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Re: I Built My Own Audio Player

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Post by TheDong »

ivyirwin wrote: post #120

I was hoping the article was going to be about a physical device as well as the software to manage and play songs. A few years ago I wanted to get my 10 year old son an mp3 player – he's really into listening to music but wasn't ready (still isn't) for a phone. I was shocked by the state of the mp3 player options. When Apple discontinued the iPod they created a huge vacuum that no one seems to have filled. I think th…

> When Apple discontinued the iPod they created a huge vacuum that no one seems to have filled.

I think the real shift here isn't the iPod vanishing.

I think the existence of Spotify and smartphones is what killed mp3 players. Both of those just filled so much of the air in the room that it smothered everything else out.

Re: I Built My Own Audio Player

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Post by MarcellusDrum »

ivyirwin wrote: post #120

I was hoping the article was going to be about a physical device as well as the software to manage and play songs. A few years ago I wanted to get my 10 year old son an mp3 player – he's really into listening to music but wasn't ready (still isn't) for a phone. I was shocked by the state of the mp3 player options. When Apple discontinued the iPod they created a huge vacuum that no one seems to have filled. I think th…

I think its a demand issue, not a hardware/software one. Chinese manufactures are creating Mini IPhone 16 and Mini S24, devices that look good, can play music, have the functionalities of a smart phone, and sell for $50-$100.

Parents will probably buy similar devices to their children instead of an MP3 Player. You have an unconventional parenting style not to get your son a phone at 14. Don't get me wrong, I respect that, but there isn't a lot like you to warrant a demand beyond what's currently available.

Re: I Built My Own Audio Player

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Post by rollcat »

noman-land wrote: post #97
rollcat wrote: post #94

Earlier quoted context omitted.

You really would move to a different country just because they have better bread? What's the problem with baking your own?

It's more akin to moving to a different country because this one mandates which bread you will eat and how you will eat it. A mighty fine reason to emigrate.

How are any of the players mentioned in the comments banned on iOS?

Re: I Built My Own Audio Player

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Post by wvh »

I've been building a music collection in FLAC format for 25 years, and last year I bought an (Android) phone and a MicroSD card of 1TB that fits all of my music. It's been a long project for technology to catch up, but now that it's possible to have all of it in my pocket, I'm pretty happy with it.

I'm sure I can't be the only one that doesn't want to be a renter, give up control and stream anything the industry wants to push or deal with ads. It's cool to see some even go to great lengths to write their own application.

Re: I Built My Own Audio Player

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Post by ibz »

andrew_lettuce wrote: post #105
out-of-ideas wrote: post #100

Earlier quoted context omitted.

2025 and im still rockin foobar2000 with 2000 plugins. wish a native linux binary was out though through wine is okay, just lacks native dark mode

Foobar2000 is the irfanview for audio, apps I still use regularly more than 20 years and counting.

foobar2000, IrfanView, Total Commander. The 3 apps I still miss after 15+ years of not using Windows (went through 10 years of OSX, now on Linux for probably 5 years).

There's just nothing like this trio on OSX or Linux.

Re: I Built My Own Audio Player

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Post by Eavolution »

wvh wrote: post #125

I've been building a music collection in FLAC format for 25 years, and last year I bought an (Android) phone and a MicroSD card of 1TB that fits all of my music. It's been a long project for technology to catch up, but now that it's possible to have all of it in my pocket, I'm pretty happy with it. I'm sure I can't be the only one that doesn't want to be a renter, give up control and stream anything the industry want…

I've always had the issue on Android of the cover art/title being unreliable i.e. I change it and it just doesn't change, or it does then randomly changes to a random cover. As far as I could tell this was a bug in Android, did you run into this?

Re: I Built My Own Audio Player

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Post by cloudhead »

ivyirwin wrote: post #120

I was hoping the article was going to be about a physical device as well as the software to manage and play songs. A few years ago I wanted to get my 10 year old son an mp3 player – he's really into listening to music but wasn't ready (still isn't) for a phone. I was shocked by the state of the mp3 player options. When Apple discontinued the iPod they created a huge vacuum that no one seems to have filled. I think th…

Fiio has a bunch of products in this category, eg. https://www.fiio.com/cp13 and https://www.fiio.com/jm21

Re: I Built My Own Audio Player

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Post by jorams »

out-of-ideas wrote: post #100
bromuro wrote: post #98

Earlier quoted context omitted.

To me the go-to music player has always been foobar2000. (Replaced today by Cog app)

2025 and im still rockin foobar2000 with 2000 plugins. wish a native linux binary was out though through wine is okay, just lacks native dark mode

I haven't used it and you might already be familiar, but I've seen people mention fooyin[1] as similar enough to foobar2000 for them to make the switch. Might be worth checking out.

[1]: https://www.fooyin.org/

Re: I Built My Own Audio Player

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Post by brulard »

MarcellusDrum wrote: post #122
ivyirwin wrote: post #120

I was hoping the article was going to be about a physical device as well as the software to manage and play songs. A few years ago I wanted to get my 10 year old son an mp3 player – he's really into listening to music but wasn't ready (still isn't) for a phone. I was shocked by the state of the mp3 player options. When Apple discontinued the iPod they created a huge vacuum that no one seems to have filled. I think th…

I think its a demand issue, not a hardware/software one. Chinese manufactures are creating Mini IPhone 16 and Mini S24, devices that look good, can play music, have the functionalities of a smart phone, and sell for $50-$100. Parents will probably buy similar devices to their children instead of an MP3 Player. You have an unconventional parenting style not to get your son a phone at 14. Don't get me wrong, I respect…

OP says son is 10 years old. (not sure if it was edited)
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