Is there a thing which works like RePlay Gain, but instead of volume tags it makes perceived but non-destructive embedded EQ settings? [more inside]
posted by dong_resin on Oct 6, 2009 - 6 answers

How can I speed up the tempo of some MP3 files and burn them onto a CD for faster playback? [more inside]
posted by querty on Aug 29, 2009 - 5 answers

What is the best old version of Winamp? I like the Music Library feature, but it seems like the new versions run slower. If you know of any other resource-light mp3 players, please post them as well. [more inside]
posted by SouthCNorthNY on Jul 15, 2009 - 16 answers

Why won't my iPod play these particular tracks? [more inside]
posted by Joe Beese on Feb 15, 2009 - 6 answers

Let's say one where to have over 100,000 songs they wanted to play randomly from a playlist, if Winamp has a 90,000 song playlist limit (approximate) before it crashes; what other software would you suggest that would allow for such an immense list while not stealing all your resources (sorry itunes!) [more inside]
posted by NGnerd on Jan 21, 2009 - 14 answers

I have several different applications on my PC, all of which can rip CDs: winamp, nero, dbpoweramp, windows media player, and itunes. Suddenly, itunes is the only one which will actually rip a CD, but I hate itunes and don't want to use it. Any suggestions as to why none of these other apps will rip CDs anymore but itunes will? Better yet, any suggestions of how to rectify the situation?
posted by briank on Jan 6, 2009 - 7 answers

Did Winamp kill my iPod? [more inside]
posted by Joe Beese on Dec 30, 2008 - 5 answers

Is there any way to make Winamp's shuffle smarter, i.e. closer to iTunes? [more inside]
posted by Bleusman on Dec 28, 2008 - 10 answers

How can I sync podcasts to my iPod from my main PC and my laptop? [more inside]
posted by tapeguy on Oct 28, 2008 - 3 answers

Why is MP3 playback sssuuudddeennllyy gggrriiinnddiinngg doowwnnnn? [more inside]
posted by Shepherd on Aug 22, 2008 - 3 answers

I'm looking for a program that lets me do on-the-fly downsampling to my ipod. [more inside]
posted by woolylambkin on Apr 22, 2008 - 3 answers

Zune, iTunes, and Winamp: is an (apparent) lack of support a deal-breaker? [more inside]
posted by Muffpub on Jan 11, 2008 - 10 answers

Why won't my mp3s and videos play on my computer...at all? [more inside]
posted by champthom on Oct 31, 2007 - 12 answers

Does anyone know a good linux/freebsd dsp plugin besides the sc_trans one from nullsoft? It does what I need, which is take a list of mp3s and shuffle them, but it won't play nice with id3 tags. [more inside]
posted by cellphone on Jun 4, 2007 - 5 answers

I've installed MS Vista on my shiny new computer and everything works. Except mp3 playback. Whenever I play an mp3 file, be it in Winamp, MediaMonkey, or Media Player 11, songs 'skip' and screech every few seconds, mostly during louder or more complex passages, and as a vast majority of my collection is heavy metal and rock, that is almost all of the time. I've done Google searches and everything keeps pointing to turning off sound enhancements in the Vista Audio control panel. I've tried that and I've even tried updating the bios of my nice little Shuttle xpc. I've updated the Realtek drivers. I'm at a complete loss. Has anyone either run into this and fixed it or know of a solution?
posted by Ikazuchi on May 13, 2007 - 14 answers

Why can't I get song titles to display when I listen to streams as a user in Winamp (for pc)? Googled like mad, checked Winamp forums..most of the info pertains to people who are dishing out the streams, not playing them back. Right now I'm using the brand-spankin' newest version, but I've had this problem for years, I guess, with various versions. [more inside]
posted by bitterkitten on Mar 6, 2007 - 4 answers

My winamp (v2.95) has just started to do something strange; it's creating id3 tags on it's own! [more inside]
posted by Sonic_Molson on Dec 27, 2006 - 3 answers

