Summary
Multimedia refers to digital sound and video, an application area that is growing and changing rapidly. Although working with multimedia files is much easier than it used to be, both for Windows and Linux, it can still be problematic on occasion. You are more likely to encounter problems in this area than any other.
This chapter describes the more common uses of multimedia files. It explains how to:
Configure your sound card
Listen to audio CDs
Listen to downloaded music files
Listen to Internet Radio
Copy CD tracks to your hard disk
Play video files
Advanced multimedia applications are also available for Linux, but not discussed in this book. For more information, see www.linux-sound.org.
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