Re: [slim] still have MusicIP confusion
+3. Also, in MIP settings I have changed to 'Import All Song data from MusicIP (slower)'. It may be slower, but not by very much. Some time ago this 'worked for me' when there seemed to be other issues with MIP scans...so I've left it there. danb -- chinablues chinablues's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7955 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=90034 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] 7.6 and MusicIP not working
Tried a rescan, this time with MIP Plugin set to 'import all song data' as opposed to 'only read mixable status'this time it appears that Music IP Mix is there for all albums. Took 1 hr 29min to import all data. Not too bad. But previously on 7.5.5, I always had it set to 'only read mixable status' and that always worked OK. Yes, Windows 7. Dan -- chinablues chinablues's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7955 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=89462 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] 7.6 and MusicIP not working
Agree that the file time/date is the key to new music. Out of interest, checked my last scan timings. Music IP import, 14:52 min:secs for 68152 files. Seems very short to me? Music file scan shows 68141 music tracks, so some small error in count. But if 14:52 mins is Music IP import time and music scan time for same collection is 1hr 29 mins, maybe I'm losing on the IP import?? I'd hate to wipe my Music IP database & rescan again as that would take days or weeksand also, Music IP seemed to be working fine in 7.5.5? I'll do another scan tonight & see if that improves things. (actually, I don't use MusicIP mix that much, but hate to see inconsistencies!) Dan -- chinablues chinablues's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7955 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=89462 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] 7.6 and MusicIP not working
Thanks for reply. Mostly in album view, the IP mix is there, almost always in New Music it isn't there. But it's not consistent. Not sure what is happening. I noticed though that some folder dates were not in agreement with the contained file dates (maybe over 2 years difference). What date does SBS use to identify the 'new music'file date or folder date? Not sure why this would cause the problem though. Dan -- chinablues chinablues's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7955 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=89462 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] 7.6 and MusicIP not working
The "create Music IP Mix" is there for me when I click on the 'M' for more button when I view albums from the 'Album' view menu from home page, but it's not there when I go to any albums on the 'New Music' menu. Danb -- chinablues chinablues's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7955 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=89462 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Help! My Transporter's broken!
I've sometimes found the firmware seems to get out of sync with the squeezeserver software version which causes similar 'no music' problems. Try pressing the brightness button on the front of Transporter to see if there is a firmware update. Dan -- chinablues chinablues's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7955 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=81874 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Artwork for FLAC (not iTunes) music?
Both MP3tag and Tag&Rename will find artwork (and other info) directly by looking up Amazon.com. MP3Tag is free, but I prefer Tag&Rename. (does other things apart from artwork). If you cannot find the artwork on Amazon.com, I find http://www.cdcovers.cc/ to be quite useful. Amazon.com typically has the folder.jpg in 300x300 or 500x500 pixels size which is ideal. Cdcovers you download the album art separately and then resize/rename to folder.jpg. Dan -- chinablues chinablues's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7955 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=69478 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Defection and challenge
The OP's 'conclusion' post gave a good summary from his point of view, but I have to agree with the comment from iPhone...QUALITY enters into the picture for me. I started out on this music network quest with Audiotron (anyone remember that?) streaming MP3's. While I was at the computer trying to get it to work, my wife was in the sitting room shouting 'turn that crap off'. The lowish MP3 quality offended her ears. Then along came the Transporter & I found FLAC. Coupled with a good amp and a pair of Kef 205/2's, this is (for me) audio nirvana. I want a system that I KNOW is better than my ears. Just this last weekend I culled 766 128kbs MP3s from my collection. Anything lower than 128Kbps was gone a long time ago. I'm getting old, I don't have the time left to listen to crap. I don't want music 'from the cloud', until as iPhone mentions, it comes in FLAC quality. Thus for the naive user, the first question before embarking on networked music systems is: "Do you really spend time 'listening' to music, or are you just looking for a nice system to give you background noise?". Depending on the answer, you point them in the direction of the radio or SB Networked music. Dan -- chinablues chinablues's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7955 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=67637 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Defection and challenge
