Re: [slim] Transporter using Wimp
andyg;579622 Wrote: > Correct. It might be possible to hack faad to support transcoding MP4, > patches welcome. ;) So the decoder in Radio/Touch is not faad? -- sbjaerum sbjaerum's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=237 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=82260 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Transporter using Wimp
My understanding is: 1. Linux based players (Radio and Touch) do native decoding of the 256kbit/s stream. 2a. Older ip3k based players don't do native decoding of any AAC format at any bitrate. 2b. Transcoding for ip3k players is done by the local server using faad. 2c. faad is not capable of transcoding the 256kbit/s stream (although the native AAC decoder in the Linux players decode the 256kbit/s stream) 2d. For server transcoding using faad, a 96kbit/s stream is used. Is all this correct? -- sbjaerum sbjaerum's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=237 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=82260 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Announcement Squeezecenter 7.2.1
I totally agree that removal of MyRadio is a step in the wrong direction. Please put MyRadio or something equivalent back in. -- sbjaerum sbjaerum's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=237 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=54045 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Announcing the Squeezebox Duet
stevek1006;255548 Wrote: > That's interesting -- I did not see that anywhere in the specs. Still, > the emitter does little good if we cannot program the remote for our > equipment. Will that be possible? There is currently a test applet that makes it possible to control SB/Transporter using the IR emitter on the Controller. I am sure it is possible to extend on that so that the Controller will act as a universal IR remote. -- sbjaerum sbjaerum's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=237 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=41813 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Posible bug in built-in MP3 decoder - please verify
damir;245174 Wrote: > Here is a small listening test, similar to one that sikahr provided. > > I choose a five different music tracks, and provided a four different > samples (*1 to *4) for each one: > > *1. The original wav file, ripped from 44100/16 audio cd, lowered > 20dB. > > *2. Mp3 file encoded from sample *1, using lame --alt-preset extreme. > > *3. Wav file captured by playing sample *2, on the Squeezebox3 digital > output. > > *4. Wav file directly decompressed from sample *2, using lame. > > Links are: > > Ain't No Sunshine > http://www.mytempdir.com/2068113 > > Try a Little Tenderness > http://www.mytempdir.com/2068118 > > Mozart Adagio > http://www.mytempdir.com/2068126 > > Spanish Harlem > http://www.mytempdir.com/2068132 > > The Gal From Joe's > http://www.mytempdir.com/2068136 > > If you have a squeezebox (hardware), you'll probably want to compare > samples *2 and *4. Having all other things the same, that will show > difference in squeeze mp3 decoder. > > If you use softsqueeze (or any other PC player), you may compare > samples *3 and *4. That may give you the pretty good idea how audible > the effect is. Does the last paragraph above mean that this problem is present with Softsqueeze? If so, the java mp3 decoder has the same problem as the SB firmware decoder... -- sbjaerum sbjaerum's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=237 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=40409 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Stereophile 2006 Editor's Choice
Don't know why this hasn't got more attention: http://stereophile.com/features/1206poty/index7.html -- sbjaerum sbjaerum's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=237 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=31490 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Nokia N800
Official Nokia information: www.nseries.com/n800 -- sbjaerum sbjaerum's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=237 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=31398 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: SoftSqueeze 3.0 Double Button Presses
Happens to me too, but not very often. -- sbjaerum sbjaerum's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=237 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=27917 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Does the Transporter have a headphone output?
mkozlows Wrote: > Buy a headphone amp. HeadRoom's Micro Amp is $300, and enormously > better than the headphone out on the DAC-1. Benchmark DAC-1 sounds pretty decent with Sennheiser HD650. I am not alone in thinking that. Anyway, budget is not limitless. -- sbjaerum sbjaerum's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=237 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=25814 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Does the Transporter have a headphone output?
No headphone out means it can't replace my Benchmark... -- sbjaerum sbjaerum's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=237 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=25814 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Archiving 150.000 CDs using FLAC
NRK is the equivalent to BBC in Norway. According to the link below (in Norwegian) they are starting a project to archive a collection of 150.000 CDs using FLAC. http://www.computerworld.no/index.cfm/fuseaction/artikkel/id/59327 Would have been nice to hook up my Squeezebox to that collection... Steinar -- sbjaerum sbjaerum's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=237 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=23789 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Replaygain question???
