Category Archives: Freeware

Free To Use Audio Software

foo_discord_rich ~ Foobar2000 & Discord Integration

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Foobar component which displays information about currently played track via Discord Rich Presence.

github.com/TheQwertiest/foo_discord_rich
hydrogenaud.io/index.php/topic,116860.0.html

Alternative:
github.com/ultrasn0w/foo_drpc

Footers:
if($stricmp($right(%filename_ext%,3),iso),Super Audio CD - 2.8MHz,%codec% - $ifgreater(%samplerate%,1000000,$insert($div(%samplerate%,100000),'.',$sub($len($div(%samplerate%,100000)),1)) MHz,$ifgreater($mod(%samplerate%,1000),0,$insert($div(%samplerate%,100),'.',$sub($len($div(%samplerate%,100)),1)) kHz,$div(%samplerate%,1000) kHz)) - %bitrate% kbps)

if2ktool ~ Migrate Data From iTunes™ To Foobar2000

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This tool is aimed at people migrating a music library from iTunes™ to Foobar2000, and allows you to keep the various statistics and dates that are saved by iTunes. It reads these fields from your iTunes Library XML, and writes them to the file tags that are expected by the import function of foo_playcount. You can transfer playlists too.

github.com/macklinb/if2ktool

Overtone ~ Collaborative Programmable Music

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Overtone is an open source audio environment designed to explore new musical ideas from synthesis and sampling to instrument building, live-coding and collaborative jamming. We combine the powerful SuperCollider audio engine, with Clojure, a state of-the-art lisp, to create an intoxicating interactive sonic experience.

overtone.github.io

Discord ~ Open Source & Multi-platform Chat

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It’s time to ditch Skype and TeamSpeak. All-in-one voice and text chat for gamers that’s free, secure, and works on both your desktop and phone. Stop paying for TeamSpeak servers and hassling with Skype. Simplify your life.

discordapp.com

airtime ~ Broadcast Streaming Radio

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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.

Airtime

www.sourcefabric.org/en/airtime
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airtime_(software)

Ampache ~ Open Source File Manager & Server

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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

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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.

www.discogs-enhancer.com

LilyPond ~ Music Notation For Everyone

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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.

lilypond

lilypond.org

Frescobaldi ~ LilyPond Sheet Music Editor

Frescobaldi is a free and open source LilyPond sheet music text editor.

www.frescobaldi.org

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.

github.com/aspiers/ly2video

References:

www.weblily.net/weblily-app/Clickable-Notation-Reference.html

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LilyPond

DRC Designer ~ Optimize Audio Rooms

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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.

TargetDesigner

www.alanjordan.org/DRCDesigner
Foobar2000 Setup

mp3guessenc ~ Analyze Audio mpeg Files

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… 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

mp3guessenc.sourceforge.net
sourceforge.net/projects/mp3guessenc

foo_dsp_dolbyhp ~ Foobar Virtual 5.1 Headphones

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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.

foo_dsp_dolbyhp

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/

www.dlldownloader.com/dolbyhph-dll/

cmus ~ Lightweight Unix Player

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cmus is a small, fast and powerful console music player for Unix-like operating systems.

cmus-2.4.3-osx

cmus.github.io