Creating play lists
Steven Johnson <saxmonger@...>
I would like to be able to create a play list that would play a large amount of music in Winamp, but I don’t have the foggiest idea how to even get started creating one. I want to actually make a play list, not just tell Winamp to play a folder. Anyone have any JAWS oriented tutorials on creating playlists, or recommendations for a decent, accessible playlist editor?
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Richard <thegothot@...>
Hi Steven,
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I can write those instructions, and post them later today. HTH, Rick
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From: "Steven Johnson" <saxmonger@...> To: <main@TechTalk.groups.io> Sent: Monday, October 21, 2019 7:07 PM Subject: [TechTalk] Creating play lists I would like to be able to create a play list that would play a large amount of music in Winamp, but I don't have the foggiest idea how to even get started creating one. I want to actually make a play list, not just tell Winamp to play a folder. Anyone have any JAWS oriented tutorials on creating playlists, or recommendations for a decent, accessible playlist editor?
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Smiling?
Creating Playlists using Winamp
There are several different ways of doing most things on computers. This process below has worked with XP, 7, 8 and 10.
There are simple ways of creating playlist files (.M3U, .PLS, etc.) within Winamp alone (without having to install anything extra) and here are the directions below:
1. Open up Winamp. 2. Within the Winamp Playlist Editor tab we'll call it (Alt+E) which is where you have all of your chosen tracks. To choose individual tracks to add to this list, just highlight/select whatever tracks on your machine or other drives that you are wanting to add to the playlist, use your applications key (Shift+F10) 3. Then press E for Enqueue in Winamp. Do this with whatever tracks, albums, folders that have anything you are wanting to add to the playlist that you are interested in creating. 4. When finished adding all you desire to add, go to the Winamp Playlist Editor tab like before (probably only needing to Control+Tab to it if focus is not already there) You can arrow up and down to check out what you've placed within the playlist use the keystroke Control+S to save the playlist you've put together. Name and save it wherever you prefer. It can be moved anywhere on the machine, it's just the files within this playlist you've put together can't be moved for them to continue to work with the playlist itself.
From: main@TechTalk.groups.io [mailto:main@TechTalk.groups.io] On Behalf Of Steven Johnson
Sent: Monday, October 21, 2019 4:07 PM To: main@TechTalk.groups.io Subject: [TechTalk] Creating play lists
I would like to be able to create a play list that would play a large amount of music in Winamp, but I don’t have the foggiest idea how to even get started creating one. I want to actually make a play list, not just tell Winamp to play a folder. Anyone have any JAWS oriented tutorials on creating playlists, or recommendations for a decent, accessible playlist editor?
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Steven Johnson <saxmonger@...>
Hi Rick. I would love to have your play list instructions. Thanks for
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taking the time to provide them for me.
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From: main@TechTalk.groups.io <main@TechTalk.groups.io> On Behalf Of Richard Sent: Tuesday, October 22, 2019 3:52 AM To: main@TechTalk.groups.io Subject: Re: [TechTalk] Creating play lists Hi Steven, I can write those instructions, and post them later today. HTH, Rick ----- Original Message ----- From: "Steven Johnson" <saxmonger@...> To: <main@TechTalk.groups.io> Sent: Monday, October 21, 2019 7:07 PM Subject: [TechTalk] Creating play lists I would like to be able to create a play list that would play a large amount of music in Winamp, but I don't have the foggiest idea how to even get started creating one. I want to actually make a play list, not just tell Winamp to play a folder. Anyone have any JAWS oriented tutorials on creating playlists, or recommendations for a decent, accessible playlist editor?
