Installation

• Update packages via M-x package-refresh-contents.
• Install Emms via M-x package-install emms.
• Install mplayer via sudo apt install mplayer.

Configuration

• Add to configuration file:

  ;; ;; emms ;; (require ’emms-player-simple) (require ’emms-source-file) (require ’emms-source-playlist) (require ’emms-player-mplayer) (setq emms-player-list ‘(emms-player-mpg321 emms-player-ogg123 emms-player-mplayer))

• Validate configuration buffer via M-x eval-buffer.

Without proper configuration you will get messages like:

• progn: emms-player-list empty
• Symbol’s value as variable is void: emms-player-mplayer
• Don’t know how to play track

Check

• Play track via M-x emms-play-file and select file to play.

Important commands

• emms-play-file: Plays a file.
• emms-play-directory: Play all files of a directory.
• emms-play-directory-tree: Plays all files of a directory and its

subdirectories.

• emms-toggle-repeat-track: Sets repeat of current track on/off.
• emms-volume-lower: Lowers volume.
• emms-volume-raise: Raises volume.

References

• GNU Emms website