Beware Winamp 5!!!!

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Chris said:
Looks interesting, I looked around but it doesn't address Real Player.
One of the things I like about Winamp is using Tara (and the RP
codecs) to listen to RP streams. Is this possible with Foobar2000?

Thanks,
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I don't think it supports Realplayer. Guess I will stick with MediaPlayer
Classic (or JetAudio)

Rob
 
on Sun said:
["dansheen"; Mon, 22 Dec 2003 01:45:26 GMT]
Winamp is the only program that does everything I use a media player
for- playing shns, flacs plus accessing webcasts.
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It may not be perfect, but I think it's a fine program. But I \have\ been
thinking about Quintessential Player. Haven't tried it out yet, though.
Any opinions? Is it as put-together as W5 is?
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Downloaded it the other day and it is great. Very attractive and very
functional.
 
Can anyone guide a complete novice as to which components are
necessary to make a high quality replacement CD?

I have several scratchy CD's that my players have difficulty in
reading/playing. My DVD player plays them fine, so I would like to
make replacement discs and have no knowledge whatsoever as to what is
best and what is required to do this. I prefer the best quality
possible.

Thanks in advance..
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Alternative suggestion :

"Polish" the CD/DVD with a product called Brasso. Works a treat.
Available in most super markets. Used to polish silver and brass ware!

If it has really deep scratches, you can sand it first with 1200 wet
and dry paper (WET) and then finish with Brasso.

I've done this on several CD's/DVD's in the past with no ill effects.
 
["dansheen"; Mon, 22 Dec 2003 01:45:26 GMT]
Winamp is the only program that does everything I use a media player
for- playing shns, flacs plus accessing webcasts.
Click to expand...

It may not be perfect, but I think it's a fine program. But I \have\
been thinking about Quintessential Player. Haven't tried it out yet,
though. Any opinions? Is it as put-together as W5 is?
Click to expand...

I use both Foobar (the kernel streaming is great!!), and
Quintessential.Both excellent free players:).
 
Alternative suggestion :
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"Polish" the CD/DVD with a product called Brasso. Works a treat.
Available in most super markets. Used to polish silver and brass ware!
Click to expand...
If it has really deep scratches, you can sand it first with 1200 wet
and dry paper (WET) and then finish with Brasso.
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I've done this on several CD's/DVD's in the past with no ill effects.
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Interesting approach. I'll give it a try. I take it you try to polish
with the paper. That is, leaving no grit marks, circular or from the
center outward?

This suggestion popped up in another thread. The ripper works really
nicely and converts to .mp3 format. I best back em up before
attempting to revive the originals.


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Thanks Barry!
 
I KNEW there had to be something wrong with this software, and I found it
when I tried to play a .wma file.

It opened up my browser and went to microsoft.com for "digital license
verification."

DRM is alive and well in Winamp 5. Big brother is alive and well, and
Microsoft and AOL are bed partners.
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Are you sure its winamp causing that? and not the fact thats its a .wma
file?.If you have windows media player (i guess you may have) the option
to retrieve digital license verification is ticked by default (under
internet settings), so maybe wma files are closely interlinked with
windows media player options even though you are attempting to play them
through another player?
me
 
I use auto paint restorers. If the scratches are not too deep, the white
polishing compound will do the trick. If they are, start with the red
rubbing compound, and then use the white. Make sure you use a new polishing
pad when you switch. I use wet napkins.

When you are done, you'll have a CD covered with a haze of minute
scratches. Finish the job off with some Armorall to restore then sheen.
 
donutbandit said:
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I use auto paint restorers. If the scratches are not too deep, the white
polishing compound will do the trick. If they are, start with the red
rubbing compound, and then use the white. Make sure you use a new polishing
pad when you switch. I use wet napkins.

When you are done, you'll have a CD covered with a haze of minute
scratches. Finish the job off with some Armorall to restore then sheen.
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Bee's wax works nicely too.
 
Interesting approach. I'll give it a try. I take it you try to polish
with the paper. That is, leaving no grit marks, circular or from the
center outward?
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CD tracks run round the CD and have error correction for small errors.
Hence the worse scratch is one that runs along a track. Therefore you
always clean CDs from centre outwards or in small circles (which is
more or less the same but easier to do). The same applies for
polishing.


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["Gord McFee"; Tue, 23 Dec 2003 03:02:24 GMT]
Downloaded it the other day and it is great. Very attractive and very
functional.
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Agreed. And the plug-ins in Quintessential Player are plentiful and
useful.
 
["charles"; Mon, 22 Dec 2003 13:39:15 GMT]
Agree completely. Foobar2000 is the best I've used. It should have made
the list.
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Does it have anything over Quintessential Player?
 
["charles"; Mon, 22 Dec 2003 13:39:15 GMT]
Agree completely. Foobar2000 is the best I've used. It should have made
the list.
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Does it have anything over Quintessential Player?
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I haven't tried Quintessential Player but am with Charles Re: Foobar2000
being the best. The biggest appeal, to me, is the absolute-minimalist
approach regarding the interface but without sacrificing a robust (and
expandable) featureset. I may, admittedly, be a bit overwhelming to any
new user, however, as it's hardly your typical WYSIWYG application.

There are so many fully-featured audio-playback applications out there, I
find that it's becoming harder and harder to say "This is definitely
better..." or "This is definitely worse..." -- Most of the applications
provide most of the features that most users [require]. So if the user has
some very-particular (and more obscure) needs, find the application that
supports those, it will most likely support all the more-obvious features
inherently. Otherwise, it's just a matter of finding an application that
fits your personal taste/methods.

Foobar's minimalist interface but dauntingly-robust customizability suits
my taste quite nicely -- and it's great for those of us (myself included)
who prefer keyboard operation over mouse. The keyboard-shortcut
implementation is extensive.

For a user who finds the general aesthetic of a player like WinAmp or
Sonique preferable and who agrees that such an application supports all
necessary features for their tastes, I'd not likely suggest foobar.

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who have no appreciation
for beauty;
And the sheer ugliness of it all
will surely be lost on them.
 
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