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Winamp will be reborn in 2027 to take on streaming (www.engadget.com)
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[–] RedEyeFlightControl@lemmy.world 15 points 1 hour ago (1 children)

It's coming back with a monthly subscription.

It's dead already, then. WinAmp's heritage was providing a free audio player. I was looking forward to a refreshed build to test out, but I won't pay for it.

There are a dozen better, free, maintained, and actively developed players out there. This is less than too little, and far too late. Those of us who used winamp back when it was still activly developed will continue to have nostalgia for it, but I bet it will be DOA to most of the target audience.

I've only kept up on news for it because I was hoping it would be reborn true to itself. I have zero interest in it as a subscription model.

[–] adarza@lemmy.ca 1 points 49 minutes ago* (last edited 46 minutes ago) (1 children)

it appears to be just an added optional feature, a winamp-branded deezer subscription and client, with the traditional local play and customization and what-not still part of the 'free' program (presumably.. details are scarce).

but.. i left winamp years ago. i won't go back. i have playlists sorted and can just use vlc these days. idc about customizing or visualizations and that shit. i just want a player to sit in the background and do its thing. there's dozens of acceptable programs without a subscription sales pitch built in.

[–] RedEyeFlightControl@lemmy.world 1 points 40 minutes ago

Unlike traditional digital streaming platforms, the new Winamp Player will not be limited to music streaming. It will seamlessly combine premium streaming with users' local music libraries, internet radio stations, podcasts, personal cloud-based collections and other audio sources, while introducing a highly customizable interface, new social capabilities and innovative ways to discover, organize and enjoy music.

Source https://www.engadget.com/2259236/winamp-coming-back-2027-deezer-partnership-streaming-music/

It sounds like the local playback is the "optional" feature. That's still gonna be a no, at least for me. Fpr Hifi, I'll stick with FooBar2k, or something that is a proper hi-res FLAC player first and has bolt-ons/plugins second. The same article also links to another, they actually already released a new build of classic winamp a few years ago.

https://www.engadget.com/winamp-mp3-player-software-returns-191027227.html

[–] PiraHxCx@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 1 minute ago* (last edited 25 seconds ago)

Remember when it was reborn to sell NFT?
WACUP for the win

[–] cerebralhawks@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 25 minutes ago

They finally released a Mac version. Still doesn’t support m4a out of the box. Dragged it to the bin so fast.

[–] voytrekk@sopuli.xyz 29 points 2 hours ago (1 children)

The MP3 era’s favorite player returns with a monthly subscription.

The sub-subtitle says enough that you should just look elsewhere.

[–] crank0271@lemmy.world 6 points 1 hour ago

The llama's ass > Winamp

[–] tonytins@pawb.social 15 points 2 hours ago

It's coming back with a monthly subscription.

All I want is a simple, nostalgic media player.

[–] dual_sport_dork@lemmy.world 13 points 2 hours ago

Again. Anyone remember Shoutcast?

Anyway, the old versions of Winamp work just fine for playing your local library.

[–] ItsNotImportant24@lemmy.ml 6 points 1 hour ago

I loved Winamp years ago. And I love nostalgia but not like this. I will just stick with my Navidrome instance and its tons of open source free clients.

[–] db2@lemmy.world 8 points 2 hours ago* (last edited 2 hours ago)

After the "open source" fakeout that was nothing more than them trying to get free work without actually opening the source code for anyone to use, Winamp and Llamasoft or whatever their name is can get bent by an elephant.

I won't even use an old copy in Wine at this point. They fucked up repeatedly and now nostalgia isn't what it used to be. Get fucked, losers of Winamp.

[–] realitista@lemmus.org 1 points 46 minutes ago

Lame. I really want a super powerful local music player. One that takes iTunes smart playlists to the next level. One that can sync to an equally powerful mobile app. There's enough streaming, give it a rest.

[–] Semi_Hemi_Demigod@lemmy.world 3 points 1 hour ago

Where are my fellow SoundJam MP users at? I still miss the Eclipse visualizer.

[–] orclev@lemmy.world 6 points 2 hours ago

More like its corpse will be reanimated in an attempt to scam people using nostalgia. Wouldn't be the first time this trick has been pulled, remember when LimeWire got resurrected to shill a scam cryptocoin?

[–] probable_possum@leminal.space 7 points 2 hours ago

No, it won't.

[–] CaptainBasculin@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 2 hours ago (1 children)

Didn't they try to open source it only to nope out at the last second?

[–] db2@lemmy.world 2 points 1 hour ago (1 children)

Not open source, their shit license didn't even allow for forks or literally anyone else to build it.

[–] adarza@lemmy.ca 3 points 58 minutes ago (1 children)

they also released code with it that wasn't even theirs to release in the first place...

the whole repo and its history were wiped off github a few months later.

[–] db2@lemmy.world 1 points 51 minutes ago

Not before getting cloned dozens of times 🤣

[–] Cherry@piefed.social 1 points 1 hour ago

I read the title in the voice of one of those crazy prophets