Re: [slim] Backing up Flac files to external hard drive
The arrange audio function of dbpoweramp is pretty handy for moving (caution-not copying)your albums from one disc or folder to another. If you rip or buy music you can have it move the tracks and build folders based on your criteria. Once I have it set up for my folder and file structures it's just like the ripper and will use your tags as you want your folders to be. Just start it and does the work from then on. Best to experiment on an extra copy of your music until you get it to do exactly what you want. -- Nonreality -IF THE RULE YOU FOLLOWED BROUGHT YOU TO THIS, OF WHAT USE IS THE RULE.- HTTP://www.last.fm/user/nonreality Nonreality's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=15723 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=80953 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Which version of dBpoweramp?
The beta has been working fine for me also. -- Nonreality -IF THE RULE YOU FOLLOWED BROUGHT YOU TO THIS, OF WHAT USE IS THE RULE.- HTTP://www.last.fm/user/nonreality Nonreality's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=15723 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=81073 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Where are your LPs?
russelc;568092 Wrote:
...
I still haven't worked up the courage to even think about digitzing
just those albums that I cannot get on CD :-)
The upside is that I think they still sound better through my LP12 than
any CD player or streamer I have heard including Linn's own mega bucks
items. Having said that it would be nice to get everything digitally
stored if for no other reason than to archive it all. One day perhaps.
...
{as a once proud and fully paid-up member of the LP12 club...}
When properly ripped (and this is an art and a science) , vinyl sources
replayed via a good digital player are indistinguishable from playing
the vinyl. In fact in my experience they are slightly better for many
reasons, of which immunity to airborne feedback is just one. Also, you
only have to PROPERLY clean the vinyl once, just before you rip it...
What I am saying is that when done PROPERLY the ripping process and
digital replay chain do not degrade the sound of the vinyl. However,
the SB3 analogue outs are not quite good enough for this to hold - it's
definitely true for a Touch though IMO.
The characteristic warm, friendly sound of vinyl that many people
love is a bunch of distortions that happen (sometimes) to be highly
euphonic. They are not easily mimicked in DSP via convolving processes.
These distortions are captured faithfully in the ripping process and
retained through a digital replay chain of very good quality.
In the earlier days of digital, the nice analoge distortions were
eliminated but replaced with some rather horrible ones. This is pretty
much in the past now. As a point of reference, listen to the standard
16/44 release of Peace... By Popular Demand by Keb Mo - I defy anyone
to say that sounds digital (except for the lack of background
noise...).
So IMO any fundamental/inherent digital recording/replay problems can
be and have been overcome (pity it took 20+ years, though).
I have over 100 examples of rips of ultra high quality vinyl sources
(at 24/96 or higher) and the best available mastering of an equivalent
digital release (CD, HDCD, DVD-A whatever). It is really interesting to
compare them.
Typically, the rips exhibit slight constriction of the stereo
soundstage, slightly less dynamic impact, slightly less controlled bass
and a slightly rolled-off top end. All these are slight - sometimes they
are not audible at all. More interesting is the comparison of the
critical mid-range region, where they sound very, very similar indeed.
Also that indefinable sense of air or life is present in both
versions. What is more noticeable is the lack of speed stability
artefacts, inner groove tracing distortion and dirt/damage induced
noise in the digital masters. A great vinyl rip will minimise all of
these of course, but they will always be there to some extent...
Sometimes even the best available vinyl just isn't that good - compare
REM or Neil Young on great vinyl and DVD-A for example... (sorry I
don't have any classical references)
Sorry, wandered off-topic somewhat.
--
Phil Leigh
You want to see the signal path BEFORE it gets onto a CD/vinyl...it
ain't what you'd call minimal...
