Re: [slim] Amazon MP3 store beta

2007-09-26 Thread TCM
erland;229937 Wrote: > One thing I really would love is the ability to browse some music store > with my SqueezeBox, preview the tracks directly on the SqueezeBox and > optionally also buy the music directly from the SqueezeBox. > > If they just offered the MP3 store data and preview links over

Re: [slim] Amazon MP3 store beta

2007-09-26 Thread agentsmith
This is great news! I just bought an Eberhard Weber album for $8.99. Finally us non-American can buy some real music online. iTunes has so far been useless to most non-US buyers and the low bit rate and DRM is just useless anyway. Yes a Magnatune like plugin would be very cool. All and all a

Re: [slim] Persistent involuntary logout on forums.slimdevices.com

2007-09-26 Thread funkstar
Session expiration is determined by the server rather than the browser. So even if you haven't closed the browser window or tab, the session can time out. I use the "New Posts" link at the top all the time. If i click it a few times within a few minutes, it just re-freshes that search. If i leave

Re: [slim] Album covers

2007-09-26 Thread funkstar
Club1820;229930 Wrote: > Really?!?! How do you do that? What program do you use? I am only > able to embed artwork into my mp3 files with mp3 tag&rename. Get a newer Tag&Rename :) Thats what i use for meta data editing. I get all my covers from Amazon and they are all embeded in the FLAC file

Re: [slim] Ground loop help?

2007-09-26 Thread cliveb
Meatwad650;229808 Wrote: > Yeah - the amp's power supply has a 3-pronged plug. But is the mains ground connected to the amp's ground plane? To check this, connect a multimeter between the ground pin on the mains plug and the screen the an amp input socket. If the resistance is not 0 (or very clos

Re: [slim] Has anyone tried this?

2007-09-26 Thread slimpy
I own one and it really is a great player. Sound quality is good, but not outstanding. However, with a highly configurable equlizer built-in you can get it to sound the way you like. One of the major pros is the database the vibez automatically creates from the tags (like slimserver). So you can b

[slim] Help: Move from Twonky to Slimserver (NAS platform)

2007-09-26 Thread HDPete
I currently have the following configuration: Server: Buffalo Terastation 1TB Live running Twonkyvision Clients: Roku Soundbridge M2000 & PS3 Audio: Meridian Audio G68 Processor Network: 100Mbps LAN using Solwise 200Mbps Homeplugs Music: I have a huge collection of CD’s to rip and want to us

Re: [slim] Amazon MP3 store beta

2007-09-26 Thread Aguida
andyg;229921 Wrote: > Amazon launched their MP3 store in beta form today. LAME-encoded VBR > mp3 (V0, 256k avg), DRM-free, embedded id3v2 cover art. One catch is > you need to use their downloaded app for buying full albums, so you > must be using Windows or Mac (a Linux version will be release

Re: [slim] Help: Move from Twonky to Slimserver (NAS platform)

2007-09-26 Thread bpa
1. SS can run on a Terastation - I don't know about the details. 2. The Roku emulates a SB1 when used with SS. Therefore SS will only send WAV or MP3 streams so no Flac or WMA. All other streams are transcoded by SS - this may be a problem with Roku as it will result in a WAV stream as Terastatio

[slim] Handheld skings - Nokia Skin in IE XP Embedded?

2007-09-26 Thread Charles Stanton
Does anyone know if the Nokia handheld skin will work with IE on a handheld with XP Embedded? Or if there is some other recommeded skin for IE running on a handheld with XP embedded? Thanks much. ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com ht

Re: [slim] Handheld skings - Nokia Skin in IE XP Embedded?

2007-09-26 Thread Michael Herger
> Does anyone know if the Nokia handheld skin will work with IE on a handheld > with XP Embedded? Or if there is some other recommeded skin for IE running > on a handheld with XP embedded? Touch should work, but not Nokia. It's basically the same except that Nokia has some styles which don't wo

Re: [slim] Mac filenames

2007-09-26 Thread TimB
Never mind, I found the answer. :) Thanks! -=Tim=- -- TimB TimB's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2910 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=38547

[slim] 10p itunes tune(s?)

2007-09-26 Thread James_B
May be interesting to some? http://www.apple.com/uk/itunes/sms/ Possibly this works multiple times, see.. http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=559762 -- James_B James_B's Profile: http://forums.slimdevi

[slim] NOT wake up Slimserver (but Squeeze Network)

2007-09-26 Thread booguss
Hi! I have installed shutdown.pm and Powrcontrl.pm and the both work fine. I can shut down and start Windows/Slimserver as I want. However, suppose I execute one of the plugins to shut down server and PC and after 10 minutes want to start my SB3 again, this time on Squeeze Network (WITHOUT gettin

Re: [slim] NOT wake up Slimserver (but Squeeze Network)

2007-09-26 Thread kdf
Try pressing and holding the left button. That should take you back to the setup menu where you get the option to connect to SqueezeNetwork instead of a SlimServer. -kdf ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.