Josh Coalson Wrote: > not sure what you're after either, but if it's to make the FLACs > quieter than other sources without having to fiddle with the > volume manually, but keep the relative volumes withing the FLACs > the same, then you can do this by setting the tags for all your > FLACs like so: > > REPLAYGAIN_TRACK_GAIN=0 dB > REPLAYGAIN_ALBUM_GAIN=0 dB > > and use a negative preamp setting in the replaygain synthesis > options in slimserver. > > Josh Where do I find the 'replaygain synthesis options in slimserver'? -- sbjaerum sbjaerum's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=237 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=22744 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Slimserver/SqueezeNetwork question
dannyg Wrote: > I have an SB2 in my living room (connected via Ethernet cable) with the > RCA jacks connected to my stereo. I have the SPDIF coax going to my > computer in my office. This allows me to listen to the SB2 in both my > living room and my office. > > While in the living room, I use the remote to control the SB2. When > I'm in my office, I use the SlimServer interface. This works great for > the most part. > > Now here is my problem: > == > I connect to SqueezeNetwork while in the living room, then after a > while I power off the SB2. Later on while in my office, I decide that > I want to listen to the SB2 there, but I can't just go control it via > the SlimServer interface. Instead, I have to go back into the living > room, find the remote, turn on the SB2 and sign-off from > SqueezeNetwork. > > Is there any way around this? Is there no way to gain control of my > SB2 while in my office if the SB2 is connected to SqueezeNetwork, or > has been powered off afther having been connected to SqueezeNetwork? Do you feed the digital audio into your computer? If so, why don't you just use Softsqueeze on the computer in your office? Steinar -- sbjaerum sbjaerum's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=237 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=18746 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Can I setup slimserver to log all files served?
pfarrell Wrote: > On Fri, 2005-11-25 at 12:55 -0800, tomsi42 wrote: > > Is it possible to see which songs that have been played on my SB2 > > during a given period? > > I may be imagining it, but I am sure that on the old > server (circa 5.4) that there was a report on > popularity of songs. Easily accessible from the > main server page. I can't find it on the page > with my 6.2.1 server. > > If the data is available in the slimserver's database, it > should be trivial to use perl to crank out a simple report. > I haven't checked the schema to see if the data is there. > If it isn't, sounds like a good and easy enhancement to > the database. > > -- > Pat > http://www.pfarrell.com/music/slimserver/slimsoftware.html http://localhost:9000/hitlist.html Don't know why it's not linked. Steinar -- sbjaerum sbjaerum's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=237 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=18520 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Got SB3! Love it! Few feature requests...
JJZolx Wrote: > Why do we have all these calls for various native decoding capabilities > at the Squeezebox? Other than saving a few CPU cycles on the server, > there's not a big advantage. May be not a huge advantage, but FFWD/REW is only possible when transcoding is not done. Steinar -- sbjaerum sbjaerum's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=237 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=18399 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Client-side decoding of tracks from whole-album Flac files
This stage in the development phase of version 6.5 seems to me to be the correct time to enhance/expand functionality. I would therefore like to draw some attention to the enhancement request filed as bug 1426: http://bugs.slimdevices.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1426 To users that are interested in doing FWD/RWD on whole-album flac files: Please vote for the bug and put yourself on the CC list of the bug. To Slim Devices: Please consider to implement this functionality in order to have a more complete FLAC support in your product. Steinar -- sbjaerum sbjaerum's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=237 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=18201 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: FIR filters?
