Re: [slim] Squeezebox out of sync

2010-01-21 Thread awy
Peoke;504475 Wrote: > I have 4 Squeezeboxes, but one of them doesn't sync with the others. > It's always a little bit behind, which is very annoying listening to. > The other 3, always sync perfectly! Any chance you are using the digital output on the one that is out of sync? Or is there anythin

Re: [slim] DTS 5.1 FLACs

2010-01-21 Thread Skinny
jonhan;508975 Wrote: > I also have problems with DTS encoded files. > This is with both WAV and FLAC DTS 5.1 files. > SC 7.5.x will not play them, just noise. > SC 7.4.x will play them. Out of curiousity, did you read this thread? Be sure you have all gain adjustment settings disabled and the vo

Re: [slim] Good omen???

2010-01-21 Thread audiofill
andyg;507814 Wrote: > Yeah I hate to burst your bubble but Touch is still a few months away. Don't make me depressed. :( -- audiofill audiofill's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=36043 View this t

Re: [slim] Android part of future squeezebox products?

2010-01-21 Thread erland
maggior;509135 Wrote: > Just losing Andy and Richard is huge!! Hopefully you guys have moved > onto something personally interesting. You've certainly put your time > in and made your mark on the Squeezebox products. > +1 Andy/Richard/Tom/James: I'm really sorry to hear that you no longer ar

Re: [slim] Android part of future squeezebox products?

2010-01-21 Thread maggior
andyg;509003 Wrote: > There was a reorg, which was mentioned previously. Richard, Tom, James, > and myself are part of a new group now. I am still working on > Squeezebox about 50% of the time, give or take, but the others are no > longer working on Squeezebox stuff. I'm not familiar with Tom

Re: [slim] TCP/IP and S/PDIF protocols

2010-01-21 Thread Andy8421
Kellen, Just to expand on DaveWr's point: TCP/IP has flow control and error correction S/PDIF has no flow control and embeds a clock signal in the S/PDIF data stream With TCP/IP (or USB come to that) the DAC can control the rate of flow of data from the server, and uses its own local and hopefu

[slim] Seems that things are calmer

2010-01-21 Thread pski
Most questions these days seem to relate to quirks. Congrats to everyone who endured 7.4.1 ! p -- pski real stereo doesn't wake neighbors (it enrages them) pski's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid

[slim] Help: Your player was not found

2010-01-21 Thread Wizzu
Hi, I'm an owner of an antiquated Slimp3 device, which I thought I'd dust off and take into use. Problem is, I can't get my slimp3 to talk to squeezeboxserver. Actually, it worked once yesterday, but then I powered it off (using the remote's power button) and now, the following day, I can't get

[slim] Sirius v XM online accounts ....

2010-01-21 Thread KnightStreamer
I have XM accounts in my two cars. However, as we all know you cannot stream XM online directly to your radio without going through your computer server with a plugin. So, does anyone know if you can get a Sirius internet account at $2.99 if your sattilite account is XM? -- KnightStreamer ---

Re: [slim] Multiple Pandora Accounts

2010-01-21 Thread andyg
You can switch the current Pandora account for a particular player by going to Pandora -> Account -> Switch. -- andyg andyg's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3292 View this thread: http://forums.sl

[slim] Multiple Pandora Accounts

2010-01-21 Thread KnightStreamer
New squeezebox owner here. I added my wife's Pandora account to my Pandora app. That worked fine and her stations showed up on my new Boom. Then my son asked that I add his account too. I did and both accounts show up fine online in the squeezebox setup site. But on my Boom I only see the son's

Re: [slim] BBC Streams?

2010-01-21 Thread bpa
If no "Connecting" message appears when trying using an SB3 then it looks like a problem resolving the URL. -- bpa bpa's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1806 View this thread: http://forums.slimdev

Re: [slim] BBC Streams?