Re: [slim] NOT wake up Slimserver (but Squeeze Network)

2007-09-26 Thread booguss
Yeah, just did (using shutdown.pm) and you're right. I sort of "run away" to the Sq-Network before the shutdown is complete. This way I can then turn off the SB and when I start it again I start where I quitted: Squeeze Network. I can then log into slimserver ("Connecting to Slimserver")/start the

[slim] Problem with podcast

2007-09-26 Thread Pedro80
Hi guys! I've just hooked up my first SB, and I've got to say that this thing is surprising me with all it's functionality and flexibility. But, I've run into some problems using the podcast plugin; The podcast giving me problems is this one: http://pub.tv2.no/kanal24/radioshow/podcast/xml/kommi

Re: [slim] Amazon MP3 store beta

2007-09-26 Thread SumnerH
Aguida;230017 Wrote: > SOunds great, but what is the link to it? I tried to browse around in > amazon but can't find it. > > Thanks > > ALessandro Just go to the front page ( http://www.amazon.com ) and do a search, selecting "MP3 Downloads" from the dropdown as the part of the site you want t

Re: [slim] Amazon MP3 store beta

2007-09-26 Thread snarlydwarf
There are also links to "Buy this as mp3!" from album pages. Almost bought Liquid Tension Experiment, but alas, they are missing two tracks from the mp3 download for some reason. -- snarlydwarf snarlydwarf's Profile: http

Re: [slim] Amazon MP3 store beta

2007-09-26 Thread nicketynick
>From the Terms of Use agreement: 5. Territorial Restrictions As required by our Digital Content providers, Digital Content will, unless otherwise designated, be available only to customers located in the United States. I wonder how long until they either block ip's, roll it out in other countr

Re: [slim] Play Lists and Queues

2007-09-26 Thread dbosomworth
Basically the sonos system will allow you to add to a queue while music is playing and then change the order of the queue. This is a great tool for parties - passing the control to the next person for them to add their favourite track(s) to the queue. -- dbosomworth

Re: [slim] Play Lists and Queues

2007-09-26 Thread erland
dbosomworth;230106 Wrote: > Basically the sonos system will allow you to add to a queue while music > is playing and then change the order of the queue. This is a great tool > for parties - passing the control to the next person for them to add > their favourite track(s) to the queue. Doesn't th

Re: [slim] Slim Devices logo faceplate on ebay

2007-09-26 Thread dcote
guys, you got me worried about the logitech logo on my remote. quantum physics does not dictacte local causality. do you think the logitech logo on my remote is worsening the jitter on my SB3? i cant hear it, but the cat next door has been acting strange lately. however, it is not blind, so it m

Re: [slim] Slim Devices logo faceplate on ebay

2007-09-26 Thread dcote
btw - the bidding wars have begun. the first bid for 1$ + 5.50$ (S&H) has come in... -- dcote dcote's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=9701 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthrea

Re: [slim] Slim Devices logo faceplate on ebay

2007-09-26 Thread simbo
Nicely steered back on topic there, dcote. Although I do think "dead cat syndrome" should be added to Sean Adams' Response-O-Matic checklist. -- simbo simbo's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=11481

Re: [slim] Scanner.exe crashes when rescanning everything

2007-09-26 Thread pemrich
The problem you have plagued me for months. I run XP SP2 and have a large music collection. I finally upgraded from 512M RAM to 2.5G RAM about 4 months ago. The problem has not occurred since then. The SB3 command response is a lot better, too. Good Luck! -- pemrich ---

Re: [slim] Slim Devices logo faceplate on ebay

2007-09-26 Thread nicketynick
I just thought I'd drop this link in here, for those who have never heard of Schrodinger's infamous cat! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schrodinger%27s_cat -- nicketynick Wireless SB3, Denon DRA-F101, Mission M31 loudspeakers WinXP SP2 Slimserver, SMC WBR14g router http://www.last.fm/user/nicke

Re: [slim] Play Lists and Queues

2007-09-26 Thread Club1820
erland;230126 Wrote: > The Fishbone skin in the web interface has support for reordering the > current playlist > > Edit: And the default skin also have the down/up arrows. How do you reorder using fishbone? the only option I see are the up/down arrows. would be nice to be able to reorder by

[slim] does the new Olive OPUS work with the squeezebox?

