Re: [slim] How to access and update my music via MySqueezebox.com?
I think the misunderstanding here is that it's not MySqueezebox.com you use to access the music on your NAS. You can just download the software from MySqueezebox.com and it gives you access to online sources. What you need to access for your local music is Logitech Media Server which might be running on your NAS. If that's the case you probably reach it through "http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=13777 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=104706 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Rasp Pi Problem cant solve
Django, looks like you are on the money Many thanks, I am not using fake macs, removed the section for the suspect pi in the server.prefs and bingo it works, very pleased. I assume at sometime I (or one of my kids!) has been in and started playing with the settings on the player and caused the issue. Anyway, its fixed, I can move on to more fettling :-), thanks again to all on the forum. Also it does make sense as I couldn't see how it could possibly be the pi, but I was stumped as to where else to look. alastaid's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=65063 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=104698 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Rasp Pi Problem cant solve
alastaid wrote: > OK, so I maybe wrong with the term "firmware", but I ran the rpi-update > as per here: http://www.devils-heaven.com/raspberry-pi-firmware-update/ > > which did appear, at least, to be doing something on the board as > opposed to the card, but I could be wrong, I cant even find out where I > read that you need to do this when using Pi as a squeezelite client. > Anyway, will run it on the non working pi to see if it makes a > difference. Yes, the first stage bootloader firmware is update-able, but usually there is little need to do it unless you need to boot from exotic hardware or directly over the net. "To try to judge the real from the false will always be hard. In this fast-growing art of 'high fidelity' the quackery will bear a solid gilt edge that will fool many people" - Paul W Klipsch, 1953 Julf's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=42050 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=104698 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] How to access and update my music via MySqueezebox.com?
janti wrote: > Thank you very much! > > Then I understand better, and I've been to RAIDar and gone to Setup. I > remember now that that's what I did several years ago too. > > Username and password is needed, though. I remember the default was > something like admin + admin before, but that doesn't work for me. Has > that changed too? > > Any help appreciated! > > Best regards > > Jan Raidar and password is related to your NAS. presumably this is a netgear readyNAS. You should ask at the netgear readyNAS forums for help on accessing the NAS. *Home:* VortexBox 4TB (2.3) > LMS 7.8 > Transporter, Touch, Boom, Radio (all ethernet) *Cottage:* VBA 3TB (2.3) > LMS 7.8 > Touch > Benchmark DAC I, Boom, Radio w/Battery (all ethernet except Radio) *Office:* Win8(64) > LMS 7.9 > Squeezelite *Spares:* Touch(3), Radio(3), Boom, SB3, CONTROLLER *Controllers:* iPhone6 & iPadAir2 (iPeng8 & Squeezepad), CONTROLLER, or SqueezePlay 7.8 on Win7(64) laptop *Files:* ripping: dbpoweramp > FLAC; post-rip: mp3tag, PerfectTunes; Streaming: Spotify garym's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=17325 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=104706 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Document your collection
DJanGo wrote: > No problem :o > > i am just a poor guy that even shortens all unneeded languages from the > strings.txt - > > *That* saves a bit space and added such a huge amount of response time > you cant really count :rolleyes: > And i am quite as old as your avatar loks like- when i was young 640 k > should be enough for everybody - (Yes i know its NOT Billy who say/wrote > this) > btw: did you recon the car from my avatar? Should be some in surrey as > well > > > But the truth behind that is just simple: > If you stop the logitechmediaserver (what reason ever you have to) the > filestamp from the library.db changes - so its tricky to find out "is > there is a reason to update the documentation?" > > I'd love to let my pcs do stuff for me on their own (sheduled tasks / > cronjobs) - cause i am lazy like hell Hi there, yes I come from the *640k is enough for anyone* era but times change. We can't stop here this is bat country. RIP Hunter S Thompson. pkfox's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=5346 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=104566 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Document your collection
pkfox wrote: > Don't see the point all your doing is saving a bit of space which you > can achieve by deleting the copy when you're done No problem :o i am just a poor guy that even shortens all unneeded languages from the strings.txt - *That* saves a bit space and added such a huge amount of response time you cant really count :rolleyes: Gruss Jan DJanGo's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1516 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=104566 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Document your collection
