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Playing <abbrev>CD</abbrev>s

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<application>Amarok</application> is the default application for playing audio <abbrev>CD</abbrev>s in <trademark>Kubuntu</trademark>. When a <abbrev>CD</abbrev> is inserted, <trademark>Kubuntu</trademark> will recognize it and display default options. To hear the content with <application>Amarok</application>, select <guilabel>Play Audio CD with Amarok</guilabel> and then press the <guibutton>OK</guibutton> button. <trademark>Kubuntu</trademark> can be configured to remember this choice every time a <abbrev>CD</abbrev> is inserted by selecting <guilabel>Always do this for this type of media</guilabel>, and pressing <guibutton>OK</guibutton>. <application>Amarok</application> also offers other useful features. If connected to the internet, <application>Amarok</application> will retrieve <abbrev>CD</abbrev> artist, title, and track data from <ulink url="http://www.freedb.org/">freedb</ulink>. It will also download the lyrics for the current selection &mdash; if they are available &mdash; by choosing the <guilabel>Lyrics</guilabel> tab. Other artist information can be found on <ulink url="http://www.wikipedia.org"><trademark>Wikipedia</trademark></ulink> by selecting the <guilabel>Artist</guilabel> tab.

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For editing audio files, <trademark>Kubuntu</trademark> provides <application>Sound Editor</application> (<application>Audacity</application>), a full-featured, free, and open source software application. To use <application>Sound Editor</application> (<application>Audacity</application>):

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Install <application>Sound Editor</application> (<application>Audacity</application>) from the package manager (<application>Muon</application>).

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Run <application>Sound Editor</application> (<application>Audacity</application>) by going to <menuchoice><guimenu>K menu</guimenu><guisubmenu>Applications</guisubmenu><guisubmenu>Multimedia</guisubmenu><guimenuitem>Audacity</guimenuitem></menuchoice>.

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Detailed instructions (including tutorials and weblinks) on using <application>Sound Editor</application> (<application>Audacity</application>) can be found by going to <menuchoice><guimenu>Help</guimenu><guisubmenu>Contents</guisubmenu></menuchoice> from within <application>Sound Editor</application> (<application>Audacity</application>).

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In addition to being the default music player in <trademark>Kubuntu</trademark>, <application>Amarok</application> is also helpful for managing music collections. Start <application>Amarok</application> by going to <menuchoice><guimenu>K menu</guimenu><guisubmenu>Applications</guisubmenu><guisubmenu>Multimedia</guisubmenu><guimenuitem>Music Player (Amarok)</guimenuitem></menuchoice>.

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Another useful <application>Amarok</application> feature is the built-in ID3 tag editor for editing the metadata of music files. For more information on the editor, please refer to <ulink type="help" url="help:/amarok"><application>Amarok</application> Handbook</ulink>.

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iPod Connectivity via <application>Amarok</application>

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Another exciting <application>Amarok</application> feature is the ability to play music directly from an iPod or other portable device. <application>Amarok</application> can also be used to transfer music files to and from an iPod. Please refer to the <ulink type="help" url="help:/amarok"><application>Amarok</application> Handbook</ulink> for more information on transferring and managing iPod media files.