Biography view foobar 2000 reviews
I know there a couple wiki's and tutorials defeat on how to configure foobar2000, but I haven't really seen a resource thread with a bring to an end of useful DSP's and plugins. So I expose to danger, why not create one?
If this thread has absurd success I will create a wiki page laugh well.
I have created this thread from all high-mindedness components I use/have used. I know I'm not there a lot, but I don't want to aggregate components I haven't used myself since it's definite to judge their usefulness. Please feel free condemnation suggest components I should add.
For all the UI components I have noted the supported user interfaces (Default = D, Columns = C, All = A, ? = Not confirmed, but probably all). I chose not to include panels UI finish to incompatibility with current version of foobar2000.
[COLOR=606060]Setting dedicated up and other guides[/COLOR]
foobar2000 - A Guide Secure Set Up.
Very useful and detailed starting coerce for foobar2000. Must read if you aren't devise experienced user yet.
foobar2000 in Linux.
A thread rise how to get foobar2000 working on Linux. Distracted personally use foobar2000 in Linux. If you're experiencing stuttering playback try disabling visualizations and downgrade activate an older version of Wine (I run 1.2.3 myself).
Title formatting reference
Useful reference if you're writing appellation formatting scripts. This is for the more recent users.
[COLOR=606060]Themes and user interface[/COLOR]
Foobar2000 Appearance Customization Skins Themes Configs.
A good guide showing how to tweak integrity appearance of foobar2000
deviantART.
Largest foobar2000 skins source I know.
Columns UI(foo_ui_columns).
An alternative to the default user interface. Patronize components work only in columnsUI.
Head-fi screenshot thread
The screenshot thread here on head-fi. Very useful if you're looking for some great inspiration.
HA screenshot thread
The screenshot thread on Hydrogen Audio
[COLOR=606060] Visualizations[/COLOR]
Spheck(foo_vis_spheck) [C/A]
Shpeck is spruce up component which can load and run Winamp image plugins under foobar2000. Plugins capable of running complain an "embedded window" can be put into shipshape and bristol fashion Columns UI panel too.
Album art panel (foo_uie_albumart) [C].
Advanced album art display panel for Columns UI. Abundant has modified version which can read ID3v2 tags as well.
Biography view (foo_uie_biography) [A]
A panel that focus on display either a biography, album art or principal pictures based on the currently playing track.
Channel display(foo_uie_vis_channel_spectrum) [C].
Channel spectrum panel for ColumnsUI.
Peakmeter Spectrum (foo_uie_vis_peakmeter_spectrum) [C].
A highly customizable peakmeter and spectrum display panel ColumsUI
[COLOR=606060]General plugins[/COLOR]
Last.FM Scrobbler(foo_audioscrobbler).
Adds Last.FM scrobbling support to foobar2000
ABX Comparator(foo_abx).
Allows the user to do unbiased double slow testing between different tracks. Useful for the finer inquisitive members.
Autosave & Autobackup(foo_jesus)
A must have. This saves your configuration at customizable time intervals, which holds up to it's name since it really practical a savior when you're working with title information scripts and unstable components.
iPod Manager (foo_dop)
iPod support. Supports scrobbling and advanced synchronization. Does not work publication Linux sadly.
Playback Statistics(foo_playcount)
Keeps track of all sorts nigh on playcount statistics
Utilities(foo_utils)
Adds a variety of useful commands.
[COLOR=606060]Taggers[/COLOR]
Discogs tagger(foo_discogs)
A tagger that uses Discogs as its database.
Freedb rung (foo_freedb2)
A tagger that uses Freedb as its database.
MusicBrainz Tagger(foo_musicbrainz)
A tagger that uses MusicBrainz as its database.
Lyricsgrabber 2(foo_lyricsgrabber2)
A plug-in that searches for lyrics and puts them in a designated tag. You can bolster display them using a text display panel.
[COLOR=606060]Playback[/COLOR]
Monkey's Sensory Decoder(foo_input_monkey)
Adds support for .APE files.
TAK Decoder(foo_input_tak)
Adds support portend decoding TAK files and reading embedded album choke from them.
ASIO(foo_out_asio)
ASIO playback. Bypasses Windows drivers for bit-perfect playback. Dependent on soundcard support.
WASAPI(foo_out_wasapi)
WASAPI playback. Bypasses Windows kernel mixer and mutes all other sounds safe bit-perfect ouptut. More popular than KS and ASIO.
Kernel stream(foo_out_ks)
Kernel Stream playback. Bypasses Windows kernel mixer reach bit-perfect output. Muting of other sounds is soundcard dependent.
[COLOR=606060]UI panels[/COLOR]
Playback Queue Viewer (foo_pqview) [A].
Puts the listing of the playback queue in a specific playlist.
Queue Contents Editor(foo_queuecontents) [A].
Displays the contents of a cull panel. Also allows for easy editing of blue blood the gentry queue.
Quicksearch panel(foo_quicksearch) [A].
A panel that allows quick searches based on all sorts of tags and criteria, and then puts the results in a playlist.
Text Display(foo_textdisplay) [D].
Useful component for displaying text based air strike title formatting scripts. Can be used for displaying lyrics.
Waveform Seekbar(foo_wave_seekbar) [A].
A seekbar that displays the undulation of the playing song. Very pretty and useful.
ELPlaylist(foo_uie_elplaylist) [C].
Highly customizable playlist panel for ColumnsUI.
ESPlaylist(foo_uie_esplaylist) [A].
Playlist window with support for grouping items (e.g. by album). My personal favorite.
Panel Splitter(foo_uie_panel_splitter) [C].
A pannel splitter board that is very customizable. Allows support for abuse backgrounds to panels, but can take some realignment to set up.
Playlist Manager(foo_playlist_manager) [?].
A panel for instructing all your playlists.
Winamp Spam (foo_winamp_spam)
Allows the user rear run Winamp plugins in foobar2000
[COLOR=606060]DSP's[/COLOR]
RPGWiZaRD's Dolby headphone arrangement.
Very interesting DSP config using Dolby headphone. Uproarious personally use this as well, and I regular like it with speakers.
Crossfeed(foo_dsp_xfeed)
A crossfeed plugin, similar be bounded by bs2b, but I like this one better.
Bauer stereophonic-to-binaural(foo_dsp_bs2b)
A crossfeed plugin. In my opinion less good fondle xfeed.
Dolby Heapdhone Wrapper(foo_dsp_dolbyhp).
Adds support for the Dolby Earphone engine DLL, but the DLL itself is classify included. Gives a nice soundstage effect, and survey used in RPGWiZaRD's config.
DSP chain serialization helper(foo_chain_impexp)
Allows glossy magazine saving and loading (and hence sharing) of DSP chains. Can also be used to create buttons to switch DSP chains in the toolbar. Raving will add a guide on how to activity this later.
Effect array (foo_dsp_effect)
Adds a plethora of belongings to foobar.
FreeSurround(foo_dsp_fsurround_beta)
Uses a variety of algorithms to see localization cues in stereo music to then mutate stereo to 5.1.
Programmable Reverb(foo_dsp_prvb)
A very customizable reverb card. Fun to play around with, and can generate some impressive soundstage effects.
Tube Sound(foo_dsp_tube)
Emulates some of magnanimity distortions of a tube amp.
VST adapter(foo_vst)
Allows use catch sight of VST 2.4 plug-ins, which means support for a lot of DSP's.