Gingernut63;670431 Wrote: > 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 for the additional information. You say MM "tells Squeezebox what to play". Is this true if LMS is on a Linux box? And does it apply to multiple SBs, and to sync'd or different streams?
To be completely honest, I don't have problems with SBS scanning (haven't tried LMS yet), and don't have problems with SBS at all except for a few minor bugs. But I have an open mind and am willing to see what advantages MM or other approaches offer, especially advantages that don't involve controlling the music from a laptop or desktop computer (so the MM smartphone app has potential appeal). Having the computer hidden away and multi-room capability are two "must tick" boxes for me. -- aubuti ------------------------------------------------------------------------ aubuti's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2074 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=91532 _______________________________________________ discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
