Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] iPeng support thread

2021-02-05 Thread jotap_66
pippin wrote: > Hm, could you please - while playing something - bring up the context > menu for the current track ("Hold" the cover at the top left on iPad) > and then select "More Info". > > This should give you more information about the sample rate used. 33261

Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] How to make a fresh start with Trackstat?

2021-02-05 Thread erland
radish112 wrote: > > > I've done both scheduled backups and a manual backup, and they seemed to > go ok. The relationship between the two still seems a little confusing > to me, but I intend to continue with scheduled backups so if I ever have > to "restore" from file" I can just point to the

Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] iPeng support thread

2021-02-05 Thread pippin
Hm, could you please - while playing something - bring up the context menu for the current track ("Hold" the cover at the top left on iPad) and then select "More Info". This should give you more information about the sample rate used. --- learn more about iPeng, the iPhone and iPad remote

Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] iPeng support thread

2021-02-05 Thread jotap_66
pippin wrote: > This sounds like somewhat is bitrate limiting your output. iPeng can > play 96/24, but to do that it needs the stream to also arrive in this > format. > Ok. I understand this. pippin wrote: > > My first guess would be what d6jg already suggested: did you maybe sync > the

Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] [Announce] Squeezelite-X

2021-02-05 Thread rgdawson
TomS wrote: > (v 2.7.13, from microsoft store) > > Not sure exactly how to reproduce it, but I am seeing the hover tip > stuck on an old song. I was playing spotify, all was good. Paused > things, lunch etc. Come back, and now it is stuck showing old info. > > Fixable by forcing a "skip to

Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] Announce: Material Skin

2021-02-05 Thread Czig
cpd73 wrote: > Similar issue affects album review. Fixed in git for 2.2.2 Artist Bio "fetching..." persists on 2.2.2 for me when playing online content (Radio Paradise, Spotify). Local content works great. This occurs on Material APK and Chrome/Firefox browsers on Fedora. *Server* - Intel

Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] iPeng support thread

2021-02-05 Thread pippin
jotap_66 wrote: > > The problem is when playing files in my ipad with iPeng and using a > DragonFly Red. The files are played correctly but the Dragonfly is > always green. This is 44.1Khz. I thought the ipeng playback add-on > worked with HiRes files. Am I right? > This sounds like somewhat

Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] iPeng support thread

2021-02-05 Thread jotap_66
d6jg wrote: > Your LMS is way out of date! > > You need to get a Raspberry Pi, install piCorePlayer then add LMS, mount > the Synology share for music files. > > If you look in Linux / Unix you will find plenty of help on how to do > this. > > iPeng will happily play FLAC to 24/96 with a

Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] [Announce] 'MediaServer' *certified* Alexa skill for LMS

2021-02-05 Thread philchillbill
staresy wrote: > FYI, > There is a change in the latest 8.1.2 nightly build that allows you to > supress the onmysqueezebox.com favourite entry. This is useful if you > use the Mediaserver skill to search for favourites as it flattens the > library and speeds up the response. > > The details

Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] [Announce] Ratings Light

2021-02-05 Thread flipflip
Slightly off-topic: I've been playing with a plugin that offers a more flexible use of remote control buttons to do the rating. I'll be testing / using this now for a while and I will create a separate thread once I'm happy enough with it. RatingButtons plugin:

Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] [Announce] 'MediaServer' *certified* Alexa skill for LMS

2021-02-05 Thread staresy
FYI, There is a change in the latest 8.1.2 nightly build that allows you to supress the onmysqueezebox.com favourite entry. This is useful if you use the Mediaserver skill to search for favourites as it flattens the library and speeds up the response. The details are here:

Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] Mixcloud plugin?

2021-02-05 Thread cortegedusage
rhenwood wrote: > Also, in File Types, I have 'MPEG-4' and 'MPEG-4 leading audio'. I > assume I should be configuring MPEG-4. The options for stream formats > (AAC, FLAC MP3, PCM) only allow 'Disabled' or 'Native/Faad-*' - I guess > 'ffmpeg' will become an option when I have ffmpeg and the

Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] Announce: Material Skin

2021-02-05 Thread vinnielo
vinnielo wrote: > I can control the volumes by pressing the V+ and V- speaker icons, BUT > the slider does not seem to change to reflect the new volume or show the > %. Attaching a pic. Like I say, the volume changes when the +/- buttons are pressed, but there is no feedback on the screen.

Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] iPeng support thread

2021-02-05 Thread d6jg
Your LMS is way out of date! You need to get a Raspberry Pi, install piCorePlayer then add LMS, mount the Synology share for music files. If you look in Linux / Unix you will find plenty of help on how to do this. iPeng will happily play FLAC to 24/96 with a Dragonfly with an upto date LMS

Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] iPeng support thread

2021-02-05 Thread jotap_66
d6jg wrote: > It 100% works unless are you by any chance syncing your iOS device with > another player? If so LMS will transcode to the highest level that is > common between the synced players. > > What version of LMS are you on? > Is this a local 24/96 file or from an Online source? Hi d6jg:

Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] How to make a fresh start with Trackstat?

2021-02-05 Thread radish112
Roland0 and Erland, Many thanks to you both for your helpful replies. Although I may later find out that my current optimism isn't warranted, I seem to have achieved what I wanted, which was a "fresh start." I believe that things were just as you, Erland, suggested. After I did both a

Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] How to make a fresh start with Trackstat?

2021-02-05 Thread erland
radish112 wrote: > > 1. What procedure can I use to achieve an absolutely fresh start with > Trackstat? For example, could I achieve this by doing something as > "simple" as deleting the persist.db file and other files? If so, where > would I find such files? > I think the only easy way to

Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] [Announce] Squeezelite-X

2021-02-05 Thread TomS
(v 2.7.13, from microsoft store) Not sure exactly how to reproduce it, but I am seeing the hover tip stuck on an old song. I was playing spotify, all was good. Paused things, lunch etc. Come back, and now it is stuck showing old info. Fixable by forcing a "skip to next track" in expanded

Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] [Announce] Squeezelite-X

2021-02-05 Thread rgdawson
markiii wrote: > running material skin in several places and all display the time in > 24hour format. > > I fi run Material in a browser on my PC is shows 24 time. > > However if I run Squeezelite X on that same PC it insists on using 12 > hour time. > > is this a bug or is there a setting

Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] Announce : BBC Sounds Plugin

2021-02-05 Thread Poldark
Poldark wrote: > Ah that may be it, I have a VPN and it defaults to non-UK, thanks I'll > try changing it > > Sent from my motorola one using TapatalkAll sorted, thanks for the quick > diagnosis and apologies for the numpty question. [emoji481] Sent from my motorola one using Tapatalk

Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] iPeng support thread

2021-02-05 Thread d6jg
It 100% works unless are you by any chance syncing your iOS device with another player? If so LMS will transcode to the highest level that is common between the synced players. What version of LMS are you on? Is this a local 24/96 file or from an Online source? VB2.4[/B] STORAGE *QNAP TS419P

Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] [Announce] Squeezelite-X

2021-02-05 Thread markiii
running material skin in several places and all display the time in 24hour format. I fi run Material in a browser on my PC is shows 24 time. However if I run Squeezelite X on that same PC it insists on using 12 hour time. is this a bug or is there a setting I'm missing to change this?

Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] iPeng support thread

2021-02-05 Thread garym
jotap_66 wrote: > Í installed it some years ago. I am remembering... you are right, it is > for playing any song in the IPad/iPhone. > > I am sorry. I was wrong. > > JP no worries. :) *Home:* VBA2.5 4TB -or- rPi4B-8GB/pCP7.x/4TB>LMS 8.1.x>Transporter, Touch, Boom, Radio (all ethernet)

Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] iPeng support thread

2021-02-05 Thread jotap_66
garym wrote: > Aha. Yes, I have the iPeng playback add-on. But this is for playing > anything from LMS via iPeng, not just FLAC files. Í installed it some years ago. I am remembering... you are right, it is for playing any song in the IPad/iPhone. I am sorry. I was wrong. JP

Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] Announce : BBC Sounds Plugin

2021-02-05 Thread Poldark
bpa wrote: > 96k is best quality if outside the UK.Ah that may be it, I have a VPN and it > defaults to non-UK, thanks I'll try changing it Sent from my motorola one using Tapatalk Poldark's Profile:

Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] Announce : BBC Sounds Plugin

2021-02-05 Thread ftlight
sto wrote: > Come on guys, only 32 coffees bought so far for Expectingtofly's > sterling efforts, you never know a little more caffeine may get the > feature you want added :-) > > https://ko-fi.com/expectingtofly Thanks for the reminder! I've been enjoying listening to the BBC on my

Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] Announce : BBC Sounds Plugin

