XRT-FM - YOUR Music Station

Howdy! Over the weekend I was working on updating a lot of things on the radio station server. There was a new version of Winamp, I added a lot more music to the libraries, and just other tweaking. One headache that’s been plaguing me for awhile now is the cross fader plug-in I use. It’s called SQRSoft Advanced Crossfader and it’s been around for ages and has generally been working fine. With this latest generation of Winamp 5x, I’ve had really unreliable performance. Seemed that each time I would shut the player down to update it or change something, I would get a Windows crash notice. Not a big deal, but it really bothered me and it was just not as solid as I need it to be. I love this plug-in because it is more than just a song overlapper, it was smart enough to know not to cross fade if the song had an abrupt or cold ending or beginning. Most cross faders now just simply overlap the next song while fading out the current one. This is chintzy at best and I find it annoying and unprofessional. I am no programmer and couldn’t code anything, but my guess is that there is something out there that is updated enough to work with Winamp without crashing it.

If anyone knows of a good plug-in for Winamp 5x, or a good radio station automation tool (free would be best!), please comment here.

Meanwhile, XRT-FM is working without any cross fading. It may sound a little slow and not so seamless for the time being. I appreciate your patience and understanding. Please continue to listen to XRT-FM - YOUR Music Station!

-Timmy