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Vicky Vaughan
Please send these instructions to the list. I would very much like to have
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them as well! Sincerely, Vicky V
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From: main@TechTalk.groups.io <main@TechTalk.groups.io> On Behalf Of Steven Johnson Sent: Tuesday, October 22, 2019 6:57 PM To: main@TechTalk.groups.io Subject: Re: [TechTalk] Creating play lists Hi Rick. I would love to have your play list instructions. Thanks for taking the time to provide them for me. -----Original Message----- From: main@TechTalk.groups.io <main@TechTalk.groups.io> On Behalf Of Richard Sent: Tuesday, October 22, 2019 3:52 AM To: main@TechTalk.groups.io Subject: Re: [TechTalk] Creating play lists Hi Steven, I can write those instructions, and post them later today. HTH, Rick ----- Original Message ----- From: "Steven Johnson" <saxmonger@...> To: <main@TechTalk.groups.io> Sent: Monday, October 21, 2019 7:07 PM Subject: [TechTalk] Creating play lists I would like to be able to create a play list that would play a large amount of music in Winamp, but I don't have the foggiest idea how to even get started creating one. I want to actually make a play list, not just tell Winamp to play a folder. Anyone have any JAWS oriented tutorials on creating playlists, or recommendations for a decent, accessible playlist editor? -- This email has been checked for viruses by AVG. https://www.avg.com
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Smiling?
Once again, here's how playlists can be created simply using Winamp.
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Creating Playlists using Winamp This has already been answered, but for convenience just answering it again (there are several different ways of doing most things on computers). This process has worked with XP, 7, 8 and 10. There are simple ways of creating playlist files (.M3U, .PLS, etc.) within Winamp alone (without having to install anything extra) and here are the directions below: 1. Open up Winamp. 2. Within the Winamp Playlist Editor tab we'll call it (Alt+E) which is where you have all of your chosen tracks. To choose individual tracks to add to this list, just highlight/select whatever tracks on your machine or other drives that you are wanting to add to the playlist, use your applications key (Shift+F10) 3. Then press E for Enqueue in Winamp. Do this with whatever tracks, albums, folders that have anything you are wanting to add to the playlist that you are interested in creating. 4. When finished adding all you desire to add, go to the Winamp Playlist Editor tab like before (probably only needing to Control+Tab to it if focus is not already there) You can arrow up and down to check out what you've placed within the playlist use the keystroke Control+S to save the playlist you've put together. Name and save it wherever you prefer. It can be moved anywhere on the machine, it's just the files within this playlist you've put together can't be moved for them to continue to work with the playlist itself.
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From: main@TechTalk.groups.io [mailto:main@TechTalk.groups.io] On Behalf Of Vicky Vaughan Sent: Tuesday, October 22, 2019 5:16 PM To: main@TechTalk.groups.io Subject: Re: [TechTalk] Creating play lists Please send these instructions to the list. I would very much like to have them as well! Sincerely, Vicky V -----Original Message----- From: main@TechTalk.groups.io <main@TechTalk.groups.io> On Behalf Of Steven Johnson Sent: Tuesday, October 22, 2019 6:57 PM To: main@TechTalk.groups.io Subject: Re: [TechTalk] Creating play lists Hi Rick. I would love to have your play list instructions. Thanks for taking the time to provide them for me. -----Original Message----- From: main@TechTalk.groups.io <main@TechTalk.groups.io> On Behalf Of Richard Sent: Tuesday, October 22, 2019 3:52 AM To: main@TechTalk.groups.io Subject: Re: [TechTalk] Creating play lists Hi Steven, I can write those instructions, and post them later today. HTH, Rick ----- Original Message ----- From: "Steven Johnson" <saxmonger@...> To: <main@TechTalk.groups.io> Sent: Monday, October 21, 2019 7:07 PM Subject: [TechTalk] Creating play lists I would like to be able to create a play list that would play a large amount of music in Winamp, but I don't have the foggiest idea how to even get started creating one. I want to actually make a play list, not just tell Winamp to play a folder. Anyone have any JAWS oriented tutorials on creating playlists, or recommendations for a decent, accessible playlist editor? -- This email has been checked for viruses by AVG. https://www.avg.com
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Steven Johnson <saxmonger@...>
Thank you for these instructions. I am off to a good start creating my
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playlist using them.
