Re: [slim] Album duplication in library (Spotify)

2022-01-16 Thread ModelCitizen
I've not explicitly set 'library integration' and, although I've had a good look around the settings and forum cannot find the location of the setting. However, I have just noticed my plugins needed updating so did that and then performed a 'clear and rescan' and now everything is OK. Thanks fo

Re: [slim] Album duplication in library (Spotify)

2022-01-16 Thread Michael Herger
For some reason an album is appearing twice in my very well ordered local library. (One instance is because I hold the album as local files). The duplicate album has what appears to be a Spotify icon on it. It is a loved album in Spotify but none of my other loved Spotify music appears in my libra

Re: [slim] Rational Lounge Integration of LMS and TV Audio

2022-01-16 Thread Labarum
d6jg wrote: > I wondered what the use case was. > She will be either reading a hard copy library book, reading an eBook on her Kobo from the library, or reading the news on her Windows laptop. I will be either watching TV with the headphones on, listening to music with the headphones on, or m

Re: [slim] Rational Lounge Integration of LMS and TV Audio

2022-01-16 Thread d6jg
Labarum wrote: > Surely that would require two DACs? > > On the back of the Beresford DAC there are two pairs of RCA output > sockets labelled fixed and variable, but both output the same analogue > output from the one (stereo) DAC. The output signal is always available > on the fixed pair; but

Re: [slim] Rational Lounge Integration of LMS and TV Audio

2022-01-16 Thread Labarum
d6jg wrote: > Is the headphone out on your Beresford DAC independent of the main line > out? Can you listen to the Chrome dongle while someone else watches TV > with sound via your hifi? Surely that would require two DACs? On the back of the Beresford DAC there are two pairs of RCA output sock

Re: [slim] Rational Lounge Integration of LMS and TV Audio

2022-01-16 Thread d6jg
Is the headphone out on your Beresford DAC independent of the main line out? Can you listen to the Chrome dongle while someone else watches TV with sound via your hifi? Jim https://jukeradio.double6.net VB2.4[/B] STORAGE *QNAP TS419P (NFS) [B]Living Room* Joggler & Pi4/Khadas -> Onkyo TXNR6

Re: [slim] Rational Lounge Integration of LMS and TV Audio

2022-01-16 Thread Labarum
cliveb wrote: > So I guess you're experimenting with the Pi4 as a player in addition to > using it as your LMS server? That's it. Just playing and investigating. > I've never used a Pi4 as a player, but I did once use an old Pi1 as a > player, and can confirm that the 3.5mm output on that was

Re: [slim] Rational Lounge Integration of LMS and TV Audio

2022-01-16 Thread Labarum
Man in a van wrote: > @LABARUM > > Brian, don't buy anything until I have a rummage. > > I know for sure I have a spare connecter for the Apple dongle and I > might have a usb-spdif converter somewhere that would let you use the > Beresford (I have one or two of those stored somewhere :rolleye

Re: [slim] Rational Lounge Integration of LMS and TV Audio

2022-01-16 Thread cliveb
Labarum wrote: > But tell me about the headphone socket on the Pi4, please. I plugged in > a pair of cheap, sensitive headphones - nothing. I turned the software > volume control right up and could hear the music - but it was not loud > even at max volume. Is that 3.5mm jack socket more of a li

Re: [slim] Rational Lounge Integration of LMS and TV Audio

2022-01-16 Thread Labarum
d6jg wrote: > I should add that I think this DAC easily outperforms the Chrome Audio > but you do definitely need to increase its output level to match other > components Interesting box. Of course I have the Apple DAC Dongle; and of course I am not using the DAC in the Chromecast Audio Dongle

Re: [slim] Rational Lounge Integration of LMS and TV Audio

2022-01-16 Thread Man in a van
@LABARUM Brian, don't buy anything until I have a rummage. I know for sure I have a spare connecter for the Apple dongle and I might have a usb-spdif converter somewhere that would let you use the Bereford (I have one or two of those stored somewhere :rolleyes:) I'll drop you a PM in a day or

