[slim] Re: The ultimate remote control?
TD...A fellow Wooter, eh? -- msiebach msiebach's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=5021 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=31569 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: The ultimate remote control?
I tried using my wife's Palm TX to control slimserver and it was a PITA. Screen too small and browser doesn't cache so pages have to load each and every time you access them (at least that's how the built-in browser behaves). I also tried reading some ebooks on it- .pdf's that I converted to .pdb files. OK for novels, but not good for text books with lots of pictures. I didn't want the weight or cost of a laptop, so I started looking for something between a laptop and a PDA and found the tablets. The 10.4" touch screen will be very nice for browsing my music collection (now I'll have to add cover art, I suppose) and reading books in portrait mode. I'll have to see if I can find some software for remote control that uses the IR ports. Too bad it runs windoze. I'll try linux if I can get the touch screen to work with it. TD -- tyler_durden tyler_durden's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2701 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=31569 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Playlists: best practices?
Rhuffman, I'm another MusicIP (MIP) supporter. I generate playlists from the Slim Server remote and these days rarely save them, I just generate another using the same seed song. There is a parameter in the MIP plugin that you can set to adjust the variety, set it to 0 and you will always generate the same mix, set it to 9 and you won't recognise the mix after it plays your seed song. When I started re-ripping (due to finger trouble I lost my RAID5 library) I had MIP running and analysing in the background, this way I was not faced with a great long analysis. (The first time it took 5 days straight). To answer your other questions, to generate the same playlist to two libraries identical except for format, well you could do it but you would have to have two different login accounts, one library in each and it would be a bit fiddly. Generating playlists on tags, well MIP analyses each song and generates its own info that it uses. You can set a bunch of different parameters to get mixes that vary from depressingly similar songs to mixes that make you say "Who put that in my music library??" -- Wirrunna Wirrunna's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3225 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=31399 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: The ultimate remote control?
At 95% off retail ($3,900 ca 2001), the WAF is off the charts. Good find. -- Skunk Skunk's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2685 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=31569 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Itunes / FLAC Strategy anyone?
If you don't mind paying for it (mass-conversion functionality is part of the paid-for version, I think, as opposed to the free version), MediaMonkey's a pretty great program. I like it better than iTunes, and it has a very active community of people involved in it, writing scripts, etc. Take a look: http://www.mediamonkey.com - Tim -- tbessie tbessie's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=8521 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=31502 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] The ultimate remote control?
I just got a refurb (roxorz!) Fujitsu Stylistic 3500 on ebay. Win 2K, wireless networking, 10.4" touch screen, two batteries, charger, the works! $232 + shipping. Plan is for reading ebooks and controlling slimserver. Oh yeah, bathroom web surfing... Stop by my house sometime and I'll let you try it out! TD -- tyler_durden tyler_durden's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2701 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=31569 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Apple Iphone= Idiotphone?
Robin Bowes;169349 Wrote: > tomjtx wrote: > > > > > No, the question came from someone with a sense of humor, which you > don't > > seem to have. > > > > Alas, a quality all too conspicuous by its absence on these forums of > late. > > R. Alac, perchance the humor is proprietary:-) Tom -- tomjtx tomjtx's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7449 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=31507 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: RG-6 cable for Squeezebox (slightly OT?)
Michaelwagner;119280 Wrote: > I know I'm the weird guy in this crowd, but any reason the SB doesn't > have / couldn't have balanced outputs? The DAC chip itself is unbalanced, unlike the AK4396. Even so, I assume there is a way of changing the output stage to make it balanced because of products like this http://www.lcaudio.com/index.php?page=6. -- Skunk Skunk's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2685 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=24753 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: RG-6 cable for Squeezebox (slightly OT?)
Has anyone experience running S/PDIF over a vacant Cat6 pair? I need to get S/PDIF about 30 feet and already have the Cat6 in place, so that'd be easiest. I could pull RG6 but pulling cable is such a pita... -- rudholm rudholm's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2980 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=24753 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Playlists: best practices?
Brian Ritchie;169457 Wrote: > Memo to self: must sort out remote desktop stuff for non-Professional XP Have you looked at RealVNC? http://www.realvnc.com/ Cheers. -- shabbs [shabbs] *Rip/encode:* 'EAC' (http://www.exactaudiocopy.de/) 0.95b4 [secure] w/ 'Lame' (http://www.rarewares.org/mp3.html) v3.97 [-V 0] *Audio:* 'SB1' (http://www.slimdevices.com/pi_squeezebox.html) --> boombox; 'SB3' (http://www.slimdevices.com/pi_squeezebox.html) --> Technics SA-DX1040 --> JBL E30's *Storage:* 'Linksys NSLU2' (http://www.linksys.com/servlet/Satellite?c=L_Product_C2&childpagename=US%2FLayout&cid=1118334819312&pagename=Linksys%2FCommon%2FVisitorWrapper), 'WDG1U5000 500GB External USB Drive' (http://www.westerndigital.com/en/products/products.asp?driveid=232&language=en) shabbs's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=6016 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=31399 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Playlists: best practices?
I'm fairly sure that SS can cope with absolute paths in playlists, though at least one version I had early on interpreted different paths to the same file (e.g. "C:\Docs etc\..." and "\\My Served Music\...") as two different files, so if two playlists used different paths to the same file, I'd get two listings for it in SS. This stopped me from sitting in the living-room listening to one playlist whilst making others on the laptop using the network path to the server. (Memo to self: must sort out remote desktop stuff for non-Professional XP ...) While I'm here, I'll put in a plug for one of the features of SS playlist construction that I *really* like: the ability to click "x" on an artist, album or genre and have all matching tracks removed from the active playlist. So if I decide I've had my fill of Yes after all (or, more likely, if my wife turns up - she can't stand 'em), I can remove them all with one click (OK, and some navigation) but leave the rest intact. One thing I'm less happy with is that if I'm part-way through a shuffled playlist and add some more stuff, then the whole thing is reshuffled, so that things that have already been played come up again. Then again, I wouldn't want it just to add the new stuff to the end of the list. Maybe what I want is to be able to set an option so that tracks are removed from the active list once they've been played. -- Brian -- Brian Ritchie Brian Ritchie's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2319 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=31399 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Odeo OPML feed not parsing in Podcast browser
Yeah...this is a bummer. I've been trying for a while but none of the odeo feeds work. Just a bunch of parsing errors. -- kaline kaline's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2260 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=29017 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: how to set an in point on a song
Hmm, that's odd, because I thought I had posted a reply to your first post. You don't say what format your files are in, but I strongly suspect that you'll have to go back to a "raw" format, like WAV. Then use cutpoints to define the tuning/crowd noise as a separate track. You can do this using a cue sheet (leaving everything as a single file) or by separating them into different files. Useful tools for doing this are Audacity (audacity.sourceforge.net), GoldWave, or several other packages. They will analyze the tracks and try to guess where the useful cutpoints are, but it still usually involves a fair bit of work. I hope there are simpler options, but I can't think of any. -- aubuti aubuti's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2074 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=31466 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Apple TV Competition?
