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Softpedia Editor's Review for foobar2000
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The full version of a feature-packed media player
Written by Elena Opris on September 18th, 2012
foobar2000 is an easy-to-use, skinnable and highly customizable audio player that aside from basic playback features, sports advanced capabilities such as conversion and tag editing.
The list of supported formats is incredibly long and includes MP3, AAC, MP4, Audio CD, WMA, Vorbis, FLAC, WavPack, WAV, AIFF, Musepack, Speex, AU, SND. Support for more formats can be achieved by deploying additional components or the so-called addons.
These can be found on the developer’s website and their purpose is to add support for a wide array of functions, such as ripping or writing CDs, various audio effects, advanced encoding / decoding capabilities and iPod management, to name a few.
After a quick and hassle-free installation process, foobar2000 reveals its simple, yet intuitive interface. In fact, at first launch, you are presented with a quick appearance setup process, where you can configure the background color and the playlist layout. You can even create your own layout if you’re not satisfied with the set bundled in the application.
There’s no limit to the number of playlists you can create and save for later use. Playback controls include repeat, random, shuffle, stop after current and playback follows cursor or viceversa.
The visualization of the audio stream is delivered via Oscilloscope, VU Meter, Peak Meter, Spectogram or Spectrum modes. The built-in equalizer allows you to adjust the amplitude of the audio signal at certain frequencies for a better audio experience.
Other features worth mentioning include Gapless playback, ReplayGain and Unicode support, as well as customizable keyboard shortcuts for playback controls.
All in all, foobar2000 is a great audio player that sports both basic and advanced playback features, as well as several other utilities that allow you to process the audio stream. Extra functionality can be implemented using additional components.
Read an in-depth analysis in our professional review for foobar2000
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foobar2000 description
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Here are some key features of "foobar2000":
· Supported audio formats: MP3, MP4, AAC, CD Audio, WMA, Vorbis, FLAC, WavPack, WAV, AIFF, Musepack, Speex, AU, SND and more with additional components.
· Gapless playback.
· Full unicode support.
· Easily customizable user interface layout.
· Advanced tagging capabilities.
· Support for ripping Audio CDs as well as transcoding all supported audio formats using the Converter component.
· Full ReplayGain support.
· Customizable keyboard shortcuts.
· Open component architecture allowing third-party developers to extend functionality of the player.
What's New in This Release: [ read full changelog ]
Windows 8 “connected standby” countermeasures:
· Option to keep display up while playing - seems to be the only way to prevent Windows desktop apps from being shut down while the machine turns idle
· Fixed misbehavior when updating attached pictures in files with ID3v2.2 tags.
· ReplayGain tagging now works with AIFF.
· Fixed crashing when embedding specific picture files into Ogg Vorbis files.
· Attached picture manager dialog tweaks.
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 | |  | | Softpedia guarantees that foobar2000 1.2.6 is 100% CLEAN, which means it does not contain any form of malware, including spyware, viruses, trojans and backdoors. [read more >] |
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