2010-01-21 Thread Bonesteel
I have a Duet, SB3 and SliMP3. The Duet is where I attempt to load the Beeb. No "connecting" message. JB -- Bonesteel Bonesteel's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1438 View this thread: http://fo

Re: [slim] to wait for the touch or install a plug

2010-01-21 Thread bluegaspode
mortslim;509026 Wrote: > However the implication of this thread is that there may be reasons to > have a local server other than just serving local music files. Is that > correct? 1) reliability If your alarm plays way too often the fallback alarm, a local server will help 2) performance If yo

Re: [slim] Announce: Desktop Gadget for Windows

2010-01-21 Thread Alphageek
Great work - this is the gadget I've been waiting for! Has lot's more functionality than the other SqueezeGadget - on the other side it got a little big... +1 for trackstat functionality (rate a song) -bc -- Alphageek Al

Re: [slim] TCP/IP and S/PDIF protocols

2010-01-21 Thread Kellen
DaveWr;509053 Wrote: > SPDIF can transmit a very accurate signal. The 0s and 1s are all > usually quite correct. The problem is that jitter is small changes in > duration of the 0s and 1s. Since the system uses serial data any clock > variation from the source ripples through, although increas

Re: [slim] Transporter Vs Naim DAC with Duet

2010-01-21 Thread ASenna04
bhaagensen;508887 Wrote: > You value sound-quality, hence choose the alternative with the best (for > you) price/performance ratio, the Touch. That't not complicated :) Or if > you want the very best from the two worlds, keep your TP as a digital > source if funds allow. Both makes much sense to

Re: [slim] Announce: New Squeezeslave 0.9 Release available on sourceforge

2010-01-21 Thread ChrisC
The tinkering was very basic - essentially learning how to optimize the Squeezeserver / Squeezeslave interaction (things like turning the volume up on the Squeezeserve in the player window, in which the default setting was "1" - doh!) Thanks for the input regarding the errors - I will try your

Re: [slim] TCP/IP and S/PDIF protocols

2010-01-21 Thread DaveWr
SPDIF can transmit a very accurate signal. The 0s and 1s are all usually quite correct. The problem is that jitter is small changes in duration of the 0s and 1s. Since the system uses serial data any clock variation from the source ripples through, although increasingly clever techniques are us

Re: [slim] BBC Streams?

2010-01-21 Thread bpa
What sort of player do you have ? If you have a Sb1,Sb2,SB3, Boom or Transporter - what message appears after "Connecting" or do you even get "connecting" ? -- bpa bpa's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?u

Re: [slim] Show title AND album artist when browsing the SB3?

2010-01-21 Thread MrRalph
Thanks!! -- MrRalph MrRalph's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=22078 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=74242 ___ discuss m

[slim] TCP/IP and S/PDIF protocols

2010-01-21 Thread Kellen
>From what I have been able to gather a great deal of the clock jitter problem results from using the S/PDIF connection from transport (say SB3) to an external DAC when transporting a digital signal. Like example 2 attached below If what I also read is true clock jitter isn't so much of a problem

Re: [slim] BBC Streams?

2010-01-21 Thread Bonesteel
Neither work. The URL is seemingly loaded momentarily then the player reverts to stop/pause mode without any interaction by me. I can try pressing play again as that URL is displayed and same thing happens - a brief indication that it is playing (the play arrow changes to the pause indicator bri

Re: [slim] Android part of future squeezebox products?

2010-01-21 Thread DaveWr
andyg;509025 Wrote: > Felix, Ben, Michael, and Alan on the software side, in addition to some > newly-hired contractors. Is that covering firmware, SqueezeOS and Squeezebox Server / MySB.com? Dave -- DaveWr DaveWr's Pro

Re: [slim] to wait for the touch or install a plug

2010-01-21 Thread DaveWr
I think you are a little unfair to Logitech. They have done a lot more than most to provide a central services delivery model, through SN originally now mySB.com. Mot of the competition is not yet close to this capability. The problem is when you need special facilities, like the BBC stuff. If