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From: main@TechTalk.groups.io <main@TechTalk.groups.io> On Behalf Of Smiling? Sent: Wednesday, October 23, 2019 1:37 AM To: main@TechTalk.groups.io Subject: Re: [TechTalk] Creating play lists Once again, here's how playlists can be created simply using Winamp. Creating Playlists using Winamp This has already been answered, but for convenience just answering it again (there are several different ways of doing most things on computers). This process has worked with XP, 7, 8 and 10. There are simple ways of creating playlist files (.M3U, .PLS, etc.) within Winamp alone (without having to install anything extra) and here are the directions below: 1. Open up Winamp. 2. Within the Winamp Playlist Editor tab we'll call it (Alt+E) which is where you have all of your chosen tracks. To choose individual tracks to add to this list, just highlight/select whatever tracks on your machine or other drives that you are wanting to add to the playlist, use your applications key (Shift+F10) 3. Then press E for Enqueue in Winamp. Do this with whatever tracks, albums, folders that have anything you are wanting to add to the playlist that you are interested in creating. 4. When finished adding all you desire to add, go to the Winamp Playlist Editor tab like before (probably only needing to Control+Tab to it if focus is not already there) You can arrow up and down to check out what you've placed within the playlist use the keystroke Control+S to save the playlist you've put together. Name and save it wherever you prefer. It can be moved anywhere on the machine, it's just the files within this playlist you've put together can't be moved for them to continue to work with the playlist itself. -----Original Message----- From: main@TechTalk.groups.io [mailto:main@TechTalk.groups.io] On Behalf Of Vicky Vaughan Sent: Tuesday, October 22, 2019 5:16 PM To: main@TechTalk.groups.io Subject: Re: [TechTalk] Creating play lists Please send these instructions to the list. I would very much like to have them as well! Sincerely, Vicky V -----Original Message----- From: main@TechTalk.groups.io <main@TechTalk.groups.io> On Behalf Of Steven Johnson Sent: Tuesday, October 22, 2019 6:57 PM To: main@TechTalk.groups.io Subject: Re: [TechTalk] Creating play lists Hi Rick. I would love to have your play list instructions. Thanks for taking the time to provide them for me. -----Original Message----- From: main@TechTalk.groups.io <main@TechTalk.groups.io> On Behalf Of Richard Sent: Tuesday, October 22, 2019 3:52 AM To: main@TechTalk.groups.io Subject: Re: [TechTalk] Creating play lists Hi Steven, I can write those instructions, and post them later today. HTH, Rick ----- Original Message ----- From: "Steven Johnson" <saxmonger@...> To: <main@TechTalk.groups.io> Sent: Monday, October 21, 2019 7:07 PM Subject: [TechTalk] Creating play lists I would like to be able to create a play list that would play a large amount of music in Winamp, but I don't have the foggiest idea how to even get started creating one. I want to actually make a play list, not just tell Winamp to play a folder. Anyone have any JAWS oriented tutorials on creating playlists, or recommendations for a decent, accessible playlist editor? -- This email has been checked for viruses by AVG. https://www.avg.com
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Richard <thegothot@...>
Hi Steven,
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Here are the steps I have been using for the past 18 years, and have had no problems There are other ways of doing this, this is just the one I prefer, and it may seem lengthy, but there is actually more verbiage than actions. Creating a playlist for Winamp: Winamp should be set as the default audio player, and configured properly in order for these steps to work. These steps were written using Winamp 5.623 on Windows 7 and Jaws 2019, and should work fine as long as the following requirements are met: 1. Winamp is the default player. 2. Winamp is configured to show Winamp actions in the context menu. 3. Files in the playlist are not moved from their location when the playlist was created. 4. If files are on an external drive, that drive will need to be connected and turned on before Winamp starts in order for it to find the files. 