Foobar2000:Foobar2000

2006-09-15T16:59:23Z

Darky:

{{Software Infobox|
|name = foobar2000
|screenshot = [[Image:Foobar2000v0.9.png|250px]]
|caption = Screenshot of foobar2000 v0.9 using the default user interface
|maintainer = Peter Pawlowski
|stable_release = 0.9.3.1
|preview_release = 0.9.4 beta 3
|operating_system = Windows
|use = Audio player
|license = Proprietary, BSD
|website = [http://www.foobar2000.org/ www.foobar2000.org]
}}

'''foobar2000''' is a freeware audio player, and more. Apart from audio playback, it also supports media libraries, file conversion, CD ripping, and many more powerful features.

==Features==

* Open component architecture allowing third-party developers to extend functionality of the player
* Full Unicode support
* [[Replaygain]] support
* Low memory footprint, efficient handling of really large playlists
* Advanced file info processing capabilities (generic file info box and masstagger)
* Highly customizable playlist display
* Customizable keyboard shortcuts
* Gapless playback
* Multiple playlists
* Music library
* Streaming Support
* Freeware

==Supported Audio Formats==

Native Support ("out-of-the-box"):
* [[MP1]], [[MP2]], [[MP3]], [[MP4]], [[Musepack]], [[AAC]], [[Ogg Vorbis]], [[FLAC]] / Ogg FLAC, [[Speex]], [[WavPack]], [[WAV]], [[AIFF]], [[AU]], [[SND]], [[CDDA]], [[WMA]].

Supported through plug-ins:
* [[TTA]], [[Monkey's Audio]], [[ALAC]], [[Mod]], [[SPC]], [[TFMX]], [[Shorten]], [[OptimFROG]], [[LPAC]], [[AC3]], [[PSF]], [[NSF]], [[XID]], [[XA]], [[Matroska]], etc.

In addition, foobar2000 can also play music directly from compressed RAR, ZIP archives without requiring the user to extract the files prior to playing.

Foobar2000 has been coded exclusively for the Windows platform with an English interface. The author does not intend to provide alternate language versions nor alternate platform versions. However, several people have had success running foobar2000 on x86 Linux systems by using [http://www.winehq.org/ Wine], although the Columns UI plugin is known to be problematic.

==Using foobar2000==
* [[foobar2000:components 0.9|foobar2000 0.9.x Components]]
* [[foobar2000:Directories|foobar2000 Directories]]
* [[foobar2000:FAQ|foobar2000 FAQ]]
* [[foobar2000:Encouraged Tag Standards|foobar2000 Encouraged Tag Standards]]
* [[foobar2000:Tips & Tricks|foobar2000 Tips & Tricks]]

===Technical Information===
* [[Foobar2000:ID3 Tag Mapping|ID3 Tag Mapping]]

===General Guides===
''Note'' All '''general''' guides were written for 0.8.3 version and could contain outdated information. For 0.9 version, check out the External Guides below.
* [[foobar2000:Newbie User Guide|Newbie User Guide]]
* [[foobar2000:Intermediate User Guide|Intermediate User Guide]]
* [[foobar2000:Advanced User Guide|Advanced User Guide]]

===Specific Guides===

* [[foobar2000:Preferences|Preferences Dialog]]
* [[foobar2000:Titleformat Introduction|Introduction to titleformat scripts]]
* [[foobar2000:Titleformat Reference|Titleformat Reference]] - Quick-Reference for fields and functions
* [[foobar2000:Masstaggers User Guide|Masstagger]]
* [[foobar2000:Commandline Guide|Commandline Usage]]
* [[foobar2000:Increasing Performance|Increasing Performance]] - Tips

The following articles contain outdated information that does not apply to Foobar2000 v0.9:
* [[foobar2000:Tagz|Tagz (Simple Syntax)]]
* [[foobar2000:Tagscript|Tagscript (Script-like Syntax)]]
* [[foobar2000:Autoplaylist|Autoplaylist]] Guide and Cookbook

