Re: [slim] Digital out for RPi player

[cliveb]

shacky73 wrote: 
> I’d like to add quality digital out to a RPi 4B to use as music streamer
> for my stereo.  LMS running on RPi 4B with Ethernet connection to
> router.
> 
> I’d like to mimic a SB player with digital out to my MH tube DAC. 
> Receiving WiFi stream of ALAC files.
> 
> So I’m thinking a SPDIF (spelling?) board with maybe high quality WiFi
> to boot.
> 
> And if indicated high quality power supply - currently Canakit. 
> 
> What do you guys suggest?
HiFiBerry DIGI2 Pro works just fine, even on my old RPi2.

Warning: if you're interested in doing some processing (eg. parametric
EQ for room correction), don't get their DSP add-on board. Its filtering
algorithms create a weird low level rumbling. (I suppose they might have
fixed it since my bad experience). I do DRC by running through SOX on
LMS, which works well and requires no hardware purchase.



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House move forced change to: piCorePlayer(RPi2/HiFiBerry DIGI2 Pro) ->
Meridian 218 -> Meridian M6

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Re: [slim] Android TV Sticks/Boxes as Squeezebox Replacement

[castalla]

chrisinparis wrote: 
> Sync is good :). 
> 
> Got a bit of networking to sort out, but for now it's OK. Was confused
> at first (as iPeng was fine), but realised a subnetting issue was
> preventing the SBT from seeing the server (even though iPeng could
> playback was fine). Once I changed network for SBT it saw my server.

Glad you've got it working





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Re: [slim] Android TV Sticks/Boxes as Squeezebox Replacement

[chrisinparis]

Sync is good :). 

Got a bit of networking to sort out, but for now it's OK. Was confused
at first (as iPeng was fine), but realised a subnetting issue was
preventing the SBT from seeing the server (even though iPeng could
playback was fine). Once I changed network for SBT it saw my server.



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Re: [slim] Tracks stop after 30 sec

[shacky73]

Thanks.  

Once tracks start giving problem it is repeatable until I change
something.



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Re: [slim] Tracks stop after 30 sec

[garym]

If the problem tracks sometimes work without problems, then I don't
think converting ALAC to ALAC will likely help.  Regarding how to do
that.  foobar2000 has converter, I use dbpoweramp for ripping converting
(but it is not free), there are dozens of other converters.  I haven't
used iTunes in years, but I think I recall that you could right click on
a file, then CONVERT it to another format. And that other format you
choose could be ALAC.



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*Controllers:* iPhone11 & iPadAir3 (iPeng), CONTROLLER, Material Skin,
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Re: [slim] Tracks stop after 30 sec

[shacky73]

I just unplugged Touch thinking maybe it’s some kind of cache issue. 
Plugged back in - one track stopped at 37sec then reset and played all
the way through.  

Playing another problem track - no problem.  Not expecting resolution
because this has happened several times now.  Change something and it
works for a while then bites me in the a$$.



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Re: [slim] Tracks stop after 30 sec

[shacky73]

I have not been using Pi as player.  I just so happen to have an extra
Pi that I intended as player.  Headphone output for test is capital
idea.

I would think the WiFi in Touch is pretty dated.  Maybe using separate
WiFi router with Ethernet to Touch could boast performance?



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Re: [slim] Tracks stop after 30 sec

[Redrum]

If you want to test the "it's the touch" theory, and you don't have
another player, you can download squeezelite-X from the windows store,
or, pay a couple $ for sb player (if you have an android phone/tablet)
or ??? if you have an iphone (??? = help me ipeople :))

I can't remember if you ever said you used your picore player pi as a
player, but if you haven't, you could easily do that and use the
headphone output for testing.

You could also download some public domain music files and try those.

Again, I am fond of swapping things out to isolate the issue, figure
that out yet?  :)

Jim



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Re: [slim] Tracks stop after 30 sec

[shacky73]

How do I go about doing an ALAC to ALAC file conversion?



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Re: [slim] Tracks stop after 30 sec

[garym]

shacky73 wrote: 
> The laptop played fine first go around then started the same issue. 
> When I moved router I went back to RPi which worked fine for a couple of
> hours then all of a sudden - same problem.  
> 
> I could go back and try laptop again with new router position.
> 
> Again it’s only specific tracks and always the same tracks.  All other
> tracks in my library play without hiccup.

If it is only specific tracks, the first thing I'd do is convert these
into new files. I think they are LOSSLESS, so you can easily convert
from ALAC to ALAC using a digital music converter. You won't change the
audio stream at all, but maybe there is something odd in the tag or in
the file header that the player doesn't like.  Easy to do and would
potentially solve the problem. I've had purchased FLAC files before that
caused problems, and I just convert from FLAC to FLAC, and problem
solved.



