Cool! Yes that could be something to add to SqueezeCenter!
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I find the new changed scanning to be quite fast. On my old P4
Windows server a full scan of 21,000 Flac files takes about 26 minutes.
A new changed scan takes only 2:20.
Your idea has been suggested before and even accepted by many people as
a good idea. Something like: you browse through
JJZolx;321170 Wrote:
I find the new changed scanning to be quite fast. On my old P4
Windows server a full scan of 21,000 Flac files takes about 26 minutes.
A new changed scan takes only 2:20.
Your idea has been suggested before and even accepted by many people as
a good idea.
Thanks for the tip Jim!
I some time ago lost whatever program I had that showed tags in
Explorer so this tip was useful! Can one tweak it to show for example
replaygain info also and other things included in the tags ?
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Zevs;321172 Wrote:
What do you mean with the new changed scanning ? I'm using
SqueezeCenter 7.1 and have ~54 000 tracks on an external harddrive. A
regular scanning update of this takes up to 2 hours (depending on what
else I'm doing on the computer, Windows Vista), and this I have to wait
JJZolx;321179 Wrote:
There are two scanning options (plus the playlist only scan):
- Look for new and changed music
- Clear library and rescan everything
The first is the new changed scan. The second one starts all over
from scratch and takes a lot longer.
Yes and the first
JJZolx;321179 Wrote:
It may be the external drive that's killing you. Is it either USB or
Firewire 400? If so, internal drives would probably make scanning a
lot faster. Another option, though, is an external drive with an eSATA
interface, which can be just as fast as an internal.
..by
Zevs;321175 Wrote:
Can one tweak it to show for example replaygain info also and other
things included in the tags ?
For all of the formats that I've used - Flac, Mp3, Ogg Vorbis, and
Monkey's Audio - it displays all tags, with the standard ones like
artist, title and album shown first, then
Yes, I'm running SC on windows XP.
May I know how to enable that in SC settings?
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..by the way Jim do you use MusicIP integration with SC ? When looking
at the times reported for the scanning, it seems it is clearly the
MusicIP database that takes 95 % of the scanning time.
No, I don't. It looks like the discussion in this bug report may be
relevant:
Done a quick search and can't fine answers so here goes, apologies if
hey have been answered, difficult to search as both return heaps of
posts.
THe first is that I have got the rest of my team off Itunes as the
office music player, and on to Squeezecentre, one issue we have is the
quite chunky
JJZolx;321094 Wrote:
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
I've noticed for a while that if I even touch the power input that it
causes weird things to happen to the display. It's gotten worse now.
If I even touch the power line the display jumps around and sometimes
goes blank (kinda reboots). Do you think think this is a flaw that
should be
anyone want to use these?
I quite like having the room name on the wallpaper so i always know
where i am
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Whatever it is, it sounds broken.
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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 have to say it's one of the best action/drama flicks that I've seen.
Great fun and a fantastic job by Heath Ledger as the Joker. He is so
good it's scary. Really makes you rethink other villains he is that
good. He portrays something that isn't quite there, and isn't quite
right.
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Pooh. That was quick now.
Now I've promised something. Will see what I can put together tonight.
There goes my iPeng schedule ;-)
But I want this...
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And a new enhancement request ;-)
http://bugs.slimdevices.com/show_bug.cgi?id=8803
It's for a stub player that allows you to construct a playlist without
a player attached.
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You don't say which model.
A whole back, there was issue with the fit of the power connector and
that in some instances if wiggled by a user, cause intermittent power
connection and a reboot.
If it is a mechanical fit issue - contact support.
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mortslim;321034 Wrote:
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
pippin;321220 Wrote:
And a new enhancement request ;-)
http://bugs.slimdevices.com/show_bug.cgi?id=8803
It's for a stub player that allows you to construct a playlist without
a player attached.
you can use something like WMP to create the play list. Just make sure
you save it in whatever
JJZolx;321187 Wrote:
No, I don't. It looks like the discussion in this bug report may be
relevant:
http://bugs.slimdevices.com/show_bug.cgi?id=5637
Thanks Jim! Yes that seems to be something similar for sure.
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dvdit;320908 Wrote:
Thanks for the iTunes tip. Why didn't I think of that!
if you're dealing with wma and/or mp3's, WMP works well too. I agree
with the other poster, I don't look to SC to manage play lists (which I
have no issue with). It does great as a media server.
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ModelCitizen;319962 Wrote:
Your experience with Logitech support is very different from mine.
I needed a new Transporter backlit remote. At the time there was not
one for sale anywhere. Logitch support bent over backwards to find me
one, finally finding sourcing it in the States (as it was
SqueezeCenter has the wrong song info for the Live365 station that I'm
listening to. I think that SN is used for the now playing info. How do
i get this to sync or otherwise get it resolved?
