[clug] Linux Jukebox programs

[Paul Hampson]

On Sat, Jan 17, 2004 at 06:51:50PM +1100, Paul Warren wrote:
> I've been googling a bit for jukebox stuff and can't find what I'm after.

> What I want is an ipod like interface on a box near my stereo, to my 
> music, which will be on my SAMBA server.

> 'ipod like' = browsable by artist/genre/album etc. (could be Windows 
> Media Player like, Itues like etc.)

> I've been using XMMS for ages but I'm getting annoyed at how I can't 
> easily play an album. I've also looked at zinf, which almost has the 
> interface, but on all my sound cards tracks are speeded up annoyingly, 
> and you can't just play an album, you have to add it to the 'curently 
> playing' playlist.

> Anyone had experience with this sort of thing?
> Any help appreciated.

I used to use mserv, which is a bit different since you control it
remotely and it plays locally using mpg321 or whatever you want.

It seems to have gained icecast output streaming since I used to
use it. (It was dead upstream from 2000 until 2003. This topic
caused me to relook at it, and I might start using it again. :-)

It is controllable by HTML, a telnet interface and a command-line
tool (which just talks to the telnet interface).

It sorts by album artist, searchs, lets you rate the songs as you
go and prioritises by rating.

http://www.mserv.org/

(I only stopped using it because the soundcard in my linux box
crackles lile no tomorrow, although it's prolly more a problem
with the 5.25"-bay speaker I'm using.)

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