Music playing programs

Aerozord · 03-01-2015, 04:34 PM

I am having issues getting formats to play on WMP (like MP3s for some reason) and quicktime is pretty butts interface-wise. Any suggestions on a free alternative? Ideally I'd like something thats good for making on the fly playlists, though I'll settle for just easy to make permanent ones. MP3 compatible is a must but FLAC support would be nice. Of course the more formats supported the better but those are the highest on my priority list.

Something that can play alot of videos is nice but music is my main concern right now so I'd rather get something thats great for music than ok for music and video.

Loyal · 03-01-2015, 04:49 PM

Winamp and VLC are both free and useful. Winamp in particular has a lot of plugins available even for more obscure sound formats such as tracker formats used in many video games (.nsf, .spc, .gsf, and many more).

Aerozord · 03-01-2015, 05:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Loyal

Winamp and VLC are both free and useful. Winamp in particular has a lot of plugins available even for more obscure sound formats such as tracker formats used in many video games (.nsf, .spc, .gsf, and many more).

whats good out of the box? I know how to mess with codecs but the whole reason I dont just try and update what I have is I'm sick of fiddling with them

Loyal · 03-01-2015, 06:15 PM

They both work just fine for standard stuff. Though VLC is my preferred video player.

synkr0nized · 03-01-2015, 07:50 PM

VLC is designed to play practically any video file you throw at it "out of the box", and Winamp will handle nearly all common music formats (and some others).

The latter is no longer being developed/supported, though it certainly still works perfectly fine.

BB · 03-01-2015, 08:10 PM

In the words of my brother, "I could put a biscuit in the CD tray and VLC would play it". I've never had a media file it couldn't run, aside from obscure tracker formats- which Winamp's plugins handle smartly.

rpgdemon · 03-01-2015, 11:22 PM

VLC does not have very good support for a library of music, though. I tried using it as my primary music player when I got my new computer, and it wasn't great. It is great if you want to play anything, but it does not let you easily look at and shuffle all your music.

Just, FYI.

Aerozord · 03-02-2015, 12:26 AM

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Originally Posted by rpgdemon

VLC does not have very good support for a library of music, though. I tried using it as my primary music player when I got my new computer, and it wasn't great. It is great if you want to play anything, but it does not let you easily look at and shuffle all your music.

Just, FYI.

Does it atleast have a "play all" capability if I have all the files in one spot?

Magus · 03-15-2015, 06:15 PM

I use Foobar.

Overcast · 03-15-2015, 08:16 PM

I also use foobar, free, smart at playlist making, tends to be pretty universal in its musical formats including just about every lossless format I have.

I would also have VLC just for videos.

Also have itunes for if I ever actually want to buy music and for podcasting.

03-01-2015, 04:34 PM	#1
Aerozord So we are clear Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Former murder capital of the world Posts: 13,824	Music playing programs I am having issues getting formats to play on WMP (like MP3s for some reason) and quicktime is pretty butts interface-wise. Any suggestions on a free alternative? Ideally I'd like something thats good for making on the fly playlists, though I'll settle for just easy to make permanent ones. MP3 compatible is a must but FLAC support would be nice. Of course the more formats supported the better but those are the highest on my priority list. Something that can play alot of videos is nice but music is my main concern right now so I'd rather get something thats great for music than ok for music and video. __________________ "don't hate me for being a heterosexual white guy disparaging slacktivism, hate me for all those murders I've done."

03-01-2015, 07:50 PM	#5
synkr0nized synk-ism Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: throughout the Wired Posts: 6,857	mostly just repeating here VLC is designed to play practically any video file you throw at it "out of the box", and Winamp will handle nearly all common music formats (and some others). The latter is no longer being developed/supported, though it certainly still works perfectly fine. __________________ Find love.

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03-01-2015, 11:22 PM	#7
rpgdemon Not a Taco Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 3,313	VLC does not have very good support for a library of music, though. I tried using it as my primary music player when I got my new computer, and it wasn't great. It is great if you want to play anything, but it does not let you easily look at and shuffle all your music. Just, FYI. __________________ I did a lot of posting on here as a teenager, and I was pretty awful. Even after I learned, grew up, and came to be on the right side of a lot of important issues, I was still angry, abrasive, and generally increased the amount of hate in the world, in pretty unacceptable ways. On the off chance that someone is taking a trip down memory lane looking through those old threads, I wanted to devote my signature to say directly to you, I'm sorry. Thank you for letting me be better, NPF.

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Magus Archer and Armstrong vs. the World Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 7,164	I use Foobar. __________________ The Valiant Review

03-15-2015, 08:16 PM	#10
Overcast Cinderella Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Trespassing in the graveyard Posts: 3,076	I also use foobar, free, smart at playlist making, tends to be pretty universal in its musical formats including just about every lossless format I have. I would also have VLC just for videos. Also have itunes for if I ever actually want to buy music and for podcasting. __________________ Time to bust out the glow sticks!