A component to display visualisations and track information on a variety of Logitech LCD screens.
Features:
www.foobar2000.org/components/view/foo_logitech_lcd
Title formatting in foobar2000 is a system that allows you to control how information about your music is displayed in the interface. It doesn’t modify the audio files themselves or change tags — it only affects how metadata and other information is shown in playlists, status bar, or window title.
Think of it like a template language: you define a pattern for text, and foobar2000 fills in the fields with actual track information. For example, you can make the playlist display tracks as:
Artist - Track Title (Album)
Music files contain metadata such as:
Different users want to display this information differently. Title formatting lets you:
For example, you might want to show the album only if it exists. Title formatting makes that possible.
You typically use title formatting in three main places:
There are three core concepts that beginners must understand:
%artist%, %title%).Any normal text you type is displayed exactly as written. This is useful for labels, punctuation, or separators:
Now Playing:
You can combine plain text with fields to make output more readable:
Now Playing: %artist% - %title%
This will display something like:
Now Playing: Radiohead - Paranoid Android
Fields are placeholders that pull metadata from your music files. They are written inside percent signs:
%artist%
Some common fields include:
| Field | Meaning |
|---|---|
| %artist% | Track artist |
| %album% | Album name |
| %title% | Track title |
| %tracknumber% | Track number |
| %date% | Year or release date |
| %length% | Track duration |
Example combining fields:
%artist% - %title%
Output:
Radiohead - Paranoid Android
You can mix plain text with fields to create more structured output. For example:
%artist% – %title% (%album%)
Output:
Radiohead – Paranoid Android (OK Computer)
If a field does not exist in the file, foobar2000 simply displays nothing. For example, if %composer% is missing:
%composer%
The output will be blank. To prevent blank parentheses or awkward spacing, you can use conditional logic.
The $if() function allows you to display text only when a field has a value:
$if(condition,then,else)
Example:
%artist% - %title%$if(%album%, (%album%),)
This will display the album in parentheses only if %album% exists. Otherwise, it leaves that part empty.
Playlist Column
%artist% - %title%
Status Bar
Now Playing: %artist% – %title%
Window Title
%artist% – %title% | foobar2000
These fields are always available and do not require files to be tagged:
| Field | Meaning |
|---|---|
| %filename% | File name |
| %path% | Full file path |
| %codec% | Audio codec |
| %bitrate% | Bitrate |
| %samplerate% | Sample rate |
For someone just installing foobar2000, start with these basic formats:
%artist% - %title%
Now Playing: %artist% – %title%$if(%album%, (%album%),)
%artist% – %title%
%field% is the most important concept$if() handles missing or optional data elegantlyA good place to start is by installing foo_tfsandbox, this component allows you to experiment with title formatting expressions and fields before you implement them.
$info(referenced_offset) ~ shows time in format mm:ss:ff where ff are CD frames. For the first track it will show nothing instead of 00:00:00
hydrogenaud.io/index.php?topic=118733.msg979344
$if($or($stricmp(%codec%,DTS),$stricmp($cut(%codec%,3),DCA)),$if($info(bitspersample),$ifequal(%samplerate%,96000,$ifgreater(%bitrate%,1537,DTS-HD,DTS 96/$info(bitspersample)),DTS-HD),DTS),%codec% [%codec_profile%])
Release Date (earliest):
hydrogenaud.io/index.php/topic,125532.0
$max(%DATE%,$min($year(%DATE%),$year(%DISCOGS_RELEASED%),$year(%DISCOG_MASTER_RELEASE_DATE%)))
Title_Formatting_Introduction
Title Formatting Reference
Titleformat Examples
Titleformat_Album_List
Plays audio files from many systems including the ZX Spectrum, Acorn, Amstrad, Amiga, Atari, Commodore 64, GameBoy, MSX, Nes, PC, Phillips, SNES, Sam Coupe, Sega, TurboGrafX, etc.
zxtune.bitbucket.io
github.com/vitamin-caig/zxtune
This Foobar2000 component decodes dozens of streamed ADPCM or other compressed format files extracted from various console and PC games.
www.foobar2000.org/components/view/foo_input_vgmstream
Supported codec types:
Quick list of codecs vgmstream supports, including many obscure ones that are used in few games.
