music player

[Maximilion13]

wtf is this ♥♥♥♥♥♥ new music player that does not ever exist.

ok, sure the shortcut up there to control the music is cool. However, it's stupid not being able to close it, not being able to have a stand alone or at least a pop up screen for the music player like how it used to be. like wt f

[AustrAlien2010]

Once it has started playing, it continues using CPU power, doesn't it? Even when it has stopped playing music, it continues using power, even when it has stopped playing. Its a waste of power.

It should be improved for the sake of humankind.


I bet Valve's computers are so powerful they never even noticed it does that.

[Wolfpig]

Originally posted by AustrAlien2010:

I bet Valve's computers are so powerful they never even noticed it does that.

Valve does not use 20 year old PCs where 1% (i would expect that much load from something like that) additional cpu usage would matter?

Im shocked.

[Maximilion13]

Originally posted by Wolfpig:

Originally posted by AustrAlien2010:

I bet Valve's computers are so powerful they never even noticed it does that.

Valve does not use 20 year old PCs where 1% (i would expect that much load from something like that) additional cpu usage would matter?

Im shocked.

it doesn't matter old or new, it doesn't matter it affect or not, it just has to be good and we need the options.
like I said, the mini player there is so cool, but that doesn't mean killing everything else.

[AustrAlien2010]

Let me elaborate.


The user scenario is:
When the user has stopped listening to the music. (Afterwards the Steam application continues to run.)

The problem is: power inefficiency.
The Steam application currently uses a certain (unoptimized) mechanism for playing and then stopping the music. And the result is that the computer uses more power for it than needed. The computer is just wasting power on the music player, unless it restarts the entire Steam application after playing the music.

[Ogami]

In the end Valve cuts those features because barely anyone uses them.
It sucks for the people who DO use it but thats the way Valve always worked.
I doubt the music player in its old form comes back but you can make a thread in the suggestion forum.I think there were already a few threads there about bringing back the old player.

In the meantime i recommend using a external player like MusicBee or similar you can easily control with keyboard shortcuts during gaming.

[Maximilion13]

I don't even want to use them during the game play
all I want is to use this damn music layer cus I want to

[Ogami]

Originally posted by Maximilion13:

I don't even want to use them during the game play
all I want is to use this damn music layer cus I want to

Ehhhh.... to be blunt, the Steam music player really has not much worth as a standalone player.
It was a convinient way to control music via the Steam overlay during gameplay.
But it was inferior to any other standard (and free) music player you could install on PC.

[NakiBest]

Just use WinAMP and/or AIMP. :)

[Maximilion13]

Originally posted by Ogami:

Originally posted by Maximilion13:

I don't even want to use them during the game play
all I want is to use this damn music layer cus I want to

Ehhhh.... to be blunt, the Steam music player really has not much worth as a standalone player.
It was a convinient way to control music via the Steam overlay during gameplay.
But it was inferior to any other standard (and free) music player you could install on PC.

can't argue with that. but it was nice when it was there, that's it.
I don't usually listen to the music I have in steam anyway, but sometimes I just want to and it can be real quick to find. if i just went and use whatever music player I have I won't be picking those music files from steam, trust me. or rather I would just listen to an online music even though all of those online music services sucks paid or free.
so, having a music player to listen to the music files from steam itself can be handy. that's all.
and it's still here but missing features, so if we got those back it will be nice. that's it.

[Wolfpig]

Originally posted by Maximilion13:

if i just went and use whatever music player I have I won't be picking those music files from steam, trust me. or rather I would just listen to an online music even though all of those online music services sucks paid or free.

As you need to download the music you have on steam either way.....just copy it in your normal Music Folder an create a random playlist.......

[Sigma957]

I use PotPlayer x64.

[Sub-Zero]

Originally posted by Maximilion13:

wtf is this ♥♥♥♥♥♥ new music player that does not ever exist.

ok, sure the shortcut up there to control the music is cool. However, it's stupid not being able to close it, not being able to have a stand alone or at least a pop up screen for the music player like how it used to be. like wt f

I understand the frustrating with the downgraded Music player. But you might need this. https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2967855237

It'll allow you to downgrade Steam to use old and better Music Player. BUT it's outdated, so a warning.

[吳承恩]

Originally posted by Sub-Zero:

Originally posted by Maximilion13:

wtf is this ♥♥♥♥♥♥ new music player that does not ever exist.

ok, sure the shortcut up there to control the music is cool. However, it's stupid not being able to close it, not being able to have a stand alone or at least a pop up screen for the music player like how it used to be. like wt f

I understand the frustrating with the downgraded Music player. But you might need this. https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2967855237

It'll allow you to downgrade Steam to use old and better Music Player. BUT it's outdated, so a warning.

我这就试试

[Nanami]

This thread was quite old before the recent post, so we're locking it to prevent confusion.