmer to fill... and make money on. so it's a shame this product doesn't work as advertised.