Re: [slim] please help me pick a new router
Additionally, I would suggest that, if you have done so already, you wire your SC Server rather than connecting through wireless. One wireless hop tends to work better than two. -- jeffmeh jeffmeh's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3986 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=60201 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] SC Interfaces...why so few?
ntang;392860 Wrote: Hi I am not a technical person. I have purchased 5 Duets and 2 SB3 Classics. I do not understand why I need to build anything myself as a consumer. All I was asking is howcome there are so few interfaces/skins. I had in mind my laptop or one of those sleek all-in-one desktops which I thought of using , soolos-style, where I'd put it on the table for people to easily interact with and view the Slimdevices system The current skins are not very attractive and functional for such tasks I think. If you are running Windows, you should probably take a look at Moose. -- jeffmeh jeffmeh's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3986 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=59260 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Browse by folder name
FYI, if your folder and file names follow some type of standard, you can convert them to tags using mp3tag. -- jeffmeh jeffmeh's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3986 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=58475 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Random Mix doesn't seem very Random
peter;374589 Wrote: SJobson wrote: I've not had this problem, and I use random quite a lot. Odd. I've only turned off a few genres in the Random screen (podcast, Classical, Christmas) so it's selecting from most of my library. Is that the case for those having problems? It's a well known fact (tm) that real random doesn't seem random enough for many people. The casino's are full of them. In my case my SB can read my mind and often plays eerily relevant tracks. The iRiver in my car is jinxed similarly. Still, I accept the point that some form of enhanced random algorithm would feel better to our irrational selves. And who'd want to hear three Ramones tracks in a row anyway? Regards, Peter Yes, human beings tend to find true randomness to be counter-intuitive. See the birthday paradox. -- jeffmeh jeffmeh's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3986 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=56989 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Positive ReplayGain and Clipping
Clive, thanks for the example. I understand. If the player's digital attenuation were incorporated into the replaygain adjustment, I would expect that if the user were to increase the volume mid-track, then he could cause clipping. To continue with your example: - File peaks at -3dB, replaygain is 6dB, player volume -2db. - The basic no-clip replaygain is 3dB. The player-specific no-clip replaygain is 5dB. - User queues the track, SC sends replaygain of 5dB. While track is playing, user increases player volume to -1dB. Track clips. I do not think it desirable to allow the user to introduce clipping with the player volume control, so I would not really be in favor of this. That being said, if it is simple to implement, optional, and defaults to off, I would have no problem with it, lol. -- jeffmeh jeffmeh's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3986 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=30316 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Positive ReplayGain and Clipping
Perhaps I am confused here, but I would think that a server-side fix could be implemented as follows: If the file has no replaygain tags, do nothing. Else, if the file has replaygain tags, calculate from the track peak and track replaygain whether the adjustment will make the track clip. If it will, replace the replaygain with the maximum possible value that will not cause clipping. Perform the same function for the album replaygain. Send the file along and let the player apply album, track, or no replaygain based upon its settings. I believe that this will not be particularly resource-intensive on the server, because it really only has to perform the calculation when the replaygain value is positive. Are there other ways to apply positive gain in the digital domain other than through a replaygain adjustment? Unless we are applying positive digital gain we cannot cause digital clipping (bit overflow), correct? Digital clipping may have occurred earlier in the recording chain, and we may have flat peaks, but that damage is done, and whatever information we have left by definition fits within the 16 bits we have (or 24, or 48, or whatever the file contains). Am I missing something here? -- jeffmeh jeffmeh's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3986 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=30316 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Positive ReplayGain and Clipping
cliveb;370514 Wrote: Yes, quite so. The server can do a trivial calculation to limit positive RG value so as to prevent clipping, and then send that adjusted RG value to the player instead of blindly sending the original RG value. There is no argument about this. What I think Moonbase was proposing was that the server should actually apply the RG value and alter the audio samples before they are sent to the player - that's what I was objecting to (in the strongest possible terms). However, as I said in an earlier post (http://forums.slimdevices.com/showpost.php?p=369178postcount=15), the presence of attenuation via the player's digital volume control adds additional subtleties. If we want to take that into account and end up with a gold standard solution, then as far as I can make out it can only be solved in the player's firmware. I'm fairly relaxed on this issue. I certainly wouldn't want to insist that the gold standard be implemented if it were to seriously delay getting the basic problem fixed. I'd be happy with a simple server side fix that just reins back a positive RG value on the assumption that the player will be at 100% volume. I absolutely concur with your objection. I'm not really clear on the problem with the attenuation via the player's digital volume control. I would expect this to be additional attenuation, after replaygain is applied. Is that not how it works today? -- jeffmeh jeffmeh's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3986 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=30316 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Political BS
I'll add another endorsement for an off-topic forum. That would seem to satisfy both those who want to write and read off-topic posts, and those who want to easily avoid them. -- jeffmeh jeffmeh's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3986 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=54841 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Range Extenders Compatibility?
