Drumstick Metronome ~ Linux Precision Beats

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Drumstick Metronome is a MIDI based metronome using the ALSA sequencer. It’s intended for musicians and music students, as a tool to keep the rhythm while playing musical instruments. It uses MIDI for sound generation instead of digital audio, allowing low CPU usage and very accurate timing, thanks to the ALSA sequencer.

Features:

  • Easy to use graphic user interface.
  • MIDI only. Can be used with software or external MIDI synthesizers.
  • Based on ALSA sequencer. Provides input and output ports
  • Highly customizable parameters.
  • External control: D-Bus and MIDI realtime.
  • Custom rhythm patterns.

sourceforge.net/projects/kmetronome

Mikmod Sound System ~ Cross-platform Game Audio

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Mikmod is a module player and library supporting many formats, including mod, s3m, it, and xm. Originally a player for MS-DOS, MikMod has been ported to other platforms, such as Unix, Macintosh, BeOS, and Java(!!)

mikmod

mikmod.sourceforge.net/
sourceforge.net/projects/mikmod/

DeaDBeeF ~ Extensible Unix Audio Player

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DeaDBeeF (as in 0xDEADBEEF) is a modular audio player for GNU/Linux, *BSD, OpenSolaris, macOS, and other UNIX-like systems.

DeaDBeeF lets you play variety of audio formats, convert between them, customize the UI almost any way you want, and use many additional plugins which can extend it even more.

deadbeef

deadbeef.sourceforge.net
deadbeef.sourceforge.net/download
deadbeef.sourceforge.io/plugins.html
play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.deadbeef.android

Plugins:

CUI ~ A faceted library browser plugin for Deadbeef. Columns-UI-like

github.com/VirInvictus/deadbeef-cui

References:

github.com/topics/deadbeef
github.com/topics/deadbeef-plugin
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DeaDBeeF

QMidiArp ~ MIDI Arpeggiator & Phrase Generator

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QMidiArp is a MIDI arpeggiator, phrase generator and controller LFO for ALSA and JACK. It can run multiple synchronized arpeggiators, LFOs and step sequencers. The modules are also available as LV2 plugins with Qt user interface. QMidiArp has been growing since June 2009 on top of Matthias Nagorni’s original arp idea.

Features:

  • Programmable arpeggio patterns, LFO waveforms and sequences
  • Modular setup of arpeggiators, MIDI LFOs and step sequencers
  • MIDI-controllable (MIDI-Learn)
  • Synchronization with MIDI Clock or JACK Transport possible
  • Optional triggering by keyboard or continuous play mode for all modules
  • Patterns can be stored and switched by MIDI control while running
  • JACK MIDI or ALSA MIDI backends
  • Modules available as LV2 Plugins

qmidiarp.sourceforge.net
sourceforge.net/projects/qmidiarp
github.com/emuse/qmidiarp
man.archlinux.org/man/qmidiarp.1.en
www.freshports.org/audio/qmidiarp

qmidiarp

Video:

Packages:

packages.debian.org/trixie/qmidiarp
packages.fedoraproject.org/pkgs/qmidiarp

References:

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Synthesizer#Arpeggiators
www.linuxjournal.com/content/linux-arpeggiators-part-1
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Advanced_Linux_Sound_Architecture
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Low-frequency_oscillation
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JACK_Audio_Connection_Kit

AudioGridder ~ Audio & MIDI Network Bridge

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AudioGridder is a network bridge for audio and MIDI that allows for offloading the DSP processing of audio plugins to remote computers. This can come in handy when mixing complex projects or running CPU intensive instruments.

AudioGridder ServerΒ runs on a computer hosting your effect and instrument plugins. On your workstation, on which you run your DAW, you use theΒ AudioGridder FX or instrument pluginΒ to access your plugin library over the network. The plugin is looking for available servers on your network and once connected allows you to create insert chains or load instruments. Midi and audio data from your DAW will be streamed over the network, processed on the server and streamed back.

audiogridder.com

foobar2000-catbox ~ Foobar, Discord, Catbox & Images

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This is a helper application that uploads images to Catbox, and is meant to be invoked by theΒ foo_discord_richΒ plugin. With a fork of the Discord Rich Presence Integration component, uploads cover art toΒ catbox.moeΒ and prints the URL.

github.com/realoksi/foobar2000-catbox

SDIF ~ Sound Description Interchange Format

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The Sound Description Interchange Format (SDIF) is an established standard for the interchange of sound descriptions and analysis data. This project provides libraries, SDIF (in C) and Easdif (in C++), tools, and wrappers to read and write SDIF files.

sourceforge.net/projects/sdif
cnmat.berkeley.edu/library/sdif
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SDIF
groups.google.com/g/sdif-forum

Producer Player ~ Mastering Workspaces

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A desktop app for producers who bounce a lot. Drag in a folder of exports and Producer Player auto-groups versions, organizes your album, and gives you a full mastering workspace — all in one place.

ethansk.github.io/producer-player
github.com/EthanSK/producer-player

Lattice ~ CLI Toolkit For Music Collectors

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A high-performance CLI toolkit for music collectors who manage their own libraries. Lattice provides a suite of tools for library visualization, integrity verification, cover art extraction, and metadata auditing β€” all from a single, zero-dependency script.

Why this exists

Modern music players often hide your library behind proprietary databases. Lattice is built for collectors who treat the filesystem as the source of truth. It reads tags directly via mutagen, ensuring your library is portable and player-agnostic.

