Re: [slim] Reasons why an album does not show up in the correct place in music folder list?

2014-05-04 Thread Jeff52

I have never had a problem with compilations appearing property in the
music list. I use mp3tag and make sure the song is tagged with the same
album name as the other songs in the compilation. I do not use Album
Artist and always list the song as a compilation with the compilation
tag. All compilation albums are stored in the Various Artists folder. 


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Re: [slim] Syncing wired SB3 with Powerline Homeplug SB3

2013-03-19 Thread Jeff52

rbl wrote: 
 Hi - I currently have my main SB3 wired in to the network, and a
 secondary SB3 connected wirelessly with approx 60% signal strength. It
 all works and syncs very well until I turn the microwave on whereupon
 the whole things stops, unless I turn the 2nd SB3 off. Clearly
 interference from the microwave. Would a Homeplug Powerline solve the
 problem? And would they still sync properly or is there likely to be a
 delay between them?

I use to have the same problem. A change of wireless channel solved the
problem.



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Re: [slim] I HAVE SEEN THE FUTURE! It doesn't look good ...

2012-11-01 Thread Jeff52

castalla wrote: 
 I wonder how many Radio users (without local LMS access) are tearing
 their hair out 

It is what it is. Without MySB.com you will just have to access the
streams by the url via LMS. So quit tearing your hair out. It is not a
good thing to do if you value your personal appearance.



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Re: [slim] Now playing info + art on computer screen

2012-09-24 Thread Jeff52

Many thanks to the original poster, eliw, for starting this thread and
the links within the thread. I was able to play around with the linked
html files and was able to come up with a screen I really liked. 

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Re: [slim] How many of you have spare squeezeboxes?

2012-09-16 Thread Jeff52

Many but I really see no real purpose in setting forth the information
because I don't think it is of any interest to anyone. If it really is
I'm sorry I didn't post the information.



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Re: [slim] Calling Sean Adams?

2012-09-01 Thread Jeff52

jhonsber...@msn.com wrote: 
 So based on this assessment,which I believe is completely correct,does
 Sean Adams have some culpability in the demise of the Squeezebox by
 selling a  small niche product to Logitech,a mass market driven company
 ,due to the fact is was never a right fit?
 
 Calling Sean Adams.

Culpability? Does that not connote some sort of moral blameworthiness as
it relates to criminal or immoral behavior? Sheesh give me a break.



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Re: [slim] Calling Sean Adams?

2012-09-01 Thread Jeff52

jhonsber...@msn.com wrote: 
 Sheesh give me a break .I'm not implying any criminal or immoral
 behavior here.
 Maybe they thought it was the right fit .Who knows.

So what was your point then?



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Re: [slim] Calling Sean Adams?

2012-09-01 Thread Jeff52

jhonsber...@msn.com wrote: 
 The point is in hindsight ,the sale of Slim devices to Logitech was a
 terrible fit .
 
 Would you or anyone on this forum  disagree with that ? Would a single
 top exec from Slim Devices disagree with that ?

I have no idea whether it was a terrible fit or not, nor do you or I or
anyone else know whether the company would have prospered if not sold to
Logitech. I simply took issue with your reference to Sean Adams and
culpability in the context of this discussion.



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Re: [slim] Calling Sean Adams?

2012-09-01 Thread Jeff52

Yes we do and that has nothing to do with any culpability of Sean
Adams.



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Re: [slim] Calling Sean Adams?

2012-09-01 Thread Jeff52

jhonsber...@msn.com wrote: 
  Jeff52 wrote: 
  Yes we do and that has nothing to do with any culpability of Sean
  Adams.
  
  Slim devices and it's management did sell the company to Logitech .
  Sadly, it hasn't worked out too well .  
 
 No disagreement by me or anyone else. I'm pleased you are no longer
 asserting this to any culpability of Mr. Adams.



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Re: [slim] Calling Sean Adams?

2012-09-01 Thread Jeff52

jhonsber...@msn.com wrote: 
  Jeff52 wrote: 
  
  
  I never did assert this to any culpability  of Sean Adams . If you
  look at the post clearly, it was posed in the form of a question ,
  wasn't it ? I wanted to hear what some forum members felt about this   
 
 Horse hockey but at least you are now backing off your disparaging
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Re: [slim] A mystery for the smart people here.

2010-02-13 Thread Jeff52

It could be infrared interference from your LCD monitor. I have seen a
lot of discussion about this issue on the internet. 

Google lcd television infrared interference for a lot of links to the
issue.


