My 40mm x 40mm x 11mm heatsink arrived today. It just about fits
without having to be trimmed around the camera connector. I used a
thermal pad to fix it to the CPU.
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chill wrote:
> I might switch that Boom over to wired so that I can make the most of
> that feature.
Did that, enabled 'fast roaming'. Seems useful - I can see the wifi
signal strength indicator on my phone jump back up quite quickly as I
walk away from one AP and
paul- wrote:
> Wow, that's weird. At least for pCP there should be no memory of the
> actual AP it was connected to other than the SSID. But perhaps some
> other device was polluting the network.
Yes, I hadn't got around to restarting all the other devices that were
connected to the old AP,
Well that's a relief - first thing I tried!
I changed the SSID of the new mesh wifi, made a new wpa_supplicant.conf
for pCP, and reconnected. The USB DAC now runs in perfect sync with the
powerline (wired) Boom without glitches. I also connected the wireless
Boom to the new SSID and that also
w3wilkes wrote:
> Dumb question... With the mesh network have you tried restoring the SD
> card image like you did when you went back to the Airport Extreme?
I haven't done that. I reasoned that that would just put me back to the
same place that I started. My backed-up image contains all the
bpa wrote:
> By glitch I assume a short gap of silence but no audio missed.
Exactly - both synced players stop for about half a second, then resume
with no missed audio. Thanks for the tips on logging - I'll see what
the logs tell me.
bpa wrote:
> I think having same name might cause problem
bpa wrote:
> LMS sends data to player when player says data has dropped below a
> certain level - so for a data stream which has same characteristics -
> timing would be constant but higher data rate where data is "consumed"
> faster then timing will change. To check if it is related to playing
Yes, all my testing so far has been with local content that's stored on
an SSD connected to one of the Pi's USB3 ports. I do also share that
disk via Samba - I guess I could temporarily disable Samba, just to rule
that out.
I think my next step will be to run pCP/LMS/Squeezelite on a wired
conn
Glitches still happen even if I turn off the 'Maintain synchronisation
while playing' option on both synced players.
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With three players (Squeezelite + 2 Booms) all playing unsynced I don't
get any glitches. If I sync two of them then I get glitches in the
synced pair every 37 seconds, except when the current track finishes and
the next one starts. The unsynced third player continues without
error.
The regula
bpa wrote:
> Do you get glitches when there there is only one node of the mesh
> working (i.e. no real mesh just like Airport ) ? that will show if it
> is a fundamental incompatibility.
Yes - even with just a single node, set up in Access Point mode, I get
glitches when syncing players. Pret
Greg Erskine wrote:
> Probably a virus. lol
...pre-installed by TP-Link and masquerading as something else, like
'HomeCare'. Maybe TP-Link are a subsidiary of Huawei, and the glitches
are when it reports back to base
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kidstypike wrote:
>
> Try using a Pi3/LMS with your Mesh, see if you still get glitches?
>
That's worth a try. The 4B works perfectly with the Airport Extreme, so
I'd be surprised if that's the problem, but maybe there's in
incompatibility between the 4B wifi and the mesh.
What puzzles me i
I had a rush of blood to the head and bought a new mesh wifi 3-pack
during 'Prime Day' (TP-Link Deco M5). Easy enough to set up, and the
wifi signal is a little bit stronger than with my old Apple Airport
Extreme.
I run LMS on a Raspberry Pi 4 running pCP. I run it wireless - yes, I
know that'
Man in a van wrote:
>
> then I ordered the header (sigh) just in case and a case,
>
> https://shop.pimoroni.com/products/pibow-coupe-4?variant=29210100170835
>
>
D'Oh!
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Man in a van wrote:
> Well yesterday I ordered one of these,
>
> https://shop.pimoroni.com/products/fan-shim?variant=29210095812691¤cy=GBP&utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=google+shopping&gclid=EAIaIQobChMI-uy276m54wIVx7HtCh1IxwM7EAQYASABEgKOWvD_BwE
>
That seems quite effective.
I think 80 degrees is the temperature at which throttling kicks in to
control the temperature. Did you notice any effect on LMS - was it any
less snappy?
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With the foil wedged so that it's making good contact with the enclosure
the performance is a couple of degrees worse than the 'free air'
example, but I think a few more folds of foil, some thermal compound,
and the 10mm aluminium front panel should all help to claw a bit back.
I'm quite happy t
My improvised thermal bridge - a few folds of aluminium foil wedged
between the fins of the small heatsink. The foil doesn't grip very
well, so it's held in place with clear tape, but if I go ahead with this
then a bit of thermal paste should do the job:
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Man in a van wrote:
>
> and got 82.0 C :rolleyes:
>
Presumably it was throttling at that stage, or was it just a quick
temperature spike?
