[slim] Re: [Developers] Radio stream...
They do transmit a private internet signal that they siad I can listen to, but only with Windows Media Player. It will be a Windows media stream. Did you even try to simply paste the url into the "Radio tune in" field? I'm moving this to the discussion list. -- Michael --- Help translate SlimServer by using the SlimString Translation Helper (http://www.herger.net/slim/) ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Another Artwork Problem ?
catdna Wrote: > Hi All > > I've found an oddity in the Artwork setup of SlimServer : > > I noticed that the 'artwork_path' of an album in my database is > (correctly) set to the id of the first 'track_id' of the album. > > eg. artwork_path : 1662 in the 'albums' database > > However, when I try : > http://slimserver:9000/music/1662/cover.jpg > > - I get the standard 'no-artwork' cd image. > > However, if I try the second track : > http://slimserver:9000/music/1663/cover.jpg > > - then the correct album artwork is displayed(!) Hi, take a look at the first Track, maybe there is something wrong with the tag? I had the same "Problem" and solved it, by retagging the whole Album. -- DJanGo Gruss Jan DJanGo's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1516 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=21051 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Slimserver and OS X
MartinP Wrote: > Slimserver version 6.1.1 runs fine on 10.2.8 (that's Panther, right? I > can't keep track of these cats). But 6.2.1 and 6.2.2 install, start up, > and then immediately stop. . 10.2 is Jaguar, 10.3 is Panther, and 10.4 is Tiger. Useful to have confirmation about which versions of SlimServer work on which Mac OS -- danco danco's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=210 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=20379 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Back to original skin
Go back into server settings, select the default skin, and hit save. -- radish radish's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=77 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=20945 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Any where in the bay area,have the SB 3?
ourbail wrote: >is there anywhere >in the S.F bay area where i can check out the goods of the Sb3 You might try Mac Pro in Campbell. When I was shopping for my SB1, they had them and were able to demo it for me. Not sure whether they have the SB3, but it's worth a phone call. Marc ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: In anticipation of my new SQUEEZEBOX - what should I do?
Run SoftSqueez on a PC other than the server (the PC running SlimServer) connected in the way you are going to connect the Squeezebox - cable or wireless. This will give you an idea of how your network will handle the music transfer and also how to drive the Squeezebox. -- Wirrunna Wirrunna's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3225 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=21030 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Remote Looks Sloppy but Isn't!
Yes, definitely. Please sell me a remote control with a backlight. I use my SB mostly in low light and I have to remember where the buttons are by feel. -- rudholm rudholm's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2980 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=21041 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Back to original skin
OK, this: http://localhost:9000/Default/ seems to work, but only when you type it in the URL address bar. When I open the SlimServer window right-clicking at the icon at the bottom of the screen, the latest selected skin comes back again. So this is not a permanent solution. Does anybody know how to go back to the original skin permanently? Thanks. -- hardbopper hardbopper's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1921 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=20945 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] In anticipation of my new SQUEEZEBOX - what should I do?
... > > I want to start downloading plugins. I > mainly want a stock ticker, news headline reader > and any other really cool enhancements to my > squeezebox. > The built-in RSS reader plugin should get you going on this front. > What specific plugins would you guys recommend > I go after? Are they all available in the plugins > area? ... I recommed the Audioscrobbler and Last.FM plugins. The first one submits your listening habits to the http://Last.FM site, and the second one plays a radio station of music that you'll like (based on the first). Way cool. I also really like LazySearch. If you listen to a lot of Internet radio, AlienBBC is cool (but can be a hassle to get installed). -- Jack Coates At Monkeynoodle Dot Org: It's A Scientific Venture! "I spent all me tin with the ladies drinking gin, so across the Western ocean I must wander" - traditional ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Remote Looks Sloppy but Isn't!
I think it's called the Nokia 770. ;-) Seriously though, it would be kind of cool for an actual Slim Devices backlit remote, something a bit more premium than the current one included. -- EnochLight EnochLight's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3392 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=21041 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Audiotrons?
A poll associated with this post was created, to vote and see the results, please visit http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=17641 Question: Audiotron(s) - Had one, but no longer have it. - Had more than one, but no longer have them. - Have one, have it still. - Have more than one, have them still. You'd have better luck putting an SB2 in than an SB3. I'm considering a 1U dual-sb2 home-brew unit. -- Michaelwagner Michaelwagner's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=428 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=17641 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Re: Coloured squeezebox availability in uk ?
Nope, if you order direct from Slim, you save about $25. If you lived in a province outside of where you order it, you'd save on PST. But if you're in Ontario, you end up paying more than ordering direct. I don't mind at all if a local retailer knows about this. I will buy locally, but I won't pay more to do it! --- raylpc <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hi Mark, thanks for the info :) Maybe I would be > better off buying from > the Canadian distributor. I won't be able to get the > discount tho. But > who knows, maybe it would turn out more expensive > with the UPS charges. > > > -- > raylpc > > raylpc's Profile: > http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3914 > View this thread: > http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=10272 > > ___ > Discuss mailing list > Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com > http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss > __ Find your next car at http://autos.yahoo.ca ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Potential Squeezebox killer? iTunes fans might think so...
A poll associated with this post was created, to vote and see the results, please visit http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=21033 Question: Could a wireless enabled iPod overtake the Squeezebox as a network music player? - Yes - I want my wireless iPod yesterday! - No - nothing will pry my Squeezebox from my cold, dead, hands! - Meh - it could cause some defection but not kill Slim entirely... stinkingpig Wrote: > > > One thing that Apple zealots still, to this day, fail to realize is > that > > Apple computers make up a tiny fraction of the computers in use. > > > > Let's don't go there -- for one thing, all computers suck equally > (http://www.monkeynoodle.org/comp/suck), and for another thing Apple's > computer market share is growing exponentially. At the rates they're > showing, it doesn't take long to make insignificant into somewhat > measurable. > > Anyway, the most important thing to focus on when considering why not > to > go there is this: flamewars are boring, and the phrase "Apple zealots" > is > highly likely to start one. > > -- > Jack Coates At Monkeynoodle Dot Org: It's A Scientific Venture! > "I spent all me tin with the ladies drinking gin, so across the > Western > ocean I must wander" - traditional Well it turns out that the prime reason not to go there is that the device in question will work on windows computers as well as Apple computers. But of course, we both realize that if it only worked on Apple computers it would hardly be worth mentioning. -- nelamvr6 nelamvr6's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3113 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=21033 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Re: Potential Squeezebox killer? iTunes fans might think so...
... > One thing that Apple zealots still, to this day, fail to realize is that > Apple computers make up a tiny fraction of the computers in use. > Let's don't go there -- for one thing, all computers suck equally (http://www.monkeynoodle.org/comp/suck), and for another thing Apple's computer market share is growing exponentially. At the rates they're showing, it doesn't take long to make insignificant into somewhat measurable. Anyway, the most important thing to focus on when considering why not to go there is this: flamewars are boring, and the phrase "Apple zealots" is highly likely to start one. -- Jack Coates At Monkeynoodle Dot Org: It's A Scientific Venture! "I spent all me tin with the ladies drinking gin, so across the Western ocean I must wander" - traditional ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Re: Potential Squeezebox killer? iTunes fans might think so...
... > I have to agree that the iPod is complementary to the SqueezeBox. > Unfortunately, I do think that adding WiFi will cut into the market for > the SqueezeBox a little, but only if you truly can hold the iPod in your > hand while it plays music on your stereo. The iPod interface is as easy > to use as the SqueezeBox and the display size is irrelevant if you are > holding it in your hand. I believe that 128kb data is sufficient for > the average person, and the mediocre D/A converter in the iPod probably > is too. I suspect that battery life will take a serious hit, or the > size would have to increase for a bigger battery. > ... The Apple device will do well among those who don't do any product research and those who do legitimately find it to meet their needs. Most who do any searching for a product will end up at Squeezebox. -- Jack Coates At Monkeynoodle Dot Org: It's A Scientific Venture! "I spent all me tin with the ladies drinking gin, so across the Western ocean I must wander" - traditional ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Another Artwork Problem ?
catdna Wrote: > Now, if I go through the slimserver interface and navigate to that > album, it's displaying the correct album cover art. > > What I really want to know is, "how does slimserver know which coverart > url to use ?" > I though it was always the first track id for the album (or the > 'artwork_path' parameter from the database ? > > Or am I missing something here ? I recall being confused by this as well. The answer is that SlimServer always "looks" for artwork files when you get to the album view, rather than using the database to get the file location. Dunno why exactly. -- JJZolx Jim JJZolx's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=21051 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Re: Potential Squeezebox killer? iTunes fans might think so...
