Contents The EsounD package contains esd, esdcat, esdctl, esdloop, esdmon, esdrec, esdsample and libesd libraries. Description esd esd is the Enlightened Sound Daemon. esdcat esdcat plays a RAW audio stream through the daemon. esdctl esdctl controls certain aspects of the sound daemon. esdloop esdloop is test scaffolding for sample cache, loop, and free. esdmon esdmon outputs the mixed stream from the daemon. esdrec esdrec outputs from the sound device's current input. esdsample esdsample is test scaffolding for sample cache, play back, and free. esd libraries libesd libraries contain the functions used by esd.