[slim] Re: softsqueeze stutters at the beginning of songs

2005-09-16 Thread bernt
Had the exact same problem so I kicked out my old Alcatel ADSL modem and my Cisco PIX and replaced it with a Netgear all in one solution. Now it just goes on and on and on :-) Using Softsqueeze at work with SSH over a 512kb ADSL connection and FLAC converted to 192kb mp3. And belive it or

[slim] Re: softsqueeze stutters at the beginning of songs

2005-09-16 Thread mkosma
huh. I have a newish netgear router connected to an old motorola cable modem. I wonder if replacing the cable modem might be worthwhile? -- mkosma ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com

[slim] Re: Squeezebox2, Universal Remote and Me

2005-09-16 Thread Patrick Dixon
IIRC, JVC remote codes are broken in 6.0 and 6.01 (and all of the more recent releases). I think you will need to download the latest nightly for them to work. -- Patrick Dixon www.at-view.co.uk ___ Discuss mailing list

Re: [slim] Re: Replay Gain!!

2005-09-16 Thread Robin Bowes
JJZolx wrote: Dave D Wrote: So for us dummies: would I need to re-rip everything? No. You just need to run a program that will examine each file and add the replay gain tags. I'm looking for a way to do that myself for a library of flac files, since I didn't add replay gain tags when I

[slim] Re: My ideal squeezebox

2005-09-16 Thread audiofi
I hope this covers the latest points from everyone: http://audiofi.dudehost.com/other/squeezeboxtextured3.gif -- audiofi ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss

Re: [slim] Random Mix

2005-09-16 Thread Steve
I never knew this feature existed! It's exactly what I've been after for ages. Installed it last night... perfect. Makes an amazing device even better. ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com

[slim] Re: My ideal squeezebox

2005-09-16 Thread Dave D
JJZolx Wrote: My thing with the simplified button scheme is that if you're going to put buttons on it at all, then why not make them useful? You just can't do much with three buttons and a scroll wheel. For example, how do you play a song or album rather than just adding it to the

[slim] Re: My ideal squeezebox

2005-09-16 Thread Dave D
audiofi Wrote: I hope this covers the latest points from everyone: http://audiofi.dudehost.com/other/squeezeboxtextured3.gif That looks very nice. Functional, practical, while still having a high-end look. Couple of comments: I am concerned that the label backlighting on the buttons

[slim] Re: My ideal squeezebox

2005-09-16 Thread PAUL WILLIAMSON
[EMAIL PROTECTED] 09/15/05 11:42 PM PAUL WILLIAMSON Wrote: I'd like this do be controlled by software. I have really no need for a volume knob on this unit, because it will be connected via optical and the volume will be fixed. If this form factor is built, I'd probably pick one up

[slim] Slimserver Gets Stuck on Stop

2005-09-16 Thread stinkpot
hi all, i'm having an infrequent but irritating problem with slimserver: once in a while, after choosing to a new playlist to load, the player suddenly stops. stop is highlighted on the right hand side pane and the last song on the list is highlighted. when i click on any of the other songs

[slim] Re: Replay Gain!!

2005-09-16 Thread max . spicer
Wouldn't do any harm. I think I've got a shell script that does the same thing. From recollection, it's as simple as using find to call metaflac on every flac file it finds. Having ReplayGain is fantastic news. A big thankyou to whoever got it going! Max Robin Bowes Wrote: JJZolx wrote:

Re: [slim] Re: Replay Gain!!

2005-09-16 Thread Robin Bowes
max.spicer wrote: Wouldn't do any harm. I think I've got a shell script that does the same thing. From recollection, it's as simple as using find to call metaflac on every flac file it finds. Not quite. You actually need to run metaflac in every directory containing flac files so that the

[slim] Re: Slimserver Gets Stuck on Stop

2005-09-16 Thread slimpy
Lawrence Slimserver cannot find the songs in your playlist, repeatedly skips to the next track and then stops after failing to start the last track in the list. Make sure the filenames and paths in your playlist are correct. regards s. -- slimpy

[slim] Re: My ideal squeezebox

2005-09-16 Thread audiofi
With the most recent changes: http://audiofi.dudehost.com/other/squeezeboxtextured4.gif The screen is meant to be slightly recessed on this one. -- audiofi ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com