>>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 02/12/06 3:56 PM >>> > Howdy folks - I am an Apple fan, running my wifi network with > apple computers, owning an airport express and an IPod and > an SB3. Why did I buy the SB3 - easy call, because of the big > display, the nice remote and the possibility to connect to the > Internet without the need to have a computer running. > > - My IMacs stream Internet music superior then SB3 (under > my DSL network conditions) Huh? The SB3 doesn't stream the music. This isn't even a remotely valid comparison... > - I do not do FLAC as I am using ITunes to stream music via > airtunes to all the other rooms except the SB3 bedroom. Shame. FLAC kicks butt... > As an Apple fan, flac is not doing anything for you. So > what does it need to get rid of my SB3. Huh? Now I'm really confused. > A Airport express device that has a display and can > connect to the internet without a computer's help.. > then.. but only then you can have my SB3.. An WiFi > Ipod is not doing much for me as long as it does not > connect to the internet... Can I get first dibs on your SB3? Because I'm betting that either an Airport-like device will have a display or an ipod will be internet capable within a year. What would be useful is if the ipod could be used as a remote for slimserver. Because I don't want any company telling me what I can do with the music I've purchased. It's bad enough that I can't listen to music I purchased with iTunes before I knew what I was doing can't be played in my car (unless I do the burn/rip dance), but I'll be damned if I'll let Apple (or slim, or any one company) tell me what format I can or can't have my music stored in. I like Macs and Apple in general. I still have a Mac Plus from my college days (that actually runs). I just hate what they've done to exploit the lemmings otherwise known as consumers. Paul ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Potential Squeezebox killer? iTunes fans might think so...
A poll associated with this post was created, to vote and see the results, please visit http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=21033 Question: Could a wireless enabled iPod overtake the Squeezebox as a network music player? - Yes - I want my wireless iPod yesterday! - No - nothing will pry my Squeezebox from my cold, dead, hands! - Meh - it could cause some defection but not kill Slim entirely... JJZolx Wrote: > Huh? Who's talking aboput computers? Apple has sold a few zillion > iPods and they're not done yet. They have iTunes running on Windows, > and I'd guess those probably account for the vast majority of iTunes > installations. > > Face it, if Apple wants this market, it's theirs for the taking. Make > the iPod easier to use as a main music system source and people will > eat it up. > > Don't overestimate the intelligence of the American consumer. They're > lemmings. Yeah, i guess you right. But I still don't think it'll dethrone the Squeezebox. The folks who will go for that will not care much for superior sound, mediocre sound will do just fine for them. But those who care about sound will still gravitate towards the Squeezebox. -- nelamvr6 nelamvr6's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3113 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=21033 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Coloured squeezebox availability in uk ?
Hi Mark, thanks for the info :) Maybe I would be better off buying from the Canadian distributor. I won't be able to get the discount tho. But who knows, maybe it would turn out more expensive with the UPS charges. -- raylpc raylpc's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3914 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=10272 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Potential Squeezebox killer? iTunes fans might think so...
A poll associated with this post was created, to vote and see the results, please visit http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=21033 Question: Could a wireless enabled iPod overtake the Squeezebox as a network music player? - Yes - I want my wireless iPod yesterday! - No - nothing will pry my Squeezebox from my cold, dead, hands! - Meh - it could cause some defection but not kill Slim entirely... nelamvr6 Wrote: > One thing that Apple zealots still, to this day, fail to realize is that > Apple computers make up a tiny fraction of the computers in use. > > This thing could be a huge hit in the Apple community and yet not even > be noticed by the world at large. Huh? Who's talking aboput computers? Apple has sold a few zillion iPods and they're not done yet. They have iTunes running on Windows, and I'd guess those probably account for the vast majority of iTunes installations. Face it, if Apple wants this market, it's theirs for the taking. Make the iPod easier to use as a main music system source and people will eat it up. Don't overestimate the intelligence of the American consumer. They're lemmings. -- JJZolx Jim JJZolx's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=21033 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Potential Squeezebox killer? iTunes fans might think so...
A poll associated with this post was created, to vote and see the results, please visit http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=21033 Question: Could a wireless enabled iPod overtake the Squeezebox as a network music player? - Yes - I want my wireless iPod yesterday! - No - nothing will pry my Squeezebox from my cold, dead, hands! - Meh - it could cause some defection but not kill Slim entirely... One thing that Apple zealots still, to this day, fail to realize is that Apple computers make up a tiny fraction of the computers in use. This thing could be a huge hit in the Apple community and yet not even be noticed by the world at large. -- nelamvr6 nelamvr6's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3113 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=21033 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Potential Squeezebox killer? iTunes fans might think so...
A poll associated with this post was created, to vote and see the results, please visit http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=21033 Question: Could a wireless enabled iPod overtake the Squeezebox as a network music player? - Yes - I want my wireless iPod yesterday! - No - nothing will pry my Squeezebox from my cold, dead, hands! - Meh - it could cause some defection but not kill Slim entirely... I have to agree that the iPod is complementary to the SqueezeBox. Unfortunately, I do think that adding WiFi will cut into the market for the SqueezeBox a little, but only if you truly can hold the iPod in your hand while it plays music on your stereo. The iPod interface is as easy to use as the SqueezeBox and the display size is irrelevant if you are holding it in your hand. I believe that 128kb data is sufficient for the average person, and the mediocre D/A converter in the iPod probably is too. I suspect that battery life will take a serious hit, or the size would have to increase for a bigger battery. That said, I considered getting an iPod as a primary audio storage device and decided that it wouldn't work for me because it didn't have enough storage to be able to keep all of my music in a lossless format. I also wanted an audiophile DAC and the option to "upgrade" to an external DAC later if I wanted to. I do like the iPod as a portable music system, though. When I'm on an airplane, I just want to drown out the noise of the guy snoring next to me. A WiFi iPod wouldn't make me give up my SqueezeBox, and it wouldn't have changed my decision. Unfortunately, I realized a long time ago, that I don't often fall into the 80% of people that companies usually market to. -- bikerx bikerx's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2869 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=21033 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Audiotrons?
A poll associated with this post was created, to vote and see the results, please visit http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=17641 Question: Audiotron(s) - Had one, but no longer have it. - Had more than one, but no longer have them. - Have one, have it still. - Have more than one, have them still. I would certainly have preferred a squeezebox in the audiotron form factor... put a knob on the front and I'd be very happy. I briefly considered trying to take apart the sb3 and shoe-horn it into the AT box ;-) -- sandeen sandeen's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3919 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=17641 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Maximum Album Name Length?
Mark Lanctot Wrote: > ID3v1 tags have a 30-character limit. > > Mp3tag will cache tag data within a session so it looks like you can > enter 30-character+ data, but that's not what's written. If you close > Mp3tag and open it again, you'll see everything is cut off at 30 > characters. > > If you have both ID3v1 and ID3v2 tags (which don't have a limit) it > becomes even more confusing as Mp3tag will read the data from the ID3v2 > tags but SlimServer will read truncated data from ID3v1 tags. > > The solution as Pat points out is to write ID3v2 tags only and remove > the ID3v1 tags. > > See http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=20360 I've never had the truncated display problem, despite using both ID3v1.1 and ID3v2.3 tags in all my MP3 files. These include original MP3 rips, transcoded FLAC rips, and retagged files from other sources. One reason is probably my preferred tagging tool, the industrial-strength MP3 Tag Studio: http://www.magnusbrading.com/mp3ts/ Like most feature rich utilities, MP3TS can seem overwhelming at first glance, but its capabilities far outdistance the competition. I'm surprised that it's not better known on this forum. Such an insanely powerful app really should be the geek's tagger of choice. Try it, you'll like it. Oh, back to the original point: Even though most of my library is now FLAC, SlimServer never truncated the overlong fields when I used MP3 only. And I still have a few MP3 sets (ripped elsewhere, retagged by me) that prove the point. I suppose a code crawl would also agree if I wasn't too lazy. I'm not trying to dissuade anyone from deleting the older v1.1 tags. But in my usage, MP3TS truncates those as needed while writing the complete v2.3 tags, and SlimServer is happy to respect the latter. In general, I believe dual tagging "done right" solves more compatibility issues than it creates. But as always, your mileage may vary. -- jpj jpj's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1564 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=21026 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] "click wheel" remote?