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Triplethreat(Audiocom full mods) - Linn 5103 - Aktiv 5.1 system (6x
LK140's, ESPEK/TRIKAN/KATAN/SEIZMIK 10.5), Townsend Supertweeters, Blue
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Re: [slim] Using squeezebox v3 as an airport express
pvm4;568150 Wrote: The reason I'd like to go that route rather than using the squeezebox UI is that I have an iphone and there's a remote app that allows me to control itunes from my iphone. The SqueezeboxServer and Squeezebox can also be controlled using iPeng on the iPhone. No need for iTunes. -- bhaagensen bhaagensen's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7418 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=81094 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] IPeng Internet Radio
Hi Pippin - thanks for the quick reply... I'm using 7.4.2 and the latest iPeng release (as of last week). In the web browser I can only see BBC iPlayer and Tune in IRL. I'm not using MySqueezebox.com - I'm accessing the internet radio from SqueezeServer. This sounds like I need to finally upgrade to a later revision of the server. I had stuck with 7.4.2 as it was stable for me. -- luga00 luga00's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1938 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=81078 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] IPeng Internet Radio
luga00;568218 Wrote: In the web browser I can only see BBC iPlayer and Tune in IRL. I'm not using MySqueezebox.com - I'm accessing the internet radio from SqueezeServer. This sounds like I need to finally upgrade to a later revision of the server. I had stuck with 7.4.2 as it was stable for me. No, you need to configure MySqueezebox.com in Settings-MySqueezebox.com in your Web Interface. Even if you use your own server, that server still uses MySqueezebox.com for internet radio lookup. That's why you don't see these menus in iPeng and in the Web Interface. -- pippin --- see iPeng, the Squeezebox iPhone remote, at penguinlovesmusic.com pippin's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=13777 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=81078 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] [Announce] iPeng 1.2.5 now on the App Store
pippin;568120 Wrote: As said before: this is a known issue and has been fixed in the version of iPeng that I submitted to Apple last Friday. The problem is that iPeng deletes all players it hasn't seen for two minutes and then re-creates them which leaves it with the first one coming up as the active one. Apologies if I missed that earlier in the thread. Thanks for the fix - I look forward to it! -- VirusKiller VirusKiller's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=19799 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=80940 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] New Boom on the Horizon?
Thanks for your input everyone. I had naively thought that it would be relatively easy for Logitech to make the radio into a Boom - just add another speaker! I shall get another radio for the time being - I love that little thing, best purchase I have made in years! Regards, Michelle -- MichelleUK MichelleUK's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=37120 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=81045 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Which version of dBpoweramp?
http://forum.dbpoweramp.com/showthread.php?t=20303 -- jimzak http://zzzone.net http://have-a-nice-day.org http://www.last.fm/user/zzzoneDOTnet http://somethingsomethingsomething.net Ripper: dBpoweramp Router: Lynksys WRT54GL Server: SBS 7.5.0 - dedicated Atom-based nettop - Windows XP SP3 Music: 2 Booms, 1 Radio, 1 Duet, 1 Touch, 1 extra controller, 1 iPod Touch w/iPeng, 1 iPad w/iPeng Files: 77,000+ FLAC/MP3 files - 2TB external HD x 2 Logitech: Harmony One x 2, Wilife Home Security jimzak's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=17592 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=81073 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Which version of dBpoweramp?
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Re: [slim] squeezebox constantly rebuffers when playing flac
djfake;568128 Wrote: Nope, I've always been on 2, and there's nothing higher than 6. The other things... hmmm. Anyway to check? iStumbler shows a noise level of 15%. If you mean there are no other WiFi networks showing up above ch 6 then ch 11 would be your best choice as your network would be all alone on ch 11. -- toby10 toby10's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=12553 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=81072 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Announcing SqueezePad - the first dedicated iPad App to controll your SqueezeBoxen !
The Receiver is only temporarily on hold due to some parts not being available to them during production, at least that's what some people have been told by Logitech officials. -- hvb83 hvb83's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=39615 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=80553 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] iPeng 1.2.5 Your Player Was Not Found?
Thank you Pippin, sounds like Apple will release your latest version shortly, no worries. Thanks again. -- MusicMonkey MusicMonkey's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3875 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=81079 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Where are your LPs?
Phil Leigh;568202 Wrote:
{as a once proud and fully paid-up member of the LP12 club...}
[SNIP VERY INTERESTING POST]
Sorry, wandered off-topic somewhat.
