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libbass-based module player for Linux

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almos:
Hello,

   Annoyed by the lack of the module players for Linux that would replicate the playback quality offered by the XMPlay, I decided to write my own player that uses Bass library. While I wrote the player primarily for myself, I decided to post it to the forum in case it might prove useful for other Linux users out there.

   Notes about the player:
  
    - the player is an interactive command-line application
    - it requires the Linux version of libbass (downloadable from the Un4Seen website)
    - for now it takes only one command-line parameter, namely the name of the module that is being played. The volume can be set  during playback.
  
   The key bindings for the player are:
  
   '[ ]' - decrease and increase the volume, respectively
   'p'  - pause or resume the playback
   'q'  - stop the playback

   Sample usage (provided that the bassplay is in path, eg. /usr/local/bin):

  
--- Code: ---      cd ~/Music/modules
      bassplay mystery.xm
  
--- End code ---

   While the application itself is quite unpolished, I might expand on the functionality in case of positive feedback.

   I put the player on Mediafire for download

The download for the player is attached to this post.

*EDIT = not console, but command-line application
 EDIT2 = The upload on mediafire contains just the player binary

m0d:
Posted news :) Also added the file to your post as an attachment because Mediafire shares suck when they disappear/expire and don't look very trustworthy.

68k:
This is nice, thanks for posting it!

almos:
As a matter of fact, I am working on a GTK version of the application. I'm trying to keep a steady progress, implementing one functionality after another - and typing in at least a few lines of code a day, which is not always easy given that my day work leaves me unsurprisingly drained by the evening.

On a positive note, working with the Linux libraries and programming tools is a breeze - I was able to implement all of the player's basic functions (such as loading the module and basic control over the playback) during the last weekend. Hopefully the next two weeks will see something I'll be able to post to the forums.

raina:
A BASS-based GUI player for Linux? I think the new computer just might get a Linux partition..

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