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		<title>Music Player Jaangle</title>
		<link>http://www.ghacks.net/2009/09/26/music-player-jaangle/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 26 Sep 2009 10:37:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Martin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Windows]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I have been trying to get Teen Spirit to work for quite some time but never succeeded. The developers have in the meantime renamed their application to Jaangle and surprise, surprise: the music player does not crash anymore on my computer system. Windows users have lots of choice when it comes to music players from [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.ghacks.net/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/jaangle.jpg" alt="jaangle" title="jaangle" width="196" height="84" class="alignleft size-full wp-image-16676" />I have been trying to get Teen Spirit to work for quite some time but never succeeded. The developers have in the meantime renamed their application to Jaangle and surprise, surprise: the music player does not crash anymore on my computer system. Windows users have lots of choice when it comes to music players from the popular Winamp to resource friendly players like AIMP2 or highly configurable ones like Foobar. Jaangle does offer a few features out of the box that might make it the prime choice for some users.</p>
<p>Probably the most noteworthy is the automatic recognition of music that gets added to the music player. It is possible to scan folders on the local hard drive for music. Album art and additional information are automatically retrieved by Jaangle and displayed in the player. This does include band and artist information which are usually not provided by many music players.</p>
<p><span id="more-16675"></span>Jaangle can also display song lyrics, tabs, reviews and user comments if available. Extensive tagging options are supported to edit or add tags to songs or albums. This includes the usual information such as band name, genre or album but also lyrics, tabs and comments.</p>
<p><img src="http://www.ghacks.net/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/music_player-500x350.jpg" alt="music player" title="music player" width="500" height="350" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-16677" /></p>
<p>Another interesting feature is the search which offers several advanced search parameters. It is possible to perform a basic search, advanced search (artist, title, album, location), display the latest additions since a specific date, by rating or by lyrics, comments or personal information.</p>
<p>A major drawback of the music player is missing Internet radio support; Something that most players are offering. <a href="http://www.freewaregenius.com/2009/09/25/jaangle-stylish-audio-manager-downloads-info-and-artwork-from-the-net/">Samer</a> of Freeware Genius points out that it is also missing mp3 player support, audio podcast subscriptions and CD ripping capabilities. <a href="http://www.jaangle.com/">Jaangle</a> can be downloaded from the developer&#8217;s website. It is compatible with most Windows operating systems including Windows XP and Windows Vista. It is an interesting player for users who do not need the missing functionality.</p>

	Tags: <a href="http://www.ghacks.net/tag/audio/" title="audio" rel="tag">audio</a>, <a href="http://www.ghacks.net/tag/jaangle/" title="jaangle" rel="tag">jaangle</a>, <a href="http://www.ghacks.net/tag/music/" title="music" rel="tag">music</a>, <a href="http://www.ghacks.net/tag/music-player/" title="music player" rel="tag">music player</a>, <a href="http://www.ghacks.net/tag/windows-software/" title="windows software" rel="tag">windows software</a><br />

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	<li><a href="http://www.ghacks.net/2009/07/04/trout-is-a-lightweight-free-music-player/" title="Trout Is A Lightweight Free Music Player (July 4, 2009)">Trout Is A Lightweight Free Music Player</a> (2)</li>
	<li><a href="http://www.ghacks.net/2009/08/15/windows-media-player-import-for-winamp/" title="Windows Media Player Import for Winamp (August 15, 2009)">Windows Media Player Import for Winamp</a> (1)</li>
	<li><a href="http://www.ghacks.net/2009/06/19/songbird-1-2/" title="Songbird 1.2 (June 19, 2009)">Songbird 1.2</a> (5)</li>
	<li><a href="http://www.ghacks.net/2009/08/12/aimp-2-adds-windows-7-jumplist-support/" title="Aimp 2 Adds Windows 7 Jumplist Support (August 12, 2009)">Aimp 2 Adds Windows 7 Jumplist Support</a> (10)</li>
	<li><a href="http://www.ghacks.net/2008/11/20/xbmc-media-center-final/" title="XBMC Media Center Final (November 20, 2008)">XBMC Media Center Final</a> (13)</li>
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		<title>Semsix Music Player Finds And Plays Music Albums Online</title>
		<link>http://www.ghacks.net/2009/08/20/semsix-music-player-finds-and-plays-music-albums-online/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ghacks.net/2009/08/20/semsix-music-player-finds-and-plays-music-albums-online/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2009 14:44:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Martin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Online Services]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Web]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[music]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[music albums]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[music player]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[music search]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[music-search-engine]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[There are quite a few ways to listen to music online. Users can listen to Internet Radio, specialized websites like Last.fm, video portals or music search engines to do so. Semsix adds another possibility to the possibilities. The service offers music searches for artists, albums or individual song titles in its interface. The first difference [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.ghacks.net/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/semsix.jpg" alt="semsix" title="semsix" width="316" height="94" class="alignleft size-full wp-image-15559" />There are quite a few ways to listen to music online. Users can listen to Internet Radio, specialized websites like Last.fm, video portals or music search engines to do so. Semsix adds another possibility to the possibilities. The service offers music searches for artists, albums or individual song titles in its interface. The first difference to other music search engines is the use of the Musicbrainz database to identify the artist, albums or songs to provide better results to the user.</p>
<p>These information are then used to search various video services including Youtube, MyVideo, Vimeo or Discogs. The information are then displayed in the main interface that resembles a desktop music player. Results are shown in a song and album list. It is therefor possible to check out a specific album of an artist or band using Semsix.</p>
<p><span id="more-15558"></span>Semsix displayed quality levels for each song that is listed in the interface. Green dots indicate a good quality while gray dots indicate songs that have not been found by the search engine. A click on an album at the top will only show the songs of that album in the results list. Songs can be added to a playlist which can be saved for later use. All songs that have been found can be played right away on the site. A video of the song will be shown during playback as well.</p>
<p><img src="http://www.ghacks.net/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/music_search-499x255.jpg" alt="music search" title="music search" width="499" height="255" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-15560" /></p>
<p>A site logo on top will indicate the source of the song. Other possibilities offered by Semsix are switching to simple view which will display all songs that have been found in a list, a build in lyrics search engine and web radio capabilities.</p>
<p>All these features make <a href="http://www.semsix.com/en/">Semsix</a> an interesting option for users who want to listen to songs from specific artists or albums online. No registration is required to use the service.</p>

	Tags: <a href="http://www.ghacks.net/tag/music/" title="music" rel="tag">music</a>, <a href="http://www.ghacks.net/tag/music-albums/" title="music albums" rel="tag">music albums</a>, <a href="http://www.ghacks.net/tag/music-player/" title="music player" rel="tag">music player</a>, <a href="http://www.ghacks.net/tag/music-search/" title="music search" rel="tag">music search</a>, <a href="http://www.ghacks.net/tag/music-search-engine/" title="music-search-engine" rel="tag">music-search-engine</a>, <a href="http://www.ghacks.net/tag/online-music/" title="online music" rel="tag">online music</a>, <a href="http://www.ghacks.net/tag/semsix/" title="semsix" rel="tag">semsix</a><br />

	<h4>Related posts</h4>
	<ul class="st-related-posts">
	<li><a href="http://www.ghacks.net/2008/12/17/streamdrag-music-search-engine/" title="StreamDrag Music Search Engine (December 17, 2008)">StreamDrag Music Search Engine</a> (2)</li>
	<li><a href="http://www.ghacks.net/2009/03/12/listen-to-music-online-with-vastfm/" title="Listen To Music Online With Vastfm (March 12, 2009)">Listen To Music Online With Vastfm</a> (3)</li>
	<li><a href="http://www.ghacks.net/2008/01/29/why-i-wont-be-using-qtrax/" title="Why I wont be using Qtrax (January 29, 2008)">Why I wont be using Qtrax</a> (7)</li>
	<li><a href="http://www.ghacks.net/2009/07/04/trout-is-a-lightweight-free-music-player/" title="Trout Is A Lightweight Free Music Player (July 4, 2009)">Trout Is A Lightweight Free Music Player</a> (2)</li>
	<li><a href="http://www.ghacks.net/2009/06/19/songbird-1-2/" title="Songbird 1.2 (June 19, 2009)">Songbird 1.2</a> (5)</li>
</ul>