In an earlier post, the OP mentioned: "Let's forget about CDs then and concentrate on library management" This is for me the crux of any workable SB solution. It's a lot of work and is not something your average joe would wish to do. I used EAC extensively in the beginning, then db Poweramp for the ripping part. But as has been mentioned, ripping accurately to FLAC is only part of the puzzle, and it's perhaps only 10% at that. Tagging correctly is the other 90%. I use Tag&Rename extensively for that. Sometimes mp3tag has it's uses too, but nowhere as useful as Tag&Rename. Even a downloaded FLAC always (in my library) has to be retagged, or have tagging checked before it's deemed acceptable. Anal I know, and I agree this can be the aspect of the whole solution that drives people away. I know lots of folks that are interested in the SB solution and indeed I have got a few up & running successfully. BUT they want me to handle their 'library management'. Mostly they want something that 'just works'. SB can do that with a good library. I don't know how good the ripping services are, but I suspect for many that would be a good starting point. Get their existing CD library ripped by a ripping service & make sure they include that cost in the assessment of overall system costs in the move to 'networked music'. As others have mentioned, Itunes means for me death to a well structured librariesit destroys them and feeds the user with it's own version of what 'it thinks' the album should be. The users I have got running have strict instructions to stay clear from iTunes...doubtless some have got it working, but deep under the hood it seems to 'mess about' with my very carefully structured library. As the book library goes the way of the dodo, perhaps there's a new career out there for some of the unemployed. Music Library Managers. The OP mentioned the 'retirement' word I believe. Maybe it's not retirement, just an new career opportunity! Dan -- chinablues chinablues's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7955 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=67637 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Anyone using Deltacopy for backup's?
I use CopySynch Desktop free app from www.jpgriffiths.com Nice application for Windows. Copy/mirror/sync etc. I like the fact that it copies file dates without modification such that 'new music' (based on file date) is the same on the back-up as on the main. This is important for me as I run two systems in different houses (countries) & like to see the same layout on each machine. Dan -- chinablues chinablues's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7955 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=67013 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Rebuffering is ruining the Squeezebox experience
Rebuffering was a pain for me. I have a transporter & duet. Wirelessly, the Transporter on its own worked fine about 95% of the time. Synchronizing the duet to transporter caused problems, almost always with FLAC files. Wireless strength to Duet receiver probably the main issue. (seems to me the Transporter has better receptivity than the duet in picking up wireless signals). Installed 3 homeplug units, master at computer, & one slave unit at Transporter & Duet receiver locations. (TV, Blu-Ray Player, AVR, TV receiver unit & Transporter all connected to an ethernet switch & this connected to the Homeplug unit in living room. (Aztech, 200Mbps ). Worked fine ever since. Dan -- chinablues chinablues's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7955 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=65719 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] What is the origin or meaning of your user name?
I was on assignment in Beijing around the time I joined the forum here. Blues is obvious. Actually, a little blue still about leaving China...Beijing was a fascinating place to live. Now retired in Phuket, (Thailand in case you don't know). Dan -- chinablues chinablues's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7955 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=55256 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] music library
I assume we are talking about "The Rolling Stone Magazine 500 Greatest Songs Of All Time". Downloaded from the internet. If so, this collection is a bit of a bitch. Many tracks although ostensibly part of the 'Same album' do in fact have some 'hidden' info which identifies the source album for the individual track. I remember having the same problem... I cannot recall exactly how I fixed it, but I suspect I first used Tag&Rename to rename every file to contain the critical information viz: Track number, Artist and Song Title. Then I think I used MP3Tag to delete all tag information for every song in the collection. This left only the bare file names. Then used Tag&rename to re-create the tag information. Track #, Artist & Song Title coming from the file name & the other common information like Album name, genre, album art...via Tag&Rename's multiple file tagging feature. PS do this fix up on a copy set of the original files!! Dan -- chinablues chinablues's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7955 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=55189 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Distortion during loud tracks - my amp is too sensitive - what to do?
