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Printer Code 39 Full ASCII in Java Figure 18-2. Rhythmbox will organize your music tracks by artist or album.

Clicking the Browse button on the toolbar will exit browse mode and present a list of the tracks in your collection, which can be ordered by clicking the headings in the list. The default sort order is by artist. Playing a track is simply a matter of double-clicking it in the list at the bottom. Once the track is finished, Rhythmbox will play the next track in the MP3 file list. At the top of the Rhythmbox window are transport controls that let you pause or play the track, skip tracks, repeat tracks, or switch to shuffle play (that is, random track selection). You can toggle displaying visual effects with the Visualization button. The display output is shown in the main window by default. The controls for customizing the effects are available at the bottom of the visual effects display and are made visible when you hover your mouse over the visual effects. You have the option to change the nature of the visualization effect; the quality of the effect; and whether the effect will be displayed within Rhythmbox, in a different window, or in full-screen mode. Beneath the transport controls is a slider that shows the progress through the current song and lets you cue forward and backward by clicking and dragging. To create a new playlist, click Music Playlist New Playlist (or press Ctrl+N). A text box will appear under the Playlists heading in the pane on the far left side of the program window. Type the new playlist s name in the text box and press Enter. To add tracks to the playlist, click Music under the Library heading in the pane on the far left side of the program window, and then drag-and-drop files onto your new playlist entry. To start playing the tracks in the playlist, select it and double-click the first track in the list.

Note When you double-click an audio file in a Nautilus window, Ubuntu will start Totem Movie Player

rather than Rhythmbox. This is good if you want to preview tracks, but to have them automatically imported into Rhythmbox when you double-click them, you ll need to change the Open With preferences. This is easily done. Right-click any MP3 file in a Nautilus file browsing window, select Properties, and click the Open With tab. Ensure that the radio button alongside its entry in the list is selected, and then click the Close button.

Rhythmbox allows you to purchase albums from the Magnatune (www.magnatune.com) and Jamendo (www.jamendo.com) online music stores. Jamendo works on the principle of Creative Commons (see http://creativecommons.org), so many tracks are free of charge, although you can donate money if you wish. Under the Stores heading on the leftmost pane of the Rhythmbox window, click Magnatune or Jamendo. You ll see a brief introduction to the store while the catalog is downloaded. After the catalog is downloaded (indicated by the status bar at the bottom right of the program window), you will be able to browse through the available tracks, as if they were on your own computer. They will be sorted by artist and track name. Doubleclicking each track will download and play a high-quality preview.

Note It might take a few moments for the catalog to download. In our tests, the Jamendo catalog took

You ll also see that the main toolbar of Rhythmbox has changed. Several new icons appear, allowing you to purchase and download the album, buy a physical CD, or learn more about the artist.

With Magnatune, you can listen to any of the songs in the album without paying for them. Any songs you do decide to purchase are free from copy protection (DRM), and artists earn 50% from your purchase. You can choose how much to pay for an album (the minimum is $5).

Tip You can learn more about artists by viewing their Magnatune web pages. Click a relevant track and

click the Artist Information button on the toolbar. This will automatically load the relevant page in Firefox.

To purchase an album, select a song in the music list that is included in the album you would like to purchase, and then click the Purchase Album button on the toolbar. The Purchase Magnatune Tracks dialog box will appear and prompt you for the amount you want to pay (from $5 to $18), as well as the audio format you prefer (Ogg, FLAC, WAV, variable bitrate MP3, or 128k MP3), plus e-mail address and gift card or credit card information. Once you ve finished filling in the information, click the Purchase button to buy and download the songs. To purchase a CD, click the relevant button on the toolbar. Firefox will open, and you ll be redirected to a page on the Magnatune web site where you can fill in your credit card and address details.