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Let the dead stay dead.
as a streaming service… That really sucks the llama’s ass.
Why would I choose it over VLC?
Because it really whips the llamas ass!
Anyone else still use Foobar2000?
Someone already revived Winamp in the best way years ago with Winamp 2.0 in a browser, complete with all the skins they could salvage: https://webamp.org/
Another subscription thing. Sad.
It’s not like it already was shitty when version 3 was released
I still remember the hate for the new interface
Version 5 (“it’s so good, we skipped v4”) was even worse
“Know that mp3 player you love? Well what if it was also a really shitty video player?”
Stay in your lane: the media player
Last time I heard about a Winamp reboot it was a Bandcamp ripoff with added cryptoslop. While this seems marginally better it’s still pretty disappointing.
Deezer seems alright as a streaming service, though, and they’re French so there’s that.
Bring back Sonique!!!
Wait. Didn’t it already get rebooted?
It’s coming back with a monthly subscription.
It’s dead already, then. WinAmp’s heritage was providing a free audio player. I was looking forward to a refreshed build to test out, but I won’t pay for it.
There are a dozen better, free, maintained, and actively developed players out there. This is less than too little, and far too late. Those of us who used winamp back when it was still activly developed will continue to have nostalgia for it, but I bet it will be DOA to most of the target audience.
I’ve only kept up on news for it because I was hoping it would be reborn true to itself. I have zero interest in it as a subscription model.
it appears to be just an added optional feature, a winamp-branded deezer subscription and client, with the traditional local play and customization and what-not still part of the ‘free’ program (presumably… details are scarce).
but… i left winamp years ago. i won’t go back. i have playlists sorted and can just use vlc these days. idc about customizing or visualizations and that shit. i just want a player to sit in the background and do its thing. there’s dozens of acceptable programs without a subscription sales pitch built in.
Unlike traditional digital streaming platforms, the new Winamp Player will not be limited to music streaming. It will seamlessly combine premium streaming with users’ local music libraries, internet radio stations, podcasts, personal cloud-based collections and other audio sources, while introducing a highly customizable interface, new social capabilities and innovative ways to discover, organize and enjoy music.
Source https://www.engadget.com/2259236/winamp-coming-back-2027-deezer-partnership-streaming-music/
It sounds like the local playback is the “optional” feature. That’s still gonna be a no, at least for me. Fpr Hifi, I’ll stick with FooBar2k, or something that is a proper hi-res FLAC player first and has bolt-ons/plugins second. The same article also links to another, they actually already released a new build of classic winamp a few years ago.
https://www.engadget.com/winamp-mp3-player-software-returns-191027227.html
These owners are just whatever lawyers have gotten ahold of the WinAMP trademark.
Anybody remember when they attempted to push out the source code for WinAMP on GitHub and failed miserably? Or included NFTs?
The MP3 era’s favorite player returns with a monthly subscription.
The sub-subtitle says enough that you should just look elsewhere.
The llama’s ass > Winamp
Winamp: It really IS the llama’s ass.
I have the feeling the new version’s tagline will be something along the lines of
“WINAMP, IT REALLY SUCKS THE LLAMA’S CORPORATE COCK!”
Will be reborn? If they had actually released Winamp under a real open source licence, it would have been reborn years ago! A bit late for it now!
A few years ago someone bought and updated the old Winamp. Works with skins and no idea if visualizer support but I lost track of the project.