You're not the first Audiotron owner to miss the wheel: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=17641 --- sandeen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > My audiotron (had) & my ipod (has) a spinny wheel > for cycling > through long menus. My ancient Mitsubishi vcr has a > spinny > "jog dial" on the remote... could a jog dial / click > wheel work > for navigating the squeezebox? > > When I navigate via the arrow buttons, I notice that > sometimes > the menus are somewhat slow in responding; perhaps > that slowness > would just be frustrating with a wheel input. But > if it could > work as an interface, it'd be pretty slick. > > Any thoughts? > > > -- > sandeen > > sandeen's Profile: > http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3919 > View this thread: > http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=21052 > > ___ > Discuss mailing list > Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com > http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss > __ Find your next car at http://autos.yahoo.ca ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] "click wheel" remote?
My audiotron (had) & my ipod (has) a spinny wheel for cycling through long menus. My ancient Mitsubishi vcr has a spinny "jog dial" on the remote... could a jog dial / click wheel work for navigating the squeezebox? When I navigate via the arrow buttons, I notice that sometimes the menus are somewhat slow in responding; perhaps that slowness would just be frustrating with a wheel input. But if it could work as an interface, it'd be pretty slick. Any thoughts? -- sandeen sandeen's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3919 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=21052 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Another Artwork Problem ?
Hi All I've found an oddity in the Artwork setup of SlimServer : I noticed that the 'artwork_path' of an album in my database is (correctly) set to the id of the first 'track_id' of the album. eg. artwork_path : 1662 in the 'albums' database However, when I try : http://slimserver:9000/music/1662/cover.jpg - I get the standard 'no-artwork' cd image. However, if I try the second track : http://slimserver:9000/music/1663/cover.jpg - then the correct album artwork is displayed(!) Now, if I go through the slimserver interface and navigate to that album, it's displaying the correct album cover art. What I really want to know is, "how does slimserver now which coverart url to use ?" I though it was always the first track id for the album (or the 'artwork_path' parameter from the database ? Or am I missing something here ? Thanks Chris -- catdna catdna's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=377 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=21051 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Re: NY times/ Pandora
>>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 02/12/06 1:29 PM >>> > >Perhaps a name change is in order on March 1, when the combined >Squeezebox/Pandora product is unveiled? > >"Pandora's Box" would be a memorable product name - in which case, >however, some serious marital discord might ensue, viz. Nevermind that in Western NY, there is an "adult" news store with that same name... ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Slimserver and OS X
Slimserver version 6.1.1 runs fine on 10.2.8 (that's Panther, right? I can't keep track of these cats). But 6.2.1 and 6.2.2 install, start up, and then immediately stop. According to Sean (see earlier in this thread) this is due to a bug that's being fixed. I waited a week or so before trying the installation again, but the latest nighly shows the same behavior. I'm reluctant to upgrade the Mac operating system to 10.3 or 10.4 because I'm using an old beige G3 as the server. I could probably upgrade using xPoatfacto, but I've read enough horror stories to want to avoid this unless it's crucial. 6.1.1 is streaming beautifully to my SB3, with a flawless wireless connection, so I may stay where I am. But I figure 6.2 must be better in some way! Apparently 6.5 will no longer support OS 10.2.8, so perhaps I'll be forced to upgrade at that point. -- MartinP MartinP's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3513 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=20379 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Announce: squeezeslave 0.4
rtitmuss Wrote: > > On 7 Feb 2006, at 00:15, tfec wrote: > > What do you mean it does not yet support direct streaming (e.g. > > internet radio)? With Slimserver it plays all radioio and shoutcast > > stations. > > Direct streaming is used by the squeezenetwork, so I suppose I really > mean that the squeezenetwork is not yet supported. > > Richard And, squeezeslave is starving after some minutes playing radioio. Also it doesn't work with the LastFM plugin. Everytime I change the LastFM station, I have to restart squeezeslave on my debian slimserver machine. But, I think you are working on all this shortcomings, cause squeezeslave will make the slimserver into a fantastic music server, even without a squeezebox. :-) -- tfec Gruss, TISI entweder man lebt, oder man ist konsequent. -(erich kästner)- tfec's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2057 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=20799 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: SB3 backordered?
Archimago, I live in Toronto. Where do you live? Can you share how much UPS charged you when you got your unit? Thanks, Ray -- raylpc raylpc's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3914 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=17984 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Re: Coloured squeezebox availability in uk ?
Ray: As the Squeezebox is made in the U.S., it is not subject to duty under NAFTA. However you will be assessed both GST and PST. COD, so have your credit card right at the door... Now aside from a high shipping charge for such a small box, UPS charged no additional "customs and brokerage" fees like I was concerned about. However, they are so inconsistent about this, I can't be sure if the same thing will happen for you. --- raylpc <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > seanadams Wrote: > > > > > > ... > > We'll work on Canada - sorry about that. > > > > > I think it is only fair for your customers to > know what it will cost > > > them up-front, including duties, taxes and > brokerage costs. > > ... > > > > Sean > > Hi Sean, any updates on the import duty and > brokerage fees for Canada > customers? I saw the US$100 off 2 SB3 offer and > wanted to place an > order, but I'm very concerned that UPS is the > carrier. Is it possible > to ship them via USPS Global Express Mail? > > Thanks, > > Ray > > > -- > raylpc > > raylpc's Profile: > http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3914 > View this thread: > http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=10272 > > ___ > Discuss mailing list > Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com > http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss > __ Find your next car at http://autos.yahoo.ca ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Coloured squeezebox availability in uk ?
seanadams Wrote: > > > ... > We'll work on Canada - sorry about that. > > > I think it is only fair for your customers to know what it will cost > > them up-front, including duties, taxes and brokerage costs. > ... > > Sean Hi Sean, any updates on the import duty and brokerage fees for Canada customers? I saw the US$100 off 2 SB3 offer and wanted to place an order, but I'm very concerned that UPS is the carrier. Is it possible to ship them via USPS Global Express Mail? Thanks, Ray -- raylpc raylpc's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3914 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=10272 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Potential Squeezebox killer? iTunes fans might think so...
A poll associated with this post was created, to vote and see the results, please visit http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=21033 Question: Could a wireless enabled iPod overtake the Squeezebox as a network music player? - Yes - I want my wireless iPod yesterday! - No - nothing will pry my Squeezebox from my cold, dead, hands! - Meh - it could cause some defection but not kill Slim entirely... 802.11 is HUGE for the iPOD and pretty meaningless for Squeezebox competition. I'd love wireless for my iPOD: I have a Dension mount in my Tacoma where the iPOD always lives (either in the truck, miata, or at work). To sync it up when I change music or download podcasts (IT conversations is great), I have to walk out to the garage and grab the iPOD and bring it to the computer and drop it in the cradle. IF it had 802.11, then whenever I drive into the garage, my iPOD syncs, no more bringing it to the computer for a meeting of the minds. The Squeezebox and the iPOD use similar enabling technologies, to provide the same product, but in different ways for different uses. To me, they are complimentary. Even the airport express is complimentary, not really a replacement. Sheldon -- stokessd stokessd's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3470 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=21033 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Slimserver and OS X
SoundBoy Wrote: > I bought a ram upgrade (25$) and OS 10.3 Tiger for 50$ - now SlimServer > runs fine. I was not able to run it on Panther at all. Installing a > newer Perl version did not help. ... do yourself a favor upgrade. Then > you can even run WAP instead of WEP. Might have been the RAM upgrade that made the difference. Certainly SlimServer, though I am not sure which version I had, ran fine for me on Panther. -- danco danco's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=210 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=20379 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Missing 1st Track from some Albums ?
Hi All While writing a plugin for Meedio I've been delving a little more into exactly what tracks I have in my database and I've noticed that several albums are missing tracks. It's hard to find a relationship between the missing tracks, but it's usually the first track of an album (it's only a small percentage of albums that are missing these tracks though - probably 2-3% of all albums are missing track 1 / others). I've done a complete rescan just in case anything funny happened first time round, and this time *other* albums are missing the tracks and the original tracks that were missing are now there ! Any ideas on what could be causing this inconsistent behaviour ? / has this been reported before ? I've got slimserver running on a mini-itx box and all my music kept on a linkstation NAS device. Maybe there was some network 'glitch' when scanning the NAS device ? Latest (6.2.1) version of SlimServer installed. Thanks Chris -- catdna catdna's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=377 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=21047 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Potential Squeezebox killer? iTunes fans might think so...
