Foobar2000 ~ Playlist Viewers


Foobar2000 Playlist Viewers display the current playlist of songs. Different playlist viewers offer various capabilities such as formatting, grouping and visual options. A playlist viewer is usually the central panel and main focus of a Foobar2000 interface.

foobar2000-simplaylist-groups-v1
SimPlaylist

Adding a custom column to a playlist view: (using play count as an example)

  • When adding a column view in a playlist, you’ll need to define the column first.
  • Navigate to Preferences > Display > Default User Interface > Playlist View > Custom Columns
  • at the bottom of the custom columns windows, click “Add new
  • Name the Column “Played‘ and %play_count% as the ‘pattern’
  • click apply, ok
  • Now right click the title bar of the playlist and select “Columns” and make sure ‘Played‘ is selected (checkmarked) and that you can see the column in the playlist, it will be last but you can rearrange it.

Resources:

Configuring the default playlist viewer

Foobar2000 ~ How To Install A Component


Add-on components greatly extend the appearance and functionality of Foobar2000.

  1. Open the Foobar Preferences dialog (File | Preferences or press CTRL+P)
  2. Go to the Components page  (click components at the top of the list)
  3. Click the “Install…” button and select the component archive (zip) file, or drag the component’s file to the Installed components list box.
  4. Press “OK“, you will be prompted to restart foobar2000 in order to load the newly installed component.
  5. If the component has a visual element, you’ll need to add the component to the DUI (Default User Interface) now. Toggle View\Layout\Enable Layout Editing Mode and then add a new panel or tab. Right click the new panel or tab area and select “Add New UI Element …“, then select the new component from the list. You may need to adjust borders to fit. Exit layout mode.
foobar - preferences - components - install

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Foobar2000 ~ DADA Automatic Song Rating


Date and duration adjusted (DADA) auto-rating algorithm for foobar2000

The DADA Auto-Rating algorithm (DAR) automatically rates music according to a variety of statistics collected by foobar2000’s official “playback statistics” plugin.

If done well, an auto-rating algorithm will simply tell you what your favorite (and conversely, least favorite) music is, and the rating will be derived from and reflect actual listening behavior. This is quite different from manual ratings (e.g. 1 – 5 stars set by the user), since there’s very often a disparity between what we’d like ourselves to like, and what we actually like. For those interested in uncovering their actual musical tastes, a good auto-rating formula can be quite illuminating.

Foobar - Ratings and DAR - cropped

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foo_input_usf ~ Foobar Plays Nintendo 64


foo_input_usf is an input plugin for Foobar2000.

USF is a format which allows emulation of the sound of an Nintendo 64, which would allow (almost) perfect replication of the music in games. USFs are then played through a player, with a suitable plugin, which allows it to be played.

https://www.foobar2000.org/components/view/foo_input_usf

foo_jesus ~ Saves Foobar2000 Configurations


One of the first Foobar components to consider installing is foo_jesus. This component automatically saves your current configuration and creates backup copies on a regular basis. If you have a problem, or a regret, you can easily restore Foobar to an earlier state.

Adds submenu: File>Preferences>Advanced>Autosave & Autobackup
Backs up to: \Users\username\AppData\Roaming\foobar2000\autobackup

www.foobar2000.org/components/view/foo_jesus
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