PCM 16-bit
PCM 8-bit (signed/unsigned)
PCM 4-bit (signed/unsigned)
PCM 32-bit float
u-Law/a-LAW
CRI ADX (standard, fixed, exponential, encrypted)
Nintendo DSP ADPCM a.k.a GC ADPCM
Nintendo DTK ADPCM
Nintendo AFC ADPCM
ITU-T G.721
CD-ROM XA ADPCM
Sony PSX ADPCM a.k.a VAG (standard, badflags, configurable, Pivotal)
Sony HEVAG
Electronic Arts EA-XA (stereo, mono, Maxis)
Electronic Arts EA-XAS (v0, v1)
DVI/IMA ADPCM (stereo/mono + high/low nibble, 3DS, Omikron, SNDS, etc)
Microsoft MS IMA ADPCM (standard, Xbox, NDS, Radical, Wwise, FSB, WV6, etc)
Microsoft MS ADPCM (standard, Cricket Audio)
Westwood VBR ADPCM
Yamaha ADPCM (AICA, Aska)
Procyon Studio ADPCM
Level-5 0x555 ADPCM
lsf ADPCM
Konami MTAF ADPCM
Konami MTA2 ADPCM
Paradigm MC3 ADPCM
FMOD FADPCM 4-bit ADPCM
Konami XMD 4-bit ADPCM
Platinum 4-bit ADPCM
Argonaut ASF 4-bit ADPCM
Ocean DSA 4-bit ADPCM
Circus XPCM ADPCM
OKI 4-bit ADPCM (16-bit output, 4-shift, PC-FX)
Ubisoft 4/6-bit ADPCM
SDX2 2:1 Squareroot-Delta-Exact compression DPCM
CBD2 2:1 Cuberoot-Delta-Exact compression DPCM
Activision EXAKT SASSC DPCM
Xilam DERF DPCM
InterPlay ACM
VisualArt’s NWA
Electronic Arts MicroTalk a.k.a. UTK or UMT
CRI HCA
Xiph Vorbis (Ogg, FSB5, Wwise, OGL, Silicon Knights)
MPEG MP1/2/3 (standard, AHX, XVAG, FSB, AWC, P3D, etc)
ITU-T G.722.1 annex C (Polycom Siren 14)
ITU G.719 annex B (Polycom Siren 22)
Electronic Arts EALayer3
Electronic Arts EA-XMA
Sony ATRAC3, ATRAC3plus
Sony ATRAC9
Microsoft XMA1/2
Microsoft WMA v1, WMA v2, WMAPro
AAC
Bink
AC3/SPDIF
Xiph Opus (Ogg, Switch, EA, UE4, Exient)
Xiph CELT (FSB)
Musepack
FLAC
Others
ASAP (Another Slight Atari Player) plays and converts 8-bit Atari music (*.sap, *.cmc, *.mpt, *.rmt, *.tmc, …) on modern computers and mobile devices.
asap.sourceforge.net
sourceforge.net/projects/asap
asap.sourceforge.net/web
github.com/epi/asap
Super Audio CD Decoder input plugin for foobar2000. Decoder is capable of playing back Super Audio CD ISO images, DSDIFF, DSF and DSD WavPack files. Direct DSD playback for compatible devices.
Separate DSD Processor/DSD Converter plugins for track extraction into DSD/DST encoded files.
sourceforge.net/projects/sacddecoder
Foobar2000:Components/Super_Audio_CD_Decoder_(foo_input_sacd)
Sony: How to install a Super Audio CD Decoder component
I’ve successfully followed these steps to get DSD (.dsf filetype) and SACD (.iso filetype) playing at high bit rate using foobar2000 on my S.M.S.L M500 DAC.
This has been adapted from “SECTION II” of this page, thanks to “sirblew” for the tip!
