Bug#296467: RFP: sonance -- GNOME audio player based on GStreamer and Mono
Package: wnpp
Severity: wishlist
* Package name : sonance
Version : 0.2.1
Upstream Author : Aaron Bockover [aaron][at][aaronbock][dot][net]
* URL : http://aaronbock.net/software/sonance/
* License : GPL
Description : GNOME audio player based on GStreamer and Mono
Sonance is a brand spankin' new audio player based on the GStreamer
media library and is developed on the Open Source Mono .NET Platform,
written in C#. It uses the gst-sharp GStreamer bindings, which are
currently only available via CVS.
Version 0.2 now supports shuffle/repeat modes, playlist searching,
recursive directory additions, and saves the window/widget states in
GConf.
Sonance may currently act as a simple drop-in XMMS/Beep replacement. It
sports a basic playlist, with add/remove/clear/reorder support, and
metadata support through GStreamer. Now that Sonance has a stable base,
the goal is to create an entire music organization and playback
platform, much like Rhythmbox and iTunes. However, Sonance will have a
much smaller footprint, and will be more versatile: you don't have to
utilize a music library. Sometimes it's just nice to have a standalone
player that isn't dependent on any kind of database.
Sonance is multi-threaded. Playback is always smooth and fast, based on
a solid, featureful GStreamer core, and adding lots of files to the
playlist is no problem, because additions are done in a separate thread.
Sonance is easy to use, simple, yet powerful, and its future is very
bright.
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