When you rule out power line networking because of different circuits, are the circuits all on the same phase of the panel? Power line networking generally works fine on all the circuits on the same phase, but you may have to bridge the phases to get it to work on both. I am assuming that you are in the US with typical wiring configuration. -- jeffmeh jeffmeh's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3986 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=54487 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Squeezebox versus PC
maggior;350849 Wrote: That seems a bit harsh :-). It may be true, or it could be that music just isn't that important to him. Maybe he's single living in an apartment having a laptop sitting by his stereo with wires dangling all over the place is OK. I'm sure we've all had friends back in our single days that thought milk crates, plywood, and cinder blocks were acceptable building materials for furniture in one's home! And a large cable spool makes a great table, lol. -- jeffmeh jeffmeh's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3986 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=53878 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Logitech Squeezebox Boom?
The leak has certainly created a lot of buzz on the web. I am not implying that it was intentional, but if the product is solid and hits the market soon then the early press might be advantageous. I suspect that there are people out there who want one of these even more, because they cannot yet have it, lol. -- jeffmeh jeffmeh's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3986 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=50760 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] cpr help with squeezebox
jamie;323724 Wrote: All credit to Logitech customer service for getting this sorted for me. Totally painless and professional. Phew! Out of curiosity, what fixed it? I have a dead SB3 and have tried the usual (swapped power supply, factory reset, xilinx reset, etc.) to no avail. I would love to be able to get it running without shipping it off for repairs. -- jeffmeh jeffmeh's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3986 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=49560 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Scanning doe new or updated music--
Zevs;320892 Wrote: Hi Michael! But do you really get the tags and the covers and the MusicIP info embedded in the files read by doing that? I thought not, but perhaps I'm wrong ? Zevs Yes, you do. -- jeffmeh jeffmeh's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3986 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=49948 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] feature request: file vs track calculator
MrSinatra;320550 Wrote: i hear what you are saying, but i respectfully disagree. bells and whistles are not more important than accurately accounting for all the music one has. to put it another way, the pinto might have had some great options, but even if only 5% of them were blowing up, you can bet thats what the engineers focused on. So some anomalies in the track counts for your music are analagous to a car exploding? Interesting value judgment :) -- jeffmeh jeffmeh's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3986 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=49429 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] How do I split up a collection in Windows
I don't have mp3tag in front of me, but it is something akin to Tags - Filenames. There is even an icon to do it up in the menu bar. You need to supply a format string, and you likely want a different format string for compilations. -- jeffmeh jeffmeh's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3986 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=49494 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Cowon D2
I have a D2 and I transcode my FLACs to MP3 to allow me to fit more music on it. When attached to the PC via USB, it works just like a flash drive, so you can copy files onto it using normal file operations (e.g., Windows Explorer, DOS COPY). I don't do anything regarding ratings, so I cannot help you there. Overall, I am pretty happy with the sound quality and with the device. -- jeffmeh jeffmeh's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3986 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=48915 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Duet Receiver Break Up with 85% signal !