No problem, thanks for your input, glad to hear I am not the only one!
I think we rip LPs for different reasons. Although once a bachelor
audiophile hi-fi nut (hence about £10k of turntable and amps), with a
young family, I no longer have the time or space to set up a system, or
listen to it, the way I would ideally like. However what I really did
miss was the music. I make no pretence that it is in any way superior
sounding to (or even as good as) a ripped CD. By your standards my LP
recording process is distinctly sub-standard!
My recording of the LPs is just incidental to a process of going
through my LP collection and deciding what I want to listen to through
the Squeezebox and what I don't. As I say, if the LP recording is
really rubbish (and I really want the musiic) I will buy the CD as well
anyway.
If I was a totally rational human being I would sell the LP12 for the
£2,000 or so I would get for it, buy my entire LP collection as CDs,
rip them, then sell the CDs and LPs on e-bay.
However there is something slightly special about owning music in a
hard format such as a CD or LP. My 21 year old nephew has given up
buying iTunes downloads and has now started buying CDs again - for
reasons he cannot really explain. He is now going through his
downloads and buying the CDs of the music he really likes!
--
TheLastMan
Matt
*SqueezeBoxes:* SB Duet (Controller + two receivers)
*Server:* Synology Diskstation 107+ NAS (with firmware 2.3-1157)
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access points
*Livingroom:* Receiver into Naim 42/110 amp, BW CM2 speakers
*Kitchen:* Receiver into Denon DM37 mini-system, BW 686 speakers
*Study:* Linn LP12, Naim 72/Hi-cap/Headline. LPs ripped usingBehringer
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Re: [slim] Where are your LPs?
russelc;568092 Wrote: I still play my vinyl also and have some 4500 LP's. I still haven't worked up the courage to even think about digitzing just those albums that I cannot get on CD :-) Good grief! If you bought an LP a day, every day, 365 days a year it would take you over 12 years to acquire a collection of 4,500 LPs. At a more normal (but still slightly obsessive) rate of 2 a week it would take over 43 years! How did you come by them all? Have you bought whole collections of other peoples records? -- TheLastMan Matt *SqueezeBoxes:* SB Duet (Controller + two receivers) *Server:* Synology Diskstation 107+ NAS (with firmware 2.3-1157) running Squeezebox Server 7.5.0 on Synology Package Manager *Network:* Netgear DG834GT ADSL modem/router, 2 x Buffalo WHR-HP-G54 as access points *Livingroom:* Receiver into Naim 42/110 amp, BW CM2 speakers *Kitchen:* Receiver into Denon DM37 mini-system, BW 686 speakers *Study:* Linn LP12, Naim 72/Hi-cap/Headline. LPs ripped usingBehringer UCA202 USB into Windows XP PC TheLastMan's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=16021 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=80811 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Announcing SqueezePad - the first dedicated iPad App to controll your SqueezeBoxen !
One question I can't get answered from here. How far along is SqueezePad at this stage? Is it already a full-grown product that could be serious competition for a iPad-version of iPeng (mainly when it comes to stability, features and design?), or is it a huge stap backwards that doesn't feel as smooth? -- hvb83 hvb83's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=39615 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=80553 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] squeezebox constantly rebuffers when playing flac
No, I meant I'm alone on channel 2, and all other networks are on channel 6 or higher. -- djfake --- www.itjerk.com www.progressiverock.com djfake's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=8111 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=81072 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Where are your LPs?
TheLastMan;568271 Wrote: Good grief! If you bought an LP a day, every day, 365 days a year it would take you over 12 years to acquire a collection of 4,500 LPs. At a more normal (but still slightly obsessive) rate of 2 a week it would take over 43 years! How did you come by them all? Have you bought whole collections of other peoples records? Don't know about the OP, but I've never bought LESS than 2 albums/CDs a week on average, and I've been buying music for a long, long time (longer than 43 years) -- garym garym's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=17325 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=80811 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] New Boom on the Horizon?
