Re: [slim] Album Sorting - Confusion, Flaws, and an unclear path forward

2008-11-21 Thread snarlydwarf
Various Artists or Soundtracks - That would explain most of my problems. Well, yes, that would. ARTISTSORT is tied to ARTIST. It says, for this artist, sort them as this... it applies to the ARTIST, not the TRACK. -- snarlydwarf

Re: [slim] Album Sorting - Confusion, Flaws, and an unclear path forward

2008-11-21 Thread snarlydwarf
Orchestra; instead I want to group/sort all recordings by Ludwig van Beethoven. Is there any feature of SqueezeCenter that allows classical music to sort on COMPOSER and modern music to sort on ARTIST? I believe Erland's Custom Browse plugin can be tweaked to do this. -- snarlydwarf

Re: [slim] What is the origin or meaning of your user name?

2008-11-20 Thread snarlydwarf
.) And since I usually played Dwarves in MUDs at the time, I named my online persona after her. -- snarlydwarf snarlydwarf's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1179 View this thread: http

Re: [slim] Future of SB3 ?

2008-11-12 Thread snarlydwarf
of the display for weather and time is a significant feature for me. It's also quite stable. Very true. Perhaps falling prices in Europe have something to do with the state of the dollar and Logitech getting their distribution for Europe into gear. -- snarlydwarf

Re: [slim] Future of SB3 ?

2008-11-12 Thread snarlydwarf
in prices for SBs! -- snarlydwarf snarlydwarf's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1179 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=54974

Re: [slim] Political BS

2008-11-10 Thread snarlydwarf
a lot in common with my political beliefs. I don't see a problem with it. -- snarlydwarf snarlydwarf's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1179 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com

Re: [slim] What an election.

2008-11-07 Thread snarlydwarf
consumers to smack their doctor for prescribing non-generics when generics are available.. did you know doctors get kickbacks on the prescriptions they write?) Bah, time to crank up the music. And, you kids, get off my lawn. -- snarlydwarf

Re: [slim] What an election.

2008-11-07 Thread snarlydwarf
Goodsounds;357596 Wrote: Exactly to my point - markets are most affected by actions in the market, not by governmental actions or policies. Oh, I dunno, -bad- government policies typically have an effect. -- snarlydwarf

Re: [slim] Complete frustration

2008-11-07 Thread snarlydwarf
So is this the Debian packaged version,, or the one from the Slim repository? The Slim version does not have a Debian theme. -- snarlydwarf snarlydwarf's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1179 View

Re: [slim] Squeezecenter won't play songs

2008-11-02 Thread snarlydwarf
What player? If you have a SB type remote (ie, with a numeric keypad) and an SB2/Classic/3/Transporter/Boom (ie, nonduet), unplug the player and hold the 1 button down on the remote as it powers up. You should see a brief message about resetting the Xilinx. -- snarlydwarf

Re: [slim] managing playlists

2008-10-27 Thread snarlydwarf
on SC7, just to the left of Delete.) That said, I personally don't use any playlists: I swear by Erland's plugins like Dynamic Playlist and Trackstat to make playlists on the fly. -- snarlydwarf snarlydwarf's Profile: http

Re: [slim] Squeezebox versus PC

2008-10-17 Thread snarlydwarf
... it doesn't have the portability either: in that I don't have to move -anything- to make my music follow me around the house. True portability is constant availability, not dragging equipment everywhere. -- snarlydwarf

Re: [slim] Development community less active?

2008-10-17 Thread snarlydwarf
or could it be that some of the 'community' developers have been hired by Logitech? -- snarlydwarf snarlydwarf's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1179 View this thread: http

Re: [slim] Just curious: when/why did you get your first Slim/Logitech player?

