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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
Okay, so yes, but do you have an example for linux? For I have checked out loads and not a single one can both do “next song” (only fast forward, facepalm), and random play the playlist/folder (with one doing it by scrambling the playlist itself smh).
I have a fruit named one thats does it but is a pita for everything else.
This does not whip the Llamas ass.
as a streaming service… That really sucks the llama’s ass.
You’re bringing back everyone’s favourite free pirated mp3 player as a subscription service… why?
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.
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/
Why would I choose it over VLC?
Because it really whips the llamas ass!
Again?
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?
Again. Anyone remember Shoutcast?
Anyway, the old versions of Winamp work just fine for playing your local library.
It still exists. I run radio 24/7 with Shoutcast.
Nullsoft’s streaming server? I ran a web radio stream for a small group of friends for a short time using it. Pretty sure the only reason I ever became aware of it was Winamp’s built-in station browser. It made me wanna learn how it worked. I can’t remember anymore but I assume Shoutcast must’ve had a “publish” type option to make them show up in the list. That stream browser also introduced me to the demoscene (there was a website that broadcast various demos) and expanded my tastes in music across so many genres. RIP to Wazee and Digital Gunfire. At least SomaFM and Digitally Imported are still hanging on.
Do you remember RipCast? Before I learned where else to look, and when #mp3z on IRC failed me, I’d use it just to be able to save those unobtainable songs. Like a digital equivalent to leaving a cassette recording the radio in hopes of snagging a few songs you wanted to keep.
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!”
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.
After the “open source” fakeout that was nothing more than them trying to get free work without actually opening the source code for anyone to use, Winamp and Llamasoft or whatever their name is can get bent by an elephant.
I won’t even use an old copy in Wine at this point. They fucked up repeatedly and now nostalgia isn’t what it used to be. Get fucked, losers of Winamp.
Im gonna guess you are on linux? Any recommendations in terms of music players?
I just use Rhythmbox, there might be something better but I haven’t needed to find it.
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.
Another subscription thing. Sad.
