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Allegar Robert wrote:
> I've actually put a lot of thought into this problem. I have 400+ CDs, and
> am tired of using them. I want to encode my entire collection to MP3s. I
> figure I will need about 50 gigs or so, which I'm not too concerned with.
>
> The problem I've been having is actually writing the front end. The back end
> is simple enough -- you just create a directory structure with several
> top-level mounting points, and come up with a scheme that you stick to. For
> example, top-level -: Band Name -: Album name -: Disc name -:
> songNumber_SongTitle.mp3. This works fine for most bands. Some, like
> Orbital, have multiple albums with the same name, but the exceptions are
> few.
>
> The real heart of the matter is pure bandwidth. I've actually tried setting
> up a solution that involved a web download -- which, not suprisingly, was
> already mentioned -- but it still takes on the order of 5-20 seconds to
> "download" the song from the file server to the local server. This is
> unacceptable to me.
>
> I want an interface that allows me to send an "open file" request to the OS
> and lets the OS handle all the file processing. Why re-invent a pretty good
> process? In order for this to happen, however, you need to write code that's
> native to the machine you're programming on, and you get no value over say a
> MusicMach Jukebox.
>
> Either the bandwidth needs to be increased, or you need to write a
> stand-alone app that can leverage the underlying OS code to handle
> processing.
>
> I'm not sure how www.myplay.com does it. Even on a redundant T3, a 5 MB file
> is still slow to download, taking at least 5-10 seconds.
>
> Rob
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Min Pae
> Sent: Tuesday, February 22, 2000 2:59 PM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: MP3 "server"
>
> I'm tinkering with the idea of having an old i486 SX/33 (which I'll probably
> upgrade to Pentium 83 with an OverDrive processor) with linux be an MP3
> "server", with a front end implemented under Win32. Basically the "server"
> will play the MP3s through its own sound system, while grabbing files from a
> file server, or perhaps having the "client" send the file(s) to the server
> and have the server cache those files on its local hard drive. This is
> quite an ambitious project for me, since I've done no programming in the
> past other than for my classes (I'm a college sophomore majoring in CS).
> The reason I'm writing to this list is because I thought I could perhaps get
> some direction from more experienced developers. If anyone can help me get
> started, it'd be greatly appreciated.
>
> First thing I need is a short blurb on what the most basic/important parts
> of the source code(s). In other words, what are the most basic components
> that I need in order to get a freeamp derivative to play an mp3 in a linux
> command line, and what parts of the source(s) should be modified to allow it
> to function under a command line interface. Especially, which parts of the
> code is for loading the file referenced, and which are for the decoding, and
> which are for outputting, etc.
>
> Second step will probably be for me to learn network programming via good
> 'ol tcp/ip. Does anyone know of a good reference for network programming
> beginners? Preferably one that covers both Linux/Unix and Win32.
>
> Third step will be to make the interface, and I'm thinking that I might want
> to use freeamp, I'm guessing that it uses plug-ins to decode like winamp
> does. I'm not a user of freeamp just yet, so I don't know for sure. But
> assuming it does, some help in the way of an outline on how plug-ins exactly
> work would be very helpful.
>
> Thank you all for your time, and thank you in advance to anyone who helps
> out.
>
> Min Pae
> "Life is pain, highness.
> Anyone who says differently is selling something" - Wesley, Princess Bride.
>
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