DJanGo wrote: > > But the truth behind that is just simple: > If you stop the logitechmediaserver (what reason ever you have to) the > filestamp from the library.db changes - so its tricky to find out "is > there is a reason to update the documentation?" > > I'd love to let my pcs do stuff for me on their own (sheduled tasks / > cronjobs) - cause i am lazy like hell Surely you know if you've added new music so know when to do a documentation update. steve-g's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=52057 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=104566 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Rasp Pi Problem cant solve
OK, so I maybe wrong with the term "firmware", but I ran the rpi-update as per here: http://www.devils-heaven.com/raspberry-pi-firmware-update/ which did appear, at least, to be doing something on the board as opposed to the card, but I could be wrong, I cant even find out where I read that you need to do this when using Pi as a squeezelite client. Anyway, will run it on the non working pi to see if it makes a difference. alastaid's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=65063 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=104698 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Document your collection
steve-g wrote: > Surely you know if you've added new music so know when to do a > documentation update. Precisely Steve and it takes a matter of minutes to copy the database and run the documenter - this is a classic case of *if it ain't broke fix it till it is* We can't stop here this is bat country. RIP Hunter S Thompson. pkfox's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=5346 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=104566 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Document your collection
DJanGo wrote: > > > btw: did you recon the car from my avatar? Should be some in surrey as > well > > A Mini Moke? "To try to judge the real from the false will always be hard. In this fast-growing art of 'high fidelity' the quackery will bear a solid gilt edge that will fool many people" - Paul W Klipsch, 1953 Julf's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=42050 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=104566 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Document your collection
pkfox wrote: > Precisely Steve and it takes a matter of minutes to copy the database > and run the documenter - this is a classic case of *if it ain't broke > fix it till it is* Forget about that stripdown :eek: you see me really impressed :o I should investigate that - i (better the *tux wrapper i made) need ~20 minutes for this task (refreh documentation) :confused: Anyway have a nice day:o Gruss Jan DJanGo's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1516 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=104566 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] How to access and update my music via MySqueezebox.com?
pippin wrote: > I think the misunderstanding here is that it's not MySqueezebox.com you > use to access the music on your NAS. You can just download the software > from MySqueezebox.com and it gives you access to online sources. > What you need to access for your local music is Logitech Media Server > which might be running on your NAS. If that's the case you probably > reach it through "http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=9035 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=104706 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Rasp Pi Problem cant solve
Greg Erskine wrote: > I don't. I wanted you to confirm it can't be upgraded and ALL "user > accessible" software is on the SD card? Yes? Not quite. See my previous reply about "raspberrypi-bootloader". > Yes you are right, I agree. I stopped playing with PCs 15 years ago and > have forgotten a few things. I just see them as a box now. ;) Likewise, but then I got involved in "embedded devices" - something that used to mean an 8-bit microcontroller, but these days means something that runs rings around a 15-year-old PC both in terms of performance and complexity :) "To try to judge the real from the false will always be hard. In this fast-growing art of 'high fidelity' the quackery will bear a solid gilt edge that will fool many people" - Paul W Klipsch, 1953 Julf's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=42050 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=104698 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Document your collection
DJanGo wrote: > @julf Yapp an early MKi Excellent! Great fun! I go for slightly larger ones: 19344 That picture was taken in 1999, waiting for Harwich-Hook of Holland ferry - imagine driving up to customs and immigration like that in 2015... :) +---+ |Filename: 74d7c9u-960.jpg | |Download: http://forums.slimdevices.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=19344| +---+ "To try to judge the real from the false will always be hard. In this fast-growing art of 'high fidelity' the quackery will bear a solid gilt edge that will fool many people" - Paul W Klipsch, 1953 Julf's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=42050 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=104566 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Document your collection
