Re: [slim] AM / FM Radio + Squeezebox

Build yourself a mini pc based on an atom mobo so that you can have a real x86 cpu you be happier with the performance of SBS and transcoding between formats will work (needs cpu/fpu) . Put in the OS of your choice and go :) PS admin in remotely no need for keyboard or screen. -- Mnyb

Re: [slim] AM / FM Radio + Squeezebox

rmjb;580782 Wrote: Some of the errors I got on the streams were Icecast connection limit reached which tells me the local stations are not putting a lot of effort into providing their internet streams. Not necessarily - there could be a lot of expat users using the internet but the station

[slim] What song was playing at 12:30??

Is there a way to deduce what track was playing at a certain time? As shown by the better FM stations on their websites? I was playing music randomly yesterday, and a short track at 12:30 caught my attention. It was over before I'd noted what it was. In the end, I sorted the Last access dates

Re: [slim] Your members are VERY positive but...

BodgeIT;580261 Wrote: er...already wired...NO wifi. Again, not listening. If you're running that kind of high-spec'ed machine, and there are many many guys here on this board running SBS on a 600mhz / 128mb NAS device without suffering from the problems you describe, then who is deaf for

Re: [slim] Hail Mary time for Logitech with its Google TV?

I'd be very surprised if they included a SBS in the Revue. I'd guess they would have some sort of client app to play from SBS, but then again I'm not actually sure that Logitech are aware they have this section of their company. It feels a lot like they've given up on the Squeezebox product

Re: [slim] Much of my music is missing

Mnyb;580779 Wrote: Do the files have any tags in them ? Can you play them trough Browse Music Folder funktion ? Do you use iTunes integration or have you pointed the scanner directly to your music folder (basic page in settings) ? If you have a lot flac integrating with iTunes seems

Re: [slim] Much of my music is missing

my music music folder (not artist or album) . I'm not using iTunes integration, but as iTunes don't see flac files wonder what will happen really ? -- Mnyb Main hifi: Touch + CIA PS +MeridianG68J MeridianHD621 and assorted

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

philippe_44;573321 Wrote: Hi - I guess it has already been explained somewhere else, but just in case here is a solution if you want to have non 44.1 KHz files to be played by squeezeplay : just add to your custom-convert.conf file (assuming that LAME is properly configured) mp3 mp3

Re: [slim] Much of my music is missing

Mnyb;580832 Wrote: my music music folder (not artist or album) . I'm not using iTunes integration, but as iTunes don't see flac files wonder what will happen really ? Still not sure what you're asking (my music music folder) Yes, iTunes shouldn't have anything to do with this since it

Re: [slim] Much of my music is missing

Todd R;580836 Wrote: Still not sure what you're asking (my music music folder). From the hardware player home menu go to My Music Music Folder Using this method SBS server is just using your folder structure that is on your hard drive where your music is stored. If your missing songs

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

tyrron;580833 Wrote: I guess there´s still no plans to make SqueezeSlave work with other sampling rates than 44.1? No. I am working on native aac support as I seem to be getting more and more m4a files in my music library. Perhaps if you post your aac and mp4 custom-convert.conf entries we

Re: [slim] What song was playing at 12:30??

Please see the response in the other thread, where you first raised this question: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?p=580866 -- aubuti aubuti's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2074

[slim] MusicIP - Display playlist issues

Since a couple of days, I am having fun with MusicIP. I’ve tried the Spicefly plugin which works great but doesn’t give an overview of the songs that are going to be played (just the next song). I wanted to be able to create a playlist such as the Random mix option. So I am now using the

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

ralphy;580851 Wrote: No. I am working on native aac support as I seem to be getting more and more m4a files in my music library. Perhaps if you post your aac and mp4 custom-convert.conf entries we could help you get it working. Looking at the plugin source Wimp does use aac/mp4

Re: [slim] Announcing SqueezePad - the first dedicated iPad App to controll your SqueezeBoxen !

goobi;580268 Wrote: I've not seen (or heard) that last one on your screen image bluegaspode but very original title. Probably wouldn't be accepted on apple site though Just heard this particular song on the radio. Here in Germany (and I guess in other countries to) it was renamed to 'Forget

Re: [slim] Hail Mary time for Logitech with its Google TV?

