"That can be done, but takes a bit of work.
Either you need to add the
foo_run component through the "attrib "%_path%" +H" (without the outside quotation marks), or externally change individual track attributes to hidden."
Roller,
That's why I went looking for an alternative to foobar and wound up switching to JRiver. I don't have the background that lets me be comfortable writing code, however simple it is. Note I was going to use the word "basic" rather than "simple", but thought better of it
For me, it's just not intuitive to write code (or whatever those directions are called) just to do something like delete a file. I wouldn't know where to start anyway. I also couldn't get Winamp to work for me, but don't remember the problems I had with trying it out. No comments on that program, it may have been me messing up something.
JRiver just seems so much simpler to interface with than foobar. Several of the features I like are:
- the DSP Studio controls. These allow a large number of playback options, including control of:
+ Equalizer
+ Effects - a wide variety of audio enhancements
+ Parametric Equalizer - use this to correct for any dead or weak spots in your audio playback, due to crossovers or your room environment. For instance, I add 10db at 175Hz to both speakers based on the REW (Room Equalizer Wizard) program results.
+ Output Format - Do you want to output in mono, stero, 5.1, 7.1 or some other format? What sample rate do you want to use? Want to upmix, down mix? What frequency do you want to bypass your subwoofer at?
+ Room Correction (does one speaker need a little more power?). This also offers the options to easily mute a speaker, send a test tone to it or reverse the polarity of the speaker. These are nice options to make sure you've connected your setup correctly. It also offers the options of setting your crossovers for bass management, along with a couple of slope options.
+ Headphones - it offers a variety of crossfeed options. Quoting them,
"Crossfeed makes audio played through headphones sound more natural and less fatiguing. Audio is mixed between the contralateral and ipsilateral ears after modeling the frequency curve and time-delay associated with non-headphone listening". Ouch! I haven't played with this option yet. Makes my head hurt just reading that!
- I found it very easy to create and control playlists. That may be true in foobar as well, but I like the drag and drop method. Again, it is just simpler for me.
- I really like the classy layout and look of the program. Much, much more modern than foobar.
- the theater view, as mentioned by punks15 back on page 3. It's neat to have the album cover up on the screen, and it also goes out to the internet for other pictures of the artist playing. For instance, if you are listening to the Allman Brothers, you'll see various photos of the band come up and fade away on the screen. Technically, it doesn't make the music sound better, but it does make the experience more enjoyable and that's what I'm after.
- easily syncs with and controls the music on other devices. I can easily control what is on my portable Sandisk player from within JRiver
- the remote control options are really nice! I loaded a duplicate copy on my netbook. My easy chair, with another amp and set of headphones, is across the room from my desktop. I loaded a copy of JRiver on my netbook. I can relax in the chair and look at the same JRiver screen that is on my desktop. No more getting up and walking across the room to change what's playing, etc. That's sweet! There are other options for controlling video and home entertainment systems that I don't use, but probably would be handy for others.
Here's their basic index page, linking to many of the various options:
http://wiki.jriver.com/index.php/Media_Center
They also have a good forum, Interact. That's helpful for trying to figure out how to do something new.
http://yabb.jriver.com/interact/index.php
And before anyone asks, the answer is no, I don't work for JRiver!
For ripping, I use a program my brother set me up with, dBpoweramp CD Ripper.
http://www.dbpoweramp.com/cd-ripper.htm
Nice program, easy to use. Although it does have some of that foobar type code, it will enter it for you as you select the options you want, such as where to store the ripped music. It has a nice metadata option that allows you to make sure your CD data is correct, as well as the cover art associated with the CD.
I had this program before JRiver and have just continued to use it rather than exploring JRiver's ripping capabilities.
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