Re: [slim] [ANNOUNCE] SqueezeCommander 0.9 for Android

2010-01-21 Thread flattermann
I'M HAPPY TO PRESENT YOU THE BRAND-NEW RELEASE OF SQUEEZECOMMANDER. This release fixes some known problems / crashes and also includes some nice new features. It's the first SqueezeCommander release that *supports the new low resolution Android phones like the HTC Tattoo*. Also, the support for

Re: [slim] FLAC problems / Squeezebox 2

2010-01-21 Thread pfink
ajc79;508619 Wrote: > So for now, i've set an automatic scan at four AM - hopefully no other > intensive disk processes will happen while audio is playing.. I have my server set to scan once a day at 4:00am, takes about an hour. I've got a couple automated tasks running around the same time but

Re: [slim] to wait for the touch or install a plug

2010-01-21 Thread mortslim
This thread raises bigger issues. I too only use my squeezeboxes to access internet radio (rhapsody, etc.). I also don't have a local server. However the implication of this thread is that there may be reasons to have a local server other than just serving local music files. Is that correct?

Re: [slim] Android part of future squeezebox products?

2010-01-21 Thread andyg
autopilot;509022 Wrote: > So who actually is working on Squeezebox stuff now? Felix, Ben, Michael, and Alan on the software side, in addition to some newly-hired contractors. -- andyg andyg's Profile: http://forums.slimd

Re: [slim] to wait for the touch or install a plug

2010-01-21 Thread drbob49
Hi, No problem running BBC iPlayer and iPlayer extras on a sheevaplug-installed SBS. Bob -- drbob49 Sheevaplug running Debian Squeeze on 4GB SD card Squeezebox Server 7.4.2 Squeezebox Radio / Squeezebox Receiver drbob49

Re: [slim] Announce: Desktop Gadget for Windows

2010-01-21 Thread MeSue
Very nice! Thanks. I had been using the other SqueezeGadget. This one has more options but the other one fits on my desktop better. Any chance of supporting TrackStat Ratings? -- MeSue SUE 1 Duet | 2 Booms | 1 Radio | 1 Touch (beta) | 1 SB2 HP MediaSmart EX470 | Squeezebox Server 7.4 | iPo

Re: [slim] Android part of future squeezebox products?

2010-01-21 Thread autopilot
andyg;509003 Wrote: > There was a reorg, which was mentioned previously. Richard, Tom, James, > and myself are part of a new group now. I am still working on > Squeezebox about 50% of the time, give or take, but the others are no > longer working on Squeezebox stuff. So who actually is working

Re: [slim] Announce: Desktop Gadget for Windows

2010-01-21 Thread Aslak3
This looks really cool. Any chance of a Dashboard plugin for Mac OS X? ;) -- Aslak3 (SB 2, SB Boom, SB Radio) Aslak3's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=31977 View this thread: http://forums.slimde

Re: [slim] Android part of future squeezebox products?

2010-01-21 Thread DaveWr
erland;509001 Wrote: > Of course, Jim might know something the rest of us don't... > > Jim seems to have some sort of insight. No wonder we have delays and feature postponements... Dave -- DaveWr DaveWr's Profile: h

Re: [slim] Android part of future squeezebox products?

2010-01-21 Thread andyg
There was a reorg, which was mentioned previously. Richard, Tom, James, and myself are part of a new group now. I am still working on Squeezebox about 50% of the time, give or take, but the others are no longer working on Squeezebox stuff. -- andyg

Re: [slim] Android part of future squeezebox products?

2010-01-21 Thread erland
maggior;508872 Wrote: > Where did you get this number from? I was unaware of this. > I wouldn't trust anything mentioned in this forum these days unless it comes from a Logitech employee or someone you really trust, there are just too many rumors and premature predictions posted at the moment.