===External Guides===

* [http://eolindel.free.fr/foobar0.9/index.shtml Bachi-Bouzouk's guide] Complete manual about foobar2000 {{foobar2000v09}}, Replaygain, the masstagger (with a tutorial) and common plugins.Two rather extensive FAQ for UI columns and overall use. Step by step guide to help new users.
* [http://eolindel.free.fr/foobar/ Bachi-Bouzouk's guide] {{foobar2000v08}}
* [http://foobar2000.audiohq.de/ Frank Bicking's German-language guide]
* [http://www.dizwell.com/html/foobar.htm Howard Rogers' Beginners' Configuration Guide]
* [http://shsc.info/foobar2000#titelanker2 SH/SC New user guide]
* [http://www.techspot.com/tweaks/foobar/ TechSpot's "complete guide to Foobar2000"]

==== Scripting Tutorials ====

* [http://eolindel.free.fr/foobar0.9/tutorial.shtml Bachi-Bouzouk's Scripting Tutorial] Color schemes detailed. Main functions explained, basic and complex code for your columns. Several .fcs explained, detailed FAQ.
* [http://tagz.brother-john.net/ Brother John's Foobar2000 Scripting Tutorial]

==Important Links==

===Official Site===

* [http://www.foobar2000.org foobar2000.org: Homepage]
* [http://www.foobar2000.org foobar2000.org: Download]
* [http://www.foobar2000.org/requirements.html foobar2000.org: Requirements]

===Community===

* [http://www.hydrogenaudio.org/forums/index.php?showforum=28 Official foobar2000 forum]
* [http://www.fforum.ru/index.php?showforum=59 Russian-language forum]
* [http://www.foobar.prv.pl/ Polish-language forum]
* [http://foobar2000.fo.funpic.de/ German Support Forum]
* [http://www.foobar2000.tk Portuguese forum]

===Appearance===

* [[Foobar2000:Preferences:Columns UI/Appearance|Appearance]] Guides to customizing the look of your Foobar2000
* [http://www.hydrogenaudio.org/forums/index.php?showtopic=43077 Foobar Gallery 0.9]: screenshot thread {{foobar2000v09}}
* [http://www.hydrogenaudio.org/forums/index.php?showtopic=30988 Foobar Gallery 0.8]: screenshot thread {{foobar2000v08}}
* [http://pelit.koillismaa.fi/fb2k/index.php Default UI formatting strings]: cut-n-paste ready
* [http://foobar.nub4life.net/columns/ Columns UI configs]: .fcs file format

[[Category: foobar2000]]

Lame Compiles

2006-09-15T07:12:10Z

Darky:

#REDIRECT [[LAME]]

Lame Compiles

2006-09-15T07:11:39Z

Darky:

#REDIRECT [[Lame_Compiles#Recommended_encoder_compiles_and_source_code]]

Lame Compiles

2006-08-29T09:00:08Z

Darky: changed links for lame 3.97b2 to lame 3.97b3 because lame 3.97b2 has been deleted on rarewares.org

It is suggested that the compiles available here are used with the [[LAME|Recommended LAME Settings]]

=List of recommended LAME compiles=

This list will be kept up to date with the current LAME compiles that are recommended for use for optimal quality and will keep track of any developmental compiles released on this site.

'''The currently recommended LAME version: 3.97 beta 3'''

[http://rarewares.org/dancer/dancer.php?f=99 Download] (538 KB - Win32 compile including lame_enc.dll and lameACM)

[http://rarewares.org/dancer/dancer.php?f=103 Download] (342 KB - LameDropXPd: easy to use drag'n'drop LAME frontend for Windows)

[http://www.rarewares.org/files/mp3/lame-3.97b-Linux86.tar.gz Download] (131 KB - Linux x86 static compile)

[http://www.rarewares.org/files/mp3/lame-3.97b1-MacOSX.tar.gz Download] (192 KB - MacOS X compile)

You can also find compiles for several other operating systems (Solaris, BSD, HP-UX, etc.) at [http://www.rarewares.org/mp3.html RareWares MP3 page]

==Sources==

You can obtain them directly at the LAME project's page at Sourceforge.

Download [http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/lame/lame-3.97b3_.tar.gz?download here] (1.3 MB).

==Additional reading:==
* [http://www.hydrogenaudio.org/forums/index.php?showtopic=478&st=0 Discussion]

Hydrogenaudio Knowledgebase - User contributions [en]

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