OggVorbis decoder plugin for Winamp

OggVorbis decoder plugin for Winamp is a lightweight piece of software aimed to provide you with the ability of listening to OGG format files in your favorite music player, without having to go out of your way to achieve this.

The utility is very easy to install and work with, requiring simply that you run the executable and follow the wizard steps.

Ogg Vorbis decoder plugin for Winamp will automatically find its proper location in the player’s installation folder, allowing you to access it from the ‘Preferences’ section, by clicking on the ‘Input’ entry under ‘Plugins’.

Double-clicking OggVorbis decoder plugin for Winamp in the list reveals its configuration window, where you can start adjusting the preferences for its running. The tabbed interface allows you to switch between ‘Decoding’, ‘Display’, ‘Streaming’ and ‘Multichannel’.

The ‘Decoding’ section enables you to set the preferred priority level, optionally buffering full files from disk. You can select the number of bits per sample or dither the audio. You can also use replay gain and prevent clipping, just by checking the corresponding boxes. The plugin even lets you apply a preamp of a preferred value.

From the ‘Display’ tab, you can choose the title format for the currently playing song, opting whether to show the average bitrate while playing. Moreover, from the ‘Streaming’ section, you can set the buffer size as well as the prebuffering values.

Lastly, the ‘Multichannel’ tab enables you to choose whether to apply conversion when processing 5.1-channel audios, even being able to opt for a source channel order.