XMPlay
{{Short description|Freeware audio player software}}
{{Primary sources|date=December 2013}}
{{Infobox software
| name = XMPlay
| screenshot =
| author = Ian Luck
| developer = Un4seen Developments
| latest release version = 4.0
| latest release date = {{Start date and age|2024|12|23}}
| operating system = Windows 98 or later
| size = 360 KB
| language = English, Russian{{citation needed|date=January 2014}}, others
| genre = Audio player
| license = Freeware Proprietary
| website = {{URL|https://www.un4seen.com}}
}}
XMPlay is a freeware audio player for Windows. Initially released in 1998, it is often used as a reference player for tracker audio files.{{cite web
|url=https://modarchive.org/index.php?modules-playing
|title=Playing Modules
|website=Mod Archive
|date=July 2007
}}
Overview
Developed by Un4seen Developments in 1998, it originally only supported the XM file format of Fast Tracker II, from where the name "XMPlay" originates.
XMPlay is able to handle many tracker file formats, as well as widely used music formats such as MP3, Ogg Vorbis, AAC, Opus, WAV, WMA, as well as many less common formats,{{Cite web|url=https://www.tomsguide.com/|title=Tom's Guide | Tech Product Reviews, Top Picks and How To|website=Tomsguide.com|access-date=23 June 2022}} through plug-ins found on the website. Plugins from the Winamp audio player can also be used to extend XMPlay's capabilities.
XMPlay is very powerful yet lightweight software:{{Cite web|url=https://www.ghacks.net/2007/05/23/xmplay-a-lightweight-audio-player/|title=XMPlay a lightweight audio player - gHacks Tech News|date=23 May 2007|website=Ghacks.net|access-date=23 June 2022}} the whole package only takes up less than 360 KB.
The software also offers typical audio player features, such as being able to play internet radio streams, organizing music files into playlists and the visualization of sounds generated by real-time animations.
Changing the look of the software is also available through skins.
Another notable feature that XMPlay has is that it can handle true gapless playback between files.{{Cite web|url=https://www.un4seen.com/xmplay.html|title=XMPlay|website=Un4seen.com|access-date=23 June 2022}}xmplay.softonic.de {{In lang|de}}
Engine
XMPlay's engine for processing audio files is available as a separate program library under the name of BASS or BASSMOD (only for tracker files) or BASSASIO (Steinberg's ASIO protocol).
These libraries can also be used on non-Windows operating systems, they are free for non-commercial use, with commercial use needing to pay a fee for a license (with the exception of BASSMOD, which doesn't require a license).
For the Unix audio player, "X Multimedia System" (XMMS), a MOD playing plug-in based on BASSMOD is available.{{Cite web|url=https://www.un4seen.com/bass.html|title=BASS|website=Un4seen.com|access-date=23 June 2022}}{{cite web | url=https://www.un4seen.com/bassmod.html | title=Bassmod |website=Un4seen.com|access-date=23 June 2022}}
See also
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{Official website|https://www.un4seen.com/}}{{in lang|en}}
- [https://support.xmplay.com/files.php?id=20 XMplay version history and changelogs]
Category:Windows media players