How do players such as Winamp or Media Player choose the sequence that they use to play MP3 files? I have classical MP3 files and recorded books that must be played in order. These players look at something very different from the way that they have been arranged (and numbered) in File Manager. Can the ID3v1 ID3v2 tags be used to control the playback sequence? I play these files on three separate computers plus my car radio via a flash drive and do not want the hassle of creating separate play lists. I cannot create play lists with my car radio. I am using, and much prefer, Winamp 5.094
posted by Raybun on Nov 28, 2006 - 14 answers

Winamp playlist help. I have a bunch of playlists in Winamp, but frequent re-organization of my music directory has broken all the links. Is there a way for Winamp to find the new locations of the files so I don't have to re-assign hundreds of songs, or, barring that, is there a smarter music library program that will do the work and can import Winamp playlists?
posted by schroedinger on Oct 27, 2006 - 3 answers

Windows font size messed up in specific applications. Screenshot and [more inside]
posted by Sonic_Molson on Sep 6, 2006 - 3 answers

iTunesFilter: Easy way to convert WinAmp playlists for use in iTunes? Without a plug-in? [more inside]
posted by cowbellemoo on Aug 7, 2006 - 4 answers

I want my Windows screensaver to display the artist and title of the song that Winamp is currently playing. [more inside]
posted by mezzanayne on Aug 2, 2006 - 3 answers

Having read this thread, I downloaded several *awesome* box sets... but then I download Itunes which resulted in this annoying problem. What can I do?! [more inside]
posted by rosswald on Jul 31, 2006 - 9 answers

How can I get smart playlists in Winamp, or any other media player besides iTunes? [more inside]
posted by Orange Goblin on May 31, 2006 - 14 answers

What is the command / string / path for piping local audio through Winamp? IE, I want Winamp to run whatever is being output through my soundcard, Multi-media soundsystem or DirectSound as wave through it's DSPs. [more inside]
posted by loquacious on Mar 22, 2006 - 2 answers

Are there any other Windows MP3 players that have something like RealPlayer's LivePause feature, which "enables pausing and seeking within live Internet clips"?
posted by smackfu on Dec 22, 2005 - 2 answers

Any recommendations on software alternatives that are more resources friendly than their mainstream competitors? Examples: Firefox vs. IE, Winamp vs. ITunes, alternate anti-virus programs, etc.
posted by sian on Dec 18, 2005 - 18 answers

What's the easiest way to fill my new 1GB DAP (works like a USB flash drive when plugged into the Windows PC) with 30% songs I love, 40% songs I've most-recently added to my library, and 30% randomly-selected songs? [more inside]
posted by skryche on Dec 7, 2005 - 13 answers

For all ye audiophiles: I have Digi 001 with ASIO sound drivers installed on WinXP, how can I control the volume? [more inside]
posted by Edible Energy on Dec 6, 2005 - 3 answers

Organizing MP3s questions. I've got about 50 gigs of music on my hard drive with everything in its place, all nice and neat like. I don't have just random music all over the place, but everything is separated by artist-album in their own folder in the "C:\my music" folder (if that even matters). [more inside]
posted by NoMich on Dec 5, 2005 - 19 answers

Anyone else ever notice funny sounds on MP3's with particularily low-pitched male vocals? [more inside]
posted by Cosine on Sep 21, 2005 - 8 answers

I have a Winamp playlist containing hand-picked individual MP3 files from within a 12Gig directory structure. Is there an easy way to give this to Nero so I can burn my playlist ? Any other way to burn just the contents of the playlist, for free of course ?
posted by superfurry on Jul 25, 2005 - 6 answers

Is there an easy way to convert a text list of songs (in "Artist - Song" format) into a working playlist? What I'm trying to do is take the Audioscrobbler Top Tracks list, and load it into Winamp. [more inside]
posted by monsterhero on Jul 24, 2005 - 7 answers

The volume of the songs played in WinAmp varies wildy. Is there some sort of volume equalizer for WinAmp? [more inside]
posted by geeky on Jun 23, 2005 - 11 answers

How do I send all MP3 links on a web page to Winamp (or, I suppose, any audio player)? [more inside]
posted by waxpancake on Jun 1, 2005 - 13 answers

