Re: [slim] Seeking Rec's on optimizing sound quality.
I agree with aubuti.
One thing I've heard:
If you are using the digital out, apparently you are better off locking
the volume to 100% (an option in Squeezecentre), and using your amp to
control the volume. Apparently the digital signal has to be modified to
change the volume, and this goes against the digital purity philosophy.
I use analog out for this reason; my speakers (and their in-built DAC)
don't have a remote control, so I have to rely on the SqueezeBox to
adjust the volume. Plus, the DAC in the SB3 sounds good to me, so I'm
happy sticking with it.
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Re: [slim] First Post; Please Help
Hi there,
I honestly believe that if you think your existing speakers are fine
for most of the music or movies you use them for, then changing to
either the Transporter, or even a Duet won't help because they aren't
related to the problem. Keep the ipod; I think the problem lies in your
music library.
I think the very fact that some songs sound good, and some songs sound
bad is because they are compressed at different levels.
Go into the settings in iTunes and tell us what quality (not just
format) you are ripping at.
If we here believe it is at an acceptable level (by default, I belive
it isn't), then create a (short) list of (some of) the songs that sound
bad.
You may find that these are the ones you downloaded. Play them and find
out what bitrate they are encoded at (this is the easiest way to find
out quality). If there is no bitrate info, then look at the file size.
It should be (for mp3 or mp4) about 1MB for every minute of a song (not
a definitie rule).
If the iTunes encoding quality is at a low level, then we've solved
your problem (and for free no less).
I'm almost positive you'll find that the songs that sound bad are
related to the quality at which they were encoded, and NOT your
equipment.
Those with smaller file sizes and lower bitrates will sound worse than
those with larger.
Save yourself the money, dig out your old CDs and rip them in a
lossless format; you certainly seem to have the storage available.
If you can't fit them all on your ipod in lossless format (it's about
10x larger than lossy), then rip to a high quality lossy (we can help
you in choosing which one).
There is plenty of information on the different formats available on
the internet. The 'wiki at Hydrogen Audio'
(http://wiki.hydrogenaudio.org/) is a goldmine.
Note that I am not an iTunes user, so can't answer any help questions
about it.
Hope that helps.
Oh, and you can't trust music you've downloaded from the internet for
quality. High quality downloads are usually few and far between.
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Re: [slim] Suggestion: Player-specific playlists
MeSue;365662 Wrote: > What about creating folders in the playlist directory with the same > names as the SB players. When playlists are in a folder matching the > player name, they are only shown for that player. > > But then if you have some lists you want on more than one player, but > not all players, they'd have to be duplicated, so maybe it's not such a > great way to implement it. > > Just having a folder hierarchy for playlists would be helpful, IMO. I > think there is an open bug for this. I seem to recall it was supported > once, but not any longer. > > Being able to browse within favorites would help. I opened an > enhancement request for that some time ago. Great suggestions, all of them. -- pablolie ...pablo Server: 3.3 GHz Intel E8600 Core 2 Duo Vista Ultimate 64 Sources: SB3 (4), SB Boom (2), Duet, Accuphase DP65v Amplification: Accuphase E306v Loudspeakers: Tuned and self-built Ceeroy 3 way Headphones: Grado SR-1 pablolie's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3816 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=55821 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] SC library webpage maker / plugin?
finally was able to download both. 5.1.5 does NOT seem to work. 3.51.27 DOES seem to work. also, you have to right click the .hta file, go to properties, and "unblock" and "apply" before using it, (at least with XP sp3 you do). its seemingly working now, i'll be interested to see the results. -- MrSinatra www.LION-Radio.org Using: Squeezebox2 (primary) / SBR (secondary) / SBC - w/SC 7.3b - Win XP Pro SP3 - 3.2ghz / 2gig ram - D-Link DIR-655 MrSinatra's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2336 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=55813 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] SC library webpage maker / plugin?
i really should read the webpage first... (i'm so old skool i expected a readme type text file with the info, alas, there is none). it seems i need an odbc mysql thingamajig. it says 3.51 but there is now a 5.1.5 available. problem is i can't get the 5.1.5 to download. and who knows if it would even work with it. i can't download 3.51 either. >:( http://dev.mysql.com/downloads/connector/odbc/5.1.html#win32 -- MrSinatra www.LION-Radio.org Using: Squeezebox2 (primary) / SBR (secondary) / SBC - w/SC 7.3b - Win XP Pro SP3 - 3.2ghz / 2gig ram - D-Link DIR-655 MrSinatra's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2336 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=55813 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] iPeng Application 1.0 now on the App Store
a background image could be used where the user is browsing artists/genres or even albums. this could make the interface a little more personal..just like the SBC. have sent u a pm about the playlist implementation. -- panos_k75 panos_k75's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=18149 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=55514 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Stop The Monster cable Bullying
pski;365766 Wrote: > Oh, the term you are looking for is "vendor managed inventory." Thats the one! :) -- funkstar funkstar's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2335 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=55787 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] SC library webpage maker / plugin?
perhaps i have it all wrong... i double clicked the file in the extracted folder and the app came up... however it is giving me error messages. damn. -- MrSinatra www.LION-Radio.org Using: Squeezebox2 (primary) / SBR (secondary) / SBC - w/SC 7.3b - Win XP Pro SP3 - 3.2ghz / 2gig ram - D-Link DIR-655 MrSinatra's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2336 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=55813 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Stop The Monster cable Bullying
I have a bad habit of confronting besties when they are turning the heat on customers. The BS of signal quality completely evaporates when dealing with stretches of HDMI (since it's digital.) (Not to mention RCA cables and the ridiculous bable-tech-talk.) When they respond with the mantra, I just ask them where they got their engineering degree. Works every time. Oh, the term you are looking for is "vendor managed inventory." -- pski pski's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=15574 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=55787 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] SC library webpage maker / plugin?
