Thanks for clearing up my confusion regarding flac streaming when not using Squeezebox or Softsqueeze.
I have got Softsqueeze working OK and playing flac files. I will install lame to see if I can get flac/mp3 streaming working. Can you possibly clear up two other things that I can't understand. 1/ After starting Softsqueeze I am able to browse all my albums by searching * I am able to see all the albums on a full=screen display, and am able to scroll through them in order to select which ones I want to play. If I get a Squeezebox, there won't be a full-screen display. How will I be able to scroll/browse through my collection (I know I will be able to search for specific albums/tiles/artists, but I would like to be able to browse as well). 2/ I am able to select and play albums from within Softsqueeze with no problems. How can I use Slimserver to control what is being played on Softsqueeze - I can see the playlist, Slimserver says 'Now Playing', but nothing seems to be happening. Is it possible to control album playing in Softsqueeze from Slimserver? >> I know that lame is not installed on my system (Windows 2000) - I have had >> an error message informing me of this when attempting to convert flac to >> mp3 streaming (in order to see if flac/mp3 conversion would work after >> flac/wav streaming didn't work). >> >> My impression is that I should be able to play flac files as a wav stream >> (without converting to mp3). > >This is true in the case of softsqueeze or a squeezebox--however when >streaming through the http://slimserverip:9000/stream.mp3 method it all has >to be streamed as mp3, so you'll need lame to convert the wav to mp3. > >> I did try softsqueeze - I wasn't able to install it. I double-clicked on >> softsqueeze.jnlp - Java Webstart came up with an error message 'Unable to >> launch the specified application' > >The easiest way to launch softsqueeze is to do it through the web interface. >You'll find it on the main menu of the web interface down at the bottom in >the "help" section. There's a link on that page to install and run >softsqueeze right from there with no other configuration needed. > > > >_______________________________________________ >Discuss mailing list >[email protected] >http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss > David Lister 17 Hill Avenue Grantham Lincs NG31 9BA 01476 564771 _______________________________________________ Discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
