I am using Mapler, and do like it very much. However, the main draw back is that Marco Steinback, the producer, is not very responsive to e mail inquiries. For instance, I am currently in need of a new product code, to take the program out of demo mode, and he has not responded in several weeks. I think he is in Germany. So his lack of responsiveness is the main minus in using the program.
On Sun, 24 Nov 2013 15:08:36 +0100 David <[email protected]> writes: > Well, there also is the fully accessible media player called MaPlEr. > > http://www.mar-dy.com/ > > And good news, you can use the arrow keys inside the player to fast > forward > and rewind. And you also have fast forward and rewind on the > Alt-Ctrl-f11 > and -F12 hotkeys, which are global, and therefore can be used from > anywhere > on your computer. Loads of other features, so worth to check it > out. > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Friday, November 22, 2013 3:56 PM > Subject: What's the Best Winamp Alternative now that it is Shutting > Down? > > > The below article should help down the road should someone decide to > use > a different media player either than Winamp. I know that Apple > iTunes, > Windows Media Player and VLC Media Player work OK with Window-Eyes > on > Windows 7 and XP platforms. I don't have any experience with the > others > mentioned. If you are not interested in reading on, remember the > delete > or control+D keys are our friends. > > What's the best Winamp alternative now that it is shutting down? > > By Martin Brinkmann, November 21, 2013. > in Music and Video 61 > > If you have visited the Winamp website recently, you may have > noticed a > banner at the top of the page stating that Winamp.com and associated > web > services" and "Winamp Media players" will be shut down as of > December > 20, 2013. > > What this means is that AOL, the current owners of all Winamp > properties, has made the decision to shut down the website, all > associated services, and all versions of the media player Winamp as > well. > > Winamp was the go-to program back when it was first released and a > lot > of years thereafter. The music player had a lot to offer back then, > thanks to its great list of features, plug-ins and skins support. > > AOL acquired the Winamp team and technology in 1999 and things > started > to go downhill from then ever since. Updates were still released for > the > player, and a professional version was created to earn revenue, but > innovation more or less stopped. > > It was clear though that the player was neglected for the most part, > and > while it did earn AOL some money -- Ars Technica mentioned of $6 > million > annually -- the player lost market share and users to other > services > and programs. The shutdown won't have an immediate effect on Winamp > installations on user systems. The player will work fine for the > most > part even after the deadline has passed. Updates however won't be > released anymore for it, which means that bugs or security issues > won't > be fixed anymore. > > It is therefore best to look at Winamp alternatives instead. > > Winamp alternatives > > The following alternatives are divided into Winamp-like media > players, > full music management solutions, and other solutions. > > I have listed a maximum of four in each category. If you think that > one > is missing, let everyone know in the comments please. > > Standalone Players > > AIMP > > One of the players that resembles Winamp on many levels is AIMP. > The > music player supports all popular formats, is lightweight, ships > with a > Winamp-like interface, supports plugins, and offers dozens of other > interesting features. > > This includes support for Internet Radio -- and an Internet Radio > browser --, the creation and handling of playlists, an 18-band > equalizer, file search, fully configurable hotkeys and more. > > Foobar > > Foobar is another lightweight and highly customizable music player > for > Windows. It supports all major audio formats, the ripping of audio > CDs, > tagging, ReplayGain and Gapless playback, as well as fully > customizable > keyboard shortcuts and plugin support. > > XMPlay > > xmplayAnother player that resembles Winamp on many levels. What is > interesting about it is that it supports some Winamp plugins, which > means that you can load them into the player to make use of them. > While > it does not support them all, you may want to give this one a try if > you > rely on a particular plugin. > > The player supports all major audio formats and a lot of other > features > including DSP, net streaming, gapless output, a library, or full > Windows > integration. > > Music Management > > Apple iTunes > > Apple iTunes may not be the most obvious choice, considering that it > is > rather heavyweight when compared to Winamp. While that gets you a > lot of > additional features, like the integrated store, it also means that > it > may take longer before the program opens and music starts to play. > > It is free on the other hand, comes with a player that can play > local > music files or streams, and options to sync data between devices. > > Clementine > > A cross-platform music player that supports a wide variety of > formats. > It offers integration of several streaming services, including > those > from Spotify, Groveshark or Last.fm, visualizations, smart and > dynamic > playlist support, and options to download missing cover art. > > Media Monkey > > Media Monkey is available as a free and commercial gold version. > > The free version enables you to manage your music effortlessly. > This > includes organizing, renaming and tagging music, maintaining > libraries, > synchronization, options to play and burn audio files, and to > identify > tracks among other things. > > Not so obvious alternatives / Other options Besides the obvious > choices, there are also players that may also be used as a > replacement. > > Amarok > > Another cross-platform player with a rich set of features. Various > web > services have been integrated into Amarok, including the excellent > Kamendo and Last.fm. The player supports management features, > dynamic > playlists, scripts, and the option to import the database from > iTunes > directly. > > Banshee > > Banshee supports a wide variety of operating systems including > Windows, > Mac OS X and various Linux distributions. The music management > software > offers lots of features, including options to sync between devices, > display cover art automatically or create smart playlists. > > VLC Media Player > > VLC plays video and audio files. While its controls and features > are > basic compared to pure audio players, it is still a viable choice if > all > you want to do is play one or multiple songs on your system. > > Windows Media Player > > It is the default media player that ships with every version of > Windows. > > While it may not be the best or least resource hungry, it does the > job > just fine, especially if you have installed all relevant codecs to > add > support for some music formats that it does not support out of the > box. > > Closing Words > > It is sad to see a program like Winamp being shut down, as it was > part > of the Internet for a long time. It is not clear why AOL made the > decision to shut the service down, and not sell it instead to the > highest bidder. > > Another option would be to open source the technology, so that a > dedicated community could improve and maintain the player and > website > instead. While it would not generate any revenue for AOL in this > case, > the company's overall image would certainly benefit from such a > move. > > About Martin Brinkmann > > Martin Brinkmann is a journalist from Germany who founded Ghacks > Technology News Back in 2005. He is passionate about all things tech > and > knows the Internet and computers like the back of his hand. You can > follow Martin on Facebook, Twitter or Google+ > > 2013 gHacks Technology News. > > > > > > If you reply to this message it will be delivered to the original > sender > only. If your reply would benefit others on the list and your > message is > related to GW Micro, then please consider sending your message to > [email protected] so the entire list will receive it. > > GW-Info messages are archived at http://www.gwmicro.com/gwinfo. You > can > manage your list subscription at http://www.gwmicro.com/listserv. > > If you reply to this message it will be delivered to the original > sender only. 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