ok, dumb question time... i put the extracted folder and its 3 files in the plugins folder. was this not correct? i don't see it listed in SC > Settings > Plugins. should it be there, and how do i access it? -- MrSinatra www.LION-Radio.org Using: Squeezebox2 (primary) / SBR (secondary) / SBC - w/SC 7.3b - Win XP Pro SP3 - 3.2ghz / 2gig ram - D-Link DIR-655 MrSinatra's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2336 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=55813 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Stop The Monster cable Bullying
haraldo;365678 Wrote: > Is there any way to get the big chains to stop carrying Monster > products? I believe the big retailers like Best Buy in the US and Comet in the UK operate the same way as large supermarkets. Their whole cabling section is actually managed by the brand leader, in this case Monster. It's them who decide what products are displayed and how. Monster probably don't even charge the store to stock the cables up front so the stock remains Monsters until it is sold. In very large stores there might even be a company rep stationed there to look after stock and "give demos" etc. So this isn't going to change any time soon, they are too entrenched with the large chains. -- funkstar funkstar's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2335 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=55787 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] SqueezePlay Suggestion
Torgo;365387 Wrote: > I'll throw out a suggestion as well, while we are at it. > > what I think squeezeplay needs most is mouse-clickable navigation > controls...you know, simple things like play stop next forward :P > > I'm aware that there are keyboard shortcuts for these but there's no > way to know what they all are and besides which the average joe is not > going to be shortcut savvy. > > without these buttons, just pausing the music is a chore, or skipping > to the next track, etc. > > When using squeezeplay on the SBC you have those hardware buttons, and > obviously its a much more pleasant experience. > > as a replacement for softsqueeze, the omission of these buttons is even > more apparent. > > -cheers I haven't tried Squeezeplay yet (waiting for official 7.3), but how do you go about navigating to albums, tracks, etc? -- SamS SamS's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=9261 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=55732 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] iPeng Application 1.0 now on the App Store
panos_k75;365757 Wrote: > Can we have the option of a background image? > Where? > > Also are you planning to re-organise the current playlist view? If yes, > why don't you implement it just like the ipod? i.e. press a button, the > cover rotates and displays the current list of tracks? Much nicer in my > eyes and removes the clutter. What does it remove? Just the background image... hm... I need 4-5 pages on that view, which will be impossible with flipping, that's why the sliding is there. I know it's not perfect but I'm looking for any better solutions giving me the 4-5 pages for quite a while now without getting suggestions. You're welcome to be the first :-) -- pippin --- see iPeng at penguinlovesmusic.com pippin's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=13777 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=55514 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] iPeng Application 1.0 now on the App Store
Can we have the option of a background image? Also are you planning to re-organise the current playlist view? If yes, why don't you implement it just like the ipod? i.e. press a button, the cover rotates and displays the current list of tracks? Much nicer in my eyes and removes the clutter. -- panos_k75 panos_k75's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=18149 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=55514 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Trying to resolve tagging issues
So I am going through my collection with SC and noticed that I had some tagging issues. Specifically with Album Artist. Note my music is all FLAC and tagged with Album Artist. Well I have a few albums that are showing up in SC as different albums even though they have the same Album name, same Artist, and same Album Artist. Yet when SC scans them some tracks get one album.id and others a different one. This appears to happen to a handful of albums. I am using MusicIP on SC 7.2.1 - 23630. Things I have done to resolve this: 1. I made sure that the tagging for the album was correct using dbpoweramps tagging ability. 2. Then I completely cleared MusicIP db and re-imported everything so that it would not have stale data. 3. Did a clear and rescan of SC database This did not clear up the issue. -- m1abrams m1abrams's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=850 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=55833 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] SqueezePlay Suggestion
mrfantasy;365376 Wrote: > ... since SqueezePlay uses lua scripts to control the UI, and the new > versions with audio playback interface with the hardware, I doubt you > could just turn SqueezePlay into a gadget... Could one not just host the LUA scripts on the Vista Gadget HTML renderer? -- AndrewFG Regards, AndrewFG AndrewFG's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=15838 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=55732 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] iPeng Application 1.0 now on the App Store
Well, I know this is one more request/suggestion for more information (and possible more cluttered UI?). But I do think it is relevant: When browsing an album it would be very nice to have the different tracks numbered (tracknumber) - just like it is when you look at the iPeng playlist, on the Transporter/Squeezebox display and in SC. Especially when browsing multi disc sets (grouped into one album in SC), it will be nice if the tracknumber (in browse album and in the playlist) indicates the discnumber and the tracknumber, eg "2-1" (disk 2, track 1). Just like it does on the Transporter/Squeezebox display and in SC (but not in the iPeng playlist at the moment. If disk 1 has 6 tracks, track 1 on disc 2 is numbered "7" in the iPeng playlist). Actually I would prefer if the tracknumber is also displayed on the Now Playing screen (probably just in front of the track title?). pippin;365535 Wrote: > Ah.. OK. > LUA is a scripting language that the controller uses to implement - > well, actually everything. You can write plugins in LUA. > Apple does not allow 3rd party scripting languages on iPhone (OK, it > DOES allow the language, it just doesn't allow to download code to it, > but that would be what it does here) so that will never go into iPeng. > I'm also not completely sure the plugins would be compatible with the > different UI on iPhone. > > "NowPlaying centric": The iPeng skin (other than SqueezeCenter and the > SBC) has an interface for plugins on the NowPlaying screen. This can be > used to get player or playback specific information not through the menu > structure but directly on that screen. It's being used, for example, to > show AlbumInfo, Biography or Lyrics information on the NowPlaying > screen. > iPeng will get that, too, but it will take a while. Thanks for explaining - so many possibilities ;-) Did I tell you: iTouch and iPeng is the perfect remote for the Transporter/Squeezebox! -- jazztime jazztime's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4951 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=55514 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: UK Boom found for �169 inc. free shipping
socistep;365725 Wrote: > Damn, I just paid £199 from Ripcaster for mine :-( Doh - too late to cancel/return? Or maybe they'll price match? I feel your pain though - I bought my first Boom a week ago at eBuyer. With next day delivery it came to £197ish. Given the size of their online store (ie. small), I can't see how Cooltopia can sell at that price... but I'm not complaining. -- twynne twynne's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1326 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=55827 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: UK Boom found for �169 inc. free shipping
twynne;365705 Wrote: > Thank you! :-) > > Done. Damn, I just paid £199 from Ripcaster for mine :-( -- socistep socistep's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=18860 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=55827 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Stop The Monster cable Bullying
I saw the infamous Monster Cable power line noise demo in Sears (?) the other day. Needless to say I didn't try the demo because I knew what it would tell me. I was there looking for cheap cables for a temporary fix and every single cable in the store was Monster - I walked out and ended up getting two RCA sets at Home Depot for $4.99 each. :-) -- Mark Lanctot Current: SB2, Transporter, Boom (PQP3 - late beta) Stored: Boom (PQP1 - early beta), SBC (beta - no battery) Sold: SB3, Duet Mark Lanctot's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2071 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=55787 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Stop The Monster cable Bullying
