MPEG Audio Decoder

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MPEG Audio Decoder (MAD) is a GPL library to decode files that have been encoded with an MPEG audio codec, produced by Underbit Technologies.

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Developer(s)Robert Leslie
Initial release2000
Stable release
0.15.2b / February 23, 2004 (2004-02-23)
Written inC
Operating systemLinux, FreeBSD, Mac OS X
TypeMedia player
LicenseGNU General Public License
Websitehttp://www.underbit.com/products/mad/

It consists of libmad, a software library, and madplay, a command-line program for MP3 playback. libmad is notable for using only fixed-point arithmetic while madplay is notable for its ReplayGain support.