Ben Sandee;310436 Wrote: On Tue, Jun 10, 2008 at 9:13 AM, Pat Farrell pfarrell (AT) pfarrell (DOT) com wrote: tonythetiger wrote: My PC is wired to my router. I'm streaming .WAVs Streaming flac files is four times better. The files are 50% smaller, and take 50% network traffic, and fit in the buffer better. Flac is lossless, there is no difference in quality. The smaller network traffic plus twice as much buffer is a big win. You really should try it. Agreed. I believe if you go to Settings-Advanced-File Types you can find the WAV-WAV entry which is probably set for NATIVE by default. Change this to disabled and I believe SqueezeCenter will automatically perform this transcode to FLAC. You will not lose any sound quality but it should reduce the network and buffer usage dramatically. It's worth a shot anyway... Ben Note that this will put additional load on the SqueezeCenter machine, because it will be doing the WAVFLAC encoding. If the server is currently your bottleneck, then this will only make things worse. That being said, these dropouts are usually a function of a wireless networking problem, so it is worth trying. -- jeffmeh jeffmeh's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3986 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=48692 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Grave doubts about Logitech 'support
ncarver;284555 Wrote: Hmm. Never heard of DLL hell, eh? Before you get too smug about how easy it is to provide software for Windows you might want to have a look at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dll_hell. If you've never installed software on Windows only to have other software break as a result, then you cannot have done much with Windows. There are library dependencies there too, just less variation in installs (but Linux/UNIX has always handled multiple library versions better). You might also want to look at the somewhat difficult history of providing Perl on Windows: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perl#Windows. Finally, a tar ball is just an archive--i.e., a zip file. Never downloaded a zip file that you had to extract a program from? Again, nothing really different here, except names and formats. Ultimately more an issue of whether it is worth training support personnel. With all due respect, I think you are missing the point. Regardless of the relative technical merits of Windows vs. various Linux variants, to best serve its market Logitech must best support the platforms with the largest market shares. Additionally, scale economies make it more efficient to support the more prevalent platform than the less prevalent one. Given this, Logitech's approach to this makes good financial sense. -- jeffmeh jeffmeh's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3986 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=45372 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Networking Assistance - SB3 and SC7
I would think that you could either change the Mac to use 10, or change the router to use 2. Most routers should allow this. -- jeffmeh jeffmeh's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3986 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=44863 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Sound quality difference CD player vs SB3 FLAC playback?
Also, be sure that you have matched the volume levels for the comparison. And if you really want to be certain, see if you can tell the difference in a blind comparison ducking for cover. -- jeffmeh jeffmeh's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3986 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=44394 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] How much power does the squeezebox draw while on standby
amorphia;276093 Wrote: Hi there, my wife is having a hard-core environmental drive and is going round constantly unplugging devices on standby. Much as I agree this is necessary, it is quite annoying to have to plug in my squeezebox to listen to music. Anyone have a good idea how many watts it is using on standby? Would be nice to be able to compare it to other devices... Cheers, Ben Can you fool her by setting the brightness to be off when the SB is idle? :-P -- jeffmeh jeffmeh's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3986 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=44291 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] The Play button
Patrick Dixon;270158 Wrote: Shouldn't that be RTFM? - but then I guess you would have to lock the thread :-) Unless, of course, the F is for free. -- jeffmeh jeffmeh's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3986 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=43538 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] SB3 Loses Connection with SlimServer
Well, I switched the locations of the two SB3s. On day 6, the problematic one lost connection with the SlimServer again. I guess I need to contact support. -- jeffmeh jeffmeh's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3986 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=43050 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Why Squeezebox sucks...
exile;268107 Wrote: I too have frustrations with the squeezebox but overall I think it's a heck of a satisfying product. However, some of your frustrations could be avoided by preparing playlists prior to having people over and/or just not letting others touch the remote control. I'm a bit perplexed as to why you'd want other folks picking out the music selections during a party. I've yet to have anyone ask to select music at my house during a party. That's my party solution also. Set up the playlist in advance, start it playing, and hide the remote. -- jeffmeh jeffmeh's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3986 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=43291 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Why Squeezebox sucks...
I suppose that I have been using the Squeezeboxen long enough that I am used to the remote interface. However, I do remember making the same mistake numerous times in the early days (hitting play and clearing out a playlist that I had spent a bunch of time putting together). I agree with the OP that this action is not very intuitive from a user interface design perspective. Intuitively, who is going to think that play is really clear current playlist and play, before either reading the manual or learning through error? Perhaps it would have been better to map play to something non-destructive, like add as next song to playlist, if already playing then continue, if not already playing then play it. + could be add to end of playlist and holding + could be clear current playlist and play. There are probably even better alternatives. My basic point is that the novice is almost guaranteed to hit play before he knows what he is doing. -- jeffmeh jeffmeh's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3986 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=43291 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] SB3 Loses Connection with SlimServer
In the meantime, any ideas as to why power cycling the SB3, or going through network setup, does not get it to reconnect to SlimServer, while power cycling the router does? -- jeffmeh jeffmeh's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3986 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=43050 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] SB3 Loses Connection with SlimServer
