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RIP winamp (pg. 2)
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| SYSTEM-J |
| Oh, I've actually just remembered another reason why I use it - Gracenote is a very accurate automatic CD-recognition tool. |
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| Trance-MB |
| quote: | Originally posted by Bierheld
And yes it does still play music files just fine if you consider that an achievement. |
Which IMO is the main reason not to look for anything else.
The delete option was the only thing I missed and made me look for something else, but I found the Winamp File Deleter. |
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| Redd |
| quote: | Originally posted by rubez
you are probably one of those folk that car salesmen dream about, selling you stuff you didn't know you needed - how did you ever live without it!! :stongue: |
except the car/stuff would be free, idiot. |
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| rubez |
say what? :crazy:
spotify?! isn't that running music off the so-called cloud? or at least off a browser? :eyes: |
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| SYSTEM-J |
| quote: | Originally posted by rubez
spotify?! isn't that running music off the so-called cloud? or at least off a browser? :eyes: |
It plays local files as well, saves having to switch between players when you go from streaming a track to playing something on your hard-drive. |
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| dj christian |
I just use Foobar2000 with various plugins. Winamp was in my opinion a very lightweight player compared to foobar2000 and i guess that's the case still. However still misses alot of functions foobar2000 has.
Either one has it's various strongpoints. |
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| djnitride |
Ive used winamp from its inception to the very latest version. Its good at what it does, but Winamp/AOL missed the entire mobile/cloud market shift so I am not surprised its getting the axe.
It will be missed :( |
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| floyd741 |
| I used Winamp for a very long time as well. For the last several years though, I've found foobar2000 to be perfect. It plays just about every audio file, it plays internet radio, burns/rips CDs, sounds great, has a really good equalizer, and is a tiny program to run with a really simple interface. It's legit perfect |
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| Cobalt |
Good lord! I was listening to a Ben Klock set ON WINAMP just when I read this!
I've tried many times over the years to switch to other players, but all were bloated, shiny monsters compared to the simplicity and responsiveness of Winamp in basic skin.
I'll probably keep using it, and download install files for use until they're incompatible. I never understood how anyone could stand to use iTunes, especially. Maybe something else works as well that I've simply not looked for... because I had Winamp and that worked as timelessly as a bicycle. |
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| Cobalt |
| Oh, and perhaps most loved from the early days, when illegal music came in all flavors and formats -- Winamp played everything, almost magically. |
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| clay |
ill post this here too then :)
| quote: | Originally posted by Zak McKracken
for digital i only use streaming now (despite how dead it feels), not mp3, vinyl for rest. only thing on my harddrive is my own projects.
winamp was great and i almost get emotional when i browse the skins, but it belongs to an era which is dead years ago - just like the prog rock era of the 70s. leave it be, move on, but remember the good times :)
RIP mp3-riping of progressive trance, schranz techno, and hard house promo vinyls.
RIP napster and dc++ filesharing. And finally,
RIP winamp player in all its glory.
it was a hell of a ride, but ended way too fast.
it was the era of our own youth, the second generation of electronic dance music. in many ways the most influential generation. from fully analog to fully digital in less than 10 years.
the kids of today will never understand what changes we have witnessed and been a part of from the mid 90s and to this day when it comes to how to consume music. the kids take streaming and full access to all music, worldwide, legal, without malware, for granted. little do they know what it took to get there.
good thing is that vinyl stays strong, in some niches markets, because we will never know where this digital streaming era will take us. will everybody be part of the decision on the music selection in a club, using an online poll? i wouldnt be part of that sorry. |
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