this project is great! 
after a quick research, it seems that esd might be a bit outdated now [1] and that more recent sound API could be used. it seems however to do the job just fine.<p>[1] <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.linuxquestions.org&#x2F;questions&#x2F;programming-9&#x2F;esound-client-programming-57017-print&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.linuxquestions.org&#x2F;questions&#x2F;programming-9&#x2F;esound...</a>