2007-09-26 Thread jucky12
Olive just announced a new high-end version of their server. does anyone know if it works with the squeezebox? http://www.olive.us/p_bin/?cid=home -- jucky12 jucky12's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?use

Re: [slim] Amazon MP3 store beta

2007-09-26 Thread SlimPvC
Still thing 0.99 per track is way too expensive. Downloading a full album makes the price not-so-very-different from a 'real' cd. Difference is too small. I'll stick to Emusic. Far better deal, although you have to have a monthly subscription. -- SlimPvC --

Re: [slim] Play Lists and Queues

2007-09-26 Thread erland
Club1820;230150 Wrote: > would be nice to be able to reorder by reassigning track order #s. If > Pink Martini's - Veronique is track # 5 in list - then just change it > to 1 and hit some update button. Possible? No it isn't possible today in Fishbone skin. I think the third party slimfx skin is

Re: [slim] does the new Olive OPUS work with the squeezebox?

2007-09-26 Thread bklaas
There are many ways to interpret your question, but I think the answer to most of those interpretations is "no". Olive has on-board storage, so if you can access the directory from a PC, you could perhaps use the Olive as your music storage, and then slimserver to stream to a squeezebox. But the

Re: [slim] Album covers

2007-09-26 Thread Club1820
funkstar;229989 Wrote: > Get a newer Tag&Rename :) > > Thats what i use for meta data editing. I get all my covers from Amazon > and they are all embeded in the FLAC files. I also get all my covers from Amazon. I am using Tag&Rename ver 3.2 rc2. I try saving the coverart from Amazon to the Fl

Re: [slim] Amazon MP3 store beta

2007-09-26 Thread nicketynick
Yeah, I'm sticking with emusic for now too, but Amazon's access to the mainstream labels (and their back-catalogs) is going to make it hard to ignore indefinitely. And surely competition for our $$ is going to lead to better pricing. It would be nice if emusic were able to sign up the same lab

Re: [slim] Amazon MP3 store beta

2007-09-26 Thread andyg
Well, the price if you buy a whole album is usually better than iTunes, I bought one last night for $8.99. -- andyg andyg's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3292 View this thread: http://forums.slim

Re: [slim] does the new Olive OPUS work with the squeezebox?

2007-09-26 Thread Michael Herger
> Olive just announced a new high-end version of their server. does anyone > know if it works with the squeezebox? I remember that maching being "hacked" and slimserver being installed on it. But that's rather inofficial. Official answers might be given by their site. -- Michael --

Re: [slim] Squeezebox died in the night

2007-09-26 Thread CaveMike
I'd like to 'fourth' the problem detailed in the OP. My experience was identical. When I woke up in the morning, the display was dead although the optical light was on. The device is 13 months old. -- CaveMike CaveMike'

Re: [slim] Play Lists and Queues

2007-09-26 Thread kdf
If you use SS7, both the new Default and Fishbone skins support Drag&Drop reording (and delete, in the case of Fishbone). In earlier versions, some skins support move up/down links in the playlist. -kdf -- kdf kdf's Profi

Re: [slim] Play Lists and Queues

2007-09-26 Thread Club1820
Speaking of skins I just took a look at the ones I have installed and I noticed "Default CB" "Fishbone CB" installed. Dont recall seeing these before - I may be wrong.? Are these different than the "Default & Fishbone" skins? -- Club1820 --

Re: [slim] Album covers

2007-09-26 Thread funkstar
Club1820;230161 Wrote: > I also get all my covers from Amazon. I am using Tag&Rename ver 3.2 > rc2. I try saving the coverart from Amazon to the Flac file. But it > doesnt work. Also, when editing the tag file directly - the Art > section is greyed out and this option is not availabe for Flac

Re: [slim] Play Lists and Queues

2007-09-26 Thread kdf
Club1820;230187 Wrote: > Speaking of skins I just took a look at the ones I have installed > and I noticed "Default CB" "Fishbone CB" installed. Dont recall seeing > these before - I may be wrong.? Are these different than the "Default > & Fishbone" skins? I can't say. Those skins aren't

Re: [slim] Scanner.exe crashes when rescanning everything

2007-09-26 Thread fred7
pemrich;230146 Wrote: > The problem you have plagued me for months. I run XP SP2 and have a > large music collection. I finally upgraded from 512M RAM to 2.5G RAM > about 4 months ago. The problem has not occurred since then. The SB3 > command response is a lot better, too. > > Good Luck! Thank

