Juggler;206624 Wrote:
> It looks like there are several opensource implementations of the daap
> protocol already:
> http://www.opendaap.org/
> http://daap.sourceforge.net/
>
> I think all the comments about daap being broken in the bug reports you
> posted were referring to DRM'd files.
No thi
It's pretty simple. I have lots of un-ripped CDs. And I don't want to
rip them before I listen to them.
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> Is there a simple way for a program to send a message to SlimServer that
> will tell it to play a particular music file (with hopefully a way to
> specify the file path in the SlimServer's file space)? For instance,
> will hitting a particular URL on the SlimServer port do the trick?
Go to the
Patrick Dixon;206475 Wrote:
> There was a long period (at least 4 weeks) when the UK importer couldn't
> get any SB3s and didn't seem to know what was going on. A email I sent
> to Slim took over two weeks to even get a reply, and didn't provide any
> information other than what JimC says above
Is there a simple way for a program to send a message to SlimServer that
will tell it to play a particular music file (with hopefully a way to
specify the file path in the SlimServer's file space)? For instance,
will hitting a particular URL on the SlimServer port do the trick?
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No, until Apple makes the DAAP protocol open and standard, supporting it
would probably be a waste of time. Apple could just change it with the
next version of iTunes to something completely incompatible.
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brucegrr;206587 Wrote:
> Count me as one who doesn't get what the problem is here.
>
> I guess SMc2911 and I are in the same boat. My cd's (which ARE used by
> wife in car, kids in room) are sorted same way as in Slimserver. Works
> fine.
>
...and it takes so much less time than using scissors
It looks like there are several opensource implementations of the daap
protocol already:
http://www.opendaap.org/
http://daap.sourceforge.net/
I think all the comments about daap being broken in the bug reports you
posted were referring to DRM'd files. I would not expect
SlimServer/client to be a
bhaagensen;206518 Wrote:
> Save power; good for both the environment and personal economy, and
> reduce noise perhaps ?
That's pretty much it - don't see much point in leaving things on when
I'm not using them; plus a dollop of health-and-safety (we both have
memories of our dads going round las
someone should maybe add this to this wiki here, wherever that fits
http://forum.linkstationwiki.net/viewtopic.php?f=39&t=3218
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*** Ahead Software MPEG-4 AAC Decoder V2.5 **
Build: Jun 4 2007
Copyright 2002-2004: Ahead Software AG
http://www.audiocoding.com
Fixed point version
^
Yay it works, even with FLAC enabled - Great :-)
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I wget'ed the sources from a debian server, it is compiling, I defined
FIXED_POINT manually and configured it with --without-fp and --npf...
I'll report if it works.
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IIRC it's the same souyrce code - just a compile option.
Also I think the audiocoding site may not be available as Nero took
them over.
An alternative to faad would be mplayer - it's a bit big but works.
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Juggler;206591 Wrote:
> I don't believe that it is license dependent.
>
> http://www.zeroconf.org/
>
> My understanding is that Zeroconf is 3 protocols working together:
> 1. IPv4 local-link addressing
> 2. multicast DNS
> 3. DNS service discovery
>
> I believe SlimServer already takes care of
I just tried to figure out where to get a fixed point decoder... Can't
get the sources, http://www.audiocoding.com/ is down... hrmf
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Press NOW PLAYING
Press LEFT to get to the top level "Now Playing" menu option
Press ADD
Your playlist should now be empty.
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This was the only post that showed up with "amp100" in my search. Didn't
try seperately. Got to know, did you get one? Mine should be here this
week. I'm looking to compare it with the small Sonic T amp. Of course
the biggest addition is the ability to drive two pairs of speakers. The
Amp100 will
Easiest way I know of it to just pick another album, song, or playlist
and just hit "Play" instead of "+".
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I know that I can use the + key on the SB3 remote to remove songs one at
a time from the Now Playing list, but is there a quick way to remove All
songs from that list?
I realize that I can do it easily in SS by clicking the Clear link, but
I haven't found such an easy method from the remote.
