[RedLeader]

another vote for MusikCube, I too was sick of winamp, and was pleasantly surprised. Another option is VLC. I use it primarily as a video player, but it does everything very well.

 

[panda]

recently tried musikcube, it's pretty straight forward and gets the job done. i like it, fast. songbird was terrible. also tried helium music manager, it's got way too much junk to be worthwhile.

are there other music browsers that are similar to musikcube that has a nicer looking gui?

 

[azncookiecutter]

Recent foobar2000 + Columns UI convert here. I love the way you can customize it in whatever way you want. Winamp was getting too bloated for my tastes the last few versions.

 

[Sparky191]

Media Monkey.

 

[iSleipnir]

A prettified version of foobar. It has everything I need including great organization.

 

[jiiteepee]

Well, just found it what i've been looking quite long now --> VST host 'adaptor' plugin for Winamp (just wondering when this type plugin comes for Foobar too). Rack version would have been better but ....

VST Host Winamp Bridge Developer's site.
Can be downloaded from KVR too.

Some VST effect plugins you can try :
http://www.kvraudio.com/get.php?mode...sort=1&rpp=100


Here are two examples when you may need "VST Host Winamp Bridge" -plugin.


You need a good EQ with winamp --> Winamp & ANWIDA Soft GEQ31V

You need to get rid of 60 Hz hum --> Winamp & Elemental Audio System's Eqium:

BTW: If you load a plugin rack/chainer (like MultiFXVST from CTAF) into VST Host Winamp Bridge, you'll be able to add more than just one VST plugin into your winamp audio chain (i.e. EQ + limiter, enchanger, etc.).


jiitee

 

[elmoe]

I use winamp 2.91 (for less system ressources used) with the Album List plugin (double click an album to get all the songs into the playlist) and of course with ASIO, FLAC, APE and SHN playback support.

Heres a bad quality pic:

 

[acito616]

Media Monkey - ASIO - FLAC

 

[steevc]

I've been using QCD for quite a while. It allows for a very minimal GUI if you prefer that. I use the tooltray icon to play and pause plus a tiny skin that shows the current track details. It's small enough to fit in the bottom bit of a window. It doesn't have much in the way of library management, but I think there are add-ons for that.

Using Amarok on my Linux box. Lots of nice features there.

 

[Girlsound]

Been using Apollo for years. No frills. Compatable with many Winamp plugins. Primo sound.

 

[Svperstar]

Winamp 5 with ASIO support and plenty of plugins for file support. I have hotkeys mapped to my numberpad to switch songs, and a pluging to bring up a search window when I hit CTRL+SHIFT+DOWN ARROW.

 

[micaela]

Quote:

Originally Posted by NiceCans J River Media Center, have a look-see http://www.jrmediacenter.com/ [size=xx-small](it is not free, but there is a 30 day free trial)[/size]

I tried, then bought this software based on your rec. in another thread. Thanks for the info -- I like Media Center very much - it does everything I want. I just need to do a bit more reading about setting things up.

 

[zeth]

mediamonkey:
- auto updates my music library automatically and also deletes folders which dont exist anymore
- does the same thing with my iRiver HP-140 and my iPod while synchronizing
- the play/pause/next and previous song buttons on my diNovo keyboard work with mediamonky WITHOUT installing the crappy logitech software

very smooth program in my opinion - but if anyone knows a better alternative, i'm always open for new things ^^

 

[Malus]

amarok.

 

[MikoLayer]

Quote:

Originally Posted by jiiteepee Well, just found it what i've been looking quite long now --> VST host 'adaptor' plugin for Winamp (just wondering when this type plugin comes for Foobar too). Rack version would have been better but .... VST Host Winamp Bridge Developer's site. Can be downloaded from KVR too. Some VST effect plugins you can try : http://www.kvraudio.com/get.php?mode...sort=1&rpp=100 Here are two examples when you may need "VST Host Winamp Bridge" -plugin. You need a good EQ with winamp --> Winamp & ANWIDA Soft GEQ31V You need to get rid of 60 Hz hum --> Winamp & Elemental Audio System's Eqium: BTW: If you load a plugin rack/chainer (like MultiFXVST from CTAF) into VST Host Winamp Bridge, you'll be able to add more than just one VST plugin into your winamp audio chain (i.e. EQ + limiter, enchanger, etc.). jiitee

I downloaded and installed the Equium demo, but it seems to be lacking the needed dll file to be loaded into the VST host plugin.