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airtime ~ Broadcast Streaming Radio
Airtime is an open source application that provides remote and
collaborative automation of a broadcast radio station.Major features:
- Web-based remote station management. Authorized personnel can add
programme material, create playlists or smart blocks, and stream in live,
all via a web interface.- Automation. Airtime has a scheduler function that enables users to
create shows with content for playback at the exact date and time specified.- Playlists, smart blocks and remote stream URLs can be used multiple times.
- Solid playout. Airtime uses the open source Liquidsoap streaming language for reliable and precise playback to multiple outputs.
- Open, extensible architecture. Stations are free to extend and alter
all parts of the program code, under the GNU AGPLv3 license.

www.sourcefabric.org/en/airtime
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airtime_(software)
Ampache ~ Open Source File Manager & Server
A web based audio/video streaming (PHP) application and file manager allowing you to access your music & videos from anywhere, using almost any internet enabled device.
ampache.org
github.com/ampache
www.reddit.com/r/ampache
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ampache

Discogs Enhancer ~ Chrome Browser Extension
Discogs Enhancer is a free, open source extension that adds extra features to both Discogs.com and Chrome.
You can block sellers, use a dark theme, see price comparisons, get feedback notifications, convert foreign currencies, search Discogs and other online record shops with any highlighted text, improve tracklist readability, customize lots of Marketplace aspects, and more!
Every feature is optional so you can choose only the features you want to use.
LilyPond ~ Music Notation For Everyone
LilyPond is a music engraving program, devoted to producing the highest-quality sheet music possible. It brings the aesthetics of traditionally engraved music to computer printouts. LilyPond is free software and part of the GNU Project.

Frescobaldi ~ LilyPond Sheet Music Editor
Frescobaldi is a free and open source LilyPond sheet music text editor.
ly2video ~ GNU LilyPond Files Into Video
ly2video is a Python script which converts music represented by a GNU LilyPond file into a video containing a horizontally scrolling music staff which is synchronized with a MIDI-generated audio rendering of the music.
It is also possible to synchronize the video of the scrolling music notation with a previously recorded audio track of the same music, such as a live performance, even when the audio uses tempo rubato or is not precisely metronomic.
References:
www.weblily.net/weblily-app/Clickable-Notation-Reference.html
DRC Designer ~ Optimize Audio Rooms
Digital Room Correction Designer was created to ease the process of creating and loading room correction filters for use with two channel stereo systems. DRC Designer includes Denis Sbragion’s DRC for creating room correction filters, John Pavel’s Convolver VST for playing music through the filters, and Simple Automated IR Measuring Tool by Denis Sbragion and Edward Wildgoose for creating the impulse response files needed by DRC.

mp3guessenc ~ Analyze Audio mpeg Files
… a small utility for analysis of audio mpeg files and detection of the encoder used (when layer III).
Further, mp3guessenc can detect many details about the mpeg audio stream and print out lots of useful information.
Supported streams are mpeg 1, mpeg 2 and unofficial mpeg 2.5 – layer I, layer II and layer III of course. Xing tag, lame tag, VBRI tag, Id3 tags (both 1.x and 2.x), APE tags (both v1 and v2), Lyrics3 tags (both v1 and v2) and MusicMatch tag (any version) are detected as well.
Features:
- scan mpeg 1/2/2.5 streams, layer I/II/III
- guess encoder used (lame/gogo/xing/helix/fhg(new, old and ancient)/blade)
- also detects mp3pro and mp3surround streams (even with OFL)
- support for large files (up to 2^60 bytes!)
- free format streams supported
- full statistics for the stream (audio mode, frame histogram, block usage, ancillary data)
- crc16 verification
- vbr tags by xing/lame + VBRI tag by fhg
- detection of ID3 v1/v2 + APE tags + Lyrics3 tags + MusicMatch tag
- verify integrity of lame tag

mp3guessenc.sourceforge.net
sourceforge.net/projects/mp3guessenc
foo_dsp_dolbyhp ~ Foobar Virtual 5.1 Headphones
Dolby Headphone technology gives you the sound of a 5.1 surround system through any pair of headphones.
It accurately models the surround sound listening experience of a properly set up and calibrated 5.1-channel speaker system, making it ideal for personal and portable surround listening.
This component wraps the functionality of a Dolby Headphone engine DLL (typically DOLBYHPH.DLL bundled with some software DVD players) to be used under Foobar2000. After installation you must configure the plugin pointing out the location of that DLL in your system and restart foobar2000. Amplification is provided by the Dolby Headphone engine itself.
Additional resources:
ww.head-fi.org/threads/5-1-headphone-experience-foobar-configuration-for-all-stereo-music-files.447089/
www.head-fi.org/threads/foobar2000-dolby-headphone-config-comment-discuss.555263/
cmus ~ Lightweight Unix Player
cmus is a small, fast and powerful console music player for Unix-like operating systems.

Pulseaudio Parametric Equalizer ~ Unix Equalization
Pulseaudio Parametric Equalizer is a python GUI to insert a fully parametric three band equalizer with high and low shelves into the pulseaudio audio server.

VGMPF ~ Video Games Music Preservation Foundation
The Video games music preservation foundation is an online community effort that is concerned with the preservation of video game’s music and information related to it.
EarTrumpet ~ Windows Volume Control

- Visualize Audio with Multi-Channel Aware Peaking

- Standalone Volume Mixer

- Move Apps Between Playback Devices

- Default playback device management
- Automatic updates via the Microsoft Store
- Support for light/dark mode and all accent colors
- Configurable hotkey
- Modern context menus
- Growing multi-lingual support
- Cairo Shell support
