Dgitial Music Staorage and Manipulation

I have Windows Media, but it gives me no way to equalize the volumes of different tracks. Downloading a list to a CD takes an eternity and it won't let me search my files. It 'automatically' locates new files (when it's damned good and ready.)
Is there something out there that's the musical equivelent of Photoshop?

Is is possible you could use iTunes? You can both search and equalize volumes with iTunes.

Pardon me if this is a stoopid question: Isn't iTunes a website? I want something I can run independtly of the web.

Well, there is an iTunes web store (where you buy music/TV shows/Movies), but iTunes itself is an application, like Windows Media Player or Winamp.

Don't waste your time with iTunes - it has one of the worst codecs for recording. iTunes does have a system for unifying the volume, called Sound Check but this only works on playback. It doesn't rip a cd much faster either. It's a myth that Apple does things well - they just look better, but there are always better options out there.

Windows Media Player does exactly the same as iTunes - go to Now Playing - Enhancements: there is an equaliser and a volume level enhancer. If your music is in your library you can search it - again the same as iTunes.

A good free player is GOM - it will do everything you want and more.