Tha
As someone who has also been frustrated with this behavior, you can do
what I do. Download and use version 6.3.1. This version treats
compilations the same as prior versions and sorts compilations into
single albums. Today, I tried 6.5.2 in the hopes that it was changed,
but no such luck. Afte
Excellent, that has worked for me. I saved the URL as a playlist and
then used Softsqueeze.
Once I'm in the new house I shall be purchasing a SB!
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There is a restriction with Slimserver about stream - you were
converting WMA to mp3 and then trying to reconvert again to send to
stream.mp3. This doesn't work.
Your station plays fine with native WMA on an SB3.
To tune-in SoftSqueeze - use the Tune in menu on the web interface.
You can save
Hi,
I've tried Softsqueeze and there is no option to tune into URL to give
this is a go. From reading around and looking at the convert file I
guess that it is trying to download the .wma file do wmadec then pass
through lame to convert to mp3.
I'm currently running Windows XP and do have access
I'm completely baffled. What exactly do you use your several SB3's for
then?
You do realise that FLAC sounds as good as, if not better, than CD's.
Sounds like they are a bit wasted, please send one to me :)
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If the file sounded the same (i.e. the same crackle) with "built-un"
unchecked - then it means there is somehting in the file as decoding
will be done on the PC by the "flac" app and not on the SB3.
Either way - follow Andy's advice and see if support can hear the
problem - it would help if you g
bpa;206570 Wrote:
> Have you tried playing the file with filetype "Flac built-in" unchecked.
That didn't help. Forcing the FLAC to play as an MP3 helped
(flac/LAME), but I wonder if it sounded a little muffled.
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If you're sure the file plays normally on a PC but not on a SB, please
file a bug report, and you can upload the file as an attachment to the
bug.
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I don't believe that it is license dependent.
http://www.zeroconf.org/
My understanding is that Zeroconf is 3 protocols working together:
1. IPv4 local-link addressing
2. multicast DNS
3. DNS service discovery
I believe SlimServer already takes care of 1 & 2. The final piece would
be to adverti
I think the linkstation pro should be able to handle M4A with faad
provided
1. faad has been compiled to use fixed point as the linkstation pro has
an ARM processor and no FPU.
2. WAV is sent to Sb3 - the linkstation pro may not have the power to
encode into MP3 or Flac as encoding needs much mor
Count me as one who doesn't get what the problem is here.
I guess SMc2911 and I are in the same boat. My cd's (which ARE used by
wife in car, kids in room) are sorted same way as in Slimserver. Works
fine.
And I do understand the alphabet :)
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Is there any chance that SB3 will natively support/decode/stream iTunes
formats?
Most of my audio is in ogg, that works very well, but now I installed
"faad" on my linkstation pro to get those itunes formats running, I
guess it has not got the power to decode on the fly. I am getting
prebuffering
Craig, James \(IT\);206474 Wrote:
> Evan,
> Are you sure you don't have my iTunes Update plugin installed?
> It would start iTunes after each song is played. Aha! I had installed it
> under 6.3, but I never got it to work, so I
forgot about it. Obviously, it's now working, and it's pretty darne
krokodil;206569 Wrote:
> You may have them sorted anyway you like. My point is that I want to see
> the key the list is sorted by when I'm browsing through the sorted list.
> There is a big difference in looking at a bunch of cd:s and looking at a
> screen with one line at the time.
Glad to see t
krokodil;206569 Wrote:
> You may have them sorted anyway you like. My point is that I want to see
> the key the list is sorted by when I'm browsing through the sorted list.
> There is a big difference in looking at a bunch of cd:s and looking at a
> screen with one line at the time.
There's one
Have you tried playing the file with filetype "Flac built-in" unchecked.
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smc2911;206488 Wrote:
> I like the way it works currently. It's how I sort my CDs (not that I
> use them much anymore).
You may have them sorted anyway you like. My point is that I want to
see the key the list is sorted by when I'm browsing through the sorted
list. There is a big difference in l
On the chance that my server was underpowered, I tried running
slimserver under Windows XP on a more modern machine. The crackle
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I've done some more tests and am now convinced there is a problem with
the Slim hardware or software. The rip was reported with no errors and
the file sounds fine under various other playback methods.
