What is the Winamp agent?
“winampa.exe” is the Winamp Agent, used for playing MP3 files. Get more detailed information about winampa.exe and all other running background processes with Security Task Manager.
What is Winamp used for?
Winamp was one of the first widely used music players on Windows to support playback of Ogg Vorbis by default. It supports gapless playback for MP3 and AAC and ReplayGain for volume leveling across tracks. CD support includes playing and importing music from audio CDs, optionally with CD-Text, and burning music to CDs.
Is Winamp safe to use?
The release notes for Winamp 5.8 state that “a leaked version of Winamp 5.8 recently spread over the Internet. Consequently, we have decided to make this new version available to you, revised by us. We therefore recommend that you download this version rather than any other as we guarantee it is safe for you to use.
What is up with Winamp?
Early versions of the player – stylized WinAMP as a portmanteau of “Windows” and “AMP” (short for the Advanced Multimedia Products MP3 file playback engine it utilized) – offered rudimentary controls, but by the time version 1.006 launched only a few months later, its iconic GUI really started to take shape.
How do I turn on Winamp agent?
The recommended/easiest method to enable & disable is to checkmark/uncheck “Enable Winamp Agent” in: Winamp > Prefs > File Types. You’ll also see an explanation of what it is & does there, and two further options to ‘show systray icon’ and ‘maintain file associations’.
Is Winamp a freeware?
Winamp is a free multimedia player made by Nullsoft. It supports numerous audio and video formats. The player also has access to thousands of free songs, videos and online radio stations from SHOUTcast Radio and AOL Radio with XM.
How do I disable Winamp agent?
You can disable it from Winamp Preferences window. The related settings are located under General Preferences -> File Types -> Winamp Agent box.
Does anyone still use Winamp?
Winamp rode that wave, growing until it had 90 million users, only to become irrelevant. Hardly anyone uses Winamp these days.
How does Winamp make money?
Currently, Winamp Pro sells for $20, which, when multiplied by hundreds of thousands of paid users, works out to millions of dollars in revenue. Another way to make money is by selling ads directly on Winamp.com—and with the site doing several million total unique visitors a month, it’s an easy way to earn some cash.
¿Quién es el creador de Winamp?
Winamp es un reproductor multimedia, para la plataforma Microsoft Windows creado el 21 de abril de 1997 y distribuido gratuitamente por la empresa estadounidense Nullsoft. Sus creadores fueron el programador y hacker Justin Frankel y Dmitry Boldyrev , [ 1 ] aunque existe un equipo de programadores dedicados al desarrollo de Winamp.
¿Cuál es la versión Pro de Winamp?
La versión Pro tiene unas pocas funciones adicionales de vídeo, grabación de CD y codificación MP3. Winamp 5.6 cuenta con compatibilidad con Android Wi-Fi y compatibilidad directa con la rueda del ratón. Se implementó el códec Fraunhofer AAC con soporte de codificación VBR.
¿Cuál es la versión beta de Winamp?
Sorpresivamente, en septiembre de 2018 una versión beta de Winamp 5.8 con fecha del 26 de octubre de 2016 se filtró a la web. Esta era la primera versión de Winamp lanzada bajo el paraguas de Radionomy. Hay muchas mejoras y cambios en la compilación filtrada, incluida la compatibilidad total con Windows 10 y Windows 8.1.
¿Qué versión de Winamp reproduce el sonido?
En las versiones 1.x y 2.x Winamp reproduce sólo sonido. A partir de la versión 3 también reproduce vídeo; sin embargo, esta versión consumía demasiada memoria RAM y se colgaba. La serie de versiones 4.x nunca existió, el salto fue de la versión 3 a la versión 5.5.1.1763 (o simplemente 5.51).