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		<title>Aimp 2 Adds Windows 7 Jumplist Support</title>
		<link>http://www.ghacks.net/2009/08/12/aimp-2-adds-windows-7-jumplist-support/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ghacks.net/2009/08/12/aimp-2-adds-windows-7-jumplist-support/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2009 12:16:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Martin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Windows]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Many software developers are beginning to add support for new features that Microsoft added to their upcoming operating system Windows 7. One of the major points of interest for developers is the new taskbar that is introduced in Windows 7. The taskbar in Windows 7 offers a new feature called jumplists which allow users to [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.ghacks.net/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/aimp.jpg" alt="aimp" title="aimp" width="121" height="56" class="alignleft size-full wp-image-15289" />Many software developers are beginning to add support for new features that Microsoft added to their upcoming operating system <a href="http://windows7news.com/">Windows 7</a>. One of the major points of interest for developers is the new taskbar that is introduced in Windows 7. The taskbar in Windows 7 offers a new feature called jumplists which allow users to right-click icons in the taskbar to access features of the application.</p>
<p>The developers of Google Chrome have added <a href="http://www.ghacks.net/2009/08/10/google-chrome-windows-7-jumplists/">jumplist</a> support recently and it was only a matter of time when other developers released versions of their software programs with jumplist support as well. The latest beta versions of the popular software music player AIMP 2 are also offering jumplist support.</p>
<p><span id="more-15288"></span>Users who install the latest beta version of AIMP 2 in Windows 7 will notice the jumplist menu when right-clicking the icon in the taskbar. The jumplist provides quick access to recently opened songs in the music player. </p>
<p><img src="http://www.ghacks.net/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/aimp2.jpg" alt="aimp2" title="aimp2" width="309" height="219" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-15290" /></p>
<p>There does not seem to be any other features yet but this might change in future releases. The changelogs suggest that the developers are still working on improving compatibility with Windows 7 which could mean additional feature support. Users who are interested in downloading the latest version of AIMP 2 can visit the developer&#8217;s website <a href="http://www.aimp.ru/forum/index.php?topic=13461.0">to do so</a>.</p>

	Tags: <a href="http://www.ghacks.net/tag/aimp/" title="aimp" rel="tag">aimp</a>, <a href="http://www.ghacks.net/tag/aimp2/" title="aimp2" rel="tag">aimp2</a>, <a href="http://www.ghacks.net/tag/music/" title="music" rel="tag">music</a>, <a href="http://www.ghacks.net/tag/music-player/" title="music player" rel="tag">music player</a>, <a href="http://www.ghacks.net/tag/software-player/" title="software player" rel="tag">software player</a>, <a href="http://www.ghacks.net/tag/winamp/" title="winamp" rel="tag">winamp</a>, <a href="http://www.ghacks.net/tag/windows-software/" title="windows software" rel="tag">windows software</a><br />

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	<li><a href="http://www.ghacks.net/2008/10/13/installing-winamp-plugins-in-aimp/" title="Installing Winamp Plugins In AIMP (October 13, 2008)">Installing Winamp Plugins In AIMP</a> (16)</li>
	<li><a href="http://www.ghacks.net/2009/08/15/windows-media-player-import-for-winamp/" title="Windows Media Player Import for Winamp (August 15, 2009)">Windows Media Player Import for Winamp</a> (1)</li>
	<li><a href="http://www.ghacks.net/2009/07/04/trout-is-a-lightweight-free-music-player/" title="Trout Is A Lightweight Free Music Player (July 4, 2009)">Trout Is A Lightweight Free Music Player</a> (2)</li>
	<li><a href="http://www.ghacks.net/2009/06/19/songbird-1-2/" title="Songbird 1.2 (June 19, 2009)">Songbird 1.2</a> (5)</li>
	<li><a href="http://www.ghacks.net/2009/09/26/music-player-jaangle/" title="Music Player Jaangle (September 26, 2009)">Music Player Jaangle</a> (2)</li>
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		<title>Trout Is A Lightweight Free Music Player</title>
		<link>http://www.ghacks.net/2009/07/04/trout-is-a-lightweight-free-music-player/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ghacks.net/2009/07/04/trout-is-a-lightweight-free-music-player/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 04 Jul 2009 08:44:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Martin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Trout is a lightweight free music player by Donation coder member Skwire. It was born out of one of the coding challenges and has since then evolved into a music player packed with functionality. It is on the other hand a bare bones music player without a fancy skin and visualizations. Users who do not [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.ghacks.net/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/microsoft_windows.jpg" alt="microsoft windows" title="microsoft windows" width="128" height="128" class="alignleft size-full wp-image-11907" />Trout is a lightweight free music player by <a href="http://www.donationcoder.com/">Donation coder</a> member Skwire. It was born out of one of the coding challenges and has since then evolved into a music player packed with functionality. It is on the other hand a bare bones music player without a fancy skin and visualizations. Users who do not need these features or want a secondary audio player for certain situations might want to read on.</p>
<p>Trout can be downloaded as a portable version or installer. It supports a wide variety of audio formats including mp3, ogg, wma, flac and others. Music can be loaded by dragging and dropping files or folders into the interface or by using the menu toolbar at the top. All audio files that have been loaded into the player are displayed in the playlist area in the lower half. This area contains not only information about the names of the songs but also information about bitrates, sizes, artist and album tags and more.</p>
<p><span id="more-14119"></span><img src="http://www.ghacks.net/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/free_music_player.png" alt="free music player" title="free music player" width="487" height="333" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-14120" /></p>
<p>Songs can be sorted by clicking on one of the columns. It is for example possible to sort by album, artist, playing time or filename. Trout offers a set of features that many expect from today&#8217;s music players. This includes support for Internet radio streams, freeDB support for audio CDs, compatibility with most tag formats and tag editing, hotkeys, lyrics, album covers or various play modes. Track announcements are another interesting feature that are great when listening to audiobooks.</p>
<p>The minimized music player needs less than 3 Megabytes of computer memory while playing and therefor ideal for low end computer systems. The free music player <a href="http://skwire.dcmembers.com/wb/pages/software/trout.php">Trout</a> is compatible with all Microsoft operating systems from Windows 9x on including Windows XP and Windows Vista. It can be downloaded directly from the developer&#8217;s website.</p>

	Tags: <a href="http://www.ghacks.net/tag/audio/" title="audio" rel="tag">audio</a>, <a href="http://www.ghacks.net/tag/donation-coder/" title="donation-coder" rel="tag">donation-coder</a>, <a href="http://www.ghacks.net/tag/free-music-player/" title="free music player" rel="tag">free music player</a>, <a href="http://www.ghacks.net/tag/mp3/" title="mp3" rel="tag">mp3</a>, <a href="http://www.ghacks.net/tag/music/" title="music" rel="tag">music</a>, <a href="http://www.ghacks.net/tag/music-player/" title="music player" rel="tag">music player</a>, <a href="http://www.ghacks.net/tag/portable-software/" title="portable software" rel="tag">portable software</a>, <a href="http://www.ghacks.net/tag/trout/" title="trout" rel="tag">trout</a>, <a href="http://www.ghacks.net/tag/windows-software/" title="windows software" rel="tag">windows software</a><br />

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	<li><a href="http://www.ghacks.net/2009/09/26/music-player-jaangle/" title="Music Player Jaangle (September 26, 2009)">Music Player Jaangle</a> (2)</li>
	<li><a href="http://www.ghacks.net/2009/02/18/id3-mass-tagger/" title="ID3 Mass Tagger (February 18, 2009)">ID3 Mass Tagger</a> (0)</li>
	<li><a href="http://www.ghacks.net/2009/08/15/windows-media-player-import-for-winamp/" title="Windows Media Player Import for Winamp (August 15, 2009)">Windows Media Player Import for Winamp</a> (1)</li>
	<li><a href="http://www.ghacks.net/2008/01/04/what-type-of-music-am-i-listening-to/" title="What Type of Music Am I listening to ? (January 4, 2008)">What Type of Music Am I listening to ?</a> (2)</li>
	<li><a href="http://www.ghacks.net/2007/11/24/validate-your-mp3-collection/" title="Validate your mp3 collection (November 24, 2007)">Validate your mp3 collection</a> (4)</li>
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		<title>Songbird 1.2</title>
		<link>http://www.ghacks.net/2009/06/19/songbird-1-2/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ghacks.net/2009/06/19/songbird-1-2/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Jun 2009 18:15:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Martin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The music manager and player Songbird has been released in version 1.2 recently. Several new and interesting features have been added to the program including the ability to sync the music library with Apple&#8217;s iTunes software, Last.fm radio support or the automatic organization of all music files on a computer system.
Songbird is able to import [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.ghacks.net/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/songbird.jpg" alt="songbird" title="songbird" width="165" height="54" class="alignleft size-full wp-image-13720" />The music manager and player Songbird has been released in version 1.2 recently. Several new and interesting features have been added to the program including the ability to sync the music library with Apple&#8217;s iTunes software, Last.fm radio support or the automatic organization of all music files on a computer system.</p>
<p><a href="http://getsongbird.com/">Songbird</a> is able to import the iTunes music library and playlists if iTunes is installed on the computer system as well. It does not really make sense to use both iTunes and Songbird unless iTunes is used to purchase music and fill music gadgets like the iPod or iPhone as Songbird provides an equal &#8211; and sometimes even advanced &#8211; functionality otherwise.</p>
<p><span id="more-13719"></span><img src="http://www.ghacks.net/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/songbird12-500x360.jpg" alt="songbird12" title="songbird12" width="500" height="360" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-13722" /></p>
<p>Users who do not use iTunes can import music easily by adding folders from the local computer system. Songbird will automatically recognize tags and categorize the music accordingly. One of the most interesting features is the support for plugins. A handful of plugins are installed by default unless the user opts out of the installation. Plugins expand the functionality of the music manager. Available are for example a Shoutcast Internet radio browser and player, the Last.fm radio player, concert information, various skins and interface enhancements and dozens of additional plugins that sound mighty useful.</p>
<p>Especially the plugins make Songbird a viable alternative to other music players.</p>

