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Clementine is a popular music player for Ubuntu systems. This music player makes a great alternative to Rhythmbox and Banshee. Clementine has many great features and abilities as well as a nice layout. It is not only a music player but a music manager. Clementine allows users to edit tags, create and edit playlists, and convert (transcode) music. Clementine can even retrieve cover art and missing tag information. With Clementine, users have a choice between using the application through the app indicator or as a full window. Clearly, Clementine is a flexible and multi-functional music manager that many Linux users may want to try because of its many features.
The latest version, at the time of writing, is version 1.1.1. This version is very stable. For example, Clementine does not crash or freeze; the program completes tasks successfully without issues. In my opinion, Clementine is much more stable than Rhythmbox and Banshee. The program starts up quickly when executed, and closes swiftly when closed. Clementine does not require any loading when performing many tasks. However, Clementine does require some time to convert audio files, download cover art, rescan music libraries, or lookup tag info. These tasks require time because converting is a complicated process, networks have limits to their speed, and the library must be created and indexed carefully.
Clementine allows users to control the player with the keyboard. For instance, I can press F7 to stop the music and F10 to make it louder. This allows users to perform one task without needing to switch windows to control Clementine. Many music players like Smplayer, VLC and Mplayer do not support this feature. Clementine responds to these key-commands without delay.
The program's layout and graphics are set up wonderfully. To the left, users will see their music, Internet radio stations, artist info, song info, and search results – depending on the clicked icon on the far left column. To the right, users will see the playlist contents. Clementine displays the different playlists as tabs. Just as web browsers like Firefox permit users to have multiple tabs with a webpage in each, each playlist is a tab. At the bottom of the playlist box, users will find the controls for current playing music and the progress bar. In the bottom left corner of the application, the cover-art is displayed with the music title. The icons and buttons are carefully placed to provide a compact appearance. This gives the playlist and library box more room to list the music files.
Clementine can be used as a tag editor. If a user has an mp3 file that does not have the information about the artist or genre, Clementine's tag editor will help. After a user right-clicks the music file to be edited, they can click “Edit track information”. This causes a window to appear with two tabs. After clicking the tab titled “Edit tags”, the user will see the tags that can be edited. If the user is unsure about what information should be typed into the tags, they can click “Complete tags automatically” to make Clementine search the Internet for information. This ability would work only with music made by well known musicians and not individuals that post home-made music free on the Internet. Clementine can gather tag information only if online databases list the song.
Playlists are easily created and exported with Clementine. The first step is to right-click a song in the left box when “Files” or “Library” is highlighted. Then, select “Open in new playlist”. For the songs that come next, right-click and select “Append to current playlist”. After that, right-click the playlist's tab and click “Save playlist”. To finish exporting the playlist, pick a playlist format and a save location. Once chosen, click “Save”. Clementine makes this process very easy. Other playlist creators can be difficult or time-consuming to use. Clementine allows users to save the playlist in numerous formats. Many playlist makers do not have a collection of choices as large as Clementine's list of formats. This allows users to easily make a playlist to use with any device or music player program.
Clementine has another feature that makes it a powerful application: converting audio. Clementine can convert between a few formats. The conversion window can be opened by clicking “Tools” in the menu bar and selecting “Transcode Music”. Next, click “Add” to pick music files to convert and configure the options. The converting feature is very convenient and easy to use. For example, the converting window itself is self-explanatory.
Clementine even has a moodbar and a large variety of color sets. A moodbar is a colored progress bar used instead of the plain default progress bar. However, a moodbar is not just a colored bar. The colors are based on the “mood” of each section of the song. The different color sets are alternate colors used to display each mood. To understand what a strip of the song is like, it helps to know what the color means for the active mood color set.
The Internet radio works very well. Clementine provides users with a large selection of radio stations for any genre of music. The collection is not sparse; even Icecast alone is extensive. Clementine has no difficulties playing Internet radio stations. The sound quality is superb and clear, and the loading is swift. It seems as if the music is coming from local files.
Clementine has an extensive list of visualizations. They can be found and activated by clicking “Tools > Visualizations”. The window that appears contains options for the visualizations. Users should be able to find the perfect visualization that they enjoy viewing while listening to music. The visualizations have a clear, sharp appearance. The moving images are not blocky or pixelated.
These many features make Clementine a great music manager. This is a powerful music player that still retains excellent performance. This application can satisfy the needs and wants of many users while still being easy to use. The program is pleasing to the eye and does not require time to figure out the layout. If users decide to try a new music manager, or they dislike Ubuntu's default music manager, Clementine may be a player that they may wish to try.