ha ha, distortion during loud tracks! Rephrase it to "distortion playing tracks loud" and you have the expensive path to a brand of audiophilia. How many have played tracks loudly late in the evening & have seen those ripples of discontent on the surface of the Lagavulin when a distorted chord crosses the room and hits the crystal. Gotta upgrade those speakers, amps or whatever... Solution is easy. $$$ A whole industry out there waiting. dan -- chinablues chinablues's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7955 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=55023 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Game On: Sonos has an iPhone app
EnochLight;354233 Wrote: > ,,, but taking into consideration that users of network music > players tend to be very technically savvy lends one to believe that the > same demographic tends to own iPods and iPhones. > > > 'Gizmodo's Sonos article' > (http://gizmodo.com/5069681/sonos-audio-system-brings-controller-app-to-iphone-firmware-27-update-with-lastfm-and-15000%252B-radio-stations) Holy Crow! by implication: iPud owners are 'technically savvy'??? Give me a break. I have yet to find one that knows what a FLAC is. 'Oh, you mean it might not fit if its 40MB'. Audiophiles they ain't. And OK, I've had my wrists slapped upon entering the audiophile forum and I agree for some hi bit rate MP3's, I for one cannot tell the difference (especially with my cloth ears). But your 'run of the mill' Ipud player isn't into audio quality imho..and neither are they technically savvy.. (of course, by definition; excepting all those posting and reading here...) Dan :-) -- chinablues chinablues's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7955 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=54336 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Artwork annoyances and questions
The issue I had with one artwork file (folder.jpg) per album was that Windows Media Player (in Vista) would automatically resize this file down to 200x200 pixels. OK if you want that, but not if you don't. I managed to defeat this scanning/resizing function of WMP in Vista, but was glad that I had embedded artwork in all the files. Thus I could delete all folder.jpg files and run a 'extract folder.jpg from file information' routine for all albums using Tag&Rename. This got rid of all the 200x200 art files & replaced with the originals. Now I keep the artwork file in both places, folder & in the tag itself btw, you can set MP3Tag to show you how many artwork files are embedded in each tag. Dan -- chinablues chinablues's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7955 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=53820 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Network control of AV Receiver
Agreed. I hadn't read 5091, but now that I have, I understand. dan -- chinablues chinablues's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7955 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=19779 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Network control of AV Receiver
If Squeezecenter could control music flow to eg, Denon's range of Networked Audio devices does this not imply the death of Squeezboxes? Why have a transporter, squeezebox, duet receiver or boom when you can stream wirelessly directly to one of these: http://www.usa.denon.com/ProductDetails/networked-audio-products.asp OK, maybe the Denon gear does not match the Transporter specs, but I'd guess it would come pretty close to squeezebox/duet specs. It appears that FLAC (and WAV) is supported directly by the Denon boxes. Dan -- chinablues chinablues's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7955 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=19779 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Duet - a suggestion for version 2
Slightly off topic, but noticed that Denon have a range of networked components including Boom look-a-like. Wireless/wired. FLAC too. Interesting that Denon now seem to be in the speaker business. Perhaps meeting a need for a 'packaged' system rather than a set of components. Dan -- chinablues chinablues's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7955 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=48428 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Duet - a suggestion for version 2
peter;344410 Wrote: > marco (AT) yway (DOT) nez wrote:[color=blue] > > It's perfectly feasible to add an 'optional' amp (of T-Amp quality), > that can be 'bypassed' if you want to use a different (better) amp. I > have 4 SB3's and a Duet and I would prefer to have a small internal amp > > in some of them, makes for a much cleaner solution (less wires, less > power adapters, less hassle). Sonos got that right (I don't know if you > > can bypass theirs, though). > > Regards, > Peter I have a Duet sitting on top of a standard sized Denon amp. Works fine but looks ugly for bedroom ceiling speakers. I searched various places in the UK & Singapore for a 'duet sized' amp. No joy. I have a colleague about to spend a lot of money on a wireless system. He will probably go Sonos because as Peter mentioned, they got that right. For some folks it's the 'form factor', not the sound. I don't need a built in amp for the Duet, but Logitech could surely source a 'Duet sized' amp of acceptable performance in China.. Add this to the catalog for folks that want a simple Duo Duet package. Dan -- chinablues chinablues's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7955 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=48428 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Flac playback choppy
Agree with Puzzler. It ain't a wireless issue. I've been running FLAC's on a wireless network to Transporter for almost as long as the Transporter has been on the market. Never seen this problem until 'recently'. I'm typing this listening to Etta James flawlessly on FLAC. But as per my previous post, it (or another track) could suddenly start the stuttering/rebuffering issue. Late here. Maybe I'll try some things tomorrow as it seems to be difficult to find a 'hard' fault here. Questions/thoughts: 1. Is it a 7.3 beta issue? 2. Is it certain tracks & not others? 3. I've applied Replay Gain on a lot of tracks (using dbpoweramp). Maybe it's something to do with this? (perhaps some tracks don't have RG & some do...I'll check more tomorrow) 4. Recently I added a Duet. Is it something to do with streaming to two devices? (transporter & duet) Dan -- chinablues chinablues's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7955 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=52634 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Flac playback choppy
I had similar issues with FLAC re-buffering a week or so back. Now OK. Going back further in time, FLAC ran fine for me. I don't know why it went from working to stuttering to working. I frequently install the latest Beta (now with 7.3 - 23276), so it could have been one of the earlier 7.3 betas that had an issue. Also been fiddling with memory on computer & now back to 8GB (Vista Ultimate 64 bit). Was at 8, then to 4 for a while then back to 8. I cannot correlate the changes to the FLAC stuttering, but I can confirm it 'happened to me too'. Dan Transporter + Duet -- chinablues chinablues's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7955 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=52634 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Hey....