	Tags: <a href="http://www.ghacks.net/tag/music/" title="music" rel="tag">music</a>, <a href="http://www.ghacks.net/tag/music-manager/" title="music manager" rel="tag">music manager</a>, <a href="http://www.ghacks.net/tag/music-player/" title="music player" rel="tag">music player</a>, <a href="http://www.ghacks.net/tag/songbird/" title="songbird" rel="tag">songbird</a>, <a href="http://www.ghacks.net/tag/songbird-1-2/" title="songbird 1.2" rel="tag">songbird 1.2</a>, <a href="http://www.ghacks.net/tag/windows-software/" title="windows software" rel="tag">windows software</a><br />

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	<li><a href="http://www.ghacks.net/2009/07/04/trout-is-a-lightweight-free-music-player/" title="Trout Is A Lightweight Free Music Player (July 4, 2009)">Trout Is A Lightweight Free Music Player</a> (2)</li>
	<li><a href="http://www.ghacks.net/2009/09/26/music-player-jaangle/" title="Music Player Jaangle (September 26, 2009)">Music Player Jaangle</a> (2)</li>
	<li><a href="http://www.ghacks.net/2009/10/01/music-manager-the-godfather/" title="Music Manager The Godfather (October 1, 2009)">Music Manager The Godfather</a> (2)</li>
	<li><a href="http://www.ghacks.net/2009/08/12/aimp-2-adds-windows-7-jumplist-support/" title="Aimp 2 Adds Windows 7 Jumplist Support (August 12, 2009)">Aimp 2 Adds Windows 7 Jumplist Support</a> (10)</li>
	<li><a href="http://www.ghacks.net/2008/11/20/xbmc-media-center-final/" title="XBMC Media Center Final (November 20, 2008)">XBMC Media Center Final</a> (13)</li>
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		<title>Display Album Covers With CD Art Display</title>
		<link>http://www.ghacks.net/2009/05/29/display-album-covers-with-cd-art-display/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 29 May 2009 10:19:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Martin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[CD Art Display is an interesting application that can display music album covers on the computer desktop independently from the music player. It is compatible with a wide variety of music players including iTunes, Winamp, Foobar, Windows Media Player.
The program will automatically display the covers of the currently playing song in its interface. Next to [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.ghacks.net/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/album_covers.jpg" alt="album covers" title="album covers" width="128" height="85" class="alignleft size-full wp-image-13147" />CD Art Display is an interesting application that can display music album covers on the computer desktop independently from the music player. It is compatible with a wide variety of music players including iTunes, Winamp, Foobar, Windows Media Player.</p>
<p>The program will automatically display the covers of the currently playing song in its interface. Next to the cover are information about the title, artist, album, playing time and basic controls to start, stop and skip songs. Several player specific options are available in the menu including rating songs or adding them to playlists.</p>
<p><span id="more-13150"></span><img src="http://www.ghacks.net/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/album_art.jpg" alt="album art" title="album art" width="412" height="196" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-13148" /></p>
<p>The program will use the covers that are available in the music player or folder of the music. It has options to search for album covers which is helpful if no cover art is available for the selected song or album.  The covers can then be easily added to the album.</p>
<p><img src="http://www.ghacks.net/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/covers-500x392.jpg" alt="covers" title="covers" width="500" height="392" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-13149" /></p>
<p>The window can be set to be always on top, locked or pinned to the desktop. <a href="http://www.cdartdisplay.com/">CD Art Display</a> is highly configurable and comes with its own skin repository at <a href="http://browse.deviantart.com/customization/skins/media/cad/#order=9">Deviant Art</a> which contains dozens of skins for the player.</p>
<p>The options are extensive. Users who hide the taskbar will be glad that the balloon tips that appear in the system tray can be disabled. It is also possible to add additional cover directories or make the program download covers automatically from sources like Amazon.</p>

	Tags: <a href="http://www.ghacks.net/tag/album-covers/" title="album-covers" rel="tag">album-covers</a>, <a href="http://www.ghacks.net/tag/cd-art/" title="cd art" rel="tag">cd art</a>, <a href="http://www.ghacks.net/tag/cd-art-display/" title="cd art display" rel="tag">cd art display</a>, <a href="http://www.ghacks.net/tag/cd-covers/" title="cd covers" rel="tag">cd covers</a>, <a href="http://www.ghacks.net/tag/covers/" title="covers" rel="tag">covers</a>, <a href="http://www.ghacks.net/tag/download-covers/" title="download-covers" rel="tag">download-covers</a>, <a href="http://www.ghacks.net/tag/music-player/" title="music player" rel="tag">music player</a>, <a href="http://www.ghacks.net/tag/windows-software/" title="windows software" rel="tag">windows software</a><br />

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	<ul class="st-related-posts">
	<li><a href="http://www.ghacks.net/2006/11/15/free-album-art-cover-downloader/" title="Free Album Art Cover Downloader (November 15, 2006)">Free Album Art Cover Downloader</a> (5)</li>
	<li><a href="http://www.ghacks.net/2008/11/20/xbmc-media-center-final/" title="XBMC Media Center Final (November 20, 2008)">XBMC Media Center Final</a> (13)</li>
	<li><a href="http://www.ghacks.net/2009/07/04/trout-is-a-lightweight-free-music-player/" title="Trout Is A Lightweight Free Music Player (July 4, 2009)">Trout Is A Lightweight Free Music Player</a> (2)</li>
	<li><a href="http://www.ghacks.net/2009/06/19/songbird-1-2/" title="Songbird 1.2 (June 19, 2009)">Songbird 1.2</a> (5)</li>
	<li><a href="http://www.ghacks.net/2009/09/26/music-player-jaangle/" title="Music Player Jaangle (September 26, 2009)">Music Player Jaangle</a> (2)</li>
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		<title>Billy a simple but awesome music player</title>
		<link>http://www.ghacks.net/2009/04/05/billy-a-simple-but-awesome-music-player/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ghacks.net/2009/04/05/billy-a-simple-but-awesome-music-player/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 05 Apr 2009 19:21:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Daniel Pataki</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Music and Video]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[We had a look at how you use your medial player not long ago and I&#8217;ve taken a look at some of the ones you mentioned  I particularly liked Billy (thanks for the tip Xaro), a no-frills (but also no complications) music player, which does exactly what I want it to do. Play my music [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>We had a look at <a href="http://www.ghacks.net/2009/03/16/how-do-you-use-your-media-player/" target="_blank">how you use your medial player</a> not long ago and I&#8217;ve taken a look at some of the ones you mentioned  I particularly liked <a title="music player" href="http://www.sheepfriends.com/?page=billy" target="_blank">Billy</a> (thanks for the tip Xaro), a no-frills (but also no complications) music player, which does exactly what I want it to do. Play my music without downloading a heap of metadata for it and without taking a chunk out of my RAM.</p>
<p>The download is a tiny 540Kb, and when running with 15 albums added, it takes away less than 5,000K of memory. For the half a megabyte download you do get more than you think, with full global hotkey support for 13 operations, the ability to record internet radio, Lastfm history submission, this is not as shabby or as simple as you might think.</p>
<p>You can also add your media folders and set up some format rules, the ability to launch multiple instances, etc, but despite all these advanced features the best thing about Billy is that it is small, and extremely usable. You won&#8217;t be building a fully tagged and organized music database, but if you just want to do some work with set&amp;forget music, tucked away in your system tray, Billy is for you.</p>
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<p><img src="http://www.ghacks.net/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/billy.gif" alt="billy" width="305" height="357" class="alignleft size-full wp-image-11696" /></p>

	Tags: <a href="http://www.ghacks.net/tag/billy/" title="billy" rel="tag">billy</a>, <a href="http://www.ghacks.net/tag/music-player/" title="music player" rel="tag">music player</a>, <a href="http://www.ghacks.net/tag/simple/" title="simple" rel="tag">simple</a><br />

	<h4>Related posts</h4>
	<ul class="st-related-posts">
	<li><a href="http://www.ghacks.net/2008/11/20/xbmc-media-center-final/" title="XBMC Media Center Final (November 20, 2008)">XBMC Media Center Final</a> (13)</li>
	<li><a href="http://www.ghacks.net/2007/09/15/winamp-55-lite-vs-xmplay-memory-management/" title="Winamp 5.5 lite vs. XMPlay Memory Management (September 15, 2007)">Winamp 5.5 lite vs. XMPlay Memory Management</a> (13)</li>
	<li><a href="http://www.ghacks.net/2008/01/29/why-i-wont-be-using-qtrax/" title="Why I wont be using Qtrax (January 29, 2008)">Why I wont be using Qtrax</a> (7)</li>
	<li><a href="http://www.ghacks.net/2009/07/04/trout-is-a-lightweight-free-music-player/" title="Trout Is A Lightweight Free Music Player (July 4, 2009)">Trout Is A Lightweight Free Music Player</a> (2)</li>
	<li><a href="http://www.ghacks.net/2008/04/24/sync-any-mp3-player-with-itunes/" title="Sync any mp3 player with iTunes (April 24, 2008)">Sync any mp3 player with iTunes</a> (2)</li>
</ul>

