XMMS-SID 0.8.0 beta15 review

License: GPL (GNU General Public License) File size: 109K Developer: TNSP

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XMMS-SID is a plugin for XMMS for playing music that is commonly referred as "SID-tunes" aka music from Commodore 64 computer and it's close relatives.

For the actual emulation/playing, XMMS-SID can utilize several emulator engines (listed below).

Here are some key features of "XMMS SID":
Run-time selectable emulation library.
2-8x oversampling support.
Supports multiple emulation libraries:
libSIDPlay v1
libSIDPlay v2 with reSID-builder
Several sub-tune selection/control methods as configurable options.
Automatic sub-tune changer; plays through all sub-tunes in file, starting from default.
Configurable filter-settings.
Supports HVSC song-length database and has a maximum playtime check.
Optionally configurable title-string like in MPG123 plugin (supports also XMMS 1.2.5+ generic titles)
Standard audio output quality settings.
STIL (SID Tune Information List) support.
File information dialog < CTRL+3 >, shows normal SID-tune info and STIL info if enabled.

XMMS-SID is Free Software licensed and distributed under GNU General Public License.

Requirements:
libsidplay2

What's New in This Release:
Numerous small bugs were fixed in the emulator engine configuration, the oversampling filter, and STIL/SLDB handling.
Some GUI features were cleaned up including widget labels, tooltips, etc.
Documentation was updated and source code comments were improved.
Minor portability issues were fixed.