DerMixD 1.1.0 review

DerMixD is a TCP-controlled music playing daemon for GNU/Linux and hopefully (at least in the future) other UNIX/POSIX systems

License: GPL (GNU General Public License) File size: 172K Developer: Thomas Orgis

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DerMixD is a TCP-controlled music playing daemon for GNU/Linux and hopefully (at least in the future) other UNIX/POSIX systems. DerMixD's inspiration is mixplayd, which does quite the same, but partly less and partly more.

And a bit different for sure. MP3 input via patched mpg123-0.59r (mpg123-thor) and OSS output is the envisioned and thus implemented mode of operation. With the now given infrastructure it won't be that much work to support other ways when the need arises.

What's New in This Release:
Along with the new outputs for Linux/ALSA and Tru64/OSS, there is a new sine generator as an input for fun.
The API has been cleaned up a bit and extended, as well as the set of command line parameters, with more user friendliness and configurability in mind (this includes verbose errors and an online help facility).
The overall playback stability is a major focus: repeated tests with fulll background system load and examination of the dynamics between buffer and playback threads has hopefully managed to provide a local optimum.