At least word is spreading around now, and quite quickly There's a short story here: http://monsterminigolf.com/bully.html -- haraldo Suse Linux Enterprise Desktop / SC7 -> SB3 -> Benchmark DAC1 -> Krell KAV400xi -> Meadowlark Kestrel2 / Duntech PCL-15 Everything is difficult before it's easy haraldo's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=13472 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=55787 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Stop The Monster cable Bullying
haraldo;365678 Wrote: > Check out these links > > http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&item=250335844365 > > http://www.audioholics.com/news/editorials/monster-call-to-arms > > Is there any way to get the big chains to stop carrying Monster > products? Not likely. The markup on such "incidentals" are where the retailers really make their margins. The actual hardware (tv, stereo, computer, etc..) are so competitive the markups are usually quite slim. Monster is a marketing machine and a well known brand name. The retailers can draw from this and make big $$$ selling them. I wouldn't use a Monster cable even if they were free (for the issues mentioned in this thread and other issues). But their target market of the uninformed and gullible will always be there to buy up their overpriced merchandise. Beyond doing what you are doing, spreading the word, there is little that can be done to get the big retailers to stop carrying such a brand. :( -- toby10 toby10's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=12553 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=55787 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Suggestion: Volume for Internet Radio
Mark Lanctot;365699 Wrote: > Some reading before this goes too OT :-) > > http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/20/business/media/20adco.html > > http://usgovinfo.about.com/b/2008/06/20/bill-would-lower-tv-commercial-volume.htm > > http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20070118-8654.html > > http://www.citytv.com/vancouver/3488_faq.aspx#sounds > > http://www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/INFO_SHT/G3.HTM > > and lots more: > http://letmegooglethatforyou.com/?q=volume+of+commercials Interesting reading - certainly the Dolby stuff sounds like just what we're looking for, albeit at a cost. Not sure if Slim/Logitech would consider licensing something like that for use. Seems the introduction of a gain parameter is likely to be implemented quicker. -- twynne twynne's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1326 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=55780 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: UK Boom found for �169 inc. free shipping
funkstar;365704 Wrote: > Edit your post, that URL contains details that links you to the site > > Here is the direct link: http://www.cooltopia.com/product.php/262/1 Thank you! :-) Done. -- twynne twynne's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1326 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=55827 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: UK Boom found for �169 inc. free shipping
Edit your post, that URL contains details that links you to the site Here is the direct link: http://www.cooltopia.com/product.php/262/1 -- funkstar funkstar's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2335 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=55827 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] 96/24 Support for SqueezeBox 3
schiegl;365675 Wrote: > this line works too on my side. Do you see the "rate" effect? (sox -h | > grep EFFECTS: | grep rate ?) Maybe this is an additional effect which > is only available if you link against libsamplerate > (http://www.mega-nerd.com/SRC/)No 'rate' at all. I guess it's just not in > sox 14.0, and 14.0 is what the ubuntu libraries provide. Life is just too short to try and figure out how to install all the dependencies manually, although the deb packages for 14.2 all seem to be available! schiegl;365675 Wrote: > > I'm rather sure it is. While testing i redirected stdout of the sox > process to a new sample.flac and checked this version with foobar + it > was exactly 50% the size of the full version. (If i remember correctly) > Yes, I've now tested it to a file too, and foobar reports it as 24-bits. -- Patrick Dixon www.at-tunes.co.uk Patrick Dixon's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=90 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=55371 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Artists not sorting
I have just upgraded to 7.21 running on a FC9 server and whilst most of the Artists appear in the right order sevearal dont eg Alison Balsom Bach JS Debussy Tchaikovsky Amen Corner Blue Mink Dave Clark Five Desmond Dekker All of these appear when calling up letters TUV It all worked fine in 6.51 so it can't be the tagging I have cleared the database and rescanned -- Vulcanbomber Vulcanbomber's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3249 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=55828 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
UK Boom found for �169 inc. free shipping
Recently went looking for another Boom and came across an excellent price - £169 with free shipping! (That's £30 less than most UK online retailers.) It's also Citylink delivery which, in my case, arrived next day - at no charge! And no, I'm not affiliated in any way - just a happy customer. http://www.cooltopia.com/product.php/262/1/a9e3f0605223dfe4b3a444353d93c34f Though I've not comparison-shopped the other Slim devices, I'd assume they're decent prices too. Duet and Controller certainly looks competitive. Classic not so much. Happy shopping! :-) -- twynne twynne's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1326 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=55827 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Suggestion: Volume for Internet Radio
Some reading before this goes too OT :-) http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/20/business/media/20adco.html http://usgovinfo.about.com/b/2008/06/20/bill-would-lower-tv-commercial-volume.htm http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20070118-8654.html http://www.citytv.com/vancouver/3488_faq.aspx#sounds http://www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/INFO_SHT/G3.HTM and lots more: http://letmegooglethatforyou.com/?q=volume+of+commercials -- Mark Lanctot Current: SB2, Transporter, Boom (PQP3 - late beta) Stored: Boom (PQP1 - early beta), SBC (beta - no battery) Sold: SB3, Duet Mark Lanctot's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2071 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=55780 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] New Vat rate in UK not passed on on Logitech site?
The Chancellor said that ultimately it was for each business to decide on pricing, which is fair enough as he doesn't have the power to interfere. Personally, I hope companies who didn't reduce prices in line with the VAT reduction lose sales because of it. I for one won't be buying from them. -- Mick Seymour Mick Seymour's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=21137 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=55761 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Stop The Monster cable Bullying
Check out these links http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&item=250335844365 http://www.audioholics.com/news/editorials/monster-call-to-arms -- haraldo Suse Linux Enterprise Desktop / SC7 -> SB3 -> Benchmark DAC1 -> Krell KAV400xi -> Meadowlark Kestrel2 / Duntech PCL-15 Everything is difficult before it's easy haraldo's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=13472 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=55787 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] 96/24 Support for SqueezeBox 3
Patrick Dixon;365664 Wrote:
>
> ...
> With sox 14.0 the transcode line above doesn't work, but this does:-
>
> flc flc transcode *
> # FT:{START=--skip=%t}U:{END=--until=%v}D:{RESAMPLE=-r %d}
> [flac] -dcs $START$ $END$ -- $FILE$ | [sox] -t wav - -t flac
> RESAMPLE$ -
>
this line works too on my side. Do you see the "rate" effect? (sox -h |
grep EFFECTS: | grep rate ?) Maybe this is an additional effect which is
only available if you link against libsamplerate
(http://www.mega-nerd.com/SRC/)
Patrick Dixon;365664 Wrote:
>
> I also had to edit /etc/squeezecenter/convert.conf because SC7 appears
> to ignore /usr/share/squeezecenter/custom-convert.conf
>
> I then had to replace /usr/share/squeezecenter/Bin/i386-linux/sox with
> a link to /usr/bin/sox
>
me, too.
Patrick Dixon;365664 Wrote:
>
> I am still not 100% sure it's maintaining the 24 bits though ...
