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# The Linux MP3-HOWTO

## By Phil Kerr, `phil@plus24.com`

v1.61, 2001-12-16

This document describes the hardware, software and procedures needed to encode, play, mix and stream MP3 sound files under Linux.

## 1. Introduction.

## 2. Copyright of this document.

## 3. Where to get this document.

- 3.1 Translations

## 4. Acknowledgments.

## 5. Disclaimer.

## 6. Hardware Requirements & Performance Issues.

## 7. Software Requirements.

- 7.1 Rippers & WAV Recorders
- 7.2 Encoders
- 7.3 Players
- 7.4 Streaming Servers
- 7.5 Mixing
- 7.6 ID3 Editors
- 7.7 Stream Grabbers
- 7.8 Misc

## 8. Setting up your system.

- 8.1 Setting up for Analogue Audio Capture
- 8.2 Setting up for CD-ROM Audio Capture
- 8.3 Additional Setting up

## 9. Encoding from Audio.

## 10. Encoding from CD-ROM.

- 10.1 Command Line encoding
- 10.2 GUI Based Encoders
- 10.3 Encoder Performance

## 11. Streaming MP3's.

- 11.1 Icecast
- 11.2 Fluid
- 11.3 Litestream
- 11.4 Apache::MP3 Module
- 11.5 Firewall Bypassing
- 11.6 Bandwidth considerations
- 11.7 Copyright Issues

## 12. Listening to MP3's.

- 12.1 Playing from File
- 12.2 Playing from MP3 Streams
- 12.3 Capturing MP3 Streams
- 12.4 Mixing

## 13. ID3 Editing.

- 13.1 id3ed
- 13.2 mp3info
- 13.3 ID3 Genre codes

## 14. MP3 to Minidisc.

- 14.1 Analog Recording
- 14.2 Digital Recording
- 14.3 Playlists

## 15. Feedback.

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