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Hi, I was looking for the same thing.
Isn't this the same as Browse Music Folder to the new album? It's then
added to the library.
Michael
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in the web Gui, click on the HELP icon, then select server network
health
and then select the rate. You need =100 @ 1500kbps for flac.
If that is OK, then use the Performance Monitoring option to check that
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Why can't I simply drag music files from my computer/music folder into
the playlist?
Because the machine running SC doesn't always have access to the computer
you want to drag files around. Imagine running SC on machine A while
working on machine B. A can't access files on B. (Well, it
Squeezeslave, Softsqueeze and SB1 have no native WMA and so WMA has to
be transcoded into Flac, WAV or MP3 by SC before being sent to
Squeezeslave.
Since Squeezeslave has no native capability - SC treats wma streams
(both http mms) for Squeezeslave as if native is disabled.
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Hi there,
my new Duet was fine until the Battery went low.
So i put it into the loading cradle and the battery symbol on the
controller loops from left to right, saying to me i'm loading.
After loading about 16 hours i took it from the cradle, and got the old
message: battery low.
I took off
tamanaco;320793 Wrote:
last.fm gets a new Web UI... Hmmm, is the last.fm Dashboard gone?
The last interface badly needed updting and i think the new one is
better... but it takes a bit of getting used to. It's great to be able
to see you Loved Tracks and to see the My Playlist facility expanded
RoonieQ;320762 Wrote:
What's the consensus on archiving Apple lossless files once one's
analysis is complete? I can't seem to find a clear recommendation as to
best practice.
If MiP supports it then archive it, the rationale being the same as for
any other files.
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ModelCitizen;320850 Wrote:
Anyway, what's this got to do with MusicIP (on which I have given up
after three weeks I'd only managed to scan half of my collection)?How big
and/ or esoteric is the collection?
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Hi,
Last night i got woken up by my sqeezebox just after 3AM. This is the
second time its happened. I have an alarm set for 7AM so i just assumed
it was time to get up. I've checked the server log file but there is
nothing in there regarding it. Are there any other log files i can
check to see
Anoop M.;320765 Wrote:
To the customers credit, he already had the player down in the other
room when I called him.
That's good. He badly needs some credit.
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mherger;320824 Wrote:
Why can't I simply drag music files from my computer/music folder
into
the playlist?
Because the machine running SC doesn't always have access to the
computer
you want to drag files around. Imagine running SC on machine A while
working on machine B. A can't
I have a large collection of cd's ( 600 pieces ) wich are ripped to
mp3's. Now i am replacing them by Flac's.
I remove a mp3 album and replace it with a flac album. I do a scan for
new albums and tag-updates. But on the remote controller i have an
artist with two identical albums. One flac
When using Simhei fonts, it appear fine during the Now playing but was
totally distorted in the Artist or Album listing.
Totally distorted meaning fuzzy char.
But when wangTFF version was used, alot of blank spacing appear with
correct chinese char display in all display modes.
Looks like there
egd;320852 Wrote:
How big and/ or esoteric is the collection? Hmm, just had a look, it's
eclectic, but not what I'd call esoteric, looking at it your library
shouldn't take that long to analyze.
My little server took about 5 Weeks to analyze my library (four of
which I was not at home, so
BTW, does MIP track how often you play something?
I'm just asking because I just had a look at my LastFM account and
found out that my library is dramatically dominate (in terms of # of
plays) by my iPEng test playlist (like 2500 listenings vs. xx
listenings for stuff I feel I listen to
Not AFAIK...MiP has no way of knowing whether or not you've actually
listened to a playlist it has generated.
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Integrating MusicIP with
egd;320867 Wrote:
Not AFAIK...MiP has no way of knowing whether or not you've actually
listened to a playlist it has generated.
http://www.musicip.com/mixer/httpprotocol.jsp
MusipIP does support Playcount (see get Playcount in the link above),
and you can create a filter which limits (or
Hi,
I had exactly the same problems.