2008-10-16 Thread snarlydwarf
... but she accepts the SB as an alarm clock and loves Pandora. -- snarlydwarf snarlydwarf's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1179 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=53831

Re: [slim] Incorrect Duration vs. Actual File Size

2008-09-30 Thread snarlydwarf
rip (from a cd that has since started disintegrating) that had wrong variable bitrate headers from an old version of LAME. Google for something like 'mp3 header fix' probably. -- snarlydwarf snarlydwarf's Profile: http

Re: [slim] Big libraries?

2008-09-25 Thread snarlydwarf
volpone;344157 Wrote: Hi Snarlydwarf, Could you elaborate a little bit on the specs of semi-modern machine (I'm Linux oriented). Then your specs needed are going to be much lower than a Windows machine. (Especially if you run headless... killing X off saves a ton of RAM.) My machine

Re: [slim] :-( Blinking purple light

2008-09-23 Thread snarlydwarf
the wireless card fixed the problem. You need a T-4 (i think) driver, which is a couple bucks at any decent hardware store. -- snarlydwarf snarlydwarf's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1179 View this thread

Re: [slim] The Microwave effect

2008-09-05 Thread snarlydwarf
. So maybe rust-red glaze on theme. -- snarlydwarf snarlydwarf's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1179 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=52027

Re: [slim] Changes to SqueezeNetwork???

2008-08-01 Thread snarlydwarf
. -- snarlydwarf snarlydwarf's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1179 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=50531 ___ discuss mailing

Re: [slim] Duet eccentricities: Firmware update and configuration. Why??

2008-07-25 Thread snarlydwarf
lazy b) The SB3 wont do much when it wants new firmware, other than tell you it wants new firmware. So not like you can delay it. c) I am lazy. d) Did I mention I am lazy? Then you don't need any remote to update the SB3/etc. -- snarlydwarf

Re: [slim] Last.fm. Why do they allow Logitech to use their service with no ads?

2008-07-25 Thread snarlydwarf
is now owned by CBS. -- snarlydwarf snarlydwarf's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1179 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=50241

Re: [slim] Duet eccentricities: Firmware update and configuration. Why??

2008-07-25 Thread snarlydwarf
I don't notice when SC upgrades change firmware. Much nicer. -- snarlydwarf snarlydwarf's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1179 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=50225

Re: [slim] Musicgiants downloads misbehaving

2008-07-13 Thread snarlydwarf
services. We use Microsoft Windows Media Digital Rights Management software to make sure all the music you have is legal and protected. More information about Microsoft DRM is available on their website. In short, you need to use Windows Media Player to play them. -- snarlydwarf

Re: [slim] multiple disk albums

2008-07-09 Thread snarlydwarf
they must be different albums as a clue. This breaks when you have multidisc sets in different directories... so the override for that is to use TPOS to say this is disc 1, that one is disc 2... same album just different directories. -- snarlydwarf

Re: [slim] multiple disk albums

2008-07-08 Thread snarlydwarf
that, but it is probably the problem anyway. -- snarlydwarf snarlydwarf's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1179 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=49639

Re: [slim] feature request: file vs track calculator

2008-07-03 Thread snarlydwarf
annoying trick is the unescaping special characters, but that isn't really a problem in perl. -- snarlydwarf snarlydwarf's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1179 View this thread: http

Re: [slim] Setup IP or FQDN ?

2008-06-30 Thread snarlydwarf
local or Squeezenetwork. -- snarlydwarf snarlydwarf's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1179 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=49350

Re: [slim] Thread/Forum Read Marking Type

2008-06-30 Thread snarlydwarf
davep;316167 Wrote: What I would like is the ability to wipe the slate clean at any point and mark all posts as read so that next time I can start with genuine new posts and take it from there. Is this possible? Look under Quick Links. -- snarlydwarf

Re: [slim] Using Duet Controller only with all ethernet setup?

