XMPlay is an audio player. It supports the OGG / MP3 / MP2 / MP1 / WMA / WAV / MO3 / IT / XM / S3M / MTM / MOD / UMX audio formats, and PLS / M3U / ASX playlists. XMPlay is a tool that allows you to play audio files. A load more formats are also supported via Winamp plugins. It was first released in 1998. At that that time only XM format was supported, henceit name is "XMPlay".
It is a freeware, very small in size only 304 KB and developed by Ian Luck. It is downloadable free from the following sites
- http://www.softpedia.com/get/Multimedia/Audio/Audio-Players/XMPlay.shtml
- http://support.xmplay.com/file_comment.php?id=555
Some key features of "XMPlay" are:
Balls-on accurate
Plays the way nature intended
32/24-bit & multi-channel output
Take advantage of supporting hardware for ultimate quality
Gapless output
Gapless playback of all supported formats
Interpolation & volume/pan ramping
For output that’s smoother than a baby’s arse!
DSP
Automatic gain control (and Replaygain), 9 band equalizer, reverb, plugin support
Net streaming
All supported file types (including MODs and archives) can be streamed from FTP and HTTP servers (inc. Shoutcast/Icecast/Icecast2), optionally writing a copy to disk, FTP directories and HTML webpages can be scanned for playable files
Track information
Displays file/format information, messages/tags, and instrument/sample texts, open webpages from the texts
Title formatting
You decide how you want the track titles to look, title updating from ‘net streams and CUE sheets
Library
A database of your tracks, with directory monitoring, for quick and easy access to the tracks you want to play
Saved/preset settings
Save settings (DSP/etc) to be automatically used each time specific tracks or filetypes are played, save presets for quick application at any time
Disk writing
Write 8/16/24/32-bit WAV files, use external encoders (MP3/OGG/etc), optional level normalization, dithering & noise shaping, individual MOD instrument writing
Keyboard shortcuts
Fully customizable shortcuts, including global hotkeys
Integration
Open files/folders from Windows Explorer, drag’n'drop files/folders/shortcuts/URLs, monitor the clipboard for playable URLs, drag’n'drop tracks from XMPlay into other programs, icon customization
Archive plugins
Archived/compressed files can be loaded just like normal files, including support for nested archives
Unicode file support
Support for Russian, Chinese, etc…
Visualisation
Compatible with Sonique plugins, fullscreen display, includes a MOD pattern view
No installation
UnZIP where you want and go!
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