mherger;567953 Wrote: While I as an employee have not always been happy with what decisions were taken, your list of criticism isn't fair. And it's a very personal list of issues too. Let's look at it another way: 1. Unnecessarily changed the devices to linux computers to increase complexity that their company's programmers can't handle. I agree with Michael here. There have been some strange decisions, but the developers appear to be doing a grand job with their hands tied by the new powers that be. I think the change to linux embedded processors was inevitable. It *should* provide better functionality. I don't personally find Touch/Radio to be better devices; I still prefer my Transporter/Boom/SB3 devices to my Touch and Radio players. But there's hope that functionality and stability will improve. But it's certainly not true that the company's programmers can't handle the change to linux - most of them have been developing on linux for years! -- Philip Meyer Philip Meyer's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=95 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=81045 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] New Boom on the Horizon?
- Receiver based on SqueezeOS What would be the point of that? Do you mean to run a Tiny SBS server? -- Philip Meyer Philip Meyer's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=95 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=81045 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] squeezebox constantly rebuffers when playing flac
I would seriously suspect your wi-fi router / access point, in particular the power supply that came with it. I am now on my third psu for my netgear router. I got exactly your symptoms (everything fine wired, but problems with wireless) and repacing the router's power supply fixed the problem completely. Trouble is there is no way to test this without buying a new psu. However, that is cheaper than buying a new rotuer! -- TheLastMan Matt *SqueezeBoxes:* SB Duet (Controller + two receivers) *Server:* Synology Diskstation 107+ NAS (with firmware 2.3-1157) running Squeezebox Server 7.5.0 on Synology Package Manager *Network:* Netgear DG834GT ADSL modem/router, 2 x Buffalo WHR-HP-G54 as access points *Livingroom:* Receiver into Naim 42/110 amp, BW CM2 speakers *Kitchen:* Receiver into Denon DM37 mini-system, BW 686 speakers *Study:* Linn LP12, Naim 72/Hi-cap/Headline. LPs ripped usingBehringer UCA202 USB into Windows XP PC TheLastMan's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=16021 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=81072 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Where are your LPs?
TheLastMan;568271 Wrote: Good grief! If you bought an LP a day, every day, 365 days a year it would take you over 12 years to acquire a collection of 4,500 LPs. At a more normal (but still slightly obsessive) rate of 2 a week it would take over 43 years! How did you come by them all? Have you bought whole collections of other peoples records? I've never really thought of it like that. I have been buying music for over 40 years though so I guess it does add up. I haven't bought too many LP's in the last 10 years or so apart from about 200 classical recordings and some high quality 180g pressings. The thing is there was a time when I would happily buy 20-30 albums a week as I seemed to spend all my free time in record shops - remember those! Browsing CD's is just no fun for some reason. I guess I was very obsessive:-) I have acquired about 1500 albums from friends who abandened LP's in favour of the silver disc so I guess its not quite so bad as it seems. By the way I consider my collection as modest compared to some people I know who have collections in the 10K+ albums bracket, and by todays standards it's tiny compared to some peoples digital collections. Oh, and yes I have listened to every single album at least once:-) -- russelc Regards, Chris Hi-FI: SB3 (wireless), Ipod Touch (+iPeng), active Linn Kabers, 3 x LK100, Kairn, LP12 russelc's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=37254 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=80811 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Where are your LPs?
russelc;568287 Wrote: The thing is there was a time when I would happily buy 20-30 albums a week as I seemed to spend all my free time in record shops - remember those! Browsing CD's is just no fun for some reason. I guess I was very obsessive:-) ah, the good old days. I probably had a good decade where I went to a record shop nearby EVERY DAY but Sunday (when closed) just to see what's new. Pre-internet of course. And in college I had a good used record shop nearby where I bought 100s of used albums cheap! -- garym garym's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=17325 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=80811 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] New Boom on the Horizon?