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		<title>Listen To Music Online With Vastfm</title>
		<link>http://www.ghacks.net/2009/03/12/listen-to-music-online-with-vastfm/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ghacks.net/2009/03/12/listen-to-music-online-with-vastfm/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2009 11:17:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Martin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Cool]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Music and Video]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Web]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[albums]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[artists]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[discography]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[listen to music]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[listen to music online]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[music]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[music player]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Vastfm provides an interesting free of charge service that allows users to listen music online; Lots of music to be precise. The website uses mashups to provide their content as their servers are only hosting a few lines of code that power the site. What Vastfm is doing is to pull the selected artist&#8217;s discography [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://vastfm.com/">Vastfm</a> provides an interesting free of charge service that allows users to listen music online; Lots of music to be precise. The website uses mashups to provide their content as their servers are only hosting a few lines of code that power the site. What Vastfm is doing is to pull the selected artist&#8217;s discography from open online music directories and combine the information found with the music of <a href="http://www.ghacks.net/2009/08/10/download-youtube-videos/">Youtube videos</a>. </p>
<p>The result is pretty amazing. The complete discography of many artists are shown on the results page. All albums and songs can be played right on the website without additional plugins or registration hassles.</p>
<p>Users who want to <a href="http://www.ghacks.net/2009/03/05/listen-to-music-online/">listen to music online</a> can enter a band or artist name in the search form or pick one of the suggestions in the tag cloud below. It takes only a few seconds before the next page is loaded containing information about the discography of the selected band or artist. The first song of one of the music albums will play automatically.</p>
<p><span id="more-11141"></span><img src="http://www.ghacks.net/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/listen_to_music_online2-500x297.jpg" alt="listen to music online2" title="listen to music online2" width="500" height="297" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-11142" /></p>
<p>The results are spot on. Even the tested live albums did return the live songs (most of the times) and not other studio versions of the songs. All songs were playing fine during tests, there was no delay or any other sort of disturbance. The page with the music player uses several ads which might be distracting to some users. It provides the means to purchase songs at Amazon. There are also some concert information listed on some pages.</p>
<p>Vastfm is a unique interesting website that provides access to virtually any band and song that can be found on Youtube.</p>

	Tags: <a href="http://www.ghacks.net/tag/albums/" title="albums" rel="tag">albums</a>, <a href="http://www.ghacks.net/tag/artists/" title="artists" rel="tag">artists</a>, <a href="http://www.ghacks.net/tag/discography/" title="discography" rel="tag">discography</a>, <a href="http://www.ghacks.net/tag/listen-to-music/" title="listen to music" rel="tag">listen to music</a>, <a href="http://www.ghacks.net/tag/listen-to-music-online/" title="listen to music online" rel="tag">listen to music online</a>, <a href="http://www.ghacks.net/tag/music/" title="music" rel="tag">music</a>, <a href="http://www.ghacks.net/tag/music-player/" title="music player" rel="tag">music player</a>, <a href="http://www.ghacks.net/tag/music-search/" title="music search" rel="tag">music search</a>, <a href="http://www.ghacks.net/tag/vastfm/" title="vastfm" rel="tag">vastfm</a>, <a href="http://www.ghacks.net/tag/youtube-music/" title="youtube music" rel="tag">youtube music</a><br />

	<h4>Related posts</h4>
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	<li><a href="http://www.ghacks.net/2009/03/27/use-youtube-as-your-music-collection-with-muziic/" title="Use Youtube As Your Music Collection With Muziic (March 27, 2009)">Use Youtube As Your Music Collection With Muziic</a> (3)</li>
	<li><a href="http://www.ghacks.net/2008/12/17/streamdrag-music-search-engine/" title="StreamDrag Music Search Engine (December 17, 2008)">StreamDrag Music Search Engine</a> (2)</li>
	<li><a href="http://www.ghacks.net/2009/08/20/semsix-music-player-finds-and-plays-music-albums-online/" title="Semsix Music Player Finds And Plays Music Albums Online (August 20, 2009)">Semsix Music Player Finds And Plays Music Albums Online</a> (4)</li>
	<li><a href="http://www.ghacks.net/2009/03/05/listen-to-music-online/" title="Listen To Music Online (March 5, 2009)">Listen To Music Online</a> (16)</li>
	<li><a href="http://www.ghacks.net/2007/04/30/find-similar-songs-with-audiobaba/" title="Find Similar Songs with Audiobaba (April 30, 2007)">Find Similar Songs with Audiobaba</a> (2)</li>
</ul>

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		<title>Control iTunes Playback With Shortcuts</title>
		<link>http://www.ghacks.net/2008/11/25/control-itunes-playback-with-shortcuts/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ghacks.net/2008/11/25/control-itunes-playback-with-shortcuts/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Nov 2008 16:25:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Martin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Windows]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[apple]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[itunes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[iTunes media keys]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[iTunes Playback]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you like to listen to music in iTunes you might have noticed that iTunes does not provide keyboard shortcuts to control the playback when iTunes is running in the background. Other music players like Winamp or AIMP provide that feature which might be interesting for many users.
The developer of iTunes Media Keys released a [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>If you like to listen to music in iTunes you might have noticed that iTunes does not provide keyboard shortcuts to control the playback when iTunes is running in the background. Other music players like Winamp or AIMP provide that feature which might be interesting for many users.</p>
<p>The developer of iTunes Media Keys released a public alpha version of his software. The software adds global shortcuts which can be used to control the playback in iTunes.</p>
<p>To be more precise it adds four shortcuts that can be used to play / pause, stop and to switch to the next and previous track. The default shortcuts are assigned to [Shift UP, DOWN, RIGHT or LEFT]. It did also recognize a Logitech media keyboard and changed the shortcuts automatically to the media keys instead.</p>
<p><span id="more-8532"></span><img src="http://www.ghacks.net/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/itunes_media_keys.jpg" alt="" title="itunes media keys" width="271" height="231" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-8533" /></p>
<p>The developer plans to add additional features to his software program like being able to rate songs and better hotkey integration.</p>

	Tags: <a href="http://www.ghacks.net/tag/apple/" title="apple" rel="tag">apple</a>, <a href="http://www.ghacks.net/tag/itunes/" title="itunes" rel="tag">itunes</a>, <a href="http://www.ghacks.net/tag/itunes-media-keys/" title="iTunes media keys" rel="tag">iTunes media keys</a>, <a href="http://www.ghacks.net/tag/itunes-playback/" title="iTunes Playback" rel="tag">iTunes Playback</a>, <a href="http://www.ghacks.net/tag/itunes-shortcuts/" title="itunes shortcuts" rel="tag">itunes shortcuts</a>, <a href="http://www.ghacks.net/tag/itunes-software/" title="itunes software" rel="tag">itunes software</a>, <a href="http://www.ghacks.net/tag/itunes-tips/" title="itunes tips" rel="tag">itunes tips</a>, <a href="http://www.ghacks.net/tag/music-player/" title="music player" rel="tag">music player</a>, <a href="http://www.ghacks.net/tag/portable-software/" title="portable software" rel="tag">portable software</a>, <a href="http://www.ghacks.net/tag/window-software/" title="window software" rel="tag">window software</a><br />

	<h4>Related posts</h4>
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	<li><a href="http://www.ghacks.net/2009/02/12/take-keyboard-control-of-itunes-with-itunes-media-keys/" title="Take Keyboard Control Of iTunes With iTunes Media Keys (February 12, 2009)">Take Keyboard Control Of iTunes With iTunes Media Keys</a> (4)</li>
	<li><a href="http://www.ghacks.net/2008/04/24/sync-any-mp3-player-with-itunes/" title="Sync any mp3 player with iTunes (April 24, 2008)">Sync any mp3 player with iTunes</a> (2)</li>
	<li><a href="http://www.ghacks.net/2008/03/20/share-songs-with-mojo-and-itunes/" title="Share Songs with Mojo and iTunes (March 20, 2008)">Share Songs with Mojo and iTunes</a> (0)</li>
	<li><a href="http://www.ghacks.net/2006/10/30/create-automatic-itunes-playlists-with-the-filter/" title="Create Automatic iTunes Playlists with the Filter (October 30, 2006)">Create Automatic iTunes Playlists with the Filter</a> (2)</li>
	<li><a href="http://www.ghacks.net/2009/03/17/apple-itunes-songs-cleanup/" title="Apple iTunes Songs Cleanup (March 17, 2009)">Apple iTunes Songs Cleanup</a> (2)</li>
</ul>