Really cryptic (or should I say useless) header for this thread. In this day of too much email etc, "hey" really helps. Got my attention though and here I am perpetuating the thread. I used to be able to read all the postings on this forum, but sadly not anymore. But I hoped that at least the subject matter would give me some inkling of what the thread is about. Sorry if being a bit cynical/negative dan -- chinablues chinablues's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7955 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=52808 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Stop the bloatware madness!
Interesting thread. A couple of thoughts. CardinalFang, I thought you had died or maybe gone into hibernation. Maybe someone opened your coffin or what? Welcome back. Pat, your comments about cost of hardware, memory are well taken. I lived in Beijing for two years and watched as migrant workers chipped off the cement from the bricks. There, used bricks were more valuable than labour. Makes you stop & think about global economics. (you see the opening ceremony of the Olympics? Who in the west could afford that?). But in this world of audiophiles and techie folks that maybe layout 200$ for copper (ok, interconnects), you are right, its relatively cheap to upgrade the equipment to run the application. Not to say that 'bloatware' is not a concern, but I'm prepared to give some latitude to the application I use on a daily basis. (squeezeserver running at 185kbut I've got 8GB, so should I really be that worried??) Dan -- chinablues chinablues's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7955 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=50698 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Scan doesn't pick up all new music
There is a discussion on 'New Music Folder' here -> http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=49404 The little application by Craig mentioned in this thread is excellent at 'fixing' the file dates of music so that the 'new' stuff actually appears in the 'new music' folder. Dan -- chinablues chinablues's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7955 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=49567 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] WiFi is a four letter word. Towards less painful setup
Wiki itself is useful. I have to agree though that 'generally mandatory' reads like a dichotomy to me. Also, the phrase "if you are sufficiently experienced to setup multiple DHCP servers with failovers, you don't need this section of the Wifi." I assume the last word should be Wiki, or is it my eyesight that's going? Dan -- chinablues chinablues's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7955 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=49427 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Duet review on Notebookreview
Some interesting points in the original few posts about lack of and/or need for clear/simple documentation. As an engineer myself, I have to admit that 'reading the manual' is tantamount to an admission of defeat. But I think I'm the exception, not the rule... I had a nice experience recently doing a clean install of Windows Vista Ultimate. After installing SC & pointing it to my music folder lo and behold, there was Transporter conncted wirelessly with no need to reenter any WEP encryption or anything else. After scanning the music, it just played as before on Xp. (Yes, I had a little issue with MaCafee, but that was minor). So, no installation issuesno Network issues, no wireless issues, and yet, all too often we read here about one problem after another in these areas. And this brings me to my dilemma here in Phuket. A friend is looking at spending some serious money in setting up a villa with wireless music. He doesn't know what he wants, but has lots of money. Someone is pushing the Sonos system to him. Do I push Transporter, Squeezbox and/or Duet?Well for a starter Sonos has an agent here, Logitech has none as far as I know, so + 1 for Sonos. Today I had a look at the Sonos web site & it has a certain kind of 'non-techy' appeal. Looks like it's just plug & play. I guess that's + 2 to Sonos. (even given my easy experience with Vista). I'm the kind of guy that takes a perverse pleasure in the number of wires at the back of my system and could rewire from scratch without any 'manual'. My friend has every wire labelled not 'technically' but 'third plug from left, second row down'. And he wants all his wires hidden. Sonos has this kind of Bose, Ipod 'Mr Clean' feel to it somehow (even my wife knows not to use the word doze in our house..). So, + 3 to Sonos. I have to admit that my friend probably represents a bigger slice of the market than techy folks like me. So he'll probably end up with a Sonos system & never know what he is missing in terms of eg. Transporter audophile qualities... I will try to push the Logitech solution, but I think it will prove to be an uphill battle.. Dan -- chinablues chinablues's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7955 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=49085 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] MusicIP Rocks!