Philip Meyer;568277 Wrote: What would be the point of [new Receiver based on SqueezeOS]? Do you mean to run a Tiny SBS server? High(er)-res music playback, lower power consumption, tinysc, and ability to customize (including integration with amps home automation systems) even when using MySB. -- peterw http://www.tux.org/~peterw/ Free plugins: 'AllQuiet' (http://www.tux.org/~peterw/slim/AllQuiet.html) 'Auto Dim/AutoDisplay' (http://www.tux.org/~peterw/slim/AutoDisplay.html) 'BlankSaver' (http://www.tux.org/~peterw/slim/BlankSaver.html) 'ContextMenu' (http://www.tux.org/~peterw/slim/ContextMenu.html) 'DenonSerial' (http://www.tux.org/~peterw/slim/DenonSerial.html) 'FuzzyTime' (http://www.tux.org/~peterw/slim/FuzzyTime.html) 'KidsPlay' (http://www.tux.org/~peterw/slim/KidsPlay.html) 'KitchenTimer' (http://www.tux.org/~peterw/slim/KitchenTimer.html) 'PlayLog' (http://www.tux.org/~peterw/slim/PlayLog.html) 'PowerCenter/BottleRocket' (http://www.tux.org/~peterw/slim/PowerCenter.html) 'SaverSwitcher' (http://www.tux.org/~peterw/slim/SaverSwitcher.html) 'SettingsManager' (http://www.tux.org/~peterw/slim/SettingsManager.html) 'SleepFade' (http://www.tux.org/~peterw/slim/SleepFade.html) 'StatusFirst' (http://www.tux.org/~peterw/slim/StatusFirst.html) 'SyncOptions' (http://www.tux.org/~peterw/slim/SyncOptions.html) 'VolumeLock' (http://www.tux.org/~peterw/slim/VolumeLock.html) peterw's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2107 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=81045 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Announcing SqueezePad - the first dedicated iPad App to controll your SqueezeBoxen !
I guess I'm biased, but I consider SqeezePad a full-grown product that can easily replace a SqueezeBox Controller. You can also see whats currently missing/soon to be coming here: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=80575 Its difficult to say if its serious competition to iPengOniPad: - noone knows the plans of pippin - noone knows when it will be finished - noone knows what other features SqueezePad will have, when the competition finally starts - so comparing todays SqueezePad with tomorrows iPengOniPad wouldn't be very fair right now :) - for every user different things are important. If the positive comments on this thread are not enough here some of the 4+5star quotes (which is the average rating) from iTunes around the world (thanks by the way to all the commenters on iTunes): Netherlands: Perfect!!! This app works great! Thnx keep up the good work! Brilliant This app works perfect en so easy to work with. Thank you! Was up and running in less then a minute. Only indexing of playlists seem not to be in sync. But very happy with what I have seen so far! Sweden: Perfect app! A great app for the ipad to control your squeezeboxes. I have been running ipeng for a long time on my iphone and it has worked great, however i been wanting an app for my ipad as well. The ipeng do work on ipad but it looks not great. I first hesitated before bying this app because of the pricing but i just say its well worth every penny. I have some 12+ songs, all in flac, and it can handle my large music library without any problem. For now this is the best app if you have squeezebox, highly recommended! UK: great app This app certainly performs the functions you might expect. The operation is a little unusual and may not appeal to everyone but this app does what it says on the tin. Development Is ongoing and support via the logitech forums is excellent and prompt. If you have suggestions pass them on via the forums and who knows they may be incorporated in future updates. I have an original squeeze box so a control with artwork that you can see is a great improvement and certainly better than the duet etc. etc. In view of potential future developments, 4 stars, but it can only get better. Worth buying The latest version is great. The icon for going back is a huge improvement. US: Exactly What I Was Looking For Squeezepad is exactly what I was looking for to control my Squeezebox Radio. I had been trying to get by with the web server interface via Safari, but the layout, frames, and buttons are not iPad friendly (it is barely mouse friendly too). Our Radio is hooked up to our home intercom system to give us whole house audio. Now I can be anywhere in the house and easily and fully control the Radio. No more trying build a big playlist sitting at the computer, or running back downstairs to adjust things. 