musicsoftware-recommendation
Here's what I want: I have a folder with MP3 files. I would like to play all the files in the folder, alphabetically. And I need a way to pause, skip to next file, and that's pretty much it.
I don't want to use my music player to organize my music library, I don't need connection to network services, and I don't even need ID3 support.
On Windows, WinAmp 2 did what I wanted. What's my best option on Ubuntu?
Rhythmbox already has this functionality. All you need to do in order to use it is to describe your device for Rhythmbox to know its capabilities. Quote from https://wiki.gnome.org/Apps/Rhythmbox/FAQ :
Create a .is_audio_player file on the device. You can set a few fields in this file to override the media-player-info device information like this:
audio_folders=MUSIC/,RECORDINGS/
folder_depth=2
output_formats=application/ogg,audio/x-ms-wma,audio/mpeg
Describe where the music is stored on the device as well as which formats it is capable of playing and Rhythmbox will transfer everything compatible directly and transcode everything incompatible. :)
As Enqueue option looks like the main requirement here, may I suggest that with the help of nautilus-actions, we can have an option like "Add to Playlist".
In case you are interested in the steps to do that, here they are : 1. Please install nautilus-actions if you don't have it already.
$ sudo apt-get install nautilus-actions
Open Menu -> Preferences -> Nautilus-Actions Configuration.
Click on the "+" icon on the toolbar to add a new entry.
We can name the "Context label" something like "Add to Playlist". Similarly please enter anything of your choice in the Tooltip box. We can also choose an icon for the item (need to mention the path of icon).
Click on the Command tab and enter your favorite music player's path like "/usr/bin/audacious" in the box.
For the Parameters box, I have entered "%U" (without the quotes) and working directory is "%d" (without the quotes)
Save.
Now in Nautilus go to the music directory and select multiple files and click right button and select "Add to Playlist".
This should result in the music player to run and play the selected files. It worked for me in Audacious.
Although this might not be the answer you was looking for, I thought to share my thoughts so that in case you like it you can please give it a try.
EDIT 1 : I am attaching here two screenshots of the nautilus-actions configuration tools. These are the two tabs where I have added the details. I am on Natty. I have nautilus-actions nautilus-scripts-manager and also options like nautilus-gksu installed.
Screenshot 1 :
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Best Answer
If you are looking for something lightweight than Rhytmbox, then try audacious
It is also present in Ubuntu Software Center. HTH