I downgraded to 7.0.1 and experienced the 'no artists' issue. I've
clean installed 7.0.2 - too early to say if all is OK, only
re-installed late last night. Will report further when I check my
system tonight.
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That is correct - SqueezeCenter will not know that you have removed a
music file unless you clear and rescan. I am surprised that you have no
problem replacing an mp3 file with a flac, as the filename extension is
different.
It will only show up once on the remote, but does it play?
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woken me up on three occasions in the middle of the night. I don't even
have any alarms set, but it still managed to come out of pause those
three times.
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Yes, it will. Yes, all of them. Yes, SoftSqueeze as
ewreck;320565 Wrote:
Is it normal behaviour for the squeezecentre to list this song also
under Killing Joke. The cover also show up under Metallica's cover
album though.
Do the tags have both artists listed? Obviously at least one tag
includes Killing Joke. There are various options in
In the tag of the metallica file killing joke is mentioned as composer.
So metallica artist is metallica but because composer is killing joke
it also appears at albums of killing joke.
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Khuli;320876 Wrote:
That is correct - SqueezeCenter will not know that you have removed a
music file unless you clear and rescan. I am surprised that you have no
problem replacing an mp3 file with a flac, as the filename extension is
different.
It will only show up once on the remote, but
ModelCitizen;320850 Wrote:
Anyway, what's this got to do with MusicIP (on which I have given
up after three weeks I'd only managed to scan half of my
collection)?
MC
Well, functionally speaking... nothing. But given that MusicIP
generates different playlists, somewhat based on
mherger;320819 Wrote:
Hi, I was looking for the same thing.
Isn't this the same as Browse Music Folder to the new album? It's then
added to the library.
Michael
Hi Michael!
But do you really get the tags and the covers and the MusicIP info
embedded in the files read by doing that?
Anoop M.;320731 Wrote:
I talked to the user on the phone today and the unit works perfectly
fine from the same room as the router (wirelessly). My conclusion is
that he is getting allot of wireless interference. I asked him to do a
test with his wireless broadcasting channels and see if one
toby10;320894 Wrote:
That's what I had suspected.I'm guessing the SB3 WiFi card is much
more sensitive to rogue signals than a more robust laptop WiFi card
would be.
I thought it was a bog-standard laptop wifi card included with the SB3.
It certainly looks like one.
MC
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Calodoucas;320873 Wrote:
Hi,
I had exactly the same problems.
I downgraded to 7.0.1 and experienced the 'no artists' issue. I've
clean installed 7.0.2 - too early to say if all is OK, only
re-installed late last night. Will report further when I check my
system tonight.
I'm interested
But do you really get the tags and the covers and the MusicIP info
embedded in the files read by doing that? I thought not, but perhaps
I'm wrong ?
I'm sorry, no. Just the tags. MIP should be updated in regular intervals (as
defined in SC's MIP settings).
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Zevs;320892 Wrote:
Hi Michael!
But do you really get the tags and the covers and the MusicIP info
embedded in the files read by doing that? I thought not, but perhaps
I'm wrong ?
Zevs
Yes, you do.
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Pascal Hibon;320856 Wrote:
Myself I use iTunes to manage my library. I create and update playlists
inside iTunes. iTunes supports drag and drop feature so I dont really
need it in SC. I consider SC as a server application that is running in
the background to server my SB3.
Thanks for the
Were you using Random Mix before going to bed? There's a known bug
that's supposed to be fixed in the latest builds of SqueezeCenter 7.1
(not 7.0.1)
http://bugs.slimdevices.com/show_bug.cgi?id=7702
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(both refer to recent 7.1 SCs)
when i do a clear and rescan, it goes thru the steps, and i watch on
the status page, which is nice to have now btw.
however, when it gets to the final 'database optimize' step, it gets
about 7 seconds in, and just stops updating. i can wait many minutes,
and its
Hi,
thanks! i tried this one (LameTag) too, unfortunately without success.
Those CBR-mp3's don't have lame-tags at all - i probably have encoded
them in the pre-lame-days with something like bladeenc.
The tool which finally was able to repair those tracks was 'MP3
repacker'
This is what my menu looks like for Random Mix:
Random Song Mix
Random Album Mix
Random Artist Mix
Random year Mix
function: 0x1b9330
Obviously there is an issue with the last menu item! Has anyone else
seen this or have any idea why I'm getting this? What should it say?
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slimserver/sqeezecenter for quite a while for remote streaming, so
there was really little for me to do to set it up. It was fairly easy
and really worked flawlessly (including the MiP mixes) for a week.
I've had to
It sounds like your Squeezebox Controller might be faulty. I'd contact
support if I were you.
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Yes, it will. Yes, all of them. Yes, SoftSqueeze as well. What ?
I SAID ALL OF THEM !
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I might have been using Random Mix on some of the occasions, but
definitely not on the first occasion, I connected to SqueezeNetwork the
first time it happened.
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Yes, it will. Yes, all of them. Yes, SoftSqueeze as well. What ?
I SAID ALL OF THEM !
I was afraid of that...I now have two remotes here...tech support is
going to kill me when I call them again:)
Any thoughts on the MiP mix issue (playing the first mix I make over
and over instead of making a new one)? That can't be a remote issue.
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gjxl;320388 Wrote:
Yes I agree, a (list) all tracks like in the web-interface makes more
sense. If you make a feature request I'll vote for it
Done...
http://bugs.slimdevices.com/show_bug.cgi?id=8786
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That's probably the item where you get to choose which genres to include
in a random mix. You'd better include what version of SC you are
running, on what platform and the firmware version running on the
Controller.
I guess you've tried power cycling the whole kit and kaboodle?
MC
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ModelCitizen;320954 Wrote:
That's probably the item where you get to choose which genres to include
in a random mix. You'd better include what version of SC you are
running, on what platform and the firmware version running on the
Controller.
I guess you've tried power cycling the
Yeah- those funky menu items appear in some weird places. I find them in
the favorites menu sometimes too. As far as I know, these issues have
been/are being addressed in 7.1, but just to be sure, I'd check the bug
tracker. I reported the same symptom in the Favorites Menu just
yesterday...
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FredFredrickson;320964 Wrote:
This has been addressed in 7.1
http://wiki.slimdevices.com/index.php/SqueezePlay7.1ReleaseNotes#.22All_Songs.22_available_under_Music_Library-.3EArtists-.3ESome_Artist-.3EAlbum_List
Dang! I thought I was pionneering! ;-) Thanks for pointing it out. I've
marked
mherger;320906 Wrote:
But do you really get the tags and the covers and the MusicIP info
embedded in the files read by doing that? I thought not, but perhaps
I'm wrong ?
I'm sorry, no. Just the tags. MIP should be updated in regular
intervals (as defined in SC's MIP settings).
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Well that one's really odd. It's manifesting itself in the same way as
the Favorites menu issue that FredFredrickson saw (already fixed in
7.1, btw), but the Random Mix menu is delivered in a fundamentally
different way (straight Perl-JSON) than the Favorites menu (XML/OPML
based).
I'm running a
bklaas;320973 Wrote:
so if you're amenable can you hold tight until 7.1 is released, then
report back if the bug continues to be an issue?
OK, I can wait till the next version. Is there a release date? Even a
vague rumour?
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Time for me to apologise, I was far to quick to criticise.
After several phone calls from Holland and Switzerland the guys at
Logitech support have tracked down an adapter and have dispatched it to
me.
They couldn't be more helpful.
Thanks to all involved that sorted this out.
Mick
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I'm having a hard time getting Nullriver's Tuner app.
I keep getting the error message Your request could not be completed.
The item you've reuested is not currently available in the US store
from iTunes. I seem to recall that it showed up briefly, a week ago,
in the app store, but has been
WPBerryman39, fight the strong fight brother. It's your right to get
things fixed your way, you shouldn't have to rip apart your setup. You
definitely have put enough effort into fixing someone else's problem in
this case and it's time to move on.
