Software Music Players

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16 September 2001 08:30 PM
Tags: jukebox, player, musicmatch, encode, download, winamp, song, kbp

Nullsoft Winamp 2.64

Nullsoft's Winamp (download) has been around longer than most software audio players, and it has a large group of faithful fans. After trying out some of the player's more dazzling cousins, we concluded that it's a solid product for those looking for a simple, stripped-down player with some useful features.

Winamp 2.64 supports a wide range of audio formats including MP3, WAV, and WMA. Songs are easily added and removed from playlists, and you can edit song information with an ID3 tag editor. Songs are stored by track number (for albums) or alphabetically, and you can scroll through but not search.

Winamp's ten-band graphic equaliser and built-in preamplifier are strong features. You can even have the player autoload previously saved, song-specific preamplifier and equaliser settings. Unfortunately, the amplifier doesn't work with CD audio and MIDI plug-ins. With these formats, the sound data never actually passes through Winamp but goes directly through your sound card instead. For more advanced features, such as CD ripping and burning, Winamp recommends several plug-ins.

Company: Nullsoft
Price: Free download
Rating: 3 Star

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