Comments on: Music Players Under Linux That Doesn’t Suck? http://blog.isecore.net/2007/12/12/music-players-under-linux-that-doesnt-suck/ A Kevlar-Burrito Full Of Meat Fri, 09 Jan 2009 09:12:00 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: isecore http://blog.isecore.net/2007/12/12/music-players-under-linux-that-doesnt-suck/comment-page-1/#comment-98148 isecore Wed, 12 Dec 2007 21:13:00 +0000 http://blog.isecore.net/2007/12/12/music-players-under-linux-that-doesnt-suck/#comment-98148 Mulehead: Banshee is interesting, but I'm quite turned off by it's lack of speed. Mono, it seems, is horribly slow. Exaile suffers from the same problem. This makes me think that something other than scripting-languages are needed. Even though I'm not an iPod-owner I do agree that those need better support, but unfortunately it's up to Apple and I'm quite sure that Apple doesn't feel the slightest need to port any of their software to Linux. Despite my generally rosy feelings towards them it seems they're very content with taking from the FOSS-world and not give anything back. Personally I feel the Rhythmbox-developers need to shape up. They have a good base to build on, there's just a lot of straightening up and flying right needed. Better tagging, bugfixes, a 100% reliable inotify. Essentially keep what's good with it and import the good stuff from Banshee and Exaile. If I was a programmer I'd download the CVS right now, but alas, I'm not... Mulehead: Banshee is interesting, but I’m quite turned off by it’s lack of speed. Mono, it seems, is horribly slow. Exaile suffers from the same problem. This makes me think that something other than scripting-languages are needed.

Even though I’m not an iPod-owner I do agree that those need better support, but unfortunately it’s up to Apple and I’m quite sure that Apple doesn’t feel the slightest need to port any of their software to Linux. Despite my generally rosy feelings towards them it seems they’re very content with taking from the FOSS-world and not give anything back.

Personally I feel the Rhythmbox-developers need to shape up. They have a good base to build on, there’s just a lot of straightening up and flying right needed. Better tagging, bugfixes, a 100% reliable inotify. Essentially keep what’s good with it and import the good stuff from Banshee and Exaile.

If I was a programmer I’d download the CVS right now, but alas, I’m not…

]]> By: Mulehead http://blog.isecore.net/2007/12/12/music-players-under-linux-that-doesnt-suck/comment-page-1/#comment-98134 Mulehead Wed, 12 Dec 2007 19:15:59 +0000 http://blog.isecore.net/2007/12/12/music-players-under-linux-that-doesnt-suck/#comment-98134 I agree that something is needed here. I have the same kind of needs but with one more... My iPod. Right now I'm using gtkpod (shudder) for my player because it plays nice with my iPod. What we need is banshee with inotify and the tag editor of gtkpod. I would be jumping for joy then! Or how about just a Linux port of iTunes, come on Apple, how hard could that be? I agree that something is needed here. I have the same kind of needs but with one more… My iPod. Right now I’m using gtkpod (shudder) for my player because it plays nice with my iPod. What we need is banshee with inotify and the tag editor of gtkpod. I would be jumping for joy then! Or how about just a Linux port of iTunes, come on Apple, how hard could that be?

]]> By: isecore http://blog.isecore.net/2007/12/12/music-players-under-linux-that-doesnt-suck/comment-page-1/#comment-98113 isecore Wed, 12 Dec 2007 17:51:23 +0000 http://blog.isecore.net/2007/12/12/music-players-under-linux-that-doesnt-suck/#comment-98113 Mind: or rather contribute to one of the many projects out there. No need to reinvent the wheel. Rhythmbox has the basics. What it needs is a lot of polishing and additions, as well as sorting out the funky bugs that it has. In the defence of it's insistence on destroying ID3-tags, it was originally built with a different tagging system and is only recently being converted to using ID3-tags by default. Mind: or rather contribute to one of the many projects out there. No need to reinvent the wheel.

Rhythmbox has the basics. What it needs is a lot of polishing and additions, as well as sorting out the funky bugs that it has. In the defence of it’s insistence on destroying ID3-tags, it was originally built with a different tagging system and is only recently being converted to using ID3-tags by default.

]]> By: Mind http://blog.isecore.net/2007/12/12/music-players-under-linux-that-doesnt-suck/comment-page-1/#comment-98111 Mind Wed, 12 Dec 2007 17:24:00 +0000 http://blog.isecore.net/2007/12/12/music-players-under-linux-that-doesnt-suck/#comment-98111 Maybe I should get my ass off the wagon and start to make one? Maybe I should get my ass off the wagon and start to make one?

]]> By: isecore http://blog.isecore.net/2007/12/12/music-players-under-linux-that-doesnt-suck/comment-page-1/#comment-98094 isecore Wed, 12 Dec 2007 15:14:08 +0000 http://blog.isecore.net/2007/12/12/music-players-under-linux-that-doesnt-suck/#comment-98094 LOWEN: I'll give that a try and see what it's like. BobCFC: I've tried Songbird. It didn't really do the trick for me, there was no support for multimedia-keys and the library management felt spotty. Admittedly this was a while ago, so I'll give it another go. LOWEN: I’ll give that a try and see what it’s like.

BobCFC: I’ve tried Songbird. It didn’t really do the trick for me, there was no support for multimedia-keys and the library management felt spotty. Admittedly this was a while ago, so I’ll give it another go.

]]> By: BobCFC http://blog.isecore.net/2007/12/12/music-players-under-linux-that-doesnt-suck/comment-page-1/#comment-98093 BobCFC Wed, 12 Dec 2007 14:46:41 +0000 http://blog.isecore.net/2007/12/12/music-players-under-linux-that-doesnt-suck/#comment-98093 It's still beta, but try Songbird http://www.songbirdnest.com/ It’s still beta, but try Songbird

http://www.songbirdnest.com/

]]> By: LOWEN http://blog.isecore.net/2007/12/12/music-players-under-linux-that-doesnt-suck/comment-page-1/#comment-98064 LOWEN Wed, 12 Dec 2007 13:11:29 +0000 http://blog.isecore.net/2007/12/12/music-players-under-linux-that-doesnt-suck/#comment-98064 I love the new Aqualung player , it plays my favorite music with no spaces. I like the music of "ENIGMA" , he will play music for 4 or 5 tracks or more without having any spaces . It sounds like one big recording . It may not be the best player , but at least it plays the music as it is on the CD , all others add spaces and to me that is not acceptable . It is open source and can be gotten by going to the web page ( http://aqualung.sf.net ) and of course , it is a free down load . I love the new Aqualung player , it plays my favorite music with no spaces. I like the music of “ENIGMA” , he will play music for 4 or 5 tracks or more without having any spaces . It sounds like one big recording . It may not be the best player , but at least it plays the music as it is on the CD , all others add spaces and to me that is not acceptable . It is open source and can be gotten by going to the web page ( http://aqualung.sf.net ) and of course , it is a free down load .

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