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To me, winamp "sounds" so much better than other players I have tried (full sound, great bass). The programmers did an excellent job with the audio processing. In contrast, WMP and iTunes sound thin and tinny.
 
I just tend to choose files at random to play, so I use MPC to play whatever file I want at a time. I used to use WinAmp though, but the constant hitting 'Next' to go to a different song made me stop and become the choosy type 😛.
 
Originally posted by: Aikouka
I just tend to choose files at random to play, so I use MPC to play whatever file I want at a time. I used to use WinAmp though, but the constant hitting 'Next' to go to a different song made me stop and become the choosy type 😛.
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Sounds like a case for the jump-to function of Winamp/Foobar.
 
Originally posted by: CKent
foobar here. Spend a bit setting it up and you're good to go.
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foobar will never win any "looks" prizes.

WinAmp does what it says on the tin right out of the box & i've used it for years. I see no reason to change media player when it works perfectly as it is.
 
I used to...but Foobar now serves my purpose better. I like the ease of use, it's so efficient and streamlined. Who cares how it looks, i've decided. it's the music that matters...
 
Originally posted by: Sunner
Sounds like a case for the jump-to function of Winamp/Foobar.
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Nope, my choices are entirely random. I just see a folder and go "Ooo, let's listen to that." Jump To was only handy when you already had an artist/song chosen.
 
Originally posted by: DeathReborn
Originally posted by: CKent
foobar here. Spend a bit setting it up and you're good to go.
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foobar will never win any "looks" prizes.

WinAmp does what it says on the tin right out of the box & i've used it for years. I see no reason to change media player when it works perfectly as it is.
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Actually you can improve Foobar's appearance with themes that make it look far better than stock. I had mine set up to look like Winamp, since I like Winamp's interface but needed FLAC capability.

Winamp's a great standby, though.
 
Originally posted by: DeathReborn
Originally posted by: CKent
foobar here. Spend a bit setting it up and you're good to go.
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foobar will never win any "looks" prizes.
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Not out of the box, but if you know what you're doing I think it can be one of best looking players that isn't just flash and gimmick.

Originally posted by: Malladine
I used to...but Foobar now serves my purpose better. I like the ease of use, it's so efficient and streamlined. Who cares how it looks, i've decided. it's the music that matters...
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That's exactly how I feel. Nothing (that I know of) can beat foobar in terms actually playing your music. A sexy look to the program itself is unnecessary because you shouldn't be looking at it that much if it's doing its job right.

And if you do want to get it to look better you can by investing a little time into it.
 
Originally posted by: Aikouka
Originally posted by: Sunner
Sounds like a case for the jump-to function of Winamp/Foobar.
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Nope, my choices are entirely random. I just see a folder and go "Ooo, let's listen to that." Jump To was only handy when you already had an artist/song chosen.
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Aha 🙂

Wouldn't be very handy for me, due to the way I sort and name files, I just put it all into one big playlist and use jump when I wanna hear something special 🙂
 
Originally posted by: DeathReborn
Originally posted by: CKent
foobar here. Spend a bit setting it up and you're good to go.
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foobar will never win any "looks" prizes.

WinAmp does what it says on the tin right out of the box & i've used it for years. I see no reason to change media player when it works perfectly as it is.
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Actually that's exactly how I wanted foobar to look, so I made it so. It doesn't have a neon-green "X-TREME" skin a-la Alienware case because I didn't want that - but it could.
 
yep, useing teh latest version in compact mode modent skin,

it fits the best with the way my desktop is set up, plays stuff fine and is easy to use

i only use it for music tho, i use WMP11 and VLC for vids
 
I like foobar for my music 😀 I haven't customized it besides setting my hotkeys global and putting a bit of transparency, it looks pretty to me 😀 I like the simplistic design and it doesn't get in my way, used it on my old computer so not too much memory would be taken while playing games, carried it over to my new rig.
 
Originally posted by: bunnyfubbles
I don't (not anymore), I'm just curious as to who still uses it as I think the only reason it still has a user base is because of its history.
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I'm quite fond of Winamp. More the original than the later semi-bloated versions.

I need it to listen to:

http://www.philosomatika.com

 
history, sure but its also just very simple and usable. for a quick album or single song playback it loads instantly and works with my keyboard media keys. resource light.

i use itunes for playlists though. but double lcick on an mp3 i set for winamp
 
I still use it and think it works great.
However, you need to turn off the Fast Layer 3 and 1/2 EQs. It has some issues..which I notice on certain quiet parts of songs. Listen to Godsmack : Voodoo beginning and you should see what I mean with those enabled.
 
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