On Wed, 2005-04-06 at 09:23 +0100, Richard Elen wrote: > > From: Mark Bennett <[EMAIL PROTECTED]
OT - it would be helpful if your mailer script didn't automatically quote peoples email addresses when replying - it makes it so much easier for spam email harvesters...... > > However, if you have a bit rate limit set for the SB1 then > > it will transcode to MP3 instead [of WAV]. Do you have a bit rate > > limit set for your SB1? > > No, I'm set to "no limit". I don't have LAME installed, incidentally. > It's also interesting that the transcoding of whatever type is deciding > to go into mono (if that's what's happening). > > Both stereo WAV and MP3 files play in stereo on the box, suggesting a > server issue. I agree that this would appear to indicate a server/transcoding issue. For recent softsqueeze versions there is no transcoding it acts like an SB2 and decodes the FLAC directly on the local machine, which further points to a transcoding issue. > In fact I need to look at exactly what /is/ being output when I play > FLAC files. I discovered this mono effect late last night and as a > result did not have the chance to look at it really carefully. I am > running the SB via S/PDIF coax into a surround processor with a Trifield > (3-speaker stereo) decode and noticed that on playing these test files > it all came out of the centre front speaker. I do not yet know whether I > am getting L+R or just one or the other, though my first impression > suggests L+R, and the same signal is being output on both S/PDIF channels. What comes out of the analogue/headphone outputs of the SB1? Can you switch the fancy DSP off, and just use the external DAC? > > Slimserver version and platform/version (Win, Mac, Linux) > Linux/RH7.2, SS 6.0.0 (I thought I was downloading 6.0.1 but evidently > not). There have been some comments about SS 6.x.x being unsupported on RH7.2 due to a broken perl build. I don't know if this could be related, but it's probably unlikely. > > FLAC decoder version > Dunno. Where/what to look for? For reference try "flac -version" in a command window. I'm on flac 1.1.0. > > Have you made any edits to convert.conf? > No. Largely because I have limited time to tweak at present (and am > pretty much a newbie with this system), I am playing safe (release > versions, default settings, etc). What should I check here that relates > to this issue? This file defines how the transcoding is done. If you'd made any changes to this then you could have different transcoding going on than you had thought. You haven't edited it so this is unlikely to be the problem. Another interesting piece of data would be to turn the d_source debug option on and then try to play a FLAC file. You'll see an entry in the log looking something like: 2005-04-06 22:04:13.0769 command: [flac] -dcs --force-raw-format --endian=little --sign=signed --skip=$START$ --until=$END$ -- $FILE$ This will confirm that the correct transcoding is happening. -- "The biggest problem encountered while trying to design a system that was completely foolproof, was, that people tended to underestimate the ingenuity of complete fools." (Douglas Adams) _______________________________________________ Discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
