Re: [slim] Spontaneous volume reduction
Just cautiously asking - maybe the problem be outside group player? There were some threads about a spontaneous increase of the volume? I had this on a no-grouped AirPlay speaker (well - it is grouped, but it was not playing through the group)? I am using no upnp player android devices, but iPeng. So the problem could be a “sudden volume change”? Rainer > On 25 Mar 2021, at 11:02, slartibartfast > wrote: > > > I have noticed this happening sometimes as well but never figured out > why or when. In my case it seems to be the volume of a player that is a > member of a group player gets set to zero but only when not in the > group. I'll try to pay more attention if it happens again. > > Sent from my Pixel 3a using Tapatalk > > > > > > slartibartfast's Profile: > http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=35609 > View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=114230 > > ___ > discuss mailing list > discuss@lists.slimdevices.com > http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss smime.p7s Description: S/MIME cryptographic signature ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Extract chapter markers from mp4 into m3u for fextracted Flac file
Thanks Paul - sounds inter but esI am a Mac and Linux person - no Windows at hand. > On 3 Mar 2021, at 12:35, Paul Webster > wrote: > > > This tool might help > https://github.com/tautcony/ChapterTool > > > > Paul Webster > http://dabdig.blogspot.com > author of \"now playing\" plugins covering radio france (fip etc), kcrw, > supla finland, abc australia, cbc/radio-canada and rte ireland > > Paul Webster's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=105 > View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=114072 > > ___ > discuss mailing list > discuss@lists.slimdevices.com > http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss smime.p7s Description: S/MIME cryptographic signature ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Extract chapter markers from mp4 into m3u for fextracted Flac file
I do not think I think I really need m3u files, but I would like to have the 5 hour concert marked / split into individual tracks so that I can access the individual tracks. I remember, that an m3u accompanying the audio (in my case after extraction as aaa, converted to Flac) would be one option, but I would be open (and prefer) the splitting into individual files. > On 3 Mar 2021, at 11:16, bpa wrote: > > > I briefly looked at chapter markers in MPEG4 in relation whether they > needed to be part of MPEG4 support in LMS but after looking around I > felt they weren't used much in audio except for audiobooks. > > From memory. > > I think ffmpeg support of chapter marker for mPEG4 file is limited. > > I think best support for MPEG4 chapter handling is with MP4Box but it > does not have the solution you require. > > Do you really need m3u file or do you want chapter support when playing > MEPG-4 files (which can be aac,mp3 or another audio codec) - similar to > CUE file handling. > > > > bpa's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1806 > View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=114072 > > ___ > discuss mailing list > discuss@lists.slimdevices.com > http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss smime.p7s Description: S/MIME cryptographic signature ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Apple Airports to give
Hi Did you get my DM? Rainer > On 23 Feb 2021, at 22:54, jeroen2 > wrote: > > > Now that I've completely switched over to PcP I have 5 unused Apple > Airports looking for a new owner. They come with 2 S/PDIF cables, but > they all do optical and analog out. > In principle they work with LMS, if you install the Airplay bridge > plugin. > > Message me if interested (shipping from Germany). > > 33535 > > > +---+ > |Filename: IMG_0903.jpeg| > |Download: http://forums.slimdevices.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=33535| > +---+ > > > jeroen2's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=70418 > View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=114024 > > ___ > discuss mailing list > discuss@lists.slimdevices.com > http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss smime.p7s Description: S/MIME cryptographic signature ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Squeezebox Alternatives
> On 13 Jan 2021, at 22:35, bits > wrote: > > > I just swapped my Squeezebox Boom for a Google Hub Max. LMS with > Chromecast bridge works fine. > > The Boom was a classic but the screen is dying a and costs a fortune to > replace. It also had a dodgy barrel plug on the back. And the Hub Max > looks better and offers more functions. I am using at the moment only AirPlay speakers. This works very nicely. I also stream via AirPlay to my Yamaha receiver, also no problems at all. > > > > > > bits's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=13375 > View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=113669 > > ___ > discuss mailing list > discuss@lists.slimdevices.com > http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss smime.p7s Description: S/MIME cryptographic signature ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] My New Hobby
> On 25 Sep 2020, at 08:58, ElBarto23 > wrote: > > > Linux is also much more safer with your Data than Apple... Lets not start a war here - I used Linux, am using now Apple, and (long) time ago Windows (Windows 2000 mainly). I can’t say that any one is safer with your data than others. > > > > ElBarto23's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=70700 > View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=112938 > > ___ > discuss mailing list > discuss@lists.slimdevices.com > http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Music file storage advice
> On 25 Sep 2020, at 08:54, ElBarto23 > wrote: > > > I would use an external SSD. :) Especially when cost is not a real concern. > > > > ElBarto23's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=70700 > View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=112897 > > ___ > discuss mailing list > discuss@lists.slimdevices.com > http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Bye bye wiki?
