http://flac.sourceforge.net/itunes.html
Keep on hammering.
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That doesn't sound 'normal'.
What OS is SC running on and how did you restart it?
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Well as normal I am no expert in the subject,
but here is my 5c worth of input
mp3HD =
a) compatible with all players
b) lossless
it sounds good to me !
Of course b) is only with a mp3HD compatible decoder.
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I'll keep my library of FLAC files. But I can see a few positive angles.
To me this is a mix between marketing and the technical facts.
Ok. We have a new 'HD' format. Which in itself is kinda funny, CDs
introduced in 1982 contains about the same ammount and quality of
information that this 'HD' f
Hello,
A friend of mine runs a business which is about hifi and home cinema.
He has a customer who has:
a 40 inch Sony tft display where he uses to watch movies.
A decent hifi system where he now listens to cds.
He will drop his cds all together and
He will buy a ripping station with SC7 on it and
Cheers chaps.
I've started off following Michaels advice and completely uninstalled
MusicIP, then reinstalled it. Once it had scanned my music folder I
started the (API) server, left the software open and got SC to rescan
my music. The little MusicIP Mix icons then appeared! Cheers.
Michael, I o
To me MP3HD looks like pure marketing (just trying to sell more
licenses). :(
1) MP3HD is NOT HD! It is just 16bit/44.1KHz stereo.
2) They refer to MP3HD as a convenient format, but it has lost the #1
convenience of a MP3 file - file size! MP3HD is BIG. WavPack solution
with 2 files (lossy+correc
jaysung;409435 Wrote:
> Hello,
> A friend of mine runs a business which is about hifi and home cinema.
> He has a customer who has:
> a 40 inch Sony tft display where he uses to watch movies.
> A decent hifi system where he now listens to cds.
> He will drop his cds all together and
> He will buy
Is your computer probably configured on a different subnet (as in
192.168.0.x vs. 192.168.1.x)? In that case you will have to enter the
server's IP address manually (in SP).
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> - browse album art (preferably in iphonish cover flow fashion on his
> fancy tft screen in full size, select the album he wants and make the
> transporter play it.
I was working on a cover-flow-esque interface a while back that ran
full-screen on my TV (see image below)... but when the
Controlle
simbo;409452 Wrote:
> I was working on a cover-flow-esque interface a while back that ran
> full-screen on my TV (see image below)... but when the
> Controller/SqueezePlay came out it kind of made it redundant (3D's cool
> but not vital), so I stopped working on it. Full post 'here'
> (http://for
Hello,
using a squeezebox controller would be an option but I wonder if the
display is big enough. I imagine a person who is perhaps a bit aged and
has trouble reading the display without his glases.
Haven't any clue about the real world user experience with the
controller (I am fully blind myself
autopilot;409455 Wrote:
> Your time would be better spent doing something about that wallpaper.
He he... tell me about it - we'd only moved in a few months before that
picture was taken... and we still haven't got round to redecorating!
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And you are where in the world?
:)
edit: might be interested.
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finnbrodersen wrote:
> Well as normal I am no expert in the subject,
>
> but here is my 5c worth of input
>
> mp3HD =
>
> a) compatible with all players
> b) lossless
>
> it sounds good to me !
>
> Of course b) is only with a mp3HD compatible decoder.
>
Someone better start writing a tool to s
jaysung;409458 Wrote:
>
> PS.: Will take a look a ipeng. But it is an iphone's app isn't it? So
> the display isn't any bigger?
It's 3.5", I believe, about twice the size of the controller's. You
want to use the iPod touch instead of the phone as a controller, of
course.
Size: Well, depends. O
peter;409466 Wrote:
> Someone better start writing a tool to strip the lossless part from the
>
> mp3 part so you can fit more songs on your mp3 player.
I would guess that is feasable, and probably much quicker than
transcoding too.
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> As I really do not understand how MusicIP works and the relationship
> between it and SlimCenter I thought it best to follow them entirely and
> not deviate.
MIP has a built in web server listening on port 10002. This web server
allows for some queries and commands. SC is sending HTTP requests
jaysung;409458 Wrote:
> btw. How do you guys get album art? There is a feature in SC7.3?
> Ripnas is claimed to do that as well but I read that it doesn't always
> get the covers right.
> Any hints on getting album art would be apreciated as well.
