Re: [slim] 5.1 flac issues

2011-06-19 Thread Mnyb
bits;637041 Wrote: yea got it working. It seems silly you need to jam the ac3 and dts data into another container that wasn't intended to have that data. Why cant the squeezeboxes just stream dts and ac3 straight through? :P is there a file format for dd or dts ? A squeezebox does not

Re: [slim] Not showing date and time when switched off

2011-06-19 Thread toby10
Maciej;636992 Wrote: Hi, Hmmm, that is very strange because it was showing the time and date for good couple of months no problem and developed this problem only recently I swear! One day just disappeared and I could not get it back. I did not change anything with the server as well or in

Re: [slim] Can I vent?

2011-06-19 Thread Ikabob
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] Anyone thought about AIRPLAY support in Squeezebox Server?

2011-06-19 Thread ralphy
jovapo;636980 Wrote: Where do you get shairplay for windows? All I can find is for linux. Do you have instructions for this step you can link to? http://sourceforge.net/projects/shairport4w/files/ -- ralphy Ralphy *4*-Classics, *2*-Booms, *12*-Squeezeslaves 'Squeezeslave'

Re: [slim] Slacker Premium Radio

2011-06-19 Thread Ikabob
I tried to vote but I'm not sure if it registered? -- Ikabob Ikabob Squeezebox Touch w/SBS; SAE Amplifier;Marantz Pre-amp;ESS Heil Speakers(main listening speakers plus various additional speakers). Multiple players: SqueezeBooms,SqueezeRadios; SB3; Services:Rhapsody; Sky.com;

Re: [slim] Can I vent?

2011-06-19 Thread Fahzz
For me, it's 8:30 AM and a Jobim channel on Pandora. We share the same sentiments. -- Fahzz Living Room: Duet, Adcom GFA 545II, Adcom GFP 555II, Polk SDA 2B Dining Room: Paradigm Atom Monitor v.5 Bedroom: SB3, Pioneer VSX 5700S,Pinnacle PN 5+, MK VX-7 Subwoofer Anywhere Else As Needed: Boom

Re: [slim] Not showing date and time when switched off

2011-06-19 Thread Maciej
toby10;637069 Wrote: It would be strange indeed if that was true. The developers, computer engineers and physics scientists from around the globe would be very interested in your SB3 if true. It would be on par with your lawn mower suddenly telling time. ;) Your SB3 must have been

Re: [slim] [ANNOUNCE] Squeezeslave: 1.0 released

2011-06-19 Thread ralphy
rpress;637018 Wrote: Ah, so I've been looking into this. I added some code to http_recv so that it would yield the thread if the audio-output_buffer is too low. This worked very well and fixed it 90%, but it seems like there is still something else that is tying things up occasionally.

Re: [slim] Can I vent?

2011-06-19 Thread gfuchs
To add my two cents to this, my Squeezebox products are one of a very small list of things that I have been completely satisfied with. They do exactly what I wanted, and have worked perfectly for me. I have frequently wished I could express this in person to those involved. (and by them a beer

Re: [slim] Stop controller going to sleep

2011-06-19 Thread paul44birch
Thanks for the help -- paul44birch paul44birch's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=37318 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=88352

Re: [slim] [ANNOUNCE] Squeezeslave: 1.0 released

2011-06-19 Thread rpress
ralphy;637102 Wrote: I've been looking at the changes to the pa_callback, there's still a lock/unlock pair happening in the slimaudio_buffer_available function. I believe that the buffering also needs to be changed to use a ringbuffer implementation which doesn't require locks to access the

Re: [slim] Can I vent?

2011-06-19 Thread eganders
I wholeheartedly agree with all the good sentiments. The Squeezebox ecosystem is amazing. I and the many friends I've introduced to it, continue to be very happy with our purchases. -- eganders eganders's Profile:

Re: [slim] Can I vent?

