Re: [slim] Invaluable Windows gadget for audio libraries

Nonreality;321358 Wrote: 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 maximum compatibility with players and programs. Yes I checked, Foobar is saving this by default is ID3v2.4 but one can set

Re: [slim] Invaluable Windows gadget for audio libraries

Zevs;321398 Wrote: Yes I checked, Foobar is saving this by default is ID3v2.4 but one can set it to do it into ID3v2.3 if one wants to. I guess dbpoweramp does not show ID3v2.4 tags though, and that is why the ReplayGain info doesn't show up. A good other program to view all tags though is

[slim] Change artist/album order [SBC]

Hi, When i browse albums on the artist level on my squeezebox duet controller, i'd like to see them sorted on the year attribute. How do i change this? rgds, Hellsblade. -- Hellsblade Hellsblade's Profile:

Re: [slim] Invaluable Windows gadget for audio libraries

Nonreality;321406 Wrote: That's the reason I don't like mp3gain. It only uses ID3v2.4. This introduces another type of tag that I don't need or want. dbpoweramp does replaygain in ID3v2.3 so it shows up fine and is more compatible with programs. Can foobar write replaygain to ID3v2.3

Re: [slim] Change artist/album order [SBC]

If you use the 7.1 beta of SqueezeCenter the recent versions of controller software gives the following options to modify how the controller sorts the Albums list: -Album -Artist, Year, Album -Artist, Album Not quite as may options as you get from the SqueezeCenter web interface, but definitely

Re: [slim] Invaluable Windows gadget for audio libraries

Zevs;321423 Wrote: Well it has what is called in the FAQ a ID3v2 writer compatibility mode: foobar2000 writes ID3v2.4 tags encoded as UTF-8 by default. To deal with broken software/hardware with partial support of the ID3v2 standard, an “ID3v2 writer compatibility mode” has been added

Re: [slim] Any Update on Multiple Server Instanaces on Single PC

Couldn't you just put each library in its own directory, and point SC at the dir containing these dirs. SC will merge the contents of the dirs when scanning, and you could point itunes at each individual dir? -- mikeselectricstuff

Re: [slim] SqueezeCenter slow?

Running my SB3 with the remote is much faster than the web interface most of the time. There are times when the GUI suddenly is very fast but most of the time it's not. But using the remote is easy and fast. I also like to use the Moose interface as it's set up rather nice and it's usually very

Re: [slim] SqueezeCenter slow?

monroeja;321387 Wrote: 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

Re: [slim] Drag and drop music Files

raaurora;321238 Wrote: edit: p.s. - just make sure you save the playlist in whatever folder you configured SC to find playlists, and save in .m3u format. I got problems with own-generated playlists. Well actually I have generated a test playlist via MusicIP (MIP) and saved it in the same

Re: [slim] Compilation album tracks playback in wrong order

Thanks for your comments. I renamed some FLAC track files and discovered the file names -do- seem to matter to SC. This is unexpected as I would have through presence of tags in a track file would always have priority over the actual name. IMHO the only time the name of the file should be

Re: [slim] CNet: It's official: Audiophiles are over CDs

More cluelessness from the comments section of that article: Abandon the CD? NEVER. I have transcribed my entire reel to reel, eight track, LP, 45 and cassette collection to CD. In the .WAV format too so I get all the music, not some compressed/decompressed equivilent of the real thing. HA HA -

[slim] Piclens as Squeezecenter-GUI

Wouldn't that be a great GUI for slimserver/squeezecenter? http://www.piclens.com -- welom welom's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=13438 View this thread:

Re: [slim] Invaluable Windows gadget for audio libraries

Nonreality;321430 Wrote: Just wondering..why not just use dbpoweramp for replay gain? Well... I think Foobar works fine for this and I actually like Tag%Rename very much for the tagging part, but I will check out dbpoweramp more also. Zevs -- Zevs

Re: [slim] Piclens as Squeezecenter-GUI

welom;321458 Wrote: Wouldn't that be a great GUI for slimserver/squeezecenter? http://www.piclens.com PicLens is great for viewing photos, but how do you mean it would work for SC ? Zevs -- Zevs Zevs's Profile:

Re: [slim] Piclens as Squeezecenter-GUI

Zevs;321462 Wrote: PicLens is great for viewing photos, but how do you mean it would work for SC ? Zevs Good question! I think I got carried away after seeing the play-button for playing videos... ;-) welom -- welom

Re: [slim] Softsqueeze as application on iPhone

didn't apple open the iPhone api library up so people could write apps to it? sounds like a cool idea. They did. But Softsqueeze is implemented in Java - no option on the iPhone. And SqueezePlay uses LUA as a scripting engine for most of the UI. But Apple does not allow using scripting

Re: [slim] desperately seeking squeezecenter

sorry i fell out of the loop yesterday; daughter waiting at the airport. i feel like i've somehow both obscured the problem and misstated it. so i'll try to lay it out more clearly. in the past, i would open safari on my mac (imac, power pc, os 10.4), click on squeezecenter and my music

[slim] Two Different Music Collections - Itunes and Flac, I do have a Question about them!

