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Vote:Best Unix Earcandy

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the do-you-hear-what-I'm-saying dept.

A good desktop has a voice too these days. This is the software that makes your desktop sound good. Your nominations revealed the following contenders: XMMS, mpg123, ALSA, and EsounD. Discuss the nominees and vote.

2 comments

  1. what about aRts? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    aRts is an advanced multimedia framework. It's about the same as Steinberg's VST technology. Realtime (we're talking milliseconds!) effects, most flexible routing mechanisms (mix, chain and apply filters to any number of audio-channels). Filters are easily plugged in, available are e.g. reverb, delay, chorus, flanger, ...

    See aRts' homepage for yourself.

  2. XMP by Norbert+de+Jonge · · Score: 1

    XMP is the best Linux (Unix) earcandy... without a doubt. I'll have to choose 'Abstain' here.