AIMP is a
freeware audio player for
Windows
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and
Android, originally developed by
Russia
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n developer Artem Izmaylov ().
It supports a variety of
audio codecs, and includes tools to convert audio files and edit their metadata. It also has the capability of installing user-made skins and plugins. After its release, it has been well received by different parties.''
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Development
The first version of AIMP was released on August 8, 2006
and was named after its creator, ''Artem Izmaylov Media Player''. AIMP was initially based on the BASS audio library.
Version 3 added a new audio engine and full support for
ReplayGain, and revamped the music library interface transparency effects.
Features
The player supports audio codecs, including
MP3,
AAC,
Dolby AC-3
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,
Ogg Vorbis
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,
Opus,
Speex,
Windows Media Audio,
Apple Lossless
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,
FLAC
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,
WAV,
Audio CDs,
APE, True Audio;
DTS audio,
MP1,
MP2,
Musepack,
OptimFROG,
WavPack,
MIDI
Musical Instrument Digital Interface (; MIDI) is an American-Japanese technical standard that describes a communication protocol, digital interface, and electrical connectors that connect a wide variety of electronic musical instruments, ...
,
Impulse Tracker,
MO3,
MOD, MultiTracker Module,
S3M, Tom's lossless Audio Kompressor (TAK), and
FastTracker 2 Extended Module.
It supports the
DirectSound,
ASIO
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and
WASAPI audio interfaces, and it uses 32-bit audio processing for its 18-band equalizer and built-in sound effects (
Reverb
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,
Flanger,
Chorus, Pitch, Tempo,
Echo, Speed, Bass, Enhancer, Voice Remover).
AIMP can store the currently played media file in
RAM, up to 250 MB, ensuring smooth playback.
AIMP can also cache up to 60 seconds of internet radio streams to RAM, allowing for uninterrupted playback over unreliable internet connections. A drawback of this function is that channel switching is slowed as the buffer is first filled to at least 25% before the playback starts (i.e. with 60 seconds of cache selected, the music will take up to 15 seconds to start playing).
Other features
Other features of AIMP include a
LastFM scrobbler, a Playlist and Advanced Tag Editor, Multi-User support, support for
Internet Radio
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stream capturing and cloud streaming, a 20-band equalizer, plug-in and skin support,
visualizations from
Sonique and UltraPlayer, a multi-language interface, Rating and listening statistics,
CUE sheet support, a
CD ripping tool with audio encoding support, and a searchable audio library with customizable track grouping.
See also
*
Comparison of audio player software
References
External links
*
AIMP portable version'. portableapps.com''
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2006 software
Windows media players
Streaming software
Tag editors
Android (operating system) software
Android media players