Re: [slim] Announce: Desktop Gadget for Windows

2010-01-21 Thread maggior
I don't know that it's most or even a lot, but a significant number of people have it password protected. I have it set up this way to allow remote access when I'm travelling. -- maggior Rich - Setup: 2 SB3s, 4 Booms, 1 duet, 1 receiver. SuSE 11.0 Server running SqueezeCenter 7.3.3,

Re: [slim] BBC Streams?

2010-01-21 Thread bpa
You can test the URLs directly rather than using the BBC App. Try the following using the Internet Radio - Tune-in box on the Web UI http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio/listen/live/r4.asx mms://wmlive.bbc.net.uk/wms/bbc_ami/radio4/radio4_bb_live_int_eq1_sw1 Do either of these work ? If not - what err

Re: [slim] BBC Streams?

2010-01-21 Thread Bonesteel
Sorry, here's more info - In the US, but I was able to stream from the same config as recently as last week. On my own server on OS X. From Get info - Version: 7.4.1 - r28947 @ Tue Oct 20 08:13:22 PDT 2009 Hostname: new-host-4.home Server IP Address: 192.168.1.11 Server HTTP Port Number: 900

Re: [slim] to wait for the touch or install a plug

2010-01-21 Thread DaveWr
As I understand it the BBC iPlayer Plugin will not work in the Touch TinySC environment. Maybe Triode is working on an Applet version. Also I would check with the Third Party Forum, whether the Sheevaplug will support BBC iPlayer Plugin. Dave -- DaveWr ---

Re: [slim] BBC Streams?

2010-01-21 Thread bpa
It's most likely something in your setup but without more info it is hard to suggest what to do next. Are you in the UK or not ? Are you playing WMA using own SBS or through mysb.com ? If using own SBS what OS - if using Windows your security s/w could be blocking it. -- bpa --

Re: [slim] DTS 5.1 FLACs

2010-01-21 Thread jonhan
I also have problems with DTS encoded files. This is with both WAV and FLAC DTS 5.1 files. SC 7.5.x will not play them, just noise. SC 7.4.x will play them. -- jonhan jonhan's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.

[slim] to wait for the touch or install a plug

2010-01-21 Thread keif
I have a Radio and Receiver and have no local digital music storage, using only Internet radio and Napster. I'm therefore using mysqueezebox and have not been impressed with the 'performance' over the last wee while. In addition I'd like to improve my access to the BBC streams. To this end I've

Re: [slim] Announce: Desktop Gadget for Windows

2010-01-21 Thread JoyrexJ9
byKnight;508953 Wrote: > In the Options for the gadget, I enter the name of the host on which my > Squeezebox Server (SBS) is running and the port number. I notice there's > nowhere to enter the user ID and password I have set on my SBS. No > surprisngly, when I click the Connect & Refresh Player

Re: [slim] Announce: Desktop Gadget for Windows

2010-01-21 Thread byKnight
In the Options for the gadget, I enter the name of the host on which my Squeezebox Server (SBS) is running and the port number. I notice there's nowhere to enter the user ID and password I have set on my SBS. No surprisngly, when I click the Connect & Refresh Players button, I get the message, "Co

Re: [slim] Announce: Desktop Gadget for Windows

2010-01-21 Thread bluegaspode
Didn't test it, but looks way cool ! Typically one would post and announce in the 'http://forums.slimdevices.com/forumdisplay.php?f=4' forum - but I agree it's not really a 'plugin'. Maybe this forum should be renamed to '3rd pary integration (plugins/applets/other stuff)' -- bluegaspode 1x S

[slim] Announce: Desktop Gadget for Windows

2010-01-21 Thread JoyrexJ9
Hi there, I'm the developer of the 'Google Gadget for the Squeezebox & Squeezecenter' (http://http://www.bencoleman.co.uk/google-desktop-gadget-slimserver/) and I'm pleased to announce my new gadget! :) This new gadget is for the "Windows Sidebar" in Windows Vista and Windows 7. I've used it mys

Re: [slim] Android part of future squeezebox products?