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Re: [slim] Rebuffering is ruining the Squeezebox experience

2009-07-19 Thread Jeff52

I had the same rebuffering issues with 7.3.3 and wireless. No problems
using 7.2.1. At least in my case something happened to the wireless
connection causing rebuffering issues between 7.2.1 and 7.3.3. 

I then decided to try a homeplug ethernet connection and now 7.3.3
works flawlessly except when my wife plugs the vacuum cleaner into the
same electrical circuit as the SB3 :-)which creates enough noise to
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Re: [slim] user experience with 7.3.3 = worst

2009-06-29 Thread Jeff52

maggior;436230 Wrote: 
 If that doesn't work for you, you could give 7.2.1 a spin.  I found that
 to be quite stable.

I have also had issues (different than yours) with 7.3.3. I agree with
the 7.2.1 recommendation.


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Re: [slim] Can BOTH computer and SB be connected wirelessly?

2009-06-07 Thread Jeff52

You could try homeplug devices on your router and computer to avoid a
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Re: [slim] I am leaving Logitech!

2009-05-26 Thread Jeff52

Thanks for keeping us informed and answering questions on the forum. 

All the best to you and your family.


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Re: [slim] Looking for help with a noise problem

2009-05-20 Thread Jeff52

Superchunk;424897 Wrote: 
 Anyone know of good directions for lifting the ground on the web
 somewhere?

You may want to read this guide
http://www.audiosystemsgroup.com/RFI-Ham.pdf about RFI issues.


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Re: [slim] Recent Re-buffering problem

2009-04-16 Thread Jeff52

wolster;415752 Wrote: 
 I am used to my SB3 petulently giving way to the microwave occassionaly
 but, in the last few days, with no microwave on, the music keeps
 stopping. The display says re-buffering and shows the growing
 percentage. Music resumes and then stops again. 

Same thing here running the latest full release. I have not had any
problems for years but all of a sudden my SB3 is acting up just like
yours. Netstumbler shows no other networks running. I have changed
wireless channels and will continue to monitor.


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Re: [slim] album tracks not advancing

2008-09-02 Thread Jeff52

Do you have your player configured to play other songs in album or
director under Player --- Basic Settings -- Play Other Songs In
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Re: [slim] How to alter fade in/out length?

2008-08-25 Thread Jeff52

According to the information displayed on the Alarm page in player
settings, the fade in time is supposed to be 20 seconds if fade in is
selected. You might also want to review the alarm volume settings on
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Re: [slim] How to alter fade in/out length?

2008-08-23 Thread Jeff52

Player settings  Audio - Crossfade duration.


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Re: [slim] Squeezebox stopping

2007-11-27 Thread Jeff52

Glad that worked for you but I have no IP address conflicts and have had
this problem since SS 6.5.1 both with static and dynamic IP addresses.
Firmware rollback is the only thing that cures the problem for me.

vnvjeep;245230 Wrote: 
 
 I ended up determining that this was all actually due to an IP conflict
 on my network.  Another workstation (which hadn't been on for about 2
 years) was getting booted up and had the same static IP as my
 squeezebox.  Once I set that machine to start using a different IP, I
 had absolutely no problems with the squeezebox any longer. 
 Unfortunately, the squeezebox didn't display any sort of ip address
 conflict message -- that would have been very handy!  :(  I invite
 those of you who are experiencing this issue to make absolutely, doubly
 sure there aren't any IP address conflicts going on with your
 squeezebox, and make sure it's got a unique static IP...
 
 Take care,
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Re: [slim] Squeezebox stopping

2007-10-30 Thread Jeff52

JimC;238038 Wrote: 
 Great.  No one here is saying there's no problem -- we just need to
 understand what the problem is so we can track it down.  Obviously, it
 doesn't happen to everyone, but we'd like to fix it if we can figure it
 out.
 -= Jim

As I said on a previous post, I have had this problem (playlist stops
playing while player remains connected to the server and display
continues to show current song--pressing play or next and playback
resumes) since 6.5.1. See bug report
http://bugs.slimdevices.com/show_bug.cgi?id=4569 which has been marked
as resolved worksforme. 

For each release since, the problem surfaced again and was cured by a
rollback to firmware v.67. IMHO, this is a firmware issue as the
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Re: [slim] Squeezebox stopping

2007-10-23 Thread Jeff52

Minora;236915 Wrote: 
 I have just encountered the same problem.  
 The system was playing fine all day - then just stopped.
 Slimserver says it sees the SB.  Network health diagnostics look good.
 I can browse the menus and select music playlists etc from my SB.  On
 pressing play, SB says it is playing the track - but nothing happens. 
 Slimserver also says the track is playing. Just nothing happens.
 Have tried reboots and reloading the firmware etc
 Frustrating. Any one know what is going on?

