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The Linux MP3-HOWTO

By Phil Kerr, phil@plus24.com

v1.61, 2001-12-16

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This document describes the hardware, software and procedures needed to encode, play, mix and stream MP3 sound files under Linux.

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1. Introduction.

2. Copyright of this document.

3. Where to get this document.

• 3.1 Translations

4. Acknowledgments.

5. Disclaimer.

6. Hardware Requirements & Performance Issues.

7. Software Requirements.

• 7.1 Rippers & WAV Recorders
• 7.2 Encoders
• 7.3 Players
• 7.4 Streaming Servers
• 7.5 Mixing
• 7.6 ID3 Editors
• 7.7 Stream Grabbers
• 7.8 Misc

8. Setting up your system.

• 8.1 Setting up for Analogue Audio Capture
• 8.2 Setting up for CD-ROM Audio Capture
• 8.3 Additional Setting up

9. Encoding from Audio.

10. Encoding from CD-ROM.

• 10.1 Command Line encoding
• 10.2 GUI Based Encoders
• 10.3 Encoder Performance

11. Streaming MP3's.

• 11.1 Icecast
• 11.2 Fluid
• 11.3 Litestream
• 11.4 Apache::MP3 Module
• 11.5 Firewall Bypassing
• 11.6 Bandwidth considerations
• 11.7 Copyright Issues

12. Listening to MP3's.

• 12.1 Playing from File
• 12.2 Playing from MP3 Streams
• 12.3 Capturing MP3 Streams
• 12.4 Mixing

13. ID3 Editing.

• 13.1 id3ed
• 13.2 mp3info
• 13.3 ID3 Genre codes

14. MP3 to Minidisc.

• 14.1 Analog Recording
• 14.2 Digital Recording
• 14.3 Playlists

15. Feedback.

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