[slim] Re: SlimRoku - SlimServer based music player for the Roku PhotoBridge HD1000

2005-09-16 Thread jmpage2
I was thinking of getting another Squeezebox, but I have to be honest, this new application makes the Photobridge VERY attractive for use in my media center. When we entertain in our large family area it is almost impossible to navigate the music collection from across the room, even with the

[slim] Re: My ideal squeezebox

2005-09-16 Thread PAUL WILLIAMSON
[EMAIL PROTECTED] 09/16/05 9:47 AM With the most recent changes: http://audiofi.dudehost.com/other/squeezeboxtextured4.gif The screen is meant to be slightly recessed on this one. That is just about perfect. Although with everything else being round, how about making the square

[slim] Re: My ideal squeezebox

2005-09-16 Thread audiofi
Round buttons as requested, I would DEFINITELY buy one of these!!! http://audiofi.dudehost.com/other/squeezeboxtextured5.gif -- audiofi ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss

[slim] Re: My ideal squeezebox

2005-09-16 Thread Dave D
audiofi Wrote: Round buttons as requested, I would DEFINITELY buy one of these!!! http://audiofi.dudehost.com/other/squeezeboxtextured5.gif Yep, that is sweet. Nice job. -- Dave D ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com

[slim] Re: Replay Gain!!

2005-09-16 Thread JJZolx
Robin Bowes Wrote: I'll tidy it up and post it on my website over the next couple of weeks. What environment are you working in? One thing with Windows is that the following doesn't work: metaflac --add-replay-gain *.flac So you have to iterate all of the files in the directory on the

[slim] Re: softsqueeze stutters at the beginning of songs

2005-09-16 Thread MrC
I'm curious about a setting - try toggling Compression in your putty ssh settings. -- MrC ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss

Re: [slim] Re: My ideal squeezebox

2005-09-16 Thread Michael Herger
Nice job. Let's get someone to build a bunch of them! FrontPanelDesigner should now be called upon. Someone want to see about a bulk discount? How do you connect all those fancy buttons to the SB? -- Michael --- Help translate

Re: [slim] Re: Replay Gain!!

2005-09-16 Thread Richie
So you have to iterate all of the files in the directory on the command line (ughh). I'm writing a VBS script to do the same thing and I'm afraid of exceeding the max command line length, depending on the file naming convention. So in Windows you may want to find all of the files' 8.3

[slim] Re: My ideal squeezebox

2005-09-16 Thread Bruce Hartley
Right now I don't think there is an easy way to connect the buttons. You could always butcher a remote and connect the buttons to that ;-) -- Bruce Hartley ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com

[slim] Re: Replay Gain!!

2005-09-16 Thread Dave
Is Replay Gain only possible at SB2 devices, or will my good old SB-G also do the trick? -- Dave ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss

Re: [slim] Re: Replay Gain!!

2005-09-16 Thread dean blackketter
It's currently only on SB2. It may be possible to do something close on SB1 (or even SLIMP3) by adjusting the master volume control dynamically, but this work hasn't begun. On Sep 16, 2005, at 10:40 AM, Dave wrote: Is Replay Gain only possible at SB2 devices, or will my good old SB-G

[slim] Re: Slimserver Gets Stuck on Stop

2005-09-16 Thread stinkpot
what's odd though is that i had set the server to autoscan only several days ago. i haven't moved any files. however, i have noticed that when some of the files misplay, their filenames get mixed up; for instance, title stays the same, but both album and artist become numbers. could dashes

[slim] Re: Replay Gain!!

2005-09-16 Thread max . spicer
Here's the script that I wrote a while ago. As you say, it runs on directories. NB This is untested, so please be careful if you use it! I'll try running it on some small test dirs today. #!/bin/sh basedir=${1:-.} IFS= for dir in `find $basedir -type d`; do metaflac --add-replay-gain

Re: [slim] Re: My ideal squeezebox

2005-09-16 Thread PAUL WILLIAMSON
[EMAIL PROTECTED] 09/16/05 1:00 PM Nice job. Let's get someone to build a bunch of them! FrontPanelDesigner should now be called upon. Someone want to see about a bulk discount? How do you connect all those fancy buttons to the SB? The same way as how we'll actually see this - in

[slim] Re: Replay Gain!!

