OK, a change from topics complaining about random white noise, here's
one requesting it.
With a 4 day old baby coming home today that has been played white
noise in the maternity ward, I was wondering if any clever developer
has writen anything fro the SB that could do this?
Failing that,
rfeliciano Wrote:
I just bought a SB and it was working good. somehow now, it is a mess .
i cannot hear a simple song without it skipping. not only that, it is
not responsive with the remote. comands take time to complete. is like
it needs a software update or something like that.
i use a
In the process I have lost the contents of the Browse Music favourites
list.
I have a backup of the Slimserver 6.5b1 folder, but I can't find the
I hope you have a copy of slimserver.pref, too. The favourites are stored
in there. Just search for favorite_titles and favorite_urls and
I have two issues with the remote. First, I wish it had a Stop button.
Most often, if I interrupt a song for whatever reason, when I return to
listening, I just want to hear the song again. I know I can press
Pause and then rewind, but CD players have a Stop button. Why not
the SqueezeBox? That
I have two issues with the remote. First, I wish it had a Stop button.
I believe if you press and hold the pause button it does function as a
stop button.
Richard
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CD players have a stop button because when you use Pause the disk is
still spinning. If the SB/SS were to work the same way as a CD player
the stop button would either 1) return you to the start of the current
playlist (start of album for me usually) and to star again at the
begining of the track
Try a Pocket PC running Telcanto - nice interface for browsing your
collection, playing to one or more zones etc. It show's the album art
of what's playing, and of an album when you browse to it, but you
cannot browse your collection by album art.
Of course you can browse by artwork from the
as a (much!) simpler question ... has anybody out there got multiple values
in genres working?
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Sent: Friday, February 17, 2006 2:00 PM
Subject: [slim] Multiple genres
I've been trying to track this down for a while - but still haven't a
100% reproduceable case.
I use my SB2 as a wireless bridge - connecting the SlimServer PC via
100M ethernet. This work fine - and will play music forever without
problems.
However if I do something very intensive dragging
Richie Wrote:
I have two issues with the remote. First, I wish it had a Stop
button.
I believe if you press and hold the pause button it does function as a
stop button.
Richard
GREAT! You're right!! Thanks!!!
Now, about that glossy remote ...
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I was using 6.5 and I returned to 6.2.2. The problems began when I
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I triple checked my username and password with Live 365.
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Thank you Michael.
I copypasted slimserver.pref but my saved favourites were not listed.
I reloaded slimserver 6.2.2 and they are back!
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I just stumbled on a control software product called Pluto that appears
to have a slimserver plug-in... Anything looked in to this as a
front-end one can run on a wireless control device?
Regarding the Telcanto, how good are the skins for this product? Also,
will it take advantage of larger
as a (much!) simpler question ... has anybody out there got multiple values
in genres working?
I use multiple genre tags rather than putting multiple values in one
tag and it seems to work ok.
Richard
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Eserim said the following on 02/19/2006 08:24 AM:
OK, a change from topics complaining about random white noise, here's
one requesting it.
With a 4 day old baby coming home today that has been played white
noise in the maternity ward, I was wondering if any clever developer
has writen
netim3 Wrote:
Thanks Ben - your comment did lead me to a new discovery...
According to the SlimServer web gui, the IP address of my player is
actually the same as that of my switch - which I'm sure would cause all
sorts of strange behaviour. What I can't figure out is
On the main
There's also all the natural sounds on SqueezeNetwork (ocean, rain,
birds, etc), not true white noise but easier to listen to. :)
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Hi,
I've got the following configuration:
- Suse 10.0 server running slimserver 6.2.2 - 6245
- Squeezebox 3 running firmware version 33
- Squeezebox is running wireless, server is wired, but both are
connected to the same router (D-Link DI-624).
I am getting near constant skips/stutters from
Cool - I'll suss out the SqueezeNetwork!
Robin - thanks for the offer - I've looped a 15 second sample from
somewhere selling CDs up to 2 hours, which works fine!
Many thanks for the offer.
Eserim
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stevek1006 Wrote:
I guess it is time to file a feature request.
Vote here: http://bugs.slimdevices.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1956
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hdarwen Wrote:
as a (much!) simpler question ... has anybody out there got multiple
values
in genres working?
Slightly off topic, but yes, absolutely, and using a single tag.
I have Server Settings / Behaviour / Multiple Items In Tags set to ;
and my files are tagged with Tag Rename as
Stereophile Test CD 3 also has a white noise track.
