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Trout

My main audio player for many years has been, and will remain, foobar, but there are some times when I just want a simple “load’n'play” type of player. An application that comes very close is Billy.

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  • Windows
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  1.  Portable
  2. Last.fm icon  Integrated Last.fm scrobbler

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Only for those who have 3 MP3 files and wish to know how they sound. Anything more complicated will cause frustration.

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What is Trout?

My main audio player for many years has been, and will remain, foobar, but there are some times when I just want a simple “load’n'play” type of player. An application that comes very close is Billy. It’s a fantastic little app that fits in with my preferences in software design i.e. standard controls, no skins, etc. However, it only supports MP3, WAV, OGG, & FLAC and it also doesn’t display or use tags. Unfortunately, my audio collection comprises many more formats than that and I tag files like a man possessed. So, with that in mind, I’ve always wanted to write my own simple player. A good friend and I wrapped the BASS audio engine in AutoHotkey and I’ve written a player called Trout.

Features:

  • Supported audio formats (standard): AIFF, AIF, AIFC, MP1, MP2, MP3, OGA, OGG, WAV, MO3, XM, MOD, S3M, IT, MTM.
  • Supported audio formats (with included plugins): FLAC, WMA, WMP, WMV, ASF, MID, MIDI, RMI, KAR, WV, WVC, AAC, MP4, M4A, M4B, M4P, APE, AC3, SPX, TTA, OFR, MPC, ALAC, OPUS.
  • Basic freeDB support for audio CD track titles.
  • Support for internet radio streams.
  • Supported tag formats: ID3v1, ID3v2.2/3/4, OGG/FLAC Vorbis comments, WMA, APEv2, MP4/ALAC/AAC (not available under 9x/ME)
  • WinampAPI support for external control and display.
  • Commandline parameters for external control (/play, /stop, /prev, /next, & /mute).
  • Extremely customizable hotkey system.
  • Track announcements (ideal for audiobooks)
  • Basic album art support (folder.jpg)
  • Horizontal/vertical “minibar” controls.
  • Toaster style popup.
  • Play modes (Play file, play list, repeat file, repeat list, random, shuffle).
  • Simple tag editing (not available under 9x/ME).
  • Last.fm and Libre.fm scrobbling support.
  • Lyrics window (Lyrics from LyricWiki.org)