This package provides two programs.

rsd - The server which PCM data is streamed to over TCP/IP or Unix domain sockets, sound is played back with a low latency depending on what backend is used. It supports several connections to be played back at the same time.

rsdplay - The client which streams PCM data recieved from stdin to a rsoundserv. The code in rsdplay is mostly for reference.

For integration with applications, librsound can be used.

The package compiles and runs on the following platforms:

Unix-like - ALSA (Linux), OSS, libao, PortAudio, PulseAudio, µRoar, OpenAL, RoarAudio VS, Jack Microsoft Windows (Cygwin) - PortAudio, (OSS), libao, OpenAL (Win32) - DirectSound, µRoar Mac OSX - libao (possibly more)

On how to use these programs, refer to the --help in the respective programs, or the man-pages.

For install instructions, see INSTALL For documentation of RSound protocol and API, see DOCUMENTATION.