I'm rather sure it is. While testing i redirected stdout of the sox
process to a new sample.flac and checked this version with foobar + it
was exactly 50% the size of the full version. (If i remember
correctly)
Patrick Dixon;365666 Wrote:
> This doesn't sound right to me. For me, using the same tool chain to
> manually convert the file, SC reports it as 1907kbps VBR, however the
> transcoded version is reported as 2243kbps VBR (Converted to 705.6kbps
> ABR)
>
> I think the 705.6kbps number is just something programmed into SC
> somewhere and not a 'real bitrate.
agreed, just wanted to make clear it's something else than "320kbit/s"
kind regards,
Markus
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Re: [slim] iPeng Application 1.0 now on the App Store
would someone upload a video of iPeng in action to youtube.com ? -- Kim.T HP T5700 Thin Client running FreeNAS + SqueezeCenter 7.2.1 Synology DS-101j / Samsung SpinPoint T133 HD400LD 400 GB - now with 92 mm fan TViX HD M-4000PA / Samsung SpinPoint T133 HD400LD 400 GB Sony HX750 HDD recorder Kim.T's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=15059 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=55514 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] 96/24 Support for SqueezeBox 3
schiegl;364816 Wrote: > I tested a 24/88.2khz flac track on a SBR (Squeezebox Receiver) and the > SBC (Squeezebox Controller) tells me under "More Info": Bitrate 2520 > kbps VBR (Converted to 705kbps ABR). > This doesn't sound right to me. For me, using the same tool chain to manually convert the file, SC reports it as 1907kbps VBR, however the transcoded version is reported as 2243kbps VBR (Converted to 705.6kbps ABR) -- Patrick Dixon www.at-tunes.co.uk Patrick Dixon's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=90 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=55371 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] 96/24 Support for SqueezeBox 3
I found some problems before I could get this to work (on Ubuntu).
With sox 14.0 the transcode line above doesn't work, but this does:-
flc flc transcode *
# FT:{START=--skip=%t}U:{END=--until=%v}D:{RESAMPLE=-r %d}
[flac] -dcs $START$ $END$ -- $FILE$ | [sox] -t wav - -t flac
RESAMPLE$ -
I also had to edit /etc/squeezecenter/convert.conf because SC7 appears
to ignore /usr/share/squeezecenter/custom-convert.conf
I then had to replace /usr/share/squeezecenter/Bin/i386-linux/sox with
a link to /usr/bin/sox
I am still not 100% sure it's maintaining the 24 bits though ...
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Re: [slim] Suggestion: Player-specific playlists
What about creating folders in the playlist directory with the same names as the SB players. When playlists are in a folder matching the player name, they are only shown for that player. But then if you have some lists you want on more than one player, but not all players, they'd have to be duplicated, so maybe it's not such a great way to implement it. Just having a folder hierarchy for playlists would be helpful, IMO. I think there is an open bug for this. I seem to recall it was supported once, but not any longer. -- MeSue Sue http://www.last.fm/user/MeSue MeSue's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=985 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=55821 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Best bang for buck with Music Services
Yes, there have been problems with Rhapsody, mostly connection problems due to their servers going down and the way they process accounts- I think. I also have a Pandora account that is much cheaper ($3 vs $15 per month), it's much more reliable, and I like it's ability to zero in on what you like for music. But, I just really like having access to all of the music directly (like listening to an album...), and the ability to load it into my MP3 player. So, I would say that if you want to have just one music service with very high reliability, and very low cost, Rhapsody isn't there yet. But it still has so much going for it that I'm willing to put up with the problems for now, and hope that they'll become more stable over time... -- Mark W Mark W's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=17202 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=55782 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Suggestion: Volume for Internet Radio
Mark Lanctot;365645 Wrote: > Believe it or not (I don't believe it sometimes myself!), broadcasters > are actually mandated NOT to increase volume for commercials. It's > actually against the law! > > So instead they compress the audio of commercials to the maximum extent > possible - which is exactly what a lot of Internet radio streams do. > > Does anyone have one of these TVs with the feature activated? Does it > reduce the volume of commercials? I wonder if this might be country-specific. I'm referring specifically to UK TV channels - and in my experience it seems frequently the case that commercials are uncomfortably loud. In fact when watching late at night I'm constantly adjusting the volume so as not to disturb the neighbours! -- twynne twynne's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1326 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=55780 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Suggestion: Player-specific playlists
It may sound like an exotic request (which I remember reading about 3 years ago, in my early SB days, but could not find the thread), but as we have more and more SB in our houses (I have 5 active ones, and 2 momentarily inactive ones), it would be nice to have player-specific or person specific playlists. This could be achieved 2 ways: (1) By linking a playlist to one or more or all players. (2) By having a person specific menu item that links to a filter or similar with playlist and favorite preferences. I think it would make navigation easier for people in the household that do not want to be bothered with all menu options and just want to find a few playlists for their particular mood. My wife is a primary example: to this day, she prefers the strightforward act of plating a CD in our bedroom system - typically ocean sounds to go to sleep, and some chillout music in the morning. I have those as playlists of course, but they are hidden deep in the hierarchy of the Controller navigation. I also think the Controller needs a one-button sleep option, as the regular remote has. -- pablolie ...pablo Server: 3.3 GHz Intel E8600 Core 2 Duo Vista Ultimate 64 Sources: SB3 (4), SB Boom (2), Duet, Accuphase DP65v Amplification: Accuphase E306v Loudspeakers: Tuned and self-built Ceeroy 3 way Headphones: Grado SR-1 pablolie's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3816 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=55821 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Suggestion: Volume for Internet Radio
twynne;365618 Wrote: > It seems to be an increasingly common practice for commercials, for > example, to come on at significantly higher volume than the shows they > interrupt. Believe it or not (I don't believe it sometimes myself!), broadcasters are actually mandated NOT to increase volume for commercials. It's actually against the law! So instead they compress the audio of commercials to the maximum extent possible - which is exactly what a lot of Internet radio streams do. Does anyone have one of these TVs with the feature activated? Does it reduce the volume of commercials? -- Mark Lanctot Current: SB2, Transporter, Boom (PQP3 - late beta) Stored: Boom (PQP1 - early beta), SBC (beta - no battery) Sold: SB3, Duet Mark Lanctot's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2071 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=55780 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Suggestion: Volume for Internet Radio
andyg;365633 Wrote: > This is probably Dolby Digital 'night' mode or whatever it's called. You can see it in the specs for some Samsung models, such as: http://www.samsung.com/uk/consumer/detail/spec.do?group=television&type=television&subtype=tftlcd&model_cd=LE37A616A3FXXU&fullspec=F ... which is unfortunately only listed as 'auto volume leveller' with no real detail. I'm sure there's a description there somewhere but I've no idea where! -- twynne twynne's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1326 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=55780 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Suggestion: Volume for Internet Radio
twynne;365618 Wrote: > Agreed - and when you put it that way I can see it would be difficult to > achieve. > > I guess I was thinking of something along the lines of the way that > many newer model TV's have a feature to volume-level. I don't really > know how this is technically achieved. It's possible that it's more > 'volume-limiting' than volume-levelling. > This is probably Dolby Digital 'night' mode or whatever it's called. -- andyg andyg's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3292 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=55780 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] SN finds SB2, SC doesn't
Oh, okay - so "connected to SN" is what the player reports on the display. I presently have two choices under Setup Squeezebox (4 of 4): "Connect to Squeezenetwork" or "Connect to [server name] (IP Address)". The server name (my computer's name) and the IP address for it are correctly entered. After selecting "Connect to [server name] (IP Address)", SC finds the player. So all that stuff seems to be working. However, my Favorites (streaming radio stations), which SN knows about, are missing in SC and in the player. Do I have to do something to import the favorites list into SC? -- rocket j squirrel -- rocket j squirrel rocket j squirrel's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4595 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=55735 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] SC library webpage maker / plugin?