Siduhe;265854 Wrote: Do you have static IPs for each of the SBs, or does your router dole them out each time via DCHP? Could be an ip conflict with an existing bit of equipment - would certainly explain why a router reboot sorts it out, but not an SB reboot. I would try allocating a static IP to the troublesome SB outside of the DCHP range of your router - so if your range is 192.168.0.1-192.168.0.100, make the SB 192.168.0.101. I already use a static IP for this one (I have tried both dynamic and static and the problem persists). The irony is that the trouble-free SB3 still uses a dynamic IP address. -- jeffmeh jeffmeh's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3986 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=43050 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] SB3 Loses Connection with SlimServer
Yet another clue: When the SB3 fails as described and cannot connect to SlimServer, if I go into SS with the web UI I see that SS thinks that the SB3 is still connected. I can even start/stop/control the music selection in SS, although obviously nothing really plays. Does this shed any additional light? -- jeffmeh jeffmeh's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3986 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=43050 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] SB3 Loses Connection with SlimServer
One of my SB3s keeps losing it connection with SlimServer. There is no regular pattern, but it probably happens about once every day and a half. The screen will go blank. When I hold the left arrow on the remote and go back into network setup, it finds the wireless network and connects, but fails to connect to SlimServer (the screen goes blank again). To get it to reconnect to SlimServer, I have to power cycle the router. The other SB3s on the network do not have this problem. I have tried both dynamic and static IP addresses and each experience the same problem. I even temporarily ran an ethernet cable to the SB3 (I put the SB3 within 6 feet of the router) and connected to SlimServer fine using the ethernet network setup. But when I switched the network setup to wireless (same location, ethernet cable still installed), it could not connect to SlimServer without resetting the router. From my testing I can conclude the following: 1) It is not a typical wireless flakiness issue, because the SB3 finds and connects to the wireless network without any problem 2) However, it is wireless-related, because it does not occur with ethernet 3) It is not a general problem with my network, because the other SB3s are fine 4) It appears to be a problem with the SB3 itself. I am running SlimServer 6.5.1 on an Infrant ReadyNAS X6, connected throuth ethernet to a Belkin Pre-N router. The SB3 is connected wirelessly, with WPA encryption and MAC filtering, and is running firmware 81. I would greatly appreciate any assistance. Thanks. -- jeffmeh jeffmeh's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3986 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=43050 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] SB3 Loses Connection with SlimServer
maggior;265517 Wrote: To ensure that it isn't an issue with either the SB3 or the location of it, can you swap the problematic SB3 with one that has been working fine? If the problem stays with the location, I think you might have a reception issue at that location. Though it's odd that rebooting the router rectifies the problem. Regardless, I think it is a good experiment to try, especially since you have the luxury of having multiple SB3s to work with. I have the problematic SB3 within 6 feet of the router to see if the issue reoccurs. If it does, then I will rule out a location problem. -- jeffmeh jeffmeh's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3986 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=43050 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Need shelf stereo to go with my Squeezebox. Recommendations?
If you run the SB3 digitally into some $300 unit, you are unlikely to get comparable sound quality to the SB3's analog outputs. You may wish to consider powered speakers, like the Audioengines or Aego-M's. -- jeffmeh jeffmeh's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3986 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=42858 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Wireless - yes, Homeplug - No
Woobag;258541 Wrote: Ah, thanks Phil, that might be the answer. I dont think they are on the same ring. That's a real nuisance as I purchased them especially for the Squeezebox, so it looks like I've wasted my money! Simon There are various solutions to bridge the different phases of the panel. I do not know where you are located, but if you are in the US, you can use something like this. http://www.smarthome.com/4816a2.html http://www.smarthome.com/4826a.html http://www.iautomate.com/xpcp.html http://www.iautomate.com/xpcr.html There are analagous solutions for other wiring standards outside the U.S. An electrician can also bridge the phases with some fairly inexpensive parts. Try a google search on X10 coupler Good luck. -- jeffmeh jeffmeh's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3986 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=42220 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Squeezebox options to stream
moschous;256367 Wrote: Hi, first of all i would like to thank you for your response on this thread. Besides on this, i think that this is a good opportunity to start a thread related to performance / scalability / reliability / stability of slim server while talking for providing a service (mp3 library service or playlists/ internet radio service) where many squeezeboxes will be able to connect to. As far as i understood (please correct if i am doing wrong) delivering content on squezeeboxes is only possible trough the slim server. The squeezebox can connect only to a slim server and get local mp3 files, other playlists (where content may located on remote servers), or get live internet radio stations where are relayed by the slim server. So, even if the real content is not hosted on the slim server, it is delivered/realyed through the slim server. If this is true then this kind of service (which is based on slim server) doesnt scale (it only scales when you drive different squeezeboxes to connect to different instances of slim servers - but this manually solution is not viable). Please correct me if i am doing wrong. So, is it possible to provide a service where the squeezebox will connect to on a different software server? (e.g. QuickTime Streaming server, windows media services, etc.. ? ) does anybody has any experience on this? Interesting question. I would think that the gist of it would be, On one server computer, how much CPU and memory can you throw at it before the SlimServer software cannot make any more use of the incremental horsepower? If the constraint is really the hardware rather than the software, then one could scale as much as current hardware capabilities allow under a given budget. Of course, multiple networks might be required to provide the necessary bandwidth. Perhaps one of the developers could chime in on this. -- jeffmeh jeffmeh's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3986 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=41937 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Does network bridge work with 6.0.1?