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GoCubs Wrote:
FYI- Latest beta posted now retrieves song information. Once the stream
starts hit the now playing button to view it.
I have it set to refresh every 15 seconds. However, the web page where
it retrieves the information from can get quite bogged down and at times
takes
I've been running slim server on my Terrastation for 6 months, and I've
had a couple of glitches, but nothing like what you're describing.
What version of code are you running on your Terrastation?
Dave
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Chop Wrote:
Not trying to be a downer, but won't the Sirius stream sound like
complete crap through a home stereo? I have XM and it offers low
bandwidth 32k and high bandwidth 64k WMA steams. The 64 is listenable
but by no means good sounding.
I tried out Sirius using my friends
NigelMSB Wrote:
They're £161.00 plus £10.00 postage and packing (both excluding VAT).
161 quid??!!! What planet are they on???
Try Maplins, order code L55BB. 15 quid. (They are radio (433MHz) rather
than IR if that's important).
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Funny enough, I just solved this problem with our newborn a week or
so ago. I refused to pay $20+ for the crappy baby noise CDs out
there, so I recorded a blow-dryer using my computer's built in mic,
and just run that on a loop in his bedroom. He loves it.
But if you want true pure white
cliveb Wrote:
161 quid??!!! What planet are they on???
Try Maplins, order code L55BB. 15 quid. (They are radio (433MHz) rather
than IR if that's important).
For me, it needs to be IR to tie in with the IR Blaster plugin (for
on-off with a SB2). An RF switch and remote would be okay but
cheers- hadn't really looked into SqueezNetwork before, those natural
sounds are cool - can anyone tell me if they are cached on the SB or
constantly re-downloaded - just got to keep one eye on bandwidth
usage.
Not sure if the worked on the little un yet, but my wife was asleep in
2 minutes of
Thank you to everyone who provided insight to my tagging question.
Before I start the process of using multiple genre tags - how are these
handled in the iPod? Does it recognize multiple genres, just take the
first one, or does is see the whole string as a genre?
I want to make sure I don't
This may be total and utter heresy, but any information about SQB3
compatitbility with Windows Media Connect 2.0?
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Eserim Wrote:
cheers- hadn't really looked into SqueezNetwork before, those natural
sounds are cool - can anyone tell me if they are cached on the SB or
constantly re-downloaded - just got to keep one eye on bandwidth
usage.
There's currently a bug and it redownloads them but a fix going
The following Perl modules are likely not installed in your
environment:
DBI
DBD::mysql
You will also need a Perl runtime like ActivePerl (
http://www.activestate.com/Products/Download/Download.plex?id=ActivePerl)
in order to install the MySQL driver for the Perl5 Database Interface.
There may
Does anybody know where I can get the WMA stream for KQED?
The wiki page reports that it's:
http://www.kqed.org/w/streamingfiles/kqed_wmp.asx
However, if you try plugging this into the radio tune-in window in
SlimServer, you only get the sponsor's lead-in, and the stream never
starts.
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Even better :-D Many thanks for all the help today!
Eserim
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Dave Horoschak Wrote:
Before I start the process of using multiple genre tags - how are these
handled in the iPod? Does it recognize multiple genres, just take the
first one, or does is see the whole string as a genre?
I want to make sure I don't screw up my library for portable
Bradley wrote:
Actually if you even listen to the actual audio stream directly from
the satellite using Sirius hardware, you'll hear a lot of imperfections
and digital artifacts. Satellite radio is far from Hi-fidelity. It's
more about variety. So you may want to reconsider your point.
Steve Baumgarten wrote:
Bradley wrote:
Satellite radio is far from Hi-fidelity. It's
more about variety. So you may want to reconsider your point.
This is the dirty little secret of the satellite radio industry: what
they're broadcasting sounds like crap.
Its no secret.
Probably
To rip all my CDs to flac I needed more storage anyway, so I went with a
LinkStation HD-HG250. It's more expensive than a simple external USB or
internal drive, but not that much more, and well worth it to me for
being able to run slimserver. For a while I just used it to hold the
music, and
Mike Anderson Wrote:
Does anybody know where I can get the WMA stream for KQED?
The wiki page reports that it's:
http://www.kqed.org/w/streamingfiles/kqed_wmp.asx
However, if you try plugging this into the radio tune-in window in
SlimServer, you only get the sponsor's lead-in, and
I am having problems playing back flac files encoded at 48KHz. Is this
still a known issue? Is there a solution?
