Re: [slim] Playing Specific Track & Artist Using a 'Service'

2009-02-26 Thread ptrainer
geebea;398116 Wrote: > ...when I demonstrate the system to friends, the first thing they want > to do is find their favorite artist and track and I have to say well... > erm... I can play you similar artists but not the specific song you want > to hear. They always say nah! it's alright. With N

Re: [slim] Announcement: VortexBox 0.4 released

2009-02-26 Thread Moonbase
Thanks for your interest! Really looking forward to what’s coming out of it :-) -- Moonbase Moonbase: 'The Problem Solver' (http://www.kaufen-ist-toll.de/moonbase) Moonbase's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.

Re: [slim] Announcement: VortexBox 0.4 released

2009-02-26 Thread agillis
I'll look into it. Seem easy enough to install. -- agillis rip, tag, get cover art… All you do is insert the CD! http://vortexbox.org agillis's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=21140 View this thr

Re: [slim] Running SC on $100 Linux Wall Wart

2009-02-26 Thread rstu008
As with other MMORPGs, companies have emerged offering to sell virtual gold and associated services. After Blizzard started offering free trial game-play accounts, players noticed an increase in spam from bots advertising these services. 'world of warcrft gold' (http://www.mmorpgvip.com)One study

Re: [slim] Artist placement

2009-02-26 Thread badbob
ok just installed mp3tag created artistsort and yes about half appeared to have entry in there. Will remove all from 25K files. Arrgh also means rescanning music on both qnap and pc. -- badbob badbob's Profile: http://foru

Re: [slim] Artist placement

2009-02-26 Thread aubuti
badbob;401098 Wrote: > Don't even know what artistsort tag is, I've opened up a few tagger apps > and couldn't see artistsort. Haven't changed the file file since 7.3. I > have not manually done anything in artistsort tag. I think that mp3tag does not show ARTISTSORT by default, so unless you hav

Re: [slim] Annouce: New Squeezeslave 0.8 release availabe on sourceforge

2009-02-26 Thread Luke Redpath
I've spent a bit of time trying to compile this on OSX Leopard and I finally had some success, so I thought I'd outline the steps I took if anybody else would like to give it a try. Most of my issues seemed to stem from the fact that my dependencies were installed using MacPorts which puts header

Re: [slim] Artist placement

2009-02-26 Thread badbob
Don't even know what artistsort tag is, I've opened up a few tagger apps and couldn't see artistsort. Haven't changed the file file since 7.3. I have not manually done anything in artistsort tag. -- badbob badbob's Profile

Re: [slim] Artist placement

2009-02-26 Thread tcutting
Do you have any "ARTISTSORT" tags? That can be used to, for example, cause "named" artists to sort by last name (Eric Clapton could have ARTISTSORT = "Clapton, Eric" whereby he gets sorted in the "C's" instead of "E's"). I believe that if ANY tracks of a particular artist has an ARTISTSORT tag set

Re: [slim] Playing Specific Track & Artist Using a 'Service'

2009-02-26 Thread andyg
How is the search function lacking? -- andyg andyg's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3292 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=60312 ___

Re: [slim] Playing Specific Track & Artist Using a 'Service'

2009-02-26 Thread geebea
socistep;398704 Wrote: > Am enjoying the free trial of Napster so far, will make a decision in > due course on whether to go for the subscription Sorry it took so ong to get back, I understand what you are saying and have enjoyed the napster and erm classical, and they are great. However there i

[slim] Artist placement

2009-02-26 Thread badbob
Version: 7.4 - 25163, both on Qnap and my PC. Tracy Chapman is not within "T" but under "C" I'm using Erland Custom Browse 2.7.1 But in standard Artist branch Tracy Chapman is again around "C" artists. Simple Minds is under "S" not under "M" if the same bug is widespread. Any idea? Tags are co

Re: [slim] need help on final step...

2009-02-26 Thread Mark Lanctot
Select Settings - Player - Audio - Bitrate Limiting and choose a bitrate that works. You'll have to have the LAME MP3 encoder installed somewhere where SC can recognize it. See http://wiki.slimdevices.com/index.php/LAMEForTranscoding -- Mark Lanctot Current: SB2, Transporter, Boom (PQP3 - la

Re: [slim] need help on final step...

