AlsaPlayer is a type of PCM player. It is heavily multi-threaded and tries to excercise the ALSA library and driver quite a bit.
It has some very interesting features unique to Linux/Unix players. The goal is to create a fully pluggable framework for playback of all sorts of media with the focus on PCM audio data.
This is free and open source software.
Features include:
- Full speed (pitch) control, positive *and* negative. This is the first Linux and only GPL player that supports this. You can scratch mp3’s and even audio CD’s in realtime.
- Icecast/shoutcast streaming support.
- Interface plugins.
- Completely redefine the user interface.
- Remote control.
- Control alsaplayer from another application.
- Low latency mode.
- On capable soundcards latency can be as low as 1.3ms.
- Playlist/Queue support.
- Plays nice with concurrent audio tools.
- Doesn’t touch the hardware mixer.
- Concurrent visual scopes.
Open as many scopes as there are. - Multi-threaded design – this results in efficient/skip free playback. You can also activate real-time scheduling for even better performance..
- Accurate scope/audio syncing.
- Portable.
Website: alsaplayer.sourceforge.net
Support:
Developer: Erik de Castro Lopo. Core code by Andy Lo A Foe
License: GNU General Public License v3.0
AlsaPlayer is written in C and C++. Learn C with our recommended free books and free tutorials. Learn C++ with our recommended free books and free tutorials.
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