Here are a few other posts on the topic
http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=42484
http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=26882
http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=19575
Note that ARTISTSORT will only be used for sorting not display.
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The pattern is surname, e.g Otis *R*edding is in the R's for Redding.
Use some tagging software like mp3tag (http://www.mp3tag.de/en) and I
suspect you'll find these files have "ARTISTSORT" tags as well as
ARTIST.
ARTIST=Otis Redding
ARTISTSORT=Redding, Otis
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I am missing them (I especially like to see it when I've cued up
multi-disc albums: I want to see where the second disc starts).
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to make up your own tagging system then you can't expect
> applications to play along.On this topic I have no strong views on the use of
> the COMPILATION tag
per se. For me it is simply a tool to get SC7 to display the albums and
artists th
sets
where one disc contains only a single artist, so it's a bit of an
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n't test this
theory, the fact that the first disc *only* featured Billy Bragg track
artists I suspect that without a COMPILATION flag set they wouldn't
have been grouped together. Could be wrong there though.
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have tagged this as a compilation album more because it has these
additional track artists than because I'm in the habit of tagging best
ofs as compilation (that's a whole other debate...)
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Or, rather painfully, burn the iTunes tracks to CD and re-rip the CD.
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It's also worth checking the COMPILATION flag for all the tracks in the
album. They should all be the same and ideally set to 1.
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You should not have any problems. The SB will get its IP address from
the router's DHCP server and keep that. Holding the left arrow on the
remote will allow you to switch between music servers, leaving the SB
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It will not play DRM protected files. If you have the iTunes+ DRM-free
files you will be ok. Regular iTunes files will not work.
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it is
not being used for album grouping. There are some bug reports that seem
related to this:
http://bugs.slimdevices.com/show_bug.cgi?id=6490
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This thread, http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=41235, has a
long discussion about the merits of various approaches to ff/rew, but
includes a detailed description of current functionality.
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gwnzen;280003 Wrote:
> Can they act as universal remote control?No. The SqueezeBox Controller (SBC),
> formerly known as Jive, it designed
as a dedicated SqueezeBox remote.
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You read my mind: I was just wondering the same thing. Ideally I'd like
to be able to display disc number (if present) as well.
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Have a look at erland's TrackStat and DynamicPlaylist plugins, which
will sychronise with iTunes:
http://wiki.erland.homeip.net/index.php/Category:SlimServer_Plugins
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gorman;279540 Wrote:
> What I don't understand is why it actually manages to screw up the
> synching as well as the gaplessness. At least, this has been my recent
> experience with Mike Oldfield albums...Gaplessness. That's a state I aspire
Saw that. Not exactly the most detailed review ;) but at least Molly did
like it (although she took issue with the name "Squeezebox").
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Also, SB will support non-DRM m4a I believe, but MusicIP does not (on
linux at least, not sure about other OSes).
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I could never hear any deficiency and now I know why.
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issing out on a bit of volume of course :))
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Posted before I saw Robin's reply: sounds like I was wrong about bits if
the volume adjustment is done in the digital domain, but I still
struggle to see the problem here.
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seem to apply. Maybe someone with more technical knowledge needs to
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SB3 via the stereo
(although I am considering powered speakers for the SBR). Maybe I *am*
silly, but I still don't think you've explained why controlling volume
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willyhoops: can you explain what the fundamental problem with volume
control is, other than that it is "not cool anymore"? I have read
elsewhere that it is advisable to have full volume on the digital out,
but what's the problem for the analog out
speakers etc. and they are going to
> use a volume button if you give it to them like silly smc2911. it's just
> a totally stupid idea - hifi equipment is desiged to certain specs and
> 100% output on your player is supposed to be 6 votls. if no one here
> gets it and no one at l
finding the remote (e.g. if the
phone rang). Now, however, I rarely use the Harmony for music given the
power of the SBC and so having the SBC able to control volume is a
feature I wouldn't want to lose.
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> I'd love to see 2 implemented, in
addition to retaining the current FF/REW functionality (or some variant
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r rather than having to disconnect
and connect to SqueezeNetwork. Also various preferences are
synchronised between your local SqueezeCenter and SqueezeNetwork.
4. SqueezeBox Controller (the new remote with a screen).
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His suggestion of a Bose SoundDock as a better alternative to the Duet
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Ouch! One of the cnet reviews is quoting the forums as ammunition for
Sonos against the Duet...http://tinyurl.com/2cajko
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ng a look at some logs from SqueezeCenter. Maybe some preference
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who is who months later when I want to
> clean up the list) would be a huge hassle.I do a similar thing: the key is on
> a USB key that lives in a draw under
the TV. Friends and family know where to find it. This has the advantage
of allowing a cut & past
Indeed. Security Now is a great podcast. In a recent episode, Steve
tossed around the figure of 20 characters as a minimum for good WPA
security if you are compromising security for convenience of data
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m (uses the
album tag but relative volume of tracks from the same album is
maintained) or "smart" which will guess whether you are playing
individual tracks (and use track gain) or tracks from an album if there
are a number
Typed too slowly (or wrote too much) and was pipped at the post there!
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That's not a bad idea. Also, if Logitech were planning any promotions in
local stores, they could let the community know who could attend to show
off enhanced features (plugins etc).
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or ideas to further extend the effectiveness of this extremely
knowledgable user community.
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ch/SD are clearly aware of these
issues and are working hard to close the gap while retaining the
benefits of flexibility that their system provides.
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ld send the signal that the product is just too
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it without it being in the remote?
The battery is easily removable and is a mobile-phone type battery,
although it is a custom-job so, although replaceable, it would have to
be ordered from Logitech.