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*Controllers:* iPhone11 & iPadAir3 (iPeng), CONTROLLER, Material Skin,
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Re: [slim] Tracks stop after 30 sec

[shacky73]

garym wrote: 
> But didn't you say that if you used LMS on your laptop instead with the
> same files, they played to your TOUCH just fine?  If that's the case,
> unlikely your TOUCH.

The laptop played fine first go around then started the same issue. 
When I moved router I went back to RPi which worked fine for a couple of
hours then all of a sudden - same problem.  

I could go back and try laptop again with new router position.

Again it’s only specific tracks and always the same tracks.  All other
tracks in my library play without hiccup.



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[slim] Digital out for RPi player

[shacky73]

I’d like to add quality digital out to a RPi 4B to use as music streamer
for my stereo.  LMS running on RPi 4B with Ethernet connection to
router.

I’d like to mimic a SB player with digital out to my MH tube DAC. 
Receiving WiFi stream of ALAC files.

So I’m thinking a SPDIF (spelling?) board with maybe high quality WiFi
to boot.

What do you guys suggest?



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Re: [slim] New modified SqueezeAMP batch?

[yeomanspc]

Will you be contacting people who registered interest?  Any outlook for
when they might be ready?


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Re: [slim] Tracks stop after 30 sec

[garym]

shacky73 wrote: 
> Absolutely nothing different.  I have an extra Pi and swapped that out
> using same SD card.  And same stopping same track.
> 
> I’m beginning to think it’s my SB Touch.

But didn't you say that if you used LMS on your laptop instead with the
same files, they played to your TOUCH just fine?  If that's the case,
unlikely your TOUCH.



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Radio w/Battery (Radio WIFI)
*Office:* Win10(64)>foobar2000
*The Wild: *rPi3B+/pCP7.x/4TB>LMS 8.1.x>hifiberry Dac+Pro (LMS &
Squeezelite) 
*Controllers:* iPhone11 & iPadAir3 (iPeng), CONTROLLER, Material Skin,
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Re: [slim] Tracks stop after 30 sec

[shacky73]

Absolutely nothing different.  I have an extra Pi and swapped that out
using same SD card.  And same stopping same track.

I’m beginning to think it’s my SB Touch.



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Re: [slim] Strange behaviour of volume on synced players

[khayman]

Something unusual to be found here?

> 
> [22-09-20 19:15:20.1685] Slim::Control::Request::renderAsArray (2233)
> Error: request should set useIxHashes in Slim::Control::Request->new()
> [22-09-20 19:15:20.1690] Slim::Control::Request::renderAsArray (2233)
> Backtrace:
> 
> frame 0: Slim::Utils::Log::logBacktrace
> (/usr/local/slimserver/Slim/Control/Request.pm line 2233)
> frame 1: Slim::Control::Request::renderAsArray
> (/usr/local/slimserver/Slim/Web/Cometd.pm line 940)
> frame 2: Slim::Web::Cometd::requestCallback
> (/usr/local/slimserver/Slim/Web/Cometd.pm line 791)
> frame 3: Slim::Web::Cometd::__ANON__
> (/usr/local/slimserver/Slim/Control/Request.pm line 2058)
> frame 4: (eval) (/usr/local/slimserver/Slim/Control/Request.pm line
> 2058)
> frame 5: Slim::Control::Request::notify
> (/usr/local/slimserver/Slim/Control/Request.pm line 859)
> frame 6: Slim::Control::Request::checkNotifications
> (/usr/local/slimserver/slimserver.pl line 711)
> frame 7: main::idle (/usr/local/slimserver/slimserver.pl line 680)
> frame 8: main::main (/usr/local/slimserver/slimserver.pl line 1224)
> 
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Re: [slim] Strange behaviour of volume on synced players

[khayman]

RobbH wrote: 
> In the Default interface, go to the Settings page, select the Advanced
> tab, then select Logging from the dropdown list. Scroll down to
> "plugin.spotty"

Done, thanks...
Since the volume issue didn't come up again since yesterday, there's not
much to look for in this log, right?

Should I enable Spotify Connect again to verify if the problem comes
back?
Maybe someone "knowing" could find the real reason for this behaviour
from the log file?



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Re: [slim] Android TV Sticks/Boxes as Squeezebox Replacement

[castalla]

chrisinparis wrote: 
> Thanks.
> 
> Still have to get the SBT out, but sync on SB Player and iPeng works
> quite well...

I use the bluetooth feature on my box to provide a dedicated headphone
source.





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Re: [slim] Android TV Sticks/Boxes as Squeezebox Replacement

[chrisinparis]

Thanks.

Still have to get the SBT out, but sync on SB Player and iPeng works
quite well...



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