Application that can play most music files (.mp3, .ogg, etc.)

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Rhythm box won't find new music?

I have ripped some albums to the music folder. I have 'look for new music' checked so I think it is supposed to find stuff when added. Even when I scan music manually, or even, the specific album ...
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How to improve the quality of music playing in Ubuntu?

I don't know how to start debugging it, but when I play music using XBMC it sounds a lot better than when using Clementine. I know it is a little subjective, but although I love XBMC great features, ...
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How can I get a music streaming service of my choice work as an app?

Spotify has launched a dedicated Ubuntu player some time ago... but it doesnt make any difference to me as my country doesn't have spotify... though it does have many music streaming services of its ...
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Rhythmbox does not remember my music

I am adding my music stored in an NTFS drive into Rhythmbox. It stays in the library for that session. However, when I shut down and restart, all imported music is lost from the library (even after ...
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mp3 files copied to ntfs partition not showing up in music library

I have recently installed Ubuntu and have removed any trace of Windows from my PC. I haven't formatted my partitions to ext though because I don't have a spare drive to take backups. My problem is ...
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How can i show Deadbeaf music-player queue

How can i show Deadbeaf music-player queue, deadbeafmusicplayer has the option to queue music files, but thtere seems no way to have this listed, like a playlist tab or so
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Jamendo works in Firefox but not in Chromium

When I try to play a track on Jamendo.com, it does not work in chromium. In Firefox it does. The player seems not to use flash, but I'm not sure (I have no Web-dev experience). Anyway, Flash is ...
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Can I auto-start music player after connecting headphones?

Is there a way to start my default music player after connecting the headphones or earphones ? If there is nothing in the form of a GUI, I don't mind writing a script for it, but I need some starting ...
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Music app for large library over samba share

I am currently using Smb4k to auto-mount my Samba share (a 2TB hard drive plugged into my router USB port). The music collection is only a few hundred GBs. I've tried adding my music collection to a ...
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My Ipod shows no artists in rhythmbox/Banshee

My Ipod shows no artists in rhythmbox/Banshee after using the drag and drop function in rhythmbox to get the music from my ipod unto my system76 running 12.04. My ipod definitely still has its music ...
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Refresh banshee album art [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: How do I make Banshee re-scan for cover art? I usually just copy ~/.config/banshee-1, and ~/.gconf/apps/banshee-1 when i'm moving from one computer to the other, if I ...
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is there a small music video player, fixed on desktop to play music videos while doing other things?

Is there a way to play music videos in a small window on top of everything. Basically I have some mpeg music videos and would like to play them while I am browsing, but I'd like to pin it to a part of ...
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Why is gmusicbrowser not showing all songs?

I have 746 songs on my computer. Gmusic browser says I have 647 songs. How can I fix this?
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Python (v2.7) requires to install plugins to create media files of the following type: Vorbis encoder

This is the message I get when I try to rip a cd from any player. I usually use the stock Rhythmbox but have tried others to no avail. I have just updated to 12.10 from 12.04 and I had no problems in ...
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How do I sync music to my Sony Walkman (Z Series) using Rhythmbox?

I have recently purchased the new Walkman Z from Sony. I can transfer music by mounting it as a drive, but I would prefer to use Rhythmbox to do so. My other Android devices and MP3 players from the ...
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music player with audiobook support

Hello I'm looking for a nice audio player with audio-book and network support. I know banshee has that but i rather use something that isn't coded in mono. Another no no is KDE programs, Qt is fine ...
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Music lense does not play music through default music player

I have set Rhythmbox as my default music player through System Settings > Details, but when I browse and play music from the Unity dash, Banshee opens up and plays the music. How can I have Rhythmbox ...
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Music player with auto library refresh?

is there any music player with the ability to auto-refresh it's contents, when a song is added in it's library directory manually? like, if i add a song on my iTunes library on my Mac OS partition, ...
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Uninstall gmusic browser

I would like to uninstall gmusic browser from my xubuntu installation. I find it does not meet my playback requirements. How do I go about this?
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What Linux program reads Atrac3+?

I have about 20 files of music in the format .aa3. Which Linux-compatible program reads that format?
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Does the iPod Shuffle 4th Gen work well with Rhythmbox?

I'm thinking about getting an iPod Shuffle 4th gen., but if it doesn't work well with Ubuntu 12.04/Rhythmbox it's a no-go. Does anyone have any experiences with this combination? Thank you in ...
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Play music from Server

I want to configure Ubuntu Server to play music from the same server, with a couple of points: It will not do streaming. It will play the music from the server to the speakers connected to it. It ...
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Clementine is not starting [closed]

I am using Ubuntu 11.10. When I installed clementine for the first time it worked smoothly, but after installing KDE on my system it is not starting and clickin on icon doesn't results in anything, ...
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What music player for Ubuntu is *most* like Cog?

Cog is, far and away, my favourite music player. File browser on the left panel, pull a folder into the right panel, it plays the files you pull into the main box. Simple! Easy! Nice! Especially since ...
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SD card or USB mem freeze music and videos

I run Ubuntu 12.x on SD card or USB drive freeze music and videos Music is repeat, scratched record or some times sound stop, until mouse is moved or keyboard is pressed. Sound play okay and again ...
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Simple audio/mp3 player for small files

I have a new voicemail system that attaches mp3s to emails and sends them to me. I'm using Thunderbird for IMAP email. When I try to open them with Rythmbox, I run into trouble because of the ...
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Is there a GTK media player that can synchronize ID3 tags with directory structure?