Zaphilosophile;169383 Wrote: > i am curious to know what other members think of the new apple tv media > streaming box? obviously there are many differences between the > sqeezebox and appleTV such as the dependence on itunes - a TV - a > Computer etc. however they are obviously similar in function i.e. > streaming music wirelessly. > > what do you think of all the hype around this box? how much of a > competitor do you reckon it is? > > cheers, I love my SB, but I'm a Machead, so the AppleTV thing's audio capabilites along with the FrontRow like video menu holds some allure. Of course, it would have to sound as good or better than SB3, and handle Internet radio with aplomb before it would trip my trigger. One other thing I don't have is an HD t.v. and I'm wondering if AppleTV requires that. I'm having trouble figuring that one out. With only S-Video in on my Sony XBR 61" rear projection (old) t.v. I think I'm out of luck anyway. I like seeing album art you see. -- Jazz1 Jazz1's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=6623 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=31559 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Logitech squeezebox
htto://www.domadoo.fr/ sells SqueezeBoxen in France. Not an endorsement of the shop, I just noticed they did the other day. They probably don't have the Logitech logo as I think no such beast exists yet. IMHO this won't change anything wrt to support. HTH Fred -- Fred Fred's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2170 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=31539 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Playlists: best practices?
morberg;169400 Wrote: > I don't quite understand what you're saying so this comment might be way > off, but I have no problems creating MusicIP playlists through > slimserver; either via the web interface or directly from the remote. > > You need to install MusicIP as a service though, see > http://www.musicip.com/mixer/server.jsp . Morberg, you're quite right - me too - but the playlists created via Slimserver don't use relative paths (so you can use the same playlist in several places on your networked system), which is what the OP was asking about. -- Siduhe Siduhe's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=723 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=31399 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: how to set an in point on a song
since I've gotten no response I gotta ask, is this a request that anyone else would like to have as a feature? For me, the need to set in points in songs comes up relatively often and not just for live music. -- exile exile's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4579 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=31466 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Itunes / FLAC Strategy anyone?
I do what some of the other folks do: keep parallel directories of FLAC and MP3. To rip CDs, I use Exact Audio Copy, and for it's "compression" I use Mareo, which is really just a program that lets you run multiple compressions. In my case I configure LAME to compress to MP3 and and FLAC to compress to FLAC. So for each song ripped, I get these files: G:\Music\FLAC\\\.flac G:\Music\MP3\\\.mp3 For playlists, so far I've been generating the playlists for FLAC and keeping them in the FLAC directory. I use a text editor if they contain absolute paths, making them relative. Then I copy them to the MP3 directory and do a global replace of ".flac" with ".mp3". The EAC/Mareo/LAME/FLAC setup is great, but I'm still trying to figure out a more convenient way to deal with the playlists: I hate having to edit, copy, and edit again. -- rhuffman rhuffman's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=9207 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=31502 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Wake on LAN and bridged networks
Hi all. New Squeezebox 3 owner here, trying to get Wake-on-LAN to work over a bridged network. The configuration is as follows: . Squeezebox connected wirelessly to a Belkin F5D8230-4 wireless router (which works well according to http://wiki.slimdevices.com/index.cgi?RouterStatus). . Slimserver running on Mac Mini connected via wired ethernet to a Netgear WGPS606 wireless print server. This print server includes a wireless/ethernet bridge and built-in 4 port ethernet hub. The Mac Mini is connected to the 4-port hub and the WGPS606 is connected wirelessly to the Belkin router, acting as a bridge between the two. Everything works apart from Wake-on-LAN. A quick network trace with Ethereal shows the problem: the Squeezebox is broadcasting an ARP request to find the MAC address on its network segment associated with it's configured IP address for the Slimserver. Because the WGPS606 is bridging the wireless side and its built-in 4 port wired hub where the Slimserver is actually located, it correctly responds back with its own wireless MAC address. The Squeezebox then uses that MAC address to generate the Magic Packet and broadcasts it. The WGPS606 forwards the broadcasted magic packet to its wired hub side, but because it contains the MAC address of the WGPS606 and not the Mac Mini, the Mac Mini does not wake up. If I use a tool like the Magic Packet generator from www.depicus.com, configure it to broadcast a Magic Packet containing the Mac Mini's ethernet MAC address, and broadcast this from a laptop connected wirelessly to the Belkin router, the Mac Mini wakes up just fine. Similarly if I attach a Squeezebox via wired ethernet to the WPGS606's 4-port hub, it wakes the Mac Mini fine (since there is no bridging in this case, the Squeezebox's ARP request results in the Mac Mini's MAC address as the response). My question is: can the Squeezebox be configured to use a manually supplied MAC address (or one retrieved by the Slimserver software from its host) to generate the Magic Packet, rather than it using ARP to try and work out the MAC address of the Slimserver host? Would this require an enhancement to the Squeezebox firmware or Slimserver software? I'm sure anyone wishing to use a Squeezebox wirelessly and use the Squeezebox's capability to wake up the computer running the Slimserver software by using a wireless/ethernet bridge would greatly value this capability. -- Creeky Creeky's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=9566 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=31561 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Gaps between songs in 6.5.1
Malor;169200 Wrote: > Gapless, from what I understand, is hard to do with MP3. It has to do > with how the audio frames are constructed. If I understand correctly, > the server has to monkey around and fill in the last frame or frames of > the prior song with the first frames of the next, and I gather that > process is error-prone. MP3 is *designed* for single tracks, so adding > in gapless playback is a hack. Hmm, that explains a lot. Winamp had the same problem till about a year ago. I used a plugin to solve the gap. Since version 5.X it played gapless (as far as I could tell), so I was under the impression that this was something still missing in the squeezebox/slimserver combination. Just reripped and 'ogged' "Dark Side Of The Moon" and now it's gapless. But I think I'm going to need another HD... -- servies servies's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=9496 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=31433 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Can't downgrade from 6.5.1 to 6.5.0
Oops, you threw out the baby with the bathwater. You only needed to delete the database, ie, the files under "Cache", like triode suggested. But anyway, for future reference you can make a backup of your slimserver.pref (might be slimserver.conf on some systems) and keep it when you change versions. In fact, it's a good idea to make a backup whenever upgrading, just in case something goes wrong. -- aubuti aubuti's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2074 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=31545 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Playlists: best practices?
Siduhe;169351 Wrote: > I think that there is a limitation in that you would have to use the MIP > GUI to create the mixes (rather than creating a mix from within > Slimserver) because MIP uses relative paths for playlists on "disk > based devices" only (but you can mount your music folder as a disk > based device to get round this limitation and Slimserver would pick up > the playlists when you did a rescan). I don't quite understand what you're saying so this comment might be way off, but I have no problems creating MusicIP playlists through slimserver; either via the web interface or directly from the remote. You need to install MusicIP as a service though, see http://www.musicip.com/mixer/server.jsp . -- morberg morberg's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=8757 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=31399 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Transporter - Native support for WMA Lossless?
Peter;169197 Wrote: > slimditty wrote:Anybody with any sense should choose open protocols. > Luckily, any > lossless protocol can be converted losslesly to any other, so as long > as > you can find the proper tools (I'm sure Microsoft won't have provided > you with any) you can convert to FLAC. This should do it: > http://www.litexmedia.com/wma_workshop/ (for a price). > > MS & Apple are trying very hard to pull you into their corner and not > let go. Just say no ;) > > Regards, > Peter Huh? Microsoft provides free tools for WMAL->PCM (WAV) conversion. 'Windows Media Audio 9 Lossless to PCM Converter' (http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/forpros/encoder/utilities.aspx) - Jeff -- JSonnabend JSonnabend's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=760 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=28267 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: IR Blaster - Basic Question
Amp is a Cambridge Audio 540A -- mister_t mister_t's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=9498 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=31425 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: How do i connect A NAS to a PC ?
