Rob's Stupid MP3 Playerv1.0.1

Instead of a Windows Explorer style interface, the program has a "music interface" that does not bother you with details of where songs are physically located. If the you want to listen to a specific artist, album, or song, just click the artist in the artist list, select an album from the list of albums by that artist, and double click the song to play. If you cannot remember the name of an artist or album for a song, a search function is available.

Rob's Stupid MP3 Player mimics a jukebox by default. Just add the songs you want to hear to the queue. You can add more at any time, even during random-play mode. If you prefer, the program can operate like a radio with multiple "stations," each one playing a certain group of songs repeatedly, in random order. You can have as many stations as you want. The sound quality is nearly as good as a CD, and you can have as many songs per station as you want. Because you choose the songs, you never have to hear something you do not like, and there are no commercials.

You do not need to create song play lists, but there are several powerful controls to generate groups of songs. When a specific user starts the player, it automatically restores their settings, including the groups of songs they like (and dislike), and their listening mode for each.

Because all music is different, you cannot get two different albums to sound the same, even with the best normalizing routines. One has more bass, one is slightly louder, and one has a flatter midrange. Rob's Stupid MP3 Player lets you adjust volume and equalization settings for each album individually.

There are no complicated menus to navigate. Nearly every feature is accessible via icon or button, including the 12-band parametric equalizer. The program has a place for album covers, and can even display animated album covers (letting you set the cycle speed).