I would like my support again for read only and NOT MAINTAINED warnings on the sites. OUTDATED does not apply to all pages. But a Forum is definitely not a WIKI, and finding information in a forum is extremely difficult, because you have the original version and than numerous replies with additions and changes and so on. Also: a WIKI would be very useful to get new users started in the LMS ecosystem, which can seem daunting at the beginning, but actually is not. To bring the current wiki up to date, would be a lot of work, and it would be easier to start a new one, which is growing based on the needs and questions of (old and new) users. Another option would be stackoverflow (https://stackoverflow.com), but I think that would be daunting for new users? But it would provide edibility, brilliant search, maintained infrastructure etc. But asking there would draw away from this mailing list. Cheers, Rainer > On 11 Sep 2020, at 20:25, frankd > wrote: > > > mherger wrote: >> We have a wiki (wiki.slimdevices.com) which has mostly been abandoned >> for a few years. Hardly any updates to the content, no updates to the >> underlying system. Unfortunately we can't easily "fix" that. In order to >> >> update OS, database and application, we'd likely have to spend a lot of >> >> effort. Not to mention what would be needed to update the content. >> >> So is it time to say goodbye to the wiki? I could put it up somewhere in >> >> a read-only mode, as an archive. But something must happen soon. >> >> Opinions? >> >> -- >> >> Michael > > Since all new developments have happened in the context of the forum and > have been documented somewhere in the forum, while the Wiki has been in > hibernation for many years, we should concentrate time and efforts. On > the one side the wiki contains interesting information hard to find in > the forum, on the other side the Wiki contains also a lot of outdated > and misleading information (as developments moved on). > Maintaining the content of the Wiki is a lot of effort, thus I would > vote for archiving the wiki and adding some statements on the first page > that the primary source of information is this forum. > There is one wish from my side: If investing time into improving IT - a > better search function for this forum would be very much appreciated. > Most of the time I searched for a topic, I was ways better off using > google to search for the right thread / post. > Would it be possible to add another search engine to the forum (not sure > if google still offers to use their search engine for a website-specific > search like they did long time ago). > This will also help to prevent the multiple postings of the same issues > / topics. > > > > frankd's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=52885 > View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=112915 > > ___ > discuss mailing list > discuss@lists.slimdevices.com > http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Bye bye wiki?
> On 11 Sep 2020, at 12:08, Michael Herger wrote: > > We have a wiki (wiki.slimdevices.com) which has mostly been abandoned for a > few years. Hardly any updates to the content, no updates to the underlying > system. Unfortunately we can't easily "fix" that. In order to update OS, > database and application, we'd likely have to spend a lot of effort. Not to > mention what would be needed to update the content. I agree - put it into read-only archive mode and put a big watermark on it. Updating would take lots of work, more that actually starting a new wiki. Rainer > > So is it time to say goodbye to the wiki? I could put it up somewhere in a > read-only mode, as an archive. But something must happen soon. > > Opinions? > > -- > > Michael > ___ > discuss mailing list > discuss@lists.slimdevices.com > http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Music file storage advice
SSD: not necessary, but no moving parts. > On 7 Sep 2020, at 15:14, garym > wrote: > > > if the only issue you have is running out of storage space on the Mac, > just buy a USB HDD of appropriate size, copy all your music to it, and > attach it to your Mac. Your music files don't need to be on an SSD > drive. Regular USB portable (self powered) spinning drive is fine. The > value of the SSD drive is for LMS core activities (cache, etc.), and not > in the loading up of your music files. > > p.s. I'm also a fan of the rPi approach and have several setups using > rPi4B and attached 4TB USB drive. > > > > *Home:* VBA 4TB (2.5) -or- rPi4B/pCP6.1/4TB>LMS 7.9.3>Transporter, > Touch, Boom, Radio (all ethernet) > *Cottage:* VBA 3TB (2.4) -or- rPi4B/pCP6.1/4TB>LMS 7.9.1>Touch>Benchmark > DAC I, Boom, Radio w/Battery (ethernet, Radio WIFI) > *Office:* Win10(64)>LMS 7.9.3>Squeezelite > *The Wild: *rPi3B+/pCP4.0, hifiberry Dac+Pro, 4TB USB (LMS & > Squeezelite) > *Controllers:* iPhone11 & iPadAir2 (iPeng), CONTROLLER, or SqueezePlay > 7.8 on Win10(64) > *Files:* ripping: dbpa > 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=112897 > > ___ > discuss mailing list > discuss@lists.slimdevices.com > http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Music file storage advice
