LAME (LAME Ain't an MP3 Encoder) is a research project for learning about and improving MP3 encoding technology. LAME includes an MP3 encoding library, simple frontend application, a much-improved
... [More] psycho-acoustic model (GPSYCHO), and a graphical frame analyzer (MP3x). Please note that any commercial use (including distributing the LAME encoding engine in a free encoder) may require a patent license from Thomson Multimedia. [Less]
Rhythmbox is an integrated music management application, originally inspired by Apple's iTunes. It is free software, designed to work well under the GNOME Desktop, and based on the powerful GStreamer
... [More] media framework.
Rhythmbox has a number of features, including:
* Easy to use music browser
* Searching and sorting
* Comprehensive audio format support through GStreamer
* Internet Radio support
* Playlists [Less]
Import, organize, play, and share your music using Banshee's simple, powerful interface.
Rip CDs, play and sync your iPod, create playlists, and burn audio and MP3 CDs. Most portable music devices
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Banshee also has support for podcasting, smart playlists, music recommendations, and much more. [Less]
gtkpod is a platform-independent GUI for Apple's iPod using GTK 2. It allows you to import your existing iTunes database, add/delete songs/playlists, edit ID3 tags, modify the iTunes database without
... [More] having the iPod connected, and synchronize at a later time. It also features international charset support for ID3 tags, detects when adding already existing songs, and more. [Less]
projectM is an advanced music visualizer with OpenGL acceleration orginally based on Ryan Geiss's Milkdrop. It currently supports Linux, Windows, and OSX.
The MPEG4IP package provides a set of tools to encode, stream, and playback audio and video. It uses the MPEG-4 standards for audio and video, and the IETF standards for streaming. The included player
... [More] can either playback from local MP4 file or stream from a remote server via RTP/RTSP. [Less]
The musik project is a cross platform media management and playback system that provides a separate core and UI, an easy to use and extensible C++ API, powerful batch tagging and renaming, an embedded
... [More] SQL database, and threaded playback and crossfading. [Less]
This program was originally written by Wout Mertens over at w00tbl0g.
This program allows you to control iTunes for Mac OS X from the command line. It allows you to use SSH to connect remotely and
... [More] control iTunes. It is written completely in Bash and AppleScript.
Commands that are currently implemented: Play/Pause, Next/Previous Song, Play at Certain Time, Set Volume to Certain Level, Increase/Decrease Volume by 5%, Mute, Shuffle, Repeat, Equalizer
Note: to enable automatic screen resizing when program is quit, run this command in a command line: export COLUMNS LINES
iTunesCLI is currently in version 2.3. Download it here.
View the changelog.
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