@ dasmueller: its frustrating to see someone that has an idea realized that idea and decides to share his idea even when that means he has a lot more to to than just use his thing for his own purposes and some other jump on the train and ask for impossible or senseless things... @pkfox: I realized that there is some interest for an "offline collection Dokumentation" and i decided to re-animate my own way to solve this (cause in my private hours i am a Linux User i cant just use your Tool) Even without knowing exactly what your doing - i may have a tip for you and the guys that use your Tool. "My" way to get a offline Dokumentation of my collection just needs two tables out of the library.db. - contributors - albums I dont know which tables you use but instead of copying the whole library.db (if someone has to cause using a headless dedicated lms Server) Should be simple as eg: $lms_offline_db is my var for the filename under Windows it must be something like %lms_offline_db% rm is the same as del under *blows - dont "dump" the same tables into your offline_db twice Code: rm $lms_offline_db sqlite3 /var/lib/squeezeboxserver/cache/library.db ".dump albums"|sqlite3 $lms_offline_db sqlite3 /var/lib/squeezeboxserver/cache/library.db ".dump contributors"|sqlite3 $lms_offline_db After that you end up with a smaller database file if you need to copy that from your dedicated lms Server. In my case the shortend library is just 2.8 MB instead of 118 MB. Feel free to adapt this idea. Gruss Jan DJanGo's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1516 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=104566 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Document your collection
DJanGo wrote: > @ dasmueller: > its frustrating to see someone that has an idea realized that idea and > decides to share his idea even when that means he has a lot more to to > than just use his thing for his own purposes and some other jump on the > train and ask for impossible or senseless things... > > @pkfox: > I realized that there is some interest for an "offline collection > Dokumentation" and i decided > to re-animate my own way to solve this (cause in my private hours i am a > Linux User i cant just use your Tool - and cause of my ego i wont > *lol*) > > Even without knowing exactly what your doing - i may have a tip for you > and the guys that use your Tool. > > "My" way to get a offline Dokumentation of my collection just needs two > tables out of the library.db. > > > > - contributors - albums > > > > > I dont know which tables you use but instead of copying the whole > library.db (if someone has to cause using a headless dedicated lms > Server) > Should be simple as eg: > $lms_offline_db is my var for the filename under Windows it must be > something like %lms_offline_db% > rm is the same as del under *blows - > dont "dump" the same tables into your offline_db twice - deleting the > offline_db before the dump is the simplest way to solve this > > > Code: > > > rm $lms_offline_db > sqlite3 /var/lib/squeezeboxserver/cache/library.db ".dump albums"|sqlite3 $lms_offline_db > sqlite3 /var/lib/squeezeboxserver/cache/library.db ".dump contributors"|sqlite3 $lms_offline_db > > > > > the mimic from that is: > sqlite3 source_db ".dump contributors"|sqlite3 destination_db > > After that you end up with a smaller database file if you need to copy > that from your dedicated lms Server. > In my case the shortend library is just 2.8 MB instead of 118 MB. > > Feel free to adapt this idea and add the needed tables somewhere her > to others that might uses that. Don't see the point all your doing is saving a bit of space which you can achieve by deleting the copy when you're done We can't stop here this is bat country. RIP Hunter S Thompson. pkfox's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=5346 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=104566 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Rasp Pi Problem cant solve
alastaid wrote: > OK, so I maybe wrong with the term "firmware", but I ran the rpi-update > as per here: http://www.devils-heaven.com/raspberry-pi-firmware-update/ > > which did appear, at least, to be doing something on the board as > opposed to the card, but I could be wrong, I cant even find out where I > read that you need to do this when using Pi as a squeezelite client. > Anyway, will run it on the non working pi to see if it makes a > difference. I don't think this is doing what you think it does This appears to be updating firmware files on the Raspian (Debian) system. These firmwares are pushed to certain devices which need them when connected. *Players:* SliMP3,Squeezebox3 x3, Squeezebox Receiver, SqueezePlayer, PiCorePlayer/RPi2/Hifiberry DAC+ x2,PiCorePlayer/RPi2/Hifiberry DAC+Pro,Wandboard SOA *Server:* Logitech Media Server Version: 7.9.0 - 1444881383 on Centos 7 VM *Plugins:* AutoRescan/BBCiPlayer/PowerSave/PowerSwitchIII/Squeezecloud *Remotes:* iPeng8/Orangesqueeze/PC/Jivelite *Music:* 383GB,1269 albums 17756 songs 4381 artists mostly FLACs *Want a webapp ?* See http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?104305-Webapp-for-LMS Jeff07971's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=49290 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=104698 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] How to access and update my music via MySqueezebox.com?