Good question, iTunes does make it tougher. I use iTunes myself, but I've never looked at having it support multiple hard drives. I think you'll use iTunes' advanced preferences to change the iTunes Music Folder location. Then you *wont* consolidate the library because that would copy all the stuff from the original drive to the new drive. But, as I say, I've never done this. This URL: http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=301748 tells you how to move your music to a new location - if you avoid the consolidate, I think you'll be fine. Effectively, the iTunes Music Folder location just tells iTunes where to place new music - there's an XML file that has the actual path to each song. You might want to browse the iTunes support forums as well. Steve. -- SteveEast SteveEast's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4193 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=31522 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Thecus N5200 - fastest NAS available
I'm not sure if anybody here even cares but I managed to create my own firmware for the N5200 to allow for ssh access on their latest firmware (ver 1.00.05). In 1.00.05 they disabled ssh. I also created a user account called toor with a password of 123456 so you can login via ssh. Enjoy! I don't know about most of you but I've been trying to get into this array for the last 2 months! To be able to copy directly from one array to another is extremely powerful! can we say rsync via ssh! Also with ssh access I now have a super cheap linux box to do other simple stuff with now! Be careful though. Use this file at your own risk and don't mess up your data. If you don't know much about busybox, logical volume manager, or linux software raid, you probably should avoid logging in so you don't mess up your raid array. A firmware re-flash may not recover your array if you mess it up. +---+ |Filename: enable-ssh.bin.gz| |Download: http://forums.slimdevices.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=2243| +---+ -- andyman_sf andyman_sf's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=6872 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=25784 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Squeezebox 3 reboots
I'd suggest you try switching your players, put the SB3 where the SB2 was, and the SB2 where the SB3 was. What I'm getting at is I believe it might be a networking issue at the location. Or it's possible theres an issue with the player, this should point us in the right direction. -- Ross L Ross Levine - Slim Devices Technical Support [EMAIL PROTECTED] - +1.650.210.9400 ext. 3 Ross L's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4416 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=31555 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Apple TV Competition?
i am curious to know what other members think of the new apple tv media streaming box? obviously there are many differences between the sqeezebox and appleTV such as the dependence on itunes - a TV - a Computer etc. however they are obviously similar in function i.e. streaming music wirelessly. what do you think of all the hype around this box? how much of a competitor do you reckon it is? cheers, -- Zaphilosophile Zaphilosophile's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=9572 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=31559 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Can't downgrade from 6.5.1 to 6.5.0
Have now done a complete uninstall before re-installing 6.5.0. It worked but is a pain as have to enter all the config changes made over time. -- mortod mortod's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4651 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=31545 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: First sec of song getting clipped off
Yeah I have an account there and was going to submit an 'official' request this weekend. Thanks for the kind post! I stayed home yesterday and had a lot of time to research it more... which is why there are so many posts in one day. I WAS ON A MISSION!!! Thanks again -- Eric Seaberg Eric Seaberg - San Diego [EMAIL PROTECTED] Eric Seaberg's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7896 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=23668 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Playlists: best practices?
The playlist creation in Slimserver isn't totally horrible, just a little clunky. One thing to remember is that whenever you are playing music, the current queue is essentially an unsaved playlist. Saving it and giving it a name puts it in the permanent playlist folder. The "+" button of course adds stuff to the current playlist; what you may not realize is, pressing "+" while displaying a track in the current playlist actually REMOVES the track from the list. Finally, there are some other front ends that may be easier for creating and fine-tuning playlists. Look for Moose and SlimRemote on the following page: http://wiki.slimdevices.com/index.cgi?PluginRemoteControls -- Pale Blue Ego Pale Blue Ego's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=110 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=31399 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Apple Iphone= Idiotphone?
Robin Bowes;169349 Wrote: > > Alas, a quality all too conspicuous by its absence on these forums of > late. I dunno, I was pleasantly surprised by the traction of the wormcable discussion. -- snarlydwarf snarlydwarf's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1179 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=31507 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Playlists: best practices?
I think that there is a limitation in that you would have to use the MIP GUI to create the mixes (rather than creating a mix from within Slimserver) because MIP uses relative paths for playlists on "disk based devices" only (but you can mount your music folder as a disk based device to get round this limitation and Slimserver would pick up the playlists when you did a rescan). MIP also offer a free tool which will allow you to clean up .m3u lists and convert these to relative paths with a few clicks...shouldn't be too hard to tweak this to your particular needs. http://www.musicip.com/freetools.jsp HTH -- Siduhe Siduhe's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=723 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=31399 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Re: Apple Iphone= Idiotphone?
tomjtx wrote: > > No, the question came from someone with a sense of humor, which you don't > seem to have. Alas, a quality all too conspicuous by its absence on these forums of late. R. ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Playlists: best practices?
I've definitely been planning on using Music Magic. I'm still only about a third of the way through ripping my CDs: I want to have all my music digitized before I give it a try. It's really good to hear it generates relative paths. -- rhuffman rhuffman's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=9207 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=31399 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Playlists: best practices?
Not exactly a playlist creator, but have you looked at MusicIP (formerly MusicMagic) ? It's more of a playlist generator, but is supported from within Slimserver and will create playlists with relative paths. http://wiki.slimdevices.com/index.cgi?MusicMagicMixer -- Siduhe Siduhe's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=723 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=31399 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Squeezebox 3 reboots
Here's an odd one. Since upgrading to SlimServer Version: 6.5.1 - 11067 - Windows Server 2003 - EN - cp1252 (and also had to upgrade S3 firmware), the Squeezebox 3 reboots by itself usually a minute or so into the second song I play. Basically. I switch it on, choose an album, and press Play. Then sometime in the second song it reboots itself, reconnects to the wireless network and continues to play. Any ideas at all? My Squeezebox 2 (also wireless) does not exhibit this behaviour. Could it be the updated firmware of the beta build of SlimServer I downloaded? Thanks -- groovyf groovyf's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=8499 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=31555 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Playlists: best practices?
Thanks for the tips. When browsing, I was selecting the right arrow button for albums in the left pane, thus adding the entire album to the playlist. I didn't realize you can click on the album name in the left side, then select individual tracks instead. I also didn't see the "save" button at the top of the playlist. All in all, it wasn't very intuitive (at least for me). I was looking for a "create playlist" button somewhere in the menus on the left. I still haven't found a good way to create playlists with relative file names. If I want to use a third-party tool like MediaMonkey, it exports file names with absolute paths. That means I have to do some editing if I move my library or want to generate the same playlist for both FLAC and MP3 files. Oh well: guess I should quit whining and go write some code. -- rhuffman rhuffman's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=9207 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=31399 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Can't downgrade from 6.5.1 to 6.5.0
You probably need to delete the contents of the database when going backwards (and possibly other files too.) Try deleting the contents of the directory "Cache" under Program Files\SlimSever\server and restarting the server. -- Triode Triode's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=17 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=31545 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Apple Iphone= Idiotphone?
[ And to put it right back on topic.. The "i" doesn't appear to stand for idiot. But I suspect such a question to have come from someone acting idiotic. No, the question came from someone with a sense of humor, which you don't seem to have. -- tomjtx tomjtx's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7449 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=31507 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Re: UK Repair
bytheedge wrote: Just wondered if there was anywhere in the UK that might be able to > have a quick look rather than having to send it to the States. I reckon > it will actually be going in the bin :( Send it to me before you put it in the bin. If I can fix it easily I'll send it back to you. If not, I may find a use for it (I never throw anything out. :) R. ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Slimserver 6.5x and SB2=no music?
