bpa wrote: > For LMS to play a VLC stream - it needs ot have a name and extension and > also VLC will only stream MP3 > > See this thread > http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?48568-Streaming-to-Squeezebox-using-VLC
That was a great link, helped me to get it going. I could connect an analogue source to a USB codec, plug the USB codec into a Windows laptop, and use VLC to stream the analogue source to any squeezebox player in the house. Exactly what I needed. For anyone interested, here are the settings I used: LAPTOP - Analogue source (line level) plugged into USB codec inputs (ADC) - Windows PC with VLC Eg laptop on WiFi, I use static addresses and this laptop is 192.168.0.101 - Laptop Firewall set to give VLC full in/out access - Sound settings (from Windows Control Panel) Enable USB codec in, Disable mic in, Disable line in Enable Speakers out, disable USB codec out Configure speakers to be full range - this may be needed to prevent Windows trying to 'compensate' the sound source VLC SETTINGS - VLC set to use default audio system Set to stream as: :sout=#transcode{acodec=mpga,ab=256,channels=2}:duplicate{dst=std{access=http,mux=raw,dst=192.168.0.101:1234/vlc.mp3}} Un-tick 'play locally' - this also may be needed to prevent Windows trying to 'compensate' the sound source, as well as preventing the annoying tinny sound SQUEEZEBOX - Use SBS 'Internet Radio, tune a URL', and set to http://192.168.0.101:1234/vlc.mp3 There are 2 things I would like to try sometime in the future: - see if codec flac (acodec=flac) would work, with flac filename (vlc.flac), though bpa suggests this might not work - see if I can get a Linux PC to manage this - when I briefly tried, VLC couldn't see the USB codec source (though Audacity can). Thanks to bpa for the link, and to d6jg for the streamwhatyouhear suggestion (which looks useful but I didn't need, in the end) regards, Atlantic ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Atlantic's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=44239 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=104877 _______________________________________________ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss