August 19th, 1999

[11:45 AM]
New Free Mac MP3 Player Introduced
Digital Thought, Inc. has released a new Mp3 player for the Mac called GrayAMP. GrayAMP has an impressive list of features and has been released as freeware. The application is extremely Mac and Finder like. According to Digital Thought:

GrayAMP is an MP3 player, plain and simple. It is small and lightweight but includes all the major features you need in a player (such as full playlist support). The interface is Finder-like and MacOS 8 friendly. In the spirit of MP3s, GrayAMP is free.

It requires MacOS 8.0 or later, or System 7.5.x with Appearance Manager.

Features:

  • Fast MPEG Audio engine, or...
  • QuickTime 4 can be used for playback (plays all QT-supported formats)
  • Complete Playlist features
  • Add, Remove, Rearrange songs
  • Sort by Name or Played status
  • Save & Load playlists
  • GrayAMP is smart enough not to lose track of files when moved
  • Drag & Drop files or folders
  • And of course, Shuffle & Loop
  • Simple, Finder-like interface (Full MacOS 8 style)
  • The ability to set your own Command-keys for Play, Stop, Pause, etc.
  • Contextual Menus & Navigation services
  • Live Windows & Scrolling
  • Lightweight (small) application

GrayAMP, being freeware, is free. You can find more information on the product at the company's web site.

Digital Thought