I cannot get my wireless SB2 to work with any flavor of Slimserver 6.5 or 7. I can run 6.3, 6.2 or any earlier version with no problems. I even completely wiped my XP PC and started with a fresh virgin install but it still does not work (even with anti-virus disabled). Slimserver 6.5x & 7 successfully scans my Itunes library and the firmware update runs with no issues but when I select a song from a playlist, the SB displays the musical note and the level meter graph but there is no movement on the graph and I hear nothing. The slim.exe chuggs away for about 30 seconds after a song is selected (I assume that it is converting something since I run Apple Lossless within Itunes). The internet radio selections play fine. I have been at this for a few months hoping that some nightly build will work but none have so far. The network test shows 100% even at 6000k. The slimserver log (below) looks pretty clean with the exception of one entry so I'm not sure it's related to the issue I'm having. What else can I check? main::init (258) SlimServer OS Specific init... main::init (287) SlimServer settings effective user and group if requested... main::init (297) SlimServer strings init... Slim::Utils::Strings::loadStrings (103) Retrieving string data from string cache: C:\Program Files\SlimServer\server\Cache\strings.bin main::init (300) SlimServer MySQL init... main::init (303) Firmware init... main::init (306) SlimServer Info init... main::init (309) SlimServer IR init... main::init (312) SlimServer Request init... main::init (315) SlimServer Buttons init... main::init (318) SlimServer Graphic Fonts init... main::init (326) UDP init... main::init (329) Slimproto Init... main::init (332) mDNS init... main::init (335) Async Networking init... main::init (338) Cache init... main::init (342) UPnP init... main::init (346) SlimServer HTTP init... main::init (349) Source conversion init.. main::init (354) SlimServer Web Settings init... main::init (358) SlimServer Plugins init... Slim::Formats::RemoteStream::open (102) Timeout on connect to [localhost:10002]: 10035: Unknown error Plugins::MusicMagic::Plugin::initPlugin (139) Can't connect to port 10002 - MusicMagic disabled. Slim::Utils::PluginManager::enablePlugins (307) Skipping plugin: Plugins::RPC::Plugin - disabled Slim::Utils::PluginManager::enablePlugins (307) Skipping plugin: Plugins::RS232::Plugin - disabled Slim::Utils::PluginManager::enablePlugins (307) Skipping plugin: Plugins::Snow::Plugin - disabled Slim::Music::Import::addImporter (401) Adding Plugins::iTunes::Plugin Scan Slim::Utils::PluginManager::enablePlugins (307) Skipping plugin: Plugins::xPL::Plugin - disabled main::init (361) mDNS startAdvertising... main::init (370) SlimServer checkDataSource... main::init (374) SlimServer persist playlists... main::init (385) SlimServer HTTP enable... main::init (391) SlimServer done init... Slim::Utils::Cache::cleanup (204) Cache purge: FileCache - skipping, purged recently Slim::Utils::Cache::cleanup (204) Cache purge: Artwork - skipping, purged recently -- AudioFrog AudioFrog's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=9568 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=31547 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Can't downgrade from 6.5.1 to 6.5.0
After having problems with 6.5.1 I have been trying to downgrade to 6.5.0. Although I am able then to run slimserver 6.5.0, as soon as I turn on my SB3 it causes ss to crash, and so does not give me the option of downgrading the firmware. I have tried doing a factory reset, but that does not help. -- mortod mortod's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4651 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=31545 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Apple Iphone= Idiotphone?
MelonMonkey;169291 Wrote: > Wow, so much steam and blather in this thread and no one has mentioned > the only thing that's relevant to Slim/Squeezebox? "steam and blather" - nice. Sorry if we stopped being slim fanboys for a moment and decided to have a discussion about another music device. The only thing that's really relevant to Slim is that AppleTV will wipe out a chunk of their sales - and the only thing that the iPhone will ever control is the AppleTV. It sure was a smart move selling out to Logitech... -- CardinalFang CardinalFang's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=962 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=31507 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Getting Smartserver to see my iTunes playlists
I had the same problem with iTunes playlists with SS 6.5 on my brand new SB3. I ran slim.exe from the command line, but this is, to say the least, an inelegant solution. I don't know yet if new playlists will be pickup up by SS or if I'll have to re-run the command. Is there any chance of ironing this out, or is there something I'm missing? TIA. -- Crazyquilt Crazyquilt's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=9548 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=18232 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Really Long Digital Coax Cable
GoCubs;169251 Wrote: > I'm not sure what a switch would do. Basically nothing. The unused pairs would typically have some ESD suppression, eg a high voltage cap to ground. -- seanadams seanadams's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=31514 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Is this about Slimserver 7?
Michael Herger;169257 Wrote: > > HOLIDAY?!! > > Should I have said vacation? > No no, holiday's the word to use this side of the Pond. I was just messing around at the suggestion that these fine folk are allowed time away from the office. -- hunta hunta's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=333 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=31541 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Apple Iphone= Idiotphone?
MelonMonkey;169291 Wrote: > > It's clear that Apple will sell more iPhone units in the 24 hour period > of the launch day than Nokia will ever sell N800 or 770 in their > lifetimes. It stands to reason if you want to make a portable UI for > SS/SB then this platform will definitely have the numbers. My money is on *neither* becoming the best portable UI for SS/SB. I think the "i" stands for "i've been sued by Cisco, who owns the trademark to iPhone, and even currently *ships* a product called iPhone". Apple was remarkably arrogant (what a surprise) to announce a product it hadn't secured the trademark rights to... http://www.lightreading.com/document.asp?doc_id=114437&WT.svl=news1_3 #!/ben -- bklaas "the Nokia770 skin guy" bklaas's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=58 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=31507 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: web ui poll
A poll associated with this post was created, to vote and see the results, please visit http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=31443 Question: How do you control the Slimserver? - Stock Handheld Remote - 3rd Party Remote (Harmony, Nokia, PDA, &c) - Web Interface - 3rd Party Computer Interface (Moose, JRMC, &c) A skin usage poll could be useful. Likely to start some flames like anything else of course. I primarily use the new-style remote because it's a very well designed unit. I didn't bother to add an activity to my Harmony 880 because frankly, the Harmony line although usable, is very very dated and would suck pretty bad for controlling the Squeezebox. I use the Fishbone web UI with a bunch of mods I've made to improve things here and there. It's not vomit-pool awful, but it's pretty bad. And Fishbone is the best web skin in my opinion. Most usable with the required functionality presented in the most logical places. No matter what skin you use, the Web UI is slow. Increasing server horsepower helps, but nothing is going to get you the same speed as a dedicated browsing/navigation aplication. I don't think Logitech will get SB tech into the hands of consumers without a better UI. Typical consumers will buy Olive and Sonos products for their respective strengths. Though I think Apple's new Apple TV will quickly become the defacto standard for many folks. I hope Logitech can kick it into high gear soon and start with the product announcements and various improvements needed to push this product line to the front and keep it there. -- MelonMonkey Bruno *'Twisted Melon - Fine Mac OS Software' (http://twistedmelon.com) | 'mira - Personal Control for your Apple Remote' (http://twistedmelon.com)* MelonMonkey's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=8466 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=31443 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Apple Iphone= Idiotphone?
