how can I play an audio cd?
 

Hi,

I have all the needed hardware/software for my N810 so that I can use a usb cd drive, and I can see the contents of a data cd when it is all set up, however I am struggling to be able to read audio cd's.

Has anyone managed to play an audio cd on their tablet, and if so, how?

Re: how can I play an audio cd?
 

That's going to be one of the rarest use-cases around. Rip your audio CD to mp3 or, if you're an audiophile, flac, and play those instead.

Re: how can I play an audio cd?
 

Thanks but no thanks! I want to play/read audio cd's!!

Re: how can I play an audio cd?
 

Like mount Everest: because its there to be done. It should be possible, it just needs someone to go do it!

Data Cd's are recognized OK, but none of the media players can be coerced into reading an audio Cd - I suppose because they don't expect to find a Cd:(

Re: how can I play an audio cd?
 

Best reason to do just about anything. :D

Re: how can I play an audio cd?
 

Right, the mount everest thing applies, but the analogy is a little lopsided. To translate the analogy to this scenario you should change it to: "I want *you* to climb mount everest because it's there." How about I meet you halfway and give you some advice on your ascent instead of climbing it for you: Try xmms. I think it has an audio cd plugin. If it isn't built for maemo you might have to build it yourself (or use easy-debian and chroot into it).

-John

Re: how can I play an audio cd?
 

Hey, Johnx, good call!

You can find xmms (and the cdread plugin) by searching gronmayer for xmms.

Re: how can I play an audio cd?
 

You can get or make a male<->male 3.5mm audio cable and plug a cd diskman into the mic jack of the nit. It's not usb, but it's there. It's like riding an alpaca up Mt. Everest instead of walking.

Personally I like making my own cables because it's cheaper, and much more fun.

Re: how can I play an audio cd?
 

Thanks Johnx for your advise, but I think there is nothing wrong with the analogy. I most certainly do not want you or anyone else to climb the mountain for me, I was simply looking for advise as to how it could be best done. I am sure most of the worlds best mountain climbers have accepted advise from others on how to best achieve their goal.

I shall now go away and play with xmms :)

And for the benefit of other climbers like myself, I shall report back.

TTFN

Re: how can I play an audio cd?
 

how would you hear the audio signal? wouldn't you have to record it first with either maemo recorder or seqretary recorder, at very low bitrates?

Re: how can I play an audio cd?
 

I dunno :? He didn't say that he wanted to hear it... Did he? Also let's not forget that I'm not very smart.

Re: how can I play an audio cd?
 

i know the feeling; breathing all those lead fumes while making your own cables may have something to do with it.

Re: how can I play an audio cd?
 

I'd assume the CD has no analog audio connection, so the best you can do is to just rip it from the tablet itself (much like your desktop would do, only it would play the files while ripping them).

See cdparanoia and sons for that.

Re: how can I play an audio cd?
 

Is that bad?

Re: how can I play an audio cd?
 

Isn't the more obvious answer put it in a hifi? ;-)

Re: how can I play an audio cd?
 

Mplayer also comes to mind. Command line of course!

Re: how can I play an audio cd?
 

mplayer cdda://

Been there, tried that & failed :(

Re: how can I play an audio cd?
 

I think it is as the observant javispedro pointed out; you need a digital audio cable from the CD player to the tablet to hear CD audio from your tablet. I had forgotten that I couldn't listen to CDs on my computer unless that audio cable was wired in.

And ripping the CD tracks on the tablet wouldn't be the most joyous experience, especially if you tried to make MP3s (but that's your only hope)...

Re: how can I play an audio cd?
 

Wrong conclusion!!!!!!!:D

all the necessary data goes over the usb connection (I know, I just tried it!)

Voodoo six are currently playing away through my usb cdrom thats hooked up to my laptop.

I wonder if mplayer has simply been built without cd support?:confused:

Re: how can I play an audio cd?
 

how? what drivers are being used?

Re: how can I play an audio cd?
 

