JSound

Music can be found and heard anywhere under various styles. However, regardless of your taste, using a computer to enjoy your favorite tunes requires a specialized application, such as JSound. It puts a modern user interface at your disposal, equipped with all necessary features of a media player.

Taking your time to go through all the application has to offer reveals a breathtaking amount of tools. The user interface is fitted with most of what you need to load and play audio files, as well as ways to enhance sound.

Adding a file is easily done by dragging the desired item on the main window or using the provided file explorer. A side panel displays available songs, with the possibility to have them saved to a playlist file or load a different one.

The application puts several tools at your disposal with the help of which sound can be completely altered. A separate equalizer for each side is available in the main window. Moreover, opening an effects panel gives you access to a few knobs to adjust echo, tremolo and more.

However, accessing the effects manager again while the same song plays has values reset, but previously made changes still in motion, these resetting only after the song ends.

An additional feature lets you listen to your favorite radios station either by manually imputing the URL or choosing from the breathtaking list of available stations. The application supports a wide variety of audio formats with an integrated function that allows you to quickly convert any desired file to a chosen type.

To sum it up, JSound is an all in one music player, converter, downloader, enhancer and even more. You are able to make use of customizable hotkeys while the main window stays minimized in the system tray. The biggest disappointment is the amount of system resources used, a better overall optimization could have made it a worthy competitor for the existing giants.