I don’t see, why a Mac mini should not do the job NICELY with an external SSD - they are not to expensive anymore. If you have a MacBook Pro, I assume you are travelling with it- so I would not use the same machine for travelling and for LMS se4rver. The question is, why is the Mac mini having problems? I would 1) get an external SSD 2) copy the music and LMS settings to the external SSD 3) reformat the Mac mini and re-install macOS (whichever one you can - you mention it is an older Mac ini) 4) install LMS 5) restore the settings from the SSD 6) leave the music on the external SSD. Otherwise, if the Mac mini has hardware problems, I would get a new one or get a pi and run picore on it. > On 7 Sep 2020, at 13:07, Resolution > wrote: > > > I've been storing my music files in apple lossless format on a mac mini > which is nearly maxed out in hard disk capacity and other hardware > aspects such it is hardly able to boot up and play music. time to change > things around. my thought is to upgrade my MacBook pro to one with a > larger hard disk and have just one computer instead of 2 to deal with > and store everything and run LMS from there. but then i thought maybe > there is a better solution that folks here could point me towards. > > > > Resolution's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=70635 > View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=112897 > > ___ > discuss mailing list > discuss@lists.slimdevices.com > http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Walk with me
I am not Michael, and it has nothing directly to do with your question, but have you tried the “Group Players” plugin to create a group for the room? It might help. Cheers, Rainer > On 6 Jul 2020, at 02:41, Jaca > wrote: > > > Hi Michael, > > Just wondering if it would be possible to tweak/improve "Music, Walk > with me" a bit please? > > It seems that whenever queue is transferred from sync'ed player ( both > by grab or transfer options) original sync is changed/broken. > It is particularly painful when previously sync players are in one room > (2 SB Radios in stereo pair).. One of them is stopped but other is still > playing and now synced with transfer destination. > > I have noticed that when testing "Material Skin - Move queue to another > player" feature which is apparently based on "Music, Walk with me" code. > Both indeed work in same way. > > I have suggested here > https://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?109624-Announce-Material-Skin=981009=1#post981009 > adding extra steps to remember source sync before transfer and > restoring it after. > > I guess same behavior which is present with "Group Players" plugin which > gives option to restore previous sync when dismantling Group. Hope that > makes sense and its possible. > Cheers! > > > > 3x Squeezebox Touch, 3x Squeezebox Radio, SqueezeCommander, Logitech > Media Server Version: 8.0.0 > > Jaca's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=58187 > View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=103738 > > ___ > discuss mailing list > discuss@lists.slimdevices.com > http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
[slim] piCorePlayer or Max2Play - comparison?
Hi I hope I don’t start a flame war now… I am using piCorePlayer as LMS server which works fine (including own access point), but I am thinking: what would I gain, by using Max2Play? I know that one major advantage of Max2Play is, that I can run additional programs (from home automation to print server) on my pi, and I see the big advantage of pCP of being able to just pull the plug without having to worry about corruption of the installation. But is there anything else I would gain? Rephrased: what are the advantages and disadvantages of these two systems, if I only am talking about LMS player and server usage (incl. streaming services, samba, own access point, …)? Setup: * pi (I 2 if I am not mistaken), * external hdd * LMS database on external hdd I will start with important points for me: pCp: + running in memory + runs very robust (no comparison here) - customisation more difficult and limited as running in memory - can be (but usually not) a little tricky to setup Max2Play: no idea - what are the plus and minus? Are there speed differences? Thanks, Rainer -- Rainer M. Krug, PhD (Conservation Ecology, SUN), MSc (Conservation Biology, UCT), Dipl. Phys. (Germany) University of Zürich Cell: +41 (0)78 630 66 57 email: rai...@krugs.de Skype: RMkrug PGP: 0x0F52F982 signature.asc Description: Message signed with OpenPGP ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Mac - High Sierra - iTunes - flac?
Hi Pippin mentioned, that with High Sierra, one can sync flac to iTunes - but it doesn’t work for me. Am I missing something? Thanks, Rainer signature.asc Description: Message signed with OpenPGP ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Flac and ??? or Apple Lossless (ALAC) and iTunes?
Hi I am aware, that both are lossless so there are no differences in quality and conversion between them is lossless. So no trouble there. But I am thinking, as I am living in the Apple Ecosystem, if a conversion of my music, which is mainly in flac, to ALAC would make sense. Direct import into iTunes would be the plus - but is there an alternative approach? I am using mp3fs at the moment, but kind of not to happy with it (I think AAC on the iPhone would save a bit of space there?)? I am not planning to put flac on my iPhone (I don’t see the use as neither the speaker nor the headphones are up to that level and 64GB is not to much for flac). I was looking at VOX, but they also only upload the flac. So what are the alternatives to conversion to ALAC and iTunes for iOS? Mac I don’t care - LMS is doing it’s job. What are the advantages of flac (after all, ALAC is also open source)? Rainer -- Rainer M. Krug, PhD (Conservation Ecology, SUN), MSc (Conservation Biology, UCT), Dipl. Phys. (Germany) University of Zürich Cell: +41 (0)78 630 66 57 Fax (D):+49 - (0)3 21 21 25 22 44 email: rai...@krugs.de Skype: RMkrug signature.asc Description: Message signed with OpenPGP ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