tamanaco;365615 Wrote: > Search for "Album Catalogue Creater" it might be what you're looking > for. Here's a link http://www.vanholt.nl/acc/acc.htm HTH, SS PS it's for Windows only though, I think -- Secret Squirrel Secret Squirrel's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4984 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=55813 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Suggestion: Volume for Internet Radio
andyg;365560 Wrote: > Are you suggesting the player should adjust volume on a real-time basis? > Not sure that is possible, and it would probably sound horrible. Gain > shouldn't be applied like that... what about soft passages, or silence? Agreed - and when you put it that way I can see it would be difficult to achieve. I guess I was thinking of something along the lines of the way that many newer model TV's have a feature to volume-level. I don't really know how this is technically achieved. It's possible that it's more 'volume-limiting' than volume-levelling. It seems to be an increasingly common practice for commercials, for example, to come on at significantly higher volume than the shows they interrupt. Unless you could have the player somehow 'sample' the stream for a period then adjust the volume based on the 'peak' volume, the only alternative seems to be for the user to apply a gain manually for each source/station based on trial/error. The former approach (sampling) would unfortunately still result in a source starting off at a different volume - at least for a brief period. I'm not sure how long you would need to sample to achieve this - in my experience you know as soon as the stream starts that it's louder than what you were previously listening to. Thinking further on that, it highlights another problem. Consider the case where when you last listened to something it was local music, after which you switch off the player. When you return (thinking specifically of the Boom here) you hit a favourite button to start a stream (without first having played another source). I'm not sure the player would be able to compensate against what you were previously listening to. -- twynne twynne's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1326 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=55780 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
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Search for "Album Catalogue Creater" it might be what you're looking for. -- tamanaco tamanaco's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4620 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=55813 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] SC library webpage maker / plugin?
hi all, does anyone know of a plugin that uses the SC library to generate a static html webpage of ones library? essentially what i want is one continuous webpage that lists all my albums in album artist, year, album order, with the artwork making one single column to the left, and the album info, songs, etc displayed on the right. does anyone know if theres anything out there that does anything close to that? thx. ps. a ftp feature builtin would be sweet. ;) -- MrSinatra www.LION-Radio.org Using: Squeezebox2 (primary) / SBR (secondary) / SBC - w/SC 7.3b - Win XP Pro SP3 - 3.2ghz / 2gig ram - D-Link DIR-655 MrSinatra's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2336 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=55813 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] SN finds SB2, SC doesn't
Looks like you've solved it, so just a little clarification then. rocket j squirrel;365585 Wrote: > I'm not certain what you mean by trying to connect to SC "while [I'm] on > SN." I can report that SC cannot see the player whether or not my > browser has http://www.squeezenetwork.com/ open. What I mean is - when the player is connected to SqueezeNetwork, SqueezeCenter won't find the player because it's connected to SN. However there's increased integration between SN and SC - I seem to recall SC being aware that the player was connected to SN and a dialog box asking whether you want to pull it back to SC. I may be wrong though! Just having SN loaded in your browser doesn't necessarily mean the player is connected. On the right top corner of the page you'll see which player is currently connected though. > Going through the network setup on the player: the music source setting > specifies the correct IP address for the server. When I then hit the > right arrow, it displays "Connecting to Squeezecenter . . . " sits > there for a while, then "Now Playing" displays. In that case, it has connected to SC. > However, now when I right-click on the Squeezecenter application and > select "Open Squeezecenter," nothing happens. It used to open a new > browser window, but not now. That looks to be a different problem which > I'll try to sort out then come back to this issue. Some OS/browser/SC issue which appears to have resolved itself, but it looks like the player was connected to SC all along, just that the web GUI wasn't operating properly. -- Mark Lanctot Current: SB2, Transporter, Boom (PQP3 - late beta) Stored: Boom (PQP1 - early beta), SBC (beta - no battery) Sold: SB3, Duet Mark Lanctot's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2071 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=55735 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] SN finds SB2, SC doesn't
I'm back. I had to exit the SC application and re-launch it for it to respond. It now finds the player. Since I didn't change any settings from when I first posted my request for assistance, I have no idea why now it works but I'm happy with this progress anyway. Unlike SN, though, SC can't find my favorites. It looks like I have to run SN to play those. Ideas? -- rocket j squirrel -- rocket j squirrel rocket j squirrel's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4595 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=55735 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Integrating MusicIP and SqueezeCentre
Yes, MiP is much better than that. Plus, if you find that MiP is getting redundant, you can tweak some parameters to mix it up (pun intended) a bit. It happens often enough that I'll pick an electronic song as a seed and get some jazz in there. It seems strange to look at, but once the mix plays through, you hear how it made sense. Cool stuff. -- maggior Rich - Setup: 2 SB3s, 1 duet, 1 receiver. SuSE 11.0 Server running SqueezeCenter 7.2.1, SqueezeSlave, and MusicIP (thanks to ghan for solution to seg fault issue!!). http://www.last.fm/user/maggior maggior's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=9080 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=55578 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] iPeng Application 1.0 now on the App Store
mherger;365562 Wrote: > > That's actually a SqueezeCenter issue. > > You wanted to say: I'm waiting for an enhancement in SC to improve my > feature set? ;-) > Didn't I do that? But you have to admit, the list I receive is NOT sorted according to the sort parameter, so you could argue this is actually a bug... > > Please give the attached patch a try. The quicker you can confirm it is > what you want the quicker we'll implement it. > Sir, yes, sir. Can I patch any 7.3 beta with this? -- pippin --- see iPeng at penguinlovesmusic.com pippin's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=13777 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=55514 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Playlist bug when player power is interrupted
I've noticed my playlists doing this a few times recently. I start playing and it is 1 or 2 songs back from where I left off when I stopped listening the last time. These players weren't powered off intentionally, but maybe there were short power outages that I slept through or never noticed. They happen often here. You may be on to something, though I can't help with what debug flags to set... sorry. -- MeSue Sue http://www.last.fm/user/MeSue MeSue's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=985 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=55650 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] SN finds SB2, SC doesn't
Thank you, Mark. Disabling the server's firewall does not change the behavior, SC still reports that the player cannot be found. I'm not certain what you mean by trying to connect to SC "while [I'm] on SN." I can report that SC cannot see the player whether or not my browser has http://www.squeezenetwork.com/ open. Going through the network setup on the player: the music source setting specifies the correct IP address for the server. When I then hit the right arrow, it displays "Connecting to Squeezecenter . . . " sits there for a while, then "Now Playing" displays. However, now when I right-click on the Squeezecenter application and select "Open Squeezecenter," nothing happens. It used to open a new browser window, but not now. That looks to be a different problem which I'll try to sort out then come back to this issue. So until then, thanks for your help on this. -- rocket j squirrel -- rocket j squirrel rocket j squirrel's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4595 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=55735 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] iPeng Application 1.0 now on the App Store
> Can I patch any 7.3 beta with this? Yes, should be fine. -- Michael ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Best bang for buck with Music Services