I keep reading that a heatsink or fan is not needed for the safety of
the RPi, because the throttling is the failsafe. My impression is that
pCP running
Man in a van wrote:
>
>
> There are quite a few reasonably priced solutions appearing already and
> more, no doubt, to come.:)
I suspect you're right - there'll be more of that type of solution in no
time. I think I'll work on making space for such a solution. I'm sure
those fans are quiet,
That's interesting if the board is part of the thermal design. If the
heat is intended to reach the mounting holes, then brass stand-offs
should help to pull that heat away. Another option is to use longer
stand-offs and make the 'hat' connection via a short ribbon cable.
That'll create a bit
Jeff07971 wrote:
> Connect the CPU of the Pi4 to the heatsinks, That'll warm them up :D :D
> :D
Indeed it might!
I have the Pi mounted to the front panel via my button PCB: the button
PCB mounts to the chassis front panel, and the Pi mounts behind this PCB
via the GPIO pins, hat-style. I curr
I've been running the pCP6 beta on a 4GB 4B inside my amplifier
enclosure. Some first impressions on the heat issues:
Running LMS and Squeezelite seem to provide only a very light load to
the 4B. CPU temperature seems to be dominated by the ambient
temperature and limited airflow inside my amp
Yep, there's a lot of it about. It shouldn't be a reflection on either
of you. Remember the old saying: "Men marry women with the hope they
will never change. Women marry men with the hope they will change.
Invariably they are both disappointed."
Good luck.
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Over the years I've found that each change to my system re-energises my
appreciation of music. Getting my first SB3 was such an event, probably
the most significant over the long term, but adding my home-built
speakers made a step-change in the sound, which set me off exploring my
collection aga
Some more numbers for comparison.
My RPi 4 4GB arrived yesterday, so I've had a play with it this evening.
I've done a direct comparison against a 3B+. I installed stretch-lite
on the 3B+ and buster-lite on the 4. I did a bare minimum install of
LMS 7.9.2, with only the default plugins. I use
bpa wrote:
> Which is why the replacement will have a "new" strategy for Sounds.
This is a characteristic of many organisations:
1. Only ambitious people go after the 'top' jobs
2. Ambitious people need to leave a mark, get noticed, and move on,
therefore
3. Ambitious people never walk into a j
He's there under 'B' I'm afraid - no way that I can see to change that
behaviour.
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I transferred my entire music library to my phone - I didn't realise I
had so much space! That's a result of finally giving up on iTunes when
I first got this phone - there's been no music on it all since then, and
I've relied on Spotify.
I'm really liking 'Neutron Music Player'
(https://itunes
Paul Webster wrote:
> I read elsewhere that JetAudio supports reading .cue on Android. Maybe
> the iOS version has matching feature.
It looked promising until I got down to the end of the description:
> (*) FLAC, OGG, MPC, TTA, WV, APE, OPUS formats are supported in
> FolderBrowser mode only.
Thanks
Yeah, Foobar2000 looks good, but doesn't appear to support cue files.
I'd prefer not to have to split my OGG files, but it's an option.
Currently I simply convert my whole album FLACs to whole album OGGs, and
edit the cue file to match the new file extension, but if splitting the
FLAC i
Having recently developed a method a to 'maintain a compressed copy of
my music library'
(https://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?110496-How-can-I-maintain-a-compressed-copy-of-my-music-folder),
I now realise that there's enough space on my iPhone to carry a good
chunk, if not all, of this
Hi Steve
Bottom left of the LMS page, switch to the 'Beta' tab.
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amey01 wrote:
> The only part I disagree with is the use of the word "still"? What do
> you mean still?
>
'Still' as in 'even if you don't rely on a local library'. I agree -
it's been the most capable and versatile system for years.
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RonM wrote:
>
> If my SB devices (Transporter, Touch 1, Touch 2 in storage, Radio 1,
> Radio 2 in storage, Booms 1 and 2, Boom 3 in storage, Duets in storage
> as backups) toasted, or maybe even if they don't, I think I'd probably
> go to the streaming services, and get out more to live music. N
Dogberry2 wrote:
> But what's the word on Pi-based players and synchronization?
The word is "flawless" :)
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drmatt wrote:
> There is no standard class D amp in a boom, there's actually four
> separate amps being fed off a custom programmed DSP chip so it would be
> a project and a half to make use of anything other than the speakers and
> the box they sit in, unfortunately.
