Mplayer (command line) tips

[studio32]

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$mplayer -ao jack -loop 0 -af scaletempo -speed 0.8 file.ogg

-ao jack = use jack
-loop 0 = loop with no end
-af scaletempo -speed 0.8 = play file a bit (at 80%) slower

I use this when practising an bass part for example. (btw with jack the sound is better then alsa when playing slow on my system at least)

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$ls *.ogg > playlistX

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$mplayer -playlist playlistX

Make a playlist and play it. So play your audio without GUI/X


see also

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$mplayer -h

[Yeri]

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$mplayer -ao jack -loop 0 -af scaletempo -speed 0.8 file.ogg

-ao jack = use jack
-loop 0 = loop with no end
-af scaletempo -speed 0.8 = play file a bit (at 80%) slower

Thanks for the tip.. I was tired of unplugging/plugguing audio cables when I switched from viewing a video tutorial to practicing what I had viewed.

I use this when practising an bass part for example. (btw with jack the sound is better then alsa when playing slow on my system at least)

I suppose that this has more to do with the app that performs the tempo change (in this case mplayer) rather than the driver used to play the audio.

Gerard.