>
SqueezeCenter won't get album art for you, you
pippin;409442 Wrote:
> Is your computer probably configured on a different subnet (as in
> 192.168.0.x vs. 192.168.1.x)? In that case you will have to enter the
> server's IP address manually (in SP).
No that is not it...everything on the same subnet.
How would I go about setting the IP manuall
Yep, it is dbpoweramp which is working in ripnas. So anyone about
dbpoweramp and it's reliability with covers?
What about an ipod touch? 3.5 inch screen ?
Could someone think about a convertible netbook with a touch screen?
Which skin would you use? Sleek, and quite simple not too much black
text
thanks Mick,
> That doesn't sound 'normal'.
quite.
> What OS is SC running on and how did you restart it?
apols. This is on Debian Linux, and I did the usual:
/etc/init.d/squeezecenter stop
/etc/init.d/squeezecenter start
cheers,
calum.
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seanadams wrote:
> I don't understand why anyone is surprised that someone managed to make
> yet another lossless format.
heh.
I wonder if they just made the new format by concatenating a flac file
onto the end of an mp3?
:)
cheers,
calum.
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jaysung;409495 Wrote:
> Could someone think about a convertible netbook with a touch screen?
How about a Nokia tablet (N700/N770/N800/N810)?
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squeezebox co
The server address and SB addresses will be different. To connect to
SqueezeCenter from another machine use the server ip with :9000 on the
end.
Paul
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If you are trying http://192.168.15.2:9000 from another machine, where
192.168.15.2 is your server ip, then it sounds like the PC with
SqueezeCenter is not serving anything.
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Would be very helpful for blind people as well.
We would need to have the track piped through an external app which
would perform the mixing.
ecasound under linux would be able to do it in batch mode I guess.
What sort of speech engine do you use?
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Hmmm... the plot thickens! I can't browse the PC files from the Mac or
Mac from PC. So I guess it's something wrong with my network? I don't
even know where to start with that!!
And yes, the PC can browse the internet.
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Have you tried connecting the SB to the computer using an ethernet
cable? That would clarify some of the questions. You have to use a
"crossover" type cable to do that.
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I second that. And you can use the GUI anytime, even while running
headless, just switch off the GUIs API Server by unchecking the little
checkbox under File -> Preferences -> Services -> [_] API. (And TiVo and
UPnP as well, if you dont need them.)
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jaysung;409495 Wrote:
> Yep, it is dbpoweramp which is working in ripnas. So anyone about
> dbpoweramp and it's reliability with covers?
> What about an ipod touch? 3.5 inch screen ?
> Could someone think about a convertible netbook with a touch screen?
> Which skin would you use? Sleek, and quit
You say you have speakers connected to your machine. Are you running
SqueezeSlave on the machine or something? I do that with VortexBox, run
SqueezeSlave locally and use that as part of my multizone Audio. In that
case you can just play the music through a soft mixer attached to the
sound card. Yo
And its really impressive what they have been kvetching into such a
small-footprint device, without any of it actually quietsching :-) Now
lets squeeze the most great audio out of this :-)
[scnr]
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dspeirs;409379 Wrote:
> I can guarantee no Britney Spears has been played on the SB1.
Is this the Squeezebox equivalent of "one careful lady owner"?
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squee
Steve Bernard, Jr;409370 Wrote:
> On Mon, Mar 23, 2009 at 9:41 PM, Calum Mackay (DOT) org> wrote:
> > iPhone wrote:
> >> Steve Bernard, Jr;409324 Wrote:
> >>> C:\Documents and
> >>>
> Settings\Steve\Desktop\mp3HD_Toolkit_for_Windows_2009-03-16>mp3hdencoder.exe
> >>> -br 32 -if test.wav -of m
Well, basically the guy must have something REALLY exclusive. And if he
spends some money on it that really supports the feeling.
And ripnas was the first solution I found. Will take a look at
Vortexbox.
But ripnas is silent and can sit in the same room. Making cd ripping a
living room task which
When using the recommended Planet Rock URL, I only get a static station
ident: "Planet Rock (London, UK)" and no track titles, artists, etc.
