It brings you closer to the artists you love. ” The new Winamp connects you to your music wherever you are. Not just updated, but totally remastered “, We read on the site, which takes care not to show too much, to raise the suspense. We are building Winamp for the next generation. ➖ #SetTheTone ⚡️ #Winamp 🦙 #StayTuned /FiTs3F7KeV Have you noticed something cool is happening ?

By visiting, there is indeed a whole new look, but above all the promise of a new Winamp. In a message published on Twitter on November 19, the platform invites the public to visit its website, with the false question: ” have you noticed that something cool is going on? ». Imagine that Winamp seems determined to find a place in your heart. For anyone who has known Napster, KazAa, eMule and BitTorrent, you can see what it is all about. The time was not so much for listening to music in respect of copyright. The days of streaming services like Spotify or Deezer were not yet. Who remembers Winamp? At the turn of the 2000s, this software was the most popular for listening to music on your computer. It remains to be seen whether the reader who was the star of the 2000s will manage to return to the hearts of Internet users. A brand new version of the popular multimedia software is being developed. I got a ringside view of how these incredible skins came about, and how much work designers put into these interactive works of art that they released for free.Winamp is back. Venus skin by rpeterclark Through high school and college, I managed the, an online design and art community with millions of contributing members and enthusiasts. That allowed for far more freedom for designers, who embraced various styles that ranged from minimal to skeuomorphic, and let their imaginations run wild. Up until version 3, you could change the UI by designing around the app’s template for the various windows that housed the main player, the EQ sliders, and your playlists, like so: Winamp 2’s base interface (left), AES skin by mattnagy (center), Amber skin by kriptoner (right) From version 3 onwards, your skins could be completely freeform, which meant that you could shape windows however you liked, decide where buttons would go, and which features would be accessible through the interface. Back in its heyday, Winamp was one of the most popular apps for designers to create themes and change the way the interface looked. That’s all well and good, but honestly, I’m more excited about the prospect of being able to apply skins to this media player app when it’s out.

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