zefidi Media Player - Retro Audio Experience

🎹 Relive your nostalga

Re-experience, or experience for the first time, the power of the legendary Beatnik Audio Engine in a modern, retro-styled interface. zefidi Media Player brings professional-grade audio playback and MIDI capabilities to your desktop with that nostalgic 80s-90s aesthetic you love.

Supported Media: MIDI RMF WAV AIFF AU MP2 MP3 FLAC OGG VORBIS

Supported Soundbanks: HSB SF2 SF3 SFO

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Free-of-Charge

zefidi is 100% free-of-charge for personal use. For commerical use, see here.

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SoundFont 2/3 Support

Experience miniBAE in a whole new way with SoundFont 2 and 3 support.

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MP3 Support

Listen to your favorite advanced RMFs with MP3 decoder support. Of course you can play your favorite MP3 files too.

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Playlist Support

Organize your music with built-in playlist functionality. Drag and drop support for easy media management.

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Advanced Controls

Advanced playback controls with tempo, transpose, and reverb settings. Full MIDI channel management and virtual keyboard.

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Waveform Display

Real-time audio visualization with VU meters and waveform rendering for audio files. Visual feedback for all your media.

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MIDI Hardware

Connect external MIDI devices for live input and recording. Record live MIDI to MIDI, WAV, MP3, FLAC, or OGG Vorbis.

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Modern & Retro

Clean, intuitive interface with retro styling. Cross-platform, and works with Windows themes.

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High Quality Audio

Professional audio processing with multiple reverb types, volume curves, and pristine sound quality reproduction.

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⚡ Technical Specifications

Engine: miniBAE (Beatnik Audio Engine)

GUI Framework: SDL2

Platform: Cross-platform

License: BSD License

Audio Formats: WAV, FLAC, MP2, MP3, OGG Vorbis

MIDI Support: Full Hardware (In/Out), HSB Banks, SoundFont 2/3 Banks

🎯 About miniBAE

The miniBAE engine is a mature, well-rounded, and reliable computer music and sound system specially customized for small footprint and embedded applications. Originally developed by Beatnik, Inc., this legendary audio engine has powered everything from web browsers to mobile devices.

Licensing

Unfortunately, the licensing of miniBAE depends on which features are included...

Base miniBAE: BSD License
miniBAE with TSF (TinySoundFont): MIT License
miniBAE with BASSMIDI: Non-commercial usage only (or obtain a commercial license for BASSMIDI from Un4seen Developments)

📥 Download & Installation

Get started with zefidi Media Player today, and experience professional audio playback with that retro flair.

Releases Source Code Patch Banks

🛠️ Build from Source (Linux)

                    
                        git clone https://github.com/zefie/miniBAE.git

                        cd miniBAE/minibae

                        make -f Makefile.gui

                        ./bin/zefidi