Thanks
Don
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JJZolx;321184 Wrote:
For all of the formats that I've used - Flac, Mp3, Ogg Vorbis, and
Monkey's Audio - it displays all tags, with the standard ones like
artist, title and album shown first, then all the other tags, including
ReplayGain, following. In the configuration you have an option
Hi !
After having scanned about 2/3 of my itunes collection, the scanner
crashes and I can't really tell why. (I get the windows error message
box). In the scanner.log I can find thousands of entries like this:
[08-07-19 16:18:31.2984] MPEG::Audio::Frame::broken (621) Warning: Use
of
Hi Manuel,
set the logging level (settings-advanced-logging) for scan* to debug
and you should see on which file the scanner bails out. Maybe you have
to set plugin.itunes to debug, too.
I've just recently stumbled over those Use of uninitialized value in
right bitshift-messages myself. In my
My computer refuses to connect to local host 9000, rendering
squeezecenter useless.
I have now cleared the old version of squeezecenter and reinstalled the
latest version several times but to no avail.
The firewall is off, so I don't think that's the issue.
Please help. This is costing me
newsie wrote:
My computer refuses to connect to local host 9000, rendering
squeezecenter useless.
Did it work before?
What do you mean by my computer in this context? Does it mean you have
SqueezeCenter running on computer A and you are on computer B?
Have you tried running a browser on
I'm glad that when I started to rip my cd's I decided to use dbPoweramp.
After looking at several secure options, dbPoweramp seemed the best
choice (speed being a main factor). And version 13 only has got
better.
Just for kicks, I tried the new batch converter: I wish it was there
when I started
Recently upgraded from 7.0.1 to 7.1. Now the order tracks play back in
some comp. albums has changed. Is it due to the much-discussed changes
in VA logic?
Symptom is when I play some comp. albums in my library, the tracks play
back sorted by track artist name. For other comp. albums, the tracks
I am having trouble connecting my Squeezebox duet to my squeezecenter.
I have tried everything I can think of. Please help. Here is my
setup:
ReadyNAS NV+ 4.01c1-p1 firmware, running squeezecenter 7.0.1, ip
192.168.1.20
Linksys WRT54GS 1.0 router with Sveasoft Talisman 1.0.5 (wireless
sorry about the confusion.
i normally access squeezecenter through the web browser on my apple
computer. It's a somewhat complicated system, since the music is housed
in an external hard drive attached to the router (in a separate part of
the house). But, for the most part, the system worked ok
u need to describe exactly your environment.
also, try connecting to SC from a separate computer using the exact
private IP of the computer SC is on.
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newsie wrote:
sorry about the confusion.
I still don't quite understand.
What computer is running SqueezeCenter?
Have you run a browser on the computer with SqueezeCenter on it,
referencing it by localhost:9000
or by name?
What does the DNS for your Mac to tell you the name of the computer
thanks for your input.
i'm not sure what you mean by my environment (other than hot, humid,
mid-90s). Also, how do I find the IP to try on another computer?
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in my exp, linksys makes junk. you never know if what you are buying is
going to be any good or not, and toms hardware routinely bashs them,
sometimes scathingly.
my advice to people who want really good wireless? get a so called
gaming router and spend the $100. its so worth it.
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Hi all,
I have an extensive MP3 library (about 27,000 tracks) which is
organized with iTunes. I have recently acquired a QNAP TS-101,
installed SC7, and moved the library there. The problem is that SC7
only includes about 19,000 of the tracks in its own library, even
though SC7 does see all
there could be lots of reasons for this.
look here:
http://bugs.slimdevices.com/show_bug.cgi?id=8380
and here:
http://bugs.slimdevices.com/show_bug.cgi?id=8764
for just a start. might it also be an issue with the mp3 header?
do you use itunes integration? did SC7 used to see all the stuff
ok, here goes:
cable modem carries high-speed internet connection.
the modem is connected to an apple extreme, which is linked to an
external hard drive that holds my music collection. Each of those
pieces is housed on the second floor.
My transporter is connected wirelessly to this set-up,
all that gear will have an IP, and you need to know the IP for each
piece.
is there only one mac computer? what OS ver? what version of SC are
you running? i would suggest (given all that appleness) you try the
latest nightly:
http://www.slimdevices.com/downloads/nightly/latest/7.1/
I discovered that I had both an 'iTunes Music Library.xml' and an
'iTunes Library.xml' file in my iTunes folder. (How that happened, I
don't know--I have a suspicion, but I'm not going to try to re-create
the problem to see if I'm right.) Looking at the files in a text
editor, I realized that the
there are three computers on the network, but only one, the one the
third floor that i described, is used to access squeezecenter. it runs
mac os 10.4. and the version of sc is 7.01.
are you suggesting i download each file that is on the nightly?