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After chasing url's:
http://216.246.10.3/885live
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I changed Settings-File
types in Slimserver and marked all of the types
Then I got this message after pressing change button
Please explain what this means and what to do.
I have copied Lame to Slimserver/Server/Bin
Required binary was not found: [lame] --resample 44100 --silent -q
Have you tried re-ripping the track in FLAC?
Or even just re-ripping in MP3?
For that matter, what ripping software are you using and does the CD
have physical damage at that point?
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Thanks. But man that sounds really crappy, is that the best quality WMA
feed there is?
What about Real Audio feeds, does anybody know the URL for that? I had
one but it doesn't work anymore.
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iTunes will show the whole string as a genre ... it's annoying but you can
use smart playlists to get round it i guess. for this reason, when i convert
my FLACs to lossy, i only copy the first genre in the list.
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From: Dave Horoschak [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Slim
Steve Baumgarten wrote:
This is the dirty little secret of the satellite radio industry: what
they're broadcasting sounds like crap.
I was actually shocked at how bad Sirius sounds over the air; I
expected it to sound better than the crappy WMA stream you hear
online, but in fact it sounds
Mike Anderson Wrote:
Thanks. But man that sounds really crappy, is that the best quality WMA
feed there is?
What about Real Audio feeds, does anybody know the URL for that? I had
one but it doesn't work anymore.From the KQED Site: The KQED Live stream is
currently only available in
the
So I get that currently, internet radio is lousy quality. But that can
be fixed, and presumably will, over time, as interest in it grows. More
servers, bigger pipes, the problems to solve are only investments, not
serious technological or architectural problems.
Sat. radio sounds like a
Hi all,
I had too much time on my hands the other night and decided I'd create
a step-by-step guide to settings up and running EAC with FLAC for Slim
users specifically. It also includes a guide on ReplayGaining tracks.
My initial plan was to post it the Wiki... unfortunately (but in my
Now I've installed the DBI and the DBD::mysql by using the ppm and
then typing install dbi and then install dbd-mysql (I already had
ActiveState 5.8.7-815 installed, before I installed mySQL 4.1)
Still no luck:
Code:
2006-02-19 21:20:19.8779 install_driver(mysql)
Bruce Tucker Wrote:
I'm tuning in late to this thread. I have a HD-H250 Linkstation, but I
didn't know that I could run slimserver. Can you point me to
instructions on how to do this?
Bruce
Marc Field has written up a very nice set of directions at:
I'm using a LinkStation HD-HG250 and haven't encountered the slowness
that others have mentioned. The remote is very responsive, no different
from when I was running slimserver on an old Linux box. The web
interface for slimserver is a little slower on the LS, but not badly
so.
Admittedly, my
Hi,
This is my first post here -- sorry it has to be about a problem. I
have a Squeezebox 3 and have been using it for 2 months using a
wireless connection. I use it every day and have had no connection
problems during this period. But then 2 days ago it wouldn't connect
to the network when I
^^^ Cool, thanks Tom.
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Forgot to mention, does the SB3 see the actual wireless signal but can't
connect, or it doesn't see anything at all. This is very important.
You have to make sure the wireless signal is being broadcast. You may
want to use a field survey tool of some sort to detect your WI-FI
signal. A laptop
Hi,
I have been able to play stations on alienbbc for quite a while, and in
the last week i have been having a problem where the text scolls across
the screen, but no music plays..i thought that it might be memory
related as sometimes it seems to come back after i close a few safari
windows,
Hi Fellow Canadians,
I live in Toronto and want to buy 2 SB3's directly from slimdevices.com
because of the US$100 off 2 SB3's discount. However, they ship via UPS.
UPS got a notoriously bad reputation across the boarder because of its
insane brokerage fees.
So if you have odered from
I have just uploaded an updated windows version
(squeezeslave-0.5.1-win32.zip) that adds support for the volume
control.
Richard
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I got charged $48 brokerage fees by UPS here in Winnipeg. Hope this
helps
Larry
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thanks, i was wondering where to post it, i'll repost on the plugins
Yes mplayer is on the path. As i said it played consistently for a
couple of months, and in the past week it has been acting up. I dont
remember doing anything to the mac that would have changed mplayer,
allienbbc or
Larry,
Thanks for the info. Was that the brokerage fees alone? You're not
counting the GST PST, are you?
Thanks,
Ray
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Right now there is no support. Is Media Connect a UPnP service? or
something-similar-but-not-quite-the-same?