Is there any type of plugin or program that integrates Audioscrobbler data into Winamp? I'm looking for something that functions similarly to amaroK for Linux. If there is no such thing (and I suspect there isn't, I've search thoroughly), why not? Winamp is the most popular music application among Audioscrobbler users; I imagine such a plugin would be wildly popular. I know very little about programming, but this kind of thing doesn't seem terribly complex. What's the deal?
posted by monsterhero on May 11, 2005 - 5 answers

I'd like to convert some Winamp files to DVD files, so they can be played on a normal DVD player. Anyone know if this can be done and how?
posted by Frasermoo on May 8, 2005 - 4 answers

Wireless networking and music: Apple AirPort (or something else?) meets WinAmp... [more inside]
posted by NotMyselfRightNow on Mar 5, 2005 - 3 answers

Is there a software that can create mp3 playlists using tags (or something like it)? MI [more inside]
posted by saysthis on Feb 20, 2005 - 7 answers

Remotely controlling iTunes / WinAmp on Win2000 with a PDA?
posted by skwm on Feb 10, 2005 - 4 answers

How do I encode hidden tracks on my CDs that appear before track 1. In my CD player I just hit backawards search to listen to them. Is there an easier way than recording a .wav and encoding that? Why aren't iTunes and Winamp equipped to find these?
posted by nthdegx on Jan 27, 2005 - 11 answers

Winamp lowers the volume after every song. So, I'm constantly turning it all the way back up. How do I get it to stop that? They may be trying to save my ears, but my headphones are dying and I have a slight hearing problem. I listen to a song, and the next one is suddenly just a whisper. So frustrating.
posted by FunkyHelix on Dec 21, 2004 - 6 answers

iTunes problem: I get a lot of intermittent static-y, crackling sounds when I play certain tracks in iTunes. The same track, played at the same volume in Winamp does not give me such problems. This seems to happen with about 1 in 10 files. What causes this and what can I do to fix it?
posted by skwm on Dec 14, 2004 - 6 answers

Is it my imagination or does WinAmp sound better than iTunes, everything else being equal (talking MP3s of course)? [mi] [more inside]
posted by Witty on Dec 14, 2004 - 22 answers

WinAmpFilter: The constant variation between too loud and too quiet is killing me. Which WinAmp plug-ins for volume normalization do you recommend? Yes, I know iTunes does it well, but iTunes doesn't play nice when I have a couple of other programs open.
posted by LouMac on Dec 6, 2004 - 7 answers

"Now Playing" MT trackbacks from Winamp. [more inside]
posted by muckster on Oct 29, 2004 - 4 answers

WinDoze: You're setting up your new machine. Which freely available utilities, gizmos and doodads ALWAYS have a place on your computer? WinAmp? WinZip? WinRAR? Acrobat Reader? ICQ (or variants)? For me, on a WinDoze system I can't live without IrfanView or DCEnhance.
posted by RavinDave on Sep 2, 2004 - 23 answers

Whenever I launch Winamp (the latest version) I get this error message: "Winamp has caused an error in MSVCRT.DLL. Winamp will now close." I've tried rebooting and reinstalling. I've scoured the net for support but found nothing clear. Does anybody have an easy to explain fix? I have a large playlist (almost 9000+ items). I don't know if that's the cause or if it can be worked around. Thanks in advance.
posted by jonmc on Aug 31, 2004 - 13 answers

Is there anything good out there which will let me create MP3-CDs from WinAmp playlists?
posted by feelinglistless on Aug 30, 2004 - 9 answers

PlaylistFilter: I find Winamp's native playlist manager too restricted. Ideally, I want a plugin/player with a playlist module that can accomodate trees and metadata; the extreme case being where I can have an arbitrary number of fields (incl. trackname, artist, genre, "mood"...etc) and then pass it through selection filters (all Classical which are AT MOST 3 mins AND NOT baroque AND soothing...etc). Of course, this is kinda the ideal case. What's the best realistic solution? (I don't mind switching players).
posted by Gyan on Aug 18, 2004 - 11 answers