I'm not sure if they issue such tags or not, but does anyone know if
there is a better/alternative URL to get such Planet Rock track info
displayed? TIA!
iPhone wrote:
> I am following what you did now and it’s closer but I’m still not
> convinced. Will rip a CD with MP3HD and see what I see. But this is all
> still just storage. Is it really truly lossless when played back? If I
> had an MP3HD player I could check it with the program Phil and I ha
Some 'interesting discussion'
(http://www.hydrogenaudio.org/forums/index.php?showtopic=70548) also
going on over in the -hydrogenaudio- forums.
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iPhone;409557 Wrote:
>
> As for album art with dBpowerAmp, it gets it right more times then not.
> Everybody tends to have some CDs that don't match or can’t be
> found, for those few all one needs is a scanner or AIO printer to put
> the cover art in.
dBpoweramp gets probably 95 % of mine righ
Might be worth a ferret around in the network properties for the network
device used on the PC (wireless or wired). You could make sure File and
Printer sharing is on, 'though that shouldn't affect the SB. You must
have TCP/IP enabled, or you wouldn't be getting an IP and seeing the
internet.
Mig
Moonbase;409590 Wrote:
> Some 'interesting discussion'
> (http://www.hydrogenaudio.org/forums/index.php?showtopic=70548) also
> going on over in the -hydrogenaudio- forums.
It sounds like the concept is kind similar to MP3pro. Standard players
ignore the "pro" data, while pro players use _both_
Pippin,
I know you were hoping to submit 1.1 to Apple for review this week.
Any luck or are you still testing?
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Been out of town, sorry for the slow response. Since you're using
Windows the link in my earlier response explains setting up the share
better than I could :) Did you have a chance to take a look and did
it help?
Cheers,
Jeff
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sredmyer;409341 Wrote:
> I have a Duet and a PC (setup with SqueezePlay). The duet connects to
> my server (a Win2K3 box running SqueezeCenter) but for some reason the
> PC cannot connect. The PC is not wireless it is connected to the LAN
> via Cat5 cable. It is connected to the server in all
kowloonside;409615 Wrote:
> Pippin,
> I know you were hoping to submit 1.1 to Apple for review this week.
> Any luck or are you still testing?
No more testing, I submitted the app yesterday. Now it's up to how soon
Apple approves it :-)
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Thanks, this is how I will proceed. Just one tiny question why did I
need to use the web interface to reload the cache and do I still need to
do it... if so, how?
BTW. There is a ton of very out of date and misleading info in the wiki
about MIP.
MC
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On average people have
Is this possible?
I found nothing in the docs to indicate that it is, but they seem a
little behind.
Thanks for any info.
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I didn't mean I can't find it, I mean it doesn't work (for me)
I've had it as a favorite for ages.
If I paste the address into Firefox, it plays on my PC OK.
But with Squeezecentre now, it's objecting to the asx file type.
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Hmmm.. Still not sure what is going on. I'm sure it's something very
simple, but I just can't figure it out!
The PC is set up to share everything. The network settings all look
good.
I can 'ping' the Mac and SB from the PC and get a reply. But when I
try to ping the PC from the Mac it gets no
but thus it mean that non us/uk/d-countries also get official access to
Last.fm via Squeeze* products?
http://blog.last.fm/2009/03/24/lastfm-radio-announcement
B.
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LiggySasha;409654 Wrote:
> I can 'ping' the Mac and SB from the PC and get a reply. But when I try
> to ping the PC from the Mac it gets no reply. Does that make sense?
> QUOTE]
>
> Sounds like security settings to me; firewall type stuff. Are you sure
> the Windows firewall was turned right o
LiggySasha;409357 Wrote:
> So the server IP address listed in the 'settings' menu on SC is
> 192.168.15.2. But the IP address that the SB is obtaining when it logs
> onto the network is 192.168.2.3.
That's not right at all! You're on what is referred to as different
subnets. If your SC server
Here is my firewall setup: -
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> Here is my firewall setup: -
Thanks for the imagine Paul. My firewall exceptions are the same as
your except I have SqueezeCetner 900 tcp(UI) and SqueezeCenter 9090 tcp
(CLI).
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LiggySa
Mark Lanctot;409676 Wrote:
> That's not right at all! You're on what is referred to as different
> subnets. If your SC server is 192.168.15.2 then your SB should be
> assigned a 192.168.15.x IP address.
>
> Something is wrong with your network. Please describe it in more
> detail. Do you hav
Don't mean to drone on about this but a trial with a wired ( cable )
connection would clarify things. You could disconnect the SB from your
system, get a short crossover cable at Radio Shack or the like or Ebay
if you don't mind waiting a few days then connect it to your computer.
