QSound Labs, Inc. and 4Front Technologies recently launched iQ for
Linux, a software plug-in for XMMS.
XMMS is a cross platform MP3 and
multimedia player popular on Linux that now comes bundled with all popular
Linux distributions, such as Corel Linux, SuSE, Mandrake, and Red Hat Linux.
XMMS is being released under an open source license with a large number of
developers.
“Today’s Internet audio announcement is a further testament to theexecution
of our strategy to increase the accessibility of our innovative 3D audio
products. We are proud to say that we are theonly 3D audio company with
software solutions available for all 3DInternet and MP3 platforms,” said
David Gallagher, president and CEO of QSound Labs.
iQ is one of the first “third party” plug-ins to be integrated into the XMMS,
making it easier for Linux users to enjoy enhanced audio experience over the
Internet, the companies said. iQ converts mono signals to stereo and stereo to 3D, adding
immersive audio to the XMMS player. iQ is available immediately with a suggested price of $10.