#MP3 player software

[awwfulsounds]

Winamp Smooth Blue Chrome and ZRN-5 Chrome skins (x)

[a4g]

u really can get a 3ds online for around a hundred dollars (basically around the price of a switch 2 Game . one game) and hack it and play nearly anything you want on it.

[gaytobymeres]

i do actually feel kind of over spotify

[weaselbug]

I don't know if I've already posted something like this, but man. dedicated technology is so much better than any jack of all trades master of none hardware every single day of the week.

My DSLR is better than any phone camera ever. You are never going to get a really good clear photo on a phone, doesn't matter if its an iPhone or a android.

And god damn, I miss when music was just MP3 players and physical stuff. Have a disc? Pop that bad boy in a computer and rip those files into a folder, baby and your all set! Found a cool song on YouTube? Look up any YouTube to mp3 website and boom! You have that song ready to go! Though, the only bad point for this point is that recommendation for mp3 is non existent. Which, actually does suck. I use that weekly round up song playlist that Spotify has all the time. And yeah, I use Spotify, but in my defense, if you are going to try to avoid monopolies, just get a MP3.

then for headsets, like those gaming ones, god damn rather than getting a 100 dollar headset with mic, just get a 50 dollar mic, and 50 dollar headphones I promise that those two things will last, and will be better if they are different.

then, with phones, the phone can do something that a computer cant do is like, banking and phone calls. which really, I fucking hate doing anything on my phone man, there is nothing good about doing homework on any tablet, forget about typing anything up on a phone.

all this being said, the only thing I want something to be jack of all trades is my computer. my computer should be able to compute anything I throw at it and do it at least ok. tired of having to be connected to listen to music. and my photos suck on my phone.

[tedlyanderson]

I really want this, but is it compatible with existing programs? I still use Apple Music (I have since it was called iTunes), I've got a collection of ~150gb of mp3s and playlists that I'd like to keep using, and I would switch to this device in a heartbeat if I could just plug it in and update it from Apple Music. Any advice?

I hate when I say things like "oh I want an ipod classic but with bluetooth so I can use wireless headphones" and some peanut comes in and replies with "so a smartphone with spotify?" No. I want a 160GB+ rectangular monstrosity where I can download every version of every song I want to it and it does nothing except play music and I don't need a data connection and don't have to pay a subscription to not have ads and don't have popups suggesting terrible AI playlists all over the menus.

Gimme the clicky wheel and song titles like "My Chemical Romance- The Black Parade- Blood (Bonus Track)- secret track- album rip- high quality"

[endbrain]

IDEAL shuffle:

.mp3 files have soo many attributes attached to them (year released, genre, album, etc) and ive not encountered any mp3 player that can shuffle within those attributes. why?

should be able to pick a couple attributes to shuffle within or exclude. life could be a dream

[filehulk]

Karaoke 5

Karaoke 5 is a free and powerful karaoke player suitable for both beginners and professionals. With nearly two decades of development, it serves as a multimedia app that emphasizes minimal functionality while delivering maximum performance. Its main purpose is to enhance karaoke performances for amateur and professional singers. Features like real-time playlist management, cross-fading between…

[squaduck]

Beepity boopity :3

[dj-of-the-coven]

How to Burn Your Own CDs - a guide for Windows users

Are you--yes, you!--tired of paying money to stupid shit like spotify for your music? Do you hate the way that the music industry takes almost all the profit that bands make through streaming and leaves them with pennies? Have you ever wanted to fire up that old CD-Radio in the corner of your bedroom, only to be stopped because all you have on CD is Weezer's blue album and a copy of Kidz Bop 16 that you don't remember buying? Well this guide just might be for you!

Materials you'll need:

A computer. Can't do it without this one.

A CD drive. It can be internal or external, but you'll need one either way. You can find them at Office Depot for fairly cheap and I've heard that some Walmarts carry them.

A pack of CD-Rs. CD-Rs, or CD Recordables, come in packs of 20, 50, or 100. A proper 100-pack should cost you no more than $30, so unless there's some special shortage in your area, don't buy from anywhere selling them at a markup. CD blanks are literally 50c a piece.

CD cases. Sold wherever CD-Rs are, but you can also find these at thrift stores pretty easily.

A sharpie or some kind of permanent marker

Software you'll need:

Jdownloader. You can acquire mp3s through Bandcamp if you're dedicated to righteousness, but for everyone else, install jdownloader or some other kind of open-source download program. I will be proceeding as if you have jdownloader available.