I've had this problem (and others I've communicated with) since
slimserver 6.5.1. My workaround was to revert to firmware v. 67 every
time I upgraded slimserver with the latest nightly and final version
6.5.2. That cured the problem for me.


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Re: [slim] Does not advance to next song in list

2007-07-16 Thread Jeff52

Sounds similar to the problems noted in these threads:

http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=22963

http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=35969

I have experienced similar problems with the last few releases. My
problem has always been solved by reverting to firmware v. 67 after
installing the new releases.  I have no idea why this hasn't been
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Re: [slim] Music hangs - Firmware rollback? Slimserver rollback?

2007-06-23 Thread Jeff52

PerLundborg;210270 Wrote: 
 Same problem here, after updating slimserver and firmware earlier this
 week.
 
 ...so how far back does one need to go in slimservers in order to find
 an appropriate firmware... Just have to keep looking I guess.

Firmware 67 was circa mid to late November of last year. If you have a
problem finding it let me know and I'll e-mail you a copy.


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Re: [slim] Music hangs - Firmware rollback? Slimserver rollback?

2007-06-21 Thread Jeff52

I've had similar problems both with the new release and prior release. A
reversion to firmware version 67 or earlier cured the problem in SS
6.5.1 and the new release. As far as I can tell, this problem began
with a firmware release sometime after version 67 and has never been
fixed. There is a thread in the Beta forum
http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=22963 discussing the
problem together with bug reports, however it has never been solved.


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[slim] Re: Naming added radio stations.

2007-01-03 Thread Jeff52

You should be able to add a name by using the favorites menu via
Squeezenetwork.com. Click on the pencil icon next to the station and
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[slim] Re: Seans new title

2006-12-28 Thread Jeff52

A picture of Sean right before the assimilation...


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[slim] Re: Network Options...

2006-12-20 Thread Jeff52

I agree with Mark, you might want to investigate a powerline/homeplug
solution. I'm using a pair of Netgear XE103 homeplugs to connect to one
of my SB3's which had a problem maintaining a solid wireless connection
in my basement. Although not cheap, depending upon the location it may
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[slim] Re: New Squeezebox?

2006-12-05 Thread Jeff52

I like the looks of the new all black model and new remote. Too bad I
just received my old style SB3 and remote last week.


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[slim] Re: Squeeze-o-holic

2006-12-04 Thread Jeff52

SB3 in audio room to PSB Stratus Golds.

SB3 in entertainment center to NHT SB3's (aptly named I might add)

SB2 in bedroom to old Radio Shack speakers

SBG to boombox or other cheap system for portability.

Trying to figure out what speakers to use in the shower. :)


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[slim] Squeeze-o-holic

2006-12-02 Thread Jeff52

Anyone else have this problem? I just purchased my fourth Squeezebox
yesterday. My wife noticed the new SB3 immediately but she had no
complaints as she enjoys the SB’s as much as I do. 

I now have:

SB3 – in my dedicated audio room

SB3 – with my living room audio/video gear

SB2 – in the bedroom 

SB-G will now be used as a “portable” player, on the deck, in the
garage, for headphones, etc.

Needless to say, I love these things. Maybe I need help with my
squeeze-o-holic problem.


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[slim] Re: Squeeze-o-holic

2006-12-02 Thread Jeff52

funkstar;159202 Wrote: 
 This is in one bedroom appartment, or i would probably have more :)

Put another one in your kitchen!


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[slim] Re: Waking up Slimserver

2006-11-08 Thread Jeff52

I'm having problems maintaining a connection using a Netgear XE-103
powerline/homeplug however the wireless connection appears to work
fine. At first I was having problems connecting to Slimserver but that
has now morphed into a problem maintaining a connection as generally
(but not always) the SB3 connects but thereafter intermittently loses
its connection. 

Is anyone experiencing this issue with a wired or powerline connected
Squeezebox? I'm trying to determine whether this is a problem with my
homeplug or whether this is a general networking bug as my wireless
connection does not exhibit the problem.


