By Aaron Pava, ZDNet Music
Not too long ago, you downloaded a small program called Winamp and began your journey into the revolutionary realm of MP3 music. Now that the dust has settled, and you have a nice collection of sound files on your hard drive, you're looking for something cool to do with them in addition to just listening to them. Welcome to the extraordinary world of plug-ins.
Despite what you may have heard, plug-ins are more than just gadgets to stick into wall outlets for weeks of perfumed fragrance. They are actually small software add-in applications that enhance the capabilities of your programs. Uses of Winamp plug-ins range from skins that change the look of your player to visualization modules that improve the sound quality of your files to programs that transform your MP3 player into a karaoke machine.
ZDNet Music scoured the depths of the Web to find you the top five plug-ins for Winamp, guaranteed to make you the most popular geek in the virtual schoolyard!
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