Windows media player. This should open automatically when you insert a CD-R into your CD drive.

Fre:ac audio converter. This is only for the occasion that you encounter OPUS or mp4a files that cannot be interpreted by your CD player.

Note: If you're very determined not to download software onto your computer, you can use free youtube downloaders and audio converters, but these are subject to viruses and other issues such as download speed. I will be proceeding as if you have the programs I listed.

The process:

Decide what you want to burn--anything goes, but keep in mind the time limit on your CD-Rs. Most will record 90 minutes or less.

Open jdownloader, switch to the linkgrabber tab, then paste youtube links in any order until you have all the music you want. I'd personally recommend doing it song-by-song instead of a full album stream, because a massive file will require a lot of work to separate back into searchable tracks.

De-select all files except audio on the right-hand side options menu.

Make a folder inside the music folder of your laptop and label it with the name of your mix CD.

In the properties tab of each song on jdownloader, change the destination folder to the folder you've just created.

Hit "start all downloads".

Once finished, open each folder. If everything is an .mp3 or a .wav, skip the next 2 steps.

Open Fre:ac audio converter to convert all audio files that aren't .mp3 or .wav into .mp3 or .wav.

Drop the converted files next to the unconverted files in your folder. If you wish, you can delete the originals to make the folder easier to browse.

Put your blank CD-R into the CD drive. If external, plug in your CD drive first or the tray will refuse to open.

Windows media player will open automatically. On the right-hand side, you will see the tracklist of your CD-R (which should be blank). On the left, you will see the audio that your computer is able to find in the music folder. Put your selected tracks IN ORDER onto the tracklist.

Listen to the beginning and ending of each track to make sure there isn't a significant time gap. This also prevents accidentally burning a youtuber's stupid outro if you missed it before.

When satisfied, hit "start burn".

On an external drive, the CD tray will open upon completion. You can reinsert it to ensure that the burning went smoothly.

Once satisfied, remove the CD from your drive. With your sharpie or permanent marker, write the name of the album on the front, then store safely inside a CD case.

you did it👍

Ask me if you run into any issues.

Legal disclaimer: this guide is purely for educational purposes and I do not admit to or take responsibility for any piracy committed using the instructions given.

Illegal disclaimer: cops suck my dick

[thebibliosphere]

do you have any recommended apps for playing hunger pangs audiobooks/reading the epub with?

On Android and iOS devices the native e-readers like Google play and Books can read the ebook file just fine.

It can also in theory be opened with the kindle app though that needs to be configured manually.

If you are on a desktop device then Calibrr works really well. https://calibre-ebook.com/

For the audiobook the files should work with anything that supports mp3s. I use vlc media player on my phone.

If you’re on desktop you can also load it into the windows player, or something again like vlc media player which is free and open source.

Hope that helps!

[jymwahuwu]

I said I'm not interested in AU but this is what popped into my head… HSR retro AU. No more space technology.

Basically you are a college student 🙈🙈🙈 Depending on whether you are an extrovert or an introvert, you may go shopping and play with your friends during the holidays, have a party, or stay comfortably at home listening to music with MP3 and cassette tapes, or reading novels on the subway.

You use a bulky computer to click on the Windows XP system, and spend hours downloading music and opening chat software. Your MSN friends list is as follows:

Jing Yuan:

Your mysterious neighbor is much older than you. You have never understood what the Xianzhou Alliance is. It is said that he kept a lion named Mimi in the yard, but every time you passed by, you thought it was just a cute cat. He'll stuff you with sweets and prepare you milk and afternoon tea, giving you advice. Well, he can also write ancient poetry. You shamelessly gave this old man your homework.

(You lie on his lap and sleep, breathing quietly.)

Aventurine & Ratio:

These two live together, are also your neighbors, professors, friends... You are not sure what their relationship is, but they quarrel every day. Aventurine is a high-level executive in IPC. Every time you visit a department store, you will whisper in your heart that this is also an IPC. He takes the bill in your mailbox every month and pays it off, very weird. His car is the most talked about in the community.

Ratio is your college professor...he is very strict about grades and academic performance. You cursed him one time and he heard you and he took you back to the office for an OTK spanking...unfortunately, it was legal. You have since become his target in class...