A poll associated with this post was created, to vote and see the results, please visit http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=21033 Question: Could a wireless enabled iPod overtake the Squeezebox as a network music player? - Yes - I want my wireless iPod yesterday! - No - nothing will pry my Squeezebox from my cold, dead, hands! - Meh - it could cause some defection but not kill Slim entirely... I don't see it. A wireless iPod still doesn't do what the SB does, unless I'm missing something. What's the tie-in to a decent sound system? I mean, I can connect my wireless laptop to a pair of powered speakers any old time, and have access to a heckuva a lot more music of a much better quality. Besides, I can't stand iTunes, and the proprietary nature of the Apple formats is a deal-killer for me. I just don't see what the big attraction is? -- joncourage joncourage's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2837 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=21033 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Potential Squeezebox killer? iTunes fans might think so...
A poll associated with this post was created, to vote and see the results, please visit http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=21033 Question: Could a wireless enabled iPod overtake the Squeezebox as a network music player? - Yes - I want my wireless iPod yesterday! - No - nothing will pry my Squeezebox from my cold, dead, hands! - Meh - it could cause some defection but not kill Slim entirely... I think that we are only going to see more and more integration of the iPod with home and car audio. There are now lots of people who have purchased hundreds (if not thousands) of Apple DRM tracks from the iTunes music store, so what else are they going to play them with? I think the iPod will continue to evolve into the "jack of all trades master of none" role while products like the Squeezebox continue to evolve as audio specialist appliances that offer much better sound quality and more flexibility. I guess what I'm really getting at is that there is plenty of room in the market for both products. -- jmpage2 jmpage2's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=41 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=21033 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Remote Looks Sloppy but Isn't!
Actually the remote does a great job but it would be nice to see an update. Something offered seperately which was backlit and offered direct access to commonly used functions and plugins (and upcoming Pandora stuff) would really be a nice differentiator and I think quite a few people would be willing to put some cash out there to acquire a more functional remote. Just offer it for sale seperately. -- jmpage2 jmpage2's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=41 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=21041 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Synchronisation behaviour
Hm, option #2 sounds like a plan to me. My specific problem is that I'm listening to 2hr+ Real streams, so waiting for a 'track' to finish isn't an option -- I need to pick up playback from its current point. -- Adlopa Adlopa's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=358 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=20977 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Remote Looks Sloppy but Isn't!
funkstar Wrote: > i seem to have a nack for spotting those things. removing it was one of > the first things i did when i recieved mine (that and smelling the > lovely component smell that came wafting out of the packagind. mmm) I love the smell of new electronics in the morning. -- Kyle Kyle's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2541 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=21041 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Potential Squeezebox killer? iTunes fans might think so...
A poll associated with this post was created, to vote and see the results, please visit http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=21033 Question: Could a wireless enabled iPod overtake the Squeezebox as a network music player? - Yes - I want my wireless iPod yesterday! - No - nothing will pry my Squeezebox from my cold, dead, hands! - Meh - it could cause some defection but not kill Slim entirely... SoundBoy Wrote: > ...An WiFi Ipod is not doing much for me as long as it does not connect > to the internet... > Cheers That's just it though - if it has WiFi then I'm guessing they will have some sort of means to connecting to the Internet, although it might be only through an iTunes front end of some sort. -- EnochLight EnochLight's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3392 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=21033 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Potential Squeezebox killer? iTunes fans might think so...
A poll associated with this post was created, to vote and see the results, please visit http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=21033 Question: Could a wireless enabled iPod overtake the Squeezebox as a network music player? - Yes - I want my wireless iPod yesterday! - No - nothing will pry my Squeezebox from my cold, dead, hands! - Meh - it could cause some defection but not kill Slim entirely... Howdy folks - I am an Apple fan, running my wifi network with apple computers, owning an airport express and an IPod and an SB3. Why did I buy the SB3 - easy call, because of the big display, the nice remote and the possibility to connect to the Internet without the need to have a computer running. - My IMacs stream Internet music superior then SB3 (under my DSL network conditions) - I do not do FLAC as I am using ITunes to stream music via airtunes to all the other rooms except the SB3 bedroom. As an Apple fan, flac is not doing anything for you. So what does it need to get rid of my SB3. A Airport express device that has a display and can connect to the internet without a computer's help.. then.. but only then you can have my SB3.. An WiFi Ipod is not doing much for me as long as it does not connect to the internet... Cheers JJZolx Wrote: > A wireless iPod doesn't make a lot of sense - in the same manner that a > portable squeezebox would have very limited usability. If it contained > both internal storage (drive or flash) _and_ wireless capability, then > you might have something. > > And if Apple came up with an "iPod" that was akin to the Squeezebox > (without speakers) or a similar unit with internal amp and speakers, > then yes, this would steal quite a bit of sales from the Squeezebox. > No doubt more due to the huge marketing clout of Apple, and the > momentum of iTunes than anything else. > > In any case, you're seeing more and more products from all segments of > the electronics industry aimed at this market, in most cases with > better focus than the Squeezebox. You have cheap consumer mp3/wma > players, audiophile playback systems, and multi-room systems, most of > which are better suited for their particular target audience, either > because of price or features. Squeezebox has a couple things going for > it right now - probably because it does all of those things fairly well. > It's inexpensive, it's passable at doing multi-room audio (for the > price, anyway) and it's caught a small following in the audiophile > community because of its relatively low cost and ease of being tweaked > to enhance performance. -- SoundBoy Boy-oh-Boy-what a Sound SoundBoy's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3085 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=21033 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Re: Announce: squeezeslave 0.4
On 7 Feb 2006, at 00:15, tfec wrote: What do you mean it does not yet support direct streaming (e.g. internet radio)? With Slimserver it plays all radioio and shoutcast stations. Direct streaming is used by the squeezenetwork, so I suppose I really mean that the squeezenetwork is not yet supported. Richard ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Re: Announce: squeezeslave 0.4
On 7 Feb 2006, at 17:07, Dave2 wrote: My wired and wireless Squeezeboxes are working. But from Squeezeslave I'm getting fluttery/motorboat sound. What music format are you streaming? I know of a bug for mono mp3 streams, they don't play correctly. Could you send me a track that does not work, I'd like to understand if it's the decoder or the audio output that's going wrong here. Thanks, Richard ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Re: Announce: squeezeslave 0.4
On 8 Feb 2006, at 01:14, mash wrote: Now I want it for my AXIM PPC (please) Patches welcome ;) ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Announce: squeezeslave 0.4
On 10 Feb 2006, at 18:19, John Hernandez wrote: This may have already been discussed, but what are the squeezeslave license terms? Is it also under GPL (as per the SF Summary page)? Yes, GPL. I should include the license with the binaries, I'll do that for the next release. In general, I'd rather not grab the binary if source is available, not out of paranoia, but mainly because I'd like to recompile under Linux AMD64. The source is available via slim devices SVN repository, it's in the Softsqueeze folder. If you send me the binary I'd happily add it to sourceforge for others to down load. Richard ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Re: Announce: squeezeslave 0.4
On 11 Feb 2006, at 15:18, Bradley wrote: I'm able to get music started with it, but then it doesn't respond to any commands from the player's web page once it gets started. Can you try running with 'squeezeslave --debug slimproto ', and then post the output. OT: Anyone have any way to diagnose the softsqueeze problem? I can't seem to get anything useful to show in the console. I was able to get one version of softsqueeze to generate an error.log file. In that file it had a "NullPointerException" relating to "UDP". This is all on a XP system that uses a content filtering mechanism called ContentProtect. Could you post the exact error? It may be that ContentProtect is not allowing Softsqueeze/squeezeslave to communicate with the slimserver? Richard ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Any chance of getting WMA support in SoftSqueeze?
