Re: [slim] 02 Joggler 50 quid again

2010-05-18 Thread DrNic
OH no! Just when I find out that this can be done and go to learn about the install process the joggler.info forum database gets corrupted!! I hope they get the info back, or does anyone know where else the resources might be held? Nic -- DrNic SqueezeCenter Version: 7.2 - 22900 - Debian -

Re: [slim] Moderator Wiki

2010-05-18 Thread Soulkeeper
'bump' (http://wiki.slimdevices.com/index.php/Special:Contributions/Gentleman_Flying) -- Soulkeeper Soulkeeper's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=35297 View this thread:

Re: [slim] Why can't I play every song from 1984...

2010-05-18 Thread DigitalMitch
we can only vote to express our desire. checked CustomBrowse, now I'm home, and it works fine for years (and decades) which confirms (for me at least) that my tags are correct. This also confirms that track year is held in the database, distinct from album year (which I use more often as part of

Re: [slim] Is there a simple way to adjust L/R balance on Squeezebox?

2010-05-18 Thread oivindi
Is there any chance of seeing a simple balance control on the Squeezebox? Because of a slight hearing impairment in my right ear this would be a very welcome addition to the Squeezebox experience ... -- oivindi oivindi's

Re: [slim] Feature request: alarm duration extension

2010-05-18 Thread cparker
Do you mean the Alarm Timeout? Set it to 0 and it will play for as long as you like until you manually stop it -- cparker www.spicefly.com - Visit for an enhanced Interface for MusicIP and integration tips and tricks, Plugin coding tips, Spicefly SugarCube the MIP AutoDJ plugin and

[slim] New user -answer to stupid question

2010-05-18 Thread ROBBIE BURNS
Hi all, I recently purchased a squeezebox classic which I have connected to my existing audionote dac/hi fi. My question is a simple one, I am looking for a front end which will allow me to rip a large cd collection in flac format and store on an external hdd (1tb) for playback on my existing hi

Re: [slim] New user -answer to stupid question

2010-05-18 Thread simbo
ROBBIE BURNS;548557 Wrote: I liked the look of media monkey but believe its not compatible with squeezebox? I'm not sure what you mean by not compatible? I use MM to rip and organise my music, then it gets picked up by SqueezeBox Server quite happily - the -tags- are standard in both products

Re: [slim] New user -answer to stupid question

2010-05-18 Thread ROBBIE BURNS
Sorry I may have picked this up incorrectly from other forums,all i want to do with mm is rip cds, then replay using squeezebox if that works then horray my problem is solved. Thanks for the feedback having great fun with my new toys. Can you tell me how long it takes to rip a cd to flac using

Re: [slim] Is there a simple way to adjust L/R balance on Squeezebox?

2010-05-18 Thread peterw
oivindi;548547 Wrote: Is there any chance of seeing a simple balance control on the Squeezebox? Because of a slight hearing impairment in my right ear this would be a very welcome addition to the Squeezebox experience ... See this thread:

Re: [slim] Feature request: alarm duration extension

2010-05-18 Thread TheAbbot
Yes, I think that's the parameter - thanks for your help. I know you can do this. Call me lazy (although it's more to do with the fact that my amp switches itself off and I won't always remember to switch the Squeezebox off too), but with the timeout feature already there, it'd be great if it

Re: [slim] New user -answer to stupid question

2010-05-18 Thread simbo
Sorry it's been a long time since I've ripped (I use Napster mostly now) but I don't remember it being excessive. In fact, having multiple CD drives in my PC I was able to have a few running simultaneously. Note that the free version of MM has a rip speed limit (2x IIRC) so I would suggest going

Re: [slim] New user -answer to stupid question

2010-05-18 Thread ROBBIE BURNS
I want to keep things as simple as possible so it looks like mm is for me all the way, thanks again for the advice. Im off to make a start on 700 cds will post in a year or so I guess (ha ha) Does this mean I can remove windows media player altogther I think i have pc ocd as I want my desktop to

Re: [slim] New user -answer to stupid question

2010-05-18 Thread JeffHart
ROBBIE BURNS;548575 Wrote: Does this mean I can remove windows media player altogther I think i have pc ocd as I want my desktop to be a clear as possible? If you associate all of your media files with MM you should be ok - except for video (unless that's been added to MM, haven't used it in

[slim] Vortexbox 1.3 and old IBM thinkpad?

2010-05-18 Thread Kellen
I have an old, unused IBM R30 thinkpad (900 MHz Celeron with 256M RAM) that I am considering using to work with my SB3 and a 320g external USB HDD out in the pool area this summer. I am wondering if Vortexbox 1.3 OS would work for me in such a setup? My demands are quite simple. There will be no

Re: [slim] Vortexbox 1.3 and old IBM thinkpad?

2010-05-18 Thread iPhone
Only issue I know of is the USB Drive as to it working right out of the gate. Memory is a bit low, but Andrew would be able to answer both of those questions/issues. My solution would be to buy a Touch. Then all you need is the Touch and USB drive (read less stuff to take outside). Also is there

Re: [slim] I am a Squeezebox addict.

2010-05-18 Thread copperstate
A party mode would be a great addition. :) -- copperstate copperstate's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=34756 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=78067

Re: [slim] Where does the transcoding happen?