1. Select the files you want to be in the playlist, and then press the applications key, or shift F10 to open the context menu. 2. From the list of available options, select "encue in Winamp", and press enter. 3. Repeat the steps above , until you have your playlist complete. Once you have completed your playlist, start Winamp to make sure the files play. 4. Next, open the run dialogue, and type a period, and press enter. This will open your user folder. 5. Select app data, and press enter to open it. By default, the app data folder is hidden, so you will have to make it show to access it. 6. Select "roaming", and press enter. 7. Select the Winamp folder and open it. 8. Select the "winamp.m3u file, and press the F2 key to rename the file, giving it a name suitable for your playlist. 9. At this point, you can simply cut the file from the folder, and place it on your Desktop, Start Menu, or the root of the "C" drive, or leave it where it is, and create a shortcut to it. Removing this file from Winamp will not cause any problems, since a new one is created when Winamp starts. 10. You can follow these steps to create as many playlists as you wish You can copy the file path below , replacing the "User Name", with the name of your folder, to get directly to the Winamp folder. Windows XP: C:\Documents and Settings\User Name\Application Data\Winamp Windows Vista &Windows 7: C:\Users\User Name\AppData\Roaming\Winamp This should also work with Windows 10, although I haven't been able to get Winamp to work correctly on my system yet. HTH, Rick
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From: "Steven Johnson" <saxmonger@...> To: <main@TechTalk.groups.io> Sent: Tuesday, October 22, 2019 6:56 PM Subject: Re: [TechTalk] Creating play lists Hi Rick. I would love to have your play list instructions. Thanks for taking the time to provide them for me. -----Original Message----- From: main@TechTalk.groups.io <main@TechTalk.groups.io> On Behalf Of Richard Sent: Tuesday, October 22, 2019 3:52 AM To: main@TechTalk.groups.io Subject: Re: [TechTalk] Creating play lists Hi Steven, I can write those instructions, and post them later today. HTH, Rick ----- Original Message ----- From: "Steven Johnson" <saxmonger@...> To: <main@TechTalk.groups.io> Sent: Monday, October 21, 2019 7:07 PM Subject: [TechTalk] Creating play lists I would like to be able to create a play list that would play a large amount of music in Winamp, but I don't have the foggiest idea how to even get started creating one. I want to actually make a play list, not just tell Winamp to play a folder. Anyone have any JAWS oriented tutorials on creating playlists, or recommendations for a decent, accessible playlist editor?
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Steven Johnson <saxmonger@...>
Thank you Rick. I was able to follow your instructions and get my list
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created and on my desktop in a matter of minutes in Windows 10, JAWS 2019 and Winamp 6.28. Your help is greatly appreciated.
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From: main@TechTalk.groups.io <main@TechTalk.groups.io> On Behalf Of Richard Sent: Wednesday, October 23, 2019 7:24 AM To: main@TechTalk.groups.io Subject: Re: [TechTalk] Creating play lists Hi Steven, Here are the steps I have been using for the past 18 years, and have had no problems There are other ways of doing this, this is just the one I prefer, and it may seem lengthy, but there is actually more verbiage than actions. Creating a playlist for Winamp: Winamp should be set as the default audio player, and configured properly in order for these steps to work. These steps were written using Winamp 5.623 on Windows 7 and Jaws 2019, and should work fine as long as the following requirements are met: 1. Winamp is the default player. 2. Winamp is configured to show Winamp actions in the context menu. 3. Files in the playlist are not moved from their location when the playlist was created. 4. If files are on an external drive, that drive will need to be connected and turned on before Winamp starts in order for it to find the files. 1. Select the files you want to be in the playlist, and then press the applications key, or shift F10 to open the context menu. 2. From the list of available options, select "encue in Winamp", and press enter. 3. Repeat the steps above , until you have your playlist complete. Once you have completed your playlist, start Winamp to make sure the files play. 4. Next, open the run dialogue, and type a period, and press enter. This will open your user folder. 