Not only can you control the look of XMMS, you can also use skins to adjust
for any issues in the XMMS interface. For example, the current song in the playlist window may
not be highlighted enough, especially if you have a high-resolution monitor. You can select a skin
that provides better highlighting. You can also choose skins that make XMMS look like Winamp
on Windows, or like the Mac OS X interface.
You can select and download XMMS skins from www.xmms.org/skins.php. In addition, XMMS
supports Windows Winamp skins (files with a .wsz extension), so you can download those skins
and see Scarlett Johansson or Bob Marley for your music player.
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Using MIDI Audio Players
MIDI (Musical Instrument Digital Interface) files are created from synthesizers and other electronic
music devices. They tend to be smaller than other kinds of audio files because instead of storing
the complete sounds, they contain information about the notes played, tempo, and articulation.
You can think of a MIDI file as electronic sheet music. The MIDI player reproduces the notes to
sound like a huge variety of MIDI instruments.
There are lots of sites on the Internet for downloading MIDI files. Try the Ifni MIDI Music site
(www.ifnimidi.com), for example, which contains songs by the Beatles, Led Zeppelin, Nirvana,
and others organized by album.
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