I have my own collection which I am currently ripping to flac of all my CDs. I also have another collection of music that was with Itunes. Is there anyway of keeping these two collections seperate? as I dont want to mix them. Should I use the Itunes thing within Squeezecentre? will that work?

Re: [slim] desperately seeking squeezecenter

I'm a Mac user. A few thoughts. Be sure the Firewall setting hasn't changed to exclude Squeezecenter. I know you said it was off but I've made that mistake before. I suspect you know this but you access it from the System Preferences, Sharing folder. Make sure the Firewall is off. If thats not

Re: [slim] Dont Buy!!!!! (merged to remove cross-posting)

Are we to assume the *silence* in this thread means the OP finally got this sorted out (cuz he finally did as asked by SD support)? Or am I to assume that all forum members within 50 miles the OP are going through his trash? -- toby10

Re: [slim] CNet: It's official: Audiophiles are over CDs

LOL. In the 1st few weeks of my transition to music server, I have discovered more music than anytime in the last few years combined. There is no better way to FREE your music than to be able to scroll through an entire library and add a track here or album there. I don't think many folks

Re: [slim] SC7 doesn't recognize all MP3 files

Thanks, MrSinatra. I'm guessing there is some overlap with your bug report 8764. My problem is shown in the scan results in my original post, Total Tracks: 19,618 [...] Music Scan Details iTunes Import (27132 of 27132) Complete 01:13:15 So SC7 only shows 19,618 of the 27,132 tracks, although

Re: [slim] Two Different Music Collections - Itunes and Flac, I do have a Question about them!

IIRC you can set Squeezecentre to exclude certain file extensions from the scan, mp3/m4a in your case. -- amcluesent amcluesent's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10286 View this thread:

Re: [slim] Scanner crash with 7.0.1

Thanks for the tip ! After enabling logging, I could identify the file which caused the crash. Although for me it seemed to be a pretty normal mp3, I deleted it and now everything worked. But now I have a different problem: The artist information is missing after the import. In the satistics I

[slim] Newbie help -- SC cannot find player

Hello: I am stuck trying to get SqueezeCenter (SC) and Squeezebox (SB) to link. SB seems works fine with SqueezeNetwork (SN). For example, SN internet radio functions work OK so the wireless network connections I assume are OK). The desktop SC scans my music files OK (i.e., it lists the

[slim] After the storm (recovery from power glitch)

Got up this morning - no music! :-( Router was fine (UPS) Most of LAN was fine - one UPS needed manual reset (weak battery) Server was rebooted OK Squeezebox(2) -couldn't see web (NTP Squeezenetwork) nor LAN LAN could see web - could not see Squeezebox Eureka: Squeezebox(2) MAC address was

Re: [slim] SC7 doesn't recognize all MP3 files

When you say The problem is that SC7 only includes about 19,000 of the tracks in its own library, even though SC7 does see all 27,000 tracks. - do you mean that SC sees them via Browse Music folder? No chance the missing tracks have DRM (which SC won't be able to play)? -- Siduhe Who am I on

Re: [slim] Squeezebox Duet Access Internet Radio using USB 3.5G modem

radish;321101 Wrote: I'm assuming you're running Windows? You can use the internet sharing feature to bridge the two connections together. I tried but failed. I managed to perform ICS on my USB HSPDA modem which was connected to my PC. But my internet connection is not shared to my WLAN

Re: [slim] Newbie help -- SC cannot find player

The desktop SC scans my music files OK (i.e., it lists the songs, albums, etc). So SC is running on your desktop PC? With the files on the NAS? SB information screens, however, show correct hostname (nas-01-1e-21) This seems to think that SC is actually running on the NAS. Which is it? My

Re: [slim] Piclens as Squeezecenter-GUI

Hmmm...that gives me an idea... -- radish radish's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=77 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=50055

