Music/Media Player
What music/media player do you use?
I used to use Winamp, but it didn't like all the .wma files I ripped. It said it supported them but on shuffle appeared to ignore them. If this happened now, I probably wouldn't notice with .mp3's out numbering .wma probably 3 to 1 now.
I currently use Windows Media Player 10.0 for everything, unless a video doesn't play, then I try divx player or VLC media player. Among the three I can play just about everything.
I tried WMP 11 but A. it was a resource hog, B. there was no easy Play All music button, and C. it wasn't easy to edit ID3 or really edit anything for that matter. So I downgraded back to WMP 10.
Another thing I've been wanting to do for a long time is normalize my collection. Today I was reading an article that talked about Replay Gain that normalizes your collection. (I believe Winamp does this as well.
So currently I'm giving foobar2000 a try, but I'm going to miss album covers showing whenever a song is playing. Not having to play with the volume while on shuffle all the damn time might make up for it.
What features keep you using what your using?
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If you go into the forums foobar has quite a few wonderul extensions (including album art panes), when I was on a PC that's what I used. Now I'm on a mac though, so it's iTunes.
I think WMP 11 is pretty awesome...
[QUOTE=Jill's Tit;1030719]I think WMP 11 is pretty awesome...[/QUOTE]
I think it looks pretty and had potential but damn near crashed my system every time I clicked next song.
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*Shrugs* Never did such a thing to me...
Also, an easy Play All music button is, go to your library and click on any song...
iTunes is the only good one, sorry.
I'm not actually a big fan of iTunes, but it's pretty much the only viable option on a Mac. It's not bad, but I personally preferred foobar.
iTunes on a pc. 'Cause I got the pod and I love coverflow.
I use foobar and iTunes. foobar is awesome, it takes very little memory.
VLC coz it plays FLVs ripped off youtube and MOV files which means I never have to open Quicktime Player WOO!
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Yeah, VLC for video all the way (or Media Player Classic is pretty groovy too).
iTunes all the way. It's sublime. And no, i'm not an Apple fan, i use a standard PC.
[QUOTE=glamhoth;1034183]Yeah, VLC for video all the way (or Media Player Classic is pretty groovy too).[/QUOTE]
VLC plays everything; all the other media players I've tried are picky about what they'll play.
In terms of music, definately Winamp. I used to use Windows Media Player but it kept crashing the comp and making it lag.
I've never used iTunes before, but most people I know say its a pain in the arse.
I like itunes, except when it starts deciding shit on its own.
[QUOTE=Fake Plstic Trees;1051586]I like itunes, except when it starts deciding shit on its own.[/QUOTE]
You gotta use discipline, gotta keep these young media players in there place. Make sure they toe the line.
[QUOTE=Fake Plstic Trees;1051586]I like itunes, except when it starts deciding shit on its own.[/QUOTE]
You gotta teach it who's boss. Hit Control+T and put the video on. Then turn it off. That gets some revenge on it.
Not sure why though.
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I use WMP 10.
I don't like Winamp because I don't have the patience to edit/create playlists. On WMP, I can just use genre lists as playlists, they're quite easy and quick to edit
I didn't like WMP 11 because it no longer has those drop-down tree menus. They are really helpful for me. I ended up downgrading to WMP10 after a couple of days.
Never tried iTunes.
As for videos, VLC too.
Forgot to add link...[url]http://www.spectrum.ieee.org/aug07/5429[/url]
Good article, it's about how the music industry is still a bunch of assholes. Read Part II as well, again about how shitty the music industry is and how most pop music artists use software to correct their horrible pitch.
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