It's extremely unstable. It crashes EVERYTIME I use it. I haven't really had a good chance to actually see what it does, or even learn about how to use it, because it keeps crashing everytime I use it ...
Are you sure? And what do you mean by "results will vary"? You mean if the end user has the codec installed or not? And what's the name of the 3rd party codec?
Is there a MUD protocol for server-side triggering of .mp3? I heard MSP is only for MIDI and .wav. Uggh, IMHO .wav sucks, it's old technology, and the file sizes are huge! So, how about making a .mp3 ...