Please contact me via PM and I will gladly take
I'm looking for suggestions on how to troubleshoot this and/or work
around it. I'm trying to stream a radio station from the following
URLs:
128kbps (http://128.208.34.80:8002/listen.pls)
64kbps (http://128.208.34.80:8000/listen.pls)
I started out with the 128kbps stream, and it seemed to play
Couple of things you can try.
In Settings - Player - Now Playing Information, choose Show Buffer
Fullness. You should get around 20 seconds of audio buffered for this
station (10 / 10). It should basically never drop lower than that
unless there are internet issues.
Enable the following
Ultraviolet wrote:
I was afraid of that...I now have two remotes here...tech support is
going to kill me when I call them again:)
Nah, but if you have got two lame Controllers, your luck is cursed.
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Is it possible to use the new Duet player without the remote?
Controlling it purely via the command line and Squeeze Center?
I've got whole home audio wiring that home runs a couple zones to amps
in the basement. There are keypads (Insteon) that control the music
via Winamp right now. I'd
Hi all
Anyone tried http://www.stumbleaudio.com yet? There's a bunch of
really eclectic stuff on there and an interesting search that matches
albums up to more popular and well known artists (I guess a bit like
Pandora(?), which we can't get in the UK)
Might be a nice one for Slim Devices to
Yes it is.
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How about Slim Devices making a version of Softsqueeze that runs native
as an application on the iPhone.
Why?
As a promotional and marketing tool for the Squeezebox.
Say it is a pared down version of Softsqueeze that only streams
shoutcast stations. Then a little message saying if you want
Does the player then just find itself an IP address and show up in
squeeze center (in this case it will be hardwired, not running
wireless)? Is there anything special I need to know before I attempt
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andyg;321005 Wrote:
I don't follow, why do you have to do anything other than enter the
direct stream.mp3 address? I'm not about to pay $5 for an mp3 streamer
so I can't really test this.
What you have to do is actually start to stream something (play a
track) before the iTuner picks up the
SC will stream silence when you connect a player, so it should handle it
fine (unless it's as buggy as you say...). I'm not sure if changing the
bitrate takes effect right away on an existing stream.
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As I understand it, to set up a Receiver you need a Controller. There is
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andyg;321049 Wrote:
SC will stream silence when you connect a player, so it should handle it
fine (unless it's as buggy as you say...).
Not necessarily. I know iPhone does a lot of optimization to conserve
power, so maybe it somehow detects an empty stream and shuts it of...
The behavior is
I don't really know what to tell you. Since the app is apparently
pulled from the App Store it's a moot point now. Maybe someone will
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Maybe that's the problem. I don't have an IR directory. My old
installation folder for Slimserver (which I no longer use) has an IR
folder, along with a Custom.map file, but my installation folder for SC
7 (C:\Program Files\SqueezeCenter) does not have an IR folder, nor a
Custom.map or a
MelonMonkey;320994 Wrote:
Please contact me via PM and I will gladly take that SB3 off your hands
for $100.
I'd take his offer. If you can't test it then you can't really list it
on e-bay as working can you? Not much good for anything other than
parts, I suppose. Yes sir, $100 is a mighty
Is anyone else having an issue connecting Squeezeboxes to this router?
If so, please post in this forum the details about your problems.
We're still hunting down compatibility issues with routers, and if this
is posting reflects a typical experience then we'd like to fix it.
Thanks!
Mickey
I finally saw what was on the display. Connection reset by localhost was
the message at the top, the analog vu meters, the disc number and the
title is also displaying. It remains like this for a few seconds then
defaults back to the vu meters which are not moving. I have the system
set to use
And if Slim Devices can't get Apple to approve this proposed application
for their App Store, then as an alternative, set up softsqueeze as a Web
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mortslim;321089 Wrote:
And if Slim Devices can't get Apple to approve this proposed application
for their App Store, then as an alternative, set up softsqueeze as a Web
Application for the iPhone, similar to Stitcher and FlyTunes.
