What do you use to listen to muzzic?

garazdawi · Post by **garazdawi** » Sun Aug 24, 2003 1:54 pm

What softwar do you use? I'm currently inbetween two versions of Winamp (v.2 and v.3), version 3 seems to have alot of extra details but seems to be harder to manage....

Therefore I'd like to know what you use?

fable · Post by **fable** » Sun Aug 24, 2003 2:12 pm

You may want to go back and add RealOne Player to your list. It's extremely popular, and a lot of people use it to play MP3 tracks, etc. But it's up to you.

VonDondu · Post by **VonDondu** » Sun Aug 24, 2003 2:32 pm

Winamp v2.76 Lite. I haven't bothered to upgrade because I haven't had any problems with the version I'm using now, and I did have some problems with a later version (v2.80, I think).

Etherial · Post by **Etherial** » Sun Aug 24, 2003 2:40 pm

Eh, RealOne is too bloated for my tastes. That, and it also tends to want to turn any computer it is on into an outpost of the RealOne Empire of Evil (TM). Changing file associations without asking, and constantly trying to make the RealOne website your home page. So yeah...

WinAmp3 is good but like RealOne it is a bit too bloated, but it is delightfully nowhere near as pushy. But if suffers from the old, "Lets make this automatic so that the user doesn't have to think! Everyone knows she/he's just a stupid monkey! Oh yeah! And lets take off the option that is automatic so that the user is boned if he isn't a monkey and wants something different!

" syndrome.

So I use good ol' WinAmp2. It's small, reliable, has all the features I want it to have. None that I don't. It is easy to manage and control, and best of all it uses the minimum of autonomy so you don't have to worry about anything being sneaky and accidently ruining your entire system.

Idioteque · Post by **Idioteque** » Sun Aug 24, 2003 3:52 pm

The only reason I upgraded from Winamp2 to 3 is the cross fading effect between songs, I just like the way it sounds.

Windows Media Player, Real One, and Music Match Jukebox( nice for ripping) are all fine but Winamp just seems to make better use of my speakers.

C Elegans · Post by **C Elegans** » Sun Aug 24, 2003 4:14 pm

I use Winamp 3. There was some specific reasons I upgraded, but I don't remember now what it was. I however like the crossfading when I listen to techno/dance, and I also like that you can make it transparent on your desktop. However, I have heard other people say that 2.92 is the best version of Winamp.

Tamerlane · Post by **Tamerlane** » Mon Aug 25, 2003 12:06 am

Tried Winamp 3, dumped it because it was using way too much memory for a media player.

Thankfully the winamp site still allowed the ability to downgrade and I'm on version 2.81.

fable · Post by **fable** » Mon Aug 25, 2003 7:25 am

Originally posted by Etherial
Eh, RealOne is too bloated for my tastes. That, and it also tends to want to turn any computer it is on into an outpost of the RealOne Empire of Evil (TM). Changing file associations without asking, and constantly trying to make the RealOne website your home page. So yeah...

You mean, as compared to the virginal reticence of Microsoft and its Media Player?

Georgi · Post by **Georgi** » Mon Aug 25, 2003 7:31 am

I have Winamp 3 installed, because I had to reinstall Windows etc when I got home from Oz, so I just downloaded the most recent version. I rarely use it though, since I'm usually listening to CDs on my stereo.

Galuf the Dwarf · Post by **Galuf the Dwarf** » Mon Aug 25, 2003 8:08 am

My brother and I tend to listen to music CDs on his computer's Windows Media Player, and our favorite tunes are so metalliciously lovely to listen to in such cases. Oh, the joy of it!

RandomThug · Post by **RandomThug** » Mon Aug 25, 2003 9:21 am

I use Sonique

speedball · Post by **speedball** » Mon Aug 25, 2003 10:30 am

I use Musicmatch.

smass · Post by **smass** » Mon Aug 25, 2003 10:28 pm

I use windows media player - file organization is easiest to manage IMHO. I have over 5500 songs - so ease of management is a big consideration.

For ripping I use Musicmatch - That way I can access my mp3s on any one of my LAN PCs. Windows media player has that damn license crap...

Tamerlane · Post by **Tamerlane** » Mon Aug 25, 2003 10:28 pm

Originally posted by RandomThug
I use Sonique

Ah, I used to have Sonique, came on a computer mag CD and it had the best visual displays around.

frogus · Post by **frogus** » Sat Aug 30, 2003 3:30 am

Musicmatch - Good ripping and file conversion stuff...But its not great.

I never liked WinAmp at all.

Georgi · Post by **Georgi** » Sun Aug 31, 2003 8:31 am

Originally posted by frogus
Musicmatch - Good ripping and file conversion stuff...But its not great.

I never liked WinAmp at all.

But you can get the Geiss plugin and it makes pretty patterns... oooh...

I use CDex for ripping... and I found some little converter for MP3<->wav conversions.

frogus · Post by **frogus** » Sun Aug 31, 2003 10:03 am

Originally posted by Georgi
pretty patterns

I'm sold!

dragon wench · Post by **dragon wench** » Sun Aug 31, 2003 10:39 am

I use media player for listening and CDEX for ripping.

garazdawi · Post by **garazdawi** » Wed Sep 03, 2003 1:07 am

Originally posted by dragon wench
CDEX for ripping. [/b]

I use CDex to rip as well and I now use Winamp 3 for playing music..... Might revert back to winamp2 though as I miss some of the ease of which it worked...

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