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I use the community update of Winamp, WACUP, and it's excellent. I've tried other media players but always come back here. I'm not even one of those people who

I use the community update of Winamp, WACUP, and it's excellent. I've tried other media players but always come back here. I'm not even one of those people who likes the shitty visualisations, I just think the interface works perfectly. https://getwacup.com/ https://getwacup.com/

QuercusMax 2y ago
It's windows-only? Weird.
- Lammy 2y ago
  Weird? It's Winamp lol
  - xnx 2y ago
    With the source code someone can port it to make Linamp.
    - callwhendone 2y ago
      don't forget Macamp.
      - nathell 2y ago
        Remember that before Winamp, there was DOSamp! I used to use version 0.8. Playback was jerky on a 486DX2/66 but once I upgraded to a Pentium, it was smooth sailing.
      - Lammy 2y ago
        Actually yeah I had forgotten about that alpha version awkwardly called “Winamp:Mac” because “MacAMP” was already taken by not-Nullsoft https://macintoshgarden.org/apps/winampmac https://macintoshgarden.org/apps/winampmac https://macintoshgarden.org/apps/macamp-10-preview-edition https://macintoshgarden.org/apps/macamp-10-preview-edition And the Android version which I used briefly around 2010 before getting into Subsonic/D-Sub https://forums.winamp.com/forum/winamp/winamp-for-android/291711-winamp-for-android-current-version-v1-4-15 https://forums.winamp.com/forum/winamp/winamp-for-android/29...
    - maximilianburke 2y ago
      There once was xmms
      - kbenson 2y ago
        Before that it was called x11amp, and after that it's been succeeded by a fork that ended up being Audacious, apparently.
      - JohnTHaller 2y ago
        Qmmp is still being developed: https://qmmp.ylsoftware.com/ https://qmmp.ylsoftware.com/
  - m00x 2y ago
    Who's gonna build TempleAmp?
    - aleph_minus_one 2y ago
      Music does not sound good on a PC speaker.
      - Dwedit 2y ago
        There are DOS-based MOD and MP3 players that output to the PC speaker.
  - kbenson 2y ago
    Yeah, if you want something similar for other systems, try x11amp. (Yes I know it's not called that anymore and I'm showing my age).
- stuaxo 2y ago
  It's Windows only for now. The architecture of Winamp is made of various plugins. WACUP is replacing them bit by bit. Once everything is replaced then porting could be possible, though it's been only built for Windows so there must be a lot of Windows-isms in there.
- Dwedit 2y ago
  There have been Linux-based clones of Winamp for a long time, such as XMMS (which directly supports Winamp skins).
  - gunapologist99 2y ago
    XMMS is the O.G. but audacious and Qmmp now also support classic winamp skins.
- RunSet 2y ago
  5.666 installed and is running well under wine for me.
pessimizer 2y ago
They seem to be just as cagey about the licensing. Not that there's any obligation for people to be FOSS if they want to give software away, but the intentional avoidance of the question is always instructive. Just say that it's not FOSS, it's fine. > Will it be free ? > Yes WACUP will be free to download & to use. > This is an independent project & due to the amount of time & effort which is involved, I am accepting donations (and other means of support) to help cover my living costs whilst I'm working on getting this developed & released. As at this time, this is a full-time project for me whilst I see where the future will take me & this project.
babypuncher 2y ago
Have you checked out foobar2000? To me, it always felt like the true successor to Winamp.
- leeoniya 2y ago
  you'd have a hard time replicating this UI [1] or other winamp skins in foobar2000, so i'm not sure i'd call it a successor except in the sense that it can play anything you throw at it. [1] https://getwacup.com/screenshots/ https://getwacup.com/screenshots/
  - babypuncher 2y ago
    I consider it a successor in that it's compact with an emphasis on user customization and community-designed plugins/components. Like Winamp, most functionality you get out of the box is provided by bundled plugins, and they can be replaced with alternatives. Out of the box, you could certainly customize it to have a similar layout to winamp even if none of the dressing looks at all the same. My layout[1] is certainly very different than Winamp, but still conforms a lot more to the basic shape of Winamp than the usual giant screen-filling squares that are iTunes, Windows Media Player or the Spotify desktop client. 1. https://i.postimg.cc/R0JzVTK8/image.png https://i.postimg.cc/R0JzVTK8/image.png
- koito17 2y ago
  foobar2000 has been my go-to player on both Windows and Mac for about a decade now. Particularly, I like the dense (yet uncluttered) interface and functionality I take for granted, like selecting a dozen files and editing metadata all at once. A few of my friends complain that the layout "sucks" or foobar lacks functionality they need, but for my use case, it's in a Goldilocks state. With that said, for people used to the functionality of Winamp, I think MusicBee is more likely to be the successor, in terms of out-of-the-box functionality and layout extensibility.
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xtracto 2y ago
I love QMMP ( https://qmmp.ylsoftware.com/ https://qmmp.ylsoftware.com/ ). It is compatible with Winamp Skins, supports network playing (shoutcast) and works pretty well in my Linux Mint installations. I may be old fashioned, but man my brain has got so much "muscle memory" on years and years of Winamp use during the 90s ... I cannot live without stuff like equalizers, visualization plugins, Last.FM scrobbing and even automated track "ripping" of radio stations. It makes me so sad the state of current audio players like YouTube Music, Spotify, Tidal and the likes. featurewise they are so... bland. Millenials and GenZs just don't enjoy music the same way I used to enjoy it. Maybe it is because there so much of it now that it doesn't matter so much

QuercusMax 2y ago

It's windows-only? Weird.

