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dirkd
I noticed xmms only supports a very restricted set of formats. Mp3, flac, maybe ogg, mkv is about all that worked here. Newer formats like m4a, webm (opus) and even mp4 are not recognized. Is that correct? Or is something wrong with my configuration? I also noticed there’s a conflict between the packages xmms-plugins-antix and xmms-skins-antix.
I’m only asking out of curiosity, since xmms is the default audio player in Antix. And although I kinda like the compact user interface, I’ll probably ditch it altogether. I have no problems running SMplayer, my mediaplayer of choice, and that plays everything I tried.
anticapitalista
xmms is very old, was born and died ie unmaintained before those new audio formats were even invented.
It is used because it is very, very light and the sound quality is really good on old boxes.Philosophers have interpreted the world in many ways; the point is to change it.
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dirkd
I guessed as much. Thanks.
Only a short time ago, I used mp3, mp4 and flv exclusively. Times were simpler then. But as of late I find the proliferation of media formats has become unavoidable. Oh well, no one died from a little headache now and then.
wildstar84
You should try Audacious, which is pretty much a modern, drop-in replacement for XMMS w/far more codecs and is actively maintained! When starting up Audacious, change the “interface” in the settings menu to “Winamp Skins” to use the XMMS skins. Better yet, if you also want to play videos and DVDs and XMMS directory presets, you could also install and use Fauxdacious (my Audacious fork)!: https://wildstar84.wordpress.com/fauxdacious/ and https://github.com/wildstar84/fauxdacious
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rokytnji
Have you tried moc yet? Already installed in AntiX. It is kinda fun once you learn it.
https://moc.daper.net/aboutSupported file formats include: MP3, Ogg Vorbis, FLAC, Musepack, Speex, WAVE (and other less popular formats supported by Sndfile), MOD, WavPack, AAC, SID, MIDI. Moreover most audio formats recognized by FFMpeg/LibAV are also supported (e.g. MP4, Opus, WMA, APE, AC3, DTS – even embedded in video files). New formats support is under development.
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