I can't imagine that they would put the server in the unit. I would think (and expect) that the revue would be able to replace the squeezebox unit and have a nice interface which would display on your TV and stream the music to your stereo. Would be silly to have to have both. -- gbcox

Re: [slim] Hail Mary time for Logitech with its Google TV?

gbcox;580909 Wrote: I can't imagine that they would put the server in the unit. I would think (and expect) that the revue would be able to replace the squeezebox unit and have a nice interface which would display on your TV and stream the music to your stereo. Would be silly to have to

Re: [slim] Hail Mary time for Logitech with its Google TV?

UPnP seem to be 'good enough' for video purposes and TBH, UPnP is quickly becoming a 'check box' item on TV, BluRay players and higher-end AV Receivers. Compared to SqueezeBox/Squeezebox Server the UPnP user experience is garbage, but noobs won't know better. The wildcard would be Apple Airplay

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

Hello, just installed Squeezecommander. Works very well on a Samsung i5800 (galaxy 3). Just one question: will the Random mix be added to the My music page? I use this feature from time to time when I have visitors. Greetings, PP -- trickl Squeezebox Classic + Squeezebox Radio - SSOTS 4.9

Re: [slim] Hail Mary time for Logitech with its Google TV?

amcluesent wrote: UPnP seem to be 'good enough' for video purposes and TBH, UPnP is quickly becoming a 'check box' item on TV, BluRay players and higher-end AV Receivers. Compared to SqueezeBox/Squeezebox Server the UPnP user experience is garbage, but noobs won't know better. I would

Re: [slim] Hail Mary time for Logitech with its Google TV?

peter;580920 Wrote: OTOH, Google being Google the thing will probably run on Linux (perhaps even Android). definitely Android -- aubuti aubuti's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2074 View this

Re: [slim] Hail Mary time for Logitech with its Google TV?

erland;580314 Wrote: The TV is good for showing music videos but I really don't want a solution where I have to turn on a TV to select what to play. This is all speculative until the announcement, but my thought is the revue could work the same as a squeezebox. The server function would

[slim] Classic/Boom Discontinued - Why?

Few days ago picked up a Squeeze Classic off Amazon ($197). I knew before buying that it and the boom were getting discontinued, my question is why? My thought is that is plays well to a small niche -- I know other people like me who find an LCD slightly distasteful for listening to music so,

Re: [slim] Classic/Boom Discontinued - Why?

rajm;580932 Wrote: Few days ago picked up a Squeeze Classic off Amazon ($197). I knew before buying that it and the boom were getting discontinued, my question is why? The Boom is discontinued? It seems available at

Re: [slim] Classic/Boom Discontinued - Why?

The VFD screen on the classic is eol, they are not made anymore . And it was very expensive, Touch's screen is actually much cheaper so here the money goes into the player . Touch replaces Classic it's was launched at the same (in US) price as the classic once was sold at. Where are you living

Re: [slim] Classic/Boom Discontinued - Why?

(Boom) hmmm - can't remember where I read it. Maybe was just a rumor? I figured it must be true b/c both the boom and classic are selling at hefty discounts. Didn't realize about the VFD -- that makes sense. I'll never understand why the boom didn't take off. I think its been 1 year and half

Re: [slim] SqueezeRemote for nokia phones

So how do you install this, I'm totally lost with all these posts! -- dave77 Boom - Controller - Touch - Joggler(SqueezePlay) - SBS 7.5 on Acer Revo R3610 Win7 dave77's Profile:

Re: [slim] Classic/Boom Discontinued - Why?

rajm;580938 Wrote: (Boom) hmmm - can't remember where I read it. Maybe was just a rumor? I figured it must be true b/c both the boom and classic are selling at hefty discounts. Didn't realize about the VFD -- that makes sense. I'll never understand why the boom didn't take off. I

Re: [slim] Classic/Boom Discontinued - Why?

Both my boom and radio was bought off the shelf :) My SB3 (classic) Duet and Touch I got online . -- Mnyb Main hifi: Touch + CIA PS +MeridianG68J MeridianHD621 and assorted amps SiriuS, Classe' Primare and Dynadio speakers,

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

Quick question, Does Squeezeslave support the stop/play/restart/etc on power off/on as per the WebUI settings? If I close SQS within a relatively short time-frame(enough that SBS shows it's been disconnected) and then restart it, it will obey whatever is set in the WebUI. But if I wait any

Re: [slim] Classic/Boom Discontinued - Why?