2021-02-05 Thread bpa
Poldark wrote: > This is probably me remembering wrongly, but I thought the BBC Sounds > App provided best quality streams (320kbps?). > > I'm using the plug-in on LMS feeding a RPi 3B (running Picoreplayer) > into a Caiman SEG via Optical and the Radio 2 live stream shows at > 96kbps on my

Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] [Announce] Squeezelite-X

2021-02-05 Thread rgdawson
Dentaku wrote: > Hi, > > it is possible that SLX could send WOL to the server when it is not > available? > > When I start SLX it sends the packet and wakes the server - perfect! But > if the server shut down (by plugin Server Power Control) after a while > because not playing any music SLX

Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] Announce : BBC Sounds Plugin

2021-02-05 Thread Poldark
This is probably me remembering wrongly, but I thought the BBC Sounds App provided best quality streams (320kbps?). I'm using the plug-in on LMS feeding a RPi 3B (running Picoreplayer) into a Caiman SEG via Optical and the Radio 2 live stream shows at 96kbps on my Squeezer App. Is there a

Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] Help with Spotify/Spotty on LMS 7.8.0

2021-02-05 Thread Jaca
If it can still work as file server just get raspberry pi as LMS server or upgrade nas device capable of running docker 3x Squeezebox Touch, 4x Squeezebox Radio, Squeezelite (RPi 3B with HiFiBerry DAC+Pro on OSMC), Material Skin Apk, Squeeze Commander, Logitech Media Server Version: 8.2.0

Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] Help with Spotify/Spotty on LMS 7.8.0

2021-02-05 Thread jezbo
OK it's probably about time I upgraded my hardware, it's been running fine since 2012 so I thought I'd just leave it while it was doing everything I wanted. Now my problem is deciding on new hardware, as there are so many options now. muso developer 3 x SB3, 3 x SBBoom, 1 x SBTouch, Liv Juke

Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] iPeng support thread

2021-02-05 Thread slartibartfast
jotap_66 wrote: > http://penguinlovesmusic.de/2012/08/14/ipeng-goes-audiophile/Isn't that just > the iPeng player? You can't play anything without it not just FLAC. Sent from my Pixel 3a using Tapatalk

Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] Help with Spotify/Spotty on LMS 7.8.0

2021-02-05 Thread Michael Herger
Thanks Michael I feared as much. What's the minimum version of LMS I'd need to upgrade to? (though your first sentence suggests that's not going to work either) I believe Spotty should work even with 7.7. But TBH I wouldn't know of anyone using it with anything older than 7.9. The problem

Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] Help with Spotify/Spotty on LMS 7.8.0

2021-02-05 Thread jezbo
mherger wrote: > > I run a VortexBox which says it doesn't have any upgrade available > yet > > my LMS is still on 7.8: > > Spotty won't work on your machine, no matter the LMS version you're > running. > > If your system doesn't support any LMS version younger than half a > decade, then

Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] Announce : BBC Sounds Plugin

2021-02-05 Thread simonheard
sto wrote: > Come on guys, only 32 coffees bought so far for Expectingtofly's > sterling efforts, you never know a little more caffeine may get the > feature you want added :-) > > https://ko-fi.com/expectingtofly Thanks for the link, and coffee gladly bought!

Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] Help with Spotify/Spotty on LMS 7.8.0

2021-02-05 Thread Michael Herger
I run a VortexBox which says it doesn't have any upgrade available yet my LMS is still on 7.8: Spotty won't work on your machine, no matter the LMS version you're running. If your system doesn't support any LMS version younger than half a decade, then it's time to replace it or the

Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] iPeng support thread

2021-02-05 Thread garym
jotap_66 wrote: > http://penguinlovesmusic.de/2012/08/14/ipeng-goes-audiophile/ Aha. Yes, I have the iPeng playback add-on. But this is for playing anything from LMS via iPeng, not just FLAC files. *Home:* VBA2.5 4TB -or- rPi4B-8GB/pCP7.x/4TB>LMS 8.1.x>Transporter, Touch, Boom, Radio (all

Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] iPeng support thread

2021-02-05 Thread chill
jotap_66 wrote: > To play FLACs in iPhone/iPad you need a special plug-in for iPeng. If > not, you can not play Flacs in iPad/iphone > > JP Are you perhaps referring to the 'iPeng Playback' in-app purchase? Without that, you can't play anything, not just FLACs.