You would quickl
avta: the problem isn't with the SB - it was able to connect to
SqueezeNet, so that is good. The problem is that the server has the
wrong IP for the network: as observed by Mark Lanctot.
Liggy: Do this - open up a command (start>run 'cmd', ENTER) window on
the XP machine, and run 'ipconfig /rele
avta;409709 Wrote:
> Don't mean to drone on about this but a trial with a wired ( cable )
> connection would clarify things. You could disconnect the SB from your
> system, get a short crossover cable at Radio Shack or the like or Ebay
> if you don't mind waiting a few days then connect it to you
alZmtbr;409717 Wrote:
> avta: the problem isn't with the SB - it was able to connect to
> SqueezeNet, so that is good. The problem is that the server has the
> wrong IP for the network: as observed by Mark Lanctot.
>
> Liggy: Do this - open up a command (start>run 'cmd', ENTER) window on
> the
Yep, it's using the wrong DHCP server - do you know how to manually
enter the IP? Make it look like the other devices on your net
192.168.2.X, with the X being something like '100', and the gateway
being '1', just make sure there are no conflicts. Works better anyways
with the server having a sta
alZmtbr;409733 Wrote:
> Yep, it's using the wrong DHCP server - do you know how to manually
> enter the IP? Make it look like the other devices on your net
> 192.168.2.X, with the X being something like '100', and the gateway
> being '1', just make sure there are no conflicts. Works better anyway
Oh, I've found where to change it (network connections - Local area
connections - properties - internet protocol - properties). But where
do I find what I should use as the subnet mask and default gateway?
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> Thanks, this is how I will proceed. Just one tiny question why did I
> need to use the web interface to reload the cache and do I still need to
> do it... if so, how?
I think this happens whenever you change something using the MIP
application (GUI).
> BTW. There is a ton of very out of d
This is deja vu from a few years back with Pandora.
So for us Last.fm users fortunate ;) to not live in UK/US/D and cannot
justify paying directly for this type of service, yet love it, what are
the free yet ad free alternatives?
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Mnyb;409623 Wrote:
> The PC's firewall ? for SC port 9000 is enough but SP needs more.
>
> 3483 TCP
> 3483 UDP
> 9000 TCP
> ( 9092 ) ?
> ( 9090 ) ?
Good thought but I have the firewall turned off on the machine in
question.
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Sorry for not replying earlier, I had to run off to do an errand. In
the meantime it looks like alZmtbr has you almost sorted out!
LiggySasha;409741 Wrote:
> Oh, I've found where to change it (network connections - Local area
> connections - properties - internet protocol - properties). But wh
nj9;409642 Wrote:
> I didn't mean I can't find it, I mean it doesn't work (for me)
> I've had it as a favorite for ages.
> If I paste the address into Firefox, it plays on my PC OK.
>
> But with Squeezecentre now, it's objecting to the asx file type.
Yes, I'm well aware of what you meant.
And
Mark Lanctot;409762 Wrote:
> Sorry for not replying earlier, I had to run off to do an errand. In
> the meantime it looks like alZmtbr has you almost sorted out!
>
>
>
> Subnet mask - use 255.255.255.0.
>
> Gateway - use your router IP, 192.168.2.1.
>
>
>
> You don't need to touch those,
Final note on this issue: After cleaning the chip etc etc eventually my
slimp3 died alltogether. After a periode of denial, I ordered a
squeezebox classic as replacement. When I received the unit, I got the
old and the new power adapters mixed up. To my big surprise - with the
new power adapter my
pippin;409628 Wrote:
> No more testing, I submitted the app yesterday. Now it's up to how soon
> Apple approves it :-)
Interested to see that the app description now at the store is your 1.1
text?! That's a good sign I guess ;-)
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pippin;409505 Wrote:
> Settings->Music Source->Other Server
First there is no "Settings" menu that I can get to. This PC (SP) has
never successfully connected to SC. SP starts out on a screen asking
what language I want. After selecting "English", I get a Welcome
screen which says "Lets get s
LiggySasha;409357 Wrote:
> So the server IP address listed in the 'settings' menu on SC is
> 192.168.15.2. But the IP address that the SB is obtaining when it logs
> onto the network is 192.168.2.3. Should they be the same? As I said
> I'm a bit clueless about this stuff!
