Bristol ~ Audio Synthesis Emulation

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Bristol is synth emulation package for a diverse range of vintage synthesisers, electric pianos and organs. The application consists of a multithreaded audio synthesizer and a user interface called brighton.

Features:

  • Over thirty emulators to mix and match
  • Multitimbral engine
  • Simultaneous splits and layers of different emulators
  • Distributed graphical user interface and engine
  • ALSA Audio and MIDI support
  • Jack Audio and MIDI support
  • OSS Audio and MIDI support
  • LADI Session Manager support
  • JACK Session Manager support
  • Text Based Command Line Interface option
  • Monophonic key preference note logic option

bristol.sourceforge.net
sourceforge.net/projects/bristol

Network Audio System ~ Client Server Sound

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The Network Audio System is a network transparent, client/server audio transport system.

Features:

  • Device-independent audio over the network
  • Lots of audio file and data formats
  • Can store sounds in server for rapid replay
  • Extensive mixing, separating, and manipulation of audio data
  • Simultaneous use of audio devices by multiple applications
  • Used by a growing number of ISVs
  • Small size
  • Free! No obnoxious licensing terms

www.radscan.com/nas
sourceforge.net/projects/nas

Audiophile UPnP Renderer ~ Windows Network Player

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Features:

  • Supported audio formats: FLAC, WAV, AIFF.
  • BitPerfect, zero CPU load streaming.
  • Support for high-quality bit-depth upconversion.
  • Support for VST 2.x plugins.
  • Gapless playback.
  • WASAPI (Exclusive mode) output.

Audiophile UPnP Renderer

sourceforge.net/projects/audiophilerenderer

foo_osd ~ Foobar2000 On Screen Display

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This component provides configurable screen overlays which may be opened with hotkeys, or appear on specific events. Each overlay is configured separately, and has its own set of events.

Foobar ~ OSD – Full Screen – Volume Display
Foobar – OSD – Full Screen – Title Display

www.foobar2000.org/components/view/foo_osd
hydrogenaud.io/index.php/topic,43044.0.html

Lazy Kenneth ~ Bass Mixing VST

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Lazy Kenneth will help those who don’t know how to use, or are too lazy to use sidechain to handle heavy basslines that collide with the bass drum in 4/4 music. That is music where you put a bass drum on all fours, techno, house, trance, minimal, tribal and so on. Put Lazy Kenneth on the bassline track and it will automatically duck the signal when the bass drum hits. You could place a LK on all tracks except the bass drum for some real heavy pumping effect.

Lazy Kenneth

www.noisebud.se

SAR ~ Synchronous Audio Router

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Synchronous Audio Router lets you route audio from any Windows application through a DAW (digital audio workstation) application, giving you an immense amount of control over your system’s audio. You can apply sophisticated effects, routing and switching, and combine the audio streams from each individual application any way you want, producing any number of output mixes.

If your applications of choice doesn’t let you select an audio device, SAR has you covered: you can define per-application routing rules which will override the Windows default audio device settings. You can even use pattern matching to define rules for groups of applications.

It’s also fast. SAR operates inline with your existing ASIO driver, adding no additional buffer latency to your DAW, and uses WaveRT for direct low latency transport of audio between applications. This is in contrast to many other “virtual audio cable” type drivers which often require buffer sizes as large as 50-100ms to work reliably.

str.rs/sar
github.com/eiz/SynchronousAudioRouter

Avoid sar.audio (site was hijacked)

BlackHole ~ Mac Virtual Cable

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BlackHole is a modern macOS virtual audio driver that allows applications to pass audio to other applications with zero additional latency.

BlackHole

existential.audio/blackhole
github.com/ExistentialAudio/BlackHole

foo_input_dvda ~ Foobar2000 DVD-Audio Decoder

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DVD-Audio Decoder input plugin and Watermark Detector / Neutralizer DSP plugins for Foobar2000. Decoder is capable of playing back DVD-Audio discs, ISO images, AOB, MLP and Dolby TrueHD files in full resolution. Dedicated plugin for DTS-HD playback. APT-x100 plugin for *.AUD and *.AUE files from DTS movie / trailer discs.

sourceforge.net/projects/dvdadecoder

References:

wiki.hydrogenaudio.org/Foobar2000 Components DVD_Audio_Decoder_foo_input_dvda

Asunder ~ Linux Audio CD Ripper

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Asunder is a graphical Audio CD ripper and encoder for Linux. You can use it to save tracks from an Audio CD as any of WAV, MP3, OGG, FLAC, Opus, WavPack, Musepack, AAC, and Monkey’s Audio files.

asunder

littlesvr.ca/asunder
snapcraft.io/asunder-casept

foo_cuefixer ~ Foobar2000 Cue Sheet Filter

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Simple component for foobar2000 to fix CUE/FLAC problems

Made in Ukraine
  • Removes duplicate song entries that appear when adding adirectory containing a .cue file that links to timestamps in a base .flac/.wav/.ape file.
  • Removes such duplicates also when adding tracks from media library.
  • Removes broken .cue files that point to missing files (.flac/.wav/.ape etc).