Sunday & Robin:

They still have halos and wings, share the same MSN account, and even the same pager. They have no privacy from each other. They are well-known brothers and sisters of the Xipe Church. They are very popular and eye-catching, attracting people's attention wherever they go. So if you are an introvert, the difference is even more pronounced haha. But both of them will approach you, in the name of kindness, with a look of concern on their face. Robin picks out clothes for you and lends you homework to copy. In return, you agree to go to church on the weekend… and help her sell cookies at the church charity sale.

Sunday provides insight into your life and schedule in the name of "for your own good". You don't know why you wrote your schedule in a notebook for him… He shows up in front of your house and listens to music with you (using the same MP3 player). You share with him a few things you learned in the sex education class, and he says that he has signed the commitment card (you: ? what is this). Promise to remain chaste until marriage… That card has an inexplicable printed pattern, with a photo of a couple holding hands, leaving you speechless. But you don’t know why you signed this commitment card under his supervision…

Dan Heng:

Your nerdy college classmate, with dragon horns (don't ask me why). He reminds you of class and exam times and lends you notes, leaving you with the last piece of cake. You always tease him until he blushes and gets angry.

Dan Feng:

Dan Heng's brother. He seems to be very traditional. You haven't seen him much and you only added him as an MSN friend.

Blade:

The mysterious old man. He seems to have a grudge against Dan Feng and Dan Heng. One time you were playing cards with Yanqing and Dan Heng. He suddenly broke into the yard, said something incomprehensible and then started fighting with Dan Feng. This scared you to death. Kafka appeared to stop him. You added Kafka friends to avoid being attacked by Blade.

Kafka:

The mysterious woman who can control Blade. You don't know who she is, but she seems to know you well and be gentle to you.

Silver Wolf:

Your college classmate has designed several computer games and won many awards at a young age, and occasionally plays cards with you. For some reason, she is very close to Blade and Kafka.

[goqmir]

dream computer software program i wish existed- a portable audio file player that is intended to be sent along in a .zip file with a folder of mp3 file songs for your friends to listen to them with. you can highly customize the look of the audio player and preprogram the exact order of songs in the folders so the listening experience is at its best. as someone whose been downloading a bunch of music to listen to locally recently a lot of friends ask for the playlists/digital versions of the cds i make and i would love to be able to heavily curate the experience of listening to these playlists :)

[ricofox]

So i found this beauty in the electronics bin :(

An ACER e300 series travel companion from 2006.

GPS and multimedia player in the shape of a mobile device. it seems to be rare enough that i cant find anything about it, other than the manual.

this thing runs on Windows CE. Basicly just mobile windows that is stripped down to the bare essentials.

I don't have any use for a pocket gps as it doesn't even have a map, but the audio playback is very good for it's size. With the inclusion of an SD card slot and a AUX port. (now that something you cant find on a modern device)

So i thought i'd use it as a ipod of sorts.

The first problem i came across was that this doesn't support anything outside of MP3s and WAV files. as i wanted to pull some videogame audio onto it, witch were Ogg files.

So as the tech lover with a tendency of slipping my fingers into most devices i own (and don't own...). I just had to see if i can update it to support a wider variety of formats. And maybe along the way remove the old interface for a more purpose built one... maybe.

The issues

The software for accessing this thing are obsolete as hell and are no longer supported.

Shes built like a tank and i cant get her open :(

related to number 1. any guide on how to access the software has a "pocket pc" witch this is not...

The goal is to hack this and make it mine :3. maybe make my own splash screen and menu, but essentially make it read more formats.

i'll continue this post ones i get something going.

[dumb-phone-diaries]

So It's been like 2 months now since I started using the dumb phone. I had a few teething problems but I've actually solved a lot of the issues I mentioned in my last post. I've gotten much more used to the keyboard now and I've found a lot of shortcuts that i didn't realise were there at first so I'm now texting like a pro again.

The audiobook situation is not perfect but i've loaded this thing with a 32 gig SD card, and I found a wonderful opensource program called Libation, which scans my audible account, downloads my books and spits them into chapters all in one step. The bonus side effect of this is that I now have all of the books I've paid for stored on my computer hard drive where they won't disappear is audible changes their minds about hosting them.

This is probably very illegal and you should definitely not download it here: https://getlibation.com/

Granted, the books I'm currently listening to have chapters that are an hour long or so, and I can't exit out of the mp3 player without losing my spot. This has honestly been a blessing in disguise because it forces me to not be distracted every time I get a text message. have to wait for the end of the chapter before I can look at it. I can answer the phone without losing my place.

