Re: Can Audacity be used simply as a high-res music player

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Nice job, Steve.

On Thu, Feb 7, 2019 at 4:09 AM Steve the Fiddle <[email protected]>
wrote:

> Sure, you 'could' use Audacity as an audio player, just as you 'could' us=
e
> a food processor to stir your cup of tea / coffee, but it lacks much of t=
he
> convenience of using the right tool for the job.
>
> Audacity is primarily designed to be an audio recorder / multi-track audi=
o
> editor, not a music player. As such, it lacks some conveniences found in
> many audio players (support for play lists, search by tag, music library
> management, random play, play streaming audio, burn to CD, WiFi sync, DRM
> support, Replay Gain, tagging favourite tracks ...), and has several
> inconveniences (asking if you want to save, always decoding compressed
> files on import, automatically converting to 32-bit float on import, ...)=
.
>
> If you're a lover of free software, then Mac is arguably the worst choice
> of operating system. Nevertheless there are some good, zero cost music
> players available.
> iTunes can handle most formats, though I hear it does not support DSD
> without a paid add-on. I don't use any of these (I primarily use Linux),
> but some that you could look at include: Pine Player, Fostex Audio Player=
,
> Vox Music Player, ...
>
> One media player that I do use (as it is cross-platform and plays just
> about anything), is VLC media player (https://www.videolan.org).
>
> Steve
>
> On Thu, 7 Feb 2019 at 02:02, Marc Stergionis via Audacity-users <
> [email protected]> wrote:
>
>> I have a PowerBook G4, running OS 10.5.8, the max for that machine. I
>> have a bunch of high-res files DSD, ALAC & FLA, Plus DSD. 96 & 192 kHz, =
etc.
>>
>> It looks like Audacity 2.1,1 runs on this machine, but can I use it
>> simply to play files? Probably won=E2=80=99t be doing any editing. If no=
t, do you
>> know what can be used as a high- res player on this Mac?
>>
>> Marc Stergionis
>> Twitter: @mstergionis
>> Sent from my iPad
>>
>>
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>>
>> When asking for help on this list, please include the following
>> information, so we can
>> help you properly:
>>
>> * What operating system you are using (for example, Windows XP or Mac OS
>> X 10.5.1)
>>
>> * Exactly what three digit version number of Audacity you are using (Hel=
p
>> > About
>>    Audacity, or Audacity >  About Audacity on a Mac computer)
>>
>> * If this is a recording problem, what equipment you are recording with,
>> and how is it
>>    connected to the computer?
>>
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> help you properly:
>
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X
> 10.5.1)
>
> * Exactly what three digit version number of Audacity you are using (Help
> > About
>    Audacity, or Audacity >  About Audacity on a Mac computer)
>
> * If this is a recording problem, what equipment you are recording with,
> and how is it
>    connected to the computer?
>
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<div><div dir=3D"auto">Nice job, Steve.</div></div><div><br><div class=3D"g=
mail_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr">On Thu, Feb 7, 2019 at 4:09 AM Steve the Fiddl=
e &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]<=
/a>&gt; wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0=
 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir=3D"ltr"><di=
v dir=3D"ltr"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div dir=
=3D"ltr"><div>Sure, you &#39;could&#39; use Audacity as an audio player, ju=
st as you &#39;could&#39; use a food processor to stir your cup of tea / co=
ffee, but it lacks much of the convenience of using the right tool for the =
job. <br></div><div><br></div><div>Audacity is primarily designed to be an =
audio recorder / multi-track audio editor, not a music player. As such, it =
lacks some conveniences found in many audio players (support for play lists=
, search by tag, music library management, random play, play streaming audi=
o, burn to CD, WiFi sync, DRM support, Replay Gain, tagging favourite track=
s ...), and has several inconveniences (asking if you want to save, always =
decoding compressed files on import, automatically converting to 32-bit flo=
at on import, ...).</div><div><br></div><div>If you&#39;re a lover of free =
software, then Mac is arguably the worst choice of operating system. Nevert=
heless there are some good, zero cost music players available.</div><div>iT=
unes can handle most formats, though I hear it does not support DSD without=
 a paid add-on. I don&#39;t use any of these (I primarily use Linux), but s=
ome that you could look at include: Pine Player, Fostex Audio Player, Vox M=
usic Player, ...<br></div><div><br></div><div>One media player that I do us=
e (as it is cross-platform and plays just about anything), is VLC media pla=
yer (<a href=3D"https://www.videolan.org" target=3D"_blank">https://www.vid=
eolan.org</a>).</div><div><br></div><div>Steve<br></div></div></div></div><=
/div></div></div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"g=
mail_attr">On Thu, 7 Feb 2019 at 02:02, Marc Stergionis via Audacity-users =
&lt;<a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]" target=3D"_blan=
k">[email protected]</a>&gt; wrote:<br></div><blockquote=
 class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px so=
lid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">I have a PowerBook G4, running OS 10=
.5.8, the max for that machine. I have a bunch of high-res files DSD, ALAC =
&amp; FLA, Plus DSD. 96 &amp; 192 kHz, etc.<br>
<br>
It looks like Audacity 2.1,1 runs on this machine, but can I use it simply =
to play files? Probably won=E2=80=99t be doing any editing. If not, do you =
know what can be used as a high- res player on this Mac?<br>
<br>
Marc Stergionis<br>
Twitter: @mstergionis<br>
Sent from my iPad<br>
<br>
<br>
*********** ASKING FOR HELP *************<br>
<br>
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, so we can<br>
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* What operating system you are using (for example, Windows XP or Mac OS X =
10.5.1)<br>
<br>
* Exactly what three digit version number of Audacity you are using (Help &=
gt; About<br>
=C2=A0 =C2=A0Audacity, or Audacity &gt;=C2=A0 About Audacity on a Mac compu=
ter)<br>
<br>
* If this is a recording problem, what equipment you are recording with, an=
d how is it<br>
=C2=A0 =C2=A0connected to the computer?<br>
<br>
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<br>
* Exactly what three digit version number of Audacity you are using (Help &=
gt; About<br>
=C2=A0 =C2=A0Audacity, or Audacity &gt;=C2=A0 About Audacity on a Mac compu=
ter)<br>
<br>
* If this is a recording problem, what equipment you are recording with, an=
d how is it<br>
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*********** ASKING FOR HELP *************

When asking for help on this list, please include the following information, so we can
help you properly:

* What operating system you are using (for example, Windows XP or Mac OS X 10.5.1)

* Exactly what three digit version number of Audacity you are using (Help > About
   Audacity, or Audacity >  About Audacity on a Mac computer)

* If this is a recording problem, what equipment you are recording with, and how is it
   connected to the computer?

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