2008-06-28 Thread snarlydwarf
You will need either a wireless network or a SBReceiver. -- snarlydwarf snarlydwarf's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1179 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=49318

Re: [slim] Who to contact about bounces

2008-06-23 Thread snarlydwarf
would have gone to something-bounce. It doesnt mean your mail is bouncing, just that the list processor is correctly setting itself to process error messages instead of Fred (who really doesnt want to know if 200 people on a large mailing list have full mailboxes). -- snarlydwarf

Re: [slim] Second Duet Receiver

2008-06-23 Thread snarlydwarf
the ethernet connection is odd: have you tried swapping the two receivers? It could be either a bad ethernet card or bad wiring.. if it follows the cable, then its a wiring issue. -- snarlydwarf snarlydwarf's Profile: http

Re: [slim] Time for Slim Devices to get partnering up and licensing?

2008-06-18 Thread snarlydwarf
-music-drm-keys.html But, yeah, I agree other than that part. -- snarlydwarf snarlydwarf's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1179 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=48945

Re: [slim] Does a dedicated music server make a difference

2008-06-04 Thread snarlydwarf
... (Adjusting the Window size is also useful in the summer months: I find that a large window keeps my house cooler.) -- snarlydwarf snarlydwarf's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1179 View

Re: [slim] Duet - Possible to sync with computers running softsqueeze??

2008-06-04 Thread snarlydwarf
You also need to allow port 3483 through to your server. Slimproto pretty much handles everything (display, remote, etc) except for serving the music itself. -- snarlydwarf snarlydwarf's Profile: http

Re: [slim] How are artist names sorted?

2008-05-24 Thread snarlydwarf
this sort of anomaly in the how the artist is sorted? The TSOP (Text Sort Order Performer) is how ARTISTSORT is set on mp3. If you are using iTunes, it adds a few more. -- snarlydwarf snarlydwarf's Profile: http

Re: [slim] How are artist names sorted?

2008-05-24 Thread snarlydwarf
itm;304924 Wrote: I'm sorry but you've lost me (please excuse my ignorance) - I don't use iTunes, but how do I set the TSOP? Looked at http://wiki.slimdevices.com/index.php/Mp3tagGuide#Displaying_All_Tags_Present_In_the_File? -- snarlydwarf

Re: [slim] Need to clarify this before I buy the remote

2008-05-23 Thread snarlydwarf
pippin;304504 Wrote: Which is bad since you will need it to press and hold brightness for those firmware updates... ;-) Unless you cheat and just tell the SB to update without intervention. -- snarlydwarf

Re: [slim] How are artist names sorted?

2008-05-19 Thread snarlydwarf
integration or MusicIP, I think, if you use those. -- snarlydwarf snarlydwarf's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1179 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=47830

Re: [slim] Forums changed?

2008-05-13 Thread snarlydwarf
marked and will drop off your list until they get a new post. -- snarlydwarf snarlydwarf's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1179 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=47598

Re: [slim] Dedicated server solution?

2008-05-04 Thread snarlydwarf
for it. -- snarlydwarf snarlydwarf's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1179 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=47243

Re: [slim] Does SB3 send out ir while left in standby?

2008-04-26 Thread snarlydwarf
that. -- snarlydwarf snarlydwarf's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1179 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=46831 ___ discuss mailing list

Re: [slim] Squeezebox 2 vs 3

2008-04-22 Thread snarlydwarf
Yes. There is a filter on the SB3 that changes the color and will also end up reducing the light emission. -- snarlydwarf snarlydwarf's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1179 View this thread: http

Re: [slim] Scanner completes scan in 2 or 3 seconds

2008-04-21 Thread snarlydwarf
that wants to verify that that the MYD file isn't a worm, so it does a complete virus scan on it when it is open.. mysql does not like that.) -- snarlydwarf snarlydwarf's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php

Re: [slim] transcoding on for some players only?

2008-04-21 Thread snarlydwarf
Easiest way is to just bandwidth limit your work player. This will force it to transcode everything to mp3. Undo your changes on the other players. Slightly more complex: if you look in convert.conf, you can apply rules to any player. -- snarlydwarf

Re: [slim] Order of playing ntracks in an album - by track numbers or title names ?

