This software is a keeper:

1. Nice and pleasant GUI, no need for help whatsoever since interface is very well thought.
2. Can be used as a regular audio player with standard bells and whistles and more: equalizer, balance, transparency, scheduler
3. Can read OGG, FLAC, etc.
4. Mixing table for sounds, can create personalized sound theme. Useful for those who find some sounds too noisy: you can edit a theme adn save it under another name, or create a theme from scratch. Easy to do.
5. Can record the audio playing (in OGG)
6. Funny effects rarely if ever found in players: echo and reverberation (try it with your favorite MP3)
7. Installation (XP PRO SP3 modded) can't be easier, just follow instructions.
8. Player keys (play, next, pause) in systray, does not appear in task bar
9. Player can be managed from the systray, with a right-click; menu seems complete
10. No nag, no BS. Clean.

I know my impressions look like a advertising brochure, but how to do otherwise?

With some imagination you could turn the software into a sample creator for repetitive music (do you know Terry Riley?). However, you must remind Halotea is only a player.

People who gave a vote down didn't bother to try the software. I did because at first, I thought it was a strange idea to ask a software to help me relax since if I want to relax, I choose some special activity foreign to work and set up a special environment, and generally it's without a computer. But the geeks out there could appreciate to listen different sounds while working.

So, I saw the screenshots, they appealed to me and what the heck, I downloaded it. The product description on this page is misleading, sort of.

Software takes less than 5 MB in Program files, about 54 MB in all users application data (mostly audio samples in OGG format). Memory: 214 K (virtual size) and 52 K (working set) as given by Process Explorer. One entry in the registry.

CONS:
* Systray notification might be a little intrusive, but the tooltip automatically disappears after 2 or 3 seconds.
* There could be a previous key in the systray
* No repeat function in the playlist
* Languages limited to Russian (hard coded into a DLL) and English (default)
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Not really cons, but I had to find something, it's my nature. Took me much more time to write this review than to download, install, run and understand the software.

If it weren't for GOTD, I will never have heard of Halotea. Halotea deserves only thumbs up. Guys, give the product another chance.

I wouldn't mind to pay for it, but I find the price tag too high.

Many thanks to GOTD and Mirolit for this excellent product. Proof is given that for time to time a very worthy product is offered here.

papin  –  13 years ago  –  A fost util acest comentariu? da | nu (+97)

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Dear users!

UPDATE:
the problem with activation is solved. If you experience problems with registration, please re-download the GOTD archive to get the full version of Halotea.

ps: facing "The key can not be decrypted" error on installation's start up means you also need to re-download the installation file.

We are aware of the problem with activation and have already contacted the Developer in this regard.

This comment will be updated as soon as the issue is solved.

Sorry for the inconvenience.

Best regards,
GOTD project team

Giveaway of the Day project team  –  13 years ago  –  A fost util acest comentariu? da | nu (+88)

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I activated it and then it took it too "00 DAYS REMAINED" and is requiring me to reenter the Activation Key - which I did and nothing is happening. Will not let me start the program back up out of 'Trial Version'.

Tommy  –  13 years ago  –  A fost util acest comentariu? da | nu (+63)

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I go to the site, enter the code, then paste the activation code into Halotea and it tells me to restart. Yet everytime I restart it is the same thing over again. I have gone through this ten times, carefully validating the codes I put in and get out and do everything perfectly but it simply does not work. It says it is the trial version and has zero days remaining. The first time I ran the installer it said I had 14 days remaining. This is not user error, I have done this so many times now in exacting detail and the program simply refuses to accept the codes as pasted from the web page.

Nate  –  13 years ago  –  A fost util acest comentariu? da | nu (+46)

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Will not activate. Trying to activate on windows 7 ultimate 64-bit

Jay  –  13 years ago  –  A fost util acest comentariu? da | nu (+40)

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