* Remove “*.CUE” from preferences>shell integration>exclude file types

github.com/RevenantX/foo_cuefixer

hydrogenaud.io/index.php/topic,117167.0
hydrogenaud.io/index.php?topic=118978.msg981682#msg981682

wmptagext ~ WMP Tag Support Extender

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WMP Tag Support Extender expand support of artist, title, etc. (“metatags”) information in Windows Media Player.

It adds support of APE tag format (read & write), FLAC MetaData (read & write), OGG Vorbis Comments (read-only), and MPEG4 ‘meta’ atom (read-only).

You can then extract the information save in your files and modify it directly in Media Library.
No need to use an external program, you manage your library with just ONE tool !

It supports:

  • Monkey’s audio (*.ape)
  • MusePack (*.mpc)
  • WavPack (*.wv)
  • OptimFROG (*.ofr)
  • FLAC (*.flac)
  • Advanced Audio Coding (*.aac) <- READ-ONLY
  • MPEG4 Audio (*.m4a) <- READ-ONLY
  • Vorbis Comments (*.ogg) <- READ-ONLY

wmptagext.sourceforge.net

Foobar2000 & Lyrics Display Components

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Lyrics Display Components for foobar2000

foobar2000 displays lyrics through third-party components. Over the years, many different lyrics panels have been developed, but only some are still relevant. This post outlines the main lyrics display components, explains their current status, and identifies which ones are actively maintained and most commonly used.

OpenLyrics (foo_openlyrics)

Status: Actively maintained
Current relevance: Most recommended and most actively developed lyrics component

OpenLyrics is the most modern and fully featured lyrics display component available for foobar2000. It provides an embeddable lyrics panel that works with both Default UI and Columns UI and supports downloading, displaying, editing, and saving lyrics locally.

Key features include support for both timed and untimed lyrics, multiple online lyrics sources, automatic saving of lyrics to files, and a built-in lyrics editor. Lyrics can be scrolled, synchronized, and reused across future playback sessions once saved.

OpenLyrics is currently the most actively developed lyrics component for foobar2000, with regular updates and ongoing maintenance. As of early 2025, it remains the most reliable option in terms of source availability, stability, and long-term usability.

www.foobar2000.org/components/view/foo_openlyrics

Lyric Show Panel 3 (foo_uie_lyrics3)

Status: Maintained, but less actively
Current relevance: Widely used, especially in older layouts and themes

Lyric Show Panel 3 is one of the longest-standing lyrics display components for foobar2000. It provides a configurable lyrics panel that supports both timed and untimed lyrics and can download lyrics from multiple sources.

It works with both Default UI and Columns UI and is still included in many legacy layouts and skins. However, development activity has slowed compared to OpenLyrics, and some built-in lyrics sources have historically required additional configuration or external source scripts to remain functional.

While still usable and supported, Lyric Show Panel 3 has largely been superseded by OpenLyrics in modern setups, particularly for users who want reliable automatic lyrics retrieval and active development.

www.foobar2000.org/components/view/foo_uie_lyrics3

ESLyric (foo_uie_eslyric)

Status: Partially maintained by the community
Current relevance: Niche and script-dependent

ESLyric is another lyrics display panel component that relies heavily on user-configured search scripts to retrieve lyrics from online sources. It is more flexible than older components but requires significantly more manual setup.

Its functionality depends on third-party scripts, and long-term reliability varies depending on script maintenance. As a result, ESLyric is not commonly recommended for general users and is primarily used by advanced users who are comfortable maintaining their own lyrics source scripts.

http://www.foobar2000.org/components/view/foo_uie_eslyric

foo_lddc

A desktop lyrics plugin for foobar2000 that acts as a client for the LDDC main program (requires LDDC to be used together).

github.com/chenmozhijin/foo_lddc

Older and Deprecated Lyrics Components

Several older lyrics-related components exist but are no longer recommended due to lack of maintenance or compatibility issues with modern foobar2000 versions. These include:

  • foo_uie_lyrics (predecessor to Lyric Show Panel 3)
  • foo_gasazip
  • MiniLyrics viewer components

These components are either unmaintained, unreliable, or incompatible with current versions of foobar2000 and should generally be avoided.

Which Lyrics Component Is Most Used Today?

In current foobar2000 installations:

  • OpenLyrics is the most recommended and actively maintained lyrics display component.
  • Lyric Show Panel 3 remains widely installed, particularly in older configurations and existing layouts, but sees less active development.
  • ESLyric is used by a smaller, more technical audience and is not considered mainstream.

For new installations or users rebuilding their layouts, OpenLyrics is the clear choice for long-term reliability and functionality.

References:

old.reddit.com/r/foobar2000/comments/l0t88d/how_i_scrape_lyrics_with_foobar2000/gjvseft/