The GNU/Linux platform is fully multi-media enabled. A wide variety of devices like sound cards, tv-cards, headsets, microphones, CD and DVD players is supported. The list of applications is sheer endless, that is why we needed to shortenthe list of new commands below and limit ourselves to general audio commands.
Table 11-1. New commands in chapter 11: Audio
| Command | Meaning |
|---|---|
| alsaconf | Configure the ALSA sound system. |
| alsamixer | Tune output levels of ALSA driver. |
| arecord | Record a sound sample. |
| aumix | Audio mixer tool. |
| cdp | Play an audio CD. |
| cdparanoia | Rip an audio CD. |
| cdplay | Play an audio CD. |
| gnome-alsamixer | Gnome ALSA front-end. |
| gnome-cd | Gnome front-end for playing audio CDs. |
| gnome-sound-recorder | Gnome front-end for recording sound samples. |
| kaudiocreator | KDE front-end for creating audio CDs. |
| kmix | KDE front-end for sound settings. |
| krec | KDE front-end for recording sound samples. |
| mplayer | Multi-media player. |
| play | Command line tool for playing sound samples. |