The only way to charge is to pop the rem
frustrated. Still, that thread eventually
petered out of its own accord and did not need to be closed.
While posts can be edited (too late for those on mailing lists of
course), is there any way that thread initiators could edit thread
titles?
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Is this happening for all multi-disc CDs or only those with Various
Artists? If the latter, what settings have you got for
grouping/ungrouping compilations?
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Khuli;268798 Wrote:
> I thought all engineers used metric these days ;)Only for Mars
> missions...no wait...
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peejay;268761 Wrote:
> Furthermore, I think we should ban the use of the word
> 'proselytize'.
> :-)That'll be me. Sorry. Can I use "evangelize"?
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mudlark;268565 Wrote:
> PS SMC2911 - Thanks for the incite into the workings of the mind of a
> loud poster, If it's any consolation the price of gear in the Uk is
> without exception higher than one would expect when comparing prices
> from either Europe or the States.Perhaps
d it out (a good answer would be that
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system, which version of SlimServer/SqueezeCenter you are running, etc?
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ir own game, while still keeping the
rest of us happy. It would certainly expand the market for my
evangelism!
Now this may, of course, be in the works already as Logitech/SD (quite
sensibly) will not comment about future products in the
ful pointers to cheaper re-sellers, although in an
ideal world I would have preferred to deal directly with Logitech.
So, I hope that provides some insight into the thinking of one of the
trouble-makers.
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dy tags, eg for multi-disc sets) -> MusicIP on linux (scan
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much). Wifi problems are very frustrating, but
the SlimDevices developers have put a lot of work into dealing with as
many different routers as possible.
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Are you using WEP or WPA?
I know I'm just posing questions not providing answers, but when I
first got my SB a couple of years ago, I had wireless problems, changed
my router an it's been smooth sailing ever since.
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doesn't
mean that they need to ignore those of us who are happy to tweak our
server set-up. We can still do what we like even if they do decide to
offer a more shrink-wrapped solution for the more
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sten to Rhapsody.
So, I agree with the OP that there is an opportunity out there for
Logitech, although it's to tap people who aren't like me. I'm happy
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> Why can't the "experts" make it work as advertised?As far as I'm aware it
> doesn't say anywhere that temporary playlists
will be saved (unless you explicitly press Save), so I have never
expected it to behave other than the way it doe
g
playlist and then it will be visible under Playlists and you can use it
as many times as you like. Also, you can fire up a Playlist, add to it
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> This must be a pandemic!
> I am also in Sydney and my Squeezebox (v3) just died yesterday (8th Feb
> 2008). It was two years and one month old.Mine's approaching that venerable
> age, so I'm crossing my
Did that message come from Slacker or does it mean that SqueezeNetwork
is going to start IP address filtering?
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that is their prerogative.
Anyway, I promise I will now stop flogging this very dead horse.
P.S. kdf as noted in an earlier post, the Logitech Australia website
provides no contact details (ph
My sentiments exactly.
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influence on pricing, he should have just said that rather than trying
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their products on their Australian site at significant premium not only
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Duet doing well
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the power supply in each country? I suppose what
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have given me a few options to try. I'll report back once
I get something set up.
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better Jive and SBR reception) will probably have to
be Homeplug or wireless with a new router/AP near the SB3.
Thanks again for the feedback everyone!
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Excellent. Thanks for the tips.
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econd wireless AP rather than a
second wireless router, it would obviously have a different SSID, but
would it be on the same sub-net as the primary router?
I'm assuming this is the set-up:
PCs, Homeplug1 -> (LAN) [Wireless Router] (WAN) -> Modem
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Homeplug2
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Will the SB/SBR have any trouble seeing the SC on my upstairs server
this way as it will be on a different subnet?
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Seems to be working fine now. Thanks!
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I've recently been experiencing the same problem. Somtimes I also get
the message "Unable to retrieve next track". Pandora and Rhapsody are
working and Slacker worked well until recently.
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> Yea I know ...SC7 beta , bla bla bla.
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> [snip]
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> btw ...erm my language? - get over it.
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does support is scrobbling, so that once you enter your lastFM
details into SC7 the music you play will be recorded to your lastFM
charts. If you enter your details into SqueezeNetwork (beta) as well
then the music you play on Rhapsody, Slacker, etc will also be
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andyg;261840 Wrote:
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> know anything else about it.Maybe it will be available for last.fm subsribers.
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> the Apple eco-system and Apple tend not to play nice
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squeeze (ss) on the PC and sync that with your SB.
Some people report that the syncing between ss and SB has more of a
tendency to have small timing differences than between two or more SBs,
but I haven't tried it for a while. Don't know whether synching works on
Sque
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my SB in between. Now it is scrobbling and displays older timestamps on
last.fm. It is possible that this only occurs when I've been listening
to Music Services and is something to do with the "E" flag. I wil
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I think you'll be laughing: it should run fine. You might find that the
initial scanning of your music library will be slower than on on a
higher spec machine, but once that's done I think you'll be good to go
Have you tried increasing the radio buffer and timeout times (Settings >
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Thanks. I suspect I'll be trying it myself very soon...
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One thing I've been wondering about (apologies if it's been covered
elsewhere) is how do you enter a wireless key for the SBR?
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Personally, I've been giving Rhapsody quite a workout lately (including
plenty of whole albums, queued up one after the other) and I have had
no problems at all. I do sometimes have drop-outs with last.fm, but I'm
yet to experience that with Rhapsody.
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I'm also a long-time user of James's excellent plugin, but "true"
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Thanks guys. Made use of it already!
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Out of curiosity, how are you producing these screenshots? Photographing
the Jive, or something trickier?
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for which there was no artwork on mp3tunes.
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