Let'em just fix bug 6266 and I'll do that within a day in
dbpoweramp Windows Explorer Pop-up Information
I don't use dbpoweramp for either ripping or music transcoding, but I
have it installed nonetheless. The only reason is for the Windows
Explorer Pop-up Information. Just mouseover a file in Windows Explorer
to read all the tags, nicely laid out
when I try to enter my wep key with the remote, nothing happens. Been a
while since I did this, what am I doing wrong? shouldn't I be able to
enter characters for the wep key with the remte's keypad?
tom
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The only supported way to setup an SBR is with an SBC (although if you
have multiple players there's nothing stopping you using the same SBC
to set them all up). There is, however, a tool available (which simbo
linked to) which is designed to allow you to setup an SBR on it's own.
From what I
I'm assuming you're running Windows? You can use the internet sharing
feature to bridge the two connections together.
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What do you mean nothing happens? It must say something on the screen?
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What's needed to fix bug 6266? Is this related to the Tuner issue?
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TravisKleckner;321026 Wrote:
Is it possible to setup and use the players without the whole remote
package?
Thanks in advance.
As others have pointed out, you need the remote to configure the player
for your wireless network.
Once past that you can use SC to control the player. I do
when it gets to the point where I should be entering the wep key, the
screen has a few stars in its place. I hit 2 nothing happens. I hit o
nothing happens, then I hit 3 and the unit reboots. (the wep key starts
with 20e there is no problem entering the network ssid on the keypad,
and it
I actually had this working fine until a week ago, when I powered off my
entire system and left it powered off for a week.
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andyg;321113 Wrote:
What's needed to fix bug 6266? Is this related to the Tuner issue?
No. This is to be able to load media FILES (not streams) with iPhone.
So the links to the .mp3 files (for mp3 files) that are already in the
songinfo page could be used to play a file.
You can use that to
Oh OK, just have the server support Range requests, that's trivial. I
assume this is only an issue if you try to seek in a file? This
solution won't handle non-mp3/aac/alac files though, as there is no
transcoding built in to the download feature.
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NFLnut;321068 Wrote:
Maybe that's the problem. I don't have an IR directory. My old
installation folder for Slimserver (which I no longer use) has an IR
folder, along with a Custom.map file, but my installation folder for SC
7 (C:\Program Files\SqueezeCenter) does not have an IR folder, nor
andyg;321120 Wrote:
Oh OK, just have the server support Range requests, that's trivial. I
assume this is only an issue if you try to seek in a file? This
solution won't handle non-mp3/aac/alac files though, as there is no
transcoding built in to the download feature.
I think iPhone ALWAYS
Has anyone run the duet from a network hard drive without turning the
computer on? I have a Western Digital 2TB drive with all my music on
it and hate leaving my computer on all the time so I can listen to
music.
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Thanks to some help from the support team at Slim Devices my problem is
solved and I have egg on my face.
Please go ahead and close this case.
After some digging the I've found that the root cause of the problem is
the ESET firewall software.
For reference, if anyone else encounters the
Well I got it working. Looks like Mobile Safari tries lots of different
ranges to see what works best, maybe some sort of bandwidth detection.
On my wifi network it ends up doing a ton of requests for only 63 bytes
at a time. Quite inefficient and puts quite a load on the server but at
least
Oops I think that was just a bug in the response header causing it to
send all those extra requests. It actually buffers the whole file very
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Yeah. I've run several searches on the entire Squeezecenter folder(s)
and there are no .map files there. I also do not have an IR folder in
either the Documents and Settings folder or any of the Squeezecenter
folders. The only place I found an IR folder or the .map file was in
the old (abandoned)
NFLnut;321142 Wrote:
Yeah. I've run several searches on the entire Squeezecenter folder(s)
and there are no .map files there. I also do not have an IR folder in
either the Documents and Settings folder or any of the Squeezecenter
folders. The only place I found an IR folder or the .map file
OK, it's checked in. Sorry for not doing that sooner.
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Zevs;320969 Wrote:
Thanks Michael for the response, so you won't get the mixer info even if
you in MIP has set it to always write the music fingerprint directly
into the tags ?
Zevs
...and if you won't I guess I'm back to my original question and
proposal, i.e. that it would be great to
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