I don't know if there are any plans for UPnP support, i wouldn't have
thought so though. The Squeezebox requires far more control than a UPnP
is able to offer. I doubt this is a path
I'm experiencing the same problem. I recently upgraded to 6.5 so that
Lazy Search would work, so going back to 6.2 would be undesireable.
I had no problems on 6.2 getting access to internet radio stations but
now I get the error:
There was an error parsing the stream information. Try
Hi,
I have the newest Squeezebox and SlimServer. The SlimServer is running
on a computer separate from the music files. The music files are on the
same computer as iTunes. The reason for this is the computer with
iTunes can't run SlimServer; there is some complicated technical issue
that is
so
(15)(25)(32)Electronic
would work?
I didn't know that. Thanks!
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so
(15)(25)(32)Electronic
would work?
I didn't know that. Thanks!
Almost. The multiple genres are handled, but the refinement of Classical -
Electronic isn't. I'll take a look at it.
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so
(15)(25)(32)Electronic
would work?
I didn't know that. Thanks!
Almost. The multiple genres are handled, but the refinement of Classical -
Electronic isn't. I'll take a look at it.
Ok - the latest 6.5 nightly can handle the above now.
More specifically the $48 was Import charges, essentially GST, and PST
based on the value for duty. I only picked up 1 Squeezebox and those
were the charges.
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I first had slimserver running on a linkstation HD-H160 and now have
moved up to a HD-HG300. The first was usually fast enough (web update
was a little slow but not too bad) now in the HG300, it's faster.
I find it quite acceptable and I am not considering moving slimserver
to a more powerful
Just a suggestion once you get this sorted out: you
may want to expand on the page I started here:
http://wiki.slimdevices.com/index.cgi?EACRippingInDepth
I covered mostly the physical process, leaving
software configuration to one of the many online
guides. Slim-specific software configuration
Note you should not be charged duty! The Squeezebox is made in the USA
and so it is duty-exempt under NAFTA.
You *will* be charged both GST and PST specific to your province. Yes,
it amounted to about $48 IIRC.
UPS can be cute and will sometimes charge customs and brokerage fees
(not duty)
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You have the best quotes. Do you have a generator creating them?
Ok - the latest 6.5 nightly can handle the above now.
Will it be fitted into the 6.2.2 nightly too? Or is it considered new
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Mockbeggar Wrote:
I'm getting the same choppy play on my Sq3. Lot's of bandwidth. Lots
of computer power. A bit distressing.
I tried turning off the non-essential computers that were on the
network, and that seems to have cleared up the problem. Thanks for the
advice about bandwidth.
dborn Wrote:
I first had slimserver running on a linkstation HD-H160 and now have
moved up to a HD-HG300. The first was usually fast enough (web update
was a little slow but not too bad) now in the HG300, it's faster.
I find it quite acceptable and I am not considering moving slimserver
* Michaelwagner shaped the electrons to say...
Dan Sully Wrote:
Minds are like parachutes... they work best when open.
You have the best quotes. Do you have a generator creating them?
I've colllected them over the years, and have them in a random generator.
Ok - the latest 6.5 nightly
I have just sent you a 1mb MP3 file as an example
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Kerry
I had no problems on 6.2 getting access to internet radio stations but
now I get the error:
There was an error parsing the stream information. Try reducing the
number of streams if you've set a great number. (2)
Did you follow that advice? Do you still encounter that problem?
It's been
Michaelwagner:
Definitely keep us updated. I'd be interested to see what your
experience is.
It's mostly for curiosity's sake as unless I get a monster house, my
SB3 in my listening area will always be fairly close to my router
(within one floor). The SB2 in my basement will be stretching it,
I've experimenting with higher sampling rates encoding a few DADs
(classic records 96/24 recordings) into FLAC files.
My laptop was able to play the 96 kHz 24 and 16 bit FLAC files.
However, the SB3 would play them at slow speed.
The higher I can go is 48 kHz and 16 bits resolution. 24 bits
Hi,
I have exactly the same behaviour since I upgraded my iMac to an
Intel and using 6.5.b1 ; the playlists are shown but nothing is
inside (songs or artists or genre are OK) - my music is on the same
Mac but in the Users/Shared folder as I did before with my iMac G4.
Anything to check
Thanks for the very useful information, guys. It sounds very promising.
I'll investigate the HG model.
Rav
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I'm posting this here because I havn't seen it anywhere else in the
forum (let me know if it's redundant).
I wanted to share (and keep a log for myself) of how to output the
audio portion of a movie from my PC through to my stereo (the video is
going directly to my screen).
The basic setup is
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