I posted the question to the support forum for squeezecast and the
devloper responded with this:
Squeezecast process these natively. Should be gapless, it just plays
what the server is sending.
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maggior
Rich
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Setup: 2 SB3s, 4 Booms, 1 Duet, 1 Receiver, 1 Touch, iPeng on iPod
Thanks, that makes sense. Sounds like it's not an easy problem to solve
unless iOS is changed - or squeezecast is rolled into something like
iPeng.
I'm deducing that FLAC is being played natively - I have no way of know
for certain. My server is not set to transcode for the player, so that
It is solvable.
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pippin
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Nobody knows?
I'll probably just download it myself this weekend and check it out for
myself. Even if it doesn't work for me, I'll look upon it as a donation
to help fund future developement :-).
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maggior
Rich
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Setup: 2 SB3s, 4 Booms, 1 Duet, 1 Receiver, 1 Touch, iPeng on iPod
I believe it's yes on both but I'm not sure.
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pippin
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pippin;593727 Wrote:
I believe it's yes on both but I'm not sure.
Thanks. I'll check it out this weekend and post my findings here. If
squeezecast becomes more widely used, I'm sure this question will come
up again.
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maggior
Rich
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Setup: 2 SB3s, 4 Booms, 1 Duet, 1 Receiver, 1
I downloaded and installed the app tonight. It was easy to setup and
connected to my server very easily. I verified that it does play FLAC
natively and gaplessly!! I'm very happy with the app. There is
obviously still some work to be done, but in general it works well!!
Once it is streaming,
Apps that Play music in the background get suspended by iOS as soon as
they stop playing audio.
That is the problem Squeezecast is having right now.
How did you check that FLAC play natively and are not transcoded on the
fly to something else?
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bluegaspode
Big Screen for great Boxes
I have iPeng on my iPod Touch and I am considering getting squeezecast.
I have a couple of questions before I purchase:
- Does it support FLAC natively?
- Does it support gapless playback of FLAC and LAME mp3?
Thanks,
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maggior
Rich
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Setup: 2 SB3s, 4 Booms, 1 Duet, 1 Receiver, 1