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		<title>XBMC Media Center Final</title>
		<link>http://www.ghacks.net/2008/11/20/xbmc-media-center-final/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ghacks.net/2008/11/20/xbmc-media-center-final/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Nov 2008 10:55:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Martin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Music and Video]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[software]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[media center]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[media center pc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[media PC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[movie player]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The final version of the XBMC has been out for a while now. We covered an alpha release back in August and it is time to check on the final release and promote the product further. It may sound a bit biased but I&#8217;m using the XBMC for years on my old modded Microsoft Xbox [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The final version of the XBMC has been out for a while now. We covered an alpha release back in August and it is time to check on the final release and promote the product further. It may sound a bit biased but I&#8217;m using the XBMC for years on my old modded Microsoft Xbox system. While it has seen some gaming in the past the main reason for modding the system was to add the XBMC to the Xbox to be able to watch movies and videos that have been ripped or downloaded on the television and not on the computer.</p>
<p><a href="http://xbmc.org/home/">XBMC</a> has been expanded since then and it can now be installed on various platforms including Windows, Linux or Macintosh computers. It is intended to be used for media PCs (like the Xbox but with additional features) that stream the media to the television but it can be installed on any computer meeting the requirements obviously. </p>
<p>The interface has been designed with usability and wow effect in mind. Links to video, music, images, settings and plugins are available from the main menu. The first three entries lead to similar sections of the media center. The user has to first pick at least one data folder that contains files that can be read by the player. This takes a few seconds at most and it is possible to navigate with the keyboard, mouse or gamepad in the menus.</p>
<p><span id="more-8412"></span><img src="http://www.ghacks.net/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/xbmc_media_center-500x280.jpg" alt="xbmc media center" title="xbmc media center" width="500" height="280" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-8413" /></p>
<p>The media center will pick up metadata automatically but it can also search the Internet for additional information like movie posters, plot summaries or actors. </p>
<p>Plugins enhance the system further. They can add all kinds of new functions to the system like games, communication, news and service integration (Youtube, Apple Trailers, Podcasts).</p>

	Tags: <a href="http://www.ghacks.net/tag/media-center/" title="media center" rel="tag">media center</a>, <a href="http://www.ghacks.net/tag/media-center-pc/" title="media center pc" rel="tag">media center pc</a>, <a href="http://www.ghacks.net/tag/media-pc/" title="media PC" rel="tag">media PC</a>, <a href="http://www.ghacks.net/tag/movie-player/" title="movie player" rel="tag">movie player</a>, <a href="http://www.ghacks.net/tag/music-player/" title="music player" rel="tag">music player</a>, <a href="http://www.ghacks.net/tag/windows-software/" title="windows software" rel="tag">windows software</a>, <a href="http://www.ghacks.net/tag/xbmc/" title="xbmc" rel="tag">xbmc</a>, <a href="http://www.ghacks.net/tag/xbmc-media-center/" title="XBMC Media Center" rel="tag">XBMC Media Center</a><br />

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	<li><a href="http://www.ghacks.net/2008/08/14/xbox-media-center-cross-platform-alpha/" title="Xbox Media Center Cross Platform Alpha (August 14, 2008)">Xbox Media Center Cross Platform Alpha</a> (2)</li>
	<li><a href="http://www.ghacks.net/2009/07/07/vlc-media-player-1-0-released/" title="VLC Media Player 1.0 Released (July 7, 2009)">VLC Media Player 1.0 Released</a> (9)</li>
	<li><a href="http://www.ghacks.net/2009/07/04/trout-is-a-lightweight-free-music-player/" title="Trout Is A Lightweight Free Music Player (July 4, 2009)">Trout Is A Lightweight Free Music Player</a> (2)</li>
	<li><a href="http://www.ghacks.net/2009/06/19/songbird-1-2/" title="Songbird 1.2 (June 19, 2009)">Songbird 1.2</a> (5)</li>
	<li><a href="http://www.ghacks.net/2009/09/26/music-player-jaangle/" title="Music Player Jaangle (September 26, 2009)">Music Player Jaangle</a> (2)</li>
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		<title>How To Record Internet Radio With AIMP2</title>
		<link>http://www.ghacks.net/2008/10/15/how-to-record-internet-radio-with-aimp2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Oct 2008 20:02:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Martin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Regular readers already know that I recently switched from using XMPlay to AIMP2 which provides the better total package. One of the interesting functions of AIMP2 is to record Internet radio (yes XMPlay can do that as well). It took a while to find out how this function could be enabled in the player and [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Regular readers already know that I recently switched from using XMPlay to AIMP2 which provides the better total package. One of the interesting functions of AIMP2 is to record Internet radio (yes XMPlay can do that as well). It took a while to find out how this function could be enabled in the player and this article should act as a guideline to everyone who wants to use the music player to record Internet radio.</p>
<p>The first step is to find an Internet radio station. The <a href="http://www.shoutcast.com/">Shoutcast</a> directory should provide something for every music taste on the planet. A simple click on Tune In should load the stream in AIMP2 if it is configured to play the playlist files of Internet radio. Since we have to configure one setting in the music player&#8217;s option anyway I show you how to make AIMP2 the default player for the playlist files first. Once that is done we are going to configure the options to save Internet radio in a proper format and select a directory on the hard drive.</p>
<p>Pressing [CTRL P] after starting AIMP2 will open the player&#8217;s options. Selecting the Associations entry under System will bring up the various compatible file types the player can play. If AIMP2 is your default player you can simple click on the Enable All button to associate all file types with AIMP2. The important file type for Internet radio is .pls which you find at the bottom.</p>
<p><span id="more-7645"></span><img src="http://www.ghacks.net/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/aimp2_file_associations-499x355.jpg" alt="aimp2 file associations" title="aimp2 file associations" width="499" height="355" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-7646" /></p>
<p>AIMP2 should now start playing the Internet radio whenever you click on a link that leads to an Internet radio playlist. Now head over to the Streaming menu under Player.</p>
<p><img src="http://www.ghacks.net/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/aimp_record_internet_radio-499x355.jpg" alt="aimp record internet radio" title="aimp record internet radio" width="499" height="355" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-7647" /></p>
<p>You have to pick a folder where the music from the Internet radio station will be saved in. A directory of the data will automatically be added in the root directory. The second option is about the format of the recorded music. The default is wave which takes up lots of space on the hard drive. A better option would be to select mp3 as the format. Either 192 or 256 Kbit should be good choices. Other choices are ogg or flac.</p>
<p><img src="http://www.ghacks.net/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/aimp_record_radio.jpg" alt="aimp record radio" title="aimp record radio" width="349" height="170" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-7648" /></p>
<p>Now that the settings have been made it is time to start the recording. The recording option is only available in the main client and not in the minimal client. You can start the recording by clicking on Radio Cap on the left side of the player. A blinking text indicates that the player is recoding the music.</p>
<p>Users who would like to record more than one station at a time might want to take a look at <a href="http://www.ghacks.net/2008/04/07/using-streamripper-to-save-internet-radio-tracks/">Streamripper</a> instead.</p>

	Tags: <a href="http://www.ghacks.net/tag/aimp2/" title="aimp2" rel="tag">aimp2</a>, <a href="http://www.ghacks.net/tag/flac/" title="flac" rel="tag">flac</a>, <a href="http://www.ghacks.net/tag/internet-radio/" title="internet-radio" rel="tag">internet-radio</a>, <a href="http://www.ghacks.net/tag/mp3/" title="mp3" rel="tag">mp3</a>, <a href="http://www.ghacks.net/tag/music/" title="music" rel="tag">music</a>, <a href="http://www.ghacks.net/tag/music-player/" title="music player" rel="tag">music player</a>, <a href="http://www.ghacks.net/tag/ogg/" title="ogg" rel="tag">ogg</a>, <a href="http://www.ghacks.net/tag/radio/" title="radio" rel="tag">radio</a>, <a href="http://www.ghacks.net/tag/record-internet-radio/" title="record internet radio" rel="tag">record internet radio</a><br />

