Features

General

• Comfortable editing through separation of Player and Editor
• Remote-control of playing through any modern web browser or the separate Controller
• Packed project file export / import together with sound and music files
• Portable version for USB sticks available

Extensive project model

• Selection of music through tags
• Random music playlists
• Sequential music playlists
• Music from web radio stations
• Random sound choices
• Sequential sounds
• Macros
• References to elements for reuse
• Fixed and random delays between sounds / music, also combinable
• Repeats with fixed in random delays
• Fixed number of repeats or endless loops
• Setting of chances for random selection
• Setting of overall volume and different volumes for music and sounds
• Individual volume change of single sounds / music
• Fade-in / fade-out of sounds / music
• Cutting of files
• Many special sound effects possible

Editor

• Project explorer for quick overview over the whole of the project
• Music and sound explorers for quick selection of files
• Download of music tags from RPGMusicTags.org and MusicBrainz.org
• Upload of music tags to RPGMusicTags.org
• Search and download of sounds from Freesound.org
• Import and export of elements
• Simultaneously edit several playlists etc.
• "Preview" by playing elements
• Integration / start of external sound file editor

Player

• Playing of the defined music / sounds
• Selection of music / sounds by key or button presses
• Display of currently played music / sounds
• Changing of volumes
• Can stream through Icecast
• Also available for Linux
• Also available for Raspberry Pi, for Android and as MediaPortal plugin

Controller

• (Remote) Control of the Player
• Selection of music / sounds through buttons or key presses
• Display of currently played music / sounds
• Changing of volumes
• Any modern web browser is usable as controller, too
• Also available for Linux, Android and as a Tasker plugin

Feature ideas

The following features are not yet available in Ares, and it may take some time for them:

• Library with reusable elements independent of projects
• Linux port of the Editor based on Mono