"Music Player Daemon (MPD) allows remote access for playing music (MP3's,
Ogg Vorbis files, and Flac's) and managing playlists. MPD is designed for
integrating a computer into a stereo system that provides control for music
playback over a local network. It is also makes a great desktop music
player, especially if your a console junkie, like frontend options, or
restart X often."
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We have a big MP3 server that is connected to an audio system, the server plays
music using MPD. We have designed a controlling application that looks and
feels mostly like Winamp but manages MPD over a network connection.
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