Re: [slim] Play Lists and Queues

2007-09-26 Thread erland
Club1820;230187 Wrote: > Speaking of skins I just took a look at the ones I have installed > and I noticed "Default CB" "Fishbone CB" installed. Dont recall seeing > these before - I may be wrong.? Are these different than the "Default > & Fishbone" skins? This is the same as Default/Fish

Re: [slim] Play Lists and Queues

2007-09-26 Thread Brian Ritchie
dbosomworth;230106 Wrote: > Basically the sonos system will allow you to add to a queue while music > is playing and then change the order of the queue. This is a great tool > for parties - passing the control to the next person for them to add > their favourite track(s) to the queue. Doesn't so

Re: [slim] IR Blaster - Basic Question

2007-09-26 Thread mtrudel
Ray;179879 Wrote: > I have just bought that amp. > > Have you created the lirc config file with remote control commands for > the 540A remote yet? If so, I'd love to get a copy to save me creating > one from scratch. I've managed to get a file from Cambridge Audio with > 540A IR commands in, bu

Re: [slim] Play Lists and Queues

2007-09-26 Thread Club1820
erland;230245 Wrote: > The DefaultCB/FishboneCB skins are available if you have Custom Browse > plugin installed. I do. Thanks! -- Club1820 Club1820's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10999 View

Re: [slim] Album covers

2007-09-26 Thread Club1820
funkstar;230192 Wrote: > I'd get 3.3.5 of T&R if i were you. ;) Can only locate the trial version. Thanks. -- Club1820 Club1820's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10999 View this thread: http://f

Re: [slim] Switching from PC to Mac

2007-09-26 Thread bephillips
Continue using flac. Max works for ripping to flac, though does not yet do replay gain to my knowledge. For this I use foobar2000 in Windows running on an Intel Macbook and replay gain the files on the server mac over the network from within windows. For tagging in Mac use Tag(free) or MediaRage (

Re: [slim] Switching from PC to Mac

2007-09-26 Thread muski
I switched from PC to Mac a couple years ago. About the only thing I miss about Windows is EAC, which I used to rip my collection into FLAC. I think you have three options: 1) Keep ripping with EAC on your laptop. Then just connect over the network to the Mac and copy the FLAC files over. (If

Re: [slim] Switching from PC to Mac

2007-09-26 Thread Meatwad650
I've never done EAC but thinking about starting doing it, just for ripping. Although I view it as a temporary solution as I'm sure Max will have a secure ripping solution real soon. -- Meatwad650 Meatwad650's Profile: htt

[slim] Mac users: see flac tags from the Finder!

2007-09-26 Thread bephillips
I see that the maker of Max has released "Importers" that allow the Mac Finder to see and search flac (and Ogg) file tags in spotlight and "get info" boxes. Free. This is cool. http://www.sbooth.org/importers/ -- bephillips More than 35611 songs on 2849 albums by 2050 artists. Mostly flac,

Re: [slim] Switching from PC to Mac

2007-09-26 Thread bephillips
I recently tested it. Doesn't do replay gain by album, only track, so I was still using foobar to replay gain. In other news, mac users can now see/search flac tags from within Finder/Spotlight/Get Info using this "importer" from the maker of Max: http://www.sbooth.org/importers/ -- bephillip

Re: [slim] Let's here some suggestions for SlimServer 7

2007-09-26 Thread bephillips
aubuti;210493 Wrote: > From the way you phrase this, I'm guessing you're aware of the slimfx > skin for slimserver, but just in case you're not, check this out: > http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=32422 > > > fyi, the Fishbone skin that ships with slimserver can do this. > > Fis

Re: [slim] Let's here some suggestions for SlimServer 7

2007-09-26 Thread kdf
On 26-Sep-07, at 11:04 PM, bephillips wrote: > > Am I missing something? I though DnD in the Web UI was a Slimserver 7 > thing. > It is, and both the new Default and fishbone skins have it. Playlist reordering only. -kdf ___ discuss mailing list disc

Re: [slim] Mac users: see flac tags from the Finder!

2007-09-26 Thread JimC
bephillips;230302 Wrote: > I see that the maker of Max has released "Importers" that allow the Mac > Finder to see and search flac (and Ogg) file tags in spotlight and "get > info" boxes. Free. This is cool. > > http://www.sbooth.org/importers/ Indeed, this is *very* cool. As I've been recomp

[slim] broken firmware 81?

2007-09-26 Thread gautscho
Hello, I have problems with some drop outs while listening to music with squeezenetwork. The squeezebox stops playing and does reboot, then I have to press play again. This happens with different firmware versions (older than firmware 81). My squeezebox has a wireless connection to a Cisco AP123