So yeah. the MP3 player could be better, and honestly there's no reason why it shouldn't be, I'm certain this thing has the capability, it's just shitty programming. But I'm dealing.

More significantly though. I've honestly been surprised at just how quickly my need to scroll has just gone. there wasn't even much of an adjustment period. for a couple of weeks I'd find myself occasionally picking up up my phone, unlocking it, and then locking it again and putting it down cuz there's nothing on there. But very quickly I just don't do that anymore. I don't even think about it that often. All the anxiety that I thought I was soothing, all the noise in my head that I thought i was turning off by scrolling, has just gone. The call was coming from inside the house, guys.

About once a week I come to my laptop and scroll tumblr for a few minutes, maybe half an hour, and I'm using pintrest very rarely if it's the best search engine for something I'm looking up, and I use facebook only for marketplace and my business page, and instagram again only for my business. It's forcing me to be very intentional about those things.

I've also rediscovered my ability to sit and stare into space. I haven't had the brain capacity to read a book with my eyes recently, so over breakfast I'm just... sitting and eating. Which I suppose is quite mindful. but also I'm just spacing out so maybe not. But that's something I haven't been able to do for a long time. It's nice.

I do need to get a camera though I think. I do need it for the business, I can't keep stealing my husband's phone to take pics, and sometimes he's not around when I want to make a post. Also I just like taking photos. The camera in the phone is sufficient for sending pics of things I found in the shops to my husband and sister, or sending my timesheet to my boss because his shitty software won't let me clock in on PC. But it's not good enough for product pics or anything like that.

I'm also now carrying my planner/journal/filofax thing around with me which is something i've been working toward doing for a long time. I don't have access to google calendar while out and about now so I need to write down my appointments properly. I bought a new bag that fits my journal, purse and book. I feel very cute using my planner in public.

So yeah. It's going well so far. I think this may be feasible as a permanent change.

[carltonlassie]

In case ppl were curious about the open hardware, open software gay ipod. As you can see, next to other mp3 players.... It's massive. But the good thing is that it should be easy to repair, customize and replace parts all you want. Also, unlike the other players (which are old tech by now), it has Bluetooth which is great. But the setup took the longest time, because I was having issues with the microsd card I was using. It would crash in the middle of a song and get stuck in a boot loop until I took out the SD card. I had to set up a dev environment to get the debugger running to find out that I was having the same memory allocation issue as the others. So I followed the suggested fix of removing all the album art on all the files, and it seemed to work for a second before it crashed again. In my desperation, I reformatted the card to FAT32 so I can put it back into my sansa, but somehow??? it fixed the malloc issues?? (before it was exFAT) So I'm just keeping my eyes on it and trying to actually listen to songs, but now i'm noticing some user experience quirks.

ex) on rockboxed sansa if I select a file from the file browser, it plays the rest of the songs in the folder and even moves onto the next folder if I reach the end, but Tangara only loads up that single song into memory. You can go through the 'albums' menu and select to load the entire album but still, it only plays that the album and doesn't play any more than that. sometimes I just like going through my own file structure rather than the indexed database, so I wish there was a better experience there.

The scroll wheel is a bit finicky imo, even after I've adjusted the sensitivity it takes me SO many tries to get the dial to move up just one entry. Sometimes the small controlled movement I'm making to go up just one line registers as a long press, which makes the UI jump up a whole page. I think there are some feature requests that are asking for a "hybrid" approach of it acting like a button and a scroll wheel so we'll see where that goes!

Under the cut for the other mp3 players I have

Sansa fuze has a bad screen, I think I messed up the ribbon cable when I opened it up to clean. Just gotta go back in there and fix it again 😭. Also the mechanical wheel (which is a rubber coated plastic) is STICKY because the rubber disintegrated, so I really do have to open it up to disassemble everything to clean it out. But otherwise it sounds great, takes an SD card, compact and customizable enough.

The Ipod mini has a bad battery that I replaced but the rockbox + sleep state messed up the new battery and it won't hold a charge anymore so, I put in the original battery and reverted it back to the original software which SUCKS bc itunes (I think u can foobar2000 it actually, but haven't tried yet). I don't think rockbox and ipod mix very well in terms of sleep state which is so unfortunate because I love the feel of the hardware but hate the software.

The sansa clip+ is the first one I had and still is thee best, it just has the smallest battery of all of them :( rockbox works great and it has never let me down!

