#+TITLE:   app/emms
#+DATE:    March 6, 2021
#+SINCE:   v3.0.0
#+STARTUP: inlineimages nofold

* Table of Contents :TOC_3:noexport:
- [[#description][Description]]
  - [[#maintainers][Maintainers]]
  - [[#module-flags][Module Flags]]
  - [[#plugins][Plugins]]
- [[#prerequisites][Prerequisites]]
  - [[#arch-linux][Arch Linux]]
  - [[#nixos][NixOS]]
  - [[#ubuntu][Ubuntu]]
- [[#troubleshooting][Troubleshooting]]
  - [[#new-music-files-not-showing-up-in-database][New music files not showing up in database]]
- [[#appendix][Appendix]]
  - [[#keybinds][Keybinds]]

* Description
This module enables Emacs to be used as a music player. It uses [[https://www.musicpd.org/][mpd]] as a backend
server and [[https://musicpd.org/clients/mpc/][mpc]] to update your music database.

** Maintainers
This module has no dedicated maintainers.

** Module Flags
This module provides no flags.

** Plugins
+ [[https://git.savannah.gnu.org/git/emms.git/][emms]]

* Prerequisites
This module requires an active MPD server, the MPC utility, and a music library.

** Arch Linux
#+BEGIN_SRC bash
pacman -S mpd mpc
#+END_SRC

** NixOS
#+BEGIN_SRC nix
services.mpd.enable = true;
environment.systemPackages = [ pkgs.mpc_cli ];
#+END_SRC

** Ubuntu
#+BEGIN_SRC bash
apt install mpd mpc
#+END_SRC

* Troubleshooting
** New music files not showing up in database
Try =M-x +emms/mpd-restart-music-daemon=. If that doesn't work restart emacs.

* Appendix
** Keybinds
+ =SPC m l= Toggles whether or not the player repeats the playlist.
+ =SPC m m= Mixes the playlist.
+ =SPC m i= Insert specific song
+ =SPC m s= Save the current playlist to a file
+ =SPC m p= Insert playlist save into current playlist
+ =g a= Sort the browser by artists
+ =g b= Sort the browser by genre
+ =X= Stops the player
+ =x= pauses the player
+ =D= in the playlist window removes that item
+ =C= clears the playlist
+ =>= move five seconds forward in the current track
+ =<= Opposite five back
+ =RET= In browser adds the artist's songs to the playlist, in the playlist starts playlist.