A long thread & if its been said before, my apologies. Never mind the MusicIP scanner & how long that takes (never been a problem for me), the thing that bugs me is the SC scanner interface with Music IP when I'm scanning new or changed music. Here SC scanner zips through the music folders mostly correctly picking up changes and additions in double quick time, but then it does a FULL scan of Music IP import. THAT takes for ages. I'm scanning as I write this. Directory scan finished in 25 secs, Music IP import, currently at 2450 of 20593 having taken 4 mins 50 secs already!! Is there not a smart way for SC scanner to suck in only the changes/adds on Music IP?? Yes I like MIP too... Dan -- chinablues chinablues's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7955 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=48270 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Is there a way to tell if there is no album art?
Search on "fast way to identify missing artwork" Or even "album art" Dan -- chinablues chinablues's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7955 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=47831 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Displaying "comment" tag from FLAC files in SqueezeCenter
brucesee;301982 Wrote: > Among the various ID tags I have in my FLAC files is a "comment" or > "comments" tag containing info. on the various musicians performing on > an album. When I view the tags via dbpoweramp, I see the info. The > tag, however, is not showing up in SqueezeCenter (neither in the > browser interface nor on the Squeezebox). Any ideas as to how I can > get SqueezeCenter to display the tag? Other tags do indeed display > (e.g., artist, album, genre, year, gain, etc). Thanks. I believe one of the Plugins from Erland Isaksson does this, but cannot remember which. ( I had it loaded, but wiped my install to reinstall a beta & haven't loaded the plugins I used to use). Erland has a website which explains all. Check on Audio Plugins. Dan -- chinablues chinablues's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7955 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=47648 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Squeezcenter Display with variable screen width & tabs
I've been playing about with the general Squeezecenter display & until we get the ability within SC to resize windows (left & right different widths) in MS IE 7.0, I have come up with a set up that 'works for me'. Sharing here in case of interest to others. 1. Open SC, but not in IE 'full screen mode'. 2. Pull window to right side of screen such that right hand (RH) lines up with RH of monitor. 3. Pull LH of window to about 50% across the screen. 4. Refresh screen. This will split the window 50-50%. Run steps 3 & 4 until you get the RH 'now playing' window to a size to suit (all fits) 5. Now pull LH side of window over to LH of monitor screen. Overall screen will now readjust to about 75% to eg album art and 25% to the 'now playing' window. 6. As an option, paste http://127.0.0.1:9000/ (or whatever is your SC site) into a new tab. Repeat 2 to 5 for this new tabbed window. I guess you could open as many tabs as you like. Using the above, I have one IE instance opened with two tabs. On first tab I have album art displayed 10x wide (22" monitor). On second tab I have artist listings. I can switch from one tab to another, explore & add tracks from either to the 'now playing' window. Note this is on SC 7.1.19631 (beta). I don't know if it works on previous versions. Dan -- chinablues chinablues's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7955 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=47635 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] 7.0.1 Official Release Date
I've generally downloaded all the updates & am on 7.1 19261. I've had little problems with any of the updates. Ok there are sometimes issues, but they tend to get fixed within a day or two. The lastest update solves a lot of problems in scanning .for the first time I get error free scans of all music, including artwork. dan -- chinablues chinablues's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7955 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=47074 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] 20% off Duet prices from Logitech UK
Anyone care to comment on delivery time in UK? I'm in UK now, but return to Thailand on 7th May. Could Duet be delivered to London address by say, Monday 6th May if ordered on tues 29th April? dan -- chinablues chinablues's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7955 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=46893 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Remove artist or album from Now Playing list
Skittler;295006 Wrote: > Typically, I'll load up a playlist in song-shuffle mode dand then > realise that I'm not in the mood for a pariticular artist (or album). > So, I'd like to delete everything by that artist (or from that album) > from the playlist in one easy click, without having to search through > and find each instance. > I found that to be very useful functionality. Didn't know the functionality was there in the Fishbone skin (which I used prior to SC7). But I'd sure use it if it was there now for exactly the reasons you mention. Dan -- chinablues chinablues's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7955 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=46747 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Dead Transporter
Interesting, just happened to me too. After sending in a fault report to support, I browsed here under 'dead transporter' (of course, I should have done that first). I had the thing apart, checked voltages as I had a power supply failure a couple of years ago. Never though the fix would have been as simple! I wonder if the glitch was something to do with the latest download rather than a power supply spike? I think it happened to me running 7.0.1 - 17981. Dan -- chinablues chinablues's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7955 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=43604 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Transporter broken?
