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"To take on streaming"
In a partnership with Deezer, Winamp will be reborn as a completely new player with its own premium subscription service, with Deezer providing the white-label streaming technology and licensed catalog.
So, basically a nostalgic skin for Deezer.
These owners are just whatever lawyers have gotten ahold of the WinAMP trademark.
Anybody remember when they attempted to push out the source code for WinAMP on GitHub and failed miserably? Or included NFTs?
Will be reborn? If they had actually released Winamp under a real open source licence, it would have been reborn years ago! A bit late for it now!
I have the feeling the new version's tagline will be something along the lines of
"WINAMP, IT REALLY SUCKS THE LLAMA'S CORPORATE COCK!"
Who needs it? Audacious + Winamp skin.
Winamp was great back then, but now anything respecting my folder sorting and supporting Milkdrop works for me.
i hope "under no circumstances should you Check new versions of Winamp at startup" option continues to work
AIMP for life. Sure, it stands on the shoulders of llamas, but it's unbeatable. And it's got a native Linux version now, too!
Unfortunately in today's world, russian made software isn't that trustworthy
foobar2000 and mpv wreck the everloving shit out of it already
Winamp revived: nostalgia tickled!
Subscription warning! Go fuck yourself!
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.
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.
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
WINAMP! It really licks the llama's ass!!
whips*
Hey man, don't yuck his yum
insert Kash Patel joke here
🏴☠️
Fuck Winamp then.
Foobar2000 it is then
The MP3 era’s favorite player returns with a monthly subscription.
The sub-subtitle says enough that you should just look elsewhere.
The llama's ass > Winamp
Winamp: It really IS the llama's ass.
It's coming back with a monthly subscription.
All I want is a simple, nostalgic media player.
qmmp is pretty close to what winamp was.
VLC or Foobar2k?
Personally, I've always stuck to VLC. Although Foobar2k'a playlist editing and directory scanning makes for a nice lightweight iTunes.
Again. Anyone remember Shoutcast?
Anyway, the old versions of Winamp work just fine for playing your local library.
Nullsoft's streaming server? I ran a web radio stream for a small group of friends for a short time using it. Pretty sure the only reason I ever became aware of it was Winamp's built-in station browser. It made me wanna learn how it worked. I can't remember anymore but I assume Shoutcast must've had a "publish" type option to make them show up in the list. That stream browser also introduced me to the demoscene (there was a website that broadcast various demos) and expanded my tastes in music across so many genres. RIP to Wazee and Digital Gunfire. At least SomaFM and Digitally Imported are still hanging on.
Do you remember RipCast? Before I learned where else to look, and when #mp3z on IRC failed me, I'd use it just to be able to save those unobtainable songs. Like a digital equivalent to leaving a cassette recording the radio in hopes of snagging a few songs you wanted to keep.
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.
Qobuz + jellyfin > winamp plus
Remember when it was reborn to sell NFT?
WACUP for the win
Took me a while to find it but wacup is the one.
I'm still using the latest winamp, a new winamp would be great but I'm never paying a subscription for music.
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.
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?
No, it won't.
They finally released a Mac version. Still doesn’t support m4a out of the box. Dragged it to the bin so fast.
Didn't they try to open source it only to nope out at the last second?
Not open source, their shit license didn't even allow for forks or literally anyone else to build it.
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.
Not before getting cloned dozens of times 🤣
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.
Where are my fellow SoundJam MP users at? I still miss the Eclipse visualizer.
I read the title in the voice of one of those crazy prophets
