Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] 7.6 and cover art

2011-09-11 Thread vma
I had the same problem with 7.6.1 - scanning after upgrading failed. Art covers around 70% and server crashed. I have over 12000 music files and 1500 covers. I downgraded to 7.5.4 and it was OK. - I checked all the cover jpgs - they are all non-progressive. - I hidden several folders (with "."),

[SlimDevices: Touch] Digital background noise.

2011-09-11 Thread Ladyfingers
I have a problematic DAC that mutes on silence, which means that it often clips the beginnings of tracks. It maintains a lock for about 5 seconds after a track is paused, so track transitions aren't a problem for the most part, however, starting an album from standby often results in lost openin

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] BUffering during play question

2011-09-11 Thread souwalker
Mnyb;657108 Wrote: > Is the NAS busy with something else ? Like doing a backup running a > torrent server etc, yo where not moving files to it the same time ? If > you know ssh use a shell or putty if on windows and observe cpu > activity on the NAS with the top command (break with q). NAS was n

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] BUffering during play question

2011-09-11 Thread Mnyb
you could have a broken cable or switch (or router). Reboot the router ? Reboot NAS ? try with other cables, move Touch closer to router or switch try with any leftover cable. Is the NAS busy with something else ? Like doing a backup running a torrent server etc, yo where not moving files to it

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Which audio out?

2011-09-11 Thread Mnyb
What amp, for example most HT recivers have no true analog passthru meaning they put analog signals thru an AD coverter and then back to the built in dac after processing. And all of them digitize analog signals as soon as you use any effect including the subwoofer fillter. on such amps digital

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] BUffering during play question

2011-09-11 Thread souwalker
What would be a reason for buffering when playing a FLAC file and the music stops and I see 'buffering' on the SBT screen? That's while listening to a whole album. First 2 files ok, then I get buffering..Once it has buffered 100%, music resumes. Could it be network issues or my QNAP NAS getting s

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Can I play songs from Touch's attached USB drive on a radio?

2011-09-11 Thread garym
harryfink;657082 Wrote: > Awesome. Thanks a ton for all your help!! :) > > So one more question before I quite possibly go out and buy a Radio > unit: > > How is the response time on the Radio, having to go through a Wi-Fi > connection to make it to the Touch and its attached USB drive? Is it >

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Can I play songs from Touch's attached USB drive on a radio?

2011-09-11 Thread aubuti
Sorry, I can't answer that one for you because I run the server software on a mini pc, not on the Touch. But I'm sure someone else will be able to help. -- aubuti aubuti's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Can I play songs from Touch's attached USB drive on a radio?

2011-09-11 Thread harryfink
Awesome. Thanks a ton for all your help!! :) So one more question before I quite possibly go out and buy a Radio unit: How is the response time on the Radio, having to go through a Wi-Fi connection to make it to the Touch and its attached USB drive? Is it the same as on the Touch, or is it consi

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Can I play songs from Touch's attached USB drive on a radio?

2011-09-11 Thread aubuti
Yes, wow. You understood it correctly. As for what the Touch will display, that's actually up to you. Both the Touch and the Radio are players, but they can also act as controllers (ie, remotes) for other SB players. In your situation, I am guessing that you will be choosing things to play on the

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Can I play songs from Touch's attached USB drive on a radio?

2011-09-11 Thread harryfink
Wow. So: The radio can play the songs from the USB drive attached to the Touch, both while the Touch is OFF (i.e. on standby) and while the Touch is currently playing a DIFFERENT song? Have I understood that correctly? :) If yes, will the Touch in any way signal visually on its display that the

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Can I play songs from Touch's attached USB drive on a radio?

2011-09-11 Thread aubuti
The term is "serving". The Touch is using its built-in music server software to play the music through the Touch. That music is also available to any other SB on your network. On the Radio, go to My Music, and it should ask you which server to connect to -- in your case, the only one would be the

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Which audio out?