2009-02-26 Thread gandt
Thats done it - but now i have to see what i can do about orrendous rebuffering even on fat mp3s (256) - any settings i can set to temporarily squeeze it down further - its only for hotel room use graham -- gandt gandt's

Re: [slim] SB3 and Wake On LAN

2009-02-26 Thread tamanaco
Ok, I added my vote to 10695 -- tamanaco tamanaco's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4620 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=51288

Re: [slim] SB3 and Wake On LAN

2009-02-26 Thread aubuti
tamanaco;401000 Wrote: > It took me a little while to figure out how to vote using this new > version of Bugzilla, but I eventually added my vote. There are only 4 > votes so far, so I guess we need more folks to add theirs. Actually 'bug 10695' (http://bugs.slimdevices.com/show_bug.cgi?id=10695)

Re: [slim] Announcement: VortexBox 0.4 released

2009-02-26 Thread Moonbase
Couldn’t live without it :-) Generates "acoustic fingerprints" for uniquely detecting music, uses these to create "sound-alike" mixes. (Also the system used behind the scenes with the MusicBrainz database, and BBC and last.fm use it.) AND it’s supported by SqueezeCenter, so they’d make a perfect

Re: [slim] SB3 and Wake On LAN

2009-02-26 Thread tamanaco
aubuti;400988 Wrote: > But it would be a good idea to add a comment to 'bug 10191' > (http://bugs.slimdevices.com/show_bug.cgi?id=10191) indicating that > these are two distinct bugs. It took me a little while to figure out how to vote using this new version of Bugzilla, but I eventually added

Re: [slim] How should I connect my PlayStation3 to the transporter optical - in to play CDs

2009-02-26 Thread Ben Sandee
On Thu, Feb 26, 2009 at 11:22 AM, agillis wrote: > There is no way to play CDs in a PS3 on a transporter. Rip the CDs to a > machine running SC and play from there. Umm... what? Why can't the optical out on the PS3 hook into the optical in on the Transporter? Ben ___

Re: [slim] SB3 and Wake On LAN

2009-02-26 Thread aubuti
tamanaco;400974 Wrote: > Right...it looks like a duplicate of a bug that was solved for the > "Controller", but it does not appear that it has been solved for the > "SB/3". Maybe someone in the know can shine some light on the subject. I agree that they are separate issues, and btw, it has not be

Re: [slim] product placement at PCWORLD UK rubbish

2009-02-26 Thread Pat Farrell
iPhone wrote: > As an example, most food stores now make most of their profit selling > shelf space then by selling products. For the last couple of years of its life, Tower Records made all of its profit from shelving fees and ads for music in the store. Want a poster on the wall, X bucks. Want t

Re: [slim] Anther budget DAC

2009-02-26 Thread Uluen
The E-MU 0404 is getting nice reviews as a stand alone DAC, it's been on my wishlist for a while. Try it for yourself, don't listen to people that have not heard it. -- Uluen SYSTEM: MUSIC -> EARS http://www.last.fm/user/Uluen ---

Re: [slim] Announcement: VortexBox 0.4 released

2009-02-26 Thread agillis
Interesting, I didn't know about MusicIP. What does it do for you and how does it work? -- agillis rip, tag, get cover art… All you do is insert the CD! http://vortexbox.org agillis's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.c

Re: [slim] SB3 and Wake On LAN

2009-02-26 Thread tamanaco
gorman;400969 Wrote: > http://bugs.slimdevices.com/show_bug.cgi?id=10695 > > This was deemed a duplicate of something else... I'm not sure it's the > same thing (it doesn't appear so, but maybe technologically it is). Right...it looks like a duplicate of a bug that was solved for the "Controlle

Re: [slim] How should I connect my PlayStation3 to the transporter optical - in to play CDs

2009-02-26 Thread agillis
There is no way to play CDs in a PS3 on a transporter. Rip the CDs to a machine running SC and play from there. -- agillis rip, tag, get cover art… All you do is insert the CD! http://vortexbox.org agillis's Profile: htt

Re: [slim] Announcement: VortexBox 0.4 released

2009-02-26 Thread Moonbase
agillis;400965 Wrote: > […] Our goal is to make VortexBox the easiest to use most > functional backend for Squeezebox. […] Cool. Keep it up! A-hem … How about adding a preconfigured MusicIP Headless? And some nice GUI option to enter one’s key for it? And run genpuid after a rip? … ;-) -- Mo

Re: [slim] SB3 and Wake On LAN

2009-02-26 Thread gorman
http://bugs.slimdevices.com/show_bug.cgi?id=10695 This was deemed a duplicate of something else... I'm not sure it's the same thing (it doesn't appear so, but maybe technologically it is). -- gorman gorman's Profile: http

[slim] Announcement: VortexBox 0.4 released

2009-02-26 Thread agillis
We have been trying to build the perfect backend server/NAS software for SqueezeBox using open source software. We seem to be getting closer with this release. We added better error correcting to our autoripper so it can rip CDs with errors. If you need a server to store your music on VortexBox

Re: [slim] need help on final step...

