Suse LINUX Professional 9.3 Update 00662644461625 User Manual
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13
Sound
in
Linux
Linux
at the bottom of the player window or using the context menu opened by right-
clicking the panel icon or player window.
clicking the panel icon or player window.
13.3.3
Compressing Audio Data
Audio compression can be handled by various tools. The following sections fea-
ture a command-line approach to encoding and playing audio data as well as
some graphical applications capable of audio compression.
ture a command-line approach to encoding and playing audio data as well as
some graphical applications capable of audio compression.
Command Line Tools for Encoding and Playback of Audio Data
Ogg Vorbis (package
vorbis-tools
) is a free audio compression format that is
now supported by the majority of audio players. The Web page of the project is
http://www.xiph.org/ogg/vorbis
.
SUSE LINUX comes with several tools supporting Ogg Vorbis. oggenc is a
command line tool used for encoding WAV files to Ogg. Just run
command line tool used for encoding WAV files to Ogg. Just run
oggenc
h
myfile.wav
i to transform a given
.wav
file into Ogg Vorbis. The option
-h
displays an overview of the other parameters. Oggenc supports encoding with
a variable bit rate. In this way, an even higher degree of compression can be
achieved. Instead of the bit rate, specify the desired quality with the parameter
a variable bit rate. In this way, an even higher degree of compression can be
achieved. Instead of the bit rate, specify the desired quality with the parameter
-q
.
-b
determines the average bit rate.
-m
and
-M
specify the minimum and max-
imum bit rate.
ogg123 is a command-line Ogg player. Start it with a command like
ogg123
mysong.ogg
.
Compressing Audio Data Using Grip
Grip is a GNOME CD player and ripper (see Figure 13.7 on the next page). The
CD player functionality is entirely controlled by the buttons in the bottom part
of the window. Control the ripping and encoding functionality using the tabs at
the top of the window. To view and edit the track and album information or to se-
lect the tracks to rip, open the ‘Tracks’ tab. Select a track by clicking the check box
next to the track title. To edit the track information, click ‘Toggle disc editor’ and
submit your modifications. The ‘Rip’ tab selects the preferred rip mode and con-
trols the ripping process. Access the entire Grip configuration under the ‘Config’
tab. Use ‘Status’ to check the status of the application.
CD player functionality is entirely controlled by the buttons in the bottom part
of the window. Control the ripping and encoding functionality using the tabs at
the top of the window. To view and edit the track and album information or to se-
lect the tracks to rip, open the ‘Tracks’ tab. Select a track by clicking the check box
next to the track title. To edit the track information, click ‘Toggle disc editor’ and
submit your modifications. The ‘Rip’ tab selects the preferred rip mode and con-
trols the ripping process. Access the entire Grip configuration under the ‘Config’
tab. Use ‘Status’ to check the status of the application.
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