2010-05-18 Thread Phil Leigh
rfrost;548423 Wrote: Sorry, Phil, I should have specified. Whoah - rebuffering on a WIRED connection? - packet collision?... or something else on the network eating the bandwidth? What version of SBS are you running? -- Phil Leigh You want to see the signal path BEFORE it gets onto a

Re: [slim] Where does the transcoding happen?

2010-05-18 Thread snarlydwarf
Phil Leigh;548665 Wrote: Whoah - rebuffering on a WIRED connection? - packet collision?... or something else on the network eating the bandwidth? What version of SBS are you running? Or bad cabling job. In my former office, well, okay, so that was 12 years ago... the phone guy did the

Re: [slim] iPeng on iPad - How should it look like?

2010-05-18 Thread jonbauer
So pippin... Any ETA on iPeng for iPad? Waiting with baited breath...! - Jon -- jonbauer jonbauer's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=13615 View this thread:

Re: [slim] Vortexbox 1.3 and old IBM thinkpad?

2010-05-18 Thread agillis
Should be fine. You will need to read some docs of getting the external drive mounted at boot time. I would still recommend having an internet connection so you can also use steaming radio. But if that's not an option a static IP address will work. -- agillis rip, tag, get cover artÂ… All you

Re: [slim] Vortexbox 1.3 and old IBM thinkpad?

2010-05-18 Thread moley6knipe
AT the risk of being a fan-boy: I've just resurrected an old Dell Core2Duo desktop using VortexBox 1.3 and it's a belting piece of kit. Everything worked for me straight away: SBS, WOL, Suspend, all the usual stuff. -- moley6knipe dBpoweramp Reference 13.4 VortexBox 1.3 SqueezeCenter

[slim] How I use my Squeezeboxen

2010-05-18 Thread mrthreeplates
Hi All, Okay, so most people on this forum might not be interested in my writeup on using squeezeboxes in my home (as you are probably already long-time customers). I've been using squeezeboxes since rev 2 came out and owned them all (except the touch). Obviously, I'm a fan or I would have

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

2010-05-18 Thread Arjenth
SqueezeCommander on my HTC Desire doesn't show artwork. Is that because I don't have files with embedded artwork (but folder.jpg's in each album folder), or should I be able to see cover art as well? -- Arjenth Arjenth's

Re: [slim] iPeng on iPad - How should it look like?

2010-05-18 Thread pippin
No ETAs anymore. Maybe when the d..n playback woks nicely I will risk a prediction again. -- pippin --- see iPeng, the Squeezebox iPhone remote, at penguinlovesmusic.com pippin's Profile:

Re: [slim] Squeezebox control / API

2010-05-18 Thread 325xi
This thread seems to discuss something similar http://forum.micasaverde.com/index.php?topic=3609.0 -- 325xi ( sb3 stello da220mkii || simaudio nova cdp ) simaudio moon i-5 revel performa m20 on *skylan* stands via acoustic zen matrix reference ii and acoustic zen satori sb3 audioengine 5

Re: [slim] Is there a simple way to adjust L/R balance on Squeezebox?

2010-05-18 Thread JohnSwenson
peterw;548571 Wrote: See this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=1 In short, it's possible (i.e. you could do this yourself right now with some Lua code) somewhat likely that John or someone else will release software that makes it possible on SB Touch, but it

Re: [slim] iPeng on iPad - How should it look like?

2010-05-18 Thread jonbauer
Not sure what that d...n playback refers to, but I'm guessing that its relating to playback on the local device... I vote you table that feature and get iPad support going so that we can take advantage of the iPad screen real estate!!! Please!? - Jon -- jonbauer

[slim] Can I vent?

2010-05-18 Thread Ikabob
Please excuse this vent but I would just like to say thank you to the developers of these Squeezebox players and to the developer of the Ipeng remote. Never have I been able to enjoy so much beautiful quality-sounding music so conveniently placed at my fingertips. As I sit here in a light rain

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

2010-05-18 Thread flattermann
Arjenth;548692 Wrote: SqueezeCommander on my HTC Desire doesn't show artwork. Is that because I don't have files with embedded artwork (but folder.jpg's in each album folder), or should I be able to see cover art as well? I also use folder.jpg instead of embedded artwork, so that should

Re: [slim] Can I vent?

2010-05-18 Thread Mark Miksis
Every once in a while I wish these forums had a Like button. :) -- Mark Miksis Mark Miksis's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=529 View this thread:

Re: [slim] Can I vent?

2010-05-18 Thread wonder boy
Ikabob;548746 Wrote: Please excuse this vent but I would just like to say thank you to the developers of these Squeezebox players and to the developer of the Ipeng remote. Never have I been able to enjoy so much beautiful quality-sounding music so conveniently placed at my fingertips. As I

Re: [slim] Can I vent?

2010-05-18 Thread iPhone
Ikabob;548746 Wrote: Please excuse this vent but I would just like to say thank you to the developers of these Squeezebox players and to the developer of the Ipeng remote. Never have I been able to enjoy so much beautiful quality-sounding music so conveniently placed at my fingertips. As I

Re: [slim] Can I vent?

2010-05-18 Thread audiomuze
I generally listen via my Transporter and control proceedings via iPeng - for the most part (the over voltage bug that sometimes halts proceedings excepted) it's a robust experience using a mature product and I enjoy my listening time. I do think though that many people have been burned with the