[SlimDevices: Plugins] Help with Spotify/Spotty on LMS 7.8.0

2021-02-05 Thread jezbo
I run a VortexBox which says it doesn't have any upgrade available yet my LMS is still on 7.8: Logitech Media Server Version: 7.8.0 - 1392818344 @ Sat Mar 15 00:32:46 EDT 2014 I've just got Spotify Premium Family - could anyone help me get set up with playing through LMS? I looked into it a

Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] iPeng support thread

2021-02-05 Thread jotap_66
garym wrote: > Is it an ipeng app add-on, a separate app for iphone, or ??? From where > is this installed. (odd that I'm able to stream flac files to my > iphone running ipeng, yet the LMS server doesn't have lame installed for > converting to mp3 on the fly. So not sure how this is

Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] Announce : BBC Sounds Plugin

2021-02-05 Thread slartibartfast
AlecSp wrote: > Not all of us! I gave it a try a few months back, and ended up back > with classic LMS - works far better for me. > > And, all the endless debate on icons & stuff for Sounds... You'll never > please everyone, and your hand is forced in a load of places by what > Sounds does.

Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] Announce : BBC Sounds Plugin

2021-02-05 Thread sto
Come on guys, only 32 coffees bought so far for Expectingtofly's sterling efforts, you never know a little more caffeine may get the feature you want added :-) https://ko-fi.com/expectingtofly ~~ Clients: 1 Controller 4

Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] iPeng support thread

2021-02-05 Thread garym
jotap_66 wrote: > To play FLACs in iPhone/iPad you need a special plug-in for iPeng. If > not, you can not play Flacs in iPad/iphone > > JP Is it an ipeng app add-on, a separate app for iphone, or ??? From where is this installed. (odd that I'm able to stream flac files to my iphone

Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] iPeng support thread

2021-02-05 Thread jotap_66
garym wrote: > what is the "iPeng FLAC plug-in"? I have iPeng setup as a player, but > not familiar with any "flac plugin". thanks. To play FLACs in iPhone/iPad you need a special plug-in for iPeng. If not, you can not play Flacs in iPad/iphone JP

Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] iPeng support thread

2021-02-05 Thread garym
jotap_66 wrote: > Hi again Pippin an d6jg: > > I tested the HiRes mode with a 24/96 track and it does not work. The > Dragonfly tells me 44.1. > > Am I doing something wrong?. I am using iPeng with the FLAC plug-in. Is > this correct? > > If I test the same track with the app Onkyo HF

Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] iPeng support thread

2021-02-05 Thread jotap_66
Hi again Pippin an d6jg: I tested the HiRes mode with a 24/96 track and it does not work. The Dragonfly tells me 44.1. Am I doing something wrong?. I am using iPeng with the FLAC plug-in. Is this correct? If I test the same track with the app Onkyo HF player, it works ok. JP

Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] [Announce] Squeezelite-X

2021-02-05 Thread Jeff07971
Dentaku wrote: > Hi, > > it is possible that SLX could send WOL to the server when it is not > available? > > When I start SLX it sends the packet and wakes the server - perfect! But > if the server shut down (by plugin Server Power Control) after a while > because not playing any music SLX

Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] [Announce] Squeezelite-X

2021-02-05 Thread Dentaku
Hi, it is possible that SLX could send WOL to the server when it is not available? When I start SLX it sends the packet and wakes the server - perfect! But if the server shut down (by plugin Server Power Control) after a while because not playing any music SLX looses the connection to the

Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] How to make a fresh start with Trackstat?

2021-02-05 Thread Roland0
radish112 wrote: > I recently restructured my library of FLAC files, and the complexity of > the restructuring has meant that neither restoring my latest > (pre-restructuring) scheduled backup of Trackstat nor the option to > "Find alternative files" is successful in salvaging all of my

Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] Announce: Material Skin

2021-02-05 Thread paalb
cpd73 wrote: > Thanks for the confirmation. The bug should only happen if you have a > track in the queue with no cover, in which case material shows the > artist image. To get this it uses the first entry of artist_ids, if > present. This is where the issue occured, as that line of code had

Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] [Announce] LMS-lite certified Smart Home skill for Alexa

2021-02-05 Thread philchillbill
didjean wrote: > After discovering devices, have tried both e.g. "Alexa, mets la > présélection 2 sur cuisine" or just "Alexa, la présélection 2" - but > still not working... Sorry! Well the discovery JSON I’m using for the favorite concept is correct because it works in English. So it’s either