4 stars for the price, i think it's a little high, but I understand the developer's costs, and that it is a somewhat limited audience, making high volume sales not a reality to allow a low price. Looking forward to future updates. Great App, rapid development This App supports the Logitech Squeezebox series of music players. This is a great Version 1 with most of the features required to allow complete remote control and interaction with the devices. The author is extremely responsive to accommodate both bug fixes and enhancements. Even better The latest version fixes some obscure problems a few folks had in the last version and retains all the good stuff. Big beautiful cover art images, lots of options and features, but at the core a simple comprehensive interface that leaves all other ipad solutions in the dust. Check out the forum at slimdevices for more info and a chat with the developer. Brilliant! Perfect, clean, simple... After being disappointed in the competition, I stumbled across SqueezePad by accident. This is just what I was looking for... The best $$$ I've spent on an iPad app... Highly recommended! Oh - and to be fair - here is a 1star rating from Australia: Terrible - don't waste your money on this. At $13 this app is a complete rip off. I feel shafted and I weish I could get a refund. The design is ordinary and the functionality extremely limited. I could not get album art to display. There also seem to be usability disaters such as not being able to return to the home page. Save your money and use the web app via safari. So much better! This user unfortunately didn't try to get some help here as far as I know. Thanks to another user (hi goobi) also in Australia there is a 5star rating: Good app This app is excellent. Have to disagree with previous reviewer. -- bluegaspode Big Screen for great Boxes available now at your AppStore: *'Squeezebox + iPad = SqueezePad ' (http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/squeezepad/id380003002) *! Want to see a Weather Forecast on your
Re: [slim] Announcing SqueezePad - the first dedicated iPad App to controll your SqueezeBoxen !
bluegaspode;568300 Wrote: This user unfortunately didn't try to get some help here as far as I know. This is a big issue on the App Store: Users having some issues they never report to you but only in the ratings given. My ratings are full of RTFM stuff and you'll find you also get a lot of negative feedback on some of Apple's design decisions :) -- pippin --- see iPeng, the Squeezebox iPhone remote, at penguinlovesmusic.com pippin's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=13777 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=80553 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] New Boom on the Horizon?
Philip Meyer;568277 Wrote: What would be the point of that? Do you mean to run a Tiny SBS server? I don't need TinySC in a Receiver II. How would one safely eject the USB Drive? From a new menu on the Controller, what if one doesn't have a Controller? TinySC on a Receiver II, no thank you. I would like to see a Receiver II based on SqueezeOS because I think a 'Smart' player has advantages and it would be simple and direct to base Receiver II off of a striped down Touch. With the WiFi card eliminated because of WiFi on a chip, designing is easier. I would like to see the Receiver II be in a vertical case or have an external antenna option so it has better signal strength then all current Squeezeboxes since most Receivers are going to be hidden away. My reason for keeping the Receiver and updating it is first to have the newer DAC Chips and 24/96 native capability, but mostly so users can add multi-room players without the price of needing a Touch screen or controls. With the Controller, iPeng, and being able to control players from Touch and SB Radio, it just makes sense to me to have a Receiver II. Receiver II could even be a base unit/docking station/charger for a Controller based on an iPad sized touch screen. This Controller would not have a DAC or be a player like the current Controller. It would just be a Touch Remote with IR, RF, and WiFi control capabilities so it could also be ones universal remote. I bought a Harmony 1000 so I could get rid of the 7 remotes I had on the table. That worked great and was heaven until I put a Receiver in the room, no IR control, so back to having a second remote, that being the Controller or iPeng. Where Receiver II would be sold separately or bundled with the large touch Remote. Getting back on thread, I feel there will be a Boom II in the future with a Color display and SqueezeOS. Don't know how I feel about having a touch screen on a device that is mainly a player with speakers, probably just color LCD like SB Radio only larger. I don't think it would be coming anytime soon. The Boom is still selling well. -- iPhone *iPhone* Media Room: Transporter, VTL TL-6.5 Signature Pre-Amp, Ayre MX-R Mono's, VeraStarr 6.4SE 6-channel Amp, Vandersteen Speakers: Quatro Mains, VCC-5 Reference Center, four VSM-1 Signatures, Video: Runco RS 900 CineWide AutoScope 2.35:1 Living Room: Duet, ADCOM GTP-870HD, Cinepro 3K6SE III Gold, Vandersteen Model 3A Signature, Two 2Wq subs, VCC-2, Two VSM-1 Kitchen: Squeezebox BOOM Bedroom: Second Boom Bathroom: Squeezebox Radio Ford Thunderbird: Duet, Mac Mini Ford Expedition: SB Touch, USB drive iPhone's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=13622 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=81045 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Announcing SqueezePad - the first dedicated iPad App to controll your SqueezeBoxen !