2008-04-21 Thread snarlydwarf
If you are using Browse Music Folder, the order is alphabetical. Make your file names: 1-01 title for disc 1, track 1. If you are using Browse Albums (or New Music etc) then the order is by disc and then track. Have you set disc numbers? -- snarlydwarf

Re: [slim] Order of playing ntracks in an album - by track numbers or title names ?

2008-04-21 Thread snarlydwarf
track number at the beginning to solve the problem. There is a standard id3 tag: TPOS (for Part of Set). This is usually 1/2 2/2 etc. -- snarlydwarf snarlydwarf's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid

Re: [slim] Album Artist vs. Band (TPE2) tags

2008-04-17 Thread snarlydwarf
). Classical works should be tagged with the main performer (featured soloist perhaps) in TPE1 and the Orchestra in TPE2. For Completeness, conductor would be in TPE3. TPE2 or BAND is very useful on classical albums which often have similar titles. -- snarlydwarf

Re: [slim] Album Artist vs. Band (TPE2) tags

2008-04-17 Thread snarlydwarf
have no idea why it would pick up a few songs from the old library but it does. Playlists or CUE sheets that point to the old files? Or something like iTunes/MusicIP that point to the old ones? -- snarlydwarf

Re: [slim] Hard limit on amount of players?

2008-04-16 Thread snarlydwarf
.. There is no hard limit. -- snarlydwarf snarlydwarf's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1179 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=46372

Re: [slim] Duet not working well at all? Is it possible this product doesnt work?

2008-04-15 Thread snarlydwarf
.. and try to move as far away as you can. (Channels actually overlap, so if your neighbor is using channel 6, which is often the default on routers, moving to 4 will be less signal from him, but it will still see some.) -- snarlydwarf

Re: [slim] Squeezebox integration with Duet

2008-04-15 Thread snarlydwarf
Not really: just choose the player from the menu on the remote and you're done. -- snarlydwarf snarlydwarf's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1179 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com

Re: [slim] Album Artist vs. Band (TPE2) tags

2008-04-15 Thread snarlydwarf
be to integrate more tags, ala CustomScan/CustomBrowse to allow even more complex setups.) -- snarlydwarf snarlydwarf's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1179 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com

Re: [slim] Album Artist vs. Band (TPE2) tags

2008-04-15 Thread snarlydwarf
. It is easy for me to believe because the proper place to do that is in the scanner when the db is built (specifically in MP3.pm). That section of code is used only for display, and well after the DB has been loaded. -- snarlydwarf

Re: [slim] Album Artist vs. Band (TPE2) tags

2008-04-14 Thread snarlydwarf
half baked. As I said, check how it's done in incremental backup programs. That depends on the program. It can be last-modified-time, size, md4 or some other hash. Computing md4 on every file would be rather time consuming for a fast scan: it should not be the default. -- snarlydwarf

Re: [slim] Album Artist vs. Band (TPE2) tags

2008-04-14 Thread snarlydwarf
. -- snarlydwarf snarlydwarf's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1179 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=46093 ___ discuss mailing list

Re: [slim] Album Artist vs. Band (TPE2) tags

2008-04-14 Thread snarlydwarf
... But we keep going around in circles when you say I am setting album artist when really you are not (at least according to id3 specs and SC). -- snarlydwarf snarlydwarf's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid

Re: [slim] Album Artist vs. Band (TPE2) tags

2008-04-13 Thread snarlydwarf
. In fact, in many if not most cases (unless you write a ton of tags, such as with Picard and all the MB tags), the file size won't change due to padding. -- snarlydwarf snarlydwarf's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com

Re: [slim] SC7.0 broken ? mysql issue ?

