Re: [slim] wiki.slimdeivces.com updating fails

2010-08-02 Thread Soulkeeper
I tested it now. I got the same error message as you did. -- Soulkeeper Soulkeeper's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=35297 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=80868

Re: [slim] Listening breaks up when copying large files

2010-08-02 Thread funkstar
Ah, I didn't realise the server was on your laptop as well, yeah that would make a lot of sense as to the music breaking up. There are version of powerline ethernet adapters that go up to 200mbit and even gigabit for the very newest ones. You have to keep them all the same as far as I'm aware.

[slim] SBv3 cause ARP invalid

2010-08-02 Thread tacccccc
I just installed SB in my company (my boss's order),suddenly my colleagues told me that the Internet is gone. With Troubleshooting ,I tried few ways. In PC's ARP table, I found the SB MAC address with 10+ different IP (SB in DHCP mode). That's weird. And I can't even ping my gateway or any other

Re: [slim] Quality loss with ReplayGain?

2010-08-02 Thread Teus de Jong
garym;566005 Wrote: It does seem that most (95% I'd say) of my replaygain adjustments are NEGATIVE. So 100% volume wouldn't be an issue for these. Agreed, almost all pop/rock albums of the last decade have negative replay gain, so a 100% volume setting won't make any difference. But in

Re: [slim] Sveriges Radio 192 kbps Radio Channels BETA TEST

2010-08-02 Thread doykati
Tack!!! I can finally stop hacking the webplayer to try finding the stream URL :-) since it's my only way to listen to P3 from Switzerland! -- doykati doykati's Profile:

Re: [slim] wiki.slimdeivces.com updating fails

2010-08-02 Thread ralphy
Thanks for confirming. Looks like an issue with the server. A quick google of the error suggests; Assuming you get this error even when you do have a seemingly valid logon session: Check if /var/lib/php5 is writable and not readable for user and world ( # chmod 733 /var/lib/php5 ) Check to

Re: [slim] wiki.slimdeivces.com updating fails

2010-08-02 Thread Soulkeeper
I think 'mherger' (http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?u=50) has some kind of access to the wiki server, or at least knows someone who has. -- Soulkeeper Soulkeeper's Profile:

Re: [slim] Quality loss with ReplayGain?

2010-08-02 Thread cliveb
lasker98;565898 Wrote: This last post about setting maximum volume to less than 100% to allow for positive replay gain values makes a lot of sense if the concept is correct. Unless the firmware and/or server has been changed recently, I don't think this is relevant in the context of the

Re: [slim] SBv3 cause ARP invalid

2010-08-02 Thread snarlydwarf
Turn off bridging. -- snarlydwarf snarlydwarf's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1179 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=80875

Re: [slim] Stream a Stream?

2010-08-02 Thread mjkassoc
Does SbS pickup the stream before your PC soundboard or after? Where do I get the plug-in? Thanks -- mjkassoc mjkassoc's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=39450 View this thread:

Re: [slim] Stream a Stream?

2010-08-02 Thread garym
after sound card, go to SbS web interface, select setting (lower right), go to plugin tab, be sure to check box for show all 3rd party plugins. Then you should see the wav input plugin. check next to it, hit apply and restart SbS. -- garym

Re: [slim] Quality loss with ReplayGain?

2010-08-02 Thread rodorigo
Hi. Teus de Jong;565943 Wrote: If the volume is set to 100%, there is no room to apply positive replay gain. Could you please explain this a bit?. The reason is: I have lots of classical recordings from digital radio. They were originally mp2 with a very low loudness. So I converted them to

Re: [slim] Where are your CDs?

2010-08-02 Thread earwaxer9
I have found that I have rippped and re-ripped my cd's several times over the last few years I have been using my Transporter as my server. The primary reason may be that I'm nuts, but I have experienced different results ripping to various bit rates etc. My advice is keep the CD's. Also, its

Re: [slim] Stream a Stream?

