What Runs Where on Athena: Audio Software

Title and description:

audioconvert
Description: Sun utility that converts audio data between a set of supported audio encodings and file formats. Can also be used to compress and decompress audio data, to add audio file headers to raw audio data files and to convert between standard data encodings

To run:

athena% audioconvert -f outputformat -o outfile infile

See also: audioplay, sdtaudio, xplay

Title and description:

audioplay
Description: Sun utility that plays audio files

To run:

athena% audioplay audiofile

See also: audioconvert, play, sdtaudio, sdtaudiocontrol, xplay

Note:

to hear output you may need to run sdtaudiocontrol

Title and description:

gnome-cd
Description: Linux audio CD player

To run:

athena% gnome-cd &

See also: gnome-volume-control, xmcd

Note:

formerly called gtcd

Title and description:

gnome-volume-control
Description: Linux utility that allows users to control audio sources

To run:

athena% gnome-volume-control &

See also: gnome-cd, sdtaudiocontrol

Note:

formerly called gmix

Title and description:

mpg123
Description: mp3 player with optional GUI front-end

To run:

athena% add infoagents

athena% mpg123 -R -b 0 --ctl_subprocess /mit/infoagents/bin/mpg123ctl audiofile.mp3

See also: mplayer, RealPlayer, xmms

Note:

files can be played directly from the command line without the GUI by typing mpg123 audiofile.mp3. You may temporarily have to run it on Linux this way.

Title and description:

play (sox)
Description: on Linux machines, front-end to sox audio player; plays files in a variety of audio formats

To run:

athena% play audiofile

See also: audioplay, showaudio, xplay

Note:

there is a version of play in the audio locker but it does not seem to be working properly at the moment.

Title and description:

RealPlayer
Description: audio/video player for files in Real and other formats. Also available as a Netscape plugin

To run:

athena% realplay file

See also: mpg123, mplayer, sdtaudiocontrol, xmcd, xmms

Note:

to hear output on Suns you may need to run sdtaudiocontrol

Title and description:

sdtaudio
Description: simple Sun audio recorder and player

To run:

athena% sdtaudio &

See also: audioconvert, audioplay, sdtaudiocontrol, xplay

Note:

to hear output you may need to run sdtaudiocontrol

Title and description:

sdtaudiocontrol
Description: Sun utility that allows users to control audio sources (speaker, headphones, balance, volume)

To run:

athena% sdtaudiocontrol &

See also: audioplay, gnome-volume-control, RealPlayer, sdtaudio, xplay

Title and description:

showaudio
Description: shell script that uses various applications to play sound files in certain formats

To run:

athena% add infoagents

athena% showaudio file

See also: play, xplay

Title and description:

xmcd
Description: plays audio CDs on CD-ROM drives

To run:

athena% add sipb

athena% xmcd &

See also: gnome-cd, mpg123, RealPlayer, xmms

Title and description:

xmms
Description: Linux GUI-based mp3 player

To run:

athena% xmms audiofile.mp3

See also: mpg123, mplayer, RealPlayer, xmcd

Title and description:

xplay
Description: sound player for .au, .aiff, some .wav file formats

To run:

athena% add infoagents

athena% xplay file

See also: audioconvert, audioplay, play, sdtaudio, sdtaudiocontrol

Note:

to hear output on Suns you may need to run sdtaudiocontrol