Post by al3x on Jul 27, 2009 8:17:42 GMT -6
Most of you are probably using Itunes to play and manage your music right? Well, after a quick google search, it reveals that tons of people complain about its m@$$ive memory usage. I had these problems my self and set out to discover a better way. I tried using Windows Media Player for a while, but who wants to use default software amirite? I used VLC, it was alright, but lacking in features. Winamp, never used it so I can't comment. I found Foobar2000 and never looked back.
www.foobar2000.org/?page=Download
Its highly customizable. You can choose from preset configurations seen here or you can go into editor mode and set it up just how you want it.
Screen shot of mine with a run through of what $h¡t is and does.
i87.photobucket.com/albums/k158/alexander_224/fb2k.jpg
1. Displays all the music that you indexed. You click library and then configure and add the folders that contain all your music.
2. Album Art
3. Properties of selected song
4. Current playlist. I have mine set to when I double click an album (1) it adds the entire album to the current playlist, but you can also set up custom playlists, which can be saved in those nifty little tabs you see above the current playlist.
5. Search. Easy fast and useful way to find what you want to listen to.
6. You can filter your music by album, folder structure etc
The beauty of it all, none of this is set in stone in any way, you can customize it to look anyway you want and place any feature any where within the program.
Also, right now, its only taking up 14.4k in memory, which is a major plus. The program is also skinnable if you feel like ricing it up.
www.foobar2000.org/?page=Download
Its highly customizable. You can choose from preset configurations seen here or you can go into editor mode and set it up just how you want it.
Screen shot of mine with a run through of what $h¡t is and does.
i87.photobucket.com/albums/k158/alexander_224/fb2k.jpg
1. Displays all the music that you indexed. You click library and then configure and add the folders that contain all your music.
2. Album Art
3. Properties of selected song
4. Current playlist. I have mine set to when I double click an album (1) it adds the entire album to the current playlist, but you can also set up custom playlists, which can be saved in those nifty little tabs you see above the current playlist.
5. Search. Easy fast and useful way to find what you want to listen to.
6. You can filter your music by album, folder structure etc
The beauty of it all, none of this is set in stone in any way, you can customize it to look anyway you want and place any feature any where within the program.
Also, right now, its only taking up 14.4k in memory, which is a major plus. The program is also skinnable if you feel like ricing it up.