2010-01-21 Thread MeSue
ModelCitizen;508674 Wrote: > When the app comes out it'll be interesting to see if the Logitech > offering is better than the one I use already, Mobile Air Mouse > (www.mobileairmouse.com) which I'm very happy with. > > MC This has been out for a while, apparently. I found it in the app store l

[slim] BBC Streams?

2010-01-21 Thread Bonesteel
Hello All, In the last few days I have been unable to connect to the BBC WMA streams through either the BBC App (any of the channels) or the "Staff Picks" link. Is this a systemic issue, or could it be something in my config? I have not changed anything and all other streams seem to function fi

Re: [slim] DTS 5.1 FLACs

2010-01-21 Thread adbrown
toby10;508854 Wrote: > Where are you downloading 5.1 DTS FLACS? I'd love to try some myself. > :) I got them from bt.etree.org. There are a number of DTS filesets there, although I guess they're probably only of interest if you're into that kind of music. -- adbrown ---

Re: [slim] Transporter Vs Naim DAC with Duet

2010-01-21 Thread bhaagensen
ASenna04;508855 Wrote: > Thanks all for your comments. > So if I do go the Naim DAC route (seems likely), then I might replace > the duet with the Touch. You value sound-quality, hence choose the alternative with the best (for you) price/performance ratio, the Touch. That't not complicated :) Or

Re: [slim] Android part of future squeezebox products?

2010-01-21 Thread maggior
JJZolx;508763 Wrote: > They've pulled 3/4 of the development, QA and support staff away from > the Touch project and put them on something else. Where did you get this number from? I was unaware of this. -- maggior Rich - Setup: 2 SB3s, 4 Booms, 1 duet, 1 receiver. SuSE 11.0 Server

Re: [slim] Fixed Volume vs 100 Volume

2010-01-21 Thread MadScientist
ASenna04;508850 Wrote: > where can you set the volume to be fixed? > > ASenna04 In SC - advanced settings - audio settings in the player menus MS -- MadScientist MadScientist's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/

Re: [slim] Can't connect to URL radio or last.fm

2010-01-21 Thread toby10
I'd try re-booting your router for starters. Any chance you updated to the SBS 7.5 version? This uses a different MySB server. -- toby10 toby10's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=12553 View this t

Re: [slim] Transporter Vs Naim DAC with Duet

2010-01-21 Thread ASenna04
Thanks all for your comments. TO make things even more complicated the new Touch will be released soon. Reading elsewhere on this forum, it seemd to have better digital out then the Duet. So if I do go the DAC route (seems likely), then I might replace the duet with the Touch. The touch interface

Re: [slim] DTS 5.1 FLACs

2010-01-21 Thread toby10
Where are you downloading 5.1 DTS FLACS? I'd love to try some myself. :) -- toby10 toby10's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=12553 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=

Re: [slim] Fixed Volume vs 100 Volume

2010-01-21 Thread andynormancx
ASenna04;508850 Wrote: > This is interesting. I was hoping this feature was there to avoid > accidental change, where can you set the volume to be fixed? > That setting does fix the volume level to 100%, how much more fixed do you want it ? -- andynormancx Yes, it will. Yes, all of them. Yes

Re: [slim] Fixed Volume vs 100 Volume

2010-01-21 Thread ASenna04
SuperQ;508749 Wrote: > Same thing. Setting to "fixed" only prevents accidental changes via the > normal volume user interfaces (web, remote, etc) This is interesting. I was hoping this feature was there to avoid accidental change, where can you set the volume to be fixed? ASenna04 -- ASenna

Re: [slim] FLAC problems / Squeezebox 2

2010-01-21 Thread jimbo45
maggior;508626 Wrote: > On my system, it becomes very sluggish when performing a scan. I > haven't experienced droppouts in music, but I've experienced where it > will go OTL (out to lunch) when transitioning to the next track, > sometimes for upwards of 30 seconds. > > I do my scans on-deman