2011-09-11 Thread aubuti
1) yes 2) It depends on the DAC in the amp, and your personal preferences for the sounds of different DACs. All of the SB outputs work at the same time, so you could connect both the digital and the analog to your amp, and then switch back and forth over as long a period as you'd like to see whic

[SlimDevices: Touch] Which audio out?

2011-09-11 Thread langmad
Hi Guys, I have tried to find the answer to my question with no success. If I connect my Touch to my stereo amp with the digital outputs does the sound bypass the internal dac and use the dac in the amp? My next question :- Which is the best way of connecting the Touch to an amp. Is it digital ou

[SlimDevices: Touch] Can I play songs from Touch's attached USB drive on a radio?

2011-09-11 Thread harryfink
Hi there, I own a SB Touch, and it has a USB hard drive attached with 100+ GB of music on it. Now I want to be able to play all that music in my kitchen, but from a SB Radio. I just want to be able to access the library and play it on the Radio without it playing on the Touch. (I guess this mean

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Hide directories on touch USB drive?

2011-09-11 Thread Dave1972
aubuti;655280 Wrote: > Sure. You can rename all the directories you want hidden so that they > begin with a dot. For example, hide your "photos" directory by renaming > it ".photos". That's the standard way to hide a directory in *nix, and > it keeps the TinySBS scanner from looking there. Wow!

[SlimDevices: Touch] Suggestions to improve Touch screen

2011-09-11 Thread Dave1972
I have a couple of suggestions. This will probably come very low down on most people's list of priorities, but I think they would make the Touch just a little nicer to use. *1.* On the "now playing" screen: Enable the text scrolling speed to be changed. It's quite slow (slower than most adults

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Headphone jack on Touch

2011-09-11 Thread langmad
Hi, I am concidering buying a Fiio E11 headphone amp to use with my Touch. Would I get a better sound quality if I bought a RCA to 3.5mm jack cable to connect the Touch to the amp? Mant thanks -- langmad langmad's Profile:

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

2011-09-11 Thread tufty
JohnSwenson;656040 Wrote: > Its not the asynchronous, that actually works fine, the big issue is 24 > bit over USB. > > Most USB DACs use a different 24 bit format than the one the Touch > uses, which either means a translation step, or a modified program on > the Touch to send 24 bit in the r

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] How customizeable is the Touch?

2011-09-11 Thread toby10
You could connect your Radio to MySB.com (7.6.1), update it's firmware, see how customizable it is to your liking. Touch will be the same. Then reconnect Radio to your 7.5.5, downgrade Radio's firmware and you are back to where you started. -- toby10 ---

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Two simple ideas to make Touch standalone with TinySBS (and why not SBS ?) acceptable

2011-09-11 Thread nicolas75
erland;656922 Wrote: > > IMHO, the built-in server on the Touch is a dead end, for it to work > reliably, we either need more powerful hardware or a completely > redesigned server software which uses a lot less resources. Among > these, my guess is that new powerful hardware is a more likely to

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Two simple ideas to make Touch standalone with TinySBS (and why not SBS ?) acceptable

2011-09-11 Thread nicolas75
erland;656922 Wrote: > People with large libraries will be a lot better of using a separate > server, it's not worth struggling with the built-in server in the Touch > if you have a large library IMHO. The patch might help people which use > the USB port to connect USB sticks from friends since i

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Two simple ideas to make Touch standalone with TinySBS (and why not SBS ?) acceptable

2011-09-11 Thread Mnyb
erland;656922 Wrote: > People with large libraries will be a lot better of using a separate > server, it's not worth struggling with the built-in server in the Touch > if you have a large library i know but people are doing it anyway :) I think phil quoted something funny about that attidu like

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Two simple ideas to make Touch standalone with TinySBS (and why not SBS ?) acceptable

2011-09-11 Thread erland
Mnyb;656910 Wrote: > Touch is underpowered for the task of running sbs, so it can be > overvelmed by scan task and run out of memory and crash (how the €&#%^* > can anyone design such a device with only 128mB of ram ). > So feeding it files one album at the time can help this poor thing, > especi