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CCCCddddPPPPllllaaaayyyyeeeerrrr((((1111)))) CCCCddddPPPPllllaaaayyyyeeeerrrr((((1111))))
NNNNAAAAMMMMEEEE
cdplayer, cdman, datplayer - play and capture audio CDs and DAT tapes
SSSSYYYYNNNNOOOOPPPPSSSSIIIISSSS
ccccddddppppllllaaaayyyyeeeerrrr [[[[----ddddeeeevvvv _d_e_v_i_c_e]]]] [[[[----ssssmmmm]]]] [[[[----nnnnooooffffoooorrrrkkkk]
ccccddddmmmmaaaannnn [[[[----ddddeeeevvvv _d_e_v_i_c_e]]]] [[[[----ssssmmmm]]]] [[[[----nnnnooooffffoooorrrrkkkk]
ddddaaaattttppppllllaaaayyyyeeeerrrr [[[[----ddddeeeevvvv _d_e_v_i_c_e]]]] [[[[----ssssmmmm]]]] [[[[----nnnnooooffffoooorrrrkkkk]
DDDDEEEESSSSCCCCRRRRIIIIPPPPTTTTIIIIOOOONNNN
_C_d_P_l_a_y_e_r is a program for playing audio tapes and CDs. When called as
ddddaaaattttppppllllaaaayyyyeeeerrrr it works as a tape player. When called as ccccddddppppllllaaaayyyyeeeerrrr or when the
----ddddeeeevvvv ccccdddd option is specified, _C_D_p_l_a_y_e_r works as a CD player.
CCCCddddPPPPllllaaaayyyyeeeerrrr
_C_d_P_l_a_y_e_r plays audio CDs that are loaded in the CD-ROM drive. The audio
data is read from the CD via the SCSI bus and is played through the 16-
bit audio hardware of recent IRIX systems. _C_d_P_l_a_y_e_r can also capture
audio data into disc files either as entire tracks or selections within a
track.*
_C_d_P_l_a_y_e_r is different from _c_d_h_e_a_d_p_h_o_n_e(_2) which operates the CD-ROM drive
as a traditional CD player, playing the audio through the headphone and
line-out jacks of the CD-ROM drive.
DDDDaaaattttPPPPllllaaaayyyyeeeerrrr
_D_a_t_P_l_a_y_e_r plays and captures digital audio tapes on the 4mm DAT drive.
The tapes are compatible with those used in commercial DAT recorders.
The audio data is read from the DAT via the SCSI bus and is played
through the 16-bit audio hardware of recent IRIX systems. _D_a_t_P_l_a_y_e_r can
also capture audio data to disk files either as entire tracks or
selections within a track. Recording to DAT is accomplished via the
export utilities in _s_o_u_n_d_t_r_a_c_k(_1) or from the original _d_a_t_m_a_n(_1).
PPPPlllleeeeaaaasssseeee NNNNooootttteeee:::: _D_a_t_P_l_a_y_e_r iiiissss nnnnoooo lllloooonnnnggggeeeerrrr aaaa ssssuuuuppppppppoooorrrrtttteeeedddd aaaapppppppplllliiiiccccaaaattttiiiioooonnnn....
OOOOPPPPTTTTIIIIOOOONNNNSSSS
----ddddeeeevvvv _d_e_v_i_c_e
specifies the particular CD-ROM or DAT device to use, for example:
/_d_e_v/_s_c_s_i/_s_c_0_d_3_l_0 or /_d_e_v/_m_t/_t_p_s_0_d_2_n_s_v. In addition, with _C_d_P_l_a_y_e_r
you may specify the directory on which the drive is mounted, for
example: /_C_D_R_O_M.
----ssssmmmm displays only the transport control section of the window.
----nnnnooooffffoooorrrrkkkk
causes _C_d_P_l_a_y_e_r to not fork itself into the background.
OOOOPPPPEEEERRRRAAAATTTTIIIIOOOONNNN
_C_d_P_l_a_y_e_r operates like many commercial CD and DAT players but the
transport controls and time displays conform to the look and behavior of
other digital media apps such as _m_o_v_i_e_m_a_k_e_r(_1) Most operations are
straight forward. See the on-line help for detailed information.
PPPPaaaaggggeeee 1111
CCCCddddPPPPllllaaaayyyyeeeerrrr((((1111)))) CCCCddddPPPPllllaaaayyyyeeeerrrr((((1111))))
A note about _d_a_t_p_l_a_y_e_r is in order however. The first time you invoke
_d_a_t_p_l_a_y_e_r with a particular tape, it scans the tape to obtain the track
starts and durations. You can let _d_a_t_p_l_a_y_e_r complete this operation for
the entire tape or abort in which case _d_a_t_p_l_a_y_e_r will use the information
it has. You can continue scanning via an entry in the OOOOppppttttiiiioooonnnnssss menu or
let _d_a_t_p_l_a_y_e_r accrue the track information as you play or locate to
tracks which haven't been scanned. _D_a_t_P_l_a_y_e_r saves the information in a
database file similar to the _C_d_P_l_a_y_e_r database file so scanning need only
be done once.
MMMMUUUUSSSSIIIICCCC CCCCAAAATTTTAAAALLLLOOOOGGGG
The music catalog stores titles, artists and program information for CD
and DAT tapes. When a CD or DAT is inserted in the drive, _C_d_P_l_a_y_e_r
searches the music catalog for an entry containing catalog information
for that recording. If it finds one, it displays the information in its
large display panel. Data from the recording's table of contents is used
as the key for searching the music catalog.
New information is added to the catalog simply by typing it into the
appropriate fields of _C_d_P_l_a_y_e_r'_s display. The catalog currently holds
the title of the recording, the artist's name and a title for each
program on the recording.
When looking for a catalog entry, _C_d_P_l_a_y_e_r searches a list of
directories. The default list is the single directory ~/._c_d_d_b. An
alternate list can be specified by the shell environment variable
CDDB_PATH, which takes as its value a string which is a comma-separated
list of directories.
When _C_d_P_l_a_y_e_r needs to create a new music catalog entry, it has to pick a
single directory. The default directory is ~/._c_d_d_b. An alternate
directory can be specified by either a command line option, or the shell
environment variable CDDB_WRITE_DIR.
XXXX RRRREEEESSSSOOOOUUUURRRRCCCCEEEESSSS
FFFFIIIILLLLEEEESSSS
~/.cddb, ~/.datdb default music catalog
BBBBUUUUGGGGSSSS
SSSSEEEEEEEE AAAALLLLSSSSOOOO
cdheadphone(1), datman(1), soundtrack(1)
AAAAUUUUTTTTHHHHOOOORRRR
Paul Wieneke
PPPPaaaaggggeeee 2222