Party Like It's 1998: Winamp to See New 2019 Release With Modern Features

[HimymCZe]

Even thou I swap to AIMP back in the last days of WinAMP.
This news REALLY WHIPS THE LLAMA'S ASS.

 

[Fx]

I'll give it a try when they release it. But it's unlikely that I will part with Foobar2000.

Wow, I had completely forgotten about Winamp. I tried it out, but ended up sticking with WMP myself.

I'm currently running MediaMonkey and cant remember why I switched from Foobar, but they are both solid.

 

[djisas]

Been using winamp ever since, im on 5.666, it it works, why change?

 

[Tsukiyomi91]

OOH...

 

[dozenfury]

Agree on the comment about streaming being the main hope for it. I totally get the use case for using it for lossless, but for me $10 or less a month for Spotify or similar to have essentially every song ever made at my fingers in a basic player is hard to pass up even if not lossless quality (and there's Tidal but it has it's own issues). I have to assume this is an attempt to get WinAmp back on people's minds in the hope of an eventual acquisition by one of the music streaming services, but it seems about 10+ years late to happen if it was going to. WinAmp should have sold in about 2005.

I do think there might be some room in new players to incorporate a bit of the functionality from WinAmp that is missing today. The equalizer I don't necessarily need and can do that in my audio software, but some of the other audio plugins and global radio station streams are missed. I also miss some good visualizers that most current streaming players lack.

 

[lexluthermiester]

Agree on the comment about streaming being the main hope for it. I totally get the use case for using it for lossless, but for me $10 or less a month for Spotify or similar to have essentially every song ever made at my fingers in a basic player is hard to pass up even if not lossless quality (and there's Tidal but it has it's own issues). I have to assume this is an attempt to get WinAmp back on people's minds in the hope of an eventual acquisition by one of the music streaming services, but it seems about 10+ years late to happen if it was going to. WinAmp should have sold in about 2005.

I do think there might be some room in new players to incorporate a bit of the functionality from WinAmp that is missing today. The equalizer I don't necessarily need and can do that in my audio software, but some of the other audio plugins and global radio station streams are missed. I also miss some good visualizers that most current streaming players lack.

Gotta disagree. I have no use for a streaming player/service type app. Not sure anyone else who has used, currently uses or would use a future version of Winamp would either. What I'd want is an up to date player that improves on existing functionality.

 

[GoldenX]

Best news of the year so far.

 

[Steevo]

Whipping the llamas ass and the dancing sheep too?

 

[GAR]

AIMP is miles better, and for video Pot Player and VLC

 

[Voluman]

I still use Winamp today. Version 2.81 is actually the best one -- no resource usage (low anyway) and no tacked on unnecessary features (like video). Trust me, I've studied this a lot -- get 2.81 and enjoy.

Well, yes, but it doesnt support 5.1 by default (after some minimal mod, yes) if i am remember correctly, just from version 5.1 above.

 

[GoldenX]

Big bento for the win.

 

[c0d3x5]

WIN AMP..... WIN AMP!!! REALLY KICKS THE LLAMAS ASS!!! oh i missed you...

 

[Blueberries]

Winamp? Foobar2000?

The nostalgia in this thread is insane.

 

[eidairaman1]

I used winamp till it felt like malware.

I was looking for alternatives and used WMP with codecs

 

[Prima.Vera]

For the little kids in here, Winamp was and still is all about the plugins. Especially the ones for Sound-Out. Even now I'm using OpenAL output for beautiful surround sound of the MP3 stereo files. The Hardware EAX output one for the Creative cards it's also very good.
Visualizations are also the best.
Sorry but no other players out there can give this functionality.

 

[AnarchoPrimitiv]

When I first started using Winamp, I was still using ICQ...anyone remember ICQ?

 

[Prima.Vera]

When I first started using Winamp, I was still using ICQ...anyone remember ICQ?

Used it first on Windows 3.11 for Workgroups, together with AOL

 

[GoldenX]

Winamp? Foobar2000?

The nostalgia in this thread is insane.

Now listen here young lad, I was there, 3000 system updates ago...

 

[Paganstomp]

Remembers back in the day when computers didn't have a sound card...

 

[eidairaman1]

Remembers back in the day when computers didn't have a sound card...

What where they just beeped at ya?

XT era?

I know my baby AT had sound.

 

[GoldenX]

Some AT had ac'97, but not all of them, I remember selling a couple of PCI Sound Blasters because of that.

 

[eidairaman1]

Some AT had ac'97, but not all of them, I remember selling a couple of PCI Sound Blasters because of that.

Now that I think about it, mine might of had a SB card in it, probably ISA or a header that was in ISA/pci bracket.

Heres 2 pics of my first mobo.

 

[GoldenX]

Ah, when they had both PSU options.

 

[eidairaman1]

Ah, when they had both PSU options.

1998 when I had it. Became an Enthusiast a year after learning how to use one. My AT case had the AT PSU

 

[GoldenX]

1998 when I had it. Became an Enthusiast a year after learning how to use one. My AT case had the AT PSU

I remember thinking that the "auto" shutdown of AT was futuristic.