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FreeAMP is a pretty nifty player. I use it because it supports
full-album transfers from emusic.com. Emusic is a subscription-based
service that lets you download (legally) a unlimited number of mp3s from
their library. They have entire albums from artists available, with a
link that will download each mp3. I signed up for it via TMBG Unlimited,
which is They Might Be Giants' area of emusic.com. It's got some
exclusive music, as well as downloads of some of their full-length
albums. I think it's well worth the 9.99/month.
-Tim
On Thu, 2001-11-29 at 15:37, Mark Orr wrote:
On Thu, 29 Nov 2001 11:16:24 -0800 (PST)
Michelle Wagner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On a side note, does anyone have any opinions on
> the best MP3 applications to use with Red Hat?
What specifically are you looking for? Players or
encoders? Unlike Windows, Linux and most of the
UNIX world doesnt go for one-program-does-everything
mega-apps - preferring focused tools, often of the
command line app + GUI frontend variety.
I dont collect mp3's myself (it's Downloading Communism,
you know)...but I have tried many of the players and even
a few encoders.
The only mp3 player I have on my system right now is
mpg123 - the canonical command line player (there are
others, such as l3dec, splay, mpg321) but most player apps
use mpg123 source, or call it directly.
XMMS is popular. It's a graphic player that plays mp3's
(it integrates the mpg123 player), and since it uses plug-ins,
it can handle many other formats: Ogg Vorbis, .WAV, MIDI
(using Timidity), tracker formats (MOD/S3M/XM/IT using Mikmod),
even WMA (using Avifile). XMMS is skinnable (has it's own
skins, plus it can use WinAMP 2.x compatible skins), has
sound effect plugins (reverb, echo, etc.), and all the
VU meter eye-candy you could want.
There's also FreeAMP, a command line player with a GUI
frontend. I believe I saw on slashdot a few months back
that there is now a WinAMP for Linux, but it's not as good
as XMMS, and it's binary-only. To be honest, there are
mp3 frontends/players for every desktop environment and
widget set available for Linux and the BSDs.
A good alternative to XMMS, which has lots of dependencies
and eats up too many CPU cycles and too much memory on lower-end
machines, is a combination of mpg123 and GQmpeg. GQmpeg is a
lightweight GTK-based frontend for mpg123. It's also skinnable,
but the default appearance is good enough.
-
As far as encoders go, the two most popular for Linux are
LAME and BladeEnc. Both are command line, with several graphical
frontends available. There's some debate as to which encoder
sounds better.
There are also programs/frontends for ripping CD tracks,
converting those tracks to mp3 or whatever format, and burning
them onto other CDs.
-
I havent really said anything about RedHat, but I dont use it
since I prefer to build everything from source -- but i'm sure
there are appropriate RPMs for everything I've mentioned.
(check Freshmeat.net or RPMfind.net)
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<BODY>FreeAMP is a pretty nifty player. I use it because it supports full-album
transfers from emusic.com. Emusic is a subscription-based service that lets you
download (legally) a unlimited number of mp3s from their library. They have
entire albums from artists available, with a link that will download each mp3.
I signed up for it via TMBG Unlimited, which is They Might Be Giants' area of
emusic.com. It's got some exclusive music, as well as downloads of some of
their full-length albums. I think it's well worth the 9.99/month. <br>
<br>
-Tim<br>
<br>
<br>
On Thu, 2001-11-29 at 15:37, Mark Orr wrote:
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<pre><FONT COLOR="#737373"><FONT SIZE="3"><I>On Thu, 29 Nov 2001 11:16:24 -0800
(PST)</FONT></I></FONT SIZE="3">
<FONT COLOR="#737373"><FONT SIZE="3"><I>Michelle Wagner <[EMAIL
PROTECTED]> wrote:</FONT></I></FONT SIZE="3">
<FONT COLOR="#737373"><FONT SIZE="3"><I></FONT></I></FONT SIZE="3">
<FONT COLOR="#737373"><FONT SIZE="3"><I>> On a side note, does anyone have
any opinions on</FONT></I></FONT SIZE="3">
<FONT COLOR="#737373"><FONT SIZE="3"><I>> the best MP3 applications to use
with Red Hat?</FONT></I></FONT SIZE="3">
<FONT COLOR="#737373"><FONT SIZE="3"><I></FONT></I></FONT SIZE="3">
<FONT COLOR="#737373"><FONT SIZE="3"><I>What specifically are you looking for?
