Platform: Win32 Current version: 3.4.2

XMPlay is an audio player, supporting the OGG / MP3 / MP2 / MP1 / WMA / WAV / CDA / MO3 / IT / XM / S3M / MTM / MOD / UMX audio formats, and PLS / M3U / ASX / WAX playlists. A load more formats are also supported via plugins. When XMPlay was first released in 1998, only the XM format was supported, hence the name "XMPlay". Linux, Mac OSX or PocketPC user? Want to enjoy the same quality MOD playback as XMPlay users? You can... BASSMOD XMPlay Support site support.xmplay.com

Main features

Balls-on accurate Plays the way nature intended 32/24-bit & multi-channel output Take advantage of supporting hardware for ultimate quality Gapless output Gapless playback of all supported formats Interpolation & volume/pan ramping For output that's smoother than a baby's arse! DSP Automatic gain control (and Replaygain), 9 band equalizer, reverb, plugin support Net streaming All supported file types (including MODs and archives) can be streamed from FTP and HTTP servers (inc. Shoutcast/Icecast/Icecast2), optionally writing a copy to disk, FTP directories and HTML webpages can be scanned for playable files Track information Displays file/format information, messages/tags, and instrument/sample texts, open webpages from the texts Title formatting You decide how you want the track titles to look, title updating from 'net streams and CUE sheets Library A database of your tracks, with directory monitoring, for quick and easy access to the tracks you want to play Saved/preset settings Save settings (DSP/etc) to be automatically used each time specific tracks or filetypes are played, save presets for quick application at any time Disk writing Write 8/16/24/32-bit WAV files, use external encoders (MP3/OGG/etc), optional level normalization, dithering & noise shaping, individual MOD instrument writing Keyboard shortcuts Fully customizable shortcuts, including global hotkeys Integration Open files/folders from Windows Explorer, drag'n'drop files/folders/shortcuts/URLs, monitor the clipboard for playable URLs, drag'n'drop tracks from XMPlay into other programs, icon customization Archive plugins Archived/compressed files can be loaded just like normal files, including support for nested archives Unicode file support Support for Russian, Chinese, etc... Visualisation Compatible with Sonique plugins, fullscreen display, includes a MOD pattern view No installation UnZIP where you want and go!

Skins

click on a skin image to download Flat by Cypress brown variation green variation red variation silver variation XMP Underground Radio by Thomas Radeke Aiwa Z-D3300M by Cypress 3 level variation Acidian Fire by Noruen grey variation Sterling XP by Tero Niemi light grey variation dark grey variation green/grey variation light blue variation dark blue variation pink variation Bruise by Tony Palmer blue variation red variation green variation JFGreu by Tony Palmer original by Aux NNP-3 by Ernie HeavyDuty by Tero Niemi beige variation blue variation black variation ImAbar (Rounded) by KelticDanor blue variation green variation ImAbar (Edged) bamboo variation leafy variation icy variation tso variation shades revival LunaFamfam by Funkkybebel Neutron by Ben Laufer Min by Ben Laufer green variation orange variation Go by Dimitris Pipertzis WAClassic by TommyB We'll see.. by Lasse Mattila WMP10 v2 by Ben Laufer grey variation Windows Classic 2 by Amit auto-mini variation Windows Classic 2 Mini by Amit black variation white variation red variation XLXM by Dragan Jakovljevic iXMPlay by Thomas Radeke widescreen variation B-Red by Fernsx MMD3 updated for 3.4 by KelticDanor original by Sven Kistner PowerDee by Fernsx WAModern updated for 3.4 by KelticDanor original by Sven Kistner Section by KelticDanor Silk by KelticDanor Miniskin 2 by Jon Frisk Plastic by Thomas Radeke Bonjour, BS2000 (raina) by Danny Trommer Globe by Mich Vintage by Brightguy more skins as well as variations are avaliable at the support site Skinning kit Example skin files, demonstrating what's required to create your own XMPlay skins. The source files for other skins are also avaliable at the support site.