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[slim] Re: Recomend a Wireless

2006-11-02 Thread Jeff52

You might also want to check out the router notes and comments available
in the Slim Devices wiki:
http://wiki.slimdevices.com/index.cgi?RouterStatus


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[slim] Re: Play doesn't resume at power up

2006-10-20 Thread Jeff52

Check your settings under 

Player Settings --- Audio --- Power On Resume


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[slim] Re: V6.5 huge FileCache

2006-10-19 Thread Jeff52

Which version of slimserver contains the fix (I assume it is one of the
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[slim] Re: Report on powerline ethernet (five weeks later)

2006-09-28 Thread Jeff52

I agree with you Exile. I finally changed to homeplug ethernet for my
audio room connection to the squeezebox in the basement because of
wildly fluctuating wireless strength resulting in occasional dropouts.
I could not find any other interfering networks using Netstumbler so it
must be some other type of RFI. Changing wireless channels and security
protocols did not solve the problem. The remaining squeezeboxes are
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[slim] Re: Using FLAC files

2006-09-15 Thread Jeff52

Jig;136251 Wrote: 
 ...what's the best way for managing FLAC tags?
 

Check out mp3tag: http://www.mp3tag.de/en/


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[slim] Homeplug wired SB3 dropping connection

2006-09-13 Thread Jeff52

I have been using a Netgear 85 MBPS homeplug connection to my SB3 for
over a week with no problems. All of a sudden I am losing connection
with slimserver. I am not running any other programs on the computer
and this seems to happen several times an hour. The SB3 screen goes
blank and reconnects to the server and continues to play music from the
buffer. 

System: 
Win XP-Pro 2.8 GHz 1 GB RAM
Maxtor 300 GB USB drive with 95% FLAC encoded files
Slimserver 6.3.1
Netgear WGR 614 v.4 wireless router (used for wireless SB2 upstairs)
Netgear 85 MBPS homeplug to router and SB 3

Server and network health reports Ok. Everything looks ok except
possibly the following which may not have anything to do with the
problem:

Timer Accuracy

 0.002 : 1559 : 29% ##
 0.005 :  696 : 13% ##
 0.01 :  745 : 14% ##
 0.015 :  877 : 16% 
 0.025 : 1475 : 28% #
 0.05 :4 :  0% 
 0.1 :2 :  0% 
 0.5 :2 :  0% 
 1 :0 :  0% 
 5 :0 :  0% 
=5 :0 :  0% 
max  : 0.243346
min  : 0.00
avg  : 0.008126


Any ideas as to what the problem could be and what to troubleshoot?
What debugging settings should be used to assist in tracking down the
problem? 

I'm perplexed.


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[slim] Re: Homeplug wired SB3 dropping connection

2006-09-13 Thread Jeff52

Before anyone wastes their time it appears the issue has been resolved.


The homeplug connection was being used to deal with low signal strength
problems via wireless to the SB3. I switched back to wireless and had no
disconnects. My lovely wife, who knows nothing about networking or
anything electronic, asked me if I had changed anything since I first
started using the Netgear homeplug connection. I thought about it and
realized I had swapped out a longer Cat 5e cable for the short cable
supplied with the homeplug in order to route the cable behind my audio
system. I then replaced the Cat 5e cable with the original short cable
and Voila!, no problems. 

A bad Cat 5e cable was apparently the problem as I have been streaming
music for over an hour via the homeplug with absolutely no problems. 

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[slim] Re: Poll: What is your library size and hardware

2006-09-09 Thread Jeff52

728 albums with 9818 songs by 403 artists, about 95% FLAC. 

Pentium 4 2.8GHz
1 GB RAM
Western Digital 320 GB Raid 1
Windows XP-Pro

SlimServer v 6.3.1

Maxtor 300 GB USB disc
Seagate 750 GB USB disc

Squeezebox 3
Squeezebox 2
Squeezebox 1G (not presently in use)

Homeplug to SB3 in dedicated audio room in basement and wireless to SB2
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[slim] Re: Artistsort problem

2006-08-31 Thread Jeff52

kdf;132352 Wrote: 
 
 
 If you want them displayed as Young, Neil you should change the artist
 
 tags.
 -kdf

No the display if fine as is. I'm pleased to finally be able to access
artists by last name, the same way I file my CDs.


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[slim] Artistsort problem

2006-08-30 Thread Jeff52

I just finished retagging my music by adding the artistsort tag to my
files with mp3tag. My music is primarily FLAC with a few mp3's. 

After a clear and rescan the artists are still shown in the browser and
player as First Name Last Name (Neil Young) rather than via the
artistsort tag of Last Name, First Name (Young, Neil). 

I'm using Windows XP-Pro and SS 6.3.1. 

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[slim] Re: Radioio bit rate on 6.3.x

2006-08-11 Thread Jeff52

andyg Wrote: 
 If you don't sign up for a RadioIO account, it's 32k.  If you sign up
 for a free account and enter your login details under Server Settings
 - Internet Radio, you get 128k.  If you signup for a premium SoundPass
 account, you get 128k ad-free streams.