Players or</FONT></I></FONT SIZE="3">
<FONT COLOR="#737373"><FONT SIZE="3"><I>encoders? Unlike Windows, Linux and
most of the</FONT></I></FONT SIZE="3">
<FONT COLOR="#737373"><FONT SIZE="3"><I>UNIX world doesnt go for
one-program-does-everything</FONT></I></FONT SIZE="3">
<FONT COLOR="#737373"><FONT SIZE="3"><I>mega-apps - preferring focused tools,
often of the</FONT></I></FONT SIZE="3">
<FONT COLOR="#737373"><FONT SIZE="3"><I>command line app + GUI frontend
variety.</FONT></I></FONT SIZE="3">
<FONT COLOR="#737373"><FONT SIZE="3"><I></FONT></I></FONT SIZE="3">
<FONT COLOR="#737373"><FONT SIZE="3"><I>I dont collect mp3's myself (it's
Downloading Communism,</FONT></I></FONT SIZE="3">
<FONT COLOR="#737373"><FONT SIZE="3"><I>you know)...but I have tried many of
the players and even</FONT></I></FONT SIZE="3">
<FONT COLOR="#737373"><FONT SIZE="3"><I>a few encoders.</FONT></I></FONT
SIZE="3">
<FONT COLOR="#737373"><FONT SIZE="3"><I></FONT></I></FONT SIZE="3">
<FONT COLOR="#737373"><FONT SIZE="3"><I>The only mp3 player I have on my system
right now is</FONT></I></FONT SIZE="3">
<FONT COLOR="#737373"><FONT SIZE="3"><I>mpg123 - the canonical command line
player (there are</FONT></I></FONT SIZE="3">
<FONT COLOR="#737373"><FONT SIZE="3"><I>others, such as l3dec, splay, mpg321)
but most player apps</FONT></I></FONT SIZE="3">
<FONT COLOR="#737373"><FONT SIZE="3"><I>use mpg123 source, or call it
directly.</FONT></I></FONT SIZE="3">
<FONT COLOR="#737373"><FONT SIZE="3"><I></FONT></I></FONT SIZE="3">
<FONT COLOR="#737373"><FONT SIZE="3"><I>XMMS is popular. It's a graphic player
that plays mp3's</FONT></I></FONT SIZE="3">
<FONT COLOR="#737373"><FONT SIZE="3"><I>(it integrates the mpg123 player), and
since it uses plug-ins,</FONT></I></FONT SIZE="3">
<FONT COLOR="#737373"><FONT SIZE="3"><I>it can handle many other formats: Ogg
Vorbis, .WAV, MIDI</FONT></I></FONT SIZE="3">
<FONT COLOR="#737373"><FONT SIZE="3"><I>(using Timidity), tracker formats
(MOD/S3M/XM/IT using Mikmod),</FONT></I></FONT SIZE="3">
<FONT COLOR="#737373"><FONT SIZE="3"><I>even WMA (using Avifile). XMMS is
skinnable (has it's own</FONT></I></FONT SIZE="3">
<FONT COLOR="#737373"><FONT SIZE="3"><I>skins, plus it can use WinAMP 2.x
compatible skins), has</FONT></I></FONT SIZE="3">
<FONT COLOR="#737373"><FONT SIZE="3"><I>sound effect plugins (reverb, echo,
etc.), and all the</FONT></I></FONT SIZE="3">
<FONT COLOR="#737373"><FONT SIZE="3"><I>VU meter eye-candy you could
want.</FONT></I></FONT SIZE="3">
<FONT COLOR="#737373"><FONT SIZE="3"><I></FONT></I></FONT SIZE="3">
<FONT COLOR="#737373"><FONT SIZE="3"><I>There's also FreeAMP, a command line
player with a GUI</FONT></I></FONT SIZE="3">
<FONT COLOR="#737373"><FONT SIZE="3"><I>frontend. I believe I saw on
slashdot a few months back</FONT></I></FONT SIZE="3">
<FONT COLOR="#737373"><FONT SIZE="3"><I>that there is now a WinAMP for Linux,
but it's not as good</FONT></I></FONT SIZE="3">
<FONT COLOR="#737373"><FONT SIZE="3"><I>as XMMS, and it's binary-only. To be