Lammy 2y ago
Weird? It's Winamp lol
- xnx 2y ago
  With the source code someone can port it to make Linamp.
  - callwhendone 2y ago
    don't forget Macamp.
    - nathell 2y ago
      Remember that before Winamp, there was DOSamp! I used to use version 0.8. Playback was jerky on a 486DX2/66 but once I upgraded to a Pentium, it was smooth sailing.
    - Lammy 2y ago
      Actually yeah I had forgotten about that alpha version awkwardly called “Winamp:Mac” because “MacAMP” was already taken by not-Nullsoft https://macintoshgarden.org/apps/winampmac https://macintoshgarden.org/apps/winampmac https://macintoshgarden.org/apps/macamp-10-preview-edition https://macintoshgarden.org/apps/macamp-10-preview-edition And the Android version which I used briefly around 2010 before getting into Subsonic/D-Sub https://forums.winamp.com/forum/winamp/winamp-for-android/291711-winamp-for-android-current-version-v1-4-15 https://forums.winamp.com/forum/winamp/winamp-for-android/29...
  - maximilianburke 2y ago
    There once was xmms
    - kbenson 2y ago
      Before that it was called x11amp, and after that it's been succeeded by a fork that ended up being Audacious, apparently.
    - JohnTHaller 2y ago
      Qmmp is still being developed: https://qmmp.ylsoftware.com/ https://qmmp.ylsoftware.com/
- m00x 2y ago
  Who's gonna build TempleAmp?
  - aleph_minus_one 2y ago
    Music does not sound good on a PC speaker.
    - Dwedit 2y ago
      There are DOS-based MOD and MP3 players that output to the PC speaker.
- kbenson 2y ago
  Yeah, if you want something similar for other systems, try x11amp. (Yes I know it's not called that anymore and I'm showing my age).
stuaxo 2y ago
It's Windows only for now. The architecture of Winamp is made of various plugins. WACUP is replacing them bit by bit. Once everything is replaced then porting could be possible, though it's been only built for Windows so there must be a lot of Windows-isms in there.
Dwedit 2y ago
There have been Linux-based clones of Winamp for a long time, such as XMMS (which directly supports Winamp skins).
- gunapologist99 2y ago
  XMMS is the O.G. but audacious and Qmmp now also support classic winamp skins.
RunSet 2y ago
5.666 installed and is running well under wine for me.

pessimizer 2y ago

They seem to be just as cagey about the licensing. Not that there's any obligation for people to be FOSS if they want to give software away, but the intentional avoidance of the question is always instructive. Just say that it's not FOSS, it's fine. > Will it be free ? > Yes WACUP will be free to download & to use. > This is an independent project & due to the amount of time & effort which is involved, I am accepting donations (and other means of support) to help cover my living costs whilst I'm working on getting this developed & released. As at this time, this is a full-time project for me whilst I see where the future will take me & this project.

babypuncher 2y ago

Have you checked out foobar2000? To me, it always felt like the true successor to Winamp.

leeoniya 2y ago
you'd have a hard time replicating this UI [1] or other winamp skins in foobar2000, so i'm not sure i'd call it a successor except in the sense that it can play anything you throw at it. [1] https://getwacup.com/screenshots/ https://getwacup.com/screenshots/
- babypuncher 2y ago
  I consider it a successor in that it's compact with an emphasis on user customization and community-designed plugins/components. Like Winamp, most functionality you get out of the box is provided by bundled plugins, and they can be replaced with alternatives. Out of the box, you could certainly customize it to have a similar layout to winamp even if none of the dressing looks at all the same. My layout[1] is certainly very different than Winamp, but still conforms a lot more to the basic shape of Winamp than the usual giant screen-filling squares that are iTunes, Windows Media Player or the Spotify desktop client. 1. https://i.postimg.cc/R0JzVTK8/image.png https://i.postimg.cc/R0JzVTK8/image.png
koito17 2y ago
foobar2000 has been my go-to player on both Windows and Mac for about a decade now. Particularly, I like the dense (yet uncluttered) interface and functionality I take for granted, like selecting a dozen files and editing metadata all at once. A few of my friends complain that the layout "sucks" or foobar lacks functionality they need, but for my use case, it's in a Goldilocks state. With that said, for people used to the functionality of Winamp, I think MusicBee is more likely to be the successor, in terms of out-of-the-box functionality and layout extensibility.
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xtracto 2y ago

I love QMMP ( https://qmmp.ylsoftware.com/ https://qmmp.ylsoftware.com/ ). It is compatible with Winamp Skins, supports network playing (shoutcast) and works pretty well in my Linux Mint installations. I may be old fashioned, but man my brain has got so much "muscle memory" on years and years of Winamp use during the 90s ... I cannot live without stuff like equalizers, visualization plugins, Last.FM scrobbing and even automated track "ripping" of radio stations. It makes me so sad the state of current audio players like YouTube Music, Spotify, Tidal and the likes. featurewise they are so... bland. Millenials and GenZs just don't enjoy music the same way I used to enjoy it. Maybe it is because there so much of it now that it doesn't matter so much