> Wow, so much steam and blather in this thread and no one has mentioned the only thing > that's relevant to Slim/Squeezebox? > The web UI (or a fuure custom application once people are able to install them > - this will come) would make for a fine Squeezebox controller. Ha! At last! Like I said, who cares about the phone part? James NOTICE: If received in error, please destroy and notify sender. Sender does not intend to waive confidentiality or privilege. Use of this email is prohibited when received in error. ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Apple Iphone= Idiotphone?
Wow, so much steam and blather in this thread and no one has mentioned the only thing that's relevant to Slim/Squeezebox? The web UI (or a fuure custom application once people are able to install them - this will come) would make for a fine Squeezebox controller. It's clear that Apple will sell more iPhone units in the 24 hour period of the launch day than Nokia will ever sell N800 or 770 in their lifetimes. It stands to reason if you want to make a portable UI for SS/SB then this platform will definitely have the numbers. And to put it right back on topic.. The "i" doesn't appear to stand for idiot. But I susect such a question to have come from someone acting idiotic. -- MelonMonkey Bruno *'Twisted Melon - Fine Mac OS Software' (http://twistedmelon.com) | 'mira - Personal Control for your Apple Remote' (http://twistedmelon.com)* MelonMonkey's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=8466 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=31507 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Nokia N800
jpj;168876 Wrote: > Here's the Texas Instruments spec sheet for the OMAP 2420: > http://dspvillage.ti.com/pdfs/omap2architecture.pdf Excellent, thanks for that. Looks like full screen video should be a reality on that device then. There is an Imaging Video Accelerator and a 2D/3D Graphics Accelerator which would both help. The processor can be scaled up to 1ghz, but by the looks of things the IVA is outside the main processor block, so might run at the same speed whatever the core clock. -- funkstar funkstar's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2335 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=31398 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: UK Repair
bytheedge;169282 Wrote: > I reckon it will actually be going in the bin :( > > bte Before you throw it away I'd open it, and inspect with a magnifying glass all the smd's and caps to see if anything looks strange. There was a fix for Mac wireless base stations on seanadams.com which involved replacing one cap. If you could spot the damage (bulging cap or burnt trace or something) any local electronics repair shop could fix it. Good luck :) -- Skunk Skunk's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2685 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=31496 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: UK Repair
Hi Funkstar, It's dead, appears as if no power is going in but have tried the power supply from my SB3, makes no difference. I've emailed support, they suggested trying factory reset, which didn't work. Awaiting a further reply from them. Just wondered if there was anywhere in the UK that might be able to have a quick look rather than having to send it to the States. I reckon it will actually be going in the bin :( bte -- bytheedge bytheedge's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=9543 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=31496 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: How do i connect A NAS to a PC ?
The external backup is a really good idea! Steve. -- SteveEast SteveEast's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4193 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=31522 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: How do i connect A NAS to a PC ?
Another newbie question. I'm running Itunes using Apple Lossless. What happens when I fill up one HD? Will I be able to have my library across 2 locations? Maybe I'll have to change destination , then add the files from the original location back to the Itunes library. -- dgstrat dgstrat's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=6123 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=31522 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Nokia N800
Re the OS on the N800 - it is a new version and not backwards compatible. i.e. OS 2007 does not run on N770. The different processor was reported as the key reason. I have also seen comments that some of the apps are making serious use of the extra power and would be way to sluggish for N770. I'm sure that, once the source is out, there will be a community effort to get it working on N770 or to backport the best new bits into OS 2006. Three is also a developers program - 500 units available at $100 (I think). I also had a play on one at CompUSA - and it certainly did feel generally faster than my 770. Paul -- Paul Webster Paul Webster http://www.lastfm.com/user/BondJamesBond Paul Webster's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=105 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=31398 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: UK Repair
is there anything specifit wrong with it, or does it just not work any more? For instance, if it is a dodgy power connection, that could be repaired very easily. But if there was anything wrong with the screen or the CPY, then you are probably SOL. Have you contacted [EMAIL PROTECTED] to see if there is anything they can do? -- funkstar funkstar's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2335 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=31496 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: How do i connect A NAS to a PC ?
SteveEast;169262 Wrote: > Do you currently have all your CDs ripped to that external USB drive you > mentioned? > > Steve. No not enough room and I've just begun ripping . I'm all the way up to the letter "C" ha ha . I'm deciding if I just want to replace my internal drives with larger ones (maybe 2 400 gig drives) and just back them up externally. -- dgstrat dgstrat's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=6123 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=31522 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Dedicated skin for Dell Axim x51v
shawkie;117344 Wrote: > Here's a new release. This one has been tested with > SlimServer_6_3_x_v2006-06-22. Are you still trying to fix the bug so it will work with slimserver 6.5? Keep up the good work! -- macgyver1 macgyver1's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=9520 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=23354 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Nokia N800
I just got my N800 and it's pretty cool. We don't have any WiFi at work so it's home for lunch today. I guess that's when my wife will find out I bought it... As far as the screen protector goes, it really is difficult to see. Nokia put an additional adhesive tab on the front to aid in removing it. Mine came off without a problem. I can't wait to get home and point it at SlimServer... -- 4mula1 4mula1's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3439 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=31398 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: How do i connect A NAS to a PC ?
dgstrat;169153 Wrote: > I'm running a PC, Laptop and Squeezebox from my router. The reason i > liked the Nas is the Raid capability and the hot swappable function. > It probably is overkill for me, though. Any alternate ideas? I've got > about 1700 plus cd's and I want to back everything up. Thanks in > advance. Do you currently have all your CDs ripped to that external USB drive you mentioned? Steve. -- SteveEast SteveEast's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4193 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=31522 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Various Artists - a request
vandermerwe;165976 Wrote: > Use Mp3Tag to change the "Album Artist" Field to "Albumartist".. This > field is recognised by slimserver, whereas "Album Artist" is not. Set > ss to display albums by band and all artists when viewing by artist. > Then set ss enable album and band in album browse view I have just been ripping the compilation CD into \genre\various\albumname\xx-artist-songtitle.flac. and then manually opening in mp3tag and adding the appropriate artist name with the filename->tag function (in addition to the "Various Artist" artist tag that is already on every track). Then in slimserver if I want to see the entire album, I got to the "Various Artist" artist. If I want just the one song by a certain band, I go to that artist and the album shows up there, but with just their 1 track on the comp album. I have never heard of the "albumartist" tag. I thought these were the only tags supported by slimserver http://wiki.slimdevices.com/index.cgi?SlimServerSupportedTags Also, what is the purpose of using the "compilation" tag? If I set this would it allow me to leave out the "various artist" tag and then in SS I could select to have the album show up as individual artists OR as various artists? I do not think I like this because I prefer having both like I do now. -- lemmy999 lemmy999's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=9284 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=30839 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Nokia N800
jpj;169145 Wrote: > Better check again and figure out what you really saw before jumping to > conclusions. Good advice. I'll revoke my statement until further investigation. -- Skunk Skunk's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2685 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=31398 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: First sec of song getting clipped off
Eric: I do not intend the following as an insult - this is to help. This is an informal user support forum. It is not the official means of obtaining Slim Devices/Logitech support. So continuing to insist several times a day on immediate assistance here may or may not help as the developers do not always actively follow every thread on the forum. There's a chance they might, but it's by no means assured. For basic problems, it's best to contact support at their phone number or using support (at) slimdevices (dot) com. Of course basic problems can also be addressed in this forum. However you have done some pretty intensive investigation into the problem which should assist the developers in their bug squishing efforts - you have identified an issue which is well beyond basic and it does not appear to be something support can fix without developer assistance. I would suggest you log a bug on http://bugs.slimdevices.com. You'll need to create an account. Bugzilla has mechanisms for assigning a developer, cataloguing, tracking progress, prioritizing, etc. This forum does not. Not being a developer myself, I can't promise progress on your bug, but properly logging a bug is your best option. This may be a tough bug as it involves a potential problem with Quicktime and Apple will almost surely not help. Other pointers: - search for an existing bug first. I looked in this thread, I didn't see a link to one. I also searched bugzilla for "AAC" and didn't find anything relevant to this issue. - "just the facts". Don't rant on bugzilla. Just present the facts and your findings as complete as you can. -- Mark Lanctot Mark Lanctot's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2071 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=23668 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Re: Is this about Slimserver 7?