HoZ Wrote: > The ability to have software apply correction filters before the data > hits the network is very appealing to me and looks to be substantially > more affordable than the hardware alternatives. From the research Ive > done thus far, I think I would be able to successfully calculate the > appropriate filters using DRC. But, I am unsure how to apply the > filters on a Windows machine. Apparently, there are convolvers > available for Linux. However, I am currently running WinXP. Has > anyone successfully implemented this idea in a Windows environment? I > would be very appreciative of any experiences or information that you > could share. > > Thanks > J It might be useful to take a look at Sox (available on Windows): http://sox.sourceforge.net/ Steinar -- sbjaerum ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Softsqueeze flaky with Live365 streams, Squeeze Network sound streams
Bradley Wrote: > I tried switching from Java MP3 Plugin to JLayer, but I'm still seeing > the same problem I had before. On Live 365, the stream won't start > playing unless: after clicking play and waiting a few seconds for the > stream to start buffering, you toggle to pause and then un-pause. Then > it plays fine. > > So still the problem originally described is still there. > > *Bradley Do you get any messages in the SoftSqueeze console? Sounds like a buffer problem. Try to enable the debug options for Audio Buffer and look at the output in the console. When testing with the Natural Sounds, I get buffer underruns with Java MP3 Plugin but not with JLayer. Steinar -- sbjaerum ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Function of the Power button
Probably a stupid question, but what is actually the function of the Power button on the slim remote? Just a way to change the Screensaver and the display brightness? Steinar -- sbjaerum ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Softsqueeze flaky with Live365 streams, Squeeze Network sound streams
Bradley Wrote: > Found a problem with Softsqueeze that causes it not to play a stream > even though it says it's "Now playing". > > This seems to happen with virtually all Live365 streams as well as the > Squeeze Network's Natural Sounds. The problem does not happen with > RadioIO or Shoutcast. > > On the same streams I also noticed that the player sometimes gets hung > up around the elapsed time mark 04:14. Then it just sits there (no > sound) and says Now Playing 04:14 Now Playing 04:13 Now Playing 04:14 > Now Playing 04:13. Looping again and again on the display. > > There is a work around to get it to play -- clicking the pause button > once or twice (after you know the stream is already buffered), usually > will get the stream going. > > > I normally wouldn't notice this problem (I just moved and my > squeezeboxes are still packed), but I'm using Softsqueeze on my PC a > lot until I fully unpack and setup my SB's and stereos. > > Anyway, I hope this can be fixed easily. I'm currently using > Softsqueeze 2.0b11 (but it also happened on 2.0-10 > > *Bradley When playing Natural Sounds from SqueezeNetwork on Softsqueeze with the following audio settings Audio mixer: Primary Sound Driver Audio buffer size: 128000 MP3 Decoder: Java MP3 Plugin the audio soon mutes, and I get repeatedly 'Connecting to play:' messages. The visualizer sometimes run even though there is no audio. In the Softsqueeze console, I get lots of these messages: 505562 [AudioMixer-0] WARN javasound - Java Sound Audio buffer underrun bufAvail=754688 When changing the audio settings to: Audio mixer: Primary Sound Driver Audio buffer size: 128000 MP3 Decoder: JLayer the Natural Sounds play without problems. I am running Softsquezze from svn version 3973 on WinXP. Any thoughts about this behavior? Steinar -- sbjaerum ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Security consequences of opening port 9000
chris Wrote: > I personally wouldn't do this. I also use SSH to tunnel the connection, > but my slimserver is on a linux machine. > > This leads interesting results, and shows you what may happen: > http://www.google.com/search?q=intitle%3A%22welcome.to.squeezebox%22+ Unfortunately, the firewall/proxy at work does not allow ssh connection. Anyway, I have managed to set up ssh on my slimserver. Tested by successful tunneling from another machine on my home network. So at the moment, my only option is to connect using http. How effective/robust is the IP blocking feature available at Server settings -> Security? I guess I should only allow IP adresses matching the local network and the domain at work. Will the server be visible (e.g. for Google), but not allow connections, or will the server be invisible for all IP adresses outside the allowed range? Steinar -- sbjaerum ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Security consequences of opening port 9000
MrC Wrote: > Any port opening represents a possible attack vector. Meaning, there's > software at the other end listening, and if there are flaws in that > software, they can and will eventually be exploited. > > You'd be better off setting up an SSH tunnel, as SSH server > implementations are widely scrutinized and deployed. Best to trust a > couple of security providers who specialize in such things. My slimserver runs on WindowsXP. Is there any step-by-step prodcedure available for how to set up a SSH server and how to set up a tunnel connection? Steinar -- sbjaerum ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Security consequences of opening port 9000
