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MAD For Linux

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MAD is a high-quality MPEG audio decoder.. #Audio decoder  #MPEG decoder  #PCM output  #MAD  #Mpeg-1  #Mpeg-2  

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MAD is a high-quality MPEG audio decoder. It currently supports MPEG-1 and the MPEG-2 extension to lower sampling frequencies, as well as the de facto MPEG 2.5 format. All three audio layers - Layer I, Layer II, and Layer III (i.e. MP3) - are fully implemented.

MAD does not yet support MPEG-2 multichannel audio (although it should be backward compatible with such streams) nor does it currently support AAC.

Here are some key features of "MAD":

� 24-bit PCM output � 100% fixed-point (integer) computation � completely new implementation based on the ISO/IEC standards � available under the terms of the GNU General Public License (GPL)

The output from MAD has been tested and found to satisfy the ISO/IEC 11172-4 computational accuracy requirements for compliance. In almost all configurations, MAD is a Full Layer III ISO/IEC 11172-3 audio decoder as defined by the standard.

In one circumstance, MAD is a limited accuracy ISO/IEC 11172-3 audio decoder. This is true when MAD is forced to use an approximation version of its fixed-point multiply routine, and is easily avoided.

Because MAD provides full 24-bit PCM output, applications using MAD are able to produce exceptionally high quality audio. Even when the output device supports only 16-bit PCM, applications can use the extra resolution to increase the audible dynamic range through the use of dithering or noise shaping.

Because MAD uses integer computation rather than floating point, it is well suited for architectures without a floating point unit. All calculations are performed with a 32-bit fixed-point integer representation.

Because MAD is a new implementation of the ISO/IEC standards, it is unencumbered by the errors of other implementations. MAD is not a derivation of the ISO reference source or any other code. Considerable effort has been expended to ensure a correct implementation, even in cases where the standards are ambiguous or misleading.

OSI Certified Open Source SoftwareBecause MAD is available under the terms of the GPL, it can be freely used in other GPL software, and is also available for immediate evaluation prior to obtaining a commercial license. (Please contact us to discuss commercial licensing terms.)

Applications that uses "MAD":

� AlsaPlayer audio player for UNIX � Apollo audio player for Linux � Audacity cross-platform audio editor � Audiere high-level audio API � Audio-MPEG Perl module � Avidemux audio editor � avifile media utilities for Linux � BEAST front-end to the Bedevilled Sound Engine � BeatForce computer dj-ing system � CoolPlayer audio player for Windows � cplay curses front-end for various audio players � Domo Qt/MySQL-based music organizer � ELMP-TNG embedded Linux media player � Final Scratch digital vinyl DJ system � Final Scratch Record Box Editor song organizer and utility � freebase SHOUTcast-compatible MP3 player � Geekradio virtual DJ � Gmerlin media player for Linux � GSMP audio editor for Linux � GSPlayer audio player for Pocket PC � GStreamer streaming media framework � juked MP3 jukebox daemon � K3b KDE front-end for CD recording � Kwave sound editor for KDE � MadFront front-end to madplay for Windows CE � MAD frontend for Windows � madlld MAD low-level API demonstration � madlldlib source code for creating a Win32 DLL � MAD Newton port of MAD for Newton OS � MAD Plug-in for Winamp decoder replacement � madplay audio player for UNIX � MadPlayer JNI port of madplay for Java � Madsoundz MP3 player for Windows � Mike's Jukebox Distro CD boot image and audio player � Mixxx digital dj'ing system � MMIOMP3 multimedia extender for OS/2 � MOC console audio player � MortPlayer MP3/Ogg player for Pocket PC � MP3do pluggable bash script � MPD remote music player and playlist manager � mpega_libmad clone of mpega.library for Amiga � mpg321 GPL command-line replacement for mpg123 � MPlayer movie player for Linux � MQ3 Qt media player � MusicBrainz Tagger automatic metadata (ID3) tagger � MythTV homebrew PVR project � NMM networked multimedia middleware for UNIX � normalize audio file volume normalizer � nvrec audio/video capture toolkit � Ogle DVD player for UNIX � OpenRISC 1000 open source computing platform � OpiePlayer (part of Opie) media player for the Sharp Zaurus � OSKit operating system framework � phMAD MP3 player for QNX � pmp3 Python/GTK front-end to madplay � Pocket DivX Player media player for Pocket PC � PT/Play (part of Pocket Tcl) media player for Linux handhelds � Rhythmbox music organizer and player for Linux � rtptsaudio audio client for RTP MPEG-2 Transport Streams � scream Python front-end to madplay � ScummVM game interpreter engine � silencer audio silence removal tool � SimpleCDR front-end to various CD audio utilities for Linux � SoX command-line sound processing utility � SQLshout Shoutcast compatible streaming source client � Squash learning music player � Squirrel Jukebox for Linux � StreamRipperX Internet radio stream application for Mac OS X � Sweep digital audio editor for UNIX � TCVP video and music player, transcoder and streaming server � TodayPlayer MP3 player for Pocket PC � To Eleven MP3 player for Sega Dreamcast � VDR MP3 Extension for Linux � VideoLAN Client cross-platform multimedia player � winLAME front-end to LAME for Windows � XGMC MIDI sequencer � xine video player for UNIX � XMMP multimedia player for Linux � xmms-mad plug-in for XMMS

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