Ah yes, I remember that fro
TomAmes wrote:
>
> I will now re-focus my anxiety onto the Boom in the kitchen that has
> been doing yeoman's work for several years now and is still chugging
> along without complaint.
Haha - 're-focus my anxiety', I like it.
I've had similar thoughts. For me the primary attraction of the Bo
I've recently been exploring RPi and Joggler options. I have a Pi3 with
a cheap digital output board so that I can output to my DAC - I haven't
bothered with a case for it, so as noted above it's a bit of an ugly
mess, but when it's hidden in a cabinet it's immaterial. I did
experiment with movi
Mnyb wrote:
> There is a difference between raspi solutions and buy of the shelf :)
True - a Pi based player isn't for everyone. I guess an off-the-shelf
easily configurable device would have a place.
I completely agree with the OP - I still feel bitter at Logitech's
mishandling of the produc
Mnyb wrote:
> An updated Touch 2 and a new reciever 2 and boom 2
A Boom 2 definitely - not so sure about the others as there are easy
ways to make your own Receiver-equivalent these days, and with the
various phone-based controllers I think the touchscreen in the Touch is
becoming a little redun
Mnyb wrote:
> The whole point with a power only led is that it is not software
> dependent , if it where software dependent it would provide no info
> about what's dead supply or device ?
Agreed. Some things need to function independently of the software. I
dislike software-controlled power bu
reinholdk wrote:
> I also don't like the cassette logo too much, but I must admit that it
> makes a very recognizable logo, even without text. If we could find
> another item instead of the cassette...
If the logo was based on a number of images like the stylised cassette,
but including, say, CD
aubuti wrote:
> One of my Duet Controllers lives about 15cm (6 inches) from my fairly
> newish GE microwave, and never has a hiccup. But it's also moving a lot
> less data than a regular player, so maybe that's the difference, or at
> least part of it. But my extra access point that is in constan
aubuti wrote:
> And speaking of oddities, you may want to think about replacing that
> microwave, because it shouldn't be giving off so much interference as to
> bring down your wifi.
I think that depends on the proximity of the Squeezebox to the
microwave. I have a fairly newish Panasonic micr
JohnSwenson wrote:
> For Phase one we need some developers and some users. We need people who
> do NOT think like developers to actually use it day in day out, in
> various different ways and report on how it's doing. Bring up issues,
> offer suggestions for improvements etc.
>
> The prime requ
Are we sure enough yet that the Wandboard will be the basis for Gen1?
I'm interested in ordering one now, to maybe have a play in the
background with the work-in-progress software images, and to make sure
I'm ready to go when Gen1 starts shipping. If there are still some
potential 'gotchas' thou
cliveb wrote:
> I can only speak for myself, but as the person who (I believe) first
> requested balanced outputs, here are my thoughts. I don't want to use an
> external DAC, simply because John has told us that the DAC he's going to
> provide will be very special. (Had he not made this claim I
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Chunkywizard wrote:
> Best so far IMHO
>
> CW
Well, it does have the virtue of not attempting to explain all its
functions in the name (and it's not Vuvuzela!), but Phoenix is a very
popular name. There are at least a couple of Phoenix Audio companies
out there already.
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JohnSwenson wrote:
> I have a $1200 DAC at home from a company known for very good sound at
> reasonable cost, this new output is probably going to sound
> significantly better. That is the level I am aiming at and I think it's
> quite acahievable at a very low cost.
John, a couple of feature en
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+1 for the Harmonium, Accordion theme.
OK, so Accordion was mine (but Harmonium wasn't), but if I don't cheat a
bit we're likely to end up with something with 'Open' in the name, or,
heaven forbid, Vuvuzela!
While I'm at it, how about SB4, SB5 etc? Do you think Logitech have
trademarked the gen
cliveb wrote:
> I'm not suggesting this for GEN0.5, possibly not even for GEN1.0, but
> please would you consider adding balanced analogue output at some point?
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JohnSwenson wrote:
>
> Does anybody have any changes they would like to make to this, either
> goals or hardware?
>
John
This all sounds very promising - a series of pragmatic steps to get us
to an actual product. I'm not really qualified to suggest changes for
Gen0.5, since this is clearly
d6jg wrote:
> Read the specs here
> http://www.sonos.com/shop/products/playbar
> It will stream music via wi fi like any other Sonos and is also designed
> to upgrade the audio of an HD TV via an optical cable.
> The blurb then goes on to say that with the one connection to the TV it
> will play
chill wrote:
> I think I'll keep looking for somewhere that might sell me fewer than
> 25.
