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playAudioCd

Play an audio CD

This utility is available only in the Multimedia Technology Development Kit (TDK).

Syntax:

playAudioCd [-i] [-p plugin] [-v] mount_point

Options:

-i

Interactive mode. If you specify this option, the application creates a user-input thread that accepts commands such as, play, pause, and stop.

-p plugin

Load the specified plugin. The plugins include:

• audiocd_noph.so -- the default audio CD plugin
• audiocdda.so -- audio CD plugin with antiskip buffering. This media plugin reads the raw cdda data from an audio CD, buffers it, and feeds it to the audio driver.

  The CDDA_MILLISECONDS environment variable controls the buffer size:

  • Default: 3 seconds (529200 bytes)
  • Minimum: 300 milliseconds (58800 bytes)
  • Maximum: 1 minute (10584 kilobytes)

-v

Be verbose. If you specify this option, the application reports on the state of the plugin, playlist information, and error messages.

mount_point

An existing CDROM mount point.

Description:

The playAudioCd utility plays an audio CD.

The supported hotkeys are:

1...99

Go to the specified track.

b or B

Go to the previous track.

n or N

Go to the next track.

p or P

Play or pause the selection.

q or Q

Exit the application.

s or S

Stop the selection.

You must press Enter after the hotkey.

Examples:

Run using the CDROM drive mounted at /fs/cd0:

playAudioCd /fs/cd0

See also:

phplay, playaudio