toetoe;252685 Wrote: It doesn't work for me. I go through the setup process for the WLAN , but I am never asked to activate the wireless bridge. Any ideas? When you try to activate the bridge, do you already have the device to be bridged connected to the SB3 via ethernet? I do not think you can activate it unless the device is detected. -- jeffmeh jeffmeh's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3986 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=32923 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Compilation albums - problem
mp3tag is free, and there is a good write-up in the Wiki Guide to Ripping and Tagging. -- jeffmeh jeffmeh's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3986 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=31716 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Is my Squeezebox 3 dead?
stuffa;251284 Wrote: Just thought I would let you know that I have 2 SB3's and they have both failed, I havent used them this month, we went to use them a couple of days ago, and they are both dead. I'm als in Sydney (balmain). But I dont think its thunder. I am suspecting a firmware issue. Anyway, I am about to pull mine appart, so I will let you know what I find While it is certainly possible, it is highly improbable that 2 SB3's would fail independently and simultaneously. It is much more likely that there is some other root cause of the problem (electrical issues, computer/network problems, etc.). Best of luck getting it sorted out. P.S. I guess I should have read until the end of the thread before posting, as you seem to have figured it out already. Obviously, improbable is not impossible. :) -- jeffmeh jeffmeh's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3986 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=41199 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Low wireless throughput
Wicewolf;245135 Wrote: But that can't be the reason. Even though the bandwith is shared between both SB and laptop there should be plenty of resources to give much better performance than this. Besides I have tried both the SB and my laptop installed at my friends wlan and there was no problem at all. Actually, the two wireless hops can definitely be the reason. While that can work for some, it leaves very little margin for any wireless problems. If you can wire one of them and get it to work, do so. -- jeffmeh jeffmeh's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3986 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=40547 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Multiple PC's running slimserver
shellier17;244499 Wrote: sorry, the device is running a pub music system and i want a few other people to be able to access it via there laptops. so basically i just want it so it can run as it does but with access through 3 pc's As Mark mentioned, you can have other computers on the network access a single SlimServer instance through the web interface, through http://slimserver address:9000. -- jeffmeh jeffmeh's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3986 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=40457 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Sequential Songs
Heartbreaker/Living, Loving Maid Of course, they already split them on the Led Zeppelin boxed set, and it always seems a bit off. -- jeffmeh jeffmeh's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3986 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=17312 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Flac Remote Access
Also bear in mind that you will be using much more bandwidth to stream FLAC than MP3, and your ISP may limit your upload bandwidth. -- jeffmeh jeffmeh's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3986 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=40069 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] horrible wireless network fallback mechanisms (general criticism)
I am not sure if there is anything really wrong with the SB3 wireless innards, or whether it is just the general flakiness of 2.4GHz wireless, the need to be able to keep up with the music real-time, and a relatively small buffer. Given a certain amount of wireless interference, dropped packets, etc., streaming to a PC with a larger buffer would be less likely to be bad enough to cause problems with the music. With enough tweaking of the network one can solve most SB3 wireless issues. However, I do understand your frustration. -- jeffmeh jeffmeh's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3986 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=39421 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Quality of FLAC Audio
slimpy;235544 Wrote: Yeah, that's a possible reason. There are so many transparent software layers involved in bringing the sound to the speakers so a lot of unexpected things can happen. Makes it really hard to pin down the cause of such a problem. -s. Yes indeed. That was one of the deciding factors for me in choosing the SB vs. hooking up the computer directly to the stereo. -- jeffmeh jeffmeh's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3986 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=39333 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] SlimServer on an OLPC
If SlimServer is on the laptop then, yes, the network traffic would go through the laptop. Wireless may work, but it may not. IMO, it is not something I would count on. There are plenty of other devices you could find for a server that would have an ethernet port. -- jeffmeh jeffmeh's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3986 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=39236 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Why is SB so expensive?