By forwarding port 9000 from my ADSL router to the machine running slimserver, I am able to connect to my slimserver from work. I can also stream using http://homeipadress:9000/stream.mp3. I am not a security expert. What are the security consequences for my home network if I permanently open port 9000? Steinar -- sbjaerum ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Slimserver 6.1.1 cannot set music folder to network drive on XP
mherger Wrote: > > After installing Slimserver 6.1.1 I get following message > > " Oops - "t:" doesn't seem to be a valid directory. Try again." > > when the path is a network drive. With local drives it works. > > I also tried \\server\musicfolder for path information, but got the > > same error. I tried it on to different machines. > > Slimserver can't see your mounted network shares when run as a service. > > And the standard user used to run a service does not have right to > access > any share. Please search to forum on how to change that user. It's a > common problem. > > -- > > Michael > Or take a look at http://www.slimdevices.com/su_faq.html#troubleshooting-sharedvolume Steinar -- sbjaerum ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Playlist problem
My library exclusively contains whole album flac files with embedded cuesheets. At some point of time (I am not sure when), the playlist functionality seems to be broken. When I now select Browse Playlists, I get a playlist entry for each track of each album in my library. In addition I get an entry for each directory and flac file in my Music Folder. Is anyone else experiencing this? Any ideas about what can be causing this? What debug flag should I turn on in order to get more information about this problem? I am now using svn version 3757. Slimserver runs on WinXP. Steinar -- sbjaerum ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: RF interference in SB2's headphone output
seanadams Wrote: > I have a solution for this now (thanks to Andrew Weekes for the > pointers). > > It looks like the signal is actually being picked up by the headphone > cable (not internally). It goes into the 1/8" jack and then gets > amplified back out by the headphone amp. The behavior seems different > depending on the type of phones - Sennheiser HD 600 phones only exhibit > the problem if the cable is actually wrapped around the antenna, whereas > Sony MDR-7506 picks up the signal easily. YMMV. > > Anyway, the fix is pretty simple but it does require soldering: attach > two 33pF caps to ground on the headphone jack - make sure to keep the > leads as short as possible - surface mount caps are best. This > eliminates the problem for my test case, irrespective of antenna > arrangement etc. > > If you're comfortable doing this yourself, I've posted some > step-by-step instructions here: > > http://www.seanadams.com/sb2_headphone/ > > Otherwise please contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] if you want to have > the repair done by us. Will this fix be incorporated in units you ship in the future? Steinar -- sbjaerum ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: SB2: Fast forward with FLAC?
JayNYC Wrote: > Is there any ETA for Fast Forward and Rewind capability when playing > from FLAC CueSheets? Please vote for bug 1426. Steinar -- sbjaerum ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: RSS Plugin
It might be related to svn check-in 3322. If so, the problem was fixed in check-in 3330. Steinar -- sbjaerum ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Problems with BBC Podcasts
Carlos Wrote: > I have been using the original wired Slimp player for over a year and > have had no problems ripping and playing my CDs. I recently started > downloading podcasts from the BBC Today program and have been trying to > play them using slimserver and Slimp. They seem to play very fast and > are over in a second. They are recorded at a bit rate of around 30 - > 40kbps. Is this the problem? How can I play them? Thanks I am running the latest 6.1 slimserver on Windows XP. Using the Podcast plugin in this version, the following BBC podcasts play back correctly on my Squeezebox 1: http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/rmhttp/downloadtrial/radio4/today/rss.xml http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/rmhttp/downloadtrial/fivelive/sportsweek/rss.xml http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/rmhttp/downloadtrial/fivelive/fightingtalk/rss.xml Steinar -- sbjaerum ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: SqueezeNetwork - Fundamental Question
JJZolx Wrote: > I take it the attitude of this vast majority is due to some kind of > concern for security? Like if their PC runs 24 hours per day, they > feel they're 12 times as likely to get hacked as when it's only run 2 > hours? :-) > > Are people are _really_ that stupid? What about noise, heat generation and power consumption? -- sbjaerum ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Problem with artists having accented characters
I have opened bug #1384: http://bugs.slimdevices.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1384 I have uploaded an example file to Bugzilla which reproduces the error. Steinar -- sbjaerum ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