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no. i put the exact name of the exact file to try.
and if you have other computers, you can try to reach SC on the one its
on via them, IF you knew your private IPs.
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thanks again for the help.
i know this is an elemental question, but, where do i find the ip for
the computer?
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the router might have a chart if you know how to get into it, but for
macs ur gonna have to ask someone else. i would think its easily found
tho.
also, try updating SC and see if that fixes it.
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i only know a lil bit about playlists...
but must the path be hardcoded?
isn't there a way to use a relative path somehow so if the drive
location changes the playlist is still good?
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newsie wrote:
there are three computers on the network, but only one, the one the
third floor that i described, is used to access squeezecenter. it runs
mac os 10.4. and the version of sc is 7.01.
Most likely, you have a networking problem, but you have to be much more
explicit on what
http://news.cnet.com/8301-13645_3-9991658-47.html?tag=nefd.riv
It's a blog with about 70+ folks posting about the way they listen to
music now.
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raaurora;321234 Wrote:
you can use something like WMP to create the play list. Just make sure
you save it in whatever folder SC looks for playlists and also save it
in a format SC can read (.m3u).
I know. But that's not what this request is about ;-)
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Zevs;321254 Wrote:
I don't seem to get all that info when I installed the program (v.13).
Here is an example of what I got on a file where I have used Foobar to
embed ReplayGain into. I do see the Volume Adjustment value and the
Album volume adjustment value in SqueezeCenter when I look at
newsie;321317 Wrote:
thanks again for the help.
i know this is an elemental question, but, where do i find the ip for
the computer?
1) using the computer in question, open a command window and type
ipconfig
2) most routers have a web based admin screen tool. mine is a linksys
so i get to
A better title would be Audiophiles are over CD players. The cost of
an audiophile grade CD transport is pretty hard to justify in
comparison to the utility of a computer based player. I'm still buying
several CDs a month, but will probably never buy another CD player.
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bpa;321221 Wrote:
You don't say which model.
A whole back, there was issue with the fit of the power connector and
that in some instances if wiggled by a user, cause intermittent power
connection and a reboot.
If it is a mechanical fit issue - contact support.It's the SB3 bought around
JJZolx;321330 Wrote:
If you only have ID3v1 tags, then the ReplayGain info can't be in the
ID3v1 tag. I'm not sure what type of tag foobar uses.I think foobar uses
ID3.1 and ID3v2.4 which won't show up in the
listings. You need to use ID3v2.3 which is the best to use anyway if
you want
Not in iTunes, as far as I know. The playlist info is stored in the
Library the way alZmtbr described it: with references to the songs,
whose locations themselves are hard-coded. When you tell iTunes to move
the Library to another disk, it rewrites all the path statements. If you
move your song
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Are the track numbers in the tags and the track numbers in the title
different? Try making them the same in the order you want and see if it
changes things. I know that SC is supposed to use tags only, or at
least I think that's the case but file names can affect how things are
read. My file
Yes, indeed. Over cd PLAYERS. Not CDs. They titled it wrong and that
could give the impression that the audiophile community is finding
quality recordings for download. I still dream of the day when I can
buy the finest mastering of any album in FLAC with the click of a
mouse.
I think almost
What is your primary digital front end?
CD player: 34%
Hi-rez disc player: 11%
iPod: 4%
Music Server (computer-based): 36%
Music Server (dedicated: Sooloos, Sonos, etc.): 10%
Other: 3%
The most relevant part of this Stereophile pole to these forum may be:
Music Server
Has anyone tried one of these?
I understand the drawbacks but I don't expect it to replace a Bryston
or a Theta. For small secondary rooms I'd like something simple my wife
could use without screwing up complicated receiver settings.
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The most amazing thing from the article was this:
I cannot imagine using a music server anytime soon, and sound quality
issues have nothing to do with that. I like picking music from my
collection. It's a touchy-feely, organic process. One album leads to
the next, or I accidentally find
he's got at least one mac tho, so he'll have to find some kind of
networking app in system preferences i bet.
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i have to say that there is something magical about vinyl, but cds? not
as much.
still, i want a cd copy even if i never use it.
but honestly, are ipods new? most people who are into music
transitioned out of cds as the medium to listen to it regularly for
some time.
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I just upgraded to SqueezeCenter today and it's painfully slow for me as
well. Mine is on an Ubuntu server though (Hefty Heron). It's running on
a 1.92ghz AMD with over a gig of memory which I would have thought
would be sufficient. If anyone has any ideas on how I can improve
performance I'd
pigbite;320088 Wrote:
I've not looked at the option but it could work. I've also taken a look
at the multiple library plugin and I think that may full well do what I
need it to. The only question I've not checked out yet is if it alters
what the Crestron module may need to send the HTTP
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