What's the best music player?

RVCA · 02-12-2011, 12:43 PM

Here's a pair of screenshots from the preferences menu

**Janszoon** · 02-12-2011, 12:48 PM

Not sure if I understand what I'm looking at in the "File Converters" menu, but I do like the amount of options in the "Library" one.

RVCA · 02-12-2011, 12:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Janszoon

Not sure if I understand what I'm looking at in the "File Converters" menu, but I do like the amount of options in the "Library" one.

I haven't really figured that out either. I know that it wants me to pick a format for file converting, and I know it wants me to set the parameters for that format, but I'm not sure how to write those parameters so I'm sticking with the defaults for now. Which is fine since the highest quality option for MP3, "archiving", is CBR 320k, what I normally use anyway.

Guybrush · 02-12-2011, 04:04 PM

^The file converts just shows different pre-made settings for encoding mp3s. The program runs the file lame.exe (mp3 encoder) with a set of parameters which decide the quality and so on of the output file and those parameters are what's defined in the "encoding parameters". In order to customize those, you'd probably want to have a look at "lame.exe /?" first.

Foobar let's you customize almost everything, but the bad thing is that unless you use a premade theme, you have to customize everything so that's a tradeoff; ease of use vs. versatility.

ngawethuu · 02-13-2011, 04:12 AM

I used Winamp, Foobar, iTunes, Windows Media Player. iTunes, i like it more. It actually depends on your aim. If you have an iDevice, it's iTunes.

TockTockTock · 02-13-2011, 04:10 PM

ThePhanastasio · 02-14-2011, 02:31 PM

I'm currently having to download the new iTunes because the store no longer supports anything lower than the newest version, and I just got a gift card.

I will probably lose my library, too; before my laptop died, iTunes 10 totally wiped out my library file and thoroughly pissed me off.

Did you download iTunes 10, by any chance? Apparently, that's a common problem with it.

s_k · 02-14-2011, 02:37 PM

My goodness people, you don't have to use iTunes to manage your music

ThePhanastasio · 02-14-2011, 02:40 PM

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Originally Posted by s_k

My goodness people, you don't have to use iTunes to manage your music

I can't really use the iTunes gift cards I get all the time in any other place, so...

Freebase Dali · 02-14-2011, 02:42 PM

^ Shazam.

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Guybrush Juicious Maximus III Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Scabb Island Posts: 6,525	^The file converts just shows different pre-made settings for encoding mp3s. The program runs the file lame.exe (mp3 encoder) with a set of parameters which decide the quality and so on of the output file and those parameters are what's defined in the "encoding parameters". In order to customize those, you'd probably want to have a look at "lame.exe /?" first. Foobar let's you customize almost everything, but the bad thing is that unless you use a premade theme, you have to customize everything so that's a tradeoff; ease of use vs. versatility. __________________ Something Completely Different

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ThePhanastasio Killed Laura Palmer Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Ashland, KY Posts: 1,679	I'm currently having to download the new iTunes because the store no longer supports anything lower than the newest version, and I just got a gift card. I will probably lose my library, too; before my laptop died, iTunes 10 totally wiped out my library file and thoroughly pissed me off. Did you download iTunes 10, by any chance? Apparently, that's a common problem with it. __________________ Phish: Studio Discography Reviewed 100 Albums I Heartily Recommend My last.fm It's a hand-me-down, the thoughts are broken Perhaps they're better left unsung

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s_k Music Addict Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 2,206	My goodness people, you don't have to use iTunes to manage your music __________________ Click here to see my collection

02-12-2011, 12:43 PM	#41 (permalink)
RVCA （￣ー￣） Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 3,270	Here's a pair of screenshots from the preferences menu

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ngawethuu Groupie Join Date: Feb 2011 Posts: 23	I used Winamp, Foobar, iTunes, Windows Media Player. iTunes, i like it more. It actually depends on your aim. If you have an iDevice, it's iTunes.

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Freebase Dali Partying on the inside Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 5,584	^ Shazam.