2010-08-02 Thread bpa
mjkassoc;566092 Wrote: Does SbS pickup the stream before your PC soundboard or after? On windows - it is created by the soundboard driver so its volume is the same as the software controlled volume of the soundcard. Some audio services such as Spotify have special apps which do

Re: [slim] Where are your CDs?

2010-08-02 Thread garym
earwaxer9;566111 Wrote: I have found that I have rippped and re-ripped my cd's several times over the last few years I have been using my Transporter as my server. The primary reason may be that I'm nuts, but I have experienced different results ripping to various bit rates etc. My advice is

Re: [slim] Stream a Stream?

2010-08-02 Thread mjkassoc
Is audio quality degraded by the sound board, as compared with listening to the same source streamed directly to a Squeezebox device? -- mjkassoc mjkassoc's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=39450

Re: [slim] Stream a Stream?

2010-08-02 Thread garym
mjkassoc;566122 Wrote: Is audio quality degraded by the sound board, as compared with listening to the same source streamed directly to a Squeezebox device? maybe. depends on the quality of the soundcard. Many soundcards resample 44.1 to 48. This is a bad idea, although if the resampling is

Re: [slim] Control your SqueezeBox or Transporter with Foobar2000

2010-08-02 Thread stuffedspacedog
Philip Meyer;565819 Wrote: Okay, I gave it a try. The authentication mode worked fine. Here's some observations though: 1. It doesn't bypass the SBS music library. When it plays a song, it still adds them into the SBS library, with all the metadata that is in the file. Therefore it

Re: [slim] Quality loss with ReplayGain?

2010-08-02 Thread Teus de Jong
cliveb;566069 Wrote: Unless the firmware and/or server has been changed recently, I don't think this is relevant in the context of the Squeezebox implementation of Replaygain. As far as I'm aware, when the bug that allowed positive RG values to introduce clipping was fixed, it was done in

Re: [slim] Stream a Stream?

2010-08-02 Thread toby10
mjkassoc;566122 Wrote: Is audio quality degraded by the sound board, as compared with listening to the same source streamed directly to a Squeezebox device? It sure can cause degraded quality, which is the whole point of the SqueezeBox hardware and system: to bypass such computer audio muxing

Re: [slim] Stream a Stream?

2010-08-02 Thread garym
toby10;566129 Wrote: It sure can cause degraded quality, which is the whole point of the SqueezeBox hardware and system: to bypass such computer audio muxing and to not need to interact directly with the computer. There are many other advantages and features using SqueezeBox devices, but

Re: [slim] Stream a Stream?

2010-08-02 Thread sniperman
hello people :) -- sniperman sniperman's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=39627 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=80867

Re: [slim] Quality loss with ReplayGain?

2010-08-02 Thread cliveb
Teus de Jong;566127 Wrote: Correct me if I'm wrong, but as far as I know this is only the case when the peak level doesn't allow for positive gain, because it would cause clipping. So, although primitive, it would only apply to albums/tracks with a very high peak level. I looked at the

Re: [slim] Stream a Stream?

2010-08-02 Thread bpa
garym;566125 Wrote: maybe. depends on the quality of the soundcard. Many soundcards resample 44.1 to 48. This is a bad idea, although if the resampling is handled well enough you probably can't hear the difference. I prefer having 44.1 played as 44.1. And SB devices do this. It is more

Re: [slim] Logitech/Squezebox other forums?

2010-08-02 Thread RonM
Makes things perfectly clear, in a nice passion-free fashion. R. -- RonM RonM's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=17029 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=80871

Re: [slim] Sveriges Radio 192 kbps Radio Channels BETA TEST

2010-08-02 Thread T-bird
All SR streams in diffrent formats and quality http://sverigesradio.se/sida/gruppsida.aspx?programid=3756grupp=10632 -- T-bird T-bird's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=38434 View this thread:

Re: [slim] Where are your CDs?

2010-08-02 Thread ModelCitizen
Crazy 2. The Transporter is not a server. It is a player. It is a very high quality player too. As garym says ripping your collection to a lossy format for your Transporter is really, really crazy. It is *the* Logitech player that most reveals the artefacts inherent in the lossy formats. MC

Re: [slim] Quality loss with ReplayGain?