I tried Rhapsody when support was first added to the SB. It had all sorts of strange problems that made it really annoying to use. I tried it again 6 months later and the same thing. You guys are not having any trouble with Rhapsody now? I've subscribed to Pandora and have used Last.fm and slacker. I've been using Slacker a lot lately - I love it. -- maggior Rich - Setup: 2 SB3s, 1 duet, 1 receiver. SuSE 11.0 Server running SqueezeCenter 7.2.1, SqueezeSlave, and MusicIP (thanks to ghan for solution to seg fault issue!!). http://www.last.fm/user/maggior maggior's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=9080 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=55782 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] iPeng Application 1.0 now on the App Store
The artwork issue is a known bug that will go away with 1.0.3 You are probably using .bmp artwork, which is not really supported by SC, so the server doesn't scale correctly. You will not need the plugin, however, some strings will appear better in English or German with iPeng installed (since the app uses the skin's translation table in cases where no suitable SC string is available). -- pippin --- see iPeng at penguinlovesmusic.com pippin's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=13777 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=55514 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] iPeng Application 1.0 now on the App Store
I purchased/downloaded last night an played with it a bit this morning. I'm running SC on a Thecus N5200 and have this version of SC installed according to the status screen: SqueezeCenter Version: 7.0 - 17793 - Linux - EN - iso-8859-1 I'm waiting for 7.3 to become a release version before updateing, to give the N5200 prot for version past 7.0 to get all the bugs worked out. I've previously ran the web-based iPeng without issues, other than slowness. Currently I'm having some artwork issues. On pages that list artists/albums with the cover art to the left, the cover art is displayed at all sorts of sizes, often blocking out the text of the album/artist. Given the various sizes displayed, it appears to be displayed as either the native resolution of the artwork or some fraction of it. I have my artwork stored both in the mp3 (all my music is mp3) and in the album's directory. Anyone else seeing this? Another question I have, is does this iPhone App still require the SC plugin to be installed or will it work on its own? If it does still require the plugin, will updating to the latest version fix my problem. I beleive I have the original iPeng plugin version... the one released when iPeng went from being just html code/skin to being a plugin. Thanks! -- jrfuda jrfuda's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=15514 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=55514 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Squeezebox won't let me type in a WPA key and reboot
Lordboots, did you resolve your issue in the end. Factory reset fixed the problem for me. -- benhaines benhaines's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=12465 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=44898 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Suggestion: Volume for Internet Radio
I don't think a flat 30% drop for all stations would solve anything. You'd still have stations that were too loud or too soft compared to other things. Each station needs a customized value. -- andyg andyg's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3292 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=55780 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] How to save my Favourites
> How do I save my Favourites, so that if I need to do a clean install of > SqueezeCentre by uninstalling SC and then reinstalling it I do not > loose my Favourites? Favorites are stored in your playlist folder or, lack of it, in your cache folder. > Is there anything else I need to save/backup? http://wiki.slimdevices.com/index.php/What_To_Backup%3F -- Michael ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Suggestion: Volume for Internet Radio
twynne;365559 Wrote: > I'm assuming this isn't achievable for some reason, but can anyone > confirm? The only way this is (sort of) achievable is with ReplayGain, and the RG algorithm must scan the whole file in advance to determine its average volume before computing gain data. Radio stations would likely never embed RG data in their streams and even if they did, it would have to change for every track. I can't see that happening on a permanent and consistent basis for all streams. So a solution would have to come player-side/server-side. Andy - a quick and crude way would be to just cut volume by a set amount when switching to an Internet stream. This should be fairly easy but is it considered too crude? Personally I believe a drop of 30% on the volume scale when switching to Internet radio would work well. -- Mark Lanctot Current: SB2, Transporter, Boom (PQP3 - late beta) Stored: Boom (PQP1 - early beta), SBC (beta - no battery) Sold: SB3, Duet Mark Lanctot's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2071 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=55780 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] SqueezePlay with SC 7.2
Looks like it's any day now, in theory: http://wiki.slimdevices.com/index.php/SoftwareRoadmap It was bumped from early November though, so we'll have to see. -- hunta hunta's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=333 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=55754 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] iPeng Application 1.0 now on the App Store
> That's actually a SqueezeCenter issue. You wanted to say: I'm waiting for an enhancement in SC to improve my feature set? ;-) > So it will take at least until > 7.3.1 and another iPeng update to fix this > http://bugs.slimdevices.com/show_bug.cgi?id=10180 Please give the attached patch a try. The quicker you can confirm it is what you want the quicker we'll implement it. -- Michael ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Suggestion: Volume for Internet Radio
Are you suggesting the player should adjust volume on a real-time basis? Not sure that is possible, and it would probably sound horrible. Gain shouldn't be applied like that... what about soft passages, or silence? -- andyg andyg's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3292 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=55780 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Suggestion: Volume for Internet Radio
It seems (from my point of view of course ;-)) that it would be easier to approach this the other way around... that is, that the volume setting on the player is the actual volume (dB) at which sound is produced, then adjust the source to play at that volume. I'm assuming this isn't achievable for some reason, but can anyone confirm? -- twynne twynne's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1326 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=55780 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Playlist bug when player power is interrupted
Bump - providing I get no response to the contrary, I'll play around with debugging flags which show which items are on the Now Playing playlist in order to make a bug report. -- Mark Lanctot Current: SB2, Transporter, Boom (PQP3 - late beta) Stored: Boom (PQP1 - early beta), SBC (beta - no battery) Sold: SB3, Duet Mark Lanctot's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2071 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=55650 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Suggestion: Volume for Internet Radio
A lot of radio stations apply various DSP effects and gain to their stream, that's why they are louder. I am not sure how automatic leveling would work, but one suggestion is a manually assigned gain value you could set on a per-station basis. Perhaps for popular stations we could provide some sort of preset gain value. Record the station for an hour or so, and see what a good gain value would be. Perhaps if you guys were to start a listing of recommended gain values for stations on the wiki, we could build on that. -- andyg andyg's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3292 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=55780 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Suggestion: Volume for Internet Radio
Millwood;365464 Wrote: > This is on Duet - so it's not a boom only problem. This would affect all players. You can see this with visualizer screens on players that support this. With a spectrum analyzer, for instance, many Internet radio streams max out all the bars simultaneously. -- Mark Lanctot Current: SB2, Transporter, Boom (PQP3 - late beta) Stored: Boom (PQP1 - early beta), SBC (beta - no battery) Sold: SB3, Duet Mark Lanctot's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2071 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=55780 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] iPeng Application 1.0 now on the App Store
pippin;365497 Wrote: > That's not really a large library. Have you restarted iPeng? (NOT > re-INSTALLING, just quit and restart after the import). > I should have posted back last night. I realised after I wrote this that artwork wasn't showing my library since the last 7.2.x upgrade. A full rescan solved it. I'll test tonight, but assume it will now show in iPeng as well. Glad you like the suggestion re: progress indicator. I think it might help with issues like this so you at least know if you should expect to see certain detail or not. Should also be useful for people with 'large' libraries. -- twynne twynne's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1326 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=55514 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] customer support?
