[SevenSamurai]

Newly converted to using Mac, I'm used to WinAmp for the PC. So when MP3.com lists these three MP3 players, I starting wondering what's available for playing MP3's on Mac, and which is best out of the three? Any opinions?

SoundJam MP, Audion 1.5 or Real Player 8? Or something else perhaps?

~Dakota Goldsworth

[poocat]

hi.
first, audion 2.1 is your best bet, probably. it's small, simple, customizable, has great skins, includes a ripper, and supports plugins.

while sj does all of this, sj's lead programmer was recently hired by apple, and now works on itunes,
apple's brand new mp3 player/burner/ripper/library/internet radio program...
so...
i'd say you should check both of these out. (audion and itunes, i mean, not sj, since it's no longer being developed...)

and, before someone who's a little more peevish comes on and tells you,
you should know that there's a search button at the top right of your screen in these forums, and you can find answers to most common questions without posting, which is simpler than having to wait for an answer, and often provides more feedback than you would get to just one question.

oh...
and i'd stay far away from realplayer.... too many adds, too flaky a program.
but that's just my $0.02.



enjoy,
poocat.

edited for clarity

[This message has been edited by poocat (edited 01-27-2001).]

[noliv]

www.macdigitalaudio.com is a good site to visit.

I use audion 1.5 and iTunes (heh, iTunes is free)

noliv

[Cipher13]

Audion 1.5 is by far the best player of the lot. 2.1 is ok, but I don't like it personally... too messy.
1.5 rocks.
iToons is pretty cool too though, especially being free...

Cipher13

[penginkun]

I'm with noliv and Cypher-Audion 1.5 is a GREAT program. It's small, uncomplicated, and has a nice, clean interface.

iTunes is not quite as nice, but it does encode MP3s quite well and also has the distinction of being FREE. Gotta love that!

[mitchell_pgh]

initially, I didn't think I was going to like iToons. It seemed like Apple was just trying to be cool and follow after BeOS with offering a built in MP3 encoder/decoder with their Operating system.

I WAS WRONG... Yah, they pulled a Micro$oft and purchased Sound Jam, but a nice purchase it was. The thing is a little buggie, but it's new (for apple)... These are the cool features...

- Library (it creates a nice library/sorting feature.
- Auto database lookup (takes a few steps out of encoding)
- Automated ripper (I have redone all of my CD's by zipping them in and walking away - when I walk back, and the CD is out, I plop another one in...)
- Burning personal CD's has never been as easy (I think they have been talking with the guys that created Toast!

These are the not so cool features...

- Has the Sherlock look to it (you can't minimize the thing!!! GRRR)
- It truncates song lengths at times (hasn't happened to me yet)
- It can just act weird at times...

[SevenSamurai]

Well, I like iTunes well enough -- but how do I set it up to make it my default MP3 player for when I click on an MP3 file online?

~Dakota Goldsworth

[Alex Duffield]

Originally posted by SevenSamurai:

Well, I like iTunes well enough -- but how do I set it up to make it my default MP3 player for when I click on an MP3 file online?

~Dakota Goldsworth

It should have asked you if you wanted that the first time you booted it, but you can just go to prefs, and click the "set" button beside where it says.. "Use iTunes for internet playback"

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Alex Duffield
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*Compliments mr_SonicBlue