[slim] Looking to stream 24/96 lossless PCM w/o transporter

I know -- champagne tastes on a beer budget. But it shouldn't be that hard. I have a nicely working system with two SB3 boxes and a large library of flac encoded albums, but recently I have been buying music from sources that offer studio quality masters as one of the download options as well as

[slim] Last.fm scrobbling not fair

I've been using the built-in Last.fm scrobbling to automatically submit my Transporter/Squeezebox playing history to my profile on Last.fm and it works great. However, being a jazz fan and an avid jazz listener I've noticed that my last.fm profile tends not to accurately portray my real listening

Re: [slim] Live365 Now Playing Info wrong in SC7

More info ... the SC log show this: Slim::Plugin::Live365::ProtocolHandler::gotPlaylist (251) Error getting current track: Invalid playlist [08-07-20 12:14:34.3849] Any body got ideas how to fix? Don -- ducati08

Re: [slim] Woke up at 3AM

This happened again on friday night, and yes i was using random mix before going to bed in both cases. I'm sure that the bug posted above is exactly the proplem i'm getting but is there a way to fix it other than changing to a beta release? -- aevans

[slim] problems connecting squeezebox

Hello, I bought my squeezebox yesterday and I have been dealing / playing with it for 24 hours now. I installed squeezecenter on debian/etch instantly and flawlessly. I had a hard time to get the squeezebox connected. I prefer to have the squeezebox connected via ethernet and the controller via

[slim] reordering folders when adding to favorites

I don't know if this is a bug or what, but why do my Albums get reordered when I add tracks to my favorites?? Normally it's alphabetical from 0 to Z, but adding a track from that album to favorites will elevate that to the top of the list, out of alphabetical order. Rather frustrating when I

Re: [slim] Live365 Now Playing Info wrong in SC7

Enable plugin.live365 debug, should give you more info. -- andyg andyg's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3292 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=50023

Re: [slim] Last.fm scrobbling not fair

ralphpnj;321545 Wrote: I've been using the built-in Last.fm scrobbling to automatically submit my Transporter/Squeezebox playing history to my profile on Last.fm and it works great. However, being a jazz fan and an avid jazz listener I've noticed that my last.fm profile tends not to

Re: [slim] desperately seeking squeezecenter

i also want to suggest you call the support number. i think they will actually be better able to help you with your issue. -- MrSinatra www.LION-Radio.org Using: Squeezebox2 (primary) / SBR (secondary) / SBC - w/SC 7.1beta - Win XP Pro SP3 - 3.2ghz / 2gig ram - D-Link DIR-655

Re: [slim] SC7 doesn't recognize all MP3 files

i don't use itunes integration or itunes, so i'm not much help. but i have read many issues on here about things not showing up, including even cases where one install of SC7 finds it, while another does not! in that case it did turn out to be unusual character sets, but it didn't explain why

Re: [slim] MusicIP Rocks!

dagnammit...i had musicip working nicely and then i had some odd network issues (http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=50012). Now I can create musicip playlists via SC (7.1 - 21927) but I no longer get the option via the duet controller (which says v 7.0.1 r2448 - and software updates

Re: [slim] Last.fm scrobbling not fair

andyg;321553 Wrote: The track length is reported along with the rest of the track info, so I would assume they'd take that into account? Yes it is but only after one click's on the track itself, track time is not shown on one's main profile page. Looking at profile page one might think that I

Re: [slim] Problem with itunes playlists

...for anyone who's still following this: apparently if you put your iTunes Library file (not the song files, the 'Library' database file) someplace other than the default location--for example, on an external disk--the .xml file is renamed 'iTunes Library.xml' rather than 'iTunes Music

Re: [slim] desperately seeking squeezecenter

i followed avta's instructions, using onyX to clean the caches etc, and then reloaded slim server. amazingly, or maybe not, i was able to call up squeezecenter again. i am currently in the process of rescanning my music library. thanks to all for the interest and input. it does beg the

Re: [slim] Live365 Now Playing Info wrong in SC7

Tried that, but the log doesn't seem to have any more info. So I tried the can on the command and it looks like the enable command is not valid. Here's the CLI output: Trying 192.168.2.5... Connected to 192.168.2.5. Escape character is '^]'. version ? version 7.0.1 Enable plugin.live365 debug

Re: [slim] MusicIP Rocks!

whatboutbob;321561 Wrote: Now I can create musicip playlists via SC (*7.1* - 21927) but I no longer get the option via the duet controller (which says *v 7.0.1* r2448 - and software updates don't work). I don't think mixing those two versions is supported. I'd try an updated version

