XMMS-SID project is a plugin for XMMS for playing music that is commonly referred as "SID-tunes" aka music from Commodore 64 computer and its close relatives.

For the actual emulation/playing, XMMS-SID can utilize several emulator engines (listed below).

Here are some key features of "XMMS SID":

· Run-time selectable emulation library.
· 2-8x oversampling support.
· Supports multiple emulation libraries:
· libSIDPlay v1
· libSIDPlay v2 with reSID-builder
· Several sub-tune selection/control methods as configurable options.
· Automatic sub-tune changer; plays through all sub-tunes in file, starting from default.
· Configurable filter-settings.
· Supports HVSC song-length database and has a maximum playtime check.
· Optionally configurable title-string like in MPG123 plugin (supports also XMMS 1.2.5+ generic titles)
· Standard audio output quality settings.
· STIL (SID Tune Information List) support.
· File information dialog < CTRL+3 >, shows normal SID-tune info and STIL info if enabled.

XMMS-SID is Free Software licensed and distributed under GNU General Public License.