root@slax:~# lsmod
Module Size Used by
snd_seq_dummy 6788 0
snd_seq_oss 32896 0
snd_seq_midi_event 10112 1 snd_seq_oss
snd_seq 50416 5 snd_seq_dummy,snd_seq_oss,snd_seq_midi_event
snd_pcm_oss 40480 1
snd_mixer_oss 18048 2 snd_pcm_oss
bnep 15872 4
rfcomm 37008 7
hidp 17152 2
l2cap 24448 18 bnep,rfcomm,hidp
bluetooth 57444 6 bnep,rfcomm,hidp,l2cap
lp 13444 0
pcspkr 6400 0
snd_via82xx 26392 2
gameport 13964 1 snd_via82xx
snd_ac97_codec 99876 1 snd_via82xx
ac97_bus 5504 1 snd_ac97_codec
snd_pcm 70020 3 snd_pcm_oss,snd_via82xx,snd_ac97_codec
snd_timer 22792 2 snd_seq,snd_pcm
snd_page_alloc 11272 2 snd_via82xx,snd_pcm
via_rhine 24840 0
snd_mpu401_uart 10624 1 snd_via82xx
snd_rawmidi 22560 1 snd_mpu401_uart
ppdev 11396 0
mii 8448 1 via_rhine
snd_seq_device 10380 4 snd_seq_dummy,snd_seq_oss,snd_seq,snd_rawmidi
i2c_viapro 11540 0
psmouse 40208 0
serio_raw 9220 0
snd 50596 11 snd_seq_oss,snd_seq,snd_pcm_oss,snd_mixer_oss,snd_ via82xx,snd_ac97_codec,snd_pcm,snd_timer,snd_mpu40 1_uart,snd_rawmidi,snd_seq_device
vt8231 18956 0
sg 30260 0
parport_pc 27940 1
soundcore 9952 3 snd
parport 34668 3 lp,ppdev,parport_pc
hwmon 6300 1 vt8231
video 20496 0
via_agp 12032 1
output 6656 1 video
agpgart 32200 1 via_agp
shpchp 32916 0
evdev 13216 5
pcmcia 36012 0
yenta_socket 26764 3
rsrc_nonstatic 14464 1 yenta_socket
pcmcia_core 35092 3 pcmcia,yenta_socket,rsrc_nonstatic
fuse 54428 1
aufs 135816 1
squashfs 47876 26
sqlzma 6788 1 squashfs
unlzma 8320 1 sqlzma

Re: how can I play an audio cd?
 

"Digital audio cable"? No, I was talking analog. Without analog, the only way a computer can play audio cds is by ripping them. Which is what mplayer cdda:// would do. So I don't know why you're actively against ripping them.

(sorry I don't know the first thing about "digital audio cables", never used them nor did need to use them)

Either way, you did not say why mplayer cdda:// failed.

Re: how can I play an audio cd?
 

mplayer cdda://
MPlayer 1.0rc1-maemo.29.n8x0 (C) 2000-2006 MPlayer Team
CPU: ARM
Internet Tablet OS version: RX-34+RX-44+RX-48_DIABLO_5.2008.43-7_PR_MR0

[MENU] Can't open menu config file: /root/.mplayer/menu.conf
Menu inited: /etc/mplayer/menu.conf

Playing cdda://.
[file] No filename
Failed to open cdda://.


Exiting... (End of file)

Re: how can I play an audio cd?
 

Nokia-N810-43-7:/# mplayer /dev/sr0
MPlayer 1.0rc1-maemo.29.n8x0 (C) 2000-2006 MPlayer Team
CPU: ARM
Internet Tablet OS version: RX-34+RX-44+RX-48_DIABLO_5.2008.43-7_PR_MR0

[MENU] Can't open menu config file: /root/.mplayer/menu.conf
Menu inited: /etc/mplayer/menu.conf

Playing /dev/sr0.
Cache fill: 0.00% (0 bytes)


Exiting... (End of file)

This is the best that I can get (it spins up the drive/disc)

Re: how can I play an audio cd?
 

2pokey how do you input and output to the same sound card.
on the otherhand how can you input from one card and output to the other. on my retired 770 I got the proper drivers loaded for a usb soundcard. I never did figer out how to output from the device soundcard

Re: how can I play an audio cd?
 

I like this guy's attitude! :)

If anything, I'd like to see if this works. I'd LOVE to be able to read CDs so I can rip them with my N8xx tablet instead of having to depend on a laptop. Tried it awhile back on the tablet with K3b, but no luck (I'm not technical enough!)

Re: how can I play an audio cd?
 

that WOULD be great!

Re: how can I play an audio cd?
 

Am not sure what your requirement is really. I had cdvd-tools.deb from penguinbait installed on my n800 http://tablethacker.com/wp/?p=194
I compiled cdtools annd cdparanoia in scratchbox, installed on device and can play the audiocd from the usb drive audio out to my external speakers using cdplay from cdtools.
Can sample the whole cd and save individual tracks in wav format using cdparanoia.
6 tracks (610mb) took around 9 minutes.

Re: how can I play an audio cd?
 

tekplay, you listen to the music from your drive's audio-out, right? You plug the speakers directly into the drive? I think vectis' external drive has something extra, however, as he claims he can listen to the CD through his PC's speakers.... Unless I misunderstand?

Perhaps his drive has a sound card built-in?

Re: how can I play an audio cd?
 

My CD collection is all ripped in OGG format...is this supported?

Edit : Just reached that point in the manual - the answer is no...mighty strange for a linux platform....

Re: how can I play an audio cd?
 

The answer is actually yes.

Every version of Maemo has had community OGG support, and Maemo 5 will be no different.

Re: how can I play an audio cd?
 

You just plug a male to male cable in from your speaker out to your line in. It's not actually what he wanted to do with his tablet. I was just kidding around. If you need some audio help, pm me, or start a new thread, so we don't hijack this one.