Foobar2000 & Milkdrop2.1
by admin on Jun.02, 2009, under Tech
Since I got my laptop back from HP for repairs I’ve had to reinstall all my software… Incredibly annoying, but its a good opportunity to explain how to integrate foobar2000 with the new milkdrop2. For some reason, a lot of people (myself included) had a lot of trouble getting this combo working. I’ve tried explaining it to friends, but I couldn’t give a step-by-step. I highly recommend this combo ’cause fb2k takes barely any system resources, unlike WinAmp and its horrible apple counterpart iTunes. Plus, iPods work SO much easier with foobar than with iTunes. Here’s how I did it:
- Install Foobar2000.
- Install WinAmp (Ok, I know that might seem weird.. but it’s a hell of a lot easier than installing the Milkdrop2 visualization itself, since it comes packaged with WinAmp)
- Install Shpeck (Which automatically finds Milkdrop2 in WinAmp’s install directory… hence installing WinAmp in the first place.
- Enjoy.
Installing Foobar2000 and WinAmp should be self explanatory. But with Shpeck, you’ll notice a .dll file. Place this file in the components folderin foobar’s install directory. As in: C:\Program Files\foobar2000\components\foo_vis_shpeck.dll
This will also work with CollumsUI, although foobar made the default user interface must nicer/easier to customize than it used to be. To watch your new milkdrop installation, just go to View -> Visualizations -> Shpeck-Start Milkdrop2.1
But why use foobar in the first place?
- Foobar uses less system resources than anything else (computer runs a lot faster)
- User-created addons (addons for ANYTHING, including iPods)
- Scans 100+ gig libraries instantaneously… no more waiting 2 hours for WinAmp or - god forbid - iTunes to look through your library.
- Way Cooler.
Hope that helps!