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	<li><a href="http://www.ghacks.net/2007/09/15/winamp-55-lite-vs-xmplay-memory-management/" title="Winamp 5.5 lite vs. XMPlay Memory Management (September 15, 2007)">Winamp 5.5 lite vs. XMPlay Memory Management</a> (13)</li>
	<li><a href="http://www.ghacks.net/2008/04/07/using-streamripper-to-save-internet-radio-tracks/" title="Using Streamripper to save Internet Radio tracks (April 7, 2008)">Using Streamripper to save Internet Radio tracks</a> (11)</li>
	<li><a href="http://www.ghacks.net/2009/07/04/trout-is-a-lightweight-free-music-player/" title="Trout Is A Lightweight Free Music Player (July 4, 2009)">Trout Is A Lightweight Free Music Player</a> (2)</li>
	<li><a href="http://www.ghacks.net/2007/10/27/the-best-way-to-record-internet-radio-streams/" title="The best way to record Internet Radio streams (October 27, 2007)">The best way to record Internet Radio streams</a> (10)</li>
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		<title>Installing Winamp Plugins In AIMP</title>
		<link>http://www.ghacks.net/2008/10/13/installing-winamp-plugins-in-aimp/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Oct 2008 15:21:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Martin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you look around and ask your friends which media player they prefer you will most likely come up with many different answers. Winamp, Windows Media Player and iTunes will surely be on the top of the list with lesser known players mentioned by some of the friends. Most are perfectly happy that they can [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>If you look around and ask your friends which media player they prefer you will most likely come up with many different answers. Winamp, Windows Media Player and iTunes will surely be on the top of the list with lesser known players mentioned by some of the friends. Most are perfectly happy that they can play music on their computer without having to think about configuring the service first or tweaking it for maximum effectiveness.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.softpedia.com/get/Multimedia/Audio/Audio-Players/AIMP-Classic.shtml">AIMP</a> is a music player that might not be mentioned that often. The main reason why that is the case is surely the Russian website that is keeping lots of users at bay. Some might spot the player on download portals like Softpedia and those are usually the ones who stick with it after installing and testing the player.</p>
<p>AIMP comes with an impressive design and functionality that leaves most music players behind. It is low on resource usage, provides an impressive sound, great design, an audio converter, CD ripper and Internet radio ripper among other things.</p>
<p>The official website contains a few plugins and skins that can be added to the player but one feature that the player excels in is the compatibility to many Winamp plugins.</p>
<p><span id="more-7599"></span><img src="http://www.ghacks.net/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/aimp.jpg" alt="aimp" title="aimp" width="492" height="269" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-7600" /></p>
<p>One of the winners of a Ghacks t-shirt mentioned a few Winamp plugins that were keeping him from changing to AIMP. A quick research revealed that it was possible to add the plugins to AIMP as well. He mentioned the following three plugins: <a href="http://www.winamp.com/plugins/details/143654">Minilyrics</a>, <a href="http://www.fxsound.com/dfx/index.php?vendor=11&#038;subvendor=0&#038;plus=0&#038;refer=0">DFX</a> and <a href="http://www.winamp.com/plugins/details/79374">Ozone</a>.</p>
<p>The principle is basically the same for all plugins:</p>
<ul>
<li>Download the plugin to the computer.</li>
<li>Try to extract it using a packer. If that is not working install it. All three plugins could be installed without having Winamp installed. Some might require Winamp though.</li>
<li>Go to the directory where the files have been extracted / installed into.</li>
<li>It is usually enough to copy the plugin dll files to the AIMP2/plugins directory. In the case of DFX it is the dsp_dfx.dll, for Ozone it is dsp_iZOzoneFree.dll while Minilyrics requires two: gen_MiniLyrics.dll and MiniLyrics.dll</li>
</ul>
<p>A rule of thumb. If in doubt copy all files into the directory. AIMP will tell you if something is missing upon activation of the plugin. This is how you do that:</p>
<p><img src="http://www.ghacks.net/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/aimp_plugins-500x358.jpg" alt="aimp plugins" title="aimp plugins" width="500" height="358" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-7601" /></p>
<p>A click on the top left icon will display a menu. Choosing plugins from that menu will open the AIMP Plugin Manager which displays all loaded (meaning active) and unloaded plugins.</p>
<p><img src="http://www.ghacks.net/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/aimp_plugin_manager-500x332.jpg" alt="aimp plugin manager" title="aimp plugin manager" width="500" height="332" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-7602" /></p>
<p>New plugins that have been placed in the plugins folder can be activated by selecting them with a left click and clicking on Load afterwards. You will see a message window if something is not right. If the wrong dll has been moved into the plugin directory no plugin will be shown under the Unloaded Plugins tab.</p>
<p>Some plugins, like the DSP ones, require activating in the options of AIMP. A click on the same icon that brought you into the Plugin Manager will also bring you in the DSP Manager. There you can select the Winamp DSP Plugin that has been previously loaded into AIMP.</p>
<p><img src="http://www.ghacks.net/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/aimp_dsp_plugin.jpg" alt="aimp dsp plugin" title="aimp dsp plugin" width="499" height="304" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-7603" /></p>
<p>Not all plugins will work but many will. It is just a matter of trying. </p>

	Tags: <a href="http://www.ghacks.net/tag/aimp/" title="aimp" rel="tag">aimp</a>, <a href="http://www.ghacks.net/tag/aimp-plugins/" title="aimp plugins" rel="tag">aimp plugins</a>, <a href="http://www.ghacks.net/tag/aimp2/" title="aimp2" rel="tag">aimp2</a>, <a href="http://www.ghacks.net/tag/mp3-player/" title="mp3-player" rel="tag">mp3-player</a>, <a href="http://www.ghacks.net/tag/music/" title="music" rel="tag">music</a>, <a href="http://www.ghacks.net/tag/music-player/" title="music player" rel="tag">music player</a>, <a href="http://www.ghacks.net/tag/music-software/" title="music software" rel="tag">music software</a>, <a href="http://www.ghacks.net/tag/winamp/" title="winamp" rel="tag">winamp</a>, <a href="http://www.ghacks.net/tag/winamp-plugins/" title="winamp plugins" rel="tag">winamp plugins</a><br />

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	<li><a href="http://www.ghacks.net/2008/10/15/how-to-record-internet-radio-with-aimp2/" title="How To Record Internet Radio With AIMP2 (October 15, 2008)">How To Record Internet Radio With AIMP2</a> (4)</li>
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	<li><a href="http://www.ghacks.net/2008/07/16/winamp-ipod-plugin-2/" title="Winamp iPod Plugin (July 16, 2008)">Winamp iPod Plugin</a> (5)</li>
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		<title>Amarok 2.0 is Ready</title>
		<link>http://www.ghacks.net/2008/07/23/amarok-20-is-ready/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Jul 2008 17:00:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cheryl</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ 
Some of you will remember my post a little while back about favorite music players. For most people on Linux, Amarok rules hands down. In fact, Amarok has gained a reputation as ‘the player&#8217; and made a lot of Windows users sit up and take notice, myself included.
The developers at Amarok have been working [...]]]></description>
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<p>Some of you will remember my post a little while back about favorite music players. For most people on Linux, <a href="http://amarok.kde.org/" target="_blank">Amarok</a> rules hands down. In fact, Amarok has gained a reputation as ‘the player&#8217; and made a lot of Windows users sit up and take notice, myself included.</p>
<p>The developers at Amarok have been working hard over the months to put forth a new version of the software. The result is Amarok 2.0. The new version is radically different from the previous version and includes a whole new bunch of features.</p>
<p>Amarok doesn&#8217;t just have a new look, it also has a new interface. Another new addition is the PopUp Dropper, which lets you add files to a playlist, copy them to an attached device or edit tags, all using simple drag and drop. Apart from that, you can also extract tags from filenames as well as integrate your online music into the player including Last.fm, Jamendo, Magnatunes, etc.</p>
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<p>The biggest thing of note is that this version of Amarok is the key to getting this player to work with other OS&#8217; like Windows and Mac. Since only alpha versions are being released presently, you can still only download the source code. However, one developer has already managed to build a test Windows version and it works fine.</p>
<p>I expect to see Windows binaries within a short time and I can&#8217;t wait to finally try out this player. Currently, I&#8217;m using Winamp 2. What about you? Do you already use Amarok? If not, are you planning on trying it? What do you like best about this player? Let me know in the comments.</p>

	Tags: <a href="http://www.ghacks.net/tag/amarok/" title="amarok" rel="tag">amarok</a>, <a href="http://www.ghacks.net/tag/linux/" title="Linux" rel="tag">Linux</a>, <a href="http://www.ghacks.net/tag/music-player/" title="music player" rel="tag">music player</a>, <a href="http://www.ghacks.net/tag/online-music/" title="online music" rel="tag">online music</a><br />

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	<li><a href="http://www.ghacks.net/2008/12/25/add-mp3-support-in-fedora-10/" title="Add mp3 support in Fedora 10 (December 25, 2008)">Add mp3 support in Fedora 10</a> (18)</li>
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	<li><a href="http://www.ghacks.net/2008/11/20/xbmc-media-center-final/" title="XBMC Media Center Final (November 20, 2008)">XBMC Media Center Final</a> (13)</li>
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		<title>Sync any mp3 player with iTunes</title>
		<link>http://www.ghacks.net/2008/04/24/sync-any-mp3-player-with-itunes/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Apr 2008 07:47:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Martin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you want to use iTunes Apple wants to make you believe that you need an iPod or iPhone. That&#8217;s not the complete truth and there are numerous ways to use iTunes with other mp3 players and even mobile phones or handhelds like the PSP. Before I explain the how I would like to talk [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>If you want to use iTunes Apple wants to make you believe that you need an iPod or iPhone. That&#8217;s not the complete truth and there are numerous ways to use iTunes with other mp3 players and even mobile phones or handhelds like the PSP. Before I explain the how I would like to talk about the why; Why would someone want to use iTunes for his mp3 player. The argument that comes to my mind is the iTunes store. Another one would be that you switched from an iPod to another mp3 player and want to continue using iTunes.</p>
<p>The software that connects mp3 players, mobile phones and handhelds to iTunes is called <a href="http://ita.sourceforge.net/download.html">iTunes Agent</a>. Three devices are already configured in iTunes Agent. A Generic Player, Sony Ericsson Walkman Phone and the Sony PSP. New devices can be added with ease to the configuration and are recognized by defining a specific folder of that device in the configuration. For the Sony PSP that folder would be PSP for instance.</p>
<p>Might sound complicated but it is not. Just look at the folder structure of your device and use the information you discover. Other values that have to be added are the path of the music folder on the device, the synchronize pattern and the association with a playlist.</p>
<p><span id="more-3901"></span><a href='http://www.ghacks.net/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/itunes_agent.jpg'><img src="http://www.ghacks.net/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/itunes_agent-300x298.jpg" alt="itunes agent" title="itunes agent" width="300" height="298" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-3902" /></a></p>
<p>The devices can then be synchronized using the system tray. A right-click on the iTunes Agent icon opens a menu that offers synchronization.</p>