2008-04-12 Thread snarlydwarf
, it appears that the _safe script is ending, mysql has exited.. but SC is still running and complaining about mysql vanishing underneat it. For some reason it isnt seeing the shutdown. -- snarlydwarf snarlydwarf's Profile

Re: [slim] Album Artist vs. Band (TPE2) tags

2008-04-11 Thread snarlydwarf
tags at all. -- snarlydwarf snarlydwarf's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1179 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=46093

Re: [slim] Album Artist vs. Band (TPE2) tags

2008-04-11 Thread snarlydwarf
to BAND. Not TPE2. Hence why calling it TPE2 in the help is wrong: it isn't. That is only for MP3, and the checkbox affects -all- formats. -- snarlydwarf snarlydwarf's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php

Re: [slim] Album Artist vs. Band (TPE2) tags

2008-04-11 Thread snarlydwarf
up my 'browse artist' with a bunch of bands I have no other tracks from. If you want to make SC (and iTunes!) handle those correctly, you should set the TCMP tag. -- snarlydwarf snarlydwarf's Profile: http

Re: [slim] Album Artist vs. Band (TPE2) tags

2008-04-11 Thread snarlydwarf
it a VA album however. It would set the COMPILATION to 1, yes. i am well aware everyone thinks i should just give in and use a tagging app. but i don't think thats ultimately the proper solution. If you choose to make your own life difficult, that is your choice. -- snarlydwarf

Re: [slim] Chumby streaming

2008-04-11 Thread snarlydwarf
you have the right software (ie, lame and sox) it will automatically convert ogg to mp3 on the fly when using stream.mp3. -- snarlydwarf snarlydwarf's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1179 View

Re: [slim] Chumby streaming

2008-04-11 Thread snarlydwarf
See http://wiki.slimdevices.com/index.cgi?WMA -- snarlydwarf snarlydwarf's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1179 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=46164

Re: [slim] SC7.0 broken ? mysql issue ?

2008-04-11 Thread snarlydwarf
is running, just kill it. -- snarlydwarf snarlydwarf's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1179 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=46185

Re: [slim] Album Artist vs. Band (TPE2) tags

2008-04-10 Thread snarlydwarf
(And, yeah, Sonny Bono was actually a good writer... great album.) (And, yes, I set compilation to 0 to force this to disregard the track artists and file by albumartist only.) (No, I do not want to buy any Sonny Bono albums to get it from ARTISTSORT... scary.) -- snarlydwarf

Re: [slim] Greatest Hits problem?

2008-04-10 Thread snarlydwarf
MrSinatra;289753 Wrote: i couldn't agree more. :) And, as I said in the other thread (geesh, would you stop beating a dead horse? You are only stirring up excrement and flies), I have since looked at my own collection and see why TPE2 is used as it is. -- snarlydwarf

Re: [slim] Album Artist vs. Band (TPE2) tags

2008-04-10 Thread snarlydwarf
about that... but then I sometimes manually edit mysql tables instead of waiting for a rescan. update albums set compilation = 0 where id=945; is a lot faster than a clear-and-rescan. Nice documentation in your prior post, though. -- snarlydwarf

Re: [slim] Greatest Hits problem?

2008-04-10 Thread snarlydwarf
... *plonk* -- snarlydwarf snarlydwarf's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1179 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=45280

Re: [slim] Album Artist vs. Band (TPE2) tags

2008-04-10 Thread snarlydwarf
more sense in their collection and tastes.) So there you have what the flag does... it is simply for display and is useful to seperate similarly named works when 'albumartist' is not really the correct setting. -- snarlydwarf

Re: [slim] Album Artist vs. Band (TPE2) tags

2008-04-10 Thread snarlydwarf
. If this does not exist and the flag is set, use BAND Else if not COMPILATION, return list of artists. etc. -- snarlydwarf snarlydwarf's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1179 View this thread: http

Re: [slim] Album Artist vs. Band (TPE2) tags

2008-04-10 Thread snarlydwarf
to the behavior of this code. It is also wrong because TPE1/ARTIST is not checked first. -- snarlydwarf snarlydwarf's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1179 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com