Oh, one thing that I should add is that if SqueezePad stays as it is now then iPeng for iPad will be sufficiently different from SqueezePad that you might want to make a decision on taste, after all, different people have different preferences. -- pippin --- see iPeng, the Squeezebox iPhone remote, at penguinlovesmusic.com pippin's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=13777 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=80553 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] squeezebox constantly rebuffers when playing flac
TheLastMan;568284 Wrote: I would seriously suspect your wi-fi router / access point, in particular the power supply that came with it. I am now on my third psu for my netgear router. I got exactly your symptoms (everything fine wired, but problems with wireless) and repacing the router's power supply fixed the problem completely. Trouble is there is no way to test this without buying a new psu. However, that is cheaper than buying a new rotuer! This is a good line of thinking. But the OP should still change channels just to eliminate a channel issue as the problem instead of pushing back when asking for help. Troubleshooting requires making changes and diagnosing the differences between State 1 and State 2. And with router prices falling the way they are, for twice what one can buy a replacement power supply for, one can have a new router. And its 10 times the router one used to have. If there is a Best Buy or Home Depot around, I would even buy a new router and if it didn't fix the problem just return it. Since all is well when using Ethernet, the problem is cut in half. Its probably not the SBS Server or Player (unless the WiFi card is flakey and usually they are all or nothing). So this leaves the router, its access point, or interference. Move the player within a few feet of the router, does the problem go away? Answer this question and we have cut the problem in half again. -- iPhone *iPhone* Media Room: Transporter, VTL TL-6.5 Signature Pre-Amp, Ayre MX-R Mono's, VeraStarr 6.4SE 6-channel Amp, Vandersteen Speakers: Quatro Mains, VCC-5 Reference Center, four VSM-1 Signatures, Video: Runco RS 900 CineWide AutoScope 2.35:1 Living Room: Duet, ADCOM GTP-870HD, Cinepro 3K6SE III Gold, Vandersteen Model 3A Signature, Two 2Wq subs, VCC-2, Two VSM-1 Kitchen: Squeezebox BOOM Bedroom: Second Boom Bathroom: Squeezebox Radio Ford Thunderbird: Duet, Mac Mini Ford Expedition: SB Touch, USB drive iPhone's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=13622 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=81072 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] squeezebox constantly rebuffers when playing flac
djfake;568273 Wrote: No, I meant I'm alone on channel 2, and all other networks are on channel 6 or higher. Channel 2 overlaps slightly with channel 6, so you should try changing to channel 1. -- Soulkeeper Soulkeeper's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=35297 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=81072 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] IPeng Internet Radio
Great, thanks Pippin -- luga00 luga00's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1938 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=81078 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] IPeng Internet Radio
OUCH! I just stopped and restarted SqueezeServer (without doing anything else) and suddenly my complete radio list is back. Hmm, goodness knows what's going on there. -- luga00 luga00's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1938 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=81078 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
[slim] I hope we will be happy together
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[slim] I hope we will be happy together
thanks I'm very happy to be joining the special forum of you , and i hope to play a part in it and I wish to be an effective member in this forum since we were under the roof of one forum here's some of what you've done in the tourism industry i created a blog and site named after (magic tourism) i hope that you will be happy to read and to discuss them and comment on what the content of http://magictourism.blogspot.com/ http://magictourism1.zxq.net -- hudae hudae's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=39736 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=81114 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Let's make the Squeezebox to the ultimate music discovery device!
I've decided it's time to start doing something based on this thread, so
now we need people with development experience.
If there is anyone reading this thread that have development
experience, is inspired and want to participate more actively to
realize some of the things mentioned in this thread, I'd like you to
send me a PM or mail. If you use mail, please write your forum account
name in the mail so I know who you are on these forums.
