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    [solved] Looking for audio player...... Got MPD working by fixing the config file

    Hi, i am looking for a light music/audio player application that works. It needs systray support, in some form.

    I have tried following
    MPD and its infinetiv amounts of frontends:
    *Requires server
    Amarok, Rythmbox, etc:
    *Too bloat
    *Too heavy
    Minirok:
    *Cannot start in tray
    *Too heavy
    *No volume control
    Several others:
    *No systray(potamus)
    *No tray support
    *The documentation on using it, is bad..........

    _Solved_
    Last edited by del_diablo; June 23rd, 2009 at 07:04 PM.

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    Re: Looking for audio player......

    who told you that mpd requires a server coz i'm using mpd on my desk with no server apps installed.
    just give default port as "6600" & address as "localhost" in gmpc{mpd client} & ur music will start.
    hope that helps......
    /vikki

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    Re: Looking for audio player......

    First off, learn some manners.
    Second, try audacious and enable the status icon plugin.
    Third, you don't need an extra server to run mpd.

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    Re: Looking for audio player......

    Quote Originally Posted by vikkikanhaua View Post
    just give default port as "6600" & address as "localhost" in gmpc{mpd client} & ur music will start.
    hope that helps......
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    There is a reason i am not hearing music <.< I just got noe clue on what the problem is.

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    Re: Looking for audio player......

    Hi, I found this on another thread, where another person had troubles getting mpd to work.

    I see issues with this thread: recommendations for a system-wide install (edit /etc/mpd.conf) are mixed with actions for per user install. Here follows the most simple procedure you can have to get mpd/sonata running on Ubuntu. It will be a system-wide install: i.e. all users will see the same music, playlists etc. I actually did this on the fly on my old desktop while writing these steps, so it should work.

    1) Install mpd and sonata
    Code:
    sudo apt-get update ; sudo apt-get install mpd sonata
    2) Point mpd to your music directory. We do this by replacing the default mpd music directory by a symbolic link to your actual collection.
    My collection resides under the Music directory in my home, i.e. /home/vanadium/music (or ~/Music when I am logged in). Substitute your correct path instead of ~/Music in the second command:
    Code:
    sudo rmdir /var/lib/mpd/music
    sudo ln -s ~/Music /var/lib/mpd/music
    3) Create the music database
    Code:
    sudo mpd --create-db
    4) Reboot the computer (safest but not fastest approach for it to work!)
    5) Start Sonata (Applications - Sound & Video - Sonata). On the Library tab, you should see your collection. Right-click and Add adds an item (or a whole directory tree) to the playlist. With items in the playlist, pressing the Play button should ... (hold your breath)
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    I got it from this thread, where I also tried to help.
    http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=916715

    The only other thing you might need to do adjust the /etc/mpd.conf Depends on if you're using alsa, or pulse audio as your output. Hope this helps a bit. You first need to get mpd to work before you can connect to it with gmpc.

    If you want to see if mpd is starting properly, you can try

    Code:
    sudo /etc/init.d/mpd restart

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    Re: Looking for audio player......

    sorry i didn't got you in the last post
    everything seems fine to me though
    /vikki

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    Re: Looking for audio player......

    The /etc/mpd.conf that is gotten in by the package manager got a faulty config file.
    Basicaly changing "/var/mpd/*" to "~/.mpd", did the trick for the folders.

    This is mine working mpd.conf at the moment.
    Code:
    playlist_directory	"~/.mpd/playlists"
    db_file			"~/.mpd/tag_cache"
    log_file		"~/.mpd/mpd.log"
    error_file		"~/.mpd/errors.log"
    pid_file		"~/.mpd/pid"
    state_file		"~/.mpd/state"
    user                            "delly"
    mixer_type                      "alsa"
    filesystem_charset              "UTF-8"
    id3v1_encoding                  "UTF-8"
    gapless_mp3_playback             "yes"
    PS: Got /var and a few other dirs mounted directly into my ram.

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    Re: Looking for audio player......

    Exaile?

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    Re: Looking for audio player......

    Quote Originally Posted by SuperSonic4 View Post
    Exaile?
    Bloatware?
    And the tread is already solved, MPD + Sonata.

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