Farnell to the rescue:
http://uk.farnell.com/jsp/search/productdetail.jsp?sku=1973309
They'll allow me to order a single capacitor, and it looks like shipping
is free. At 21p each I thi
slartibartfast wrote:
> If it is Panasonic look at this data sheet
> http://industrial.panasonic.com/www-data/pdf/ABA/ABACE3.pdf
> HA seems to be the series and C the voltage. In this case 16V.
That's brilliant - thanks Slartibartfast.
I couldn't see a manufacturer name or ID on the ca
I'm hoping someone out there will be able to help me identify a part so
that I can repair the VFD in an old SB2. One of the aluminium
capacitors has snapped off the board, and being a surface mount
component it's physically broken and I need to get a replacement. In
the attached photo, it's part
epoch1970 wrote:
> +1 for Vuvuzela :D
-1 for Vuvuzela :D
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How about a name that's related to Squeezebox, without running into
trademark problems. How about 'Accordion'?
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erland wrote:
> Maybe a transparent box so we can see the board, something similar to
> this Raspberry Pi case:
> http://www.adafruit.com/blog/2012/05/29/raspberry-pi-case-preview/
> (In this case I want the circuit board personally signed by John since I
> will be able to view the signature thro
JohnSwenson wrote:
> A couple thoughts: why would anybody want this board?
> It has audio specific stuff on it you won't find on other general
> purpose computer boards, specifically an analog DAC output that is
> significantly better than what is on the Touch, you would have to get at
> least a
JohnSwenson wrote:
> How does that sound, any thoughts?
I hesitate to ask, but particularly in light of the self-contained wifi,
is there likely to be room on the processor to run LMS too?
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bpa wrote:
> Divest only for remote - discontinue other lines.
Ah yes, you're right. Still, if UE gets the chop, their objections to
passing on the rights to Squeezebox might no longer apply. I understand
that previous approaches for the Squeezebox rights have been turned
away, and it seems li
tamanaco wrote:
> I wonder what this will mean for the Squeezebox/UE line
>
> http://news.cnet.com/8301-1001_3-57565558-92/logitech-to-unload-harmony-line-after-disappointing-quarter/
"Divest" - interesting word. Presumably they're planning to sell the
Harmony remotes product line. Could this
JohnSwenson wrote:
> Hi guys,
> I want in on this!
Great news - I can't have been the only one to think "this sounds like a
job for John Swenson" when Dustin posted his original suggestion :). A
version of the Duet Receiver, with a web interface and the option of a
top quality DAC, seems like a
PMusic wrote:
> Fine, I made the script which runs fine on ML, however how can I make
> the script to be launched automatically when starting the Mac? (The Mac
> is headless, so I need to launch a VNC to connect on it)
You can set apps to run automatically when a user logs in. Not sure
about sc
This is excellent news. This is what I love about the Squeezebox
community - despite the demise of the official product, or maybe because
of it, the various community efforts (e.g. iPeng/Sqeezepad etc,
Squeezelite, RPi and now the VAMP) are already making my spare Touch
look redundant. Maybe I s
SuperQ wrote:
> The squeezebox boom audio quality is very good.
Agreed - exceptionally good for a product of this type, in my
experience. It also has built-in bass and treble controls, allowing you
tweak the sound according to placement and personal preference.
Many on this forum speak of the
Has anyone yet attempted the manual downgrade approach on a Smart Radio,
i.e. one that was purchased as such and not one that started life as a
Squeezebox Radio? If such a downgrade (or depending on your point of
view, 'upgrade') is possible then we'd at least have a source of
replacement hardware
ralphy wrote:
> New version ' r158 available on googlecode'
> (http://squeezeslave.googlecode.com/files/SqueezePlay-7.8.0r158.dmg)
> which automatically uses the default sound device from system
> preferences, if both the USEPADEVICE and USEPAHOSTAPI environment
> variables are NOT set. See post
CharlieG wrote:
> It seems I am on my own island of one person who thinks the new layout
> is better :-)
> Maybe because I like the lyrics plugin and have been using iPeng HD on
> my iPad (which already had this 3 screen layout) for some time now.
Charlie, you're not alone. I like the layout
garym wrote:
> http://www.kissthisguy.com/
Cool :)
This is the same mistake that one of my school friends once made :
http://www.kissthisguy.com/1337misheard.htm
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bhaagensen wrote:
> Edit: Am I so rare in not being able to extract the lyrics from the
> vocals? Native english-speaking folks, of course, have it easier, but
> still?
Not at all! Native English speaker here - I still mumble past some
tricky lyrics in songs I've been singing along to for y
Usage question/feature request:
Is there a way to get one of the apps in 'My Apps' to show on the menu
bar? I can get the whole 'My Apps' menu item to show, but I'd like to
put Triode's Spotify app there.
