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    Music player software recommendations?

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by Peon, Aug 17, 2014.

  1. Peon

    Peon Notebook Virtuoso

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    I'm looking for a simple, touch friendly* music player with a user friendly UI that just works** and isn't called iTunes.

    * Either Metro/Modern UI or desktop is OK
    ** WMP doesn't fully support network shares and the Xbox Music app doesn't even work
     
    Peon, Aug 17, 2014
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  2. killkenny1

    killkenny1 Too weird to live, too rare to die.

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    I use MediaMonkey for Metro UI and WMP for Desktop.
     
    killkenny1, Aug 17, 2014
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  3. octiceps

    octiceps Nimrod

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    Winamp.

    10char
     
    octiceps, Aug 17, 2014
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  4. idiot101

    idiot101 Down and Broken

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  5. Temetka

    Temetka Notebook Consultant

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    I use VLC.

    Small, efficient, and it plays damn near every format known to man.
     
    Temetka, Aug 18, 2014
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  6. MrDJ

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    +1 for VLC
     
    MrDJ, Aug 18, 2014
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  7. StormJumper

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    That's the one I would use but since it went under...I switched to Foobar not as sexy looking as winamp since it can no longer db music update but is still a good player.
     
    StormJumper, Aug 22, 2014
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    I wouldn't call VLC small. It's over 23 MB.
     
    TreeTops Ranch, Aug 22, 2014
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  9. octiceps

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    And I wouldn't call it a music player either. ;)
     
    octiceps, Aug 22, 2014
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  10. StormJumper

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    True on both both you could use VLC for mp3 but that is a over kill when WMP will play it as well.
     
    StormJumper, Aug 23, 2014
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  11. Peon

    Peon Notebook Virtuoso

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    Winamp is difficult to use with touch screens, doesn't support HiDPI, and whenever I rotate between portrait and landscape orientations, the individual component windows fall apart and get scattered all over the screen.

    It was an excellent program in 1999 and it was still a good program in 2004, but Winamp doesn't really hold up to 2014's demands.

    But I don't want a program that plays everything, and I especially don't want a program that tries to take over a ton of file format associations by default (checking and unchecking a gazillion checkboxes with a touch screen is an exercise in frustration) - I just want a music player.

    If you can figure out how to get WMP to load an M3U playlist pointing to music on an SMB share, I'm all ears :)
     
    Peon, Aug 25, 2014
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  12. Krane

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    If all you intend to listen to is MP3 the eve VLC is overkill.
     
    Krane, Aug 25, 2014
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  13. StormJumper

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    That might be long in coming as I just listen to my Car stereo and home computer as MP3 or CD with WMP or Foobar so you might have to go to a SMB forum site and ask those user what solution have they come up with.
     
    StormJumper, Aug 25, 2014
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  14. jerrytom

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    I am using GOM player, plays video and audio files, doesn't lag. I've chosen it because you can add video with multiple subtitles and select the right one.
     
    jerrytom, Aug 26, 2014
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    bobbydigital Newbie

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  16. s1rrah

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    Foobar is an excellent, free and very flexible player ... I use it to manage a 25,000 track .FLAC collection ... plays via ASIO or WASAPI or Direct Sound ... I use WASAPI since I output to a desktop DAC ...

    Great player ...

    Download foobar2000 and optional components
     
    s1rrah, Sep 5, 2014
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  17. Temetka

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    Fair enough.

    I prefer VLC because it's small compared to other programs. The fact that I can load an m3u playlist from my server at work it great. Oh and it plays everything I throw at it. For my needs it's the perfect player. I totally get what you mean about ticking checkboxes on a touch screen. The thought makes me cringe. But since I use VLC in both Windows and Linux on my laptops, it's not really an issue for me as none of them have touchscreens.
     
    Temetka, Sep 7, 2014
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