>
Missed the differ
Pippin, thanks for a great app!
I had just discovered the "Simplify" app this past Friday, and spent
most of the weekend thinking damn, I wish I could use the Itouch as my
remote
Did a search on a lark Monday morning and found the app - a wonderful
surprise, and worked a treat right out of the b
atlslim;409777 Wrote:
> Interested to see that the app description now at the store is your 1.1
> text?! That's a good sign I guess ;-)
Err.. no. That's not a good sign. That means, even though I fed all
that text into the 1.1 description iTunes connect obviously set it to
active already for 1
P.S.: Thanks for notifying me!
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The DNS settings should be provided by your Internet Service Provider,
if you know the name of your provider, someone here should be able to
find out, if you don't have it tucked away somewhere. Or alternatively
what's after the '@' on your EMail?
For example 'gmail.com' I get ---
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alZmtbr;409811 Wrote:
> The DNS settings should be provided by your Internet Service Provider,
> if you know the name of your provider, someone here should be able to
> find out, if you don't have it tucked away somewhere. Or alternatively
> what's after the '@' on your EMail?
>
> For example 'g
shhh... it's a secret! No, not really - just use of 'nslookup'.
So:
> set type=ns
> comcast.net
Server: dns2.igs.net
Address: 216.58.97.21
Non-authoritative answer:
comcast.net nameserver = dns103.comcast.net
comcast.net nameserver = DNS101.comcast.net
comcast.net nameserver = dns1
pippin;409807 Wrote:
> P.S.: Thanks for notifying me!
No problem - guess I assumed the app update was soon if the text had
changed -
Good luck w/ sorting things out; looking forward to 1.1!!
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alZmtbr;409814 Wrote:
> shhh... it's a secret! No, not really - just use of 'nslookup'.
>
> So:
> > set type=ns
> > comcast.net
> Server: dns2.igs.net
> Address: 216.58.97.21
>
> Non-authoritative answer:
> comcast.net nameserver = dns103.comcast.net
> comcast.net nameserver = DNS101.
I've made an internet radio station a favourite in squeezecenter. In
this case it is CBC Radio One in Winnipeg. The URL of the station is:
http://www.cbc.ca/mrl2/livemedia/cbcr1-winnipeg.asx
When the station starts playing, the name that I gave it (CBC1
Winnipeg) is displayed but after a while
How is everything wired? The modem should be connected to the ISP
(uplink, your phone-line?), then the 'local port' to the router. All
the other devices should then be connected to the LAN ports on the
router, or wireless. It's looking like the XP machine is still
connected to the modem, not the r
jaysung;409435 Wrote:
> Hello,
> A friend of mine runs a business which is about hifi and home cinema.
> He has a customer who has:
> a 40 inch Sony tft display where he uses to watch movies.
> A decent hifi system where he now listens to cds.
> He will drop his cds all together and
> He will buy
alZmtbr;409833 Wrote:
> How is everything wired? The modem should be connected to the ISP
> (uplink, your phone-line?), then the 'local port' to the router. All
> the other devices should then be connected to the LAN ports on the
> router, or wireless. It's looking like the XP machine is still
>
Make sure again that the modem is connected to the correct port of the
router - usually there is a "special" LAN port- make sure that's the
one connected to the router and that the PC is connected to one of the
"local" ports.
Also, you may try DHCP again, but making sure you specify the router's
a
OK then... I think I'm getting somewhere!!
I double-doubled checked all the cables etc. My PC was plugged into my
Vonage box, then into the router. I didn't think this would be a
problem, but I cut out the middle man anyway, and plugged it straight
into the router instead. (This didn't solve t
Hey! Glad it has all worked out! We all like a puzzle, and yours sure
was one!
Enjoy the music!
Allan.
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funkstar;409462 Wrote:
> And you are where in the world?
>
> :)
>
> edit: might be interested.
In San Luis Obispo, CA but I lived for a summer in Dollar :-)
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If possible make you server hardwired to your router. Wireless -> router
-> wireless -> transporter can cause problem. Try to only have one
wireless hop.
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All you do is insert the CD!
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agillis
Lead Developer VortexBox
> To be honest, instead of getting Yet Another Lame Mixer into SC, we’d
> much prefer to get a capability to store/retrieve MusicIP "power
> searches" into SC.
How do you define and store them in MIP?
Michael
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