Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Track name confusion

2011-02-20 Thread thomasharris
Thanks, Phil! That, indeed, was the problem. Had not turned shuffle on or off since getting the device. -- thomasharris thomasharris's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=44262 View this thread:

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Multi CD sets tagging help

2011-02-20 Thread souwalker
Phil Leigh;612484 Wrote: You use MP3Tag to retag them. Just change the DISCNUMBER tag. This is an extended tag. I just had a look at MP3Tag's website but I could not find instructions to do this easily. Cannot find details on the forum either. -- souwalker

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] TinySB incompatible with .jpg and .png ?

2011-02-20 Thread Jokke
Answer : NO I installed 7.6 beta, with the same result. -- Jokke Jokke's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=42574 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=85675

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Numptie Appeal for Help Please

2011-02-20 Thread DaveKen
'Mornin' Gary, See my responses in CAPITALS below - sorry for 'shouting' but I'm new to this and can't think of another way of 'tying' answers to questions :-) garym;612443 Wrote: so did your music all scan OK?: YES IT MAY HAVE DONE BUT, TBH, i WASN'T WATCHING AT THE TIME. WHAT HAS HAPPENED

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Numptie Appeal for Help Please

2011-02-20 Thread garym
DaveKen;612517 Wrote: 'Mornin' Gary, See my responses in CAPITALS below - sorry for 'shouting' but I'm new to this and can't think of another way of 'tying' answers to questions :-) Hope you can follow. Cheers, Dave. in SbS Settings Information tab, scroll to bottom and you see

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Instructions for connecting USB DAC to Touch

2011-02-20 Thread johann
PietB;612407 Wrote: Tried today with mij new Arcam rDac as described, but didn't work (till now) Same for me, the SB does not finish the upstart. I can login to the SB but it never starts properly. aplay -l gives: card 0: TXRX [MXC SPDIF TX/RX], device 0: MXC_SPDIF [MXC_SPDIF] Subdevices:

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] TinySB incompatible with .jpg and .png ?

2011-02-20 Thread Jokke
I switched back to 7.5.3 advice : keep your hands off from 7.6 beta It doesn't work properly -- Jokke Jokke's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=42574 View this thread:

[SlimDevices: Touch] Spotify Premium

2011-02-20 Thread WKB
I would be grateful if someone could advise whether as things currently stand Spotify premium will work with a QNAP TS109 Pro ?. I also can't install 7.5.3, is that because I have an old NAS ? I am seriously tempted by a mac-mini as the whole squeezebox thing is too much hard work for dumb guys

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Instructions for connecting USB DAC to Touch

2011-02-20 Thread johann
The contents of my /etc/asound.conf is: # more /etc/asound.conf pcm.usbdac { type hw; card DAC; } pcm.plugusb { type plug; slave.pcm usbdac; } ctl.plugusb { type hw; card DAC; } pcm.!default plugusb Cheers Johan -- johann

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] TinySB incompatible with .jpg and .png ?

2011-02-20 Thread Percival Sweetwater
If the artwork files are excessively large it will take time for the Touch to resize them, anyway. I have made all my cover art 512 x 512 pixels, 72 pixels/inch. I believe this is the size that is displayed on the Touch screen. It is a bit of a pain resizing them all, but I don't have any

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] TinySB incompatible with .jpg and .png ?

2011-02-20 Thread Jokke
Percival Sweetwater;612565 Wrote: If the artwork files are excessively large it will take time for the Touch to resize them, anyway. I have made all my cover art 512 x 512 pixels, 72 pixels/inch. I believe this is the size that is displayed on the Touch screen. It is a bit of a pain resizing

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] TinySB incompatible with .jpg and .png ?

2011-02-20 Thread Phil Leigh
Jokke;612547 Wrote: I switched back to 7.5.3 advice : keep your hands off from 7.6 beta It doesn't work properly Actually 7.6 works very well for many people. I've been running it since it first appeared without any major problems. Advice: don't assume your problems affect anyone else!