Just a few hours after writing the above re power supply, I get email confirmation that the replacement part has now shipped. Dan -- chinablues chinablues's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7955 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=29777 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Playing music with no computer turned on
What's the big deal about computers? Mine is on 24/7 & is only powered down when I go on vacation. (this for remote possibility of fire risk). It's in a separate room from the stereo, so sound is not an issue. Music goes wirelessly through the walls. Long time ago PC mag ran a report on computer reliability comparing power off at nighters, versus 24/7 ers. There was no real difference in reliability. Typically electronics suffers most on power up, thus leaving it running often results in longer life compared with switching on/off all the time. PS. I work in the process control industry. We have systems that have been powered up for decades...power on is good! Dan -- chinablues chinablues's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7955 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=34060 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Transporter broken?
My power supply failed about 6 weeks ago. Problem is I live in China & there appears to be some restriction in shipping electronic goods back from China to the USA. Beats me why this should be the case given that most stuff you buy in the US is from China! Anyway, compromise is that SD will ship a power supply board (which is relatively small & an easy plug in replacement) to a colleage in the US & he will carry to China. Unfortunately, according to SD they are/were out of PS units at the present time. Seems to indicate that this is a weak part in the system? Also, I wonder, browsing this thread whether the 220/240Volt folk have statistically more of a failure rate than the 110V US folks? There seems to be quite a few UK guys reporting failures here. Dan -- chinablues chinablues's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7955 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=29777 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Introducing..... me!
Gary_W;167799 Wrote: > This means I have 500 odd albums ripped as MP3 and another 150 or so > ripped as FLAC. All the FLACs have MP3 duplicates so I can listen to > them on the iPod. I want Slimserver to ONLY play the best quality of > song it can, so if there is a FLAC version I don't want it to bother > with the MP3. At the moment, it causes a terrible amount of faffing > around that I still haven't really got to grips with. > > The web interface isn't so good. > > Gary Echo the above point. I don't have an iPod but do have lots of MP3's. Since getting the Transporter I have re-ripped all CD's to FLAC (about 7000 files or so). So I have MP3s and FLACs of the same CD. I also have a lot of MP3s with no corresponding FLAC. If I could mix in same library but have Slimserver automatically select the FLAC when there is a choice, that would be great. Yes, I've tried Duplicate MP3 Finder & that allows duplicate MP3s and FLACs to be found, but as Gary mentions, gets you into the "faffing around" zone. A put-off for folks that don't like 'faffing around' with databases etc.. The web interface is too geeky. Ok for me, but not for my wife (who also likes music). Also my computer is in another room, so selecting there when sound system is elsewhere is a pain. This should be an easy fix/addon I would have thought & would improve the marketability no end. Maybe been mentioned before, but would be nice to have a headphone version. ie minaturised battery powered SB3 embedded in a headphone. Dan -- chinablues chinablues's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7955 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=31324 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Confused and disheartened of the UK
Interesting that there seems to be access, internet drop out issues in the UK to the Beeb. Here in Beijing, AlienBBC seems to work very well on the live streams. dan -- chinablues chinablues's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7955 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=29700 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Ethical question - stolen CDs & backups......
"And, having just had my 6-month old 400GB backup disk die on me " Wow, after all the work of ripping CD's to a hard disk, you trust the hard disk? I've learned this lesson a few times. Either install a Raid Array (mirrored hard drives), or maybe better, have a second drive where you copy all the ripped files. This 2nd drive can be stored in another location to insure against a common mode failure (power spike, fire, physical computer theft for eg) which causes loss of both your Raid drives. A 400GB drive can be bought for about 135$ I believe. Cheap insurance. -- chinablues chinablues's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7955 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=29003 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
