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Re: I Built My Own Audio Player

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Post by stateofinquiry »

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…

Sony still makes very nice players - under the "walkman" brand no less. https://electronics.sony.com/audio/walkman-digital-recorders... . Probably too pricey for a 10-y-old child, but you might be able to find a used one on ebay?

Re: I Built My Own Audio Player

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Post by khazhoux »

prell wrote: post #78

I come from the times where winamp was the go-to music player. Today, even in the age of streaming services I still keep a local music library organized in folders. So, just as others here in the comments I built myself an old-school music player as a hobby project to listen to my music offline. It's a 1 page html/js app, has full keyboard controls and also features a simple queue mechanism functionality Check it out…

I also came to say, some 27 years later, I still think winamp had the right UI. So simple:

* A collection of files in directories

* Ability to randomize full collection, or play just one directory

Re: I Built My Own Audio Player

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Post by Mashimo »

amiga386 wrote: post #17

I won't comment on the merits of this project, but I put my entire media collection, including all audio, in Jellyfin, and I find Finamp (available for Android and iPhone) to be convenient player, especially that it has easy download of entire albums, artists, etc. and "offline mode" you can toggle on so you can random-play whatever you've downloaded, even in places with no phone reception.

I had a few bugs with Finamp, now I switched to the paid https://symfonium.app/ app on android, still with jellyfin backend. Which works great for me.

Re: I Built My Own Audio Player

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Post by blacklion »

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

What plugins do you use? I cannot imagine to add even 10 plugins to foobar2K, especially now,when "exclusive" access to sound card is built-in and doesn't require WASAPI/ASIO plugin anymore.

Re: I Built My Own Audio Player

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Post by blacklion »

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…

You are very good collection curator! Only ~25% of my collection is FLAC/APE/ALAC/WavePack and still I have more than 3TB. It is what stops me from listening music on the go — I cannot choose what to put in mobile device in advance :-)

Re: I Built My Own Audio Player

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Post by voidUpdate »

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…

Just buy a bag of nuggets from ebay :P

Re: I Built My Own Audio Player

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Post by wink »

khazhoux wrote: post #142
prell wrote: post #78

I come from the times where winamp was the go-to music player. Today, even in the age of streaming services I still keep a local music library organized in folders. So, just as others here in the comments I built myself an old-school music player as a hobby project to listen to my music offline. It's a 1 page html/js app, has full keyboard controls and also features a simple queue mechanism functionality Check it out…

I also came to say, some 27 years later, I still think winamp had the right UI. So simple: * A collection of files in directories * Ability to randomize full collection, or play just one directory

the only reason I've preferred foobar for many years is that I can have many playlists "loaded" at the same time. If Winamp's playlist panel had tabs (and a bigger font)...

Re: I Built My Own Audio Player

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Post by theandrewbailey »

voidUpdate wrote: post #146
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…

Just buy a bag of nuggets from ebay :P

Then make a YouTube channel out of it:

https://m.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLv0k4pV5hufxLd70t1bN7Zj...

Re: I Built My Own Audio Player

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Post by runxel »

frosted-flakes wrote: post #113
al_borland wrote: post #101

I still use the Apple Music app with my own local files. I turned off Apple Music (the steaming service), loaded everything into Apple Music (the app on macOS). I then plugged my phone into my laptop like it was 2007 and synced it over like an iPod. Everything works as expected. My music doesn’t change so much, so syncing hasn’t been an issue. I get a certain hit of nostalgia when syncing over the wire as well.

Automatic wi-fi syncing to iTunes still works fine as far as I know.

Huh, iTunes is not a thing anymore... so how would that work exactly? Genuine question, what do I miss here?

Re: I Built My Own Audio Player

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Post by MarcellusDrum »

brulard wrote: post #130
MarcellusDrum wrote: post #122

Earlier quoted context omitted.

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)

He said a few years back. I might have wrongly assumed 10 was his age back then.
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