HOLIDAY?!! Should I have said vacation? -- Michael - http://www.herger.net/SlimCD - your SlimServer on a CD http://www.herger.net/slim - AlbumReview, Biography, MusicInfoSCR ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: First sec of song getting clipped off
Ben Sandee;169159 Wrote: > On 1/10/07, > > Is it a problem with Apple Lossless files too? > > Ben OK, I haven't noticed it with ALAC files. -- Eric Seaberg Eric Seaberg - San Diego [EMAIL PROTECTED] Eric Seaberg's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7896 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=23668 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Really Long Digital Coax Cable
Peter;169190 Wrote: > TiredLegs wrote: > > I have successfully used 75 ohm coax (cable TV wire) to transmit > S/PDIF > > over a run of more than 200 feet. > > > > However, any wire you use (coax or Cat5) cannot be carrying any > other > > signal at the time. And if you are using Cat5, it cannot be > connected > > to any active networking devices (no routers, hubs, etc.). None of > > those devices would know what to do with S/PDIF. > > > > If you follow the link GoCubs provided you'll see the device claims to > > need only one pair of CAT5 wires. So apparently you could run many over > > one cat5 cable and - with a proper splitter, you should even be able to > > run a 100 Mbit ethernet connection on the same line, since they use > only > 4 wires IIRC. > In my situation using the video balun I used a pair of the unused pairs on a CAT5 line I was running ethernet over (ethernet doesn't use all the pairs). I believe I separated the video pair out before it made it to my switch. I'm not sure what a switch would do. My guess would be it doesn't look at the pairs at all and likewise it wouldn't pass the signal along. A passive hub might work, but who knows... -Greg -- GoCubs GoCubs's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=312 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=31514 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Is this about Slimserver 7?
Michael Herger;169241 Wrote: > > [snip] - and Dan just left for a holiday. HOLIDAY?!! That makes sense - the current beta 6.5.1 live on 15th Jan. Not sure where the 7 came from then. One of life's mysteries. -- hunta hunta's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=333 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=31541 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Apple Iphone= Idiotphone?
CCRDude;168983 Wrote: > I watched the updates on engadget yesterday getting updated and updated > and updated... I assume we speak about this here? > http://www.engadget.com/2007/01/09/the-apple-iphone > Where exactly does it tell about batteries or memory extensions? Except > in dozens of contradicting user comments? > >From Time Magazine: http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1575410-2,00.html "You can't download songs directly onto it from the iTunes store, you have to export them from a computer. And even though it's got WiFi and Bluetooth on it, you can't sync iPhone with a computer wirelessly. And there should be games on it. And you're required to use it as a phoneyou can't use it without signing up for cellular service. Boo." >From Engadget: http://www.engadget.com/2007/01/09/the-iphone-is-not-a-smartphone/ And the reality slowly sets in about what the iPhone is and is not. Noted analyst and Engadget pal Michael Gartenberg stated that the iPhone is first party software ONLY -- i.e. not a smartphone by conventional terms, being that a smartphone is a platform device that allows software to be installed. That means hungry power-users -- you know, those people ready and willing to plunk down $600 for an 8GB musicphone -- won't be able to extend the functionality of their phone any more than Apple (but thankfully not Cingular) dictates. Other unfortunate realities about the device: * No 3G. We know you know, but still, it hurts man. * No over the air iTunes Store downloads or WiFi syncing to your host machine. * No expandable memory. * No removable battery. * No Exchange or Office support. CCRDude;168983 Wrote: > > Interesting... am I doing something illegal then? We've developed a > cellphone application that downloads updated from the Internet (for > both Symbian and Windows CE/Mobile). I'm pretty sure Vodafone (the one > I use for testing) hasn't approved, and I'm even more sure I don't pay > them a cut of it. And this application has been tested with dozens of > other providers by our users. > What you have produced is a downloadable app for open systems on Smartphones that can open a HTTP link to get more data, which is a tiny market compared to the rest of the cellphones out there that run Java and Brew and where often you can't do that, or if you can via web portals, it's such a tiny market that it's not worth it. Also, in case you haven't yet felt it, Smartphone software gets ripped off and appears on web pages within hours if it's any good. It's not illegal, but it's not much of a business either :-( I was CTO of one of the leading mobile gaming publishers and technology developers - pm me if you want the details - and we produced games for Vodafone and Verizon for the launch of their 3G services and created top selling games for Disney, Sony and others on all of the US majors. For the *vast majority* of handsets, ie. the mass market ones that sell in the millions, you have to sell the applications through the operator portals using their billing and provisioning systems and only after it has gained their approval. You can go off deck, but you won't sell anything. It also gets placed on decks according to rules laid down by those operators and that's highly influenced by branding, marketing budgets and well, who you are. It's clear that Apple and Cingular will control the market for applications to recoup the money invested. It isn't a Smartphone in the true sense as a result and it will be 1st party or the big boys apps only. It's a native development environment and rogue apps from geeks are an issue. Can you do that right now for the iPod, or do games come from approved parties? And I mean real business, not the odd hacked version of Doom. Where the open market for games and apps on the iPod? The same will apply for the iPhone or whatever tey call it after the dust settles. -- CardinalFang CardinalFang's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=962 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=31507 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Re: Logitech squeezebox
Thanks, but I was talking about a Logitech branded squeezebox. It's not that I don't like the imported ones, but I thought I would have easier support if it is an "official" logitech product (no need to send it back to the US if I have a problem). I don't think there's a difference between the differently labeled boxes. SlimDevices is now part of Logitech, but support, development etc. imho is still done by the same staff. -- Michael - http://www.herger.net/SlimCD - your SlimServer on a CD http://www.herger.net/slim - AlbumReview, Biography, MusicInfoSCR ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: iTunes Library.xml vs. iTunes Music Library.xml
SteveEast;169058 Wrote: > I just checked a second PC running iTunes 7 and it's using iTunes Music > Library.xml. > > I had assumed iTunes kept this info in the registry, but a registry > search doesn't find it on my PC. Still, you might want to try > deinstalling and reinstalling iTunes - that's been known to work for > esoteric iTunes problems. Sync the 2 versions of the .xml file after > the deinstall. > > Failing that, I suggest you force SS to use the iTunes Library.xml > variant by explicitly configuring it in the SS server settings. > > Steve. I'm on a Mac by the way. thanks. -- iamnotmad iamnotmad's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=5799 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=31504 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Re: Is this about Slimserver 7?