2009-02-26 Thread Mark Lanctot
Yes, port 3483 TCP and UDP. -- Mark Lanctot Current: SB2, Transporter, Boom (PQP3 - late beta), SBC (early beta) Stored: Boom (PQP1 - early beta) Sold: SB3, Duet Mark Lanctot's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/membe

Re: [slim] Anther budget DAC

2009-02-26 Thread Labarum
Read one of the latest posts: http://www.computeraudiophile.com/node/1420?page=2 > Next, for fun, my friend wanted to compare the EMU to his Apogee setup > for playback just to see what the differences would be. We loaded the > same HRX cut onto both out PC's and using two inputs on his preamp a

Re: [slim] product placement at PCWORLD UK rubbish

2009-02-26 Thread iPhone
brigader;400828 Wrote: > Hi > > Not sure how logitech are marketing the squeeze centre products, but I > was checking online at pcworld and checked they had a squeezebox in the > store before i got there, as i had some vouchers to spend (fleecy world > is not my normal place oof prefence to buy

Re: [slim] product placement at PCWORLD UK rubbish

2009-02-26 Thread socistep
oktup;400897 Wrote: > Yeah, same thing with our local PC World, they had a lone SB classic on > display (away from the ipod section) and although they stock Booms too, > there were none on display, just a few stacked on the shelf below the > display unit - so you wouldn't see them unless you were

Re: [slim] readynas or just nas

2009-02-26 Thread aubuti
Sorry, but I forgot to mention that you should check out the 3rd Party Hardware forum on this board, which is where you'll find most NAS-related discussion. -- aubuti aubuti's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.

Re: [slim] readynas or just nas

2009-02-26 Thread aubuti
freddyste;400934 Wrote: > Hi i am new to using a nas can i use any nas drive or does it have to be > a netgear readynas to use with my transporter,looking on downloads ther > is only software for the netgear It doesn't have to a Netgear ReadyNAS, but it can't be "any NAS" either. You have to be a

[slim] readynas or just nas

2009-02-26 Thread freddyste
Hi i am new to using a nas can i use any nas drive or does it have to be a netgear readynas to use with my transporter,looking on downloads ther is only software for the netgear -- freddyste freddyste's Profile: http://for

Re: [slim] SB3 and Wake On LAN

2009-02-26 Thread tamanaco
Mnyb;400914 Wrote: > I always press the power on button on the remote and i boot my server on > wol it's not in hibernation, that could explain the difference. > And i also have a controller, sometimes i wol from there but the sb3 > behaves the same, it reconects after time out ? > I have only on

Re: [slim] SB3 and Wake On LAN

2009-02-26 Thread Mnyb
tamanaco;400900 Wrote: > Are you using the Magic Packet to wake up your server? Are you switching > from the SN to the SC server while the server is in sleep mode? The NIC > in my server is set to Wake Up "on Magic". The Wake Up "on link" > setting is turned "off" as I have others computers conne

Re: [slim] Announce: Album Catalog Creator for SlimServer

2009-02-26 Thread SilverRS8
A poll associated with this post was created, to vote and see the results, please visit http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=41597 Question: D

Re: [slim] SB3 and Wake On LAN

2009-02-26 Thread tamanaco
Mnyb;400884 Wrote: > You don't need to click anything, the SB3 will show this fault message > after wol, but it will fix itself after the SC machine is up just wait > a couple of minutes. > It's how it works for me anyway, SB3 issues wol ,sb3 flashes fault msg, > sb3 display goes dark, sb3 conect

Re: [slim] Announce: Album Catalog Creator for SlimServer

2009-02-26 Thread MARC38
A poll associated with this post was created, to vote and see the results, please visit http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=41597 Question: D

Re: [slim] product placement at PCWORLD UK rubbish

2009-02-26 Thread oktup
Yeah, same thing with our local PC World, they had a lone SB classic on display (away from the ipod section) and although they stock Booms too, there were none on display, just a few stacked on the shelf below the display unit - so you wouldn't see them unless you were looking for them. Also, no