[SlimDevices: Touch] Suddenly, no music from Touch

2011-02-20 Thread guidof
Last night, suddenly there was no music from my Touch. SqueezePad (on my iPad) as well as the Web interface showed a file being played for about 15 seconds before reverting to the beginning of the track. The pause/stop button did not stop this from happening. But there was no music! A factory

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] TinySB incompatible with .jpg and .png ?

2011-02-20 Thread Jokke
Well 7.6 doesn't even scan my library properly when using the PC SBS. When I switched back to 7.5.3, everything was back to normal. If it works for everyone else, it should also work for me, isn't it? Well it does not. -- Jokke

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Which Category Ethernet Cable?

2011-02-20 Thread guidof
soundcheck;612495 Wrote: Hi. In above mentioned review a german company called Meicord found out that a. the way a typical ethernet cable is terminated at the receiving end is causing severe reflections due to impedance mismatch b. that crosstalk effects might also have an impact

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] My Album Art went poof!

2011-02-20 Thread rktdi
trinkner;611741 Wrote: I've installed firmware fab4_7.6.0_r9316.bin from http://update.slimdevices.com/update/firmware/7.6.0/ on to the Touch device itself. To do so: 1. Download the file. 2. Copy it to the root directory of your USB hard drive. For me, on a Windows machine, this is

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Which Category Ethernet Cable?

2011-02-20 Thread soundcheck
guidof;612592 Wrote: Hi Klaus: Are you saying that the Meicord company both authored the review and found that its own unshielded cable bested all other (presumably non-Meicord) cables? Or am I missing something? Guido F. I'm not 100% sure about the sequence how things happened.

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] My Album Art went poof!

2011-02-20 Thread kidstypike
rktdi;612600 Wrote: hi there I would like the 7.6 firmware on my touch. - but exactly which file am I supposed to download? link pls :) (excuse my ignorance) rgds René http://update.slimdevices.com/update/firmware/7.6.0/fab4_7.6.0_r9316.bin -- kidstypike kidstypike 1xSB3 -

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Suddenly, no music from Touch

2011-02-20 Thread Rodney_Gold
Perhaps a power glitch? -- Rodney_Gold Sb3/Z-sys RDP1/meridian DSP5500's TP/X-cans v3/Senns 650's TP/SCM 50a's SB3/Meridian DSP5000's TP/ GerdDAC/various/woo audio Wa2 Headphone amp/Sehneisser Hd800's The nicest thing about smacking your head against the wall is...the feeling you get when

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] TinySB incompatible with .jpg and .png ?

2011-02-20 Thread Jokke
I am quite sure that I have experienced this error with 7.6 : http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=85083 -- Jokke Jokke's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=42574 View this thread:

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Which Category Ethernet Cable?

2011-02-20 Thread lcrim
I use Category 6 Enhanced 550 MHz TIA/EIA 568B.2 UTP Unshielded Twisted Pair which supports Gigabit connections. I did not want to run ethernet cable that lacked capacity in a few years. For short runs that aren't in walls or attics (ugh!) CAt 5 is fine. As long as shielding is avoided as that

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Which Category Ethernet Cable?

2011-02-20 Thread ralphpnj
If you're going to stick with wireless then you might want to consider getting an air purifier along with an air ion realigner since purified air with correctly aligned ions will result in much better sound quality when using any Squeezebox device via a wireless connection. Now as most of you

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Suddenly, no music from Touch

2011-02-20 Thread ralphpnj
Next time this happens (which I hope is never) try just turning the Touch on and off, if you haven't tried that already. -- ralphpnj Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels - Snatch - The Transporter - Transporter 2 (oops) - Touch 'Last.fm' (http://www.last.fm/user/jazzfann/)

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] TinySB incompatible with .jpg and .png ?