On 10/05/2010 02:31 PM, snarlydwarf wrote: As for now: BestBuy is evil: they charge vendors to place things on their shelves. In the US, I don't know about Europe, etc. Actually, nearly all retailers do this. The practice started in grocery stores 40+ years ago. For the last years of its

Re: [slim] Classic/Boom Discontinued - Why?

Seems more than a little far-fetched to me that the VFD for the Classic would be not made any more, while the 1/2 width VFD for the Boom would not. They're identical except for the width. I recall looking at a spec sheet for the VFD when someone posted a link a couple years ago. They're

Re: [slim] Hail Mary time for Logitech with its Google TV?

gbcox;580909 Wrote: If Logitech didn't design squeezebox player functionality into the revue, then their RD / Marketing departments are both asleep at the wheel. Exactly. I can't think of any reason why Logitech wouldn't build Squeezebox player functionality into the Revue as an added

Re: [slim] Much of my music is missing

toby10;580848 Wrote: From the hardware player home menu go to My Music Music Folder Using this method SBS server is just using your folder structure that is on your hard drive where your music is stored. If your missing songs are in there but not in My Music Artists then the songs are

Re: [slim] Much of my music is missing

Todd R;580977 Wrote: Ok, I see now. I don't have a My Music folder because I'm using a Mac. You should still have My Music link on the Squeezebox Server web interface. If you follow that link you should have a 'Music Folder' link. If you follow that link you should get to all of your music

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

trickl;580917 Wrote: Just one question: will the Random mix be added to the My music page? I use this feature from time to time when I have visitors. trickl, Yes, Random Mix will definitely be included in a future version. -- flattermann Christian Home of 'SqueezeCommander'

Re: [slim] Much of my music is missing

aubuti;580979 Wrote: You should still have My Music link on the Squeezebox Server web interface. If you follow that link you should have a 'Music Folder' link. If you follow that link you should get to all of your music library, as read by the operating system, without reference to tags.

[slim] Interesting US court ruling...

http://broadbandbreakfast.com/2010/09/court-ruling-recasts-notion-of-ownership-of-books-movies-music-software-in-digital-age/ -- Phil Leigh You want to see the signal path BEFORE it gets onto a CD/vinyl...it ain't what you'd call minimal... Touch(wired/XP) - TACT 2.2X (Linear PSU) + Good

Re: [slim] Classic/Boom Discontinued - Why?

+1 I think the single argument that can possibly excuse dropping the VFD technology is the fact it was using too much power. But then I expected to see something like an e-paper type screen as a replacement. Certainly something a bit more sophisticated and practical than the LCDs we have now.

[slim] Just bought the Squeezebox Touch, My Apps fail with failed to parse

I just bought the Squeezebox Touch and after setting it up (did not install the Server), when I try to access My Apps OR Slacker Radio app (configured from the mysqueezebox website), they both fail with failed to parse error. Also, how do I get the BBC and other apps (which I installed from the

Re: [slim] Just bought the Squeezebox Touch, My Apps fail with failed to parse

You just had very good timing, there was a bug with the My Apps menu for a few minutes, but it's been fixed now. -- andyg andyg's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3292 View this thread:

Re: [slim] Classic/Boom Discontinued - Why?

rajm;580932 Wrote: Few days ago picked up a Squeeze Classic off Amazon ($197). I knew before buying that it and the boom were getting discontinued, my question is why?.. SB3 is a four year old device that had an original MSRP of $299. Touch replaced the SB3 and has an MSRP of $299, in

Re: [slim] Much of my music is missing

Ok, so next step is to determine where your computers Music Folder resides? Once you find it, simply go to SBS Settings Basic Settings Music Folder, now browse for that Folder, click Save. -- toby10 toby10's Profile:

Re: [slim] Much of my music is missing

1) #63743;-System Preferences 2) Select Squeezebox Server 3) Select Library Tab Does Music Folder point to your directory of FLAC files? -- Tony T Tony #63743; SBTouch #9834; SBRadio #9836; Tony T's Profile:

Re: [slim] Much of my music is missing

Tony T;581013 Wrote: 1) #63743;-System Preferences 2) Select Squeezebox Server 3) Select Library Tab Does Music Folder point to your directory of FLAC files? Yes it does. I just found the instructions for a clean install. I did the clean install and rescanned. Same problem! -- Todd R

