dBpowerAMP Audio Player

For playback of video and audio files on the PC, Windows comes with its own media player. However, it might not appeal to everyone, and a simple look over the web can suggest a large variety of alternatives. One of them is dBpowerAMP Audio Player, a simple audio player with powerful playback capabilities.

Once it’s launched, a compact main window shows up, with intuitive controls and intuitive overall look and feel. General info is displayed, cool animations for wave representation, playback slider, and several other triggers to bring up additional tools and panels.

Loading audio files is the first step, with the possibility to simply drag them over the main window. Supported formats include MIDI, MP2, MP3, SND, MPG, MPX, OGG, and WAV. There’s a built-in library with the help of which you can thoroughly organize your collection by adding songs, editing general info, and creating playlists.

However, you don’t have to rely on the library manager for playlist elements. There’s a separate panel with songs from a single selection, with the possibility to load existing playlist files, play from the queue, or even create specific rules to play according to rating, year range, and more.

In case you want to enhance the overall audio experience, you can take advantage of a built-in 10-band equalizer, with a handful of presets already configured for basic effects. You’re free to manually change frequency sliders and save your own sets.

When not used, the application can be set to completely hide in the system tray and leave no trace on the taskbar. Clicking the tray icon brings up a small menu to change songs or view info, with the possibility to leave a small desktop gadget behind as well.

Bottom line is that the race of media players is pretty tight, mostly depending on individual taste in aesthetics and flexibility. Although not a pro player in this race, dBpowerAMP Audio Player has what it takes to make sure you properly enjoy favorite tunes and artists, but also create a complex library of songs for your collection.