On 12 Feb 2006, at 16:54, Malor wrote: So before I start wrestling with that some more, is there any chance of getting WMA support directly into SoftSqueeze? Not soon. It's not easy getting Java to play WMA streams. As you'll see in some other threads I've started developing squeezeslave, a native squeezebox emulator. It's likely that I'll be adding WMA support (on Windows only) over the next week or so. At some stage when squeezeslave is more mature I plan to integrate squeezeslave into Softsqueeze, so eventually WMA will be supported in Softsqueeze. Richard ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Potential Squeezebox killer? iTunes fans might think so...
A poll associated with this post was created, to vote and see the results, please visit http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=21033 Question: Could a wireless enabled iPod overtake the Squeezebox as a network music player? - Yes - I want my wireless iPod yesterday! - No - nothing will pry my Squeezebox from my cold, dead, hands! - Meh - it could cause some defection but not kill Slim entirely... A wireless iPod doesn't make a lot of sense - in the same manner that a portable squeezebox would have very limited usability. If it contained both internal storage (drive or flash) _and_ wireless capability, then you might have something. And if Apple came up with an "iPod" that was akin to the Squeezebox (without speakers) or a similar unit with internal amp and speakers, then yes, this would steal quite a bit of sales from the Squeezebox. No doubt more due to the huge marketing clout of Apple, and the momentum of iTunes than anything else. In any case, you're seeing more and more products from all segments of the electronics industry aimed at this market, in most cases with better focus than the Squeezebox. You have cheap consumer mp3/wma players, audiophile playback systems, and multi-room systems, most of which are better suited for their particular target audience, either because of price or features. Squeezebox has a couple things going for it right now - probably because it does all of those things fairly well. It's fairly inexpensive, it's passable at doing multi-room (for the price, anyway) and it's caught a small following in the audiphile community because of its relatively low cost and ease of being tweaked to enhance performance. -- JJZolx Jim JJZolx's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=21033 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Qnap Ts101
ReadyNAS: Releases are pretty quick from Infrant. They have to compile their own version for the ReadyNAS so you can't add your own plugins etc. but requests for them are often quickly added if you read the forums there. Transcoding is not possible due to the processor inside the ReadyNAS being tailored specifically for RAID/NAS IO and is not a general purpose CPU. Qnap: ultra238a Wrote: > The way the script works is when there is a new release of the software > there will be a Qnap version also. You drop this in the update > directory that will be on the HDD and reboot the machine. An internal > script will then pick up the file on reboot and install the new version > of the software. I don't know how plugins will work or what will be available for it. No idea what transcoding will be like. There was also a lot of talk about the Qnap TS-401 a few months back, but there hasn't been much else about this, unlike the TS-101. Apparently the 401 will be Epia based so can run a full, standard Perl version of SS along with any plugins you care to add. Hopefully Paul from Progressive will see this thread on monday and chip in anything else :) -- funkstar funkstar's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2335 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=20990 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Nokia 770 & Slimserver- Any regrets?
to the original question: I've had my 770 for about two weeks. Like it a lot. But I get 'dual' use: as a sb3 remote and as a web browser. web browser - I've been hankering for quite a while for a handheld on which I could do basic web browsing while wandering around the house or the office. (I was foolish enough to buy a Dell Axim for this purpose. Yikes! it doesn't work for this at all--anybody out there want one?) Nothing too exotic--Amazon, Orbitz, yahoo, slim (and other) forums, and political blogs (which I spend an hour or so every day reading). Notice there is VERY limited typing involved above. As such the 770 is great. I can spend 20-30 minutes 'reading' sites on it much more conveniently then with a laptop on my lap (awkward, too hot, too big). sb3 remote - I've got 3 sbs. I love the 770 with Ben's skin as a remote, wandering around the house turning music on and off in various locals. An object of much envy at a recent dinner party. qualifications - I don't use any of the other software. I don't really need to have a lot of browser windows open at once (usually 2 or 3). And I don't need to type much for what I'm doing. I did buy a 1 GB rsmmc card for it and may try it out as an auxillary mp3 player (so I don't have to carry yet another charger). -- cshaida cshaida's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1981 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=20910 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Potential Squeezebox killer? iTunes fans might think so...
A poll associated with this post was created, to vote and see the results, please visit http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=21033 Question: Could a wireless enabled iPod overtake the Squeezebox as a network music player? - Yes - I want my wireless iPod yesterday! - No - nothing will pry my Squeezebox from my cold, dead, hands! - Meh - it could cause some defection but not kill Slim entirely... I don't own one, and don't want one.. So this doesn't make me fear for Slim at all. I don't agree with KenF that what he states makes the iPod superior in almost every respect at all. But YMMV. You are stuck with Apples laws on playing your music, and you need to pick it up to see what is playing (further info obviously). But I'm sure the droves of white ear bud wearing sheep will go out and buy it in their masses. -- DrNic DrNic's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=92 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=21033 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Potential Squeezebox killer? iTunes fans might think so...
A poll associated with this post was created, to vote and see the results, please visit http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=21033 Question: Could a wireless enabled iPod overtake the Squeezebox as a network music player? - Yes - I want my wireless iPod yesterday! - No - nothing will pry my Squeezebox from my cold, dead, hands! - Meh - it could cause some defection but not kill Slim entirely... Let's not forget to mention the SB doesn't require a hard drive in it so no moving parts, gives you a very readable VF display you can see from across the room, and plays back more file types. You cannot put Ipods in RAID affordably. Your storage is limited. You're stuck with just a couple of formats. The Ipod solution does not seem ideal for mulitple users either. The *only* solution I see as an actual competitor to Slimdevices is the Sonos system. Nothing else comes close in performance and playback features. What would truly be ideal is if the Sonos and Squeezeboxes played with each other! Of course there's always the Nokia 770 for a color remote too! -- notanatheist notanatheist's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2642 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=21033 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: In anticipation of my new SQUEEZEBOX - what should I do?
slimdemage Wrote: > Have your house CAT5'd, and prepare to use the device wired. Trying to > make it work via wireless might drive you insane. If you are gluten for > punishment and you must use it wireless, take a look at the published > list of squeezebox-tested wireless routers. > > Be ready to test the unit carefully, submit bug reports, try beta > versions of firmware and server. Researching issues about the > Squeezebox ahead of time might improve your experience. If the wireless > device in the squeezebox fails or acts weird, be prepared to return the > unit to Slim Devices for a full refund or repair. > > Prepare a nice spot for the Squeezebox where you will be able to read > the display, and place the unit away from sources of interference, such > as 2.4GHz cordless phones. Have a good surge protector ready for the > Squeezebox power adaptor. Although some valid points are raised, there is just a heavy tinge of pessimism in this post... Sure, some people do experience these problems - you don't have to search too hard on the forums to find them, but there are easily 100's (if not 1000's?) to each one of these that just "plug'n'play". I was one of these, both with my old SB1G & the new SB3 (all wireless, may I add) In answer to the OP Q's: Check out the "plugins" section of the website to see if what you are looking for is there. Plugin installation is usually no more painful than downloading the plugin (.pm file, I think) and plonking it in your plugins directory. A reboot of the server usually brings the plugin to the attention of the slimserver. -- DrNic DrNic's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=92 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=21030 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Slimserver and OS X
Dean, Slimserver 6.2.2 (latest nightly) is still not running on my OS 10.2.8 Mac. Any updates on this situation? Martin -- MartinP MartinP's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3513 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=20379 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: In anticipation of my new SQUEEZEBOX - what should I do?
Have your house CAT5'd, and prepare to use the device wired. Trying to make it work via wireless might drive you insane. If you are gluten for punishment and you must use it wireless, take a look at the published list of squeezebox-tested wireless routers. Be ready to test the unit carefully, submit bug reports, try beta versions of firmware and server. Researching issues about the Squeezebox ahead of time might improve your experience. If the wireless device in the squeezebox fails or acts weird, be prepared to return the unit to Slim Devices for a full refund or repair. Prepare a nice spot for the Squeezebox where you will be able to read the display, and place the unit away from sources of interference, such as 2.4GHz cordless phones. Have a good surge protector ready for the Squeezebox power adaptor. -- slimdemage slimdemage's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3606 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=21030 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Volume Normalizing with SB1?