[slim] slimp3 and squeezebox 1 FLAC question

Hi all, new to the forum, its been very useful for getting info about my new (to me) squeezeboxes but I am stuck on this one. I have a couple of Squeezebox 1s and a slimp3 (love the design!) and all of my music is stored in FLAC format. I have managed to instal LAME so the Slimp3 will play my

Re: [slim] Much of my music is missing

FOUND THE PROBLEM! Under the iTunes tab, the iTunes Music Library.xml Location had been changed somehow to the iTunes Library.xml instead of iTunes MUSIC Library.xml No idea how that happened. Changed the location, it rescanned and all is good now. Guess we better write that one down. Thanks

Re: [slim] Just bought the Squeezebox Touch, My Apps fail with failed to parse

Ah, thanks! Is there anyway to lock the volume controls? -- mwok mwok's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=40832 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=82453

Re: [slim] AM / FM Radio + Squeezebox

More and more I'm thinking a Windows Home Server is the solution. It will work with SharkPlay, since I saw someone test that in the SharkPlay thread. It would be great to roll my own, but I want something small, neat and low power consumption. I'll probably wait on the next release of the

Re: [slim] SqueezeRemote for nokia phones

dave77;580939 Wrote: So how do you install this, I'm totally lost with all these posts! Use the link under 'Wiki Stuff' above. That will take you to the Google Code page for the project. If you click the 'Downloads' link at the top, it will take you to a page with a .sis installation file.

Re: [slim] slimp3 and squeezebox 1 FLAC question

I didn't think the SB1 was capable of playing FLAC native anyway... am I wrong? Were you able to play FLACs on your SB1's without transcoding? -- tcutting tcutting's Profile:

Re: [slim] AM / FM Radio + Squeezebox

rmjb;581026 Wrote: I doubt that the ARM based Linux in the QNAP or Synology have audio support built in. I have a recollection that some NAS had audio support as a user reported using an USB audio adaptor and so the NAS also worked as a player. For an example see this post about audio out

[slim] Setting alarm without speakers?

Can I set the alarm without the speakers being powered on? Also, I turned off the sound effects volume. -- mwok mwok's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=40832 View this thread:

Re: [slim] More intelligent suffle play?

Ah, thanks! -- wildgoose wildgoose's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=23501 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=82426 ___

Re: [slim] Hail Mary time for Logitech with its Google TV?

Do you know what's really sad?? In the old days (not so long ago), we wouldn't have been left here to speculate madly and drive each other to distraction. One of the guys would have politely left a note that didn't give away the farm, but at least set minds to rest. It seems that The Company has

Re: [slim] SqueezeRemote for nokia phones

jakes;581027 Wrote: However, the app requires QT to work - I don't know how to install this or from where to get an installable package - hence my post before yours. Try this: http://get.qt.nokia.com/pub/qt/symbian/4.6.3/qt_installer.sis -- arris

Re: [slim] slimp3 and squeezebox 1 FLAC question

tcutting;581035 Wrote: I didn't think the SB1 was capable of playing FLAC native anyway... am I wrong? Were you able to play FLACs on your SB1's without transcoding? SB1 could play FLAC transcoded to WAV, however the slimp3 could only play mp3 so the flac would need transcoding to mp3. The

Re: [slim] slimp3 and squeezebox 1 FLAC question

On 10/05/2010 07:25 PM, tcutting wrote: I didn't think the SB1 was capable of playing FLAC native anyway... am I wrong? Were you able to play FLACs on your SB1's without transcoding? Depends on your exact wording. The SB1 could only play MP3 and PCM/WAV, but the SqueezeBoxServer would

[slim] Duplicated Tracks

When I stream music from iTunes all of the tracks are duplicated, like each song is in iTunes twice, so each song plays twice. The Server Status dialog box says I have about twice as many songs as I have loaded in iTunes . Do I have an extra iTunes library somewhere that needs to be deleted?

Re: [slim] Announcing SqueezePad - the first dedicated iPad App to controll your SqueezeBoxen !

Here in Germany (and I guess in other countries to) it was renamed to 'Forget You' and is quite popular. On my preferred station it's just FU. As it seems only the Norwegians are allowed to listen to the uncensored version :D Believe me, they caused quite a few juggles to me while working

Re: [slim] SqueezeRemote for nokia phones

arris;581063 Wrote: Try this: http://get.qt.nokia.com/pub/qt/symbian/4.6.3/qt_installer.sis Thanks, that looks like what I need. Will give it a go once I get home from work. -- jakes jakes's Profile: