Cog v3880

Cog — versatile audio player for gapless playback

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A powerful and versatile audio player built for music lovers, audiophiles, and enthusiasts of classic game and console audio formats.

Enjoy gapless playback, global hotkeys, desktop notifications, and flexible shuffle and repeat options. Play individual tracks, albums, playlists, livestreams, and hosted files from HTTP or HTTPS sources.

Key features:

  • Gapless playback
  • Shuffle albums or individual tracks
  • Repeat a track, album, or entire playlist
  • Global hotkeys and desktop notifications
  • HTTP(S) playback for livestreams and hosted files
  • Apple HTTP Live Streaming (HLS) support through FFmpeg
  • Live metadata updates from Shoutcast, Icecast, Ogg Vorbis comments, and timed ID3v2 packets
  • CUE Sheet support, including embedded CUE Sheets in multiple formats
  • Album artwork per track, with support for embedded and external artwork
  • Cached artwork in JPEG, PNG, GIF, WebP, HEIC, and AVIF formats
  • Graphic equalizer
  • Spectrum visualization in the toolbar or a dedicated window
  • Spatial Audio support for compatible sound devices
  • Multiple MIDI synthesizers, including the system synthesizer and BASSMIDI
  • SoundFont support, as well as the system GS sound bank
  • Playback support for a wide range of audio formats, including obscure game and console formats

HEIC artwork requires macOS Mojave or later. WebP artwork requires macOS Big Sur or later. BASSMIDI playback requires SoundFonts.

Version 3880:

Fixed

  • Mono tracks now play on the front left and right outputs of multichannel devices. Before, they went to the third (center) output, which is often not connected on audio interfaces.

New

  • Added a "Send mono to center output" option in the Output preferences for surround speaker setups.

Improved

  • Lyrics lookups on LRCLIB now pause when the service asks apps to wait after too many requests or a server error. Tracks looked up in the meantime show the usual "couldn't reach the server" message.
  • LRCLIB is now listed in the acknowledgements.
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