Distant Posted June 25, 2011 Share Posted June 25, 2011 So I recently reformatted because my computer is archaic specs wise and I wanted a fresh start. What do you guys use for .mp3 players that have easy to create playlist options and decent customization? I do prefer a relatively minimalist look. Less is more in my opinion. In the past I have played with and used Winamp. What else is out there? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 BoDEAN Posted October 14, 2011 Share Posted October 14, 2011 Foobar with the SubjectBeauty skin Only thing that I dislike with this skin/setup, and a lot of the setups, is there is no "OPEN FILES" button. I don't know how people like this setup. Do you open files with Windows Explorer instead? It's nice to open your files from within the application, no? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 InFiNiTyTM Posted October 15, 2011 Share Posted October 15, 2011 iTunes serves my needs the best. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Geoffrey B. Veteran Posted October 15, 2011 Veteran Share Posted October 15, 2011 foobar or xmplay i suppse. I personally just use Media Player classic for everything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 migo Posted October 17, 2011 Share Posted October 17, 2011 I use Clementine, simply because I still haven't found anything close to Exaile in terms of user interface on Windows (both are 'continuation' of Amarok 1.x, but only Clementine offers Mac and Windows builds along with Linux ones). Thanks for bringing this up, for some reason I thought Clementine was OSX only. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 kslogan Posted October 18, 2011 Share Posted October 18, 2011 foobar2000 for sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Axel Posted October 18, 2011 Share Posted October 18, 2011 I tried foobar and all the nice looking skins I could find didn't work with it as far as I could tell due to mismatched versions. For example I thought a skin called Foobear Remix looked pretty good but I couldn't get it to work and/or I couldn't figure out how to make it work due to lack of instructions! If someone can suggest a great skins and layout with an itunes-esque library type setup that works I'll be all over it for my music solution! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 capr Posted October 18, 2011 Share Posted October 18, 2011 VLC? really people use that for music? I personally use Itunes to make playlists and organize stuff but then use spotify to play the music. it automatically reads whatever playlists I tunes has and you can make more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 remixedcat Posted October 18, 2011 Share Posted October 18, 2011 I tried foobar and all the nice looking skins I could find didn't work with it as far as I could tell due to mismatched versions. For example I thought a skin called Foobear Remix looked pretty good but I couldn't get it to work and/or I couldn't figure out how to make it work due to lack of instructions! If someone can suggest a great skins and layout with an itunes-esque library type setup that works I'll be all over it for my music solution! I tried that one a while ago to se if I can make a fake wmp to troll people into using foobar when they think they are using wmp LOL... couldn't get that one working either. foobar is touchy with skins.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 LaP Posted October 18, 2011 Share Posted October 18, 2011 I like Media Monkey. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 jesseinsf Posted October 18, 2011 Share Posted October 18, 2011 for $50 (15 day free trial will all features active): J.River Media center is the best player on the planet and it is Audiophile quality. It processes music at 64 bit (64 bit audio floating point path) and outputs it using the Hardware's maximum bit rate you set in the settings. It also has Audiophile grade DSP and converters. Plus it has one of the best video player for Videophiles. This player also supports Exclusive Mode: ASIO, WASAPI, WASAPI Event Style, Kernel Streaming, Ext. It also supports VST. This player has so many features and ways that you can customize the player to fit your needs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Dermot Posted October 18, 2011 Share Posted October 18, 2011 If you want winamp style options without the bloat and no video play and bass support i suggest Aimp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 MFH Posted October 18, 2011 Share Posted October 18, 2011 WMP (preferable 11 or 12^^) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Kreuger Posted October 18, 2011 Share Posted October 18, 2011 I hate all these music managers. Wish there was still good programs that just play mp3s. Foobar looks great with that theme "SubjectBeauty" as posted above. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 jesseinsf Posted October 20, 2011 Share Posted October 20, 2011 Why do your guys are still using mp3's? I started to convert my music library from mp3 to eAAC+, imagine a 24kbps song sounding the same as 192kbps mp3. To me it's perfect and I can put a lot on my iPod touch. A whole album (1h15 approx) is about 10-15 megabytes total. I discovered the eAAC+ from radio streams, I was stunned by the quality eAAC+ try to do that with a 24 bit/192Khz studio quality file. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 mtkversion Posted October 20, 2011 Share Posted October 20, 2011 If any of you are on OSX and want a nice alternative to iTunes, try out Vox (http://voxapp.didgeroo.com/index.html) Lightweight, built-in support for various formats and it sounds good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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So I recently reformatted because my computer is archaic specs wise and I wanted a fresh start.
What do you guys use for .mp3 players that have easy to create playlist options and decent customization?
I do prefer a relatively minimalist look. Less is more in my opinion.
In the past I have played with and used Winamp. What else is out there?
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