In the mood for a new music player

hellrazor · Jun 27, 2012

I'm looking for a new music player, there are a few things I want:

start fast
For it to not slow down my entire computer
For it to not take up my whole fucking screen
The default file action (double-clicking in explorer) should be to enqueue the song (this is important - I'm about to throw AIMP3 because of this shit)
To not look like ass
Good quality sound
Free
Let me manage my own damn music

I've been looking and every once in a while something gets most of those (Winamp, AIMP3, etc.) but then does something unbearable (Winamp takes too damn long to start and hogs up too much of my precious minerals, AIMP3 won't enqueue by default, etc.) and everything else constantly tries to get me to use it's "fantastic" media library while simultaneously launching a full scale invasion on my monitor.

Yo_Wattup · Jun 27, 2012

Winamp starts hella fast for me. I like audio quality above all else, and also an appropriate player for 15000 songs so winamp is ideal for me. Why are you using windows explorer for song selection anyway?

AlienIsGOD · Jun 27, 2012

VLC is what i use

http://www.videolan.org/vlc/index.html

i just double click on a song in my music folder and it loads up in VLC ready to go. VLC is easily one of the best media players FREE or otherwise.

Ravenas · Jun 27, 2012

iTunes is probably the best and most versatile music player imo. :toast:

AlienIsGOD · Jun 27, 2012

Ravenas said:
iTunes is probably the best and most versatile music player imo.

hellrazor · Jun 27, 2012

Yo_Wattup said:
Why are you using windows explorer for song selection anyway?

Why not? It can sort however I need it to, I can move files back and forth, cut, copy, paste, it's only open when I need it to be, can edit tags, rename files, can play music on the fly if it's in some odd folder, etc. Why should I use anything else?

AlienIsGOD said:
VLC is what i use http://www.videolan.org/vlc/index.html

Yeah, that's what I was thinking (I already use it for movies all the time), but it's still too big and I can't figure out how to keep it on top (quite helpful with explorer).

hellrazor · Jun 27, 2012

OK, I got AIMP3 to enqueue by default. Show's over, boys.

Yo_Wattup · Jun 27, 2012

Ravenas said:
iTunes is probably the best and most versatile music player imo.

CaptainFailcon · Jun 27, 2012

Aimp3 for the win

xfire · Jun 27, 2012

Try Media Monkey.
http://www.mediamonkey.com/

Or
http://www.helium-music-manager.com/
Enabling Auto-Enqueue
http://www.helium-music-manager.com/auto-enqueue-options/

1freedude · Jun 27, 2012

foobar 2000.

http://www.foobar2000.org/

many add ons. we used it for our wedding. I have it pinned to taskbar.

CaptainFailcon · Jun 27, 2012

media-monkey should burn in hell

CaptainFailcon · Jun 27, 2012

1freedude said:
foobar 2000.

http://www.foobar2000.org/

many add ons. we used it for our wedding. I have it pinned to taskbar.

foobar requires a tonne of effort not to look like ass and its quality isnt on par with BASS based players like Aimp2 AImp3

scoutingwraith · Jun 27, 2012

Either use Winamp or Foobar200 personally. Ive been using Winamp since it came out way back.

TheMailMan78 · Jun 27, 2012

iTunes works great.

ShRoOmAlIsTiC · Jun 27, 2012

i still use mpc-hc. plays all formats. Only thing i dont like about itunes is no flac, you need to convert everything to alac.

micropage7 · Jun 27, 2012

TheMailMan78 said:
iTunes works great.

yeah but the size is too much just for music player
i use foobar (if you dont mind with their plain looks)
mediamonkey is nice
or you can try all in one like vlc media player or media player classic aka K Lite

baggpipes · Jun 27, 2012

just get a better computer... problem solved....

Drone · Jun 27, 2012

@ hellrazor if you want a player that complies requirements you've listed then switch to Linux. You won't find players better than Banshee or Amarok. Their Windows versions ain't that great.

I agree with 1freedude. I love foobar's minimalistic approach. Never cared for plugins and all that stuff.

CaptainFailcon · Jun 27, 2012

Drone said:
@ hellrazor if you want a player that complies requirements you've listed then switch to Linux. You won't find players better than Banshee or Amarok. Their Windows versions ain't that great.

I agree with 1freedude. I love foobar's minimalistic approach. Never cared for plugins and all that stuff.

changing the Os just so he can use amarock/banshe both of those are heavyer then either foobar or AIMP3 >>> :banghead:

Drone · Jun 27, 2012

CaptainFailcon said:
changing the Os just so he can use amarock/banshe both of those are heavyer then either foobar or AIMP3 >>>

Congrats. You completely missed the point.

a) there's no universal and small player for windows which does everything
b) best audio players can be found in Linux
c) Linux audio players which have been ported for windows are heavy (of course they are, because they are ported)

Bo$$ · Jun 27, 2012

VLC is awesome, easy playlist, can add whole folders

claylomax · Jun 27, 2012

1freedude said:
foobar 2000.

http://www.foobar2000.org/

many add ons. we used it for our wedding. I have it pinned to taskbar.

The best. The only one that plays .mpc without plugins.

Pioneer.twelve · Jun 27, 2012

Foobar 2000 is amazing. Ever since discovering it I haven't used any other music player.

naoan · Jun 27, 2012

claylomax said:
The best. The only one that plays .mpc without plugins.

AIMP can do that.

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