Re: [slim] Announcement - ickStream open beta release on Squeezebox !

2015-01-17 Thread pippin
It seems to be different for different people. I've discussed a lot today with a user having similar issues while it worked flawlessly all the time for me. It's a bit hard to tell what exactly causes it, there might already have been issues on TIDAL's side today/yesterday but generally speaking th

Re: [slim] Announcement - ickStream open beta release on Squeezebox !

2015-01-17 Thread miguelk
pippin wrote: > If it's right now TIDAL seems to be down, I can't even play it > through their own App, too, don't get artwork and some pages throw 404s All day today ickstream has been erratic with tidal. Impossible to get through a track without restarting three or four times. Any indica

Re: [slim] Announcement - ickStream open beta release on Squeezebox !

2015-01-17 Thread pippin
If it's right now TIDAL seems to be down, I can't even play it through their own App, too. --- learn more about iPeng, the iPhone and iPad remote for the Squeezebox and Logitech UE Smart Radio as well as iPeng Party, the free Party-App, at penguinlovesmusic.com *New: iPeng 8, the Universal

Re: [slim] Announcement - ickStream open beta release on Squeezebox !

2015-01-17 Thread crystalgipsy
Been using this for a while with TIDAL and not getting the best performance. It keeps just stopping after playing for a while and cant get it to play any more tracks until i restart the server. Running on Vortexbox 2.3. Its done this having proxied streaming on and off, any help appreciated. [1

Re: [slim] Jivelite for Windows

2015-01-17 Thread bakker_be
ralphy wrote: > How doesn't it work? > > I've had reports from testers that it 'works with windows 8.1' > (http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?96573-SqueezePlay-for-Windows-with-ASIO-DirectSound-WASAPI-and-WDMKS-device-support&p=802836&viewfull=1#post802836). > > I don't have access to

Re: [slim] Announcement - ickStream open beta release on Squeezebox !

2015-01-17 Thread pippin
jimmypowder wrote: > Lots of buffering again with Tidal since last update. > Update: changed the transporter from proxied streaming to direct and now > everything > Works fine. > > With the last Ickstream versions I had to have the transporter in > proxied streaming mode > For tidal to work wi

Re: [slim] Jivelite for Windows

2015-01-17 Thread bonze
ralphy wrote: > How doesn't it work? > > I've had reports from testers that it 'works with windows 8.1' > (http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?96573-SqueezePlay-for-Windows-with-ASIO-DirectSound-WASAPI-and-WDMKS-device-support&p=802836&viewfull=1#post802836). > > I don't have access to

Re: [slim] Jivelite for Windows

2015-01-17 Thread ralphy
bakker_be wrote: > Somehow this doesn't seem to work on Windows 8.1. Turned of Firewall, > still no go ... How doesn't it work? I've had reports from testers that it 'works with windows 8.1' (http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?96573-SqueezePlay-for-Windows-with-ASIO-DirectSound-WASAPI

Re: [slim] Album Songs Out Of Order

2015-01-17 Thread Apesbrain
Mnyb wrote: > It can be the only way for some that listen a lot to classical music... Yes, true that. If I want to hear the CD exactly as it was originally programmed BMF is the only way to do it. If a CD has two symphonies I'll tag them each tracks 1 through 4 but the filenames will lead with

Re: [slim] Album Songs Out Of Order

2015-01-17 Thread Mnyb
It can be the only way for some that listen a lot to classical music , tags don't really suffice and Erlands suite of plugins can help this but can be hard to setup properly . Main hifi: Touch + CIA PS +MeridianG68J MeridianHD

Re: [slim] Album Songs Out Of Order

2015-01-17 Thread Apesbrain
d6jg wrote: > I don't understand why people use BMF either. It comes in handy when I've just copied a new album to my library and I don't want to take the time to run a "New/Changed" rescan. When you play by folder it automatically loads the tags and artwork into the database. Works fine becaus

Re: [slim] Album Songs Out Of Order

2015-01-17 Thread d6jg
I don't understand why people use BMF either. I have only ever seen one legitimate argument for it and that was a weird use scenario in another way as well - single file for an album with cue sheet. The only slight annoyance I have with viewing artist then album is that there is no way (that I hav

Re: [slim] Album Songs Out Of Order

2015-01-17 Thread get.amped
alanslim wrote: > I want to use folders. everything is in order in each folder and is > nicely organized. each album in each folder is in properly in order. > it's only when i play them through Squeezebox that they are played > randomly. shuffle is not on. As has been discussed in these forums r

Re: [slim] Jivelite for Windows

2015-01-17 Thread bakker_be
Somehow this doesn't seem to work on Windows 8.1. Turned of Firewall, still no go ... Main System: Touch; Marantz SR-5004; TMA Premium 905; TMA Premium 901; BK Monolith+ FF; HDI Dune Smart D1; Pioneer PDP-LX5090H iPad 32GB Wifi + Squeezepad (local playback activated) Acer Iconia Tab A700 + Sque

Re: [slim] Jivelite for Windows

2015-01-17 Thread ralphy
get.amped wrote: > These are the same for your version? > > Keyboard shortcuts > > Go RIGHT, RETURN > Back LEFT, ESC, BACKSPACE > Scroll up UP > Scroll down DOWN > Home h, HOME > Up i > Down k > Left j > Right l > Play x, p > Play (hold) P > Play next W > Pause c space > Add a, (Keypad +) > Add

