foobar2000 noob

[Krow]

I am experimenting with various audio players. I downloaded foobar2000 and was poking around only to be unable to find a shuffle mode. I tried looking for plugins but I couldnt find any(bit of a noob!). Also I need a plugin which would allow me to view items in the library by song(and not album artist and date). Also can any1 post a list of must-have plugins for foobar2000? My requirement is simple - a lightweight music player with the above two features.

Using WinXP SP2. Experimented with Winamp, Songbird, Media Monkey already. Using winamp 5.55 now, but to make it barebones i had to uncheck sooo many options!

[mittyr]

@Techalomaniac

..only to be unable to find a shuffle mode

If you can see "Playback" > Order > Shuffle (Tracks/Album)

..Also I need a plugin which would allow me to view items in the library by song

Right-Click on "Artist" tab in "Playlist Window", you choose watever you want from there.


Most useful plug-ins are in-built for normal users. But don't forget to get the "Custom Presets" for foobar2000 & lame (if you encode), save some time & do a google search. Hope this helps.

[Krow]

Thanks a lot! I was looking for a shuffle button in the interface and in my search i became blind to the menu bar! Also, Is there a way to add an option like jump to song like in winamp?

By any chance, is there a nice and stable release of Amarok for windows?

[mittyr]

@Techalomaniac

Is there a way to add an option like jump to song like in winamp

Try "F3" or "Ctrl + F" see if thats what you meant.

By any chance, is there a nice and stable release of Amarok for windows?

Not that i know of.

If you have proper presets, players don't make much difference so no point in wasting for this. And if its memory usuage, foobar2000 is what you want.

[Krow]

Yeah, that's what i wanted basically. Okay, I'll stick to foobar2000 or get winamp 2.8 as i want a music player with low memory usage. One last query : How do I jump to the file I'm playing currently? I don't want to scroll down/up to find the song that's playing. I can see the song on the title bar, but how do i jump to it without using the search option?