X-Amp

In order to play your favorite songs specialized applications must be used. X-Amp is one of them, and not only does it promise to deliver sound to your ears in high quality, but also provides a few powerful audio management tools.

The application brings up a compact main window, where playback buttons are found, as well as several indicators and quick access points to all the tools it has to offer. Items added to your playlist are cleverly stored in a drop-down menu so that no precious space is occupied.

Rate and frequency of the sound it plays are visible, and you may also add a CPU meter to be integrated in the main window.

From the volume control area you can bring up the equalizer. It gives you full control over 31 sliders to carefully adjust sound so it reaches your ears as clean as possible.

Some presets are available, and you can save your own creations for a larger variety of choices. The frequency spectrum can only be displayed with bars for which you can set the color, as well as for peaks.

Another featured tool you can use is an effect processor. Like the equalizer, it displays a small customizable frequency spectrum. A few sliders let you set the pitch, echo, but not limited to boosting flanger base, audio enhancer or adding a cool rotation effect.

Amongst the tools mentioned above, you also have access to a sound recorder so that you can capture any audio from an input device which you can later edit in the equalizer or effects processor. Moreover, a sample generator puts two slides at your disposal to create a tone between 1Hz and 22 KHz.

In conclusion, X-Amp offers a powerful set of tools you can use to play with sound. Missing hotkey support could have made the difference, but overall it makes for a fun experience. If you ever want to try something new besides the conventional, don't hesitate to give this utility a try.