I guess it is all relative, because my immediate reaction to your post is, Where can you get one for $200? Even at $299 US retail, I think it is a good value relative to the alternatives. -- jeffmeh jeffmeh's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3986 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=39223 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] What makes SlimServer fast?
amey01;233786 Wrote: Thanks but no. Sorry - I didn't make that quite as clear. The server had SCSI disks and the PC has IDE, BUT this is for the OS and SlimServer - the music has always been on a USB disk. Thanks anyway. Just to be sure, both computers have USB 2.0 ports? You would definitely see a difference if you went from USB 2.0 to 1.1. -- jeffmeh jeffmeh's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3986 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=39133 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] What to do with my CDs?
I use these. http://www.buy.com/prod/Case-Logic-CDW-320-320-Disc-Nylon-CD-Wallet/q/loc/101/10380795.html -- jeffmeh jeffmeh's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3986 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=39071 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] A satisfying crunch
Solvason-Pastuch;230773 Wrote: David Oh, I know your pain. I have always, and still do, feel that this piece of equipment is nothing but a techie toy. Imagine how many cars there would be on the road if they had to update their software evry night. Zero! If evertime they crashed, someone died. Zero. Yep, a great toy, if you want to play. A lowsy toy if you want to actually listen to music. Russ - Original Message - From: David Lawrence David.Lawrence.2xl8301190927702 (AT) no-mx (DOT) forums.slimdevices.com To: discuss (AT) lists (DOT) slimdevices.com Sent: Thursday, September 27, 2007 5:10 PM Subject: [slim] A satisfying crunch When you have discovered that your SlimBox has, once again, failed to connect when you have made the slightest change to your hardware and will not recognize the existence of either the ethernet or wireless networks, don't give up. Just place it on the floor and jump on it. The crunch is really satisfying and you are left with the knowledge that, after years of trying to prtetend that this crap is worth persisting with, tomorrow you can go out and but something that really works! Bye, Liberated ex-user -- David Lawrence David Lawrence's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4352 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=38746 Or, you could stick with a software version that works for you and listen to music flawlessly, as many do. -- jeffmeh jeffmeh's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3986 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=38746 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Looks like my SB3 has died
Empgamer;230540 Wrote: Do these things die with much regularity? They are not cheap and from reading here the longevity isn't great!!! I am considering getting one but this is a little off-putting. My experience is that the quality is very good and that we are merely seeing a biased sample. How many people bother posting that everything is fine? Also, most reasonable people report that the SD/Logitech service has been good even in the event of a faulty unit. If you decide you want one, I would not worry about the quality. FWIW, I just bought my third SB3. -- jeffmeh jeffmeh's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3986 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=34441 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Folder structure creation
MP3Tag also can reorganize the files into folders based upon the tags. -- jeffmeh jeffmeh's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3986 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=38138 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Still possible to buy SlimDevices (not Logitech) SB3 in UK?
flashgordon;220104 Wrote: I'm the OP. I ordered mine from Datakits using a credit card, on 03.08.07 and it arrived 07.08.07, no problems at all. It has the SlimDevices name on the unit, but the remote control is a Logitech one. Very pleased. Ah, UK date format. For a moment I was wondering how you could be so patient as to perceive no problems with a four month wait, lol. -- jeffmeh jeffmeh's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3986 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=36850 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Acoustic coupling
I have never heard the term in that context, but I do remember this. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acoustic_coupler -- jeffmeh jeffmeh's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3986 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=37021 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Backup Music
I looked into online backups, but unless one has tremendous upload and download bandwidth it would just take too long to backup and recover. Let's say that you have 768Kb/sec upload speed. To backup 500 GB: 500G bytes x 8 bits/byte x 1 sec/768K bits X 1 min/60 sec x 1 hr/60 min x 1 day/24 hr =~ 60 days. Some of the services also limit your download bandwidth, so check that out also. But if you achieved 8Mb/sec, it would still take about 6 days to get your data back. -- jeffmeh jeffmeh's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3986 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=36938 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Two SB3s, very different wireless rates?