2011-02-20 Thread Phil Leigh
Jokke;612590 Wrote: ...Clearly : 7.6 is not ready for use. As I said, I have been using it since it first appeared. So clearly it is ready for use for me. Also, 7.6 is BETA, so is not released and is not supposed to be used by anyone who might get upset if it doesn't work for them! -- Phil

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] TinySB incompatible with .jpg and .png ?

2011-02-20 Thread Jokke
I will be awaiting the official release, and then see if it works satisfactory. A clean scan of the library is elementary to all customers who bought the Logitech Touch. Now, there seems to be still some work to do to make it stable. -- Jokke

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] My Album Art went poof!

2011-02-20 Thread rktdi
ok then downloaded the file, and unpacked the zip file (. put the file on my usb stick, so when I open Squeezebox Touch on my pc, the following files are in media-sda1: .Squeezebox + FAB4_7.6.0_R9316 + Music + Playlists Is this correct? - because when I go to update the Touch, it just asks if

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] My Album Art went poof!

2011-02-20 Thread kidstypike
rktdi;612620 Wrote: ok then downloaded the file, and unpacked the zip file (. put the file on my usb stick, so when I open Squeezebox Touch on my pc, the following files are in media-sda1: .Squeezebox + FAB4_7.6.0_R9316 + Music + Playlists Is this correct? - because when I go to

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] My Album Art went poof!

2011-02-20 Thread rktdi
rktdi;612620 Wrote: ok then downloaded the file, and unpacked the zip file (. put the file on my usb stick, so when I open Squeezebox Touch on my pc, the following files are in media-sda1: .Squeezebox + FAB4_7.6.0_R9316 + Music + Playlists Is this correct? - because when I go to

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] My Album Art went poof!

2011-02-20 Thread rktdi
kidstypike;612625 Wrote: The file needs to be in the root folder of the USB stick. i.e. alongside folder media-sda1, not in it! i think this is the root folder - when i put the stick in my pc, the content shows this: Computer STORE N GO (F:) .Squeezebox + FAB4_7.6.0_R9316 + Music + Playlists

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] My Album Art went poof!

2011-02-20 Thread kidstypike
rktdi;612627 Wrote: i think this is the root folder - when i put the stick in my pc, the content shows this: Computer STORE N GO (F:) .Squeezebox + FAB4_7.6.0_R9316 + Music + Playlists maybe I don't understand what you mean by root? In windows explorer remove/cut the file

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Which Category Ethernet Cable?

2011-02-20 Thread PVM
Hi, I had to re-wire my house a few years ago and so had to lift up floorboards, chase walls etc, etc. I decided before I started, to network the whole house with CAT6 utp and coax. I am so glad I did as HDbaseT is on its way and I cannot wait until the day I can have Ethernet powered speakers in

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Suddenly, no music from Touch

2011-02-20 Thread skazz
I bought a new Touch last week, and have been using it in conjunction with my Synology NAS as Squeezebox server (7.5.3), either with local music on the NAS or with Spotify. I use iPeng as client. I've had exactly this symptom 3 times now... Exactly as you describe, the track appears to start

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] My Album Art went poof!

2011-02-20 Thread rktdi
kidstypike;612629 Wrote: In windows explorer remove/cut the file FAB4_7.6.0_R9316, go up one level, and paste the file in there. I cannot see how I can go up one level - sorry, I am not very good at is.. it seems I have to give up - I simply don't understand. but thanks anyway for trying

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Instructions for connecting USB DAC to Touch

2011-02-20 Thread PietB
Yep, the same result as mine, perhaps John S. Is willing to take a look at the Arcam rDac when he's got some spare time When playing directly from my laptop to the rDac usb input the sound is far more better then the coax input on the rDac. So hopefully we find a way to use the rDac with SB Touch

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Instructions for connecting USB DAC to Touch

2011-02-20 Thread johann
Is that much better than the SPDIF of your computer or SPDIF SB Touch? -- johann johann's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10177 View this thread:

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Instructions for connecting USB DAC to Touch