Re: [slim] Album Artist vs. Band (TPE2) tags

2008-04-10 Thread snarlydwarf
you tag what you want, setting sort orders, lyrics, as well as compilation, etc.) -- snarlydwarf snarlydwarf's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1179 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com

Re: [slim] Album Artist vs. Band (TPE2) tags

2008-04-10 Thread snarlydwarf
. But that isn't the same as TPE2 to ALBUMARTIST mapping. -- snarlydwarf snarlydwarf's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1179 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=46093

Re: [slim] Can we please have a sort by Album Artist option

2008-04-09 Thread snarlydwarf
, setting TPE2. Not ALBUMARTIST. Note the lack of spaces. Note the caps. -- snarlydwarf snarlydwarf's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1179 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com

Re: [slim] Can we please have a sort by Album Artist option

2008-04-09 Thread snarlydwarf
for reading ALBUM ARTIST field if TPE2 not present Perhaps you should upgrade. -- snarlydwarf snarlydwarf's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1179 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com

Re: [slim] Can we please have a sort by Album Artist option

2008-04-09 Thread snarlydwarf
'any and all mp3 users'. -- snarlydwarf snarlydwarf's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1179 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=45457

Re: [slim] Can we please have a sort by Album Artist option

2008-04-09 Thread snarlydwarf
by). It is not finding another use to actually follow the specifications. Holy cow, this table saw cuts wood! Who would have guessed if I followed the directions it would do that! I found a whole new use for this thing! -- snarlydwarf

Re: [slim] Can we please have a sort by Album Artist option

2008-04-09 Thread snarlydwarf
have better things to do with my life than argue with people who do not listen. Disingenous? Hahaha. Look in the mirror, MrSinatra. -- snarlydwarf snarlydwarf's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid

Re: [slim] Controller won't connect with Duet (or Classics)

2008-04-09 Thread snarlydwarf
EnochLight;289683 Wrote: IStrangely enough, we tried doing that once in my 40 minute session a couple of days ago but it didn't work then. Did you skip the sacrifice a virgin step the first time? (No, no, I mean buy a Madonna album and microwave it). -- snarlydwarf

Re: [slim] SB Receiver without controller?

2008-04-08 Thread snarlydwarf
bent! sounds more like exercise than listening to music.) -- snarlydwarf snarlydwarf's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1179 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=42249

Re: [slim] Can we please have a sort by Album Artist option

2008-04-08 Thread snarlydwarf
conversion of regular id3 tags, ie: $MP3::Info::v2_to_v1_names{'TPE2'} = 'BAND';) (Okay, a slight simplification: a few mp3 tags like track number are actually in MP3::Info, but close enough.) -- snarlydwarf snarlydwarf's

Re: [slim] Some compilations not shown under 'Various Artists'

2008-04-03 Thread snarlydwarf
(also think of Tribute albums, which should have an Album Artist of whoever the tribute is to). These are different from the usual Greatest Hits of the 70's or whatever type albums which would not have an album artist... -- snarlydwarf

Re: [slim] Compatability Squeezebox 3 Duet?

2008-04-01 Thread snarlydwarf
as an SB3 with no display. It has a few extra things (like adhoc networking to the SBC and the funky multicolor LED) but beta testing with the remote was done with SB3's since the SBR didn't exist. -- snarlydwarf

Re: [slim] Group Discs and ALBUM with (disc n)

2008-03-28 Thread snarlydwarf
to do with Picard.) -- snarlydwarf snarlydwarf's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1179 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=45433

Re: [slim] Group Discs and ALBUM with (disc n)

2008-03-28 Thread snarlydwarf
between side 2 and 3 of the LP version. So I don't use discnumbers on that. -- snarlydwarf snarlydwarf's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1179 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php

Re: [slim] Group Discs and ALBUM with (disc n)

2008-03-28 Thread snarlydwarf
album). Your proposal is not 100%, and would fail on exactly 75 of my albums, so, no, I do not like your proposal. Breaking 75 of my albums does not make SC more usable for me. -- snarlydwarf snarlydwarf's Profile: http

Re: [slim] Greatest Hits problem?

