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Re: Winamp for Windows 10

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Post by kyboren »

SubiculumCode wrote: post #28
baal80spam wrote: post #6

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I wholeheartedly recommend AIMP ( http://www.aimp.ru ). I've used this player for the last 8 years and it only gets better.

Not too excited by Ru made software, but perhaps that is just me being excessively worried.

If you're worried, you should probably upgrade your suspicion of all software, not just Russian-made software. The fact that it's made in Russia should not matter much: You should audit the code, compartment it from the rest of your system (e.g. with virtualization), or not run the software.

You're right to be worried about what software you run, but Russia is not necessarily the most relevant threat actor. Take this as an opportunity to develop your threat model and apply mitigations where sensible.

Re: Winamp for Windows 10

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Post by contravariant »

ivank wrote: post #53
codeulike wrote: post #50

Earlier quoted context omitted.

You're probably right but in general it's a problem with downloading windows software

choco install -y foobar2000

Are people actually using chocolately?

I never could get over the way they get you to install it with the equivalent of piping curl into. Or the way it kept advertising the paid version, which is really disconcerting when something has become effectively the only way to manage what software you have installed (or will be eventually).

Re: Winamp for Windows 10

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Post by chrisseaton »

AdmiralAsshat wrote: post #39

Wish they'd open source the thing already. Surely it can't be pulling the holding company much revenue at this point; I don't think you can even buy the premium version anymore. Just let me get a proper Linux port and I'll drop Audacious in a heartbeat.

Many projects use more licensed commercial code than you’d imagine and are not able to open source.

Re: Winamp for Windows 10

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Post by 29athrowaway »

roland35 wrote: post #49
muppetman wrote: post #3

Darren Owen (Dr_O) keeps Winamp updated here at the Winamp Community Update Project: https://getwacup.com/ He's been releasing new updates every few months for the last couple of years, and it's great. It's still how I use/listen to a lot of my old Media that's hard to find on streaming sites. It also still supports the DSP plugins, a favourite of mine is Stereotool. I wish I could find a way to plug DSPs into Browse…

Whee-chhiee! Baaaah! I'll always remember that soundbite that came with winamp. I'll have to download it again!

Llamas do not make sheep sounds.

Re: Winamp for Windows 10

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Post by bob33212 »

CharlesDodgson wrote: post #27

All this winamp talk! This makes me nostalgic of hours of 15 year old me downloading every skin to find the "best one", and listening to the Fragile by NIN. Boomy late 90s pre-9/11 days when everything seemed so solid and successful.

Same. I don't know if civilization peaked then or if it was just that we were young in a good time

Re: Winamp for Windows 10

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Post by sohkamyung »

ClawsOnPaws wrote: post #8
cbozeman wrote: post #2

I had used Winamp since its original release, but when development on it seemed to die off and it looked like it was becoming abandonware, I switched to MusicBee, which I thoroughly love. Maybe there's better software out there, but I've yet to find it.

I personally love foobar2000. Tons of customization, lots of plugins and honestly it's just amazing imho. edit: http://foobar2000.com/

One thing I can't do with foobar2000 (I've installed the version from Microsoft store) is keep it playing while my Windows 10 tablet screen is off.

There's a "Edit -> Preferences -> Playback -> Prevent screensaver & monitor standby option when playing" option which I have enabled, but playback still pauses when I turn off the screen.

I have read that I have to adjust my Win 10 power saving options but I was wondering that surely there's a better way. Microsoft's Groove player can play with the screen off without adjusting my current power options.

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