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		<title>Playlist Creator</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Mar 2008 11:37:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Martin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m normally not using playlists when I want to listen to music. I either tune into some Internet Radio station or drop a folder full of music in my favorite music player XMPlay. Some of my friends however make a science out of it and create playlists for different moods or situations and they told [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I&#8217;m normally not using playlists when I want to listen to music. I either tune into some Internet Radio station or drop a folder full of music in my favorite music player XMPlay. Some of my friends however make a science out of it and create playlists for different moods or situations and they told me about a software that they use to create the playlists.</p>
<p>The name of the software is Playlist Creator. All it does is take a number of multimedia files and create a playlist out of them. The files can be added by selecting folders or single files and sorted exactly the way you want them to be. I&#8217;m always referring to files and not songs. The reason behind this is that you can also add other multimedia files with extensions like mpeg or avi to the playlist to play them in programs like SMPlayer or MPlayer which support them.</p>
<p>I did not try what happens if you mix video and audio files in one playlist though. Back to the creation of the playlist. You can set the path to be relative or absolute in the options.</p>
<p><span id="more-3622"></span><img src='http://www.ghacks.net/wp-content/uploads/2008/03/playlist_creator.jpg' alt='playlist creator' /></p>
<p>One feature that I think is missing is the ability to load files from subdirectories as well. My default folder structure for my music collection is band / album / files and I have to pick the album folder to add it to the playlist. It would be nice if I could select the band folder and the Playlist Creator would automatically search through all subfolders and add the files it finds.</p>
<p>Playlists can be saved as .pls or .m3u files. Are you using a different method to create playlists ?</p>

	Tags: <a href="http://www.ghacks.net/tag/create-playlists/" title="create playlists" rel="tag">create playlists</a>, <a href="http://www.ghacks.net/tag/m3u/" title="m3u" rel="tag">m3u</a>, <a href="http://www.ghacks.net/tag/music/" title="music" rel="tag">music</a>, <a href="http://www.ghacks.net/tag/music-player/" title="music player" rel="tag">music player</a>, <a href="http://www.ghacks.net/tag/playlist/" title="playlist" rel="tag">playlist</a>, <a href="http://www.ghacks.net/tag/playlist-creator/" title="playlist creator" rel="tag">playlist creator</a>, <a href="http://www.ghacks.net/tag/pls/" title="pls" rel="tag">pls</a>, <a href="http://www.ghacks.net/tag/video/" title="video" rel="tag">video</a><br />

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	<li><a href="http://www.ghacks.net/2008/01/29/why-i-wont-be-using-qtrax/" title="Why I wont be using Qtrax (January 29, 2008)">Why I wont be using Qtrax</a> (7)</li>
	<li><a href="http://www.ghacks.net/2008/11/11/video-crawler-a-multimedia-search-engine/" title="Video Crawler &#8211; A Multimedia Search Engine (November 11, 2008)">Video Crawler &#8211; A Multimedia Search Engine</a> (4)</li>
	<li><a href="http://www.ghacks.net/2007/12/08/use-mpui-as-a-portable-media-player/" title="Use MPUI as a Portable Media Player (December 8, 2007)">Use MPUI as a Portable Media Player</a> (2)</li>
	<li><a href="http://www.ghacks.net/2009/07/04/trout-is-a-lightweight-free-music-player/" title="Trout Is A Lightweight Free Music Player (July 4, 2009)">Trout Is A Lightweight Free Music Player</a> (2)</li>
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		<title>Why I wont be using Qtrax</title>
		<link>http://www.ghacks.net/2008/01/29/why-i-wont-be-using-qtrax/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Jan 2008 09:27:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Martin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Qtrax hype has reached a climax yesterday with reviews on many blogs and websites. The funny thing about this is that the client was not officially available yet and either all those reviewers had beta access or were simply using press material issued by Qtrax to review the service. Well, the client is available now but before I look at it I would like to describe Qtrax in a few words.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Qtrax hype has reached a climax yesterday with reviews on many blogs and websites. The funny thing about this is that the client was not officially available yet and either all those reviewers had beta access or were simply using press material issued by Qtrax to review the service. Well, the client is available now but before I look at it I would like to describe Qtrax in a few words.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.qtrax.com/">Qtrax</a> offers a software based on Mozilla Songbird that is supposed to offer millions of free and legal music downloads using Peer to Peer technologies. There was some confusion behind the scenes because Qtrax confirmed that they had agreements with all four major Music Industry players while all four denied those agreements, now what do you make of this ? If they don&#8217;t know if there is an agreement or not how are we going to find out if the service is legit or not ?</p>
<p>The Qtrax client was available for download and I decided to give it a sneak peak. Some users who were using Songbird as well were reporting problems with their music library afterwards, so take care. The software has a 0.2 beta stamp but looks solid after installing. Everything is a bit slow here and there and the registration is not working in the player at all, I did get a blank Javascript window whenever I tried to register an account.</p>
<p><span id="more-3028"></span>I&#8217;m not sure if you do need an account because there are no information whatsoever about the service, just some advertising on the homepage. I was able to <a href="http://music.qtrax.com/register.do?action=register">register</a> on the website directly by copying the link from the Qtrax player into the address bar of Firefox.</p>
<p>Registration was kinda smooth afterwards, you have to enter the usual information such as email address, username and birthday. The email has to be verified of course. The problem was that the email they send never arrived and that a second registration attempt lead to a Oops ! Requested resource is not available message. They seem to have server issues at the moment.</p>
<p>The player looks solid but is kinda slow and filled with advertisement. Downloads are not working yet, no information when this will be the case. You can add your music to the player but I&#8217;m not that sure what they are going to do with it. Offer it to other users of the service ? It&#8217;s P2P after all ?</p>
<p>I don&#8217;t really mind the server problems, many startups face those. That&#8217;s not the reason why I will not take a second look at Qtrax. The main reason is that I simply do not need that service. Why would I want to download music with DRM that I can only play in a few devices, if any. There is zero information about compatibility on their website. </p>
<p>Since I can&#8217;t download music right now and I can&#8217;t register either I can&#8217;t give you information about the music that you download. Are you forced to listen to it in the player (most likely) because of the advertisement ?</p>
<p>If I want to discover music I use a service like Last.fm instead. If I want to listen to music I use Internet Radio stations which I can legally record. I really can&#8217;t see a reason for using Qtrax other than using it for the sake of using a somewhat legal P2P software and that reason is simply not good enough.</p>

	Tags: <a href="http://www.ghacks.net/tag/music/" title="music" rel="tag">music</a>, <a href="http://www.ghacks.net/tag/music-industry/" title="Music Industry" rel="tag">Music Industry</a>, <a href="http://www.ghacks.net/tag/music-player/" title="music player" rel="tag">music player</a>, <a href="http://www.ghacks.net/tag/p2p/" title="P2p" rel="tag">P2p</a>, <a href="http://www.ghacks.net/tag/qtrax/" title="qtrax" rel="tag">qtrax</a><br />

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	<li><a href="http://www.ghacks.net/2008/09/28/walmart-to-shut-down-drm-servers/" title="Walmart To Shut Down DRM Servers (September 28, 2008)">Walmart To Shut Down DRM Servers</a> (2)</li>
	<li><a href="http://www.ghacks.net/2009/07/04/trout-is-a-lightweight-free-music-player/" title="Trout Is A Lightweight Free Music Player (July 4, 2009)">Trout Is A Lightweight Free Music Player</a> (2)</li>
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		<title>ALSong a music player with lyrics</title>
		<link>http://www.ghacks.net/2007/11/29/alsong-a-music-player-with-lyrics/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Nov 2007 17:30:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Martin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I'm really fond of XMPlay which is in my opinion the best software music player. I normally do not even look at other music players except if they offer something different, unique which I have to investigate. ALSong is one of those music players that comes with a feature that sounds interesting enough.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I&#8217;m really fond of XMPlay which is in my opinion the best software music player. I normally do not even look at other music players except if they offer something different, unique which I have to investigate. <a href="http://www.altools.net/ALTools/ALSong/tabid/58/Default.aspx">ALSong</a> is one of those music players that comes with a feature that sounds interesting enough.</p>
<p>ALSong has all the features that a music player needs these days. It supports a wide variety of different music formats, comes with an equalizer, playlist support and different skins. The feature that sets it apart is a lyrics synchronization feature. With it you can search for song lyrics in the player.</p>
<p>Lyrics that are found are automatically displayed when playing that song, much like a Karaoke player would display them. The user may add lyrics by himself if none are found. It does take a long time though to synchronize the lyrics with the music.</p>
<p><span id="more-2353"></span><img src="http://www.ghacks.net/files/screens/2007/11/ALSong.jpg" alt="ALSong" /></p>
<p>Lyrics that are found online can be edited as well of course. ALSong has another interesting feature which is called Language Learner. This feature makes it possible to increase or reduce the speed of the song to be able to listen to parts of it more clearly.</p>
<p>ALSong displays a desktop music bar as well which is a transparent bar displaying the current song lyrics. I will not use it as my main music player but it does offer some features that might be really interesting to some users.</p>

	Tags: <a href="http://www.ghacks.net/tag/music-player/" title="music player" rel="tag">music player</a>, <a href="http://www.ghacks.net/tag/windows-software/" title="windows software" rel="tag">windows software</a><br />