2005-09-16 Thread max . spicer
Alas, this doesn't work at all well. I could have sworn I'd at least run it last time! Time for some hacking! Max Robin Bowes Wrote: max.spicer wrote: Wouldn't do any harm. I think I've got a shell script that does the same thing. From recollection, it's as simple as using find to

[slim] Re: softsqueeze stutters at the beginning of songs

2005-09-16 Thread mkosma
Ok ... done. and ... I listened to a bunch of tracks that used to freeze up, and so far have heard no problems at all. Was your theory that turning compression on might cause problems? or eliminate more problems? -- mkosma ___ Discuss mailing

Re: [slim] Re: SlimRoku - SlimServer based music player for the Roku PhotoBridge HD1000

2005-09-16 Thread Michael Amster
jmpage2 wrote: I was thinking of getting another Squeezebox, but I have to be honest, this new application makes the Photobridge VERY attractive for use in my media center. When we entertain in our large family area it is almost impossible to navigate the music collection from across the room,

[slim] Re: Replay Gain!!

2005-09-16 Thread max . spicer
Ah yes, my shell script doesn't work as the directory names tend to have spaces, quotes etc in them - the standard problem! I guess the solution here is to use a proper language like perl. ;-) Max max.spicer Wrote: Alas, this doesn't work at all well. I could have sworn I'd at least run

[slim] Re: softsqueeze stutters at the beginning of songs

2005-09-16 Thread MrC
Oh... you're testing me! :-) Glad things are working. Compression in such protocols often leads to stuttering, until enough data is able to burst. Also, since your music data is compressed already, there's probably no gain in compressing more, and can be harmful. But it can work the other

[slim] Re: Squeezebox2, Universal Remote and Me

2005-09-16 Thread WeedMonkey
These features are working in the latest nightlies. -- WeedMonkey ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss

[slim] Re: My ideal squeezebox

2005-09-16 Thread exilejedi
audiofi Wrote: Round buttons as requested, I would DEFINITELY buy one of these!!! http://audiofi.dudehost.com/other/squeezeboxtextured5.gif Almost perfect... Though I would prefer some changes to the Play/Pause/FF/Rew buttons: * buttons should be ordered logically: Play, Pause, Rew, FF

[slim] Re: My ideal squeezebox

2005-09-16 Thread audiofi
Good point on the buttons, I had got the order wrong, with changes: http://audiofi.dudehost.com/other/squeezeboxtextured6.gif I can add skip buttons or re-label the current FF/Rew ones if wanted. -- audiofi ___ Discuss mailing list

[slim] Re: Snow saver for new graphic display

2005-09-16 Thread Rickarddahlstrand
Craig, James (IT) Wrote: Mmm I'm kind of there now. There is snow falling on my softsqueeze! Is it?? Gimmi snow!! -- Rickarddahlstrand ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss

[slim] Re: My ideal squeezebox

2005-09-16 Thread JJZolx
audiofi Wrote: Good point on the buttons, I had got the order wrong, with changes: http://audiofi.dudehost.com/other/squeezeboxtextured6.gif I can add skip buttons or re-label the current FF/Rew ones if wanted. I don't think there's any way you're going to backlight the icons on the small

[slim] Re: My ideal squeezebox

2005-09-16 Thread audiofi
Colour and other changes with buttons to the left of the wheel: http://audiofi.dudehost.com/other/squeezeboxtextured7.gif And to the right of the wheel: http://audiofi.dudehost.com/other/squeezeboxtextured8.gif -- audiofi ___ Discuss mailing list

[slim] Re: My ideal squeezebox

2005-09-16 Thread PRGeno
If we're really trying to come up with the Ideal Squeezebox, shouldn't it have a bigger display? The only advantage the Roku device has over our beloved Squeezebox, is the larger display of the Roku M2000. It doesn't have to be quite as big as the M2000, but something I can read from across the

[slim] Slimserver access

2005-09-16 Thread papes510
Hi, i have a slimserver running at home and i want to let some coworkers listen to my music from work. but i dont want them to be able to change or see the settings for the server. is there anything i can do. Thanks also i would like to have 2 boxes in different places. could each box connect to