honest, there are</FONT></I></FONT SIZE="3">
<FONT COLOR="#737373"><FONT SIZE="3"><I>mp3 frontends/players for every desktop
environment and</FONT></I></FONT SIZE="3">
<FONT COLOR="#737373"><FONT SIZE="3"><I>widget set available for Linux and the
BSDs.</FONT></I></FONT SIZE="3">
<FONT COLOR="#737373"><FONT SIZE="3"><I></FONT></I></FONT SIZE="3">
<FONT COLOR="#737373"><FONT SIZE="3"><I>A good alternative to XMMS, which has
lots of dependencies</FONT></I></FONT SIZE="3">
<FONT COLOR="#737373"><FONT SIZE="3"><I>and eats up too many CPU cycles and too
much memory on lower-end</FONT></I></FONT SIZE="3">
<FONT COLOR="#737373"><FONT SIZE="3"><I>machines, is a combination of mpg123
and GQmpeg. GQmpeg is a</FONT></I></FONT SIZE="3">
<FONT COLOR="#737373"><FONT SIZE="3"><I>lightweight GTK-based frontend for
mpg123. It's also skinnable,</FONT></I></FONT SIZE="3">
<FONT COLOR="#737373"><FONT SIZE="3"><I>but the default appearance is good
enough.</FONT></I></FONT SIZE="3">
<FONT COLOR="#737373"><FONT SIZE="3"><I></FONT></I></FONT SIZE="3">
<FONT COLOR="#737373"><FONT SIZE="3"><I>-</FONT></I></FONT SIZE="3">
<FONT COLOR="#737373"><FONT SIZE="3"><I></FONT></I></FONT SIZE="3">
<FONT COLOR="#737373"><FONT SIZE="3"><I>As far as encoders go, the two most
popular for Linux are</FONT></I></FONT SIZE="3">
<FONT COLOR="#737373"><FONT SIZE="3"><I>LAME and BladeEnc. Both are command
line, with several graphical</FONT></I></FONT SIZE="3">
<FONT COLOR="#737373"><FONT SIZE="3"><I>frontends available. There's some
debate as to which encoder</FONT></I></FONT SIZE="3">
<FONT COLOR="#737373"><FONT SIZE="3"><I>sounds better.</FONT></I></FONT
SIZE="3">
<FONT COLOR="#737373"><FONT SIZE="3"><I></FONT></I></FONT SIZE="3">
<FONT COLOR="#737373"><FONT SIZE="3"><I>There are also programs/frontends for
ripping CD tracks,</FONT></I></FONT SIZE="3">
<FONT COLOR="#737373"><FONT SIZE="3"><I>converting those tracks to mp3 or
whatever format, and burning</FONT></I></FONT SIZE="3">
<FONT COLOR="#737373"><FONT SIZE="3"><I>them onto other CDs.</FONT></I></FONT
SIZE="3">
<FONT COLOR="#737373"><FONT SIZE="3"><I></FONT></I></FONT SIZE="3">
<FONT COLOR="#737373"><FONT SIZE="3"><I>-</FONT></I></FONT SIZE="3">
<FONT COLOR="#737373"><FONT SIZE="3"><I></FONT></I></FONT SIZE="3">
<FONT COLOR="#737373"><FONT SIZE="3"><I>I havent really said anything about
RedHat, but I dont use it</FONT></I></FONT SIZE="3">
<FONT COLOR="#737373"><FONT SIZE="3"><I>since I prefer to build everything from
source -- but i'm sure</FONT></I></FONT SIZE="3">
<FONT COLOR="#737373"><FONT SIZE="3"><I>there are appropriate RPMs for
everything I've mentioned.</FONT></I></FONT SIZE="3">
<FONT COLOR="#737373"><FONT SIZE="3"><I>(check Freshmeat.net or
RPMfind.net)</FONT></I></FONT SIZE="3">
<FONT COLOR="#737373"><FONT SIZE="3"><I></FONT></I></FONT SIZE="3">
<FONT COLOR="#737373"><FONT SIZE="3"><I>--</FONT></I></FONT SIZE="3">
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