It is unlikely that one SB is negatively affecting the wireless reception of another. It is much more likely that your wireless cameras/neighbors' networks are interfering with your wireless signals. You may wish to try it with the cameras off, and see if that solves your problem. With the cameras off, try changing the network channel to better avoid the neighbors. 2.4GHz wireless is susceptible to interference from cordless phones, microwave ovens, etc. With some experimenting, you probably will be able to get it to work well. If not, you may wish to consider a homeplug device. Also, have you tried swapping the locations of the SB that resets and one that does not, to try to determine whether it is location or device dependent? Any chance that the one that resets is losing power? -- jeffmeh jeffmeh's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3986 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=36697 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] basic multi-room audio questions
If the amplifier terminals make it difficult to connect more than one wire to each, you can always attach one set of speaker wires to the amp and splice in another along the run. Four wire nuts would allow you to effectively make Y connectors for two speakers. You may not get it past the audiophile inspector, but it will work, lol. -- jeffmeh jeffmeh's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3986 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=36701 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] New (Logitech) Squeezebox
Peter;208923 Wrote: nicketynick wrote: sixofone;208750 Wrote: I’m sufficiently irked to register and post to this form for the first (and probably last) time. You see I was under the impression that the words “Designed and manufactured in Mountain View, California, USA” meant just that. Whereas it now appears that the principal component of both my S3s was actually manufactured in China. Am I alone in finding that a little…….well, disingenuous? There’s no need for me to argue the economic and ethical rights and wrongs of such a production model in such well-educated company. Nor do I need to point out that, for some of us, the considerations of how and at what (human) cost a product is produced are factors in the purchasing decision. The fact that Slim Devices chose to slap the “Designed and manufactured…” tag on in the first place shows just how well-attuned they were to such sensitivities. Enjoy counting the cash, Slim/ Logitech people. Try not to think too hard about that new, faraway workforce. Or the old manufacturing staff a little nearer to home who had to be “let go”. I applaud your moral and ethical objections, particularly regarding 'that new, faraway workforce'. I'd wager you've seen Manufactured Landscapes - an absolutely mind-boggling documentary - its hard to believe how things are happening over there. You'd rather they didn't make any money at all if they can't do so ethically? My grandmother worked when she was twelve to support her family. I'm glad there wasn't some American know it all forbidding her to do so. The hypocrisy of ethics. You're allowed to starve, but you can't sell your kidney... Regards, Peter You beat me to it on this one. If a company chooses to send its manufacturing overseas and the quality suffers, that is a poor business decision. If the quality stays acceptable, and the costs are reduced, then it is a good business decision. The company will either see increased margins or they will be able to reduce prices to better consumers and improve their competitive position. Lower consumer prices benefit all consumers, and the macroeconomics generally indicate that that outweighs the losses of the displaced workers (of course, that's little consolation to someone who cannot find employment). The overseas employees obviously benefit. Higher profits benefit the stockholders, whose primary reason for investing their capital is to get a return. The suggestion that a person in country A is more deserving of a job than another in country B is not only ignorant of economics, but is also ethically bankrupt. -- jeffmeh jeffmeh's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3986 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=35899 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] How do you use your Squeezebox/Transporter?
A poll associated with this post was created, to vote and see the results, please visit http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=36061 Question: When you listen to music, do you connect to Slim Server or SqueezeNetwork? - a) 100% of the time to Slimserver (on computer or NAS drive) - b) 75% of the time on Slimserver / 25% on SqueezeNetwork - c) 50% of the time on Slimserver / 50% on SqueezeNetwork - d) 25% of the time on Slimserver / 75% on SqueezeNetwork - e) 100 % of the time on SqueezeNetwork I voted 75/25, but it is more likely 90/10. -- jeffmeh jeffmeh's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3986 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=36061 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Server won't recognize remote library address
neil5561;205045 Wrote: Hi guys, First I appologize if this is an old question. I went back a few pages on the forum and tried the help but couldn't find anything on this. Anyways, today I updated to Windows Vista and as such had to reinstall the server to get it to work. It now works and can connect to the Squeezebox. The problem is I cannot get the server to recognize the network address for my music library. Due to hard drive constrictions I keep all my music on a second networked computer that is not running the server. In the past, before I switched to Vista and reinstalled the server this was not a problem I just typed the following into the library area of the settings \\Home\g\Music. But now the server is saying this is an invalid address. Has anyone else seen this? Any suggestions? Thanks in advance for your help. Neil Have you tried \\Home\g:\Music? I am assuming that Home is the name of the computer and g is its drive letter -- jeffmeh jeffmeh's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3986 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=35653 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Portable FLAC player?
Some of the Cowon players handle FLAC also. You may find that it works out better to keep a parallel MP3 library for your portable, rather than store FLAC on it directly. If you are listening with earbuds, in a noisy environment, etc. you may not be able to tell the difference in the audio quality. FLAC will also consume much more space and drain the battery faster. -- jeffmeh jeffmeh's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3986 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=35698 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Which mp3 player?