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		<title>How to play Ape files ?</title>
		<link>http://www.ghacks.net/2007/11/08/how-to-play-ape-files/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Nov 2007 08:11:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Martin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[You might be puzzled at first if you encounter an audio file with the ape extension for the first time. Trying to play it in Winamp, Windows Media Player and XMPlay will not be successful, in fact, the song will not be loaded at all. The Ape file format is a lossless compression format of the compressor Monkey's Audio.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>You might be puzzled at first if you encounter an audio file with the ape extension for the first time. Trying to play it in Winamp, Windows Media Player and XMPlay will not be successful, in fact, the song will not be loaded at all. The Ape file format is a lossless compression format of the compressor Monkey&#8217;s Audio.</p>
<p>The big advantage of lossless compression formats is that no information is removed from the audio stream while lossy compression formats such as mp3 loose information. It depends on the music player if and how you can play ape files. I would like to describe it for three popular music players, those are XMPlay, Winamp and Windows Media Player.</p>
<p>All three do not support ape files by default which means that we have to use plugins to add the support to the players. Lets start.</p>
<p><span id="more-2241"></span><strong>XMPlay:</strong></p>
<p>Download the Monkey&#8217;s Audio input plugin for XMPlay and place the extracted downloaded files into the main XMPlay directory while XMPlay is not started. The plugin will be automatically recognized during the next start and from then on music in the ape format is supported by XMPlay.</p>
<p><strong>Winamp:</strong></p>
<p>Again, we have to rely on a plugin to add ape file support. The plugin is called Monkey Audio Winamp Plugin and comes in executable format. Just run the file after downloading it and it will automatically install itself in the correct Winamp directory. Winamp can then play ape files normally.</p>
<p><strong>Windows Media Player:</strong></p>
<p>Download and install the DS Monkey Audio Filter which adds ape support for any DirectShow based player including Windows Media Player. The filter can be downloaded with an installer, just run the installer and support should be added automatically.</p>
<p><strong>Read More:</strong></p>
<p>Monkey&#8217;s Audio input plugin for XMPlay<br />
<a href="http://www.winamp.com/plugins/details/138099">Monkey Audio Winamp Plugin</a><br />
<a href="http://dsp-worx.de/index.php?n=7">DS Monkey Audio Filter</a> (for Windows Media Player)</p>

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	<li><a href="http://www.ghacks.net/2008/01/29/why-i-wont-be-using-qtrax/" title="Why I wont be using Qtrax (January 29, 2008)">Why I wont be using Qtrax</a> (7)</li>
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	<li><a href="http://www.ghacks.net/2008/04/24/sync-any-mp3-player-with-itunes/" title="Sync any mp3 player with iTunes (April 24, 2008)">Sync any mp3 player with iTunes</a> (2)</li>
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		<title>Winamp 5.5 lite vs. XMPlay Memory Management</title>
		<link>http://www.ghacks.net/2007/09/15/winamp-55-lite-vs-xmplay-memory-management/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 15 Sep 2007 06:46:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Martin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A new beta version of Winamp 5.5 has just been released as usual in a full, pro and lite version. Winamp lite is basically a music player supporting many different audio formats while the other Winamp editions support video playback, cd ripping and an integrated browser to browse sites like Shoutcast.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>A new beta version of Winamp 5.5 has just been released as usual in a full, pro and lite version. Winamp lite is basically a music player supporting many different audio formats while the other Winamp editions support video playback, cd ripping and an integrated browser to browse sites like Shoutcast.</p>
<p>I never quite understood why someone would use Winamp to play videos because this functionality was introduced into Winamp when several other great software video players like VLC, Mplayer or BSPlayer were already in existence. I therefor decided to compare the lite version of Winamp 5.5 against my favorite music player XMPlay. </p>
<p>The Winamp executable has a file size of roughly 2.2 Megabytes while XMPlay one of 340 Kilobytes. The XMPlay folder has a size of 1.9 Megabytes after installation while Winamp&#8217;s folder one of 6.6 Megabytes. The first noticeable difference can be found if you open both players without a song and take a look at the Windows task manager.</p>
<p><span id="more-2001"></span>XMPlay uses roughly 550 Kilobytes of memory in idle state while Winamp lite uses 1.37 Megabytes. I decided to load a seven Megabyte mp3 file into both players. XMPlay was using 2.52 Megabytes afterwards while Winamp 5.5 lite was using 3.88 Megabytes. The difference between both players rose from roughly 800 Kilobyte in idle state to 1.3 Megabytes in idle state with a 7 Megabyte file in the playlist.</p>
<p><img src="http://www.ghacks.net/files/screens/2007/09/xmplay.jpg" alt="xmplay" /></p>
<p>I pressed the play button in both players and switched back to the task manager. Winamp 5.5 lite was now using 6.24 Megabytes of memory while XMPlay was using 3.84. The difference rose to 2.4 Megabytes. </p>
<p>Last but not least I decided to see how both players would do when playing Internet radio streams. XMplay was using 3.53 Megabytes while playing a 128 Kbit stream while Winamp used 7.66 Megabytes.</p>
<p><img src="http://www.ghacks.net/files/screens/2007/09/winamp55.jpg" alt="winamp 5.5 lite" /></p>
<p>The conclusion is that XMPlay has a far better memory management than Winamp. The real important state is of course when playing music files in the music player and this is where XMPlay really excels. This means, if you really want a &#8220;lite&#8221; player you should switch to XMPlay instead of Winamp 5.5 lite.</p>
<p>Read More:</p>
<p><a href="http://www.un4seen.com/">XMPlay Homepage</a><br />
<a href="http://forums.winamp.com/showthread.php?threadid=277166">Winamp 5.5 beta download</a></p>

	Tags: <a href="http://www.ghacks.net/tag/aac/" title="aac" rel="tag">aac</a>, <a href="http://www.ghacks.net/tag/lite-music-player/" title="lite music player" rel="tag">lite music player</a>, <a href="http://www.ghacks.net/tag/mp3/" title="mp3" rel="tag">mp3</a>, <a href="http://www.ghacks.net/tag/mp3-player/" title="mp3-player" rel="tag">mp3-player</a>, <a href="http://www.ghacks.net/tag/music-player/" title="music player" rel="tag">music player</a>, <a href="http://www.ghacks.net/tag/ogg/" title="ogg" rel="tag">ogg</a>, <a href="http://www.ghacks.net/tag/winamp-55/" title="winamp 5.5" rel="tag">winamp 5.5</a>, <a href="http://www.ghacks.net/tag/xmplay/" title="xmplay" rel="tag">xmplay</a><br />

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		<title>Foobar2000, a music player with much more than you might think</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Sep 2007 16:19:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dearon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Foobar2000 is a music player that is very lightweight and simple to use when you first install it.
Some people find this perfect as the interface is very clean and you don't have all kinds of things in the user interface that you will not use anyway.
But others want the music player they use to look more modern, or they want a certain feature to be available.
Most people who first start using foobar2000 don't know that it also provides these options, and that you can have a music player that is able to beat most others when it comes to looks and options.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a title="Foobar2000 homepage" href="http://www.foobar2000.org/">Foobar2000</a> is a music player that is very lightweight and simple to use when you first install it. Some people find this perfect as the interface is very clean and you don&#8217;t have all kinds of things in the user interface that you will not use anyway.</p>
<p>But others want the music player they use to look more modern, or they want a certain feature to be available.<br />
Most people who first start using foobar2000 don&#8217;t know that it also provides these options, and that you can have a music player that is able to beat most others when it comes to looks and options.</p>
<p>Foobar2000 has an extension system called components, which come in the form of dll files. These components are easily installed by copying them into the components directory of your Foobar2000 directory, after this you need to start/restart Foobar2000 and you can use them.</p>
<p><span id="more-1970"></span>Foobar2000 has an extension system called components, which come in the form of dll files.<br />
These components are easily installed by copying them into the components directory of your Foobar2000 directory, after this you need to start/restart Foobar2000 and you can use them.</p>
<p>There are components such as &#8220;Decoding speed test&#8221; which tests the decoding speed, to &#8220;Panels UI&#8221; which is able to change the entire look and feel of Foobar2000.</p>
<p>You can find several &#8220;configs&#8221; for Foobar2000 on the internet, <a title="Fooblog config section" href="http://www.fooblog2000.com/category/config/">Fooblog</a> has a list of a few of them. They often list the required (and optional) components needed but if this is not the case you can find them in the readme files of the config.</p>
<p>Many of the required components can be found in the <a title="Hydrogen audio wiki" href="http://wiki.hydrogenaudio.org/index.php?title=Foobar2000:Components_0.9">Hydrogen audio wiki</a>, they have a list of the components available for the Foobar2000 0.9 release. </p>
<p>After you installed the components you need to follow the instructions on which files to copy and where they should go, then you need to restart Foobar2000 and with a few clicks you have a music player that looks nothing like the one you started with.<br />
As i mentioned before, components are not only used to change the look but they can also do much more, it even has an component for lyrics.</p>
<p>So if you like Foobar2000 be sure to look through the list at the Hydrogen audio wiki for other components that you might like, and be sure to amaze your friends with your music player.</p>

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