garym wrote: > Your own music would have been stored on your own local computer. It > would now run Logitech Media Server. This used to be called > squeezecenter, then squeezeboxserver. > > P.s. In the old days there was some sort of MP3 vault that allowed > cloud storage of MP3 files. I think this has been gone for several > years. Thank you! I have all my music on my NAS, no problem uploading it to the NAS, but I cannot access it via the web anymore (www.mysqueezebox.com), but I can access podcasts etc. This is probably no good explanation, though. Best regards Jan janti's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=9035 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=104706 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Rasp Pi Problem cant solve
Jeff07971 wrote: > I don't think this is doing what you think it does > This appears to be updating firmware files on the Raspian (Debian) > system. > These firmwares are pushed to certain devices which need them when > connected. > > Actually just looked into this a bit further, they are firmware "in > software" most of them are firmware drivers for the kernel ie modules > > Taking one at random : > https://github.com/raspberrypi/firmware/commit/d56bf185f0f9e1cc2d9090970a2db1f6ebe76bb2 Take a look at the package "raspberrypi-bootloader". The boot loader needs drivers for the basic hardware and the devices you want to boot from (SD devices, wlan etc.), and both the boot loader itself and the drivers can be updated. "To try to judge the real from the false will always be hard. In this fast-growing art of 'high fidelity' the quackery will bear a solid gilt edge that will fool many people" - Paul W Klipsch, 1953 Julf's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=42050 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=104698 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Document your collection
DJanGo wrote: > Forget about that stripdown > > :eek: you see me really impressed :o > > I should investigate that - i (better the *tux wrapper i made) need ~20 > minutes for this task (refreh documentation) :confused: > > Anyway have a nice day:o > > @julf Yapp an early MKi And you :-) We can't stop here this is bat country. RIP Hunter S Thompson. pkfox's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=5346 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=104566 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] How to access and update my music via MySqueezebox.com?
janti wrote:
> Thank you!
>
> I have all my music on my NAS, no problem uploading it to the NAS, but I
> cannot access it via the web anymore ('www.mysqueezebox.com'
> (http://www.mysqueezebox.com)), but I can access podcasts etc.
>
> This is probably no good explanation, though.
>
> Best regards
>
> Jan
You need to install Logitech Media Server on your NAS/ PC/Mac/Laptop, or
on something that will run it.
Your local music files have never been accessible via mysqueezebox.com,
that isn't what it's for.
In a web browser type :9000, what do you get?
kidstypike
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Re: [slim] How to access and update my music via MySqueezebox.com?
janti wrote: > Thank you very much! > > Then I understand better, and I've been to RAIDar and gone to Setup. I > remember now that that's what I did several years ago too. > > Username and password is needed, though. I remember the default was > something like admin + admin before, but that doesn't work for me. Has > that changed too? > > Any help appreciated! > > Best regards > > Jan I also use a ReadNAS, and for all Netgear NAS the default Username is Admin, and the Password is netgear1 Location 1: ReadyNAS Ultra 2 4TB > LMS 7.8.0 > 1 Touch, 1 Duet Controller: Nexus 7 >Orange Squeeze Music: Ripping (FLAC) dbpoweramp, Tagging: mp3tag bomboloni's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=57289 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=104706 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Roon, a SqueezeBox ecosystem alternative ?
Roon streaming to SB3, Touch (EDO) and Boom. Seems to be released soon according to https://community.roonlabs.com/t/squeezebox-support/1043/142 19346 +---+ |Filename: Roon_SB.jpg | |Download: http://forums.slimdevices.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=19346| +---+ SqueezeBoxServer 7.9 / ReadyNas Pro (x86) | SBTouch - SB3 - Duet - Boom - Ipeng SBTouch => Rega DAC => Rega Brio R amp => Harbeth SLH5 speakers volpone's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=16531 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=104044 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Rasp Pi Problem cant solve
Julf wrote: > Yes, the first stage bootloader firmware is update-able, but usually > there is little need to do it unless you need to boot from exotic > hardware or directly over the net. No it's not. It is in embedded rom. utgg's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=40900 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=104698 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] How to access and update my music via MySqueezebox.com?
Thank you very much! With that password I succeded! Best regards Jan janti's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=9035 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=104706 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Basic equalizer plugin?
