Which Music Player Do You Use?

[thebluenewt]

Love iTunes, only good thing Apple ever did!

 

[xboxit]

Winamp, only got it so i could test ogg i made.

 

[skysnapper]

I like the sound of the search facility in ipod large range of filters sounds like what i'm after

BUT doesn't it reorganise all your folders into artist/album/track which would render it useles to me as i need my folder structure kept the way it is

 

[spray]

winamp all the way baby

i like the media library and its ability to nicely display my ~300 albums.

 

[thebluenewt]

I like the sound of the search facility in ipod large range of filters sounds like what i'm after

BUT doesn't it reorganise all your folders into artist/album/track which would render it useles to me as i need my folder structure kept the way it is

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Only if you tell it to, I like the way it organises though.

 

[skysnapper]

I like the sound of the search facility in ipod large range of filters sounds like what i'm after

BUT doesn't it reorganise all your folders into artist/album/track which would render it useles to me as i need my folder structure kept the way it is

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Only if you tell it to, I like the way it organises though.

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Sooo its possible to leave your current directory structure intact.. ahh if thats the case my check it out as i have actually recently tagged all my mp3's on my hard disk files for use with my iriver hp140

 

[generalnmx]

I don't use playlists, I open all my music files directly. I use Winamp because of all the myriad plugins available (SPC, PSF, XM, MOD, etc.)

 

[thebluenewt]

I like the sound of the search facility in ipod large range of filters sounds like what i'm after

BUT doesn't it reorganise all your folders into artist/album/track which would render it useles to me as i need my folder structure kept the way it is

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Only if you tell it to, I like the way it organises though.

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Sooo its possible to leave your current directory structure intact.. ahh if thats the case my check it out as i have actually recently tagged all my mp3's on my hard disk files for use with my iriver hp140

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Yeah, I'm pretty certain the option to organise your collection is off by deafault but check just in case

 

[declaration]

Winamp, only got it so i could test ogg i made.

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you can get iTunes to support OGG too.

I wouldnt use it if I couldnt use OGG.

 

[Rico]

I mostly play my music by album because most albums have been recorded in a certain order for a reason and IMO sound better that way, so I don't feel the need to organise my music by anything else than artist, album and track.
I'm just using my computer as a cd-player with all music built-in, I navigate the old-fashioned way with a remote-control

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When you choose to view an album it is sorted by track by default :/

Regardless...while I understand your philosophy I disagree, as some albums have skippable tracks - there is no point in listening to poor tracks so you can reach the better ones. I usually tag my favourite tracks with the appropriate rating and then, regardless of album and track order I can hear the best of an artist's music. Track order doesn't mean shit on a 'Best of' album, and this is like that except I can have more than one CDs' worth of 'best' tracks.

Albums only seem to group an artist's recordings by time (and therefore mood, influences and style), I have doubts about the importance of the order of its individual tracks.

 

[declaration]

I mostly play my music by album because most albums have been recorded in a certain order for a reason and IMO sound better that way, so I don't feel the need to organise my music by anything else than artist, album and track.
I'm just using my computer as a cd-player with all music built-in, I navigate the old-fashioned way with a remote-control

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Albums only seem to group an artist's recordings by time (and therefore mood, influences and style), I have doubts about the importance of the order of its individual tracks.

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You'd be surprised about how seriously bands/ artists take the order of songs on albums. Some albums tell a story and some songs blend seamlessly into others.

In these situations correct song order in an album is essential.

 

[bringoutthegimp]

i use winamp because its very small and fast and there is an enormous selection of skins. wmp is bloated and hard to navigate around and ive never used itunes.

 

[Rico]

You'd be surprised about how seriously bands/ artists take the order of songs on albums. Some albums tell a story and some songs blend seamlessly into others.

In these situations correct song order in an album is essential.

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RE songs fading into each other - true, it happens a LOT less in rap music but I can see how it would occur. Most media players now crossfade tracks regardless of their order, ruining this effect.

As for the story... I can also understand that. However after I've 'read the story' by listening to the album in order, I am not going to listen to it from the start each time again and again. I'll just listen to the tracks I want to. If an album is designed so that you MUST listen to it in order, it's badly designed IMHO.

 

[unlucky]

wmp 10 basically because its there + does everything i want and i dont own an ipod. Itunes does pretty much the same + ms also seem 2 have custom auto play lists like itunes so i cant really see 2 much difference between the 2. Wmp 10 also has the same syncing thing as itunes both of these programs are pretty awesome and i just use either. They both manage my collection pretty well i even used winamp for a while but i didn't like it as much and the cd burning thing sucked pay for a juke box neverrrrrrr

 

[bringoutthegimp]

If an album is designed so that you MUST listen to it in order, it's badly designed IMHO.

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that was a pretty dumb comment.

 

[Dozer]

Yeah, some tracks like fade and mix into eachother, that sounds cool . Unless you own the standalone single's rip, then it doesn't matter what order you listen to imo.

 

[raven]

Regardless...while I understand your philosophy I disagree, as some albums have skippable tracks - there is no point in listening to poor tracks so you can reach the better ones.

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And that's where the remote comes in

I agree with what you posted but I never liked 'best of' albums either, I have a few but they are mostly live so I still need the file-order. I have tried playing files by genre once (admitted, using WMP so it just had to suck) and vowed never to let the computer decide what I want to listen to again

I like albums that have a 'storyline' so for most of the music I play I stick to the original order. If I really hate a song and it's not needed I simply delete it, makes me feel really powerfull. Oh, and I hate players that crossfade tracks.

 

[mattmagoo]

Tenacious D is the best example of having to listen to an album in order

but if u had to listen to the skits everytime u listened to the CD it would get a bit annoying

 

[Rico]

If an album is designed so that you MUST listen to it in order, it's badly designed IMHO.

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that was a pretty dumb comment.

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Well you are a pretty dumb person. Hey, maybe you should use something called 'argument' to back up your claims. Mattmagoo pretty much summed it up with the skits thing. I do not want to listen to an album as if it were one giant 70 minute song.

Btw matt, I listened to the Tenacious D album 'as I downloaded it' (i.e. not in order at all) and it was quite enjoyable (except for the crappy skits).

 

[Mosch]

If an album is designed so that you MUST listen to it in order, it's badly designed IMHO.

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Yeah! Fuck those Musicals and Operas!