I'm a bit confused Andy. If one uses 6.3.1 and Squeezenetwork, is the
bitrate still 32k without registration? If that is the case then I
definitely won't upgrade from 6.2.2.


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[slim] Re: Radioio bit rate on 6.3.x

2006-08-11 Thread Jeff52

I'm not registered with RadioIO so I guess I'm getting a 32k stream via
SqueezeNetwork. Guess I'll consider registering after I upgrade to
6.3.1 which I'm a little hesitant to do at the moment because 6.2.2 has
worked pretty well for me with only a few minor issues.


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[slim] Re: Does the Transporter have a headphone output?

2006-07-25 Thread Jeff52

Apparently not as it is not mentioned on the specifications page.


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[slim] Re: Right Side Pane does not refresh

2006-06-30 Thread Jeff52

kdf Wrote: 
 It will break fishbone, but that's a matter of adding header='1' again
 in the right place if you feel the need to use that skin.-k

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[slim] Re: SlimServer 6.3 no longer groups compilation albums

2006-06-16 Thread Jeff52

Jochen Wrote: 
 I can confirm that slimserver 6.3 handles my compilations in a strange
 way, generating multiple album entries for each artist. Adding the
 COMPILATION tag to the affected albums solved this just fine (after a
 rescan).

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[slim] Re: DIsabling scan (rescan) at startup

2006-04-22 Thread Jeff52

I am also experiencing a rescan upon startup after installing the April
21 nightly of version 6.2.2. 

Is this a bug or by design?


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[slim] Re: DIsabling scan (rescan) at startup

2006-04-22 Thread Jeff52

It appears to be a bug and has been reported here
http://bugs.slimdevices.com/show_bug.cgi?id=3306.


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[slim] Re: A Silly Poll

2006-04-14 Thread Jeff52

Will turn 54 next month. My wife sometimes thinks I act like an 18 year
old--which I guess I do.


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[slim] Re: Page cannot be displayed error in Slimserver

2006-01-18 Thread Jeff52

I notice the same problem from time-to-time when first accessing the web
page. Adding a song or album to the playlist fixes it.


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[slim] Re: Transitions/Crossfade

2005-11-25 Thread Jeff52

I posted a request for crossfading enhancement here:
http://bugs.slimdevices.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2319

I agree with you this would be a nice feature. You may vote for it at
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[slim] Re: Browse Artists problem

2005-10-30 Thread Jeff52

You are lucky Mick. I can see NONE of my Various Artist albums when
browsing Artists with the remote, but all albums show up  when using
the web browser. 

Just when I thought everything was working fine with version 6.2.


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[slim] Is SS 6.2 ready for prime time?

2005-10-26 Thread Jeff52

I see a lot of posts about problems with and bug reports for Slimserver
version 6.2 since its release on October 24. Are these isolated and
minor problems limited to a few users, or are many users having
problems with this release?


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[slim] Re: Is SS 6.2 ready for prime time?

2005-10-26 Thread Jeff52

Thanks Dan. Guess I'll wait for 6.2.1 because I have a lot of Various
Artist albums tagged and stored as Various Artists/Album Name/Artist -
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[slim] Re: Is SS 6.2 ready for prime time?

2005-10-26 Thread Jeff52

Steve Baumgarten

Well for what it's worth, for someone like me who has an 
album-per-directory structure, the Various Artists feature works like a 
charm. My browse artists list has shrunk immensely; the Various link 
shows me those albums that are compilations, and otherwise I can browse 
by single-artist album -- pretty much exactly the way I've always wanted 
to be able to.QUOTE Wrote: 
 
 
 Steve I have my albums in folders as follows:
 
 Various Artists/Album Name/Artist-SongTitle
 
 i.e., each compilation is in a Various Artist Folder under the album
 name with all tracks in the album folder. Are you saying that presents
 no problems in SS 6.2? If that is the case then I'm ready to install.


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[slim] Re: Is SS 6.2 ready for prime time?

2005-10-26 Thread Jeff52

MrC Wrote: 
 An approach you might consider is to use the 6.2.1 nightly builds, and
 actively contribute to the beta forums when you find issues.

I have been a guinea pig for many of the previous releases :-)

I saw some of the messes with the Various Artists issues and really did
not want to wade into that one as that would seriously impact my ability
to find music.


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[slim] Re: Is SS 6.2 ready for prime time?