I'm not sure if SB1 supports SlimServer 6.2.1's ReplayGain functionality or not. If it does, download MP3Gain: http://mp3gain.sourceforge.net/ and *analyze* all files using the "Track Analysis" button. SlimServer will then use the written ReplayGain tags to normalize the volume. If the SB1 does not use the ReplayGain functionality, you can use MP3Gain to actually alter the audio data volume using the "Track Gain" button. --- CrzyMikeB <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi, > I am using an SB1 in a commercial environment to > play demos of CD's that we > sell. I ripped the demo CD's to my hard drive as > MP3. Is there anyway to > go back in and normalize the volume, or does the > normalizing need be done > when ripping? Since these songs are played as > background music over > commercial type ceiling speakers a loss in quality > is not an issue. I just > need the volume to be the same on all songs. > > Thanks, > CMB > > ___ > Discuss mailing list > Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com > http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss > __ Find your next car at http://autos.yahoo.ca ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Volume Normalizing with SB1?
Hi, I am using an SB1 in a commercial environment to play demos of CD's that we sell. I ripped the demo CD's to my hard drive as MP3. Is there anyway to go back in and normalize the volume, or does the normalizing need be done when ripping? Since these songs are played as background music over commercial type ceiling speakers a loss in quality is not an issue. I just need the volume to be the same on all songs. Thanks, CMB ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] In anticipation of my new SQUEEZEBOX - what should I do?
What specific plugins would you guys recommend I go after? I would not want to do without the MusicInfoSCR screensaver. But then - I might be biased ;-) -- Michael --- Help translate SlimServer by using the StringEditor Plugin (http://www.herger.net/slim/) ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Potential Squeezebox killer? iTunes fans might think so...
A poll associated with this post was created, to vote and see the results, please visit http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=21033 Question: Could a wireless enabled iPod overtake the Squeezebox as a network music player? - Yes - I want my wireless iPod yesterday! - No - nothing will pry my Squeezebox from my cold, dead, hands! - Meh - it could cause some defection but not kill Slim entirely... This product is expected in the next year. It will work as follows: You'll have an Airport Express / Airtunes / Airmedia adapter with digital audio output connected to your stereo system. The iPod (with its quality color screen) will act as the remote. Digital music from the iPod will be streamed wirelessly to your stereo system from anywhere in your home. You'll have access to Apple's music stations directly from the iPod (to play on the iPod or via your stereo system). You'll be able to play music purchased from the Apple Music Store. Usable range of around 100 feet. This makes the system superior to the Squeezebox in almost every respect. One area where it will be limited, at least for the near future, is storage. Many users on this forum prefer to use FLAC and other lossless formats for maximum possible audio quality. Today's iPod is available with a maximum of 60Gb storage; next-generation drives for the iPod are expected to hold 100-120Gb. This is still short of the capacity necessary to hold large music libraries in FLAC / lossless format. -- KenF KenF's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3748 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=21033 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Remote Looks Sloppy but Isn't!
Hadn't thought of a tab sticking off - not sure if it's possible because of the way they die-cut the overlay, but we'll look into it. -- seanadams seanadams's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=21041 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: NY times/ Pandora
Perhaps a name change is in order on March 1, when the combined Squeezebox/Pandora product is unveiled? "Pandora's Box" would be a memorable product name - in which case, however, some serious marital discord might ensue, viz. "Left alone with the mysterious casket, Pandora became more and more inquisitive. Stealthily she drew near and examined it with great interest, for it was curiously wrought of dark wood, and surmounted by a delicately carved head, of such fine workmanship that it seemed to smile and encourage her. Around the box a glittering golden cord was wound, and fastened on top in an intricate knot. Pandora, who prided herself specially on her deft fingers, felt sure she could unfasten it, and reasoning that it would not be indiscreet to untie it if she did not raise the lid, she set to work. Long she strove, but all in vain. Ever and anon the laughing voices of Epimetheus and his companions, playing in the luxuriant shade, were wafted in on the summer breeze. Repeatedly she heard them call and beseech her to join them; yet she persisted in her attempt. She was just on the point of giving up in despair, when suddenly the refractory knot yielded to her fumbling fingers, and the cord, unrolling, dropped on the floor. Pandora had repeatedly fancied that sounds like whispers issued from the box. The noise now seemed to increase, and she breathlessly applied her ear to the lid to ascertain whether it really proceeded from within. Imagine, therefore, her surprise when she distinctly heard these words, uttered in the most pitiful accents: " Pandora, dear Pandora, have pity upon us ! Free us from this gloomy prison! Open, open, we beseech you!" Pandora's heart beat so fast and loud, that it seemed for a moment to drown all other sounds. Should she open the box ? Just then a familiar step outside made her start guiltily. Epimetheus was coming, and she knew he would urge her again to come out, and would prevent the gratification of her curiosity. Precipitately, therefore, she raised the lid to have one little peep before he came in. Now, Jupiter had malignantly crammed into this box all the diseases, sorrows, vices, and crimes that afflict poor humanity; and the box was no sooner opened, than all these ills flew out, in the guise of horrid little brown-winged creatures, closely resembling moths. These little insects fluttered about, alighting, some upon Epimetheus, who had just entered, and some upon Pandora, pricking and stinging them most unmercifully. They then flew out through the open door and windows, and fastened upon the merrymakers without, whose shouts of joy were soon changed into wails of pain and anguish. Epimetheus and Pandora had never before experienced the faintest sensation of pain or anger; but, as soon as these winged evil spirits had stung them, they began to weep, and, alas ! quarrelled for the first time in their lives. Epimetheus reproached his wife in bitterest terms for her thoughtless action; Ouch, cvj -- cvj cvj's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2979 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=20894 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Remote Looks Sloppy but Isn't!
I was thinking the same thing when I first saw my remote. -- Steve Lyde Steve Lyde's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3908 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=21041 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Remote Looks Sloppy but Isn't!
I was getting more and more unhappy with my remote. There were bubbles under the surface that I couldn't get out. Then the light bulb lit up. It is shipped with a plastic protector which comes off! Slim - you might change the design of the protective plastic so it has a tab sticking out - easier to remove and obviously meant to be removed. -- Millwood Millwood's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3600 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=21041 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Potential Squeezebox killer? iTunes fans might think so...
A poll associated with this post was created, to vote and see the results, please visit http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=21033 Question: Could a wireless enabled iPod overtake the Squeezebox as a network music player? - Yes - I want my wireless iPod yesterday! - No - nothing will pry my Squeezebox from my cold, dead, hands! - Meh - it could cause some defection but not kill Slim entirely... Well the iTunes DRM stuff makes me not want it... :P I'd rather my music not be tied to a specific company, whether that's Microsoft, Apple or even Slimdevices. Heck, some day Roku may make something that doesn't suck. Really. Stranger things have happened. :P -- snarlydwarf snarlydwarf's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1179 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=21033 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Re: Potential Squeezebox killer? iTunes fans might think so...
> (1) really good quality sound into my audio system and Agreed. Although I think that for most people--and I'm not looking to start yet another audiophile debate here--MP3s are capable of providing adequate sound reproduction for their uses, and I'd be willing to bet that the majority of people useing their Squeezeboxen are (1) streaming MP3s, and (2) using the RCA jacks. I think the success of MP3 players attest to the general adequacy of the format, despite the otherwise valid points people with more discerning ears may make. >(2) the ability to choose music with a remote control, using a device >with a display I could read from the sofa. Also agreed. What would probably compete with the squeezebox market would be an iPod you could dock, see from across the room, and control remotely. I think a WiFi iPod could compete too, if it can streem from the iPod to a stereo and you could just look at the display in your hand, though I tend to think that battery life would be severly limited in this mode of use. Kevin ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Qnap Ts101
Yeah Infrant do but I still reckon you'd have to wait for them to configure the new Slimserver upgrade and then put in online. I don't know how plug-ins work with them. As for Qnap, again i'm aware that Slim will be supported but how quickly updates will be made available is unknown as is plug-in capability. Rob -- Robster Rob So much music, so little time.. Robster's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2129 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=20990 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Potential Squeezebox killer? iTunes fans might think so...