Re: [slim] product placement at PCWORLD UK rubbish

2009-02-26 Thread socistep
brigader;400828 Wrote: > Hi > > Not sure how logitech are marketing the squeeze centre products, but I > was checking online at pcworld and checked they had a squeezebox in the > store before i got there, as i had some vouchers to spend (fleecy world > is not my normal place oof prefence to buy

Re: [slim] SB3 and Wake On LAN

2009-02-26 Thread Mnyb
You don't need to click anything, the SB3 will show this fault message after wol, but it will fix itself after the SC machine is up just wait a couple of minutes. It's how it works for me anyway, SB3 issues wol ,sb3 flashes fault msg, sb3 display goes dark, sb3 conects and show the normal menu.

Re: [slim] Bought!

2009-02-26 Thread toby10
Rikk;400859 Wrote: > ok, I tell you when I'll receive my SB3 You'll love it! :) If you are connecting your SB3 via WiFi then make sure you have a solid WiFi signal with no interference. If you have not done so already create your www.SqueezeNetwork.com account, then get setup with all of the

Re: [slim] Now Playing info always showing bbc stream?

2009-02-26 Thread pudding
Thanks, have just removed AlienBBC and installed BBCiplayer. All working great and nice and easy to do with the plugin/extension downloader/manager :D -- pudding pudding's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?

Re: [slim] Now Playing info always showing bbc stream?

2009-02-26 Thread bpa
I think the issue is MusicInfo and AlienBBC and perhaps ALienBBC didn't clear down some info. Since you are in the UK, you will get better audio quality ( MP3 for Listen Again and WMA for live ) links if you use the BBCiPlayer plugin. Also since both are SB3 native formats you shouldn't get th

Re: [slim] Bought!

2009-02-26 Thread Rikk
ok, I tell you when I'll receive my SB3 -- Rikk Rikk's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=25652 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=60636

Re: [slim] Now Playing info always showing bbc stream?

2009-02-26 Thread pudding
Yeah in the UK. I play it from the AlienBBC-Live Streams Menu. Ive restarted squeezecenter and my players, and changed a couple of other settings and it seems to be ok now, probably just some cache needed emptying? Slightly puzzled as to why it happened and the info from Napster didnt get displaye

Re: [slim] Bought!

2009-02-26 Thread toby10
Rikk;400845 Wrote: > and what about sound? Ever experienced scattering? If you mean buffering or stuttering, yes. But these are usually due to the source stream and/or their servicing provider (like Live365 or ShoutCast) having issues. But these are rare occurrences. -- toby10 -

Re: [slim] Now Playing info always showing bbc stream?

2009-02-26 Thread bpa
Are you in the UK ? Are you playing the BBC Radio 1 menu from Internet radio menu or from the AlienBBC / BBC Live Streams menu ? -- bpa bpa's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1806 View this thread:

[slim] Now Playing info always showing bbc stream?

2009-02-26 Thread pudding
I got my new Boom yesterday, had it setup and working straight away and sync'd with my SB3, love it. I was listening to BBC Radio 1 Live stream yesterday with the AlienBBC plugin, and now whenever I play an album from the Napster plugin, the now playing screen, which Ive setup with MusicInfo plu

Re: [slim] Bought!

2009-02-26 Thread Rikk
and what about sound? Ever experienced scattering? -- Rikk Rikk's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=25652 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=60636 _

Re: [slim] Bought!

2009-02-26 Thread toby10
Rikk;400818 Wrote: > Well, shoutcast is a service of winamp, not of slimdevices or logitech. > > Let me try another way: I like two radios. I found and listen them in > winamp (through shoutcast). The problem is that they play scattering. > One of this radio I found that broadcasts even directly

[slim] product placement at PCWORLD UK rubbish

2009-02-26 Thread brigader
Hi Not sure how logitech are marketing the squeeze centre products, but I was checking online at pcworld and checked they had a squeezebox in the store before i got there, as i had some vouchers to spend (fleecy world is not my normal place oof prefence to buy anything ;-) Anyways I saw it was i

Re: [slim] Bought!

2009-02-26 Thread Rikk
Well, shoutcast is a service of winamp, not of slimdevices or logitech. Let me try another way: I like two radios. I found and listen them in winamp (through shoutcast). The problem is that they play scattering. One of this radio I found that broadcasts even directly. If you tune on it directly,