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Figure 1: The GStreamer framework contains a number of Equalizer presets that can be activated with a mouse click using PulseEffects.

PulseEffects integrates equalizers and effects into PulseAudio

LINUX VOICE: Sound Machine free

A wildly flashing equalizer once was part of the basic equipment of every decent stereo system. PulseEffects upgrades the PulseAudio server to include these slide controls – and offers even more.

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Figure 1: Amarok’s context pane in the center of the window is awkward when creating playlists.

Clementine

A New Music Player in Debian 10

10.12.2019

Transitioning from Amarok to Clementine in Debian 10 is relatively painless, thanks to Clementine's straightforward interface and improved features.

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Sort and organize media files with Mediapurge

IN-DEPTH: Distribution Point free

If you have a download folder full of photos and music, Mediapurge can help you sort files and even remove duplicates, but beware of its quirks.

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Figure1: Bluetooth up and operating with music playing.

Configuring Bluetooth on Linux

The Bluetooth Blues

15.10.2019

Getting Bluetooth and PulseAudio to play nicely takes a little work. Bruce walks you through the basics of getting Bluetooth up and running on Linux.

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Ogg Vorbis utilities

IN-DEPTH: Command Line – Ogg Vorbis free

With the addition of its supporting utilities, Ogg Vorbis competes with other free audio formats.

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Figure 1: The MPD server configuration takes place in a single file.

Online Jukebox

LINUX VOICE: MPD and Cantata free

The MPD server helps you manage your music collection flexibly and remotely and integrates external content.

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Playing and editing audio-visual from the command line

IN-DEPTH: Melt free

Whether you are an expert or a beginner, you can learn to edit audio and video clips at the command line with Melt.

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Figure 5: The metadata editor is sufficient but cannot compete with specialist tools.

LINUX VOICE: Needlework – Digitize your LPs and cassettes with Audacity free

Armed with the Audacity sound editor, you can convert the analog content of LPs, tapes, and cassettes to the digital world.

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Processing Loops and More with Giada

Mean Music Machine

22.04.2014

Giada is a small piece of musical software that can be used in many ways. Mainly designed for working with loops, Giada also can be used as a drum machine or be flexibly integrated into your workflow, thanks to VST and MIDI support.

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Figure 6: SuperCollider comes with its own package manager for extensions (Quarks).

Sculpting Sound with SuperCollider

Super Sound Generator

27.01.2014

SuperCollider is a versatile and powerful sound generator that can be used to create, filter, and modulate sound. In this article, we tackle the basics.

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