Orpheus 1.6 review
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Orpheus is a light-weight text mode menu- and window-driven audio player application for CDs, MP3, Vorbis OGG and internet stream broadcasts.
Here are some key features of "Orpheus":
Text mode user interface
Based on the ncurses library
Provides windows, menus and dialogs
Configurable color schemes
Configuration is done with dialogs
Player
Supports MP3 (through mpg123), OGG (with ogg123), CD tracks and internet broadcasts
Saves and loads playlists
Provides quick access to recent lists played
Can combine CD, MP3 and OGG tracks in the same playlist
Edit MP3 and OGG ID tags feature
"Repeat track", "Repeat play list" and "Random" play modes
Play list sorting and search options
Auto-generated currently_playing file which makes it possible to easily find out from other applications what is playing now
Internal mixer controller
Command line interface for controlling an already running instance of the program
Network
CDDB information retrieval for CDs
HTTP proxy support
Auto-load of the Internet radio presets directory from the network
What's New in This Release:
This release converts from utf-8 for OGG tracks and supports Internet radio.
Broadcasts can now be added to the playlist along with the other items.
For the initial stations directory, the presets directory from the screamer-radio project is used.
Orpheus 1.6 keywords