Special features of the XMMS audio player let you adjust frequencies using a graphic equalizer and gather and play songs using a Playlist Editor. Click the button marked EQ next to the balance bar on the player to open the Equalizer.

Using the Equalizer

The Equalizer lets you use slider bars to set different levels to different frequencies played. Bars on the left adjust lower frequencies, and those on the right adjust higher frequencies. Click the EQ button to open the Equalizer window. Here are tasks you can perform with the Equalizer: If you like the settings you have for a particular song, you can save them as a Preset. Set each frequency as you like it and click the Preset button. Then choose Save Preset. Type a name for the preset and click OK.

To reload a preset you created earlier, click the Preset button and select Load Preset. Select the preset you want and click OK. The small window in the center/top of the Equalizer shows the sound wave formed by your set- tings. You can adjust the Preamp bar on the left to boost different levels in the set range.

Using the Playlist Editor

The Playlist Editor lets you put together a list of audio files that you want to play. You can add and delete files from this list, save them to a file, and use them again later. Click the PL button in the XMMS window to open the Playlist Editor.

The Playlist Editor enables you to:

Add files to the playlist - Click the Add button. The Load Files window appears. Select the directory containing your audio files (it's useful to keep them all in one place) from the left column. Then either select a file from the right column and click Add Selected Files or click Add All Files in the Directory. Click OK. The selected file (or files) appears in the playlist. You can also add music files by dragging them from the Nautilus file manager onto the playlist window.
Select files to play - To select from the files in the playlist, use the previous track and next track buttons in the main XMMS window. The selected file is highlighted. Click the Play button to play that file. Alternatively, you can double-click any file in the playlist to start it playing.
Delete files from the playlist - To remove files from the playlist, select the file or files you want to remove (use the next track and previous track buttons), right-click the playlist window, and click Remove Selected. The selected files are removed.
Save the playlist - To save the current playlist, hold the right mouse button down on the List button and then select Playlist Save List from the pop-up menu. Browse to the directory you want, and then type the name you want to assign to the playlist and click OK. The filename should end with a.m3u extension, such as monkees_hits.m3u.
Load the playlist - To reload a saved playlist, click the List button. Select a playlist from the directory in which you saved it and click OK.

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