Therefore is 15 Jan the official launch date of 7? No, development for 7 is in its early stages - and Dan just left for a holiday. 6.5.0 is still the official version. I expect 6.5.1 to be official by mid january. -- Michael - http://www.herger.net/SlimCD - your SlimServer on a CD http://www.herger.net/slim - AlbumReview, Biography, MusicInfoSCR ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Logitech squeezebox
Michael Herger;169217 Wrote: > > Here's the link : (sorry it's in french) > > > http://www.clubic.com/actualite-68058-ces-tres-petites-nouveautes-chez-logitech.html > > voir aussi: > http://www.slimdevices.com/au_resellers.html#france > > -- > > Michael > > - > http://www.herger.net/SlimCD - your SlimServer on a CD > http://www.herger.net/slim - AlbumReview, Biography, MusicInfoSCR Thanks, but I was talking about a Logitech branded squeezebox. It's not that I don't like the imported ones, but I thought I would have easier support if it is an "official" logitech product (no need to send it back to the US if I have a problem). -- pazoo pazoo's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=9564 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=31539 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Is this about Slimserver 7?
As I read it - the Rhapsody service will be available only on Squeezenetwork so the upgrade to Squeezenetwork will be on Jan 15. WRT to Slimserver, this is my understanding - 6.5.1 is currently in beta and will be the next "official" release. 7.0 is in development with a lots of work being done on plugins - you can download the latest code from the SVN site but unless you want to help in development - it is not ready for users even to test. -- bpa bpa's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1806 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=31541 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
RE: [slim] Re: Is this about Slimserver 7?
That's pretty much what I was wondering. I've noticed that the 7 branch has disappeared from the nightly builds, so I'm looking forward to trying it out. Aynsley > >Siduhe;169221 Wrote: >> Not just 7.0. You should aslo be able to access with 6.5.1, as >> discussed in this thread: >> >> http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=31438 > >Therefore is 15 Jan the official launch date of 7? 6.5.0 is still the >official version. > > >-- >hunta > >hunta's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=333 >View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=31541 > >___ >discuss mailing list >discuss@lists.slimdevices.com >http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Random Mix from remote
Just thought I'd post what I did, so when I detele it one day, I'll know where to find it. :) # textsize modes size= dead size.single = modefunction_PLUGIN.RandomPlay::Plugin->tracks size.hold = textsize_toggle -- Greg Erskine Greg Erskine's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7403 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=31512 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Last.fm stops SlimServer (6.5.1)
Siduhe;169213 Wrote: > When you say "Last.fm playlist" do you mean a default station (loved, > personal, recommendation) or one you've created (similar artists / frou > frou for example) ? > > I found that using the wrong syntax to set up a radio station could > crash Slimserver on 6.5.0. This could be it. To be honest I've not used it in a little while, so tonight I'll revisit the stations I've got set up. Thanks. -- hunta hunta's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=333 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=31538 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Is this about Slimserver 7?
Not just 7.0. You should aslo be able to access with 6.5.1, as discussed in this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=31438 -- Siduhe Siduhe's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=723 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=31541 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Is this about Slimserver 7?
No, this is already available with 6.5.1. -- Michael - http://www.herger.net/SlimCD - your SlimServer on a CD http://www.herger.net/slim - AlbumReview, Biography, MusicInfoSCR ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Random Mix from remote
Thanks kdf, I knew you'd be the one to reply first. :) -- Aynsley Aynsley's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=9550 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=31512 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Is this about Slimserver 7?
http://news.yahoo.com/s/zd/20070108/tc_zd/197884 -- Aynsley Aynsley's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=9550 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=31541 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Logitech squeezebox
Here's the link : (sorry it's in french) http://www.clubic.com/actualite-68058-ces-tres-petites-nouveautes-chez-logitech.html voir aussi: http://www.slimdevices.com/au_resellers.html#france -- Michael - http://www.herger.net/SlimCD - your SlimServer on a CD http://www.herger.net/slim - AlbumReview, Biography, MusicInfoSCR ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Logitech squeezebox
Didn't the OP just mean Squeezeboxes in the Logitech branded box, as seen at the link? The picture of the SB itself wasn't good enough to make out if the logo had been changed or removed... James NOTICE: If received in error, please destroy and notify sender. Sender does not intend to waive confidentiality or privilege. Use of this email is prohibited when received in error. ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Logitech squeezebox
Does someone know when they will be available in Europe? (found nothing on Logitech site) They are, search for "SlimDevices Squeezebox". I don't know about France, but I've bought my first a few years back in Switzerland. -- Michael - http://www.herger.net/SlimCD - your SlimServer on a CD http://www.herger.net/slim - AlbumReview, Biography, MusicInfoSCR ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Last.fm stops SlimServer (6.5.1)
When you say "Last.fm playlist" do you mean a default station (loved, personal, recommendation) or one you've created (similar artists / frou frou for example) ? I found that using the wrong syntax to set up a radio station could crash Slimserver on 6.5.0. If not, try going to Server Settings / Debugging / tick the flag marked d_plugins, open up the logfile (top of the Debugging page, click "here"), and try to connect to a station that crashes Slimserver. Cut and paste the relevant bit of the log file (may need to refresh the logfile page to see it). -- Siduhe Siduhe's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=723 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=31538 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
RE: [slim] Last.fm stops SlimServer (6.5.1)
Do you have access to your log file? Or if you're running the default installation on Windows can you check the Event Viewer for errors from SlimServer? James NOTICE: If received in error, please destroy and notify sender. Sender does not intend to waive confidentiality or privilege. Use of this email is prohibited when received in error. ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Logitech squeezebox
Hi, Does someone know when they will be available in Europe? (found nothing on Logitech site) Here's the link : (sorry it's in french) http://www.clubic.com/actualite-68058-ces-tres-petites-nouveautes-chez-logitech.html -- pazoo pazoo's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=9564 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=31539 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Last.fm stops SlimServer (6.5.1)
If I try to play one of my Last.fm playlists either using the remote or via the browser interface SlimServer stops running. I realise this is precious little info to work off, unless this is a known issue. Any pointers please on how to start diagnosing the problem? Thanks. -- hunta hunta's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=333 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=31538 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Re: Itunes / FLAC Strategy anyone?
Stuart Hickinbottom wrote: Peter wrote: This is another cool sounding option for Linux users: http://www.linux.com/article.pl?sid=06/09/29/1525201 A userspace filesystem that transparently transcodes FLAC files to mp3. I've no idea how it performs in practice since my mp3 player just plays FLAC. This is MP3FS, which is what my script uses to do some of the work. The difference is that I create an actual copy of the transcoded files to avoid the processing overhead of transcoding to MP3 every time the file is read - it's a tradeoff between speed and disk space and whether that's better for anyone depends on their system and needs. Considering the low prices of disk space, I'd say storing a copy makes perfect sense. It doesn't need to be backupped. Regards, Peter ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Re: Itunes / FLAC Strategy anyone?