I'm especially interested in someone that have experience of GUI
development in some language supported on both OSX, Windows and Linux,
I would prefer something more modern than perl but if you only know
perl that's fine too. I feel that experience of designing GUI's are
more important than actual development experience, so don't hesitate to
contact me if you have only worked with GUI design but don't have any
experience with development.
I'm also interested in someone with huge experience of classical and/or
jazz music that likes to participate more actively in the process, maybe
not as developer but as someone who can look at draft ideas of
information models and do analysis regarding which search/browse
functions we need to support for these music categories.
Hopefully there will be a huge interest to participate and in that case
we might not involve everyone now immediately, we need to setup some
rough design/architecture first, but I can promise that we will do our
best to make sure to find some part eventually to everyone who is
interested to participating as developer.
To everyone else who doesn't have development experience, keep posting
ideas in this thread that would improve the music discovery experience
and we will pickup all the good ones that are realistic to implement.
Eventually we will get to a beta testing phase and then we need all of
you as beta testers.
To everyone that haven't posted an answer on the questions in the
initial post in this thread, please post your answers.
--
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Re: [slim] [Announce] iPeng 1.2.5 now on the App Store
I´m having a problem I can´t affirm it´s due to this version of Ipeng. Today, I configured squeezebox to a wireless connection and now, everytime I change ipeng to my own music server or mysqueezebox.com, the squeezebox receiver stops being recognized as a client. The problem can be solved removing and putting back the power chord, but that´s not the ideal one. I´m quite sure something like that was happening via a wired one too. Thanks, Rodrigo. -- Rodrigo Rodrigo's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=39057 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=80940 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] New Boom on the Horizon?
Given that we're already almost halfway through August 2010, I would not expect to see a Boom 2 this year. Even though these forums are not the official voice of Logitech, there are enough knowledgeable people around here that I'm confident we'd have an idea if something was coming soon. The 2010 Holiday season is only 4.5 months away, and Squeeze products make great gifts, so it doesn't seem likely this year. I have no inside knowledge, but since wireless N is finally ratified, improved DAC's are available, Vfd displays are giving way to LCD's, and improved Squeezeserver v.7.6 software replete with some fundamental fixes and changes is coming (hopefully by years end???), speculating on a Boom2 in time for the 2011 holiday season might well be considered a reasoned bet. -- eganders eganders's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=25846 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=81045 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] New Boom on the Horizon?
On 08/11/2010 11:35 PM, eganders wrote: Given that we're already almost halfway through August 2010, I would not expect to see a Boom 2 this year. Even though these forums are not the official voice of Logitech, there are enough knowledgeable people around here that I'm confident we'd have an idea if something was coming soon. The 2010 Holiday season is only 4.5 months away, and Squeeze products make great gifts, so it doesn't seem likely this year. For the retailers of the world, the 2010 holiday season starts in about 20 days. You can not release a product late in the year. The retailers have their product lines set and on the shelves by late October, and they are focused only on selling from then on until the new year. Most retailer's purchasing folks won't talk to you after September 1. I have no information, and if I had any, I could not share it. I was a beta tester for the Boom and the Radio, and for each, I had to sign a non-disclosure-agreement. I don't think I could even say that I had not signed an NDA. So there may be a product in late Beta-test now, I just don't know or can't say. Logitech continues the tradition of most electronic firms; they never comment on future products. They only announce products when they are in the warehouses and ready to sell. (The Touch was a special case exception to that rule). So its pointless to speculate, those that know are not talking, and those that are talking don't know. -- Pat Farrell http://www.pfarrell.com/ ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] New Boom on the Horizon?
The best precursor of what the future holds for Squeezebox is the how much integration there is with the new Google TV revue. Harmony is featured prominently whereas Squeezebox is only hinted at. To me this is the best indication of what Logitech thinks of the Squeezebox brand. This would be the best indicator of how much resources they will continue to push, seeing as they need to hire new some new hardware developers and apparently retool (in the case of the receiver) to continue moving forward at all. -- sander sander's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10737 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=81045 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