Re: [slim] Rational Lounge Integration of LMS and TV Audio

2022-01-16 Thread Man in a van
Brian, you can see what is available if you SSH into the raspberry pi User is: tc passwd: piCore type Code: alsamixer when logged in (hit enter) and then hit F6 on the keyboard and select the headphone output 36861 if you make any adjustment, hi

Re: [slim] Rotate Display

2022-01-16 Thread mafyou
If the config has options for "flip horizontal" and "flip vertical" try turning both on. I found I had to do this for my screen on Squeezeamp, since rotate 180 had no effect. mafyou's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com

Re: [slim] Rational Lounge Integration of LMS and TV Audio

2022-01-16 Thread d6jg
I should add that I think this DAC easily outperforms the Chrome Audio but you do definitely need to increase its output level to match other components Jim https://jukeradio.double6.net VB2.4[/B] STORAGE *QNAP TS419P (NFS) [B]Living Room* Joggler & Pi4/Khadas -> Onkyo TXNR686 -> Celestion

Re: [slim] l<< button function?

2022-01-16 Thread mafyou
bpa wrote: > Some radio station are playlist of multiple URLs and the next/prev would > play the next item in the playlist (e.g. to load share, different > quality / formats) . If there is only one then the next station is the > same one (i.e. restart the current station) It's a playlist of 4

[slim] Album duplication in library (Spotify)

2022-01-16 Thread ModelCitizen
For some reason an album is appearing twice in my very well ordered local library. (One instance is because I hold the album as local files). The duplicate album has what appears to be a Spotify icon on it. It is a loved album in Spotify but none of my other loved Spotify music appears in my libr

Re: [slim] Rational Lounge Integration of LMS and TV Audio

2022-01-16 Thread d6jg
On one of my Pi’s I use one of these which has the 3.5mm/Optical you are talking about. I did have to adjust the volume up a bit using alsamixer and then saving the resultant settings. There is a thread somewhere that explains how. https://www.amazon.co.uk/Hifime-Sabre-9018-USB-DAC/dp/B01B16X7WY

Re: [slim] Rational Lounge Integration of LMS and TV Audio

2022-01-16 Thread Labarum
@Ronnie It is possible to wind the headphone output up from 0 db to +4db 36857 That makes my cheap headphones much more useable. (Not that I will be using them.) I plugged in my Sennheiser HD25 phones - commonly used by audio pros. Interestingly they are slightly more sensitive than my cheapi

Re: [slim] Rational Lounge Integration of LMS and TV Audio

2022-01-16 Thread Labarum
Must try the Apple DAC dongle referenced earlier https://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?115723-Rational-Lounge-Integration-of-LMS-and-TV-Audio&p=1042958&viewfull=1#post1042958 When I get the right adaptor! But I would just be playing. Brian In UK: rPi4 running LMS, Chromecast Audio D

Re: [slim] Rational Lounge Integration of LMS and TV Audio

2022-01-16 Thread kidstypike
Brian These are the default settings on a new install of pCP. 36854 +---+ |Filename: headphones02.jpg | |Download: http://forums.slimdevices.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=36854| +

Re: [slim] Rational Lounge Integration of LMS and TV Audio

2022-01-16 Thread Labarum
Thanks. I have a look. I wondered if there was a hidden volume control somewhere! Brian In UK: rPi4 running LMS, Chromecast Audio Dongle and Chromecast Video Dongle attached to TV - Beresford DAC - Quad 77 Integrated Amp - AVI Neutron 4 Speakers - Sennheiser HD25 Headphones. Boom in Bedroom.