Interesting, but does it offer the same sound quality? No. Digital audio outputs? No. Does it have the same large, bright, legible screen? No. Not compared to a Squeezebox screen anyway. Does it have a remote control? No. Can it be controlled over your network? No. Is the software as powerful or as flexible? People seem to like it, but it seems quite limiting. It likes doing things "its way". 3rd party plugins? Forget about it! You do what Apple allows you to do. Slim Devices would be well advised to stay away from Apple's market. They have demolished competitors much larger than Slim. However, Slim is in a niche that Apple won't ever touch: an audiophile device developed around open-source software. Customers are encouraged to contribute to the device and its software. Counter this with Apple's "do it our way" concept. Perhaps Slim might even become a refuge for those iPod users disenfranchised with the proprietary "DRM in everything" Apple paradigm. Well, it *could* happen. :-) Apple developing an iPod-like "base station" could address several of these limitations, but when it comes to flexibility and customer involvement Slim can always beat them. EnochLight wrote: > ...or not! Looks like Apple might move the iPod to 802.11G, allowing > people to connect to iTunes via a WiFi spot. With a simple device like > an Altec Lansing iM7 or cradle dock for your Hi-Fi, could an > evolutionary step like this be a potential Squeezebox killer for home > networks? > > I hope not! > > Read here: > > http://www.dailytech.com/article.aspx?newsid=753 > > -- ___ Mark Lanctot ___ __ Find your next car at http://autos.yahoo.ca ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: In anticipation of my new SQUEEZEBOX - what should I do?
You may wish to also try MusicMagic Mixer with it, and try using it as the music database instead of your filesystem. Many people find it much more flexible and that the mix system (with some tweaks) is pretty damn good. www.predixis.com -- fairyliquidizer fairyliquidizer's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3678 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=21030 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Potential Squeezebox killer? iTunes fans might think so...
A poll associated with this post was created, to vote and see the results, please visit http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=21033 Question: Could a wireless enabled iPod overtake the Squeezebox as a network music player? - Yes - I want my wireless iPod yesterday! - No - nothing will pry my Squeezebox from my cold, dead, hands! - Meh - it could cause some defection but not kill Slim entirely... peecee Wrote: > ..and then the ipond becomes fairly useless outside your home, because > you know they won't allow you to just connect to another persons' home > network any play your songs through their stereo... Yeah I think that their idea is to be able to allow you to purchase music/video on iTunes no matter what WiFi network you are on. I just see a plethora of accessories coming out that will allow you to use the iPod as a streaming music box ala/Squeezebox in a similar capacity. To me, the only attraction would be iTunes/DRM stuff - but not nearly enough to take away from the elegance of the Sqeezebox (10-foot display, full function remote, etc). Just playing devil's advocate as the idea has some merrits... -- EnochLight EnochLight's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3392 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=21033 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] In anticipation of my new SQUEEZEBOX - what should I do?
Also what kind of router do you have? Squeezeboxes are slightly picky about routers. Check here: http://wiki.slimdevices.com/index.cgi?RouterStatus NJRonbo wrote: > Welp! I ordered a SQUEEZEBOX! > > My wireless model (color black) is due to > arrive on Tuesday 2/14. > > Preparing for my new toy, I have already > downloaded and installed the system software. > > Now I'd like to know what to do next > > I want to start downloading plugins. I > mainly want a stock ticker, news headline reader > and any other really cool enhancements to my > squeezebox. > > What specific plugins would you guys recommend > I go after? Are they all available in the plugins > area? > > Also, do I need any additional software to install > the plugins to the squeezeboz? And, just how do > you install software to it? > > I want to start putting everything together now > so as soon as I get this baby I have all the essentials > I need. > > Thanks for the help, folks! > > -- ___ Mark Lanctot ___ __ Find your next car at http://autos.yahoo.ca ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: In anticipation of my new SQUEEZEBOX - what should I do?
First have a look at http://wiki.slimdevices.com/index.cgi?BeginnersGuide and its associated pages. You might get some useful pointers there. Specifically on plugins start at http://wiki.slimdevices.com/index.cgi?SlimServerPlugins Then just get playing! If you get stuck there's a special forum where you can ask any question you like without having to worry about apologising for being a Newbie... http://forums.slimdevices.com/forumdisplay.php?f=11 Then don't forget to enjoy the music! Ceejay -- ceejay ceejay's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=148 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=21030 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Re: Qnap Ts101
Infrant ReadyNAS: http://www.infrant.com/ They have a downloadable SlimServer add-in. NJRonbo wrote: > Anything comparable for USA buyers? > > I'd love to have one of these to store > my music so that my comuter need not > to be powered when listening to squeezebox. > > -- ___ Mark Lanctot ___ __ Find your next car at http://autos.yahoo.ca ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Re: In anticipation of my new SQUEEZEBOX - what should I do?
Take a *good* look at your tags using a tagger program - I'm partial to Mp3tag. Trust me, you will find inconsistencies and errors. You should be using ID3v2 tags if any field will be longer than 30 characters. At the very least, you should have artist-title tags. Keeping the album field blank will work OK but leads to a few glitches in how SlimServer will list things. Also take a look at your genres. The Random Mix plugin can base selections on genres. Be consistent and give it enough variety so you can differentiate the music according to your tastes. Keep in mind if the genres were pulled off a public server like freedb, you may not agree with them. In the future you may want to look into ripping in FLAC. The Squeezebox is high fidelity enough that you will notice the difference on decent speakers. However, 160-192 kbps encoded using LAME is pretty good. NJRonbo wrote: > Already have my music loaded on an external > Maxtor One Touch hard drive. > > The music is in the MP3 format -- basically > stuff that I took off of my MP3 player. > > So, yes, I am ready to go on that front. > I just need to know about some of the better > display/function downloads I describved above > and a brief overview of where to find them and > how they get installed. > > -- ___ Mark Lanctot ___ __ Find your next car at http://autos.yahoo.ca ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Qnap Ts101
I got fed up of waiting so have brought a small pc case, 250gb hard drive, XP Pro, 512mb, 1.8ghz processor, no cd drive. Doing things this way I'll have no issues waiting for Slimserver upgrades or installing any plug-ins. I have it plugged into the router in the spare room and then wireless to SB3 in the lounge. I have another pc on the network again with 250gb which I use to back-up my music. CD's are imported on this then transferred over the network. I don't normally leave the (server) on 24/7 as it boots up in under 20 secs via the remote. The only issues are getting it to turn off when not in use, not such a hardship though. Best thing is I've procured a Toshiba Tablet laptop that I use to control everything remotely, works like a dream using the pen/stylus on screen. I can also download tunes, edit, then transfer them to the other pc's all from the couch. I was thinking of the Nokia 770 or a PDA but the limitations of both put me off, my solution although bigger was the way to go, even the girlfriend is impressed. Rob -- Robster Robster's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2129 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=20990 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Potential Squeezebox killer? iTunes fans might think so...
A poll associated with this post was created, to vote and see the results, please visit http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=21033 Question: Could a wireless enabled iPod overtake the Squeezebox as a network music player? - Yes - I want my wireless iPod yesterday! - No - nothing will pry my Squeezebox from my cold, dead, hands! - Meh - it could cause some defection but not kill Slim entirely... Well, speaking personally - the two main reasons I went for Squeezeboxen were (1) really good quality sound into my audio system and (2) the ability to choose music with a remote control, using a device with a display I could read from the sofa. Wifi enabling an iPod wouldn't change that. Ceejay. -- ceejay ceejay's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=148 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=21033 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Radioio Connection problem
It's not just Ambient, but they seem to have the most difficulty. I'm wondering if they just get tapped out more often because it's the most popular station. -- Mike Anderson 'FREE RADICAL RADIO!' (http://nvo.com/cd) Hours of free radical MP3s. Mike Anderson's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1705 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=20624 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Potential Squeezebox killer? iTunes fans might think so...
A poll associated with this post was created, to vote and see the results, please visit http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=21033 Question: Could a wireless enabled iPod overtake the Squeezebox as a network music player? - Yes - I want my wireless iPod yesterday! - No - nothing will pry my Squeezebox from my cold, dead, hands! - Meh - it could cause some defection but not kill Slim entirely... EnochLight Wrote: > OK, but assuming that it happens? I think they already tried this with the AirPort? Didn't seem to do much. Although I figured having 5,000 songs on an ipod would be enough. What are they trying to get more of? It's not like their sales are sagging, and then the ipond becomes fairly useless outside your home, because you know they won't allow you to just connect to another persons' home network any play your songs through their stereo... -- peecee peecee's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=786 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=21033 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Why does the volume level change?
if you rip songs in iTunes, it adds 'replay gain' tags to the songs to note the maximum volume and uses that in playback. (ie, some music it will decide "whoever masted the CD was deaf, I'll turn it down some".) I don't believe WinAMP pays attention to those tags. (Slimserver can if you tell it to.) -- snarlydwarf snarlydwarf's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1179 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=21020 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: In anticipation of my new SQUEEZEBOX - what should I do?