2011-06-19 Thread fairyliquidizer
Question: Can I vent? Answer: I don't know... are you a whale? ...or are you just having a whale of a time. Sorry about that. Silliness abounds this evening. -- fairyliquidizer O wad some Power the giftie gie us To see oursels as ithers see us! It wad frae monie a blunder free us, An'

Re: [slim] [ANNOUNCE] Squeezeslave: 1.0 released

2011-06-19 Thread ralphy
rpress;637124 Wrote: Oh yeah I see those mutexes now. However when I get the stutter I see the buffer underrun error, that makes me think it is not a pa_callback issue but something upstream that is not filling the output_buffer fast enough. That should be the decoder thread as I suspected

Re: [slim] Streamin stations suported by

2011-06-19 Thread teeitup
I couldn't find it in my lists. That's why I posted the questions. I'm happy to report that I opened a ticket at Entercom's support site. It took 5 days but they did respond and provided me with two links, one mp3 and the other ACC. MP3: http://playerservices.streamtheworld.com/pls/KBWFFM.pls

Re: [slim] Streamin stations suported by

2011-06-19 Thread teeitup
Thanks Toby10. I followed your path and it was in the list. I tried to shortcut it by using local, sports, and talk and it wasn't in any of those paths. -- teeitup -- SqueezeCenter Version: 7.5.4 - r32171 - Debian - EN - utf8 Perl

Re: [slim] Can I vent?

2011-06-19 Thread teeitup
All I can add is... What they said. Best add-on to my home environment ever. -- teeitup -- SqueezeCenter Version: 7.5.4 - r32171 - Debian - EN - utf8 Perl Version: 5.10.1 - i486-linux-gnu-thread-multi MySQL Version: 5.0.51a-24+lenny5

Re: [slim] Can I vent?

2011-06-19 Thread copperstate
copperstate;549789 Wrote: Same here, I am spending more time listening to fine music again. I started with a SB Radio and liked the SB system so much (despite the alarm woes) that I got a SB3 soon thereafter. :) I just added a second radio recently. :) -- copperstate

Re: [slim] Can I vent?

2011-06-19 Thread jimzak
Pre-SB, I was merely a collector of music. Now I am listening constantly whenever I am home. I have one of everything, all controllable via my iPad or my Android phone or scattered controllers. The only chore I have now is converting my CD collection to .flac; I foresee that going on for

Re: [slim] Creating a Playlist (How???)

2011-06-19 Thread souwalker
aubuti;628288 Wrote: Making playlists with other interfaces or devices are simply variations on this same theme. Note that you can also make playlists on other software as long as the software can save the playlists as .m3u files. Also note that a lot of other software is better at making

Re: [slim] Creating a Playlist (How???)

2011-06-19 Thread aubuti
souwalker;637183 Wrote: Can you mention a few of those software? Here are some examples: Winamp foobar2000 J River Media Center Media Monkey Songbird (I think it does .m3u files) Yes, you can point Winamp (or other softare) to your NAS. -- aubuti

Re: [slim] Creating a Playlist (How???)

2011-06-19 Thread kmr
aubuti;637187 Wrote: Here are some examples: Winamp foobar2000 J River Media Center Media Monkey Songbird (I think it does .m3u files) Yes, you can point Winamp (or other softare) to your NAS. Songbird requires an extension to export playlists, but it seems to work OK so far. It's the

Re: [slim] Creating a Playlist (How???)

2011-06-19 Thread dickmc
All my FLAC files are in my QNAP NAS. SBS is also installed in my NAS. Winamp was mentioned but can I use Winamp installed on my PC and point to my NAS music folder and create the playlist? do I then save the playlist in the SBS Playlist folder? Playlists (Winamp and any other) I think MUST be

Re: [slim] Dead SB3

2011-06-19 Thread muski
Thanks to whomever recommended reseating the wifi card. My toddler had dropped mine, and I thought it was a goner. However, after a few tries at reinstalling the wifi card, it came back to life. Turns out there are two connectors that need to be verified -- one is the wifi card itself (with

Re: [slim] Creating a Playlist (How???)

2011-06-19 Thread souwalker
dickmc;637189 Wrote: The easiest way to find out is to create some short trial playlists. Since Winamp itself can play flac files, this is easy to test. Thus, you can test any playlist that you create within Winamp. If it works in Winamp (and is located in your main Slimserver music

Re: [slim] Creating a Playlist (How???)

2011-06-19 Thread souwalker
aubuti;637187 Wrote: Here are some examples: Yes, you can point Winamp (or other softare) to your NAS. Thanks. I'll trial Winamp. After I create a Playlist, do I save it to the 'Music' folder in my NAS or is there a specific folder that SBS uses to put Playlist? Rgds Pat -- souwalker

Re: [slim] Creating a Playlist (How???)

2011-06-19 Thread Mnyb
souwalker;637194 Wrote: Thanks. I'll trial Winamp. After I create a Playlist, do I save it to the 'Music' folder in my NAS or is there a specific folder that SBS uses to put Playlist? Rgds Pat You specify the playlist folder in the basic settings in sbs why dont make a playlist folder