[BC] Digital playback

[Stu Engelke]

Here is a plug in for winamp for crossfading. works great
http://www.softpedia.com/get/Multimedia/Audio/Audio-Plugins/Advanced-Crossfading-Output-for-Winamp.shtml
> SqrSoft Advanced Crossfading Output 1.75

And if you want a "optimod" sort of Compressor Limiter DSP for winamp 
try this
http://www.winamp.com/plugins/details.php?id=120741

Stu


WFIFeng at aol.com wrote:
> In a message dated 09/07/2006 10:33:41 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
> wirelessmedia at gmail.com writes:
> 
>  > I have to say... OTS does much more than WinAmp and is alot more stable.
> 
> Based on personal experience, I can vouch for WinAmp's stability. I have it
> running 24/7 here at home. It's gone at least two *months* without a 
> reboot,
> when I forget. (I give it "hygenic" reboots now and then, usually when I
> re-randomize the playlist.) Been running it for about 2 years, now. 
> Changed PC's from
> a P2/233 to a P2/500 about a year ago. The 233 was running ME, the 500 is
> 98SE. It sits up in my guestroom closet, feeding a little P15 FM 
> transmitter.
> It's a wonderful, very low-maint. jukebox.
> 
>  >  OTS replaced WinAmp with the segue plug in and one particular 
> non-com FM.
>  >  Crossfades are seemless now and sound like a real operator.  What's 
> great
> is
>  >  that OTS sets its own segue points and, when I tell you it's right 
> 99.9% of
>  >  the time, I'm not lying.  There are a few you need to modify (and 
> you can
> in
>  >  their edit software), but I guarantee once you try OTS, you'll never 
> want
> to
>  >  use WinAmp again.
> 
> One of the *older* versions of WinAmp (3.x) had an absolutely *wonderful*
> auto-segue plugin that did exactly what OTS describes. I used to 
> *marvel* at the
> fantastic mixes that puppy did! All I had to do was tweak a few little
> graphical interface settings, and once I had them fine-tuned (about 4 or 
> 5 minor
> tweaks over the course of a week) I could have sworn I was doing the mixing
> myself. It was *that* good. Then the author updated the plugin, and it 
> promptly blew
> up, never to be recovered. <:( I can't remember the name of it, but it 
> worked
> in Winamp 3.x and was truly amazing. Needless to say, I was quite upset 
> when
> it crashed and burned, and I couldn't get it working again. <:( I did 
> enjoy it
> for a number of months, tho.
> 
> So now, I just live with the bult-in crossfader in WinAmp 5.x which is
> "tolerable". I don't understand why they can't/won't incorporate that 
> kind of
> "intelligent" crossfading into WinAmp, itself.
> 
>  >  I can run an entire show using just OTS and a mic in a single instance.
> Two
>  >  faders, that's it and if you really know what you're doing, it is as 
> tight
>  >  as you can imagine.
> 
> That's pretty cool... and I do the same thing on the air every morning, 
> with
> two instances of WinAmp thru one sound card. Granted, it *would* be 
> easier to
> tailor the mixes if I had seperate sound cards & pots, but it works 
> well. It's
> just that it's a bit clunky to do the mixes via the mouse & dragging the
> little on-screen sliders. It can be done, but it's not easy. Much easier 
> to have
> two pots on a board for precise timing & control of segue's.
> 
>  >  If you're generating playlists for automation, you can really tailor
>  >  rotations with alot of accuracy and create a great on-air sound.
> 
> That's the weakest part of WinAmp, IMHO: The playlists. Very limited & 
> basic.
> No timed elements, no pausing, etc. It's either "let 'er rip" mode or 
> manual
> playback of each track. (I use manual at work, naturally.)
> 
> The strongest part has got to be the price: *Free*. They have a "Pro" 
> version
> which is pretty cheap, but I don't need the functionality it offers. (High
> speed CD ripping.) I use the Free "CDex" and get very reliable, better 
> than 22x,
> audio CD rips. Can't beat *that* with a stick.
> 
>  > And stable
>  >  is not the word for it.. we had one PC on the air that had totally 
> locked
> up
>  >  (screen... everything..  it was on its last breath) and was STILL 
> playing
>  >  out music with OTS.
> 
> I would guess perhaps the video driver bit it, but the audio & the player
> were still chugging along. I've had strange lockup scenarios a few 
> times, too. It
> *is* Windows, after all.  Still... my WinAmp jukebox has been superb for
> two years and counting.
> 
> Willie...
> 
> 
> 
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Stuart Engelke
WMCA NY
201-298-5700 x208