Plugins

FLAC input plugin (revision 6) Allows XMPlay to play FLAC (inc. Ogg FLAC) encoded files and streams. MIDI input plugin (revision 6) Allows XMPlay to play MIDI files, using SF2 soundfonts (not included) to provide the sounds. Includes a lyrics/karaoke vis mode. An example soundfont (and example MIDI files) is available here. RealAudio, SID, AHX, ACM, IFF/8SVX, DELIX input plugins A bunch of plugins by Sebastian Szczepaniak, adding support for RealAudio files and streams, SID (c64) files, AHX (HivelyTracker) files, ACM (Interplay game music) files, IFF/8SVX files and over 100 Amiga formats. "Highly Experimental" PSF input plugin A plugin by Neill Corlett, allowing XMPlay to play music from Playstation and Playstation 2 games (PSF and PSF2 formats). "Ganbatte!" D00 input plugin A plugin by OPLx, allowing XMPlay to play D00 and D01 files. WavPack input plugin (revision 2) A plugin by Sebastian Andersson, allowing XMPlay to play WavPack encoded files. Musepack input plugin (revision 1) A plugin by Sebastian Andersson, allowing XMPlay to play Musepack encoded files. Monkey's Audio input plugin (revision 1) A plugin by Sebastian Andersson, allowing XMPlay to play Monkey's Audio encoded files. DirectSound output plugin (revision 1) Allows XMPlay to use DirectSound output. ASIO output plugin (revision 4) Allows XMPlay to use ASIO output when there are ASIO drivers present. WASAPI output plugin Allows XMPlay to use Windows Vista's WASAPI output, in either shared or exclusive mode. 7-Zip archive plugin (revision 4) Allows XMPlay to load and play files from within 7-Zip archives. ARJ archive plugin (revision 4) Allows XMPlay to load and play files from within ARJ archives. LHA archive plugin (revision 8) Allows XMPlay to load and play files from within LHA and LZH archives. Includes support for the -lh7- method. MMCMP packer plugin (revision 1) Allows XMPlay to load and play MMCMP packed files. MOD packer plugin (revision 3) A plugin by Sebastian Szczepaniak, allowing XMPlay to load and play MOD files in several packed formats - KRIS, AC1D, NP2, NP3, PHA, PP21, PP30, PRUN, PRU2, P40, P41, P50, P60, P61, TP3. PP archive plugin (revision 2) Allows XMPlay to load and play files from within PowerPacker archives. RAR archive plugin (revision 8) Allows XMPlay to load and play files from within RAR archives. Includes RAR 3.0 support. WAD archive plugin (revision 1) Allows XMPlay to load and play files from within WAD archives used by DOOM and other games. XM-EXE executable plugin (revision 1) Allows XMPlay to load and play files from within EXEs created by XM-EXE 1.5 & 1.6. XPK archive plugin (revision 3) Allows XMPlay to load and play files from within XPK archives. ZIP archive plugin (revision 8) Allows XMPlay to load and play files from within ZIP archives. MSN "now playing" plugin (revision 6) Displays what you're currently listening to in MSN. Visual & Input plugins A plethora of visual and input (additional format) plugins are available at the XMPlay Support site. DSP plugin SDK C/C++ DSP plugin header and example, demonstrating what's required to create your own DSP plugins. Native "input" plugin SDK The input plugin SDK is currently available only on request. If you would like to create an XMPlay input plugin, please get in touch. WMA support modules (wmfdist.exe) WMA playback requires the Windows Media Format modules to be installed. They come installed with Windows Media player, so will already be on most users' systems, but they can also be installed separately. More plugins in development: AAC/MP4 (Advanced Audio Coding), AC3 (Audio Coding Revision 3), ALAC (Apple Lossless Audio Codec), OFR (OptimFROG), SPX (Speex), Audioscrobbler, Album cover art, Winamp visuals