Already have my music loaded on an external Maxtor One Touch hard drive. The music is in the MP3 format -- basically stuff that I took off of my MP3 player. So, yes, I am ready to go on that front. I just need to know about some of the better display/function downloads I describved above and a brief overview of where to find them and how they get installed. -- NJRonbo NJRonbo's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3635 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=21030 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Why does the volume level change?
Computer programs use fairly arbitrary volume levels. Most go through the Windows Mixer, which makes their volumes fairly even, but some do not, and some have their own volume controls (Quicktime, Windows Media Player, Winamp, foobar2000). What it all means is that there's no real standard and each program can determine their own volume. BTW your sound card is not "underpowered", it's your computer speakers that do the actual amplification. Yet another reason to move sound processing to a real audio component like the Squeezebox. -- Mark Lanctot Mark Lanctot's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2071 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=21020 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Potential Squeezebox killer? iTunes fans might think so...
A poll associated with this post was created, to vote and see the results, please visit http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=21033 Question: Could a wireless enabled iPod overtake the Squeezebox as a network music player? - Yes - I want my wireless iPod yesterday! - No - nothing will pry my Squeezebox from my cold, dead, hands! - Meh - it could cause some defection but not kill Slim entirely... OK, but assuming that it happens? -- EnochLight EnochLight's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3392 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=21033 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Qnap Ts101
Oddly there are quite a few for sale al;ready on eBay. I ordered mine from Multi-Task Computing back in November. They say units will be shipped to the UK on 15th and expect to send them out 20th or 21st for next day delivery. -- Heuer Heuer's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2543 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=20990 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Qnap Ts101
Paul from progressive updates one of the old threads a while back http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=20393&highlight=Qnap The product is ready in Taiwan, but the Chinese NEw Year holidays got in the way. They will be shipped to Progressive/Cooltopia on the 15th (Wednesday). So i would be expecting them in the UK from the start of the following week (assuming customs don't get a bee in their bonnets). I'm wanting for a couple of user experiances before throwing down for one. -- funkstar funkstar's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2335 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=20990 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Any chance of getting WMA support in SoftSqueeze?
I just started using the XMRadio plugin... XM streams in WMA. I can stream fine to my two physical Squeezeboxes, but I'd like to also stream to my computer via SoftSqueeze, which doesn't seem to work. I see wmadec at svn.slimdevices.com, but I'm completely confused about how to actually check it out, not having used subversion before. So before I start wrestling with that some more, is there any chance of getting WMA support directly into SoftSqueeze? -- Malor Malor's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1961 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=21036 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: In anticipation of my new SQUEEZEBOX - what should I do?
Well the **first** thing you should start doing is begin ripping your CD collection to a lossless format such as FLAC (or if you don't care about audio quality, some other lossy format) using Exact Audio Copy and an appropriate compression codec. That is, of course, if you have a CD collection to rip. If you already have all of your media on your hard drive then congrats! -- EnochLight EnochLight's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3392 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=21030 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Linux / iTunes / Mac using central library
You can do a link using ln from ~/Music/iTunes to wherever you want the file to be on your server. It works. You can even have multiple users access the iTunes library (in sequence) if you have ACL set right on the server (or if both users access the server using a third username). What you must make sure however is that the song path from iTunes and from SlimServer are the same. iTunes write the full path name of songs in the XML file and this is what SlimServer reads, so you basically get an empty lib if they don't match. HTH Fred -- Fred Fred's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2170 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=21010 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Potential Squeezebox killer? iTunes fans might think so...
...or not! Looks like Apple might move the iPod to 802.11G, allowing people to connect to iTunes via a WiFi spot. With a simple device like an Altec Lansing iM7 or cradle dock for your Hi-Fi, could an evolutionary step like this be a potential Squeezebox killer for home networks? I hope not! Read here: http://www.dailytech.com/article.aspx?newsid=753 -- EnochLight EnochLight's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3392 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=21033 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Qnap Ts101
Anything comparable for USA buyers? I'd love to have one of these to store my music so that my comuter need not to be powered when listening to squeezebox. -- NJRonbo NJRonbo's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3635 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=20990 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Qnap Ts101
advancedMP3players now show it as end of Feb. I am looking at these too. Will this never end? It would be nice for some concrete estimates rather than endless delays. If it is going to be a while then I will buy a normal NAS or even another PC. -- steven33 steven33's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3902 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=20990 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Re: Radioio Connection problem
On Sat, 11 Feb 2006 17:57:18 -0800 Mike Anderson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Anyone else able to get through to Radioio? I haven't had any problems connecting to RadioIO Eclectic. If it's just the Ambient stream, try dropping them a line. I've always found the RadioIO tech folks to respond quickly when a stream goes out. We're huge fans of RadioIO in our house, so much so that even though it's free with the Squeezebox, we ponied up for a subscription anyway! -- == Joe Hartley - UNIX/network Consultant - [EMAIL PROTECTED] Without deviation from the norm, "progress" is not possible. - FZappa ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Napster, Squeezebox and Soundbridge.
Why is it that the Soundbridge can stream downloaded files (from Napster or equivalent) but the Squeezebox cannot? I am very annoyed that my Squeezebox has this limitation. If Roku can do it, why can't Slim Devices? -- steven33 steven33's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3902 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=21032 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] In anticipation of my new SQUEEZEBOX - what should I do?
Welp! I ordered a SQUEEZEBOX! My wireless model (color black) is due to arrive on Tuesday 2/14. Preparing for my new toy, I have already downloaded and installed the system software. Now I'd like to know what to do next I want to start downloading plugins. I mainly want a stock ticker, news headline reader and any other really cool enhancements to my squeezebox. What specific plugins would you guys recommend I go after? Are they all available in the plugins area? Also, do I need any additional software to install the plugins to the squeezeboz? And, just how do you install software to it? I want to start putting everything together now so as soon as I get this baby I have all the essentials I need. Thanks for the help, folks! -- NJRonbo NJRonbo's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3635 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=21030 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Re: Maximum Album Name Length?
ceejay wrote: > Slimserver itself can certainly handle much longer Album names than > this. I think this problem is usually attributable to the tags being > used - I seem to remember that ID3v1 tags have a limited length. Right, the problems is 99% likely that the OP has ID3v1 tags. The solution is simple, use ID3V2 or V3 tags. Just remember to remove the ID3v1 tags to keep from confusing things. -- Pat http://www.pfarrell.com/music/slimserver/slimsoftware.html ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Synchronisation behaviour
As far as displaying the wrong track, you may be hitting this bug: http://bugs.slimdevices.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2510. The more people vote for it, the more attention it will get. As for the synchronization restart issue, that is working as designed. I've proposed two changes that would help with these of these issues in some cases at http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=20938. If there's enough interest, maybe we can get someone to implement these, or maybe I can find the time. -- timrfletcher timrfletcher's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2981 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=20977 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Serious audio problems
Most things are now working with SlimServer 6.2.1. I can even stream WAV over wireless with no dropouts whatsoever (to the Squeezebox if not Softsqueeze). I still have the problem with the ends of FLAC files (#1434) and the problem with the ends of WMA VBR files transcoded to WAV (which isn't a known bug) and buffering of WMA VBR native files is still a problem (#2944) and the problem with WMA VBR native files stopping halfway through (#2938). FLAC native End of track is missing WAV to FLAC End of track is missing FLAC to WAV End of track is present WAV native End of track is present WMA VBR to WAV End of track is missing WMA VBR native Slow to fill buffer and dropouts near start of track Stops halfway through with buffer still saying 100% -- shawkie shawkie's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3751 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=21001 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Serious audio problems
I've just gone back to 6.2.1 and downgraded the Squeezebox firmware from 29 to 28 and all the buffering problems seem to have gone. I haven't tried it wirelessly yet and I haven't looked to see what its doing to the ends of tracks either. I think I'll leave the beta testing for others in future. Oddly enough, Softsqueeze over wireless still isn't working right. -- shawkie shawkie's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3751 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=21001 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: mouse over
nice!, thanks -- vain4 vain4's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3502 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=21013 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Serious audio problems
Long shot, I know, but have you considered the possibility of a faulty (wired) network? I can recall at least one instance of someone having all sorts of problems that came down to a faulty LAN cable Ceejay -- ceejay ceejay's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=148 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=21001 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