Re: [slim] Looking to stream 24/96 lossless PCM w/o transporter

I've had similar thoughts and have wondered if the company disables 24/88 and 96 simply so 'files will buy the much more expensive product. I believe the Benchmark has a USB input. Can't you stream higher bit rates directly using Winamp or whatever? My DACs are older designs and don't have this

Re: [slim] desperately seeking squeezecenter

glad that worked. cd's are easier but don't sound as good unless you have an expensive player. Using a computer based system requires learning new ways of thinking about your system and how to solve problems. Keep at it.. I'm sure you will succeed. -- avta

Re: [slim] Live365 Now Playing Info wrong in SC7

Yep, go to Settings - Advanced - Logging, or run from the command line with --debug plugin.live365 -- andyg andyg's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3292 View this thread:

Re: [slim] problems connecting squeezebox

Well I finally managed. How ? I absolutely don't know. I bought this product partly because I heard it was running linux. And yeah, I love linux because with linux you are in self-control which is opposite of the trial and error of windows-machines. But I spend all day doing trial and error

Re: [slim] CNet: It's official: Audiophiles are over CDs

jh901;321510 Wrote: LOL. In the 1st few weeks of my transition to music server, I have discovered more music than anytime in the last few years combined. There is no better way to FREE your music than to be able to scroll through an entire library and add a track here or album there.

Re: [slim] Live365 Now Playing Info wrong in SC7

under Settings - Advanced - Logging there is no entry for the live365 plugin When I run debug plugin.live365 on command line I get this in the log: [08-07-20 15:27:44.5641] Slim::Plugin::CLI::Plugin::cli_process (608) Request [debug] failed with error: Bad params! -- ducati08

Re: [slim] Live365 Now Playing Info wrong in SC7

By command line I don't mean the CLI. Just use the settings page to enable it and then check the log file. -- andyg andyg's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3292 View this thread:

Re: [slim] Live365 Now Playing Info wrong in SC7

maybe I'm not being clear. If I understand you, you want me to go to Settings - Advanced - Logging and change the level of logging for plugin.live365 to debug. The problem is that there is no entry for plugin.live365 on that settings page! There are: (plugin.audioscrobbler) - Last.fm

Re: [slim] SC7 doesn't recognize all MP3 files

Siduhe, Thanks for your question. I tell SC7 (running on the QNAP TS-101) to import the iTunes library from the iTunes XML file. As shown in another of my posts in this thread, the iTunes import routine does show the right number of tracks being considered / seen (I don't know how else to

Re: [slim] Change artist/album order [SBC]

Hellsblade;321407 Wrote: Hi, When i browse albums on the artist level on my squeezebox duet controller, i'd like to see them sorted on the year attribute. How do i change this? rgds, Hellsblade. Bug #112 has patches on it for adding this option for the SB3 and SBC, configured via the web

Re: [slim] Live365 Now Playing Info wrong in SC7

I think i read that SC gets its now playing info from SN, so I enabled debug logging for SN and then connect up to live365. here is what i see in the log: [08-07-20 16:21:38.1558] Slim::Networking::SqueezeNetwork::PrefSync::_syncDown_done (219) Sync down data from SN: { name = Backyard,

Re: [slim] Scanner crash with 7.0.1

Hi Manuel, i'm sorry i can't help you with this itunes-import problem (don't have iTunes myself). But you could always contact support and they will for sure help you - you probably have to provide the xml-file/db... good luck! kind regards, Markus -- schiegl

Re: [slim] Live365 Now Playing Info wrong in SC7

and more log info: [08-07-20 16:32:39.1301] Slim::Networking::SqueezeNetwork::PrefSync::_syncDown_done (291) Synced prefs from SN for player 00:04:20:16:38:4f [08-07-20 16:32:39.1471] Slim::Networking::SqueezeNetwork::Players::_players_done (92) Got list of SN players: [] [08-07-20

Re: [slim] Live365 Now Playing Info wrong in SC7

based on CLI output, I don't think the live365 plugin is running, or it's not called that. These requests/responses show what I get for live365 and for iTunes. Clearly iTunes plugin is there and logging at ERROR level. debug plugin.live365 ? debug plugin.live365 debug plugin.itunes ? debug

Re: [slim] Live365 Now Playing Info wrong in SC7

Good find, there is a bug in the Live365 plugin in that it doesn't setup it's log entry correctly. -- andyg andyg's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3292 View this thread:

Re: [slim] Live365 Now Playing Info wrong in SC7

With debug logging on some of the other modules, I get this entry in the log, but I still don't see what's causing the problem. Also, I'm no longer getting the error, but the track title is still incorrect. Don [08-07-20 17:24:37.0419] Slim::Music::Info::setDelayedTitle (554) Delaying metadata

Re: [slim] Live365 Now Playing Info wrong in SC7

OK, I almost remember how to program. I found the perl module for the live365 plugin and added the logging setup: my $log = Slim::Utils::Log-addLogCategory({ 'category' = 'plugin.live365', 'defaultLevel' = 'ERROR', 'description' = getDisplayName(), }); Restarted SqueezeCenter and set the

[slim] Are there wireless speaker selectors?

