Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] Spotty lags behind
Michael, when I change tracks, I have to wait for a while, than the snippet appears, wait again and then the song starts playing ... Strider3's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=68276 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=109234 ___ plugins mailing list plugins@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/plugins
Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] Spotty lags behind
Strider3 wrote: > Michael, > tailing my server.log the following appears when I change tracks : > As you can see from the timestamps all of this happens within a fraction of a second. When trailing the log file, did you notice where the delay was? Before this snippet appeared or afterwards? Michael http://www.herger.net/slim-plugins - Spotty, MusicArtistInfo mherger's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=50 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=109234 ___ plugins mailing list plugins@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/plugins
Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] Spotty lags behind
FWIW I see a lag of 5 seconds before a track starts playing which I assume is normal. Sent from my SM-G900F using Tapatalk slartibartfast's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=35609 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=109234 ___ plugins mailing list plugins@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/plugins
Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] Spotty lags behind
Streaming PCM should use the least CPU, as it's what I receive from the spotty helper. Transcoding to flac/mp3 would use more CPU, but less bandwidth. I doubt this is the bottleneck, but feel free to play with it. You could set logging for plugin.spotty to INFO, then "tail -f server.log" (the exact path you can find in Settings/Information). Watch the log while you interact using the Spotify app on your mobile or desktop. You should see events triggered in the log when you change a track in the app. Is there a lag in between those? Or is the lag introduce later, when the streaming starts? What kind of internet connection are you using? And don't try to mess with those processes. You're more likely going to cause problem than solve anything. Michael http://www.herger.net/slim-plugins - Spotty, MusicArtistInfo mherger's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=50 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=109234 ___ plugins mailing list plugins@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/plugins
Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] Spotty lags behind
I have the impression that LMS is converting the pcm stream it receives from Spotify, hence the lag. You can check this in Settings/Advanced/File Formats. Spotty would likely transcode from PCM to Flac - which you can disable. Check the settings for "spt" or "Spotty". Whether this is the root cause of the delay you're seeing I don't know. Maybe you should provide some information about your system. -- Michael ___ plugins mailing list plugins@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/plugins
Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] Spotty lags behind
I dont know why you have the lag but its not the conversion. The conversion is necessary because Spotifys Ogg Vorbis streams are encrypted and can be read by nothing except Spotifys run-time library, which isnt running on the Squeezebox --- learn more about iPeng, the iPhone and iPad remote for the Squeezebox and Logitech UE Smart Radio as well as iPeng Party, the free Party-App, at penguinlovesmusic.com *New: iPeng 9, the Universal App for iPhone, iPad and Apple Watch* pippin's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=13777 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=109234 ___ plugins mailing list plugins@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/plugins
[SlimDevices: Plugins] Spotty lags behind
I'm using Spotty in spotify connect mode. However when I choose my squeezebox receiver under 'devices available' in the Spotify app and start playing a song, I have to wait for about 20s for the song to begin. The same thing happens when I change tracks or start another song from another playlist. I have the impression that LMS is converting the pcm stream it receives from Spotify, hence the lag. I found a file 'custom-convert.conf' under '/opt/logitechmediaserver/cache/InstalledPlugins/Plugins/Spotty' in my linux distro which seems to control conversion. However I cannot interprete its contents in an easy way. On top of that, my subscription (Spotify Premium for Family) should output 320 kbps ogg Vorbis which my distro can decode without problem so why the conversion ? On the other hand, I have also the Spotify application installed on my linux distro and here no lag and no conversion takes place as far as I can notice. Any idea how to disable the conversion in Spotty ? Strider3's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=68276 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=109234 ___ plugins mailing list plugins@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/plugins