Re: [slim] Jivelite for Windows

2015-01-17 Thread d6jg
I can report that my Microsoft multimedia keyboard's play and pause controls also work if Jivelite is in focus. I haven't tried Next & Back but I will. I have the player that I am controlling on fixed volume so in my case the volume controls don't work but they do on Squeeze Play at a remote site

Re: [slim] Album Songs Out Of Order

2015-01-17 Thread Mnyb
When browsing folders you are not using the embedded tags in the files like track number . But they are sorted like the OS sorts the folders and files . So folder browse find the files alphabetically so make the filenames so the files sort as you want . For,example,name the tracks like 01-track o

Re: [slim] Album Songs Out Of Order

2015-01-17 Thread kidstypike
alanslim wrote: > I want to use folders. everything is in order in each folder and is > nicely organized. each album in each folder is in properly in order. > it's only when i play them through Squeezebox that they are played > randomly. shuffle is not on. When playing by folder, if the filename

Re: [slim] Album Songs Out Of Order

2015-01-17 Thread alanslim
I want to use folders. everything is in order in each folder and is nicely organized. each album in each folder is in properly in order. it's only when i play them through Squeezebox that they are played randomly. shuffle is not on. ---

Re: [slim] Album Songs Out Of Order

2015-01-17 Thread Mnyb
Either you have selected shuffle mode , so unselect that . Or you use "music folder" instead of album or artist to browse you music . Main hifi: Touch + CIA PS +MeridianG68J MeridianHD621 MeridianG98DH 2 x MeridianDSP5200 Mer

[slim] Album Songs Out Of Order

2015-01-17 Thread alanslim
Hi All- I can't find a way to correct the order of the songs playing through Squeezebox so that they are in the same track order that was originally download from CD. Using folders containing categories of music (jazz, classical, world, etc.) after selecting the album that i want to play Squeezebo

Re: [slim] Jivelite for Windows

2015-01-17 Thread get.amped
These are the same for your version? Keyboard shortcuts Go RIGHT, RETURN Back LEFT, ESC, BACKSPACE Scroll up UP Scroll down DOWN Home h, HOME Up i Down k Left j Right l Play x, p Play (hold) P Play next W Pause c space Add a, (Keypad +) Add (hold) A Rew z, < Rew (hold) Z Fwd b, > Fwd (hold) B Vo

Re: [slim] Squeezebox dead or still going strong elsewhere?

2015-01-17 Thread Apesbrain
Yes, Logitech has discontinued the Squeezebox line but it still lives. Search the forum for "squeezebox replacement". Squeeze on Arch and piCorePlayer come right up. (SqueezePlug is another.) All run on small, Raspberry Pi-format computers that can easily be assembled for under $100. Typicall

[slim] Squeezebox dead or still going strong elsewhere?

2015-01-17 Thread Justme
Well, I have been plodding along with my Squeezeboxes for many years now. A SB2, Radio and Boom, all on the server software used here (not the new one from Logitech). Generally speaking, I have always been rather happy, as the devices cover the main bases I require: * Internet radio - with 6 pre

Re: [slim] Jivelite for Windows

2015-01-17 Thread ralphy
Ralphy *1*-Touch, *4*-Classics, *2*-Booms, *1*-Reverted UE Radio 'Squeezebox client builds' (https://www.mediafire.com/folder/4q8dvq20iyz9e/Builds) 'donations' (https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_donations&business=LL5P6365KQEXN&lc=CA&item_name=Squeezebox%20client%20builds¤cy_code

Re: [slim] SqueezePlay for Windows with ASIO, DirectSound, WASAPI and WDMKS device support.

2015-01-17 Thread ralphy
I've created a 'new thread for my windows version of jivelite' (http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?102939-Jivelite-for-Windows). Please direct all issues and comment there going forward. Ralphy *1*-Touch, *4*-Classics, *2*-Booms, *1*-Reverted UE Radio 'Squeezebox client builds' (htt

[slim] Jivelite for Windows

2015-01-17 Thread ralphy
I've put together a windows version of 'Triode's excellent Jivelite controller' (http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?98156). Checkout 'squeezelite' (http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?97046) if you require a player as well. DOWNLOAD Jivelite for Windows is available from my S

Re: [slim] Do people still buy digital music? New business idea; would love feedback

2015-01-17 Thread Mnyb
Yes you supply your email and when the first boxsett is prepared you Will probably be given some download options. I did sign up . Now let's see if anything comes out of it :) It could work , some labels still do stuff like sampler discs , bundle a bunch of those and you have a boxsett .

Re: [slim] Do people still buy digital music? New business idea; would love feedback

2015-01-17 Thread toby10
Dogberry2 wrote: > Is it just a plan, at this point, but not yet up-and-running? That is how I took the initial post, yes. Just gauging interest in the idea and asking for help (volunteers) to help manage/run it. Their Facebook page was created just 45 days ago and has two "likes". Have

Re: [slim] Announcement - ickStream open beta release on Squeezebox !

2015-01-17 Thread jimmypowder
Lots of buffering again with Tidal since last update. jimmypowder's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=61215 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=102497 _

Re: [slim] Announcement - ickStream open beta release on Squeezebox !

2015-01-17 Thread jimmypowder
Loy's of buffering again with Tidal . It's pretty much unstable again after the last update . jimmypowder's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=61215 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/sh