5. Select app data, and press enter to open it. By default, the app data folder is hidden, so you will have to make it show to access it. 6. Select "roaming", and press enter. 7. Select the Winamp folder and open it. 8. Select the "winamp.m3u file, and press the F2 key to rename the file, giving it a name suitable for your playlist. 9. At this point, you can simply cut the file from the folder, and place it on your Desktop, Start Menu, or the root of the "C" drive, or leave it where it is, and create a shortcut to it. Removing this file from Winamp will not cause any problems, since a new one is created when Winamp starts. 10. You can follow these steps to create as many playlists as you wish You can copy the file path below , replacing the "User Name", with the name of your folder, to get directly to the Winamp folder. Windows XP: C:\Documents and Settings\User Name\Application Data\Winamp Windows Vista &Windows 7: C:\Users\User Name\AppData\Roaming\Winamp This should also work with Windows 10, although I haven't been able to get Winamp to work correctly on my system yet. HTH, Rick ----- Original Message ----- From: "Steven Johnson" <saxmonger@...> To: <main@TechTalk.groups.io> Sent: Tuesday, October 22, 2019 6:56 PM Subject: Re: [TechTalk] Creating play lists Hi Rick. I would love to have your play list instructions. Thanks for taking the time to provide them for me. -----Original Message----- From: main@TechTalk.groups.io <main@TechTalk.groups.io> On Behalf Of Richard Sent: Tuesday, October 22, 2019 3:52 AM To: main@TechTalk.groups.io Subject: Re: [TechTalk] Creating play lists Hi Steven, I can write those instructions, and post them later today. HTH, Rick ----- Original Message ----- From: "Steven Johnson" <saxmonger@...> To: <main@TechTalk.groups.io> Sent: Monday, October 21, 2019 7:07 PM Subject: [TechTalk] Creating play lists I would like to be able to create a play list that would play a large amount of music in Winamp, but I don't have the foggiest idea how to even get started creating one. I want to actually make a play list, not just tell Winamp to play a folder. Anyone have any JAWS oriented tutorials on creating playlists, or recommendations for a decent, accessible playlist editor?
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Thom Spittle
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I have watched this thread and seen some good advice on playlist. I just wanted to add my 2 cents worth. A playlist is a text file with a list of song paths. For example, here is a path to Tim McGraw, "Live Like You Were Dying" "F:\Music\T\Tim McGraw\Greatest Hits Volume 2 (2006)\Tim McGraw - Greatest Hits Volume 2 (2006)\01 - Live Like You Were Dying.mp3" If I had the path to my favorite songs in a notepad text file, then saved it but changed the txt extension to M3U, it would then be a playlist that winamp and itunes, or windows media player could recognize. I hope this helps anybody's understanding of what a playlist file is all about. Take care, Thom
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From: main@TechTalk.groups.io <main@TechTalk.groups.io> On Behalf Of Richard Sent: Wednesday, October 23, 2019 10:24 AM To: main@TechTalk.groups.io Subject: Re: [TechTalk] Creating play lists Hi Steven, Here are the steps I have been using for the past 18 years, and have had no problems There are other ways of doing this, this is just the one I prefer, and it may seem lengthy, but there is actually more verbiage than actions. Creating a playlist for Winamp: Winamp should be set as the default audio player, and configured properly in order for these steps to work. These steps were written using Winamp 5.623 on Windows 7 and Jaws 2019, and should work fine as long as the following requirements are met: 1. Winamp is the default player. 2. Winamp is configured to show Winamp actions in the context menu. 3. Files in the playlist are not moved from their location when the playlist was created. 4. If files are on an external drive, that drive will need to be connected and turned on before Winamp starts in order for it to find the files. 1. Select the files you want to be in the playlist, and then press the applications key, or shift F10 to open the context menu. 2. From the list of available options, select "encue in Winamp", and press enter. 