Introduction
DSD stands for Direct Stream Digital and it is a high-definition lossless audio format with a twist. PCM signal solutions (like FLAC, TTA or APE) measure a set of bits multiple times per second to capture the audio data, hence the 16/24-bit parameter. On the other hand, DSD uses only one bit but samples it 2.8 million times a second to capture the audio signal.
ASIO Output (Required)
Download and extract foo_out_asio – ASIO Output
Install the asio component:
- File > Preferences > Components
- Click Install.
- Select “foo_out_asio.fb2k-component”.
- Click OK, then OK again to restart Foobar2000.
Set the asio component as the output device:
- File > Preferences > Playback > Output
- Device: “ASIO : USB DAC ASIO” (or name of your device)
Optionally, disable all other devices:
- File > Preferences > Playback > Output > Devices
- (uncheck all but “ASIO : USB DAC ASIO”, for example)
SACD (ISO) Playback
Download and extract foo_input_sacd – Super Audio CD Decoder. This decoder is capable of playing back Super Audio CD ISO images, DSDIFF, DSF and DSD WavPack files.
Install DSD SACD component:
- File > Preferences > Components
- Click Install.
- Select only “foo_input_sacd.fb2k-component”.
- Click OK, then OK again to restart Foobar2000.
Set plugin for “PCM” as output mode:
- File > Preferences >Tools > SACD
- Output (per device)
- Type: “DSD+PCM” (was PCM). Note: DSD+PCM will send a converted to PCM stream to Foobar so graphic add-ons like VU-meters, spectrographs and so on will work as they do when playing regular PCM files.
- Samplerate: 384000 (was 44100)
- Converter
- DSD2PCM Mode: “Direct (64fp, 30kHz lowpass)” (was “Multistage (32fp)”). 30KHz low pass filtered means all DSD noise above that frequency is removed and does not reach the amp.
- Input
- Preferable Area: “Stereo” (was “None”). Only stereo tracks are displayed.
- Editable Tags (was unchecked).
- Store Tags With ISO (was unchecked). Stores tag info in the plugin folder.
- Linked 2CH/MCH Tags (was unchecked). Tags added to a SACD ISO will be shared between stereo and multichannel tracks.
- Click OK
DSF Extraction (optional)
This can be useful if you open an ISO file and want to extract the contained files to DSF.
Download and extract foo_dsd_converter.
Install DSD Converter component:
- File > Preferences > Components
- Click Install.
- Select only “foo_dsd_converter.fb2k-component”.
- Click OK, then OK again to restart Foobar2000.
Ensure “Convert” menu item is enabled:
- File > Preferences > Display > Context Menu
- Ensure “Convert” (and child items) are checked.
Now right click a file in the playlist an choose “Convert > DSD Convert”.
- Output format: DSF
- Path:
- Output style: “…” then choose file name: “nn. title” and close dialog.
- Click “Convert”.
Project SWAMI, Sampled Waveforms And Musical Instruments, is a collection of free software for editing, managing and playing musical instruments for MIDI music composition. Current focus is primarily the SoundFont format, which is an open file format for digital audio “sample” based instruments.
www.swamiproject.org
sourceforge.net/projects/swami
Additional encoding/decoding and input components expand the range of audio file formats that can be played by Foobar2000. Not all of these components are official or officially recommended. Listed alphabetically by component name.
foo_hdcd ~ This post processing service component will decode HDCD data in any 16-bit PCM stream passed through it by supporting inputs, such as CDDA, WAV, FLAC, and WavPack.
Command-Line Decoder Wrapper ~ This component allows foobar2000 to play or convert any audio format with a standalone command-line decoder available, including various exotic formats that do not have native foobar2000 decoder components. (foo_input_exe)
FFmpeg Decoder Wrapper ~ This component allows foobar2000 to read arbitrary file formats via user-supplied ffmpeg.exe and ffprobe.exe. (foo_input_ffmpeg)
foo_dyndec ~ Exposes the decoded sample rate, number of channels and bit depth to components that can only use static information natively.
foo_input_dummy ~ a pseudo input
How to install a foobar component.
