Decibel Audio Player

Decibel Audio Player project is a GTK open-source (GPL license) audio player designed for GNU/Linux, which aims at being very straightforward to use by mean of a very clean and user friendly interface.

It aims also at being a real audio player and, as such, it does not include features that are not meant to be part of an audio player. These features (e.g., tagging) generally have a really better support in specialized software. If you're looking for an audio player than can also make coffee, then you should stay away from Decibel and give a try to other players (e.g., Amarok, Exaile).

Decibel Audio Player is still in early stage of development, so don't expect a lot of bells and whistles.

What is new in this release:

• Keyboard interruption (Ctrl+C) doesn't work (#817803)
• AudioScrobbler cache lost when Decibel is not closed properly (#787989)
• Exception when the cover cannot be retrieved (#825083)
• Album art extends past screen boundaries (#821452)
• Remote sometimes fails with relative paths (#800813)
• Make with DESTDIR writes incorrect path (#731383)
• Folder listing mixes lower and upper case letters (#797862)
• Skipping track just before the end skips the following track (#770346)
• Reverting playlist stops playback (#714548)
• Volume button not shown by default (#732956)
• On execution, raise if already running (#770111)
• Show filename instead of title when no title tag exists (#732583)
• Added a 'filename' column to the tracklist (right-click on column headers to display it)
• Convert from Libglade to GtkBuilder (#799738)

What is new in version 1.07:

• Libraries may be filtered by genre using the popup menu
• Can't play wav files (#653496)
• Add an automatic shuffle feature (#510278)
• Add a module that resumes playback on startup (#534031)
• Added a 'lean' view mode (#523943)
• Added a 'netbook' view mode (#711629)
• Let external apps access the current cover (#715833)
• Don't spawn multiple instances from the .desktop file (#704221)
• Playbin2 with pulseaudio sets volume to 100% (#511589)
• Make left clicks on slider act the same as middle clicks (#676548)
• "Add" option is missing on right-click (#677168)
• Don't preserve the ratio of covers when the distortion isn't noticeable

What is new in version 1.06:

• Albums in the Library can be added to favorites using the popup menu
• Added an option to search for covers in parent directories as well (#605644)
• CD explorer not always removed when unloading the CD module (#603902)
• AudioScrobbler submission blocked by '\0' bytes (#604016)
• Tracklist scrolls up upon insertion (#607261)
• List of explorers not kept sorted when renaming a library (#610202)
• File chooser dialog box does not appear on some systems
• Can't play previous track from the remote (#656040)
• Scaling covers should preserve ratio (#654321)
• Revamped the preferences dialog box
• Respect the "Show hidden files" option when playing tracks from the File Explorer (#611703)
• Automatically show preferences the first time the application is started

What is new in version 1.05:

• Stick to the Media Player Remote Interface Specifications (#534021)
• Show some information on the selected tracks in the status bar
• Added presets to the equalizer
• [StatusIcon] Middle-click toggles pause, scroll changes volume (Laszlo Pandy)
• Added Zeitgeist support (#579972)
• Skips two songs when one is not found (#581654)
• Fixed crash in some rare occasions when trying to set the cover for the current track
• Fixed Gnome media keys no longer working when starting/closing multiple instances
• Fixed labels not always properly updated in the equalizer
• Ignore disc number when it looks like '1/1' (#596350)
• Improved startup time
• The playbin2 GStreamer component is now used by default (use the --playbin flag to use the old playbin component)
• Equalizer module has a menu item (CTRL-E) when enabled (#495761)
• Close properly on CTRL-C

What is new in version 1.04:

• Show album cover in desktop notifications if both modules are enabled (#418076)
• Added a wildcard (*) for cover names (#541763)
• Added more keyboard shortcuts to the tracklist (#523689)
• CD-ROM read speed can be configured (#502297)
• Added a bitrate column in the tracklist (hidden by default)
• Drag'n'Drop into the playlist not always working correctly (#501114)
• Improper sorting when adding tracks that don't all have a performer tag (#509494)
• Don't allow playback of a disc when there is no disc in the drive
• Removing a root folder in the File Explorer doesn't work correctly (#496154)
• Cannot open playlists using backslashes as path separators (#526273)
• Cannot play files with a percent sign in their path (#528442)
• Cannot start when view mode was set to nano in v1.02 (#512892)
• [AudioScrobbler] Song not submitted when quitting while playing (#565828)
• Fixed passwords not being stored on Ubuntu 10.04 (#578124)
• Time slider sometimes stops moving (#424976)
• Fixed lowercase/uppercase issue in the library (#513965)
• Gloss effect on covers can be disabled by using the --no-glossy-cover option on the command line (#562905)
• "Save as" dialog now opens the last directory used (#523692)
• Don't start a new instance when there is already one running (#490719)
• Play button plays selected track if any (#511720)

What is new in version 1.03:

• Improved the look of the cover thumbnail
• Fixed grey text not always visible once selected (#331867)
• Fixed removing a root folder in the File Explorer not working correctly (#496154)
• Merged mini and nano modes
• Fixed deprecation warnings about the tooltips

What is new in version 1.01:

• Added a 10-bands equalizer module (#194506)
• Added a ReplayGain module (#179094)
• Added a Twitter module (#415836)
• "Play a random album" added to the context menu of the Library (#385114)
• Added support for WavPack files (#343080)
• Added a revert entry to the tracklist popup menu (#329639)
• The state of the File Explorer's trees is restored (#414786)
• Removed the concept of media directories, add directories' contents recursively (File Explorer) (#179998)
• Replaced the "view" menu by a mode selector (#416823)
• Fixed a bug related to cropping non-current track (#410199)
• Fixed remote not working with playlist operations (#390978)
• Disable the 'skip track' option if the notification server doesn't support actions (#328609)
• Fixed application not working after locale change (#311293)
• Fixed Pidgin status not updated by the IMStatus module
• Fixed misusage of the Gnome keyring (only one password could be stored for the whole app)
• Restore maximized state properly (#305897)
• Fixed AudioScrobbler module no longer submitting tracks in case of very bad tags (#307525)
• Save preferences when receiving the SIGTERM signal (#211196)
• Make the last track the previous track of the first track when repeat is enabled (#324463)
• Added '/' as a default folder of the File Explorer for first time users
• Removed 'Encoding' key from desktop file (#307714)
• Repeat and shuffle icons are no longer hard coded (#308340)
• Rewrote the GStreamer-based playback engine, see NOTE below
• Added .oga as a valid extension for Ogg Vorbis files
• Default application icon size is now 128x128 (better integration with e.g., Gnome Do)
• Replaced the md5 module (deprecated) by the hashlib one (#398587)

What is new in version 1.00:

• The cover of the current track can now be displayed full size, and columns can be shown/hidden in the track list.
• Many small bugs have been fixed.