2005-10-26 Thread Jeff52

Well I decided to take the plunge and 6.2 is running fine. Since my
compilations are placed in a Various Artist folder with separate
subfolders for each album, I am not having the problems that others are
having with compilations. I assume that type of folder arrangement in
effect takes care of itself for the purposes of indexing compilations.


I did have to remove the Transitions plugin as it caused a crash when
starting a playlist. After removing that everything is fine.


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[slim] Re: Praise for 'Random Play' Plug-in

2005-08-17 Thread Jeff52

You said it well so I'll just say that I agree about the plugin.


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[slim] Re: Protected WMA Files

2005-08-06 Thread Jeff52

Unfortunately, the short answer is: rip them again.


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[slim] Re: CDs with 'hidden' tracks - suggestion

2005-08-03 Thread Jeff52

bflatmajor Wrote: 
 I'm just now starting to deal with this issue also. What I've done is to
 create a .wav file within EAC, then edit that file using eac to remove
 everything except the hidden track. So far, it works. 
 
 
 B

To save the step of having to edit the .wav file, you could use the EAC
feature Action - Copy Range to rip that portion of the track which
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[slim] Re: Where can I buy a Squeezebox locally?

2005-07-31 Thread Jeff52

datdude Wrote: 
 I was thinking of buying a Roku(available locally), Squeezebox looks
 much better though.  Why should I assume this and go and buy it online?

There is a no questions asked 30 day satisfaction guarantee, so what do
you have to lose? If you don't like it, place it back in the box and
ship it back. 

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[slim] Re: Light hearted thread - how old is yours?

2005-07-16 Thread Jeff52


A poll associated with this post was created, to vote and see the
results, please visit http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=15095

Question: Whats your version?

- 6.x
- 5.4.x
- 5.3.x
- 5.2.x
- /= 5.1.x


dean Wrote: 
 Hm, I think it might be more interesting to distinguish 6.0.x and  
 6.1b and the nightlies...

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[slim] Audioholics.com review of Squeezebox2

2005-07-07 Thread Jeff52

The online review by Audioholics.com is available here:

http://www.audioholics.com/productreviews/avhardware/SlimDevicesSqueezebox2p1.php


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[slim] Re: File-Sharing Services May Be Sued

2005-06-27 Thread Jeff52

Hi Sean,

I agree and from what I see in the opinion the court really did not set
forth a definitive standard regarding vicarious liability for copyright
infringement and deliberately refused to overrule or modify the Sony
test. However, most commentators agree that Grokster and StreamCast
utilized a poor business model in specifically marketing and aiming its
product as a great way to obtain copyrighted material without paying for
it. However, the opinion is replete with references to the defendants
advertisements and emails (both very damaging) so they may ultimately
face some liability issues. As the court noted: There is substantial
evidence in MGM's favor on all elements of inducement...

As an aside, I assume Modest Mouse enjoyed the reference to
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[slim] Re: New copy protection and Squeezebox

2005-06-25 Thread Jeff52

I have frequented a number of websites and forums discussing the new
copy protection schemes as opposed to those that were originally used.
The new schemes are quite different than the first generation and will
only become much more sophisticated. We no longer have redbook CD's.
Some new CD's may be ripped by SOME programs or by SOME drives or by
SOME operating systems or a combination thereof. Yeah, I can copy a CD
via digital out to my professional stand-alone CD writer or my digital
audio tape player and then rip it (or copy it via analogue out), but my
whole point in starting this thread wasn't that a particular scheme
would not eventually be cracked or a workaround found, but that this
has become a giant shell game about DRM. 

MOST people will not have the time or sophistication to figure out how
to rip a non-DRM copy of their CD, thus coercing those who manufacture
products (digital audio players, including Slim Devices) to adopt DRM
protection. The hackers will find a way: Let's see...this is the new
CD by the Foo Wrestlers. According to my new Snoop Copy Protect Detect
program it uses the SunMoonMacrovision XYZ protection scheme. Ahhh, now
I can switch to my Linux/Apple/Commodore 64 box, plug in my external
Plextor/Lite On combo 12XY drive, use Isobuster/EAC/Audiograb prebeta
version 87a, run it through my homebrew DAC computer card, store an
image on my hard drive, convert to FLAC with cuesheet and then rip it
to CD-R with Nero version 1AZP. Now I can use that copy to rip it to my
player or drive without DRM. Yesssireee, I CRACKED it. 

The major labels and copy protection companies employed by them must
enjoy reading 20 pages of hacker forums discussions about the confusion
over how to rip the new releases. I would expect that they do not intend
to confound everyone, just most people. In fact, Sony/BMG press releases
have referred to casual piracy. They know they are not going to outwit
the dedicated hacker who wants to post the stuff on P2P networks--they
will fight and are fighting that particular battle with lawsuits and
legislation. 

