Ecasound is a software package designed for multitrack audio processing. It can be used for simple tasks like audio playback, recording and format conversions, as well as for multitrack effect processing, mixing, recording and signal recycling. Ecasound supports a wide range of audio inputs, outputs and effect algorithms. Effects and audio objects can be combined in various ways, and their parameters can be controlled by operator objects like oscillators and MIDI-CCs. A versatile console mode user-interface is included in the package. Optional compile-time dependencies (auto-detected at build time): - jack-audio-connection-kit (for realtime audio capture/playback) - liblo (for OSC [Open Sound Control] support) Optional runtime dependencies: - lame - required for mp3 output. - TiMidity++ - required for MIDI .mid file input. - libmikmod - required for tracker file support (such as .mod files). - set_rlimits - used to run ecasound with realtime priority (but see the jack-audio-connection-kit README for an alternative) Note: If you have cmt installed and you experience glibc double-free errors when ecasound exits, upgrade your cmt package to 1.16-2_SBo or higher. This is NOT a bug in ecasound.