Re: [Dorset] Weird Goings On with mpg321

[Terry Coles]

On Sunday, 17 March 2019 16:14:45 GMT Ralph Corderoy wrote:
> > I don't think it's the device because it works fine when I use mpg123.
> 
> But that's a completely different program, one that might recognise the
> error that mpg321 is passing back to you and instead implicitly add its
> equivalent of --stereo before trying again.

OK.  I'll see what happens when I get it apart.

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Re: [Dorset] Weird Goings On with mpg321

[Ralph Corderoy]

Hi Terry,

> I don't think it's the device because it works fine when I use mpg123.

But that's a completely different program, one that might recognise the
error that mpg321 is passing back to you and instead implicitly add its
equivalent of --stereo before trying again.

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Re: [Dorset] Weird Goings On with mpg321

[Terry Coles]

On Sunday, 17 March 2019 15:29:27 GMT Ralph Corderoy wrote:
> I think it's due to you giving it mono.  Can you experiment by changing
> just the list of files to be all stereo, all mono, or a mix?

The Kit is buttoned up at the moment and I'm running some soak tests.  
However, there is something else that is no longer working, so I'll have to 
delve inside again tomorrow and I'll check this out then.

> mpg321(1) also says
> 
> --stereo  Force stereo output: duplicates mono stream on second
> output channel.  Useful for output for devices that don't
> understand mono, such as some CD players.
> 
> so I'd try adding that to the invocations that fail to see if it helps.

I've just tried it on this machine and it doesn't help.  However, I'm getting 
a different error anyway, so that's probably a red herring.

> Once you've narrowed down what triggers the error, the mpg321 folks
> might like to know to see if it's a problem their end, or just that the
> particular device you want to use doesn't accept mono and the other
> command you use that do work spot this and compensate.

I don't think it's the device because it works fine when I use mpg123.

I'll report back later in the week, when I've had a chance to look at this 
properly.

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Re: [Dorset] Weird Goings On with mpg321

[Ralph Corderoy]

Hi Terry,

> I also converted all the files to mono, because mpg321 doesn't support
> the -m switch and so some of the tracks had missing elements.
>
> $ mpg321 -a hw:1,0 [List of mp3 files]
> Can't open libao driver for device hw:1,0.  (Is the device in use?)

I think it's due to you giving it mono.  Can you experiment by changing
just the list of files to be all stereo, all mono, or a mix?

mpg321(1) also says

--stereo  Force stereo output: duplicates mono stream on second
output channel.  Useful for output for devices that don't
understand mono, such as some CD players.

so I'd try adding that to the invocations that fail to see if it helps.

Once you've narrowed down what triggers the error, the mpg321 folks
might like to know to see if it's a problem their end, or just that the
particular device you want to use doesn't accept mono and the other
command you use that do work spot this and compensate.

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Re: [Dorset] Knotes and other means of keeping files

[tim]

I have looked at Boostnote in the past, never really got into using it (I was 
looking for
something to use for a job at work). I ended up downloading it and looking at 
it. I was interested
as it was available for windows and Linux (.deb format and install on to Debian 
based distro ok).

I guess it depends on what you want at the end of the day.

Tim H

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Re: [Dorset] Knotes and other means of keeping files

[Hamish MB]

I use Evernote which sound fairly similar as a solution. There's an unofficial 
client for Linux called nixnote.

Hamish
On 17 Mar 2019, at 08:01, 
t...@ls83.eclipse.co.uk wrote:

On 16/03/2019 16:55, Keith Edmunds wrote:
 On Sat, 16 Mar 2019 16:19:53 +, dorset@mailman.lug.org.uk said:

 Until Google retires Keep.

 For that reason, I have started using Simplenote. Not as sexy as Keep, but
 it does support markup, and runs natively on Linux, OSX and Windows as
 well as in a web browser.

Another option is Emacs Org mode. Everything from note taking, todo lists, 
agendas, calendaring, project time tracking to producing formatted documents 
(using markup) and publishing to LaTeX, PDF, HTML, and can use Tramp mode to 
access from anywhere over SSH.

Cheers

Tim
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Re: [Dorset] Knotes and other means of keeping files

[tda]

On 16/03/2019 16:55, Keith Edmunds wrote:

On Sat, 16 Mar 2019 16:19:53 +, dorset@mailman.lug.org.uk said:


Until Google retires Keep.


For that reason, I have started using Simplenote. Not as sexy as Keep, but
it does support markup, and runs natively on Linux, OSX and Windows as
well as in a web browser.


Another option is Emacs Org mode. Everything from note taking, todo lists, 
agendas, calendaring, project time tracking to producing formatted documents 
(using markup) and publishing to LaTeX, PDF, HTML, and can use Tramp mode to 
access from anywhere over SSH.

Cheers

Tim

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