Does anybody know if there are low cost speaker selectors that can be controlled by a web interface? I've seen one or two units that are $4k. I'd like something less expensive, but I haven't had much luck in my searches. Cheers. -- neoshmengi

Re: [slim] Live365 Now Playing Info wrong in SC7

Does this happen on all stations or just some? Do you have a paid Live365 account or a free one? -- andyg andyg's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3292 View this thread:

Re: [slim] Are there wireless speaker selectors?

neoshmengi wrote: Does anybody know if there are low cost speaker selectors that can be controlled by a web interface? I've seen one or two units that are $4k. I'd like something less expensive, but I haven't had much luck in my searches. A couple of Receivers is a lot less than $4k. --

Re: [slim] Live365 Now Playing Info wrong in SC7

I have a VIP membership (paid). It seems to happen on all my presets and on an editor's choice that I checked, so I would say all. -- ducati08 ducati08's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1950 View

[slim] Network Test: Wireless vs. Homeplug

Hi Everyone, I have an issue that I am trying to resolve. I have a Duet, and am running version 7.0.1 - 19705 of Squeeze Center. I initially installed the Duet wireless, (server computer wired to router, wireless connection to Duet receiver) but was having occasional problems getting it to

Re: [slim] MusicIP Rocks!

Thanks for the reply. How does one manually update the SBC? I've seen the question asked in other threads but am yet to see a response. -- whatboutbob whatboutbob's Profile:

Re: [slim] 7.0.1 does not scan library at all

Hi Guys, pretty quiet on the library rescan front, this function is far too important to give up and it's hard to imagine how it was overlooked in 7.01,7.02 and perhaps in 7.1 if no one would have said anything. It will become a hot topic for me in about a week when I get all my stuff from the UK

Re: [slim] What Anti-Virus software do you use

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Re: [slim] New Wiki Posting Controls - Login Required

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Re: [slim] Network Test: Wireless vs. Homeplug

I can't say I've ever done an official test with my netgear powerline xe102's but I can attest to the fact that I have virtually perfect connections on my three slimboxes-all of them connected via powerline. I've had this setup running consistently for about six months. -- exile

Re: [slim] SC7 doesn't recognize all MP3 files

shein;321616 Wrote: Siduhe, Thanks for your question. I tell SC7 (running on the QNAP TS-101) to import the iTunes library from the iTunes XML file. As shown in another of my posts in this thread, the iTunes import routine does show the right number of tracks being considered / seen (I

Re: [slim] MusicIP Rocks!

whatboutbob;321648 Wrote: Thanks for the reply. How does one manually update the SBC? I've seen the question asked in other threads but am yet to see a response. Ok, never mind. Managed to upgrade to 7.0.1 r2502m via SD card. Hasn't resolved the issue though. Still can't generate playlists

[slim] SBR on Slimserver 6.3.1?

I am thinking of buying a Squeezebox receiver and setting it up using the Net-UDAP utility. The Product Info page states that Squeezecenter 7+ is required, however I am still using Slimserver 6.3.1 (I have a 1GHz PIII serving two SB3s, one Squeezebox, and two SliMP3s with no performance issues

Re: [slim] SBR on Slimserver 6.3.1?

On Sun, Jul 20, 2008 at 11:07 PM, phase [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Will the SBR work with Slimserver 6.3.1? The simple answer is no. I don't think there's a more complicated answer either. Ben ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com

Re: [slim] TinyAmp S30 amplifier the perfect companion Squeezebox ?

Harry G;321379 Wrote: 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. Just use the IRBlaster plug in,

Re: [slim] Looking to stream 24/96 lossless PCM w/o transporter

Harry G;321588 Wrote: I've had similar thoughts and have wondered if the company disables 24/88 and 96 simply so 'files will buy the much more expensive product. I believe the Benchmark has a USB input. Can't you stream higher bit rates directly using Winamp or whatever? My DACs are older