Adding a receiver here, I actually got the player PIN displayed on the controller and went on to SN to add the player. While entering it and it's name I notice that it's already in the list automagically. I never got the message that this was done etc. so it can get very confusing for a new user who isn't a geek like most of us are incl. me ;-) I remember I was confused the first time (older software) as you end up on SN wanting to add the player but don't know the PIN and when you finally find it, you don't need it anymore because the player is added automatically. Better to remove that whole "Add Player" section when one never can use it! A support response that claims the requests were lost while at the same time listing them in a response doesn't help either because they obviously weren't lost when a support member can quote them in the response. One-liner support requests that include terms like "crap" don't help either. cheers, Nick. -- DeVerm DeVerm's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=18104 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=55573 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Best bang for buck with Music Services
Rhapsody is an undescribable feast for music lovers and an excellent value. I agree with kh6idf, if you like music, once you try it for 30 days you won't be able to stop. The other feature I love, is with the To Go Account, you can load your MP3 player for when your not at home. It's not without its problems though. It periodically glitches when playing on the Duet and more frequently than you'd like, their servers go down. But the pluses far outweigh the minuses in my opinion... -- Mark W Mark W's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=17202 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=55782 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] SqueezePlay Suggestion
Torgo;365387 Wrote:
> I'll throw out a suggestion as well, while we are at it.
>
> what I think squeezeplay needs most is mouse-clickable navigation
> controls...you know, simple things like play stop next forward :P
>
Seconded! { the buttons that I miss the most are volume up / volume
down... }
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Re: [slim] customer support?
pippout;365042 Wrote: > thanks but no joy > under settings player i have:name/model/firmware/ip/port/mac/wireless > signal > no pin > as i say it seems to be working inasmuch as a new cd added today to mp3 > folder is there and playing on boom but > btw i did a factory reset as well > phil He might be getting this info from SC > Settings > Information Which does not list the PIN (though it probably would be a good idea to add this) pippout: Everyone in here is giving you instructions to get this information from the menu's on the Boom itself, not in SC. You may well be accessing the Boom menu's correctly as instructed, I just wanted to make sure there wasn't confusion between SC menu's and Boom menu's. :) -- toby10 toby10's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=12553 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=55573 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] iPeng Application 1.0 now on the App Store
jazztime;365507 Wrote: > > Sorry for my ignorance, but can you please explain what "LUA" means > (that is, what kind of plugins will not be supported) and what > "NowPlaying centric" means". Ah.. OK. LUA is a scripting language that the controller uses to implement - well, actually everything. You can write plugins in LUA. Apple does not allow 3rd party scripting languages on iPhone (OK, it DOES allow the language, it just doesn't allow to download code to it, but that would be what it does here) so that will never go into iPeng. I'm also not completely sure the plugins would be compatible with the different UI on iPhone. "NowPlaying centric": The iPeng skin (other than SqueezeCenter and the SBC) has an interface for plugins on the NowPlaying screen. This can be used to get player or playback specific information not through the menu structure but directly on that screen. It's being used, for example, to show AlbumInfo, Biography or Lyrics information on the NowPlaying screen. iPeng will get that, too, but it will take a while. -- pippin --- see iPeng at penguinlovesmusic.com pippin's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=13777 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=55514 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] iPeng Application 1.0 now on the App Store
jazztime;365509 Wrote: > I'm glad that you'll look into all those requests. But I completely > agree with you - perfomance speed (and stability) is the most important > thing. I prefer speed over more information. A "details" page is a very > good idea. I totally agree too. You are never going to be able to implement every feature/plugin that everyone wants. You could have a settings page a mile long with options for everything. It sounds like you have a good balance between features, speed, giving people what they want and your own design goals. Nice work. -- robroe robroe's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=14248 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=55514 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Integrating MusicIP and SqueezeCentre
This sounds very like the problems I had with MiP with Squeezecentre running on OSX. I got the M icons but things wouldn't play; eventually just gave up. I will try again when 7.3 is released properly I think. And when I have some time spare... In the meantime, I've been copying playlists from iTunes Genius. Ugh, it seems to ignore a large part of my library and, no matter what I start from, seems to end up preferring 80s synth-pop and then going in ever decreasing circles through the same few albums. I assume MiP is rather better than that... ;) -- SJobson Mac Mini - Squeezebox 3 - MF X-Dac V8 - MF XT-100 - Spendor S5e SJobson's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=16336 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=55578 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Best bang for buck with Music Services
mortslim;365475 Wrote: > The way I look at it, my Rhapsody subscription is a lot less than my > cable TV bill and I use my Rhapsody much, much, much, much more than I > use the cable TV. Great deal from that perspective. Stop it...its not fairfor us UK residents we get last.fm only, I'd love to try out Rhapsody and the like... -- socistep socistep's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=18860 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=55782 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] iPeng Application 1.0 now on the App Store
pippin;365497 Wrote: > Regarding requests to show additional information in the existing menus. > I will check this, but this is always about balancing different aspects: > How cluttered do I want my UI? How fast do I want the app to be? > Especially importing additional artists can have a huge impact on > performance so I don't promise anything here, my current favorite is to > offer a "details" page that would show all this. > Playing Times and years may be less of an issue (years are not), ao > I'll check for that. I'm glad that you'll look into all those requests. But I completely agree with you - perfomance speed (and stability) is the most important thing. I prefer speed over more information. A "details" page is a very good idea. -- jazztime jazztime's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4951 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=55514 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] iPeng Application 1.0 now on the App Store
