Esound

As a software review, the Esound project serves as an audio mixing server providing the ability for multiple applications to output sound to a single audio device. However, the development of Esound was discontinued several years ago, in the hope that a replacement would be developed.

Esound lacks features required for a modern desktop environment such as multi-channel audio and audio/video synchronization. Even though the software is part of the GNOME platform for a little while longer, it is clear that Esound is seriously outdated.

Despite its shortcomings, Esound is still being maintained, albeit, with considerations made. Users are humbly asked to spare a thought for the developers and please refrain from laughing. Additionally, if there are any bugs encountered, reports should be submitted here, with expectations of resolution rather low, unless they are a regression from recent versions or accompanied by patches.