2011-02-20 Thread PietB
johann;612664 Wrote: Is that much better than the SPDIF of your computer or SPDIF SB Touch? To my ears spdif is very good from sb touch, but via usb to rDac in my opinion really better. More detail and clarity in high and mid, bass i found the same as spdif but all sounded wider. Laptop usb

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Multi CD sets tagging help

2011-02-20 Thread souwalker
garym;612557 Wrote: 1. install mp3tag 2. Open both disks worth of files in the active window 3. Select just disk 1 files, right click and choose extended tags, second icon from top on left panel is edit field. Select Disk or disknumber and edit field icon. Change value to 1, or 2, or

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Numptie Appeal for Help Please

2011-02-20 Thread DaveKen
garym;612544 Wrote: in SbS Settings Information tab, scroll to bottom and you see the scanner log. Open this and you can see if you received any error messages related to the scan. Do you seem to have all the albums, etc. you were expecting? Hi Gary, I don't seem to be able to add

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Numptie Appeal for Help Please

2011-02-20 Thread garym
DaveKen;612687 Wrote: Hi Gary, I don't seem to be able to add attachements so here is a 'Copy and Paste' of the above log: - [11-02-17 21:51:31.1517] main::main (180) Starting Squeezebox Server scanner (v7.5.3, r31792, Mon Jan 24 07:32:03 PST 2011) perl 5.01 [11-02-17

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] My Album Art went poof!

2011-02-20 Thread trinkner
It should be a .bin file, not a .zip file. I don't know much about the inner desires of Internet Explorer, which seems to be perverting your file's name as it downloads. Rename the file to a .bin file. Then you should be good to go. -- trinkner

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Newbie with Questions for the Experts

2011-02-20 Thread acsgp
Thanks for all the replies. I'm using the airport extreme as my router, with the airport express to extend the range downstairs. So if the signal is weak, I guess I have to buy another airport express to install next to the hi-fi. -- acsgp

[SlimDevices: Touch] No track name, no album art

2011-02-20 Thread ejp
I've seen this posted elsewhere a long time ago, but after a search - I can't find it anymore. Sorry if this is redundant. After running on my music - random mix - song mix for 10-20 songs, my Squeezebox Touch stops displaying any info about the track. This includes the album, artist, track,

[SlimDevices: Touch] Print List of all my Albums?

2011-02-20 Thread souwalker
I am 400 into 800 of my CDs ripped into FLAC. When I had my physical CDs in a cabinet, I tend to forget what CDs I had. With the Touch, I am discovering alot of my collection but as they now in a db, there would still be instanced where I forgot hwat CDs I have without having scroll through the

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] SB Touch Screen Display - larger fonts?

2011-02-20 Thread mark-e-mark
JJZolx;612409 Wrote: Nice. 1024 x 600 resolution, so they're probably using a screen similar to those used in their netbooks. What someone needs to do now is develop an app that runs on the Touch to feed the frame through the Touch's USB port. Anyone think the Touch is capable of running

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Print List of all my Albums?

2011-02-20 Thread Mnyb
album view on iPeng on my iPad . And i use random regurlarly. I also use random song as an alarm with my boom, this could induce heart attacks but it is always a surprise. Or use album catalog creator 3, never used it but it has been around the forum a while

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] SB Touch Screen Display - larger fonts?

2011-02-20 Thread Mnyb
IPad :) my SBT is now my BCR ( blurry colored rectangle ) the old SB3 was readable for me without glasses on not the Touch. Withe pad in my hand i see what going on. -- Mnyb Main hifi: Touch + CIA PS +MeridianG68J

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Print List of all my Albums?

2011-02-20 Thread Phil Leigh
souwalker;612708 Wrote: I am 400 into 800 of my CDs ripped into FLAC. When I had my physical CDs in a cabinet, I tend to forget what CDs I had. With the Touch, I am discovering alot of my collection but as they now in a db, there would still be instanced where I forgot hwat CDs I have