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• Nullsoft Winamp - Our favourite free audio player, Nullsoft Winamp is undoubtedly a classic. It supports MP3, CD, WMA, Audiosoft, Mjuice, MOD, WAV and tons of other audio formats. You can even customise your Winamp player with a variety of freeware skins. The program is easy-to-use and offers: drag and drop files, CD ripping and burning, graphic equalisers, extra plug-ins, etc. A powerful media library allows users to organise multiple playlists.
  > A "classic" version of the program can be selected for users of slower computers. However, fans of the "old" versions of Winamp will likely select this skin purely for nostalgic purposes! The classic version of the program is stripped of advanced features, but once installed, you may switch between the classic and modern versions as you see fit. 

• MusicMatch - A visually appealing freeware program that allows users to record, search and then play every type of audio file imaginable. The award winning MusicMatch free sound program also features many more utilities, such as allowing you to create your own audio CDs and listen to the radio. If that isn't enough, you can search through listings with the MusicMatch guide and create personalised playlists.

• CDex - At this site, you'll find a link to an extremely useful program called CDex. This program converts various file formats to MP3s or WAVs. You can also extract music files from a CD-ROM and convert that way, compressing as necessary. It has many other uses and although commonly called a "file ripper", it doubles as a recorder for sound cards. This site also provides a link to a similar program called "Xilisoft CD Ripper". (Recommended)

• Apple iTunes - An easy-to-use digital jukebox-style program, originally designed for the Apple Mac, but now available to users of Microsoft Windows. iTunes plays a wide variety of media files, such as MP3s, CD tracks and videos. It has an integrated radio player (with pre-configured stations), a CD burner, parental controls, and more. Storing and organising music into relevant playlists has never been easier with this popular program.
  > If they choose to do so, users of iTunes can now gain access to the "iTunes Music Store" where tracks are available to download legitimately for a minimal fee.
  > Users on networks (i.e. home or office networks) have the option of sharing their music collection with other iTunes users on the same network.
  > iTunes integrates seamlessly with Apple iPods, so if you own one of these music players, make this software your first port of call.

• UltraPlayer - This is a seriously cool, 2MB digital media player with potential to become one of the Internet's most popular audio software programs. It can handle MP3 files, CD audio, WAVs, MIDIs and virtually every other type of sound file. The program allows you to create and edit playlists, change graphic equalizer settings, automatically repeat tracks and change visual effects. UltraPlayer also supports a variety of skins.

• BiblePlayer - By using this unique freeware program for Apple iPod, you can read the Bible when you're on the move. The BiblePlayer also comes complete with various other "modules", which you can transfer to your iPod, including a daily reading plan and daily devotionals. Please note: a deluxe BiblePlayer (Audio Bible Player) is available with extended readings, although this is not completely free to download.

• RealPlayer - This second-generation audio program, produced by Real Networks, is the latest RealPlayer offering. Overall, the package is pretty tidy and has some appealing features: a personal media library, skinnable interface, integrated Netscape-style Web browser and graphic equaliser. Using this, you can play CD tracks, MP3 and also listen the radio online. On the downside, the program has a cumbersome interface, which distracts from its appeal.

• Quintessential Player - This classy Web site houses a great freeware audio player. Quintessential Player plays songs from a CD or from your own personal MP3 collection and can also be customised with different skins (these can be downloaded from their site). With all sorts of interesting "modes", add-ons and plug-ins, Quintessential Player is definitely worth a download if you need to take control of your music collection.

• Audacity - A free audio editor, which enables you to open, export, record, play and modify sounds in various formats, including WAV, MP3 and AIFF. Audacity can also be used as a simple mixer, allowing you to merge tracks together. Some other interesting built-in effects include: bass boost, "wahwah" and noise removal. Available for Windows, Linux and also MacOS 9/X.

• Audiograbber - A piece of software that grabs digital audio from CD-ROMs and then copies it through your soundcard. By doing this you can make perfect copies of the originals and can even perform a test to see that the copies really are perfect. It can also automatically normalise the music, delete silence from the start and/or end of tracks, and send them to external encoders.

• FreeRIP - A nifty freeware utility that's great for saving audio tracks from CD-ROMs and converting them into MP3s, WAVs or Ogg Vorbis (.ogg) files. With FreeRIP, you can either convert a single audio track or convert multiple tracks at once. This program also allows you to adjust the volume of the track and alter various other options before the conversion process commences.

• Ots CD Scratch 1200 - See yourself as a budding DJ? Ots' CD Scratch program is a free and fun virtual turntables CD player that can be used to mix tracks together. Using this, you can play two tracks from the same CD at the same time, one forwards and one in reverse. You can also perform various other impressive tricks, such as "scratching" the turntables back and forth. The file size of Otd CD Scratch is approximately 1MB.

• vanBasco Karaoke Player - Play karaoke MIDI files in the form of .kar, .midi, .mid and .rmi file formats. This freeware program packs plenty of features and tools to keep you going and even includes a piano view, the ability to change tempos, volume and the key of various songs. You can also  integrate the program with Netscape or Microsoft's browsers and skin the interface.

• Windows Media Player - Users of Microsoft's operating systems will be no strangers to Windows Media Player. Basically, it's an all-in-one audio player that can handle a wide variety of file formats, ranging from MP3 and MIDI to WAV and Real Audio. Since its first appearance, we've seen a number of improvements, however, more recent versions have become rather chunky in appearance.