Features:

ModeFlagDescription
Library Tree--libraryGenerate a formatted ASCII/Unicode tree of your entire collection.
AI Library--ai-libraryToken-efficient export designed for LLM recommendation prompts.
Genre Wings--all-wingsGenerate separate library catalogs segmented by genre.
Integrity Checks--testFLACParallel verification of FLAC/MP3/Opus/WAV integrity via FFmpeg.
Art Extraction--extractArtExtract embedded covers with format-priority ranking (FLAC > Opus).
Tag Audit--auditTagsIdentify and report files with missing or inconsistent metadata.

github.com/VirInvictus/Lattice

Bitfake2 ~ Audio Tool Handler & Manipulator

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Bitfake was originally created to detect fakeΒ .FLACΒ files through spectral analysis. It has since grown into a multipurpose CLI tool for handling music more easily and efficiently.

One common problem was that getting a track’s metadata required longΒ ffprobeΒ commands with messy output. Converting music withΒ ffmpegΒ was also repetitive. The command itself is easy to remember, but writing scripts to convert entire directories felt inefficient and slow. This project now performs metadata and conversion tasks directly through linked libraries (TagLib/libsndfile/libav*).

Features:

  • Get metadata
  • Get ReplayGain info (useful for music players)
  • Spectral analysis on 44.1 kHzΒ .FLACΒ files (higher sample rates may be misrepresented, so be careful)
  • Lossy diagnosis (banding score)
  • File Conversion + VBR Support (Works for outputs likeΒ .wav,Β .flac,Β .ogg,Β .mp3,Β .aac,Β .opus)
  • Tagging metadata (Works for single files, but not directories yet)
  • Calculating ReplayGain and applying it to files (Works for track replay gain iterating through directories, album replay gain is a bit funky?)
  • Directory Conversion (works for all previously mentioned formats!)
  • CoverArt+ (Brings along cover art among all conversions!)
  • Organizing Files by album! (Give a dir of random music, and bitfake will organize it – ty to uncognic)
  • Directory Tagging (YAY!)
  • Album folder renaming from tags (Artist – Album (Year))
  • Spectrogram generation (in .png)
  • Version info (WOW! BEST YET!)
  • MusicBrainz Syncing data.

github.com/Ray17x/bitfake2
gpo.zugaina.org/app-misc/bitfake2
repology.org/maintainer/ray%40atl.tools/feed-for-repo/gentoo_ovl_guru

RxFFmpeg ~ Android Development Framewok

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RxFFmpeg is a high-performance multimedia processing framework built on top of FFmpeg and optimized specifically for Android environments, enabling developers to perform complex audio and video editing operations programmatically. It integrates widely used encoding libraries such as x264, mp3lame, and fdk-aac, allowing it to support a broad range of media formats and transformations. The framework provides a wrapper around FFmpeg commands, making it easier to execute advanced media operations without directly handling low-level command syntax. It supports both synchronous and asynchronous execution, enabling developers to manage long-running media tasks efficiently within mobile applications. The system also includes features like hardware acceleration through MediaCodec, significantly improving performance on supported devices. Its design focuses on flexibility, allowing users to perform tasks such as transcoding, clipping, filtering, and compositing media with minimal overhead.

Features:

  • Callback system for tracking execution progress
  • Execution of FFmpeg commands through a simplified interface
  • Support for synchronous and asynchronous media processing
  • Hardware acceleration using MediaCodec
  • Wide range of video and audio editing capabilities
  • Integration with multiple encoding libraries

github-com.translate.goog/microshow/RxFFmpeg
sourceforge.net/projects/rxffmpeg.mirror

Winamp ASIO ~ ASIO & SRD Resampler

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Further development of the ASIO output module by otachan (2006) for the Winamp player, including:

  • problem with setting the sample rate fixed
  • gapless mode completed
  • added individual channel assignment
  • added upsampling to a non-fractional multiple of base-frequency
  • added high quality resampler: sample rate doubler for best audio playback

winamp-asio-plugin.sourceforge.io
sourceforge.net/projects/winamp-asio-plugin
forums.winamp.com/forum/winamp/winamp-technical-support/4647216-asio-output-plugin

discogs-cli ~ Discogs Terminal Access

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discogs-cli bring the Discogs.com database to your terminal. Perform the following actions from your terminal:

  • Search artists, releases, labels
  • View artist information and their releases
  • View label details and its associated releases
  • View a release in detail

github.com/jesseward/discogs-cli

Ear Tag ~ Edit Audio File Tags

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Ear Tag is a simple audio file tag editor. It is primarily geared towards making quick edits or bulk-editing tracks in albums/EPs. Unlike other tagging programs, Ear Tag does not require the user to set up a music library folder. It can:

  • Edit tags of MP3, WAV, M4A, FLAC, OGG and WMA files
  • Modify metadata of multiple files at once
  • Rename files using information from present tags
  • Identify files using AcoustID

Network access is only used for the “Identify selected files” option.

apps.gnome.org/EarTag
gitlab.gnome.org/World/eartag

foo_timesleep ~ Foobar2000 Sleep Timer

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foo_timesleepΒ is a sleep timer component for foobar2000. It provides both:

  • Sleep timer commands underΒ Playback > Sleep Timer
  • An always-visibleΒ Sleep TimerΒ toolbar item for Columns UI (Toolbars)

Features:

  • Start a sleep timer in minutes (preset values)
  • Stop playback when the timer reaches zero
  • Show remaining time
  • Cancel an active timer

github.com/shirafukayayoi/foo_timesleep