Internet music dealers currently sell “CD-Quality” tracks, or even better (“Studio-Master”), thanks to lossless audio coding formats (FLAC, ALAC). However, a lossless format does not guarantee that the audio content is what it seems to be. The audio signal may have been upscaled (increasing the resolution), upsampled (increasing the sampling rate) or even transcoded from a lossy to a lossless format. Lossless Audio Checker analyzes lossless audio tracks and detects upscaling, upsampling and transcoding.
Watch music videos and video playlists using Foobar2000
- This component adds the possibility of playing Youtube, Vimeo and Dailymotion clips directly via their URL.
- In addition to single clip URLs it supports clip feeds (i.e. playlists, channels etc.) from Youtube and Dailymotion.
- Single clips and feeds can be added using File menu commands Add location and Add multiple URL(s).
- Component has several UI elements, both DUI and CUI are supported. There are element for searching on Youtube within the program, for video playback and elements for various technical info about clips and component workflow. All elements are listed under Youtube Source group in UI configuration windows.
- In addition to UI elements it has several popup windows with similar functionality.
- For Lyric Show Panel 3 it provides an additional lyric source.
- Clip thumbnails are exposed as album art to the program.
- Single clip can be turned into album with multiple tracks.
fy.3dyd.com
www.foobar2000.org/components/view/foo_youtube
Install component then install these dependencies:
Installing madVR:
If it works it will say “Install Successful”
Additional Resources:
wiki.mikejung.biz/MadVR#LAV_Filters
A group of audio DAW plug-ins targeting Windows (VST), Mac (VST/AU), and Linux, mostly for guitar amplifier simulation, with the C-120 being the flagship product (which started off long ago as a closed-source VST). Open source, mostly under GPL.
Features:
- Up to 128-bit (internal) Multi-Stage Guitar Amplifier Layered Distortion, also runs in 64 and 32 bit modes
- Native Mac and Linux ports coming soon
- Advanced maths for tube-like guitar amplifier distortion, doesn’t use cheap waveshaping
- Designed with dynamic response that changes according to the input level – Much more than just a basic “sample in, sample out”
- Up to 12x Internal Oversampling, separate controls for live/online and off-line render
- Multi-Band EQ – low, mid, high, contour, presence
- Built-in custom convolution-based cab-mic effect, works with almost any sample rate and/or audio buffer size
- New version of C120 has less clutter in GUI, separate page for advanced features
- No commercial bloat!
- GPL license, but just for the plug-in itself
- Any rendered/processed audio is YOURS (any license you want)!
- Hand-Coded in C++, pre-fab code or “wizards” were NOT used to build this!
- Primarily built with MinGW-w64 and Code::Blocks IDE
- NEW Jykwrakker plugin also features custom stereo reverb FX you won’t find elsewhere.
- NEW Source code available under zlib license (long overdue)
SimpleTag is a cross-platform desktop tool, which allows to update the labels of all your music before incorporating it into a musical library or cloud service.
Nowadays, the amount of music we have in our equipment is large, it is no longer possible to manage with the traditional system of filenames and directories. The most convenient way is to use the concept of libraries that handle the big market music players: iTunes, Amarok, Windows Media Player, Google Music, … etc.
The labels of music files contains all the information on artist, album, genre, title, lyrics … etc, associated with a song. This information is used by music players to manage their libraries. A good labeling enhances the user experience.
Do you want your music in the cloud? Then before, you have to check the tag information is correct before incorporating. If you do not, you will be unable to locate many of your songs.
Features:
- Complete file information from audio fingerprint (AcoustID database). This uses the service provided by AcoustId (http://acoustid.org). One colors simple system gives you information about your search results
- Locate the covers of your songs by the artist/album the song. The location of the cover image, uses Google image services. It also incorporates images that are in the directory you’re processing, treating them as potential cover images.
- Allows mass renaming music files on disk, based on the tag information. If in addition to either your tagged songs, you want the file names follow a pattern that identifies them, you can use this feature.
- Supports MP3, Ogg/Vorbis formats
- Mass-tagging of multiple files
- Auto enumerate the selected songs. In many cases, the songs do not have track numbers. With this feature, you can set the sequence numbers for all the songs on an album.
sourceforge.net/projects/simpletag
The Audio File 