Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] Crossfade for streaming media

2019-04-10 Thread slartibartfast
marcelveldt wrote: > Hi all, > > How can I make the crossfade work with streaming media ? > Tried with both Qobuz and Spotty and both do not crossfade between > songs, while songs in the local library will. > > Crossfade setting set to 10s / fade between different samplerates tried > both on

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] Crossfade for streaming media

2019-04-10 Thread philippe_44
Are you trying to do fade in/out or mixing tracks? LMS 7.7, 7.8 and 7.9 - 5xRadio, 3xBoom, 4xDuet, 1xTouch, 1 SB2. Sonos PLAY:3, PLAY:5, Marantz NR1603, JBL OnBeat, XBoxOne, XBMC, Foobar2000, ShairPortW, JRiver 21, 2xChromecast Audio, Chromecast v1 and v2, , Pi B3, B2, Pi B+, 2xPi A+,

[SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] Crossfade for streaming media

2019-04-10 Thread marcelveldt
Hi all, How can I make the crossfade work with streaming media ? Tried with both Qobuz and Spotty and both do not crossfade between songs, while songs in the local library will. Crossfade setting set to 10s / fade between different samplerates tried both on and off. Tried with both 7.9.1 as

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] Musepack on LMS on a Raspberry Pi

2019-04-10 Thread bpa
SpiderJon wrote: > Sadly, that produces the same 0 KB file... > > *pi@raspi:~ $* cat "/mnt/pihdd/Audio/Music/John Surman/The Brass Project > (1993)/02. Coastline.mpc" | mpcdec - - >mpcdecout.wav > mpcdec - Musepack (MPC) decoder v1.0.0 (C) 2006-2009 MDT > Built Sep 12 2016 18:34:33 >

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] Musepack on LMS on a Raspberry Pi

2019-04-10 Thread SpiderJon
bpa wrote: > > I've done the same error as before. Some applications output to stdout > even if no "-" is present. The help says it's required for mpcdec. So > the test should be > > Code: > > > cat "/mnt/pihdd/Audio/Music/John Surman/The Brass Project (1993)/02.

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] Musepack on LMS on a Raspberry Pi

2019-04-10 Thread bpa
SpiderJon wrote: > Sorry about that -- hopefully it's ok this time. > > 27132 > Perfect - that just says LMS sees the excutable mpcpdec and has put the rules in place. Which rulkes is applied depends on what is possible and "best". > As far as I can tell, it supports stdin and stdout.

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] Musepack on LMS on a Raspberry Pi

2019-04-10 Thread SpiderJon
bpa wrote: > Log looks like mpcdec is not accepting input data. > > Not sure what first attachment is because I can't load it. Sorry about that -- hopefully it's ok this time. 27132 > Did you check out whether mpcdec supports stdin and stdout as input and > output. Some command have an

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] Musepack on LMS on a Raspberry Pi

2019-04-10 Thread bpa
SpiderJon wrote: > ' > Ok, I now have a custom-convert.conf file with the entry > > *mpc flc * * > # IR > [mpcdec] - - | [flac] -cs --totally-silent --compression-level-0 > -* > > After restarting LMS, it's picking up that entry in the Advanced > File > Types menus: > > 27129 > > That

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] Musepack on LMS on a Raspberry Pi

2019-04-10 Thread SpiderJon
bpa wrote: > 1 edit LMS convert.conf to use mpcdec instead of mppdec (or add a > custom-convert.conf file) - if command line options are different then > i'd advise custom-convert.conf route. > 2. you could copy /usr/bin/mpcdec into the LMS Bin > "/usr/share/squeezeboxserver/Bin/armhf-linux"

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] How does streaming actually work?

2019-04-10 Thread d6jg
Paul Webster wrote: > They are used as source by a lot of different organisations - and they > have some competitors. To clarify that. TuneIn (and others) provide the Internet Radio services that are built into domestic media players such as TVs and Audio Receivers. The manufacturers of those

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] How does streaming actually work?

2019-04-10 Thread Paul Webster
They are used as source by a lot of different organisations - and they have some competitors. Paul Webster http://dabdig.blogspot.com Author Radio France (FIP etc) plugin Paul Webster's Profile:

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] How does streaming actually work?

2019-04-10 Thread bvrulez
Thanks for the detailed reply! What happens if TuneIn goes out of business? :) But that's probably just something to wonder about when/if that happens. bvrulez's Profile:

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] How does streaming actually work?

2019-04-10 Thread Paul Webster
Use of the TuneIn service is built into LMS. When you search in the Radio section it is TuneIn that is being searched. LMS (or the local Squeezebox player) connects directly to the given stream URL. TuneIn (previously known as RadioTime) provides the queryable database of stream URLs. What it

[SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] How does streaming actually work?

2019-04-10 Thread bvrulez
I have my own LMS and I listen a lot to deephouse-radio.com. I am wondering how this actually works since I cannot find a TuneIN plugin in my local server. Also, there is no "radio.de" plugin. How does my LMS know about deephouse-radio.com and all the other stations? This is also interesting,

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] Musepack on LMS on a Raspberry Pi

2019-04-10 Thread bpa
SpiderJon wrote: > I'm guessing the symlink approach didn't work because the command format > for mpcdec is different to mppdec, so LMS doesn't invoke mpcdec > properly? 1 edit LMS convert.conf to use mpcdec instead of mppdec (or add a custom-convert.conf file) - if command line options are

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] Musepack on LMS on a Raspberry Pi

2019-04-10 Thread SpiderJon
bpa wrote: > That is header of a Flac audio stream - so indicate Flac part is > working. > > Good. That means LMS transcoding mechanism is working and also again > confirms Flac is OK. So problem lies with mppdec or mppdec doesn't like > your file. > > Standalone test of mppdec. With no

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] Musepack on LMS on a Raspberry Pi

2019-04-10 Thread bpa
SpiderJon wrote: > > *fLaC " > ÄBð?ÿÿÿ (reference libFLAC 1.3.2 20170101 > * That is header of a Flac audio stream - so indicate Flac part is working. > That stream plays fine: "64kbps CBR, AAC Radio". Good. That means LMS transcoding mechanism is working and

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] Musepack on LMS on a Raspberry Pi

2019-04-10 Thread SpiderJon
bpa wrote: > Just noticed, I had an error in the suggested command - missed the "-" > in the Flac to signify stdin (just before the >output.flc) > > > Code: > > > cat "/mnt/pihdd/Audio/Music/John Surman/The Brass Project (1993)/02. Coastline.mpc" |