Thanks for your effort - I really do enjoy iPeng!! pippin;365497 Wrote: > > - iPeng in the future will support all plugins that are supported on > the Controller and do NOT requite LUA (which would violate Apple's T&C) > plus likely some others, most notably it will also have the "NowPlaying > centric" plugin feature of the skin. Sorry for my ignorance, but can you please explain what "LUA" means (that is, what kind of plugins will not be supported) and what "NowPlaying centric" means". -- jazztime jazztime's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4951 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=55514 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Trouble with MusicIP Headless, SC7.3, and Sugarcube
Michael -the folder is on the NAS drive, and MiP is running as a service (ie. in headless mode). However, in the meantime, I have solved my problem and got it to work - not sure if this helps you, kook, but here is my solution. My music is stored on an external ReadyNAS raid drive in a folder called FLAC FIles, which, in terms of UNC path, is at \\Nas-01-13-59\media\Music\FLAC Files However, for ease of access, I mapped the path in Windows to G:\ When adding music to library in MiP I had simply navigated to the FLAC Files folder using the mapped G:\ drive. Since SC would not recognise the G:\ drive, I had to use the UNC path in the music folder. This created a mis-match in the path names, hence the problem. To solve it, I deleted the MiP cache, then re-added music to the MiP library using the UNC path (navigating there through "My Network Place/Microsoft Windows Network, etc.), and then re-rcanned/validated the whole collection. Having done that, I then made sure that I left the UNC path in the SC music folder, set the MiP Plugin to only check for mixable tracks, cleared the SC cache and re-scanned and, hey presto, the two paths matched and MiP worked in SC (the little M logos appearing and playing fine). -- wreford wreford's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=6816 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=54982 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] iPeng Application 1.0 now on the App Store
Puh, that'S a lot of questions out here. On Features, see the comments at the end of the post. wiped;365280 Wrote: > > Being able to get that option for new music would also be awesome, to > play all new albums vi a single press. All 200? I'll see... jazztime;365317 Wrote: > Slimdevices must have problems selling their Controller now. > Well, as long as they sell a few more transporters this way, they might not care too much... > > - when browsing - is it possible to show the total playing time of each > album after you have chosen an artist? And to show the playing time of > each track when you have chosen an album? > Good idea. Will check > > Finaly, I think I found a possible minor bug: > Yes :-). Fixed in 1.0.3 Jac;365352 Wrote: > Aahhh. I had missed out on that... Ah but wait a minutenow that I > tried it I am noticing that it is not sorting my compilations the same > way as it is on my duet controller. On the Duet if I have multiple > artists on an album it will display as "various artist". In Ipeng it > takes one of the artist name. But on a few case I notice that Ipeng > will display "various artist" for some compilations. This smells like > a long evening fixing my tags. I suspect that I need to but an album > artist as various Artist if I want to display various artist for all my > compilations?? > That's actually a SqueezeCenter issue. So it will take at least until 7.3.1 and another iPeng update to fix this http://bugs.slimdevices.com/show_bug.cgi?id=10180 > > That being said I would still like to see an Album sort method as a > setting feature when I tap Album:) > ... > The reason I would want to is to keep it consistent with the Duet > Controller. But I am sure that this is where we can get different > opinions, depending on different preferences. In my case it is clear > that the more it is in line with the duet controller the happier I am My philosophy (stated!) is to be as close to the iPhone UI. Which means: don't have too many pickers and things where it can be avoided. twynne;365362 Wrote: > This might have been requested/suggested, but it would be nice if there > were a progress bar somewhere (an 'Info' screen maybe) that shows the > current status of the library download. You could optionally add a > 'show detail' section that tells what is currently downloading, etc. > Good idea! > > As it stands I'm not sure if there's a bug or if I'm just not waiting > long enough, but I don't seem to get any artwork despite it being in my > library. For reference, I have: > > 546 albums with5414 songs by 993 artists. > That's not really a large library. Have you restarted iPeng? (NOT re-INSTALLING, just quit and restart after the import). hdarwen;365436 Wrote: > Nope. I use browse by year via the web interface all the time. Be really > good if it could be added under "More" to iPeng. > Other votes on this? It's not a big thing to do, just another view controller to fill up the UI... ch1525;365449 Wrote: > Oh yes, I've been clamoring for that one, too! :-) OK... ianr;365454 Wrote: > > Just wondering however; am I the only one who misses the 'classic' > interface? > I find this 'apple-ized' interface less intuitive than the original. > Maybe it just needs to settle in... > Hopefully, since this is unlikely to change soon :-) Regarding features/functions (I didn't answer in detail above): - iPeng in the future will support all plugins that are supported on the Controller and do NOT requite LUA (which would violate Apple's T&C) plus likely some others, most notably it will also have the "NowPlaying centric" plugin feature of the skin. That's with a 1.1 release, I don't yet have a due date for that - Short term, I do have an 1.0.3 update that we are currently trying to get out to Apple (having some trouble with the Code Signing on the 2.2 SDK - we are obviously not alone on this, Apple's dev forum is full of it). This Upgrade will focus on the bugs reported so far (Artwork rescaling, wrong sort orders, some crash scenarios) plus: - Performance improvement for large libraries (sorting in background thread) - Browse Music Folder - experimental WOL (you have to add the MAC manually) Regarding requests to show additional information in the existing menus. I will check this, but this is always about balancing different aspects: How cluttered do I want my UI? How fast do I want the app to be? Especially importing additional artists can have a huge impact on performance so I don't promise anything here, my current favorite is to offer a "details" page that would show all this. Playing Times and years may be less of an issue (years are not), ao I'll check for that. -- pippin --- see iPeng at penguinlovesmusic.com pippin's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=13777 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=55514 ___
[slim] How to save my Favourites
How do I save my Favourites, so that if I need to do a clean install of SqueezeCentre by uninstalling SC and then reinstalling it I do not loose my Favourites? Is there anything else I need to save/backup? -- norderney Transporter (Black) - Arcam A85 Amp - B&W CDM1NT Speakers - Yamaha CDRHD1500 Recorder norderney's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=378 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=55797 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