Peter wrote: > This is another cool sounding option for Linux users: > > http://www.linux.com/article.pl?sid=06/09/29/1525201 > > A userspace filesystem that transparently transcodes FLAC files to mp3. > I've no idea how it performs in practice since my mp3 player just > plays FLAC. > > This is MP3FS, which is what my script uses to do some of the work. The difference is that I create an actual copy of the transcoded files to avoid the processing overhead of transcoding to MP3 every time the file is read - it's a tradeoff between speed and disk space and whether that's better for anyone depends on their system and needs. Stuar ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Re: Itunes / FLAC Strategy anyone?
hickinbottoms wrote: It doesn't help you (as it's Linux-only), but in case any Linuxers want to do the same thing I've a strategy for this using some commonly-available tools: http://hickinbottom.demon.co.uk/development/script-to-maintain-a-transcoded-mp3-tree/ Aren't there any scripts that use links (hard or soft) on linux or shortcuts on windows for files that are already in mp3 format? That seems logical... This is another cool sounding option for Linux users: http://www.linux.com/article.pl?sid=06/09/29/1525201 A userspace filesystem that transparently transcodes FLAC files to mp3. I've no idea how it performs in practice since my mp3 player just plays FLAC. Regards, Peter ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Gaps between songs in 6.5.1
Gapless, from what I understand, is hard to do with MP3. It has to do with how the audio frames are constructed. If I understand correctly, the server has to monkey around and fill in the last frame or frames of the prior song with the first frames of the next, and I gather that process is error-prone. MP3 is *designed* for single tracks, so adding in gapless playback is a hack. This is the biggest reason I use CUE with a single FLAC file for my library. Slimserver deals very nicely with this format. It guarantees gapless playback, because the entire CD is ripped as a single image. When I need individual files for MP3 players, I use Foobar2K under Windows; it works beautifully with CUE/FLAC. Its mass extraction/conversion engine is the best I've seen on any platform, period. It'll convert pretty much anything to anything, it'll do a giant library all at once, and it will take advantage of all the cores you want to throw at it. I do this as a two stage process; first I drag my music directories onto Foobar (it'll recurse an entire hierarchy at once) and have it compress to a single directory. This dumps all the MP3s in the same folder, with a number in front based on where they were in the playlist, which guarantees that all filenames will be unique. (You'd be surprised, for instance, just how many artists put Winter Wonderland as the third track in their Christmas albums. :)) It takes awhile to finish compression; on my quad-core Kentsfield, I compress VBR LAME at about 100x, but most machines are a lot slower. Once it's done, I clear the playlist and drag the new MP3 folder onto Foobar. I tell it to do a mass rename based on tags. This rebuilds the original directory hierarchy and sorts all the files into their proper places. It's nearly instant. This is the best way I've found to manage a library... by storing CUE/FLAC images, you can generate any other format you need with very little effort. -- Malor Malor's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1961 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=31433 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Re: Feature request: Polarity control
DSK wrote: After the above post, I went to Bug 1976 (mentioned at bottom of page 2 of this thread) to vote for it but it was already closed. The bug was opened with specific reference to SB2, so I don't understand why a fix was introduced for the Transporter only and the bug was closed? What's the problem with the polarity? As I understand it polarity doesn't matter as long as all the speakers agree on it. Or do audiophiles disagree with this? Regards, Peter ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Feature request: Polarity control
After the above post, I went to Bug 1976 (mentioned at bottom of page 2 of this thread) to vote for it but it was already closed. The bug was opened with specific reference to SB2, so I don't understand why a fix was introduced for the Transporter only and the bug was closed? -- DSK DSK's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4225 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=19961 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Re: Transporter - Native support for WMA Lossless?
slimditty wrote: I was about to buy a Transporter, too, until I saw that it didn't natively support wma lossless (in the forum). I think that the SlimDevices help files are very unclear on this issue. Not all slimserver builds can transcode wma lossless (I am thinking of the Infrant NAS running Linux). When I read the Transporter specs, it was written that it 'natively' supported wma lossless... but this is not true. I understand that Microsoft charges a hardware licensing fee for hardware support - but how much are they talking about? The Transporter is already $2K. This is a high-end device and, I feel, should include native wma lossless support. Anybody with any sense should choose open protocols. Luckily, any lossless protocol can be converted losslesly to any other, so as long as you can find the proper tools (I'm sure Microsoft won't have provided you with any) you can convert to FLAC. This should do it: http://www.litexmedia.com/wma_workshop/ (for a price). MS & Apple are trying very hard to pull you into their corner and not let go. Just say no ;) Regards, Peter ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Feature request: Polarity control
Robert57;155789 Wrote: > I thought I would revisit this polarity (or phase) toggle feature > request, now that the relevant Bug 1976 (Polarity Control for SB2) is > coded "Fixed" and "Resolved." Richard Titmuss noted on 9/18/06 that > this feature is included in Slimserver v. 6.5, but is only usable for > the Transporter. I have not seen any further discussion and was hoping > this is still something the Slim team, or a savvy developer, can work > on. > > I'd like to ask again, can we get this polarity feature for the SB2 and > SB3? For those of us with a phase inverting preamp, or with a mod that > inverts phase, this would be very helpful feature. I'd be delighted > just to have a simple toggle for general polarity, and leave for > another day the song -by-song (or album-specific) polarity control. > Since Firmware 15 reversed the phase, perhaps this option is best added > in a new firmware version. > > Do we need to initiate another feature request, or are there > insurmountable problems? > > Thanks. > > Rob Rob, I agree completely. Many audiophiles have their SB's modified so that the analog signal goes out directly from the DAC. This inverts polarity. As a result, many of us are still sitting on 6.2.1 with V15 firmware (that also inverted polarity) and remedied the problem. However, this means that we don't get all the bug fixes. We can't just remedy the problem by swapping the speaker wires at the terminals as this inverts polarity for ALL sources in the system. Also, the vast majority of pre-amps do not have a polarity inversion switch. So a simple software switch "Invert polarity - Yes/No" via SlimServer interface would at least get us back to having all sources in correct polarity. The ability to switch polarity on the fly via the remote control would be nice but could wait until later. -- DSK DSK's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4225 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=19961 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Re: Really Long Digital Coax Cable
TiredLegs wrote: I have successfully used 75 ohm coax (cable TV wire) to transmit S/PDIF over a run of more than 200 feet. However, any wire you use (coax or Cat5) cannot be carrying any other signal at the time. And if you are using Cat5, it cannot be connected to any active networking devices (no routers, hubs, etc.). None of those devices would know what to do with S/PDIF. If you follow the link GoCubs provided you'll see the device claims to need only one pair of CAT5 wires. So apparently you could run many over one cat5 cable and - with a proper splitter, you should even be able to run a 100 Mbit ethernet connection on the same line, since they use only 4 wires IIRC. Regards, Peter ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Re: Apple Iphone= Idiotphone?
Robin Bowes wrote: ModelCitizen wrote: Robin Bowes;169010 Wrote: I still can't believe you bought those bird flu protection kits at £30 a pop. :) R.I'm not sure of the relevance of that Robin but bird flu is still bubbling under and history pretty much shows that it is inevitable that a pandemic will occur.. so £30 for some Tamiflu for each of my family seems like a reasonable precaution (even considering that it is now very likely that if the current bird flue strain does mutate it will be Tamiflu resistant). This topic is quite removed from trivial consumer products though, it's in a very different league and you shouldn't have brought it up in this context (sorry Robin). Well, in my twisted mind, it seems that there are parallels between marketing hype for the iPod and the media hype over the threat posed by bird flu and the resulting wave of marketing hype for protection kits. Crap, the two have nothing to do with each other. I've seen no eminent scientists warning you to get an iPod. I've seen many eminent scientists warning against a *possible* flu pandemic and its results. It's typical for the current world that people just heap everything together and consider it one great conspiracy. When anybody warns against anything it *must* be a conspiracy to sell stuff, right? It amused me that you seem to have fallen for both. Obviously, I don't share your fear of an imminent bird flu pandemic. Of course not. And Bush organized 911, no doubt... Regards, Peter ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: UK Repair
I've already gone and bought a SB3 as a replacement but was hoping to find a way to get the SB1 repaired but it needs to be cost effective. bte -- bytheedge bytheedge's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=9543 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=31496 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
