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title: Music Player Daemon
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layout: default
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created: 2009-02-21 23:39:43 +0100
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updated: 2009-08-09 00:31:02 +0200
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toc: false
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tags:
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- know-how
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- software
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- linux
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- audio
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- music
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- mpd
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---
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Instead of playing music through usual audio players, there is the possibility of using the *mpd* - a daemon which
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runs in the background and plays music.
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The great advantage is: You can choose between various interfaces and always control the same player with the same
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playlist(s) - even via TCP/IP from another PC or even a portable device.
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Installing the server
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=====================
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Install the package [mpd](apt://mpd). After that, edit the file `/etc/mpd.conf` and add the following lines, so that it
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uses the PulseAudio daemon instead of ALSA:
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~~~
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audio_output {
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type "pulse"
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name "My PulseAudio Device"
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}
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~~~
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This allows other sounds (e.g. from Gnome) to be played simultaneously.
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You can then symlink your personal music folder to `/var/lib/mpd/music` or - if you are the only user - replace that
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directory by the symlink directly.
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PulseAudio rights
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-----------------
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You might encounter the problem that MPD seems playing a song but you don't hear anything at all. This might be a
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problem with PulseAudio rights. Install the package [paprefs](apt://paprefs) and enable the *Enable Network Access*
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and *Don't require authentication*. If these options are grayed out, do this:
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* edit the file `/etc/pulse/default.pa`
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* find the line
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#load-module module-native-protocol-tcp
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and replace it by
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load-module module-native-protocol-tcp auth-anonymous=1
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* do a `killall pulseaudio`
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* restart `mpd`
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Installing a client
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===================
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I found [pympd](http://pympd.sf.net/), [Ario](http://ario-player.sf.net/) and [Sonata](http://sonata.berlios.de/) really
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usable (pympd looks a bit like *Rhythmbox*) and for the console: [ncmpc](http://hem.bredband.net/kaw/ncmpc/). For the
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latter, you could add an alias: `ncmpc=ncmpc -c -m` to always start it in color-mode and with mouse support.
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iPhone
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------
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Take a look at [MPoD](http://www.katoemba.net/makesnosenseatall/mpod/).
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