for a start, whilst you may like all that looking things up and customizing stuff, not everyone does. at least with winamp, the keyboard shortcuts were already there, and could all be found in the menus, with out having to go through all of that looking up stuff. winamp will play so many more different file types/formats than iTunes, plus many more can be added with extra plugins. this is great if one is an obscure format fiend, or has collections of stuff in many different formats, such as mod, xm, s3m for example. I really don't see why you have to be so very harsh on those of us who like winamp! there is really no need for that sort of attitude.
Simon ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dane Trethowan" <[email protected]> To: "PC Audio Discussion List" <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, November 21, 2013 4:18 PM Subject: The World Ends With The Demise Of Winamp Okay so are you just saying that or have you actually tried and explored other players. For example I've just looked up Windows Media Player Keyboard Shortcuts using my friend Google and discovered over 200 keyboard shortcuts. I know VLC has hundreds of the damn things and even more if you're prepared to take a few moments to customise the software. I'm yet to find what iTunes doesn't do that Winamp does. The interface is different and takes a little getting used to I admit. If you're prepared to spend a small amount of money you can buy one of the most exciting pieces of audio software for the Windows PC to ever have been invented on the planet and that's Total Recorder, the player is incredibly powerful even for the Standard Edition. And finally, supposing Winamp is a spent force come December 20 then there's nothing at all stopping anyone from using the software if they see fit though that may mean that the software won't be able to play any audio/video formats that come our way in the future. As I said, much ado about nothing and "Joy To The World" come December 20, so fitting that this event is so close to Christmas Day <smile>. On 22/11/2013 2:19 AM, Tom Kaufman wrote: > I don't think you understand; while these players may be accessible, will > they allow one to do _all_ the things that Winamp does? Wil they, for > example, start listening to a file; then you have to stop in the middle; > will they let you go in and pick up right where you left off? Windows > Media > Player won't; at least as far as I know it won't! Can't speak for some of > the others as I've not tried them! But this is my concern as I want to be > able to start listening to a show and be able to stop it; then go to the > point where I stopped listening later on! If these other players will do > this easily, fine! > Tom Kaufman > > -----Original Message----- > From: Pc-audio [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Dane > Trethowan > Sent: Thursday, November 21, 2013 5:47 AM > To: PC Audio Discussion List > Subject: Re: ITunes Player > > So in other words - if Winamp ceases to exist - its much ado about nothing > given there are alternatives out there. > > And by the way the software is called iTunes and not iTunes player. > > > On 21 Nov 2013, at 8:23 pm, Gary Wood <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Maybe that's also why I mentioned the ITunes player, because I don't know > how accessible it is. People mention Fubar, but I've never tried it, so I > don't know how accessible it is compared to Winamp. Maybe the reason are > hooked on Winamp, is because of the Winamp keystrokes that people find > accessible. >> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tom Kaufman" <[email protected]> >> To: "'PC Audio Discussion List'" <[email protected]> >> Sent: Thursday, November 21, 2013 12:09 AM >> Subject: RE: ITunes Player >> >> >>> Windows Media is pretty accessible. However it still won't allow one to > do >>> things like going to a specific point in a file, just by typing in a > command >>> as Winamp does! >>> Tom Kaufman >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: Pc-audio [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Dane >>> Trethowan >>> Sent: Wednesday, November 20, 2013 11:35 PM >>> To: PC Audio Discussion List >>> Subject: Re: ITunes Player >>> >>> I hope you enjoy it. >>> >>> I also forgot to mention Windows Media Player, there are a few little > things >>> I don't like about it such as it not having support from FLAC audio for > some >>> strange reason but the software is very accessible. >>> >>> >>> On 21 Nov 2013, at 3:09 pm, Gary Wood <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> Dane, you mentioned about the ITunes media plakyer, but can you access >>> music content on the web with that as a media player? 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