Rock on with Exaile

The quest for an awesome music player happens every so often. I’ve gotten used to Rhythmbox but it has no equalizer =_= I’ve been frustrated with how my music sounds like and it has been tough considering that I prefer working while listening to music.

Exaile has come to my rescue!

Tabbed playlists in Exaile, screenshot by Clair Ching (2008)

Exaile has smart playlists, tabbed music browsing, a bunch of plugins and an equalizer! Yes. An equalizer. I was told that Banshee also has these features but because I miss using Exaile, I decided to install it for the sake of reminiscing, as well reacquainting myself with this nifty application and the equalizer. Sometimes you catch yourself wanting to hear more of the bass or less of it, in the case of some songs. This is just awesome for me.

Exaile has an equalizer, screenshot by Clair Ching (2008)

The smart playlists are great when you just feel like listening to a particular set of songs based on genre and artists or whatever you feel like.

Another great thing about Exaile is that you could have a list of your files on the panel at the side of your playlist. In case you wanted to look for certain music files, you don’t need to open up your file manager. It’s just a few clicks away

Exaile lets you view lists of files on the panel, screenshot by Clair Ching (2008)

I currently miss the lyrics plugin I had on Rhythmbox but I think that the newer version of Exaile has one too. So it might not be too far away from me, in this case.