At first I tested the FLAC on a newer IBM laptop with foobar and
connected directly to headphon
cruster wrote:
> I read through it...I didn't actually apply every step in it because I
> didn't change anything in my configuration that would have caused a
> problem.
Yes, others have gone through it already, which is why there is the
checklist.
WiFi is not isolated. Your neighbor can put in
It would help to go through the checklist because we could isolate the
problem. It looks like your wireless card failed but we can't be sure
- your firewall software may have changed settings without you knowing
(this happens).
If you can immediately connect wired, we know it's not software. Bu
Just for kicks I turned off encryption on my wireless network. The SB3
still wouldn't connect. What is odd though is:
- if I backtrack into current configuration, SB3 will show me the
signal strength of the network, so it's "seeing" it somehow.
- it's also "seeing" it well enough to show the SSI
I read through it...I didn't actually apply every step in it because I
didn't change anything in my configuration that would have caused a
problem. Encryption had been working just fine, the network is fine, I
am not using Super G mode, I'm not using MAC filtering, I'm not using a
fixed IP address
Passed on all counts. The SB3 was working for a year before this
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No, did you actually walk through the wiki? Turned off encryption,
tried wired, etc?
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I searched the forums and didn't find anything on this particular issue
- if this is a repost I apologize in advance.
My SB3 has arbitrary stopped recognizing my wireless network. I have
had the 'Box for about a year; I've had problems with it from time to
time but never anything like this. It lit
Using stream.mp3 may not be the best as I know there are restrictions
within slimserver on transcoding streams to streams which do not apply
when transcoding to a player.
To test Slimserver and SB3 capabilities - try SoftSqueeze.
Depending on the OS - it may be possible to suggest a solution to
Hi,
Currently I am only using iTunes to browse to the stream.mp3 on XP.
I don't have a SB just yet as i want to ensure that all of the music I
listen to works.
Using the URL can you get it to stream through SB?
Thanks,
Bevan.
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What player are you using ?
What OS are you using ?
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Hi Sherm,
Thanks for the offer but I don't even know what metafalc is so I guess
I don't use it.
I'm amazed there is not a simple solution to this problem?
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Hi,
I'm periously close to getting my music sources working bar one.
I listen to www.whatson.com/kiss100 and the recorded programs, i've
done an ethereal trace and got the URLs which work through WMP but when
I tune to them with Slimserver it treats the .wma as a file and not a
stream. Given tha
thesil;206527 Wrote:
> Noise?? from a PC;only if the fan is not working properly. As far as the
> ecology, it takes more power to boot up a PC on a daily basis than it
> uses by running all the time. I have 2 PC's and one MAC that run all
> the time with no problems. By the way, if you use the en
Waiting for the other shoe to drop...
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Fridgidare -> Mirror Pond pale ale -> easy chair w/remote -> irritated
neighbors.
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Noise?? from a PC;only if the fan is not working properly. As far as the
ecology, it takes more power to boot up a PC on a daily basis than it
uses by running all the time. I have 2 PC's and one MAC that run all
the time with no problems. By the way, if you use the energy saver on
your PC, you won
Eric Seaberg;206517 Wrote:
> I've got 12 Digital Audio Workstations in our post-production facilities
> that have been on continuously for the last three-years! NO PROBLEMS!
>
Moore's law would dictate that you're using chips 1/5 the speed of
current technology after three years, so the useful
thesil;206515 Wrote:
> Why do you power down everything at night? Many studies have shown it
> shortens the life of the PC..and then there is the added inconvience of
> rebooting every day. Just a thought...
Save power; good for both the environment and personal economy, and
reduce noise perhaps
You're shortening the life of your PC by turning it off and on MORE than
if you just keep it on all the time. I've got 12 Digital Audio
Workstations in our post-production facilities that have been on
continuously for the last three-years! NO PROBLEMS!
Otherwise, like has already been mentioned
Why do you power down everything at night? Many studies have shown it
shortens the life of the PC..and then there is the added inconvience of
rebooting every day. Just a thought...
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Juggler;206507 Wrote:
>
>
> There is no licensing fee for this technology. It is an open standard.