Re: [slim] Rational Lounge Integration of LMS and TV Audio

2022-01-16 Thread Man in a van
Labarum wrote: > But tell me about the headphone socket on the Pi4, please. I plugged in > a pair of cheap, sensitive headphones - nothing. I turned the software > volume control right up and could hear the music - but it was not loud > even at max volume. Is that 3.5mm jack socket more of a li

Re: [slim] Rational Lounge Integration of LMS and TV Audio

2022-01-16 Thread Labarum
The output was set to headphones, but as I said was not driving hard. Not a problem, kidstypike, I absolutely delighted with my new Pi. I won't be using the 3.5mm jack. I was just exploring. I wonder if some future evolution will include one of those hybrid 3.5mm sockets that is also an optical o

Re: [slim] Rational Lounge Integration of LMS and TV Audio

2022-01-16 Thread kidstypike
Labarum wrote: > But tell me about the headphone socket on the Pi4, please. I plugged in > a pair of cheap, sensitive headphones - nothing. I turned the software > volume control right up and could hear the music - but it was not loud > even at max volume. Is that 3.5mm jack socket more of a li

Re: [slim] Rational Lounge Integration of LMS and TV Audio

2022-01-16 Thread slartibartfast
Labarum wrote: > But tell me about the headphone socket on the Pi4, please. I plugged in > a pair of cheap, sensitive headphones - nothing. I turned the software > volume control right up and could hear the music - but it was not loud > even at max volume. Is that 3.5mm jack socket more of a li

Re: [slim] Rational Lounge Integration of LMS and TV Audio

2022-01-16 Thread Labarum
But tell me about the headphone socket on the PC. I plugged in a pair of cheap, sensitive headphones - nothing. I turned the software volume control right up and could hear the music - but it was not loud even at max volume. Is that 3.5mm jack socket more of a line out? I switched to generic US

Re: [slim] Rational Lounge Integration of LMS and TV Audio

2022-01-16 Thread slartibartfast
Labarum wrote: > That I will accept. I had accepted that position even as I wrote!I suppose > the Pi will be quieter than the PC being fanless [emoji2] Sent from my Pixel 3a using Tapatalk slartibartfast's Profile: ht

Re: [slim] Rotate Display

2022-01-16 Thread ralphy
The rotate setting only works with the official rpi 7" screen. Try adding SDL_VIDEO_FBCON_ROTATION variable to your jivelite.sh script with the rotation type. For example one of Code: EXPORT SDL_VIDEO_FBCON_ROTATION=UD or EXPORT SDL_VIDEO_FBCON_ROTATION=CW or

Re: [slim] Rational Lounge Integration of LMS and TV Audio

2022-01-16 Thread Labarum
cliveb wrote: > The general view is that you're imagining it. > That I will accept. I had accepted that position even as I wrote! Brian In UK: rPi4 running LMS, Chromecast Audio Dongle and Chromecast Video Dongle attached to TV - Beresford DAC - Quad 77 Integrated Amp - AVI Neutron 4 Spea

[slim] Rotate Display

2022-01-16 Thread tazoube
Hello, I have a problem with the rotation of the screen. material: Pi3b Screen: Waveshare 3.5" TFT screen picoreplayer: 8.1.0 standard installation tutorial: w w w . pughx2 . com / picore3 . html I had no issues installing piCore and was putting the Pi one way. I moved my config and I need to fl

Re: [slim] Rational Lounge Integration of LMS and TV Audio

2022-01-16 Thread cliveb
Labarum wrote: > Having turned my old PC off in favour of a Raspberry Pi to run LMS I am > wondering if I am hearing a cleaner sound, not that I thought there was > any mush there before. > > I am now using LMS with Castbridge on rPi to a Google Chromecast Audio > dongle, and using an optical l

Re: [slim] Rational Lounge Integration of LMS and TV Audio

2022-01-16 Thread Labarum
Having turned my old PC off in favour of a Raspberry Pi to run LMS I am wondering if I am hearing a cleaner sound. I am now using LMS with Castbridge on rPi to a Google Chromecast Audio dongle, and using an optical link into a Beresford 7510 DAC driving a pair of Sennheiser HD25 headphones. Is