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'''Music Player [[Daemon (computer software)|Daemon]] (MPD)''' is a music player which allows for remote access from another computer. An example would be a [[headless]] computer running MPD and using one of the available front ends to control it remotely. |
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'''Donald McGavran''' is a missionary of the mid to late twentieth century. A child of missionaries in [[India]], McGavran spent much of his life trying to overcome social barriers to Christian conversion. These barriers are primary in [[India]], which stratifies people by economics and [[caste]], substantially hindering the spread of Christian influences. |
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According to the website, It also makes for a good desktop media player, particularly if you either don't use or frequently restart [[X Window System|X]]. |
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McGavran's work is influential because of essays and lectures at missionary conferences in which he identified differences of caste and economic social position as major barriers to the spread of [[Christianity]]. His work substantially changed the methods by which missionaries identify and prioritize groups of persons for missionary work. |
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The current version of MPD is 0.11.5. Unfortunately, the development has currently slowed down to a crawl. |
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==See also== |
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*[[Christian mission]] |
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==Features== |
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* Plays [[MP3]], [[Ogg Vorbis]], [[FLAC]], [[MPEG-4 Part 14|MP4]]/[[Advanced Audio Coding|AAC]], [[MOD (file format)|Mod]], and [[wav]]e files |
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* Remotely control MPD over a network ([[IPv4]] and [[IPv6]] supported) |
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[[Category:Missionaries|McGavran, Donald]] |
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* Play MP3 and Ogg Vorbis [[streaming media|streams]] |
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[[Category:Christian missions]] |
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* Easy to Install |
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* Stores [[ID3]] (id3v1 and id3v2) tag information (MP3s, FLACs, and AACs) |
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* Stores Vorbis Comments information (Oggs and FLACs) |
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* Stores MP4 metadata information (MP4/AACs) |
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* ID3/Vorbis information can be searched |
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* Easy to import new songs |
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* [[Buffer]] support for playback (prevents skipping due to high load or network latency) |
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* [[Gapless]] playback (great for live albums) |
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* [[Fade (audio engineering)|Crossfading]] support |
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* Seeking support |
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* Save, load, and manage playlists (in m3u format) |
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* Volume control ([[Open Sound System|OSS]], [[ALSA]], and software mixers) |
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* Wide range of audio devices supported (OSS, ALSA, Sun, [[Enlightened Sound Daemon|esd]], arts, and more) |
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* Minimal hardware requirements |
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* Tested on [[Linux]], [[FreeBSD]], [[OpenBSD]], [[NetBSD]], [[Solaris Operating Environment|Solaris]], and [[HP-UX]] |
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The (unreleased) development version of MPD can also act as a source for an [[Icecast]] stream (in [[Ogg Vorbis]] format), thus allowing for remote listening of music. This version can be obtained from the [[Subversion (software)|Subversion]] repository at [http://www.musicpd.org/ MPD website]. |
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==Clients== |
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MPD has a variety of [[front-end]]s which communicate with the server using a custom protocol over a [[Transmission Control Protocol|TCP]] connection. The most favorite clients are probably: |
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* [http://www.musicpd.org/mpc.shtml mpc] (a simple command-line client) |
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* [http://www.musicpd.org/gmpc.shtml gmpc] (a graphical client for the [[GNOME|GNOME Desktop Enviroment]]) |
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* [http://www.musicpd.org/phpMp2.shtml phpMp2] (which runs in your [[web browser]]). |
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* [http://www.musicpd.org/ncmpc.shtml ncmpc] (an excellent ncurses-based console client) |
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==External Links== |
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* [http://www.musicpd.org/ MPD website] |
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* [http://mpd.wikicities.com Official MPD Wiki] |
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Revision as of 05:32, 27 August 2005
Music Player Daemon (MPD) is a music player which allows for remote access from another computer. An example would be a headless computer running MPD and using one of the available front ends to control it remotely.
According to the website, It also makes for a good desktop media player, particularly if you either don't use or frequently restart X.
The current version of MPD is 0.11.5. Unfortunately, the development has currently slowed down to a crawl.
Features
- Plays MP3, Ogg Vorbis, FLAC, MP4/AAC, Mod, and wave files
- Remotely control MPD over a network (IPv4 and IPv6 supported)
- Play MP3 and Ogg Vorbis streams
- Easy to Install
- Stores ID3 (id3v1 and id3v2) tag information (MP3s, FLACs, and AACs)
- Stores Vorbis Comments information (Oggs and FLACs)
- Stores MP4 metadata information (MP4/AACs)
- ID3/Vorbis information can be searched
- Easy to import new songs
- Buffer support for playback (prevents skipping due to high load or network latency)
- Gapless playback (great for live albums)
- Crossfading support
- Seeking support
- Save, load, and manage playlists (in m3u format)
- Volume control (OSS, ALSA, and software mixers)
- Wide range of audio devices supported (OSS, ALSA, Sun, esd, arts, and more)
- Minimal hardware requirements
- Tested on Linux, FreeBSD, OpenBSD, NetBSD, Solaris, and HP-UX
The (unreleased) development version of MPD can also act as a source for an Icecast stream (in Ogg Vorbis format), thus allowing for remote listening of music. This version can be obtained from the Subversion repository at MPD website.
Clients
MPD has a variety of front-ends which communicate with the server using a custom protocol over a TCP connection. The most favorite clients are probably:
- mpc (a simple command-line client)
- gmpc (a graphical client for the GNOME Desktop Enviroment)
- phpMp2 (which runs in your web browser).
- ncmpc (an excellent ncurses-based console client)
External Links
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