>
While the bonjour/zeroconf/mdns/avahi stuff seemt to be open, I'm not
so sure about daap. As I understood it apple does not release the
protocol specification, and require licensing for commer
Is this a bandwidth problem? See
http://wiki.slimdevices.com/index.cgi?DiagnosingPerformanceIssues , the
last section on player performance. Try a few 24/48 tracks and post the
output of Player Statistics.
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I have just finished reading O'Reilly's book on zeroconf
(http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/bonjour/index.html). I am not
re-imagining how I can use this technology to make my home network
simpler.
There has been some discussion surrounding implementing daap (one of
the Zeroconf services) in SlimSer
I searched the wiki and the forums before posting here, but now I found
a bugzilla.
This is a known problem:
http://bugs.slimdevices.com/show_bug.cgi?id=4418
(Unchecking built in ogg in server settings/file types solved the
problem for me - now I can play Motorpsycho again :)
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slutz;206383 Wrote:
> Vote for that bug? It is very old. If they did not change it until
> now, I don't think they will ever change it.
Like I said, look over in the Developers forum and you'll see that
people are actively working on it. You can join them if you're up to
it. Like CatBus says, t
Jim, thanks for your reply. Reading the responses in this thread from
others in the UK it's obvious there has been some kind of supply
problem over here in the past couple of months, whether you've been
aware of it or not.
Anyway, whatever the reason, I'm really looking forward to tomorrow
evenin
Now solved this. See:
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Thanks to Caolas for putting me on a useful track with this. I am now
successfully streaming from my SlimServer to a remote Icecast server
configured as a stream relay.
Here's the basic config:
I'm using VLC to play the mp3 stream from SlimServer and then use VLC's
streaming capability to send
krokodil;206486 Wrote:
> There should at least be an option not to use this brain dead
> sorting/presenting technique!
There is, set some ARTISTSORT tags (which Slimserver supports in
priority to ARTIST tags AFAIK) on the files that you want to sort a
different way. Then do a full clear and res
krokodil;206486 Wrote:
>
> So either the artist list should be presented by SORTNAME, or whatever
> is used, or it should be sorted by artist. Anything else is
> meaningless. There should at least be an option not to use this brain
> dead sorting/presenting technique!
Just use a tagging program
I like the way it works currently. It's how I sort my CDs (not that I
use them much anymore).
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The idea of having one text for presentation and another for sorting
makes me want to rip my hair out! I can see that some people prefer to
organize on last name rather than first, but for reasons which should
be obvious to anyone with basic knowledge of the alphabet, the list of
artists must be p
Hi,
I have prevoiusly ripped my complete CD collection to 320 kbps ogg
vorbis. Then I got a Squeezebox a couple of weeks ago, and when I try
to play my .ogg files on it I somethimes get the "Ran out of decoder
data memory" error message. When I get this error message I have to
change song to one
Ok so scheduling a rescan in SlimServer does not wake up the computer at
the alloted time.
Only way I can think of doing this is by scheduling a job in the
windows scheduler just before the slimserver rescan?
Anyone else done this or come up with a neat solution?
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Have a look at Powerline Adapters otherwise known as homeplugs. Might
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A big "thank you very much" to everybody. After updating to 6.5.3
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Still no joy.
I want to try and source music from my PC hard drive (drive M) rather
than from the QNAP, to check whether that NAS is part of the problem.
But whatever I try and put in as a source directory in the Music Folder
field of SS is rejected. At the moment is is set up as /ext/mnt/music to
There was a long period (at least 4 weeks) when the UK importer couldn't
get any SB3s and didn't seem to know what was going on. A email I sent
to Slim took over two weeks to even get a reply, and didn't provide any
information other than what JimC says above (ie there shouldn't be a
problem - ev
Evan,
Are you sure you don't have my iTunes Update plugin installed?
It would start iTunes after each song is played.
James
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So, if you convert the file from FLAC to WAV you still get the same
crackling when played on your SB? Well, that eliminates any possible
bug in the SB's FLAC decoder, and in turn suggests that the problem is
in the FLAC file itself.
When you say it sounds fine when you play it on your latop - how
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