Tightwad Audiophile
Showing posts with label Linux. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Linux. Show all posts
Thursday, January 10, 2013
Monday, January 7, 2013
Audiophile Linux : http://www.ap-linux.com/
Looks interesting but I noticed the Kernel is quite old.
I have also see some talk about Voyage Linux
Music Player Daemon comes up as well as OSS and Jack
Music Player Daemon :
http://mpd.wikia.com/wiki/Music_Player_Daemon_Wiki
More Linux Bit Perfect Talk:
http://www.head-fi.org/t/561961/bit-perfect-audio-from-linux
Looks interesting but I noticed the Kernel is quite old.
I have also see some talk about Voyage Linux
Music Player Daemon comes up as well as OSS and Jack
Music Player Daemon :
http://mpd.wikia.com/wiki/Music_Player_Daemon_Wiki
More Linux Bit Perfect Talk:
http://www.head-fi.org/t/561961/bit-perfect-audio-from-linux
For Future Use - Linux Audio - Installing Music Player Daemon
Installing Music Player Daemon
https://sites.google.com/site/computeraudioorg/linux-for-audio
Some comments of the Linux Mint forums:
There are still relatively few Linux music players that support bit perfect output. I've used a few that will support it, and they work well. Examples include deadbeef, Quodlibet and Clementine. I've not tried mpd yet, but it supports bit perfect output as well.
The trick is to bypass Pulse Audio and and have the music player output direct to ALSA. This thread explains how to do it:
http://www.head-fi.org/t/561961/bit-per ... from-linux
I also output from my laptop running Linux to a USB DAC, and then to my amp. As long as the outboard DAC does not require proprietary drivers, the DAC is plug and play under Linux Mint and many other distros. I've used the Furutech GT-40 ang the Antelope Zodiac, both with good results.
https://sites.google.com/site/computeraudioorg/linux-for-audio
Some comments of the Linux Mint forums:
There are still relatively few Linux music players that support bit perfect output. I've used a few that will support it, and they work well. Examples include deadbeef, Quodlibet and Clementine. I've not tried mpd yet, but it supports bit perfect output as well.
The trick is to bypass Pulse Audio and and have the music player output direct to ALSA. This thread explains how to do it:
http://www.head-fi.org/t/561961/bit-per ... from-linux
I also output from my laptop running Linux to a USB DAC, and then to my amp. As long as the outboard DAC does not require proprietary drivers, the DAC is plug and play under Linux Mint and many other distros. I've used the Furutech GT-40 ang the Antelope Zodiac, both with good results.
Tuesday, January 1, 2013
Multimedia Software
JRiver Media Center seem to be a popular windows choice. I want to use Linux so I will have to find an alternative.
Doing a search at alternativeTo listed some known an unknown possibilities.
http://alternativeto.net/software/j-river-media-center/
The ones I am familar with:
XBMC
OpenELEC
GeeXboX - Currently using this one
MythTV and all its derivatives
LinuxMCE
The new ones I am not familiar with are:
Plex
Freevo - Forgot about this one
Miro
MediaPortal
Hulu Desktop
Enna - Looks dead
Serviio - Based on Java and has a paid "Pro" version
Twonky - Cool name
TVersity
TVMOBiLi
Doing a search at alternativeTo listed some known an unknown possibilities.
http://alternativeto.net/software/j-river-media-center/
The ones I am familar with:
XBMC
OpenELEC
GeeXboX - Currently using this one
MythTV and all its derivatives
LinuxMCE
The new ones I am not familiar with are:
Plex
Freevo - Forgot about this one
Miro
MediaPortal
Hulu Desktop
Enna - Looks dead
Serviio - Based on Java and has a paid "Pro" version
Twonky - Cool name
TVersity
TVMOBiLi
The real question is what software package plays audio the best?
Even more options:
Vortexbox
mpdPup based on Puppy Linux which I like:
http://murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?p=662898
Even more options:
Vortexbox
mpdPup based on Puppy Linux which I like:
http://murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?p=662898
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