[slim] Re: My ideal squeezebox

2005-09-16 Thread Dave D
audiofi Wrote: Colour and other changes with buttons to the left of the wheel: http://audiofi.dudehost.com/other/squeezeboxtextured7.gif And to the right of the wheel: http://audiofi.dudehost.com/other/squeezeboxtextured8.gif Thanks Andrew. I like this one better:

[slim] Re: My ideal squeezebox

2005-09-16 Thread audiofi
This is the version you prefer, but with the extra size button and the slightly altered order of the buttons and different play etc. labels. http://audiofi.dudehost.com/other/squeezeboxtextured9.gif I think WAF should play a more important part, there will be more willingness to pay a premium

[slim] Re: My ideal squeezebox

2005-09-16 Thread Dave D
audiofi Wrote: This is the version you prefer, but with the extra size button and the slightly altered order of the buttons and different play etc. labels. http://audiofi.dudehost.com/other/squeezeboxtextured9.gif Well, no. I prefer the labels under the display to be uniform (not some

[slim] Re: Slimserver Gets Stuck on Stop

2005-09-16 Thread slimpy
What is the default character encoding of your debian box (UTF-8, ISO-8859-1,..)? Are there any filenames or paths in the playlist that contain accented characters? What is the content of the physical playlist file? I've also had somme issues with playlists lately. Character encoding seems to be

[slim] Re: My ideal squeezebox

2005-09-16 Thread audiofi
More like this: http://audiofi.dudehost.com/other/squeezeboxtextured10.gif I agree that the backlighting would be near impossible on the buttons and painted on wouldn't really look right with the other lights -- audiofi ___ Discuss mailing list

[slim] Re: Replay Gain!!

2005-09-16 Thread m1abrams
dean Wrote: It's currently only on SB2. It may be possible to do something close on SB1 (or even SLIMP3) by adjusting the master volume control dynamically, but this work hasn't begun. On Sep 16, 2005, at 10:40 AM, Dave wrote: Is Replay Gain only possible at SB2 devices, or

[slim] Re: Should firmware be updated automatically?

2005-09-16 Thread Michaelwagner
pfarrell Wrote: I like it the way it is. IMHO, etc. Agreed. I hate it when software just upgrades without warning. I know virus scanners and operating systems have options to do this automagically, and I ALWAYS turn them off. -- Michaelwagner

[slim] Re: My ideal squeezebox

2005-09-16 Thread Michaelwagner
It's starting to look a lot like my first love, an Audiotron. :-) -- Michaelwagner ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss

Re: [slim] Slimserver access

2005-09-16 Thread Jack Coates
papes510 wrote: Hi, i have a slimserver running at home and i want to let some coworkers listen to my music from work. but i dont want them to be able to change or see the settings for the server. is there anything i can do. Thanks see NoSetup here: http://slimdevices.com/dev_plugins.html

[slim] Re: Slimserver Gets Stuck on Stop

2005-09-16 Thread Michaelwagner
I had similar problems when I upgraded to 6.1.1 under windows, but only when I added to the playlist from the status.txt programmatic web interface, and only some songs. No obvious special characters, spaces, etc in the filenames. No discernable pattern at all, in fact. The same song could be

[slim] Re: Best Performance - recommendations?

2005-09-16 Thread Michaelwagner
MrC Wrote: Under the Processes tab, open View-Select Columns and add all the possible columns. For your Performance tab, be sure to enable View-Show kernel times as well. This was very helpful. Thanks. For a start, it showed me that, despite comments in the code, slim does run at high

Re: [slim] Re: My ideal squeezebox

2005-09-16 Thread Michael Amster
Michaelwagner wrote: It's starting to look a lot like my first love, an Audiotron. :-) Or a NAD designed piece of equipment... ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss

Re: [slim] Re: Replay Gain!!

2005-09-16 Thread Jess Askey
Robin Bowes wrote: I've got a perl script that I wrote to add ReplayGain tags to my library of flac files. I can tidy it up and release it if there's any interest? R. I would be interested in that. I have recently switched over to ripping in FLAC instead of MP3 and I have noticed that my