I know about Inguz, but has anyone developed a simple EQ plugin? Just basic bass, treble controls? Touch - Muse M50 EX TPA3123 T-Amp Mini - Acoustics Q10 speakers Logitech Radio Logitech UE Radio O2 Joggler + SqpOS + Aune X2 T-amp + Mordaunt Short ms-3.40 speakers UPnPBridge - 2 paired Sonos Play1 speakers UPnPBridge - Rocki - Sony SRS-BTM8 speaker UPnPBridge - Pioneer WX-SMA1 speaker SB Player - Fire TV castalla's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=15624 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=104716 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Rasp Pi Problem cant solve
utgg wrote: > No it's not. It is in embedded rom. Yes and no. The RPi designers did quite some cost-cutting measures. The first-stage bootloader, in RPi terminology, is indeed in ROM, and can't be updated, but the only thing that that code can do is load the second stage (bootcode.bin) from the boot partition on the SD card - so a RPi can not boot from the network or USB stick. Not only that, but neither the first nor the second stage actually run on the main CPU - they run on the GPU (graphics processor). The second stage loads the third-stage bootloader (start.elf) from the SD card. So the second stage bootloader on a RPi corresponds to a traditional basic bootloader, and *can* be updated. The third stage corresponds to a PC BIOS, and has actual hardware settings (config.txt), and can also be updated. As the fourth stage, the actual kernel (kernel.img) gets loaded, and is the first code to actually run on the main CPU. Anyway, yes, all the user-upgradeable parts live on the SD card, and the stuff on the main board can not be updated. "To try to judge the real from the false will always be hard. In this fast-growing art of 'high fidelity' the quackery will bear a solid gilt edge that will fool many people" - Paul W Klipsch, 1953 Julf's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=42050 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=104698 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Can Raspberry Pi, HiFiBerry, Max2Play, PiCorePlayerOS etc save the Squeezebox system?
Hi Guys, Nothing lasts forever, but I am have to say I am impressed by the amount of activity that's springing up around the globe these days basically by hobbyists and the technically able users, but it all seems very positive to me. Some key enablers have been Logitech's enlightened GPL licensing of LMS, Adrian's wonderful Squeezelite, continued improvements to the server platform by Michael Herger and others and the explosion in popularity of boards like the Raspberry Pi, Odroid platforms. This seems to show two things: 1) People who know about Squeezebox really love the system and will go to great lengths to keep it running even without commercial hardware support 2) There seems to a resurgence of interest in high quality audio that is far removed from the stratospheric so-called "high end" and is more about kilo-buck headphone rigs than it is about man-cave statement audiophoolery, and this is not by any means restricted to the boring old fart demographic anymore. However, before I get too optimistic and dewey-eyed, there are some causes for concern: 1) At some point, Logitech will presumably want to shut down MySqueezebox.com and stop funding the CDN that supports it. Will Ickstream be a stable and good substitute by then? 2) The lack of commercial hardware still bothers me. The knock against Squeezebox even in its heyday was that it was too demanding technically for the average consumer; now that you have to be able assemble a Raspberry Pi and write a downloaded image to a micro-SD card, the barrier to general adoption is higher than ever. There still seems to be a big gap in the market between a $35 streaming stick from Google and a Sonus Connect box from $350. Is it just uneconomic to make a box that retails for $250 provides a really high quality audio streaming client? We're getting pretty close to that with some pre-assembled kits such as this one: http://www.audiophonics.fr/fr/appareils-hifi-dac/audiophonics-raspdac-lecteur-reseau-raspberry-pi-20-dac-sabre-p-10369.html. (I realize there is a big difference between selling a barebones audio computer and a fully finished streamer with all appropriate codec patent licenses paid up and CE-certified for electrical safety etc.) Nevertheless, I can't help wishing for someone to take this on commercially. Just some random thoughts on a Saturday afternoon. No big agenda here, but I would be interested in others' thoughts on the topic. Does the Raspberry Pi phenomenon help or hinder the chances of Squeezebox systems staying with us for the next 5+ years? Charles -- "Dreamer, easy in the chair that really fits you..." dsdreamer's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=12588 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=104714 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] How Replay Gain Works
Mnyb wrote: > What I don't clearly remember is how it's coexist with the fixed volume > at 100% setting This seems to be the issue. I did change that option when I went to a smart remote setup with an SB3. Now I disabled it, and I think the problem is solved. Living Room: Squeezebox v3 (Wired), Pioneer Elite VSX 80, KEF Q100's, Energy Encore center, subwoofer, surrounds Dining Room: Paradigm Atom Monitor v.5 Anywhere Else As Needed: Boom Router: Asus RT-N56U Server: LMS Version 7.9, Dell Laptop (Wired), Windows 7 Home Fahzz's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=12585 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=104121 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