[jjeremysstash]

The Tangara, and why I bought one

You might have seen the Crowd Supply link for the Tangara going around and thought "damn that's cool, but it's hella expensive". And well... Yeah it kinda is, during my search I've found three other touchscreen-less mp3 players ranging from 75€ to 130€. (Those, however, rapidly got nuked from my list since one has a really low storage limit, another had the brand using genAI and another had the previous USB system).

The Tangara is around 250$, plus 18$ of shipping and 50$ of taxes. A nice 320$ total, which is around 295€. More than twice the price of the most expensive mp3 player I've found on amazon. (and aouch my wallet.)

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"An iPod is cheaper" well... Let's go through it, yeah?

An iPod, in France at least, is around 150€ if you want one in a good enough state, with cables and more than 30Go of storage (and have the sellers answer you). If you want an USB-C and Bluetooth, add 140€ (without shipping costs) for a solder-less kit. If you want to add a bigger storage, you'll have to spend at least 50€.

If you buy it already modded, with USB-C and Bluetooth, then it will be from 350€ to 570€ BEFORE SHIPPING.

And even then, once you've done all that, you'll still have to hack it and install a firmware like RockBox to be able to control storage above whichever max storage your iPod originally had (because of the hardware limitations).

Choosing an iPod is complicated because you have to check exactly which gen you need, and even then there are differences. It's a whole ass mess, and if you don't want to/can't solder, then you'll have to spend even more.

The Tangara? Everything is already in there and there are virtually no storage limit, you just need an SDXC card formatted properly. It was made with the goal of being easily fixable and customizable. The price of 250$ is definite. Bluetooth? It has it. 3.5mm jack? It has it. USB-C? It has it. Not just that, but it also has the entirety of its code hosted on Codeberg, all the 3D files for 3D printing a new case if you so wish, and people have already made modifications to it.

So by looking at it, the Tangara is better on the long run than an iPod.

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"But Jeremy, the Tangara isn't a finished product, who would want to buy it?" well, didn't we all spend 60 bucks for ANCH, which wasn't a finished product?

Also, while it might not be a finished product software-wise (they haven't, for example, done anything about the Wi-Fi functionality yet), 1. the code is accessible by everyone so if you know how to code in C++ and Lua then go have fun, and 2. it is ACTIVELY being updated, and that by following what the customer needs (on top of following the different projects they already had.

The thing is that the Tangara is a project on Crowd Supply, which is like Kickstarter, but better. Crowd Supply has mad filtering of projects, and only accept projects who are already in the last phases and almost ready to ship. This means that they trust the people behind the project and the quality of said project.

If you need other elements about it, know that the team, CoolTechZone, have their own Tangara that they use on the daily. Not just that but, since we're on the "queer website", of the 5 people on the team, I'm pretty they're all queer and that at least 2 of them are also trans.

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So, in itself, the Tangara is an investment. You might not buy a finished product, but you are buying an easily customizable music player.

The case is held together by four screws on each side, so easily removable if you break it, you can 3D print it easily AND CUSTOMIZE THE 3D PRINT, and the original case is apparently very easily dyeable. Not just that, but it's also using C++ and Lua, so you can make the themes you want if you know those coding language. (and Lua was created to be more easily to learn and manage)

It's also easily fixable, since every single parts can be bought by anyone (someone even made their own Tangara by themselves before the first batch was even sent).

Yes you have to format your SD card properly beforehand and yes you have to plug it in your PC and put it through the firmware updater, but it's not something new nor bothersome (you already went through the trouble of sorting your entire music collection anyway).

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So why did I bought a Tangara?

First of, I wanted a dedicated device for my music, but the basic mp3 players don't have enough storage (only a few gigas and I'm already at 25 with only mp3s and a few FLACs).

Second of, if I were to have a dedicated device, I wanted it to be small and easy to use, and to have buttons. But most recent music players are just wifi only smartphone and that's a complete garbage take, like I can just keep my phone at that point, even if the DAC makes the sound better, it's still a second phone.

Third of, while I don't mind the bluetooth, I still wanted to have a 3.5mm jack on my device.

And of the iPod classic, the three amazon music players and the Tangara, the Tangara was the only one with everything I wanted, and having even a few things more.

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I'm not going to tell you to go buy a Tangara, especially considering the price and the slight need to be able to understand tech.

But also don't go judge it badly solely based on the price. It's not a mass-produced device (the team only has five people) and it's made to last.

An interesting point is that, during my search of people talking about it in more detail, I haven't seen anyone regret buying it.

For more, go check out those two videos.