Linux music on console

MOC - Music On Console

One of favourite music player in terminal is MOC - Music On Console feature rich, easy to use and solid stable. So, follow the steps below for a of minimum configuration and quick way to start listening your most favourite notes.

Install

apt-get install moc moc-ffmpeg-plugin

Shortcuts

mocp                #start MOC

• T - theme selection
• o - open URL
• ^u - add URL to a playlist
• A - add a folder recursively to playlist
• d - remove track from playlist
• V - save playlist current location at a given file name, can override
• C - clear playlist
• < or > - master volume down or up
• q - quit MOC
• Q - shutdown the mocp service

Custom shortcuts configuration

The package includes a sample configuration file at /usr/share/doc/moc/config.example. To configure moc, copy this file to ~/.moc/config and edit it. For instructions about customizing the keybindings, read /usr/share/doc/moc/keymap.example.

 cd ~/.moc && cp /usr/share/doc/moc/examples/config.example.gz ./ && gunzip config.example.gz && mv config.example config

Audio Mixer on console

ALSA sound control system is one of most popular way to manipulate your sound card settings. It runs in a console.

Install

sudo apt-get install alsa alsa-tools           # installs alsa-base, alsa-utils, alsa-tools and libasound2
sudo adduser yourusername audio                # add yourself to the group audio
sudo init 6                                    # reboot to take effect 

Use

alsamixer          # start

Use arrows up and down to change volume, left and right to change source. To mute/unmute press M. To quit press Q.