2010-08-02 Thread Teus de Jong
Clive, I hope I understand your reasoning. As I understand it, this means that with an album peak level of 0.9, the positive gain will be at most 0.92, even if the RG of the album is +3. It is an extra explanation (besides the ones I already gave) why RG settings will not always have the desired

Re: [slim] Stream a Stream?

2010-08-02 Thread mjkassoc
OK, so is there a way to stream a stream, specifically an unsupported music service, that does not use the sound card? Would Twonky Beam or other software work? -- mjkassoc mjkassoc's Profile:

[slim] SB html5 audio elements

2010-08-02 Thread bock87
I was wondering if it is possible to create a plugin for sites like youtube who already have implemented html5 audio/video. Can someone tell me if SB is be able to stream those html5 audio elements? -- bock87 bock87's

Re: [slim] Listening breaks up when copying large files

2010-08-02 Thread CatBus
rbl;565618 Wrote: I actually have a NAS server. Buffalo Linkstation Pro LS-500GL, prob 3 years old or so. I never used it as a server since I always assumed it would be even more unreliable / painful than running SBS on Windows (and also I used to use Inguz EQ but have pretty much given up

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

2010-08-02 Thread tamanaco
Nice! 1st paid app I put in my two-week old Samsung Captivate. So far... so good. There are a few things that would be nice to have, but they might be unreasonable or impossible to implement. I like that the app uses WOL to wake up the server, but I still have to grab the old remote and

Re: [slim] Which SqueezePlay skin = Duet controller?

2010-08-02 Thread rev
Thanks :) -- rev rev's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=39585 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=80858 ___ discuss mailing

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

2010-08-02 Thread flattermann
tamanaco, Thanks for your ideas! I like that the app uses WOL to wake up the server, but I still have to grab the old remote and switch my SB3 from mysqueezebox.com to my squeezebox server. A long time ago I asked if there was a way to switch the Squeezebox from from SBN to a default SBS

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

2010-08-02 Thread tamanaco
flattermann;566194 Wrote: tamanaco, I'm not sure, if I understand your problem correctly. You should be able to switch your SB3 from SBS to MSB (and vice versa) on the PlayerServerScreen (swipe left-to-right on the NowPlayingScreen, use the context menu of the Player). What I was trying

Re: [slim] Where are your CDs?

2010-08-02 Thread earwaxer9
Ok, so what I mean is that in terms of the metadata, album art, etc, it is easier to stick the disk in, have dbpoweramp look it up, and go from there. Dbpoweramp converter does not work as smoothly with the metadata etc. I only convert to lossless formats. No mp3. I have found that my Transporter

Re: [slim] Where are your CDs?

2010-08-02 Thread garym
earwaxer9;566205 Wrote: Ok, so what I mean is that in terms of the metadata, album art, etc, it is easier to stick the disk in, have dbpoweramp look it up, and go from there. Dbpoweramp converter does not work as smoothly with the metadata etc. I only convert to lossless formats. No mp3. I

[slim] UPS recommendations for my Vortexbox Appliance

2010-08-02 Thread garym
I'm thinking of using a UPS with my new vortexbox appliance as I live in an area that does have thunderstorms, etc. that can cause 1 minute to 30 minute power outages. Any suggestions as to brand/type? Also, any thoughts on what sort of bad things will happen when my vortexbox loses power

Re: [slim] SBv3 cause ARP invalid

2010-08-02 Thread tacccccc
Thanks for your tip. Is that mean SB's wireless bridging? -- tacc tacc's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=39619 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=80875

Re: [slim] Where are your CDs?

2010-08-02 Thread aubuti
I also prefer converting with dbpa instead of re-ripping. Not only does it convert the metadata fine, but it also includes metadata that dbpa does not do by default, such as ARTISTSORT, or cannot do, such as the various MusicIP tags. That, plus the set-and-forget of batch converting, means that I