I suspect that the days of holding down the shift key or pressing
Control-Alt-Whatever while holding your mouth just right to avoid a
program installation are over. The major labels are at war with piracy
and I can't blame them. However, their scorched earth policy will soon
interfere with the average person's ability to listen to the music they
purchased legally and legitimately and most likely will result in DRM
becoming standard for hardware manufacturers who need to sell their
products in the marketplace. The customers will be hollering at the
manufacturer of their players (YOUR player will not play/store MY song)
and NOT the labels. This is precisely what the labels want: to force DRM
on manufacturers of hardware. Then the battle has been won. Slim Devices
and other manufacturers want and need to sell to a broad range of
people, not just sophisicated computer users who can figure out how to
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[slim] Re: New copy protection and Squeezebox

2005-06-25 Thread Jeff52

Phillip Kerman Wrote: 
 Pretty funny writing Jeff52.  Pretty accurate too.  There are a few
 things
 that I still don't get.  Are there not CDROM drives that can simply
 make an
 exact copy of any CD?  (Not re-encode it etc. but just make a dupe.)  I
 do
 tend to believe that simply holding down shift will defeat my ability
 to
 make a CD Copy.  What am I missing if I'm wrong?
 
 Regarding DRM... I too totally don't blame the labels. But, I also
 don't see
 how my fair use gets in their way after I forked over the price they
 felt
 was fair.  And, I'd be fine if there was some sort of DRM pre-installed
 on
 Windows or whatever that actually WORKED but I fear any attempt
 will be
 frought with issues... with slim to name the one I care about.
 
 I don't think the end of music as we know it is necessarily here;
 around the
 corner; or so far gone that we can't change its course.   There's all
 these
 new formats of audio CD that aren't going to make it.
 
 Anyway, I'm almost tempted to try to get into the DRM business to knock
 some
 sense into folks but I don't know if I'm capable or care that much.

Hey Phillip,

Thanks for the compliment I was trying to be funny in order to
illustrate my point. Several of the sites I have recently viewed have
reported using older vintage CD-ROM only drives to accomplish just what
you mentioned with the new schemes. The new schemes go beyond the shift
key stuff and many have reported an ability to rip using a particular
hardware/software combination, but even then many have reported a
substantial number of errors on the copy or at least several tracks.
These discs are no longer redbook compliant and it appears to me (no
expert by any means)they are designed to be error correctable on MOST
CD audio players while introducing errors on MOST computer CD drives.
Who knows what is being done to the audio on the CD since the redbook
standard is being ditched. Freed of redbook standards, the copy
protection companies will be free to continue to develop a myriad of
schemes to cripple the audio and change it from time-to-time. The
labels are only concerned that the CD will play on MOST audio CD
players, and even then, if it doesn't play on all they really don't
care. Denon, Creek and other hardware manufacturers have already posted
information on their websites about not guaranteeing the playability of
new dual discs in their products and specifically state that the discs
are not redbook compliant. How in the heck can you design a product to
play a CD, when the CD is not manufactured according to the specs used
by the hardware manufacturer?  

The labels (and some software companies) idea of fair use is DRM.
Ultimately what they want is for us to rip the music with a DRM
compliant ripper which requires a license in order to rip and
thereafter play it. I would guess that the vast majority of folks rip
using one of the standard rippers, e.g., Music Match, Real Player,
Windows Media Player, iTunes, etc., rather than EAC, CD-EX, etc. and to
the extent that these programs and the players used to play the music
are DRM protected then I assume the labels would be happy. 

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[slim] New copy protection and Squeezebox

2005-06-23 Thread Jeff52

According to a story in the UK register
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/06/21/emi_sony_bmg_revisit_cd_copy_protection/
and other similar stories, the new Sony/BMG copy protection scheme will
only allow ripping of such CD's to a hard drive as WMA DRM protected
files. See detailed description from one of the copy protection
companies here: http://www.sunncomm.com/support/sonybmg/

According to the Slimserver FAQ, Squeezebox2 will not stream DRM
protected files. For those who do not download tracks from iTunes and
similar services and obtain their music by ripping from CD's, I presume
this will pose some substantial problems for Squeezebox users. From
reading posts on the forum, it appears many of us (myself included) use
lossless files on their PC's ripped from their CD's as a source for
their Squeezebox music. These kinds of draconian copy protection
measures really put a squeeze (pardon the pun) on Squeezebox users. I
am not really interested in downloading lossy formatted music just to
play via the Squeezebox or being forced to purchasing a CD AND
downloading the same music via a music service to avoid the DRM issue.
I paid for the CD, legally ripped it to my hard drive, paid for a
Squeezebox to be able to stream it to my stereo equipment and now all
of a sudden the DRM police won't allow me to listen to new music via my
Squeezebox. I realize that there will be cracks developed and
convulted workarounds, but that will just complicate things and make it
a real hassle for most folks. 