Thanks
Chris
ch
Pippin
This is a nice update. I'm using an iPhone 4, still on iOS 5.1.1, and
so far I haven't seen any problems. I particularly like the lyrics page
- something I've missed on the iPhone version since seeing it on an
iPad. I'm sure I'll eventually train my brain not to try and swipe to
the oth
pippin wrote:
> Don't hold your breath, I don't believe this is going to come this
> year.
> Released now, they would have no software for it and as opposed to
> Google, Apple usually doesn't do stupid things like that.
I know we should never read too much into the rumours, but leaked parts
for
pippin wrote:
> Don't hold your breath, I don't believe this is going to come this
> year.
> Released now, they would have no software for it and as opposed to
> Google, Apple usually doesn't do stupid things like that.
Spoilsport.
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pippin wrote:
> I've written a pretty long article on the new audio capabilities here:
>
> http://penguinlovesmusic.de/2012/08/14/ipeng-goes-audiophile/
>
I've just taken a look at your blog post. I had somehow missed the
improved syncing that came with the previous release. This is truly a
If you've only got a few favourites, you could add them all one-by-one
to the currently playing list of tracks, then save the resulting list as
a playlist. If you've got iPeng, there's a convenient option to 'Play
all' when you're viewing your favourites. This would get them all into
the current
plympton wrote:
> and syncing has never really been nailed with SqueezeOS devices
Yeah, that statement puzzled me too. I have a couple of Radios, a
Touch, a Boom and an SB3, and have subsets of them synced all the time.
They work fine. One of the Radios regularly gets moved from the
bedroom,
I'm missing a feature on the mobile skin. I usually access the forum
via the New Posts page, and whereas the full site shows clearly which
threads have been updated ("The threads below have not been updated
since your last visit but still contain unread posts."), there doesn't
seem to be a simila
Bytec wrote:
> Mobile site should make some CSS changes:
> - remove the hover effect;
> - remove text-shadow property.
> This way mobile site will be more lightweight ro render giving better
> user experience.
On my phone (iPhone4, iOS 5.1) I would agree that there seems to be
something going on
pippin wrote:
> I find the tooltips useful.
> This forum (not only since the new skin was introduced) is full of icons
> I rarely use and have some obscure meaning, the tooltips are needed.
> Just my 2cts.
Fair enough - it'd be boring if we were all the same. So any chance of
a user profile set
I have no issues with the new look and feel, apart from a couple that
were also issues with the previous version. Since this thread is about
making suggestions, I'll raise them anyway.
1) The icon that takes you to the first new post is too small. It was
small with the old version, but it's eve
garym wrote:
> agree. but you can get there by clicking on the icon at upper right
> (left icon of the two). Then on this page scroll down and click what's
> new. Agree that having a single "new posts" icon would be better.
Gary
Thanks for that - I hadn't spotted that. That upper right icon p
JohnSwenson wrote:
> The mobile phone skin is very nice, its much easier to use.
>
> John S.
Agreed - but I'm missing the 'New Posts' option. That's generally how I
keep track of these forums - would be nice to have a shortcut to New
Posts on the mobile skin.
where to get them in the UK. There seem to be a few Rocketfish
receivers on eBay, but they don't seem to include the sender.
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's speaker terminals are that the amp's volume and delay adjustments
would operate as normal.
Does such a product exist, and if not, how else can I do it?
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point in adding another one to your setup. One of the
above mentioned converters might be better if that's case.
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nce they get the hang of it, and
perhaps discover this forum, you may find them implementing parental
controls on YOUR radio.
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power amp
and speakers. Without a doubt though, the stand-out feature for me is
the ability to have the whole house blasting out the same music in
perfect synch. It still makes me smile when my kids tell me to turn my
music down. In my day it was the other way round!
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nt with different 'resume'
settings.
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now it's not my imagination - the Radio is
definitely coming on in synch with my other players, irrespective of
the power synch settings.
Chris
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n of that setting in
the Radio's own menus, but maybe it's a server-only setting.
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turning on the Touch from its touch screen I
think I can let iPeng off the hook.
Has anyone else seen this behaviour?
Setup:
LMS 7.7.0 (although this was happening in 7.5.something too)
OS X 10.6.8 on a Mac Mini
All players connected wirelessly to an Airport Extreme router, server
wired
iPeng 1.4
p as new or
changed, so a quick database rescan doesn't look at it again to parse
the CUE file correctly.
So provided I don't browse my Music Folder to the new files before
doing a 'new and changed' scan,
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