play a track without adding it into any playlist

chaussettdeguer · 31st July 2008, 21:57

Hello,
just installed winamp.
i'm searching a player like winamp or mediamonkey or helium,that support much music formats and great number of tracks, but it seems that none of them is simply able to play a little track with a preview button, without adding it in any playlist.
It's for me very useful to preview tracks before adding them in my playlists. Isn't it for other users?
Disappointed!

Kn0tte · 31st July 2008, 22:21

Hey.
I think Winamp 3 had this preview-feature. Though Winamp 5 does not.

But dont fear, it is on the wishlist..

Menschenfleisch · 31st July 2008, 23:28

Use JTFE Queue Manager

Nunzio390 · 1st August 2008, 00:52

Well no - I don't think that's what chaussettdeguer is looking for, Menschenfleisch. I think chaussettdeguer is looking to not have anything at all populate the playlist/playlist editor. JTFE and its queue manager queues those entries already populated in the playlist (from where you select them for the queue and in the order you select them).

Yep... I think that chaussettdeguer is making reference to the way many P2P (peer-to-peer) file sharing apps work, whereby they have a "preview" function, and then you can decide if you want to abort the download or outright delete the media before completing the download. I think chaussettdeguer is looking for an actual media player to work the same way, and of course, Winamp and other media players don't work the way chaussettdeguer wants it...

it seems that none of them is simply able to play a little track with a preview button, without adding it in any playlist.

chaussettdeguer...

Am I correct in my assumption? If I'm right, and I think I am, then treat the way Winamp works like this, to accomplish something similar:

If you have a song/media file that you are "road testing" and are unsure if you want to keep it or not, enqueue it into Winamp's EMPTY playlist. If you don't like it, then delete it (or whatever) and then CLEAR the playlist. If you like it, add it to your Media Library database and in turn you can then add it into a SAVED playlist along with other media, always retrievable from the ML.

So...

The media you are unsure of or are "road testing" is being "previewed" in the EMPTY playlist (empty insofar as containing nothing but what you are previewing).
If you decide to keep it then you can "add" it to your Media Library database and then in turn you can add it into a SAVED playlist, always retrievable from the ML.
If you don't want it, then dump it.

Winamp only plays media that is populated into the playlist (which is the way it should work). Winamp stores references to actual files on your hard drive in the Media Library database, and then when you play them they populate in the playlist/playlist editor.

Bowen · 25th August 2008, 05:10

I'm trying to build a playlist from songs in the media lib; Though "enqueue" will add just the selected song to the playlist, "play" adds not only the selected song, but also adds all the other songs on the album! Is there a way to disable "play" from adding anything to the playlist, and just use enqueue after I've preview the song and really want to add it to the playlist? If not how do you build a playlist contining just what you want?

Eindringling · 4th June 2009, 21:34

Have a look at Audomate.

31st July 2008, 21:57	#1
chaussettdeguer Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Belgium Posts: 1	play a track without adding it into any playlist Hello, just installed winamp. i'm searching a player like winamp or mediamonkey or helium,that support much music formats and great number of tracks, but it seems that none of them is simply able to play a little track with a preview button, without adding it in any playlist. It's for me very useful to preview tracks before adding them in my playlists. Isn't it for other users? Disappointed!

1st August 2008, 00:52	#4
Nunzio390 Nugatory Aluminator Look it up Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Tharsis Ridge (Martian lowlands) Posts: 8,588	Well no - I don't think that's what chaussettdeguer is looking for, Menschenfleisch. I think chaussettdeguer is looking to not have anything at all populate the playlist/playlist editor. JTFE and its queue manager queues those entries already populated in the playlist (from where you select them for the queue and in the order you select them). Yep... I think that chaussettdeguer is making reference to the way many P2P (peer-to-peer) file sharing apps work, whereby they have a "preview" function, and then you can decide if you want to abort the download or outright delete the media before completing the download. I think chaussettdeguer is looking for an actual media player to work the same way, and of course, Winamp and other media players don't work the way chaussettdeguer wants it... it seems that none of them is simply able to play a little track with a preview button, without adding it in any playlist. chaussettdeguer... Am I correct in my assumption? If I'm right, and I think I am, then treat the way Winamp works like this, to accomplish something similar: If you have a song/media file that you are "road testing" and are unsure if you want to keep it or not, enqueue it into Winamp's EMPTY playlist. If you don't like it, then delete it (or whatever) and then CLEAR the playlist. If you like it, add it to your Media Library database and in turn you can then add it into a SAVED playlist along with other media, always retrievable from the ML. So... The media you are unsure of or are "road testing" is being "previewed" in the EMPTY playlist (empty insofar as containing nothing but what you are previewing). If you decide to keep it then you can "add" it to your Media Library database and then in turn you can add it into a SAVED playlist, always retrievable from the ML. If you don't want it, then dump it. Winamp only plays media that is populated into the playlist (which is the way it should work). Winamp stores references to actual files on your hard drive in the Media Library database, and then when you play them they populate in the playlist/playlist editor. Don't email or PM me concerning Winamp. Instead, either start a NEW TOPIC or post a REPLY in the appropriate thread in these forums. This will also benefit others who may have a similar question or problem. But before posting, please first Search the forums and read all FAQs and all Sticky threads. ORB Remote Broadcast [ Automated Jukebox \| Nunzio's Home \| Wacky Videos \| Solve the Prunella Puzzle! ] [ LINE RIDER! \| My Resume \| Virtual Chess \| Composite Sketch \| My Niece's Band ] [ Plugins by Joonas \| DrO's Winamp Plugins and Extras \| K-JÃ¶fol ]

4th June 2009, 21:34	#6
Eindringling Junior Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Heidelberg Posts: 32	Have a look at Audomate. Constant dripping wears away the stone. Steter Tropfen höhlt den Stein. Winamp, Audomate 3.4(135), Ultramixer or E-Mix

Thread Tools	Search this Thread
Show Printable Version Email this Page	Search this Thread: Advanced Search
Display Modes
Linear Mode Switch to Hybrid Mode Switch to Threaded Mode

31st July 2008, 22:21	#2
Kn0tte Major Dude Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 585	Hey. I think Winamp 3 had this preview-feature. Though Winamp 5 does not. But dont fear, it is on the wishlist..

31st July 2008, 23:28	#3
Menschenfleisch Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 178	Use JTFE Queue Manager

25th August 2008, 05:10	#5
Bowen Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 1	I'm trying to build a playlist from songs in the media lib; Though "enqueue" will add just the selected song to the playlist, "play" adds not only the selected song, but also adds all the other songs on the album! Is there a way to disable "play" from adding anything to the playlist, and just use enqueue after I've preview the song and really want to add it to the playlist? If not how do you build a playlist contining just what you want?