Gingernut63;670431 Wrote: 
> @nicolas75, aubuti
> 
> 
> 
> This is not totally correct. If you have LMS on your PC then you don't
> have to have a LMS music database, hence no scanning. An empty folder
> is all that is required for the music folder address. MediaMonkey can
> manage your music database and it tells Squeezebox what to play. LMS is
> still required and anyway it has useful plugins that MediaMonkey
> doesn't. LMS on a Linux NAS (e.g. ReadyNAS DUO) does require a managed
> music database due to file format issues between the windows OS and
> Linux.
> 
> Try MediaMonkey(basic)/MonkeySqueeze for yourself and see the
> advantages of playing your music collection on Squeezebox using these
> freeware programs. The official release is here:
> http://www.mediamonkey.com/addons/browse/item/monkeysqueeze/
> 
> Also try the MonkeySqueeze Development site for the latest beta which
> has playlist sync:
> http://www.mediamonkey.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=19&t=59907

Thanks.

The problem is that from MediaMonkey forums and your messages, there
are annoying delays (I use mainly flac files ...) with this plugin.
I must say I don't feel like being a beta tester like with LMS.
If I have to install LMS, start it with an empty database, and so on, I
guess it will be much easier to run directly MediaMonkey with a
smartphone application, and replace the Touch by a good USB dac ...
With a small silent and nice Nettop like Asrock ones, it may be the
perfect solution.
I am more inclined to check how easily MediaMonkey can be controlled
with a smartphone, than mixing Squeezeboxes, LMS and MediaMonkey.

At this point It seems to me that good solution are
- LMS get decent files selection and library management, and I can
stick it.
- LMS doesn't and I have to completely get rid of LMS

If I have to get rid LMS
- Squeezeboxes can be used without LMS at all (I can accept TinySBS if
it is improved, there are simple bugzilla bugs to fix for that) and I
keep the Touch without LMS
- If not possible, I replace the Touch by a good USB dac and forget
about Squeezeboxes.


The mere point here is that Logitech is a hardware company, not a
software company.
They make money with squeezeboxes, not with LMS (which is free).
A smart manager should understand that a squeezebox Touch should be
seen as a network soundcard from any PC music software, or as a
standalone device running an optimized TinySBS.

If people want to mess with LMS and its weird scanning, it is there,
they can use it, but it should be only another not mandatory option.


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