3. Repeat the steps above , until you have your playlist complete. Once you have completed your playlist, start Winamp to make sure the files play. 4. Next, open the run dialogue, and type a period, and press enter. This will open your user folder. 5. Select app data, and press enter to open it. By default, the app data folder is hidden, so you will have to make it show to access it. 6. Select "roaming", and press enter. 7. Select the Winamp folder and open it. 8. Select the "winamp.m3u file, and press the F2 key to rename the file, giving it a name suitable for your playlist. 9. At this point, you can simply cut the file from the folder, and place it on your Desktop, Start Menu, or the root of the "C" drive, or leave it where it is, and create a shortcut to it. Removing this file from Winamp will not cause any problems, since a new one is created when Winamp starts. 10. You can follow these steps to create as many playlists as you wish You can copy the file path below , replacing the "User Name", with the name of your folder, to get directly to the Winamp folder. Windows XP: C:\Documents and Settings\User Name\Application Data\Winamp Windows Vista &Windows 7: C:\Users\User Name\AppData\Roaming\Winamp This should also work with Windows 10, although I haven't been able to get Winamp to work correctly on my system yet. HTH, Rick ----- Original Message ----- From: "Steven Johnson" <saxmonger@...> To: <main@TechTalk.groups.io> Sent: Tuesday, October 22, 2019 6:56 PM Subject: Re: [TechTalk] Creating play lists Hi Rick. I would love to have your play list instructions. Thanks for taking the time to provide them for me. -----Original Message----- From: main@TechTalk.groups.io <main@TechTalk.groups.io> On Behalf Of Richard Sent: Tuesday, October 22, 2019 3:52 AM To: main@TechTalk.groups.io Subject: Re: [TechTalk] Creating play lists Hi Steven, I can write those instructions, and post them later today. HTH, Rick ----- Original Message ----- From: "Steven Johnson" <saxmonger@...> To: <main@TechTalk.groups.io> Sent: Monday, October 21, 2019 7:07 PM Subject: [TechTalk] Creating play lists I would like to be able to create a play list that would play a large amount of music in Winamp, but I don't have the foggiest idea how to even get started creating one. I want to actually make a play list, not just tell Winamp to play a folder. Anyone have any JAWS oriented tutorials on creating playlists, or recommendations for a decent, accessible playlist editor?
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Steven Johnson <saxmonger@...>
Thanks Thom. I didn't know that a playlist is just a text file consisting
of a list of URLs of songs on my local drives. This led me to discover that I could generate a playlist from a folder with or without all of its subfolders from the command line. I did this by doing the following: 1. Get to command prompt by doing Windows R and typing cmd followed by enter 2. Navigate to the folder to be made into a playlist. In my case, I typed h: and hit enter, followed by cd my music\jazz. 3. Then, I typed dir/on/b/s > playlist.txt followed by enter. 4. I type exit, and find playlist.txt at the bottom of my jazz folder. I opened it up in Notepad, and removed the list of root folders at the very top of the file. The finished product looks something like this. H:\My Music\Jazz\Airmen of Note\Airmen of Note - Children of the Night - 02 - Oleo.mp3 H:\My Music\Jazz\Airmen of Note\Airmen of Note - Rocks in My Bed.mp3 H:\My Music\Jazz\Airmen of Note\Airmen of Note - Song of the Volga Boatmen.mp3 H:\My Music\Jazz\Airmen of Note\Airmen of Note - The Anvil Chorus.mp3 H:\My Music\Jazz\Airmen of Note\Airmen of Note - The Glenn Miller Tradition - 14 - All the Things You Are.mp3 H:\My Music\Jazz\Airmen of Note\Airmen of Note- My Funny Valentine (Vaughn Nark).mp3 H:\My Music\Jazz\Al Di Meola - Kiss My Axe\Erotic Interlude (Interlude #2).mp3 H:\My Music\Jazz\Al Di Meola - Kiss My Axe\Gigi's Playtime Rhyme (Interlude #1).mp3 H:\My Music\Jazz\Al Di Meola - Kiss My Axe\Global Safari.mp3 H:\My Music\Jazz\Al Di Meola - Kiss My Axe\Interlude #3.mp3 5. I do ctrl S to save the text file, then I exit it and rename it playlist.m3u. 6. Bingo, my Winamp opens it and plays my music. I hit the letter S in Winamp to turn on shuffle, and I have random jazz for days.
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