2008-03-28 Thread snarlydwarf
it is very relevant... and only Apple can change that.) -- snarlydwarf snarlydwarf's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1179 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=45280

Re: [slim] Greatest Hits problem?

2008-03-28 Thread snarlydwarf
is: Artist, Album As I said earlier, The Who is album artist on that. Also note that in this view, I do not see it listed under The High Numbers. (my H's skip from Jimi Hendrix to Billie Holliday, no 'HI's at all, oddly enough.) -- snarlydwarf

Re: [slim] Greatest Hits problem?

2008-03-28 Thread snarlydwarf
treats it as an exact synonym for ALBUMARTIST) but yours is from BAND/TPE2 and subject to the vagaries of that Interpret BAND/TPE2 as album artist checkbox? -- snarlydwarf snarlydwarf's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com

Re: [slim] Greatest Hits problem?

2008-03-28 Thread snarlydwarf
snarlydwarf;284880 Wrote: Perhaps that is an indicator of the difference we see... my ALBUMARTIST is 'native' (ie, SC treats it as an exact synonym for ALBUMARTIST) but yours is from BAND/TPE2 and subject to the vagaries of that Interpret BAND/TPE2 as album artist checkbox? In fact

Re: [slim] Greatest Hits problem?

2008-03-28 Thread snarlydwarf
treated exactly as ALBUMARTIST is. I am not sure on what use displaying, but not sorting on that field would be. That would seem inconsistent. But I still say sorting by ALBUMARTIST appears to be working exactly right for me. -- snarlydwarf

Re: [slim] Greatest Hits problem?

2008-03-28 Thread snarlydwarf
that is a bug: I don't see any reason why it would not behave as ALBUMARTIST, but I may be missing something..) I am setting ALBUMARTIST, and it behaves correctly. -- snarlydwarf snarlydwarf's Profile: http

Re: [slim] Greatest Hits problem?

2008-03-28 Thread snarlydwarf
TPE2. -- snarlydwarf snarlydwarf's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1179 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=45280 ___ discuss

Re: [slim] Grave doubts about Logitech 'support

2008-03-26 Thread snarlydwarf
Every time I call Sprint or ATT to report a line down, their first question is, have you reset your equipment? If for some large percentage of problems the triage of try a reinstall, see if that fixes it fixes things, then it is a fine methodology. -- snarlydwarf

Re: [slim] Greatest Hits problem?

2008-03-25 Thread snarlydwarf
permissions right? -- snarlydwarf snarlydwarf's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1179 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=45280

Re: [slim] HELP - Cannot get SqueezeCenter 7.0 to run on XP to use with Duet.

2008-03-25 Thread snarlydwarf
windows ~1's the names) be able to open listening ports? -- snarlydwarf snarlydwarf's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1179 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=45320

Re: [slim] Question about ID3 tags

2008-03-21 Thread snarlydwarf
ones should let you do that. I assume this is on Windows? Mp3tag at http://www.mp3tag.de/ is used by many people here. You can have it change only one tag in the files and leave the others alone. And, yes, getting metadata right is an art. -- snarlydwarf

Re: [slim] Question about ID3 tags

2008-03-21 Thread snarlydwarf
scheme. Maybe it will give you ideas on how you want to structure yours. Beware, consistent and coherent genres are a very difficult task, very much akin to Library Science. You will admire and respect librarians more for their work in classifying materials. -- snarlydwarf

Re: [slim] Artists listed in wrong order

2008-03-20 Thread snarlydwarf
a track with Paula Abdul and an ARTISTSORT tag on it of 'Abdul, Paula' as well as a Bryan Adams track with 'Adams, Bryan' for ARTISTSORT. -- snarlydwarf snarlydwarf's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1179

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