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Re: Winamp 5.9

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Post by stuaxo » Fri, Sep 09, 2022, 4:16 PM UTC

Thaxll wrote: post #45

Foobar is the "new" Winamp, it has been for 15years+ https://www.foobar2000.org/

Took about 3 hours to setup and make look nice though, so I only really tried it once.

Re: Winamp 5.9

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Post by pdntspa » Fri, Sep 09, 2022, 4:21 PM UTC

thedoctor_o wrote: post #51

pdntspa wrote: post #19

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Now that Winamp has resumed development what place does WACUP have? I wanted to like WACUP but found it very crashy.

Most of the crashes tend to be due to the parts re-used from 5.666. Also it's a preview build (aka public beta) so it can & will be unstable. As for what place it has, I'm going to still make it because I've very clearly been made unwelcome to remain as a "winamp" user plus I don't like where it's owners are taking it with all of the ntf related stuff & taking the piss out of the user base for so long. So if I want t…

Other than the crashing I'm quite pleased with it, the working upscaling is enough to replace winamp on my 4K machines

You're saying its a reimplementation of part of Winamp? Cool, I thought you were splicing in new functionality to the existing binaries

Re: Winamp 5.9

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Post by _ZeD_ » Fri, Sep 09, 2022, 4:25 PM UTC

Is there some android "port" of winamp? I'm thinking more about the look and feel, and the support for the winamp2 skins

Re: Winamp 5.9

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Post by whoopdedo » Fri, Sep 09, 2022, 4:26 PM UTC

This final build was released over a month ago. But if you go to https://www.winamp.com/ the download link still points to the RC4.

Re: Winamp 5.9

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Post by azinman2 » Fri, Sep 09, 2022, 4:27 PM UTC

Markoff wrote: post #5

It's still actively developed just under different name https://getwacup.com I think it's my longest used app in desktop already since previous millennium, followed by TCMD and IrfanView. edit: tried to install new Winamp and unlike WACUP ir requires me to install also Microsoft Visual C++ which also requires computer restart, all of this to use dumb music player? not very user friendly, no other app in desktop misse…

Microsoft is the one to complain to, not Winamp.

Re: Winamp 5.9

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Post by malikNF » Fri, Sep 09, 2022, 4:28 PM UTC

Sorry this is a bit off topic, but I read OPs username as I_am_a_lama, missed opportunity op :( [1].

[1]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HaF-nRS_CWM

Re: Winamp 5.9

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Post by x3n0ph3n3 » Fri, Sep 09, 2022, 4:29 PM UTC

jdhawk wrote: post #80

For MacOS - still has WinAmp skin support. https://re-amp.ru/

I wish this had the WinAmp library support. I loath Apple Music/iTunes library management.

Re: Winamp 5.9

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Post by theandrewbailey » Fri, Sep 09, 2022, 4:39 PM UTC

wseqyrku wrote: post #77

Been using it since it was around but it's now too tiny on 4K. I've long migrated to AIMP with a signature "Heavy Metal" equalizer present which I just can't leave.

When I got 4k monitors, I enabled double pixel mode, and adjusted the fonts to be bigger. Solved 99% of visibility issues (playlist buttons are small, but the playlist itself is fine).

Re: Winamp 5.9

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Post by jeffrallen » Fri, Sep 09, 2022, 4:40 PM UTC

ethbr0 wrote: post #6

I'll just leave this here to stoke the flames of nostalgia: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/b/bc/Winamp2.PNG

WinAmp really whips the llama's ass.

Re: Winamp 5.9

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Post by s1artibartfast » Fri, Sep 09, 2022, 4:40 PM UTC

addicted wrote: post #46

dfxm12 wrote: post #34

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Is that really an ahem apples to apples comparison? Depending on when we're talking, iTunes had many more built in features than Winamp...

I think you’ve got that backwards. iTunes had a fraction of the features Winamp did.

It is amazing, I remember using out of the box winamp for decentralized video streaming circa ~2003?.

This was years before YouTube was even founded