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[slim] Re: New copy protection and Squeezebox

2005-06-23 Thread Jeff52

fuzzyT Wrote: 
 Jeff52 wrote:
 
  What a mess this all is. What does everyone else think?
 
 absolutely vote with your wallet.
 
 when that fails you and something you must have comes out on one of 
 these labels, then educate yourself.  not so convoluted after all:
 
 http://www.cs.princeton.edu/~jhalderm/cd3/
 
 You can:
 Use Linux
 Disable Auto-Run
 Disable the malware driver
 Just use the shift key
 QUOTE]
 
 According to the link to Sunncom in my original post, the shift key
 Princeton student workaround, disable autorun workaround does NOT
 work with the new protection. The new protection forces you to accept
 the EULA and install the software or the disc will eject and cannot be
 copied. Yeah, I could buy a Mac (which is not currently affected),
 install Linux, etc., but that was precisely my point, in order to use
 the new discs, we will be forced to resort to new hacks or some other
 convulted method of what formerly was a rather simple process: ripping
 the CD's and then streaming the music via Squeezebox. 
 
 I agree with voting with my wallet, however, if, as reported and
 expected, all of the major labels follow suit (EMI is using another
 similar method already), then I will be limited to searching obscure
 labels with obscure artists which do not use crippled audio discs.
 Maybe that isn't all bad, however it is a substantial restriction on
 what I may listen to on my Squeezebox. This has got to be causing some
 anxiety to people who are in the business of marketing products to
 stream digital music via harddrives, e.g., Slimdevices and others. It
 would appear that most of these companies will be forced to use DRM
 licensing in their products so that the average person may stream their
 music.


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[slim] Re: Playlists Not Playing

2005-06-14 Thread Jeff52

I have noticed a delay between the web interface and the Squeezebox only
when first starting a playlist after powering up the computer. The web
interface shows that the song is playing but there is no sound from the
speakers until about 10 to 15 seconds later. I presume it has something
to do with buffering. Press Play and give it a little time and see if
the audio eventually starts playing.


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[slim] Re: SB2 playback freezes

2005-05-22 Thread Jeff52

I reported this as a bug with a reference to this discussion for
details.


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[slim] Re: SB2 playback freezes

2005-05-20 Thread Jeff52

I've got the same problem. This does not occur with a particular song or
album, but seems to occur randomly. The display scrolls and everything
appears normal except that the playlist simply halts. It only occurs at
the end of a song and will resume playing the next track when I press
forward on the remote.


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[slim] Re: squeeze box 2 digi coax droping out

2005-05-10 Thread Jeff52

Dave,

Take a look at this thread
http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=13623  

You may have the electrical problem. 

I also have a sync problem when using the coaxial output from my SB2 to
an outboard DAC. The DAC received power from my receiver's switched AC
socket and would not sync up when I powered up the receiver and DAC. My
work around was to power the DAC from a non-switched AC source and leave
it on all the time and now it stays in sync.


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[slim] Re: Recommended Solution for Sharing FLACs w/ MP3 Players

2005-04-21 Thread Jeff52

How did you create the mirror? There's a few of us trying to do this
sort of thing at the moment.

*

Download and install dBpowerAmp Music Converter at:

http://www.dbpoweramp.com/dmc.htm 

Use the program's file selector to choose all of your flac files and
let the program convert them en masse to a separate folder or drive. 

I have lossless files on a USB external drive with mp3 files mirrored
on my main drive.


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[slim] SS 6.02 Crash

2005-04-20 Thread Jeff52

SB2 using SS 6.02 trunk 4/20 nightly on a Win XP-Pro Pentium 4 and 1 GB
RAM.

Software crashes when attempting to browse artists by clicking on the
number/alpha index at the top of the page--the page attempts to
continously refresh to no avail. This does not occur using the default
skin. Debug window reports the following:

Modification of non-creatable array value attempted, subscript -33 at
/PerlApp/Slim/Web/Pages.pm line 2073.

When attempting to reload slimserver after a crash it takes a
substantial time for the webpage to display and the program to start.
Rebooting does not help. 

Everything worked fine last night and I have made no changes since
then. Any ideas as to what is causing this?


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