XM Play Audio Player for Windows PC
XM Play is a very minimalistic player with some good features such as DSP Filters, Interpolation & volume/pan ramping, etc. Here is a full list of features according to XM Play developers:
Balls-on accuratePlays the way nature intended32/24-bit & multi-channel outputTake advantage of supporting hardware for ultimate qualityGapless outputGapless playback of all supported formats, crossfadingInterpolation & volume/pan rampingFor output that’s smoother than a baby’s arse!DSPAutomatic gain control (and Replaygain), 9 band equalizer, reverb, plugin supportNet streamingAll supported file types (including MODs and archives) can be streamed from FTP and HTTP servers (inc. Shoutcast/Icecast/Icecast2), optionally writing a copy to disk, FTP directories and HTML webpages can be scanned for playable filesTrack informationDisplays file/format information, messages/tags, and instrument/sample texts, open webpages from the textsTitle formattingYou decide how you want the track titles to look, title updating from ‘net streams and CUE sheetsLibraryA database of your tracks, with directory monitoring, for quick and easy access to the tracks you want to playSaved/preset settingsSave settings (DSP/etc) to be automatically used each time specific tracks or filetypes are played, save presets for quick application at any timeDisk writingWrite 8/16/24/32-bit WAV files, use external encoders (MP3/OGG/etc), optional level normalization, dithering & noise shaping, individual MOD instrument writingKeyboard shortcutsFully customizable shortcuts, including global hotkeysIntegrationOpen files/folders from Windows Explorer, drag-drop files/folders/shortcuts/URLs, monitor the clipboard for playable URLs, drag-drop tracks from XMPlay into other programs, icon customizationArchive pluginsArchived/compressed files can be loaded just like normal files, including support for nested archivesUnicode file supportSupport for Russian, Chinese, etc…VisualizationCompatible with Sonique plugins, fullscreen display, includes a MOD pattern viewNo installationUnZIP where you want and go!
The main interface offers you the option to pick the formats that are supported, like:
OGG – Ogg VorbisMP3 – MPEG1/2/2.5 layer 3MP2 – MPEG layer 2MP1 – MPEG layer 1WMA – Windows Media AudioWAV – any WAVE format that has a codec installedAIFF – Audeo Interchange File FormatCDA – CD-Audio
From there, you can choose the list of songs or select a URL from which you can select the song. It operates like most music players nothing fancy but it gives one of the best outputs I have tested so far. I’m not sure if it’s a placebo or is it really making a difference while playing music.
You can download various skins from the developer’s website. There are lots of options using which, you can customize your player. Since it’s more like a no-install player, it will not associate the common extension with the player, but if you want to manually set it you can go to the Options, select Integrate and select the formats and click Apply.
XM Play free download
XM Play is an excellent under-appreciated player for your music needs with good plugin supports. You can download XM Play from the developer’s website.
