OPN2 MIDI Player vs Podcini.X - Podcast instrument
Side-by-side comparison of two open source alternatives
OPN2 MIDI Player
OPN2 MIDI Player is an implementation of OPNMIDI based MIDI-player for Android. It’s a MIDI-player based on emulator of a Frequency Modulation chip Yamaha OPN2 (YM2612). This small MIDI-player made with using of libOPNMIDI library.Key Features:OPN2 emulationCustomizable bank of FM patches (You have to use the bank editor to create own sound bank)Stereo soundNumber of simulated OPN2 chips can be specified as 1-100 (maximum channels 600!)Pan (binary panning, i.e. left/right side on/off)Pitch-bender with adjustable rangeVibrato that responds to RPN/NRPN parametersSustain (a.k.a. Pedal hold) and Sostenuto enable/disableMIDI and RMI file supportReal-Time MIDI API supporMIDI and RMI file supportloopStart / loopEnd tag support (Final Fantasy VII)111-th controller based loop start (RPG-Maker)Use automatic arpeggio with chords to relieve channel pressureSupport for multiple concurrent MIDI synthesizers (per-track device/port select FF 09 message), can be used to overcome 16 channel limitPartial support for GS and XG standards (having more instruments than in one 128:128 GM set and ability to use multiple channels for percussion purposes, and a support for some GS/XG exclusive controllers)CC74 "Brightness" affects a modulator scale (to simulate frequency cut-off on WT synths)Portamento support (CC5, CC37, and CC65)SysEx support that supports some generic, GS, and XG featuresFull-panning stereo option (works for emulators only)
Podcini.X - Podcast instrument
Podcini, an open source podcast instrument, attuned to Puccini, adorned with pasticcini and aromatized with porcini, invites your harmonious heartbeats. Do I hear your heartbeats? Great! Common functionalities of a podcast player are well-supported: Search, discover and subscribe to podcasts, by keywords, simple RSS URLs, or OPML files. Download, stream or queue episodes, and enjoy them the way you like with adjustable playback speeds. Save effort, battery power and mobile data usage with powerful automation controls for auto-downloading/auto-enqueuing episodes. If the feed contains no media (plain RSS feed), Text-to-Speech engine is used to play the text. Listening progress can be instantly synced through a NextCloud server or across devices in the same Wi-Fi network without a server. So what's special with this podcast app among the many? Well, aside from doing the above well, the following make it stand out: It's open sourced, free to use and free of ads, free as in beer and free as in speech! It takes advantage of modern frameworks to be efficient and conserve energy. In addition to subscriptions, it allows you to create your own synthetic podcasts to compile your interested episodes from various sources to better focus on your interests. While the list of episodes (filtered and sorted by you) in each podcast serves a natural playlist for you, it also empowers you with multiple queues each associable with any podcasts to group similar contents for better listening. On any podcast/episode, you can assign 5 levels of rating allowing you to make better decisions on where to put your attention. You have 12 levels of play states (like to play soon, play again, etc) to better plan and enhance your listening experiences. You can also keep your personal notes with your opinions/comments on each podcast/episode. It has sophisticated sorting and filtering options for you to better select contents. When you unsubscribe a podcast, it allows you to preserve your important episodes of the podcast in a synthetic feed. It keeps a record of your unsubscribed podcasts and notifies you if you unknowingly try to re-subscribe to some. It caches streamed audio for seamless local rewind and replay. You can record audio clips or mark positions on any episodes for better review. You can also set selected episodes related for better grouping. Sure, you can play any episodes in your car's speakers. And, it's not all about audio, video is well handled. You can cast the audio/video to Chromecast speakers/screens. Some other podcast players can also do all of the above? Join the Podcini community! Podcini is under active development by volunteers. You can contribute too, with code, comments or improvements. See source code on github.com/XilinJia/Podcini.X
| Feature | OPN2 MIDI Player | Podcini.X - Podcast instrument |
|---|---|---|
| License | MIT | GPL-3.0-only |
| Install sources | GitHubIzzyOnDroid | F-DroidGitHubIzzyOnDroid |
| Categories | Media PlayerVideo | Media PlayerPodcastVideoBrowser |
| Features | Ad-FreeOpen SourceNo Tracking | Ad-FreeOpen SourceNo Tracking |
| Platforms | Android | Android |
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