[nicknameless]

I am going to install mandriva. What programs for linux do you use for listeing to music? Ripping?

I can always rip on windwos and transfer to linux. But for play back is there any program as good as foobar 2k or do I just install winex and do that? Or would that distort the quality?

 

[Hello]

There's lots of audio programs for linux.

I use grip for ripping, xmms or beep-media-player for playback, and k3b for burning.

But, there's lots of choices -- amarok is a more fully-featured audio program. I think sound-juicer and nautilus can do some ripping and burning.

I would try all the programs that you think you might like, and then decide for yourself which you like best.

 

[nicknameless]

I guess I will try Amarok because I have read a few things on it and it looks like it might even beat foobar for quality. Thank you.

 

[blueworm]

Try "abcde" for ripping it is a text based tool but real simple.
I use xmms for everything else.

 

[Aman]

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Originally Posted by nicknameless I guess I will try Amarok because I have read a few things on it and it looks like it might even beat foobar for quality. Thank you.

amaroK is an amazing mp3 application, and yes, it borders/beats the sound output quality of Foobar2k.

 

[GraDy]

* If you like winamps interface: XMMS or Beep-Media-Player (a version of XMMS that uses the GTK2 toolkit and therefore looks nicer)
* If you wan't an iTunes-like music manager, AmaroK is the best imo. If you do not want an KDE program, there's Rhythmbox or Quod Libet. Quod Libet has some extra features over Rhythmbox, like tag editing.
* If you want something like foobar, it's WINE. the lamip guys are working on a Foobar clone as we speak though

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Additional reading:
http://www.xmms.org/
http://www.sosdg.org/~larne/w/BMP_Homepage
http://www.gnome.org/projects/rhythmbox/
http://www.sacredchao.net/quodlibet
http://fondriest.frederic.free.fr/realisations/lamip/

 

[RedLeader]

I rip with KAudio Creator, and play with amaroK (actually listening right now) and it's great. Quick ripping/encoding, and its a great player

 

[nicknameless]

Is armok just for MP3s or do it play flac and wavs too?

 

[RedLeader]

plays everything. I personally have all my music in q8 ogg, plays it perfectly

 

[donunus]

do any of the linux music players support vst plugins?

 

[Dynobot]

If you want a music player similar to Foobar and with a very good built in EQ try DeaDBeef. 
 
Other than that I use Music Player Daemon
 

 

[donunus]

I'm interested in getting linux mint and was wondering if getting the live cd and the mint kde dvd would be redundant. Can I use the dvd without installing just like the live cd?

 

[aroldan]

Audacious has always had the best advanced audio features on a Linux player. It does not use any backend like gstreamer, have some advanced plugins including LADSPA, a crossfeed and resampler plugin and a native EQ. The new GTK interface is pretty much like the beloved Foobar2000 but it is still on a beta state.
 
 
http://audacious-media-player.org/

 

[Dynobot]

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I'm interested in getting linux mint and was wondering if getting the live cd and the mint kde dvd would be redundant. Can I use the dvd without installing just like the live cd?

Kind of redundant seeing you will have 2 complete operating systems.  One with the normal Mint look and feel and the other with the KDE look and feel.  And yes you can use it like the Live CD.
 
Its easy enough to install them on a USB stick http://www.pendrivelinux.com/ just go the that link find the one you want on a USB stick and follow to 2-3 steps.
 
PS...if you want Linux ONLY for music I'd go with Lubuntu, its extremely light on resources and is fully functional. 
 
My system and tips on installing Music Player Daemon etc.  https://sites.google.com/site/computeraudioorg/linux-for-audio

 

[donunus]

Wow thanks. I'm very excited about learning more about linux. I tried RedHat more than ten years ago and thought it was nice except for the lack of driver support for some things like my modem for example but now its just.. Whoah! The confusion of having so many releases... Its like a being a kid in a toy store again LOL