I'm looking for a GTK media player which will keep the ID3 tags of my tracks synchronised with my library directory structure. That is, when I change the artist tag of a track from X to Y I'd like the ...
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Clementine refuses to update library

I'm using Clementine 1.0.1. I have a second partition with my Music collection organized in /artist/album/*.mp3. It is mounted in /MUSIC, a folder that is also shared over the network using the ...
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How can I set Beatbox as default music player?

I have installed Beatbox but I can't set it as default music player in System Configuration of Gnome-shell. How can I set it manually? I add information: BeatBox can't be actually define like ...
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Rhythm Box Quits/Closes when I drag/drop files to my Sansa portable music player

Good morning, My Sansa Connect 4GB is seen by rhythmbox ("media player"). When I try to drop files onto "media player" rhythmbox just closes/quits/disappears. Is there a solution to fix this ...
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Using headset controls like a smart phone

I have a generic pair of smartphone earphones that have the button (along with a microphone) and I would like to use the button as a pause/play key in Ubuntu, like I would on an Android phones music ...
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mp3 to ogg converter plugin for rhythmbox or banshee?

I like to convert all mp3,aac,wav files into ogg format. is there any plugins for rhythmbox or banshee that converts mp3 format into ogg formate automatically like itunes converts wma format into mp3. ...
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Music files uploading to ubuntu one but not showing up in music or on music app for android [closed]

The files are showing up in .com/files but they are not appearing in my music section and they are not showing up on my android app. I tried several filetypes and i tried several files. From what i ...
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How do I get Rythymbox Music Player to omit the Oracle Java JDK binary from the playlists?

Rythymbox Music Player finds the Oracle Java JDK compressed file, which is a .bin and automatically puts it in a playlist. If you delete the item from Rythymbox the file system is modified in that ...
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How to stop Banshee from syncing playlists with Sansa Fuze+?

I've got a Sansa Fuze+ and have figured out that it won't boot if there are Banshee playlist .m3u files on it. So every time I sync my fuze+, I have to remember to go back in and delete the playlist ...
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what's the name of the program/app/daemon that “plays” music in rhythmbox when i try to quit it with close button?

I'm using ubuntu 12.04 with gnome-shell and "mediaplayer-extension" from https://extensions.gnome.org/extension/55/. When i hit the close button on a music player, like rhythmbox 2.9x, it hides ...
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How to get Rhythmbox working on mp3

Click on an mp3 file that used to work, rhythmbox comes up and appears to be playing, but no audio comes from speakers or headphone jack. Jumping forward on song sometimes produces a very brief spurt ...
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Sound player that will load multiple tracks but won't play each sequentially?

I'm looking for a sound or video player that will: play one (and only one) of a set of tracks on demand, play a track with minimal interaction (ideally a single click), and either load multiple ...
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Music player that remembers last song and playlist

I am looking for something similar to winamp. I have seen other threads but I have tried some solutions and they did not work. I tried Banshee that comes with Ubuntu 11.10 but it does not open last ...
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How to play mp3 files from the command line?

I have installed Ubuntu 11.10 server.. so command line only. I need to be able to play audio (.mp3 & .wav) files via the command line! I've installed the MPD & Audacious packages... and ...
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Music Players in Ubuntu/Linux [closed]

Music Player, just like Web Browsers are an important part of today's application repertoire, and not only for entertainment reason. Having tried a few Linux Player over the past years i come to ...
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Play sound when pointer is on the icon [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: How do I enable MP3 preview? As far as i can remember, which must have been Maverick Meercat it was possible to play audio file just by hovering on it with the pointer. ...
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Can I safely remove Banshee?

I prefer Clementine as my music player. I'd like to completely remove the default player (currently Banshee) and replace it with Clementine. Can I do this, without breaking Ubuntu?
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Panel indicator for Totem (default movie player) or for audio playing?

Sometimes I mute the volume and forget a song or internet radio station is playing. I need a visual cue to tell me the song is playing in the background while in mute. Is there an indicator for ...
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What music players (or related applications) are there that would allow displaying/editing embedded lyrics of music tracks?

I use OSD Lyrics and CoverGloobus. They are good, they search and eventually download lyrics, when they can find them. The sources used by OSD Lyrics, for example, are rather limited (although I love ...
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What music player shows “similar bands you might like” feature

In 11.04 I used banshee or rhythmbox because it had a feature that told me, when I was listening to a song what other bands from other similar groups I would enjoy. Most of the time it was correct or ...
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Media player recognizing Artists as a semi-colon separated list

I am a new user to Ubuntu who has migrated from windows. Though I had tried the previous versions of Ubuntu (and other Linux distros) but it never lasted solely because I'm addicted to a music player, ...
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Lightweight music player

Is there any ultra lightweight music player for Ubuntu (like foobar)? Preferably with Unity taskbar integration.
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Mpd wont update my library, using external drive?

using ncmpc++ ver 0.5.6 on ubuntu 12.04 <<- Epic AwesomeWM so thats why im using the terminal music playa! Anyway I edited the mpd.conf in /etc/mpd.conf under the music library I put ...
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How to make Spotify the default music player?

"Spotify for linux" doesn't show up in default applications menu for Music (system info section in system settings). Therefore, it also doesn't come in Dash and music media keys don't work as well. ...

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