My son has a Cowon iAudio X5L, which is basically the X5 with a larger battery and much better battery life. I recently purchased the Cowon D2. I like both of them, although we really do not do much with video on either. Tamanaco is correct that if you are going to be using it during exercise, or otherwise jostling it around, then you are much better off with a flash drive-based player. If you will not, then you should probably go with a hard drive-based player where you can get much more capacity. I transcode all of the FLACs to mp3 with Robin Bowe's flac2mp3 script. It really is not that difficult, and for a flash player with limited storage you will get much more music onto the player. The X5 supports Rockbox, but I do not believe the D2 does at this time. -- jeffmeh jeffmeh's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3986 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=35043 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Recommendations for in-ceiling speakers?
Siduhe;199885 Wrote: That is brilliant - will definitely look into it. And deprive yourself of the experience of snaking a wire through a finished wall...? lol You would need an electrician's fish tape, basically a wire made for such a purpose. http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_ss_gw/104-3588077-1376741?url=search-alias%3Dapsfield-keywords=%22fish+tape%22 -- jeffmeh jeffmeh's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3986 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=34944 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Recommendations for in-ceiling speakers?
Niles Audio has a wide selection of in-ceiling speakers. I have a pair that I use as rear-surround speakers, so I really do not listen to them critically. They have the ability to direct the tweeter toward the listening position, if desired. http://www.nilesaudio.com/product_detail.php?recordID=Ceiling%20Mount%20LoudspeakerscategoryID=Speakers -- jeffmeh jeffmeh's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3986 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=34944 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Slimserver causes load on Internet traffic...
SlimServer broadcasts the date/time to the Squeezeboxes. Could it be trying to get out across your modem for some reason? -- jeffmeh jeffmeh's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3986 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=34922 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Is there a lawyer in the house?
opaqueice;195629 Wrote: I hate it when people equate copyright violations with theft. They are simply not at all alike. If I copy a digital music file from its owner, I haven't taken anything away from them, or deprived them of anything. It's completely unlike stealing something (which doesn't necessarily make it right, just different). Sometimes people argue that in copying, you are depriving the rights owner of possible future income, since you are now less likely to purchase the music (which itself is an assumption), and have therefore stolen something from them. But you might as well argue that in choosing to buy one bottle of wine over another, you're depriving the other vineyard of potential profits, and are therefore guilty of theft. If you stay home and don't buy anything, are you stealing from every company you might have bought something from? Obviously not - the concept of property and ownership just isn't the correct one for these cases, and it's a shame it's gotten conflated with it. This isn't an issue of moral right, it's an issue of what is best for our society. In the case of physical property we have decided collectively it's best to allow owenership and make theft a crime and an immoral act. But the question of copyright is relatively very recent, and nothing is forcing us to choose any particular path. It's no more clear that copying music is wrong than it is that preventing music from being copied is wrong. It's just not a moral issue, at least not to me - it's a question of what is best. Well, there is certainly a fundamental difference in that copying intellectual property does not deprive the owner of the intellectual property, while taking an apple deprives the owner of that apple. On the other hand, if we stipulate that the IP owner has rights associated with the IP, then copying the IP deprives the owner of those rights, just as taking an apple deprives the owner of the right to do what he pleases with the apple. Whether there should be any recognized rights to intellectual property is a valid question. Certainly, the economic incentive to invest the time and money to produce works, be they art, music, literature, product designs, or whatever, is severely curtailed if someone can just swoop in, take those works, and have the revenue opportunity with none of the initial investment risk. Further, that dynamic leads to keeping information secret, and therefore slows progress on the state of the art that would occur if information were more readily shared. The basic intent of patent and copyright law is to provide the protections that lead to such information sharing. On the other hand, aspects such as absurdly long terms of copyright, draconian interpretations of fair use, etc., all subject to the whims of Congress, do not make a whole lot of sense either. Personally, I favor consentual contracts between IP owners and licensees, with contract violations subject to remedy through civil law, but I do not expect to see that in my life time. As far as it being a question of what is best, that is a pretty heavy philosophical discussion in itself, lol. -- jeffmeh jeffmeh's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3986 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=34366 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Problems playing FLAC --until value is before --skip point
Have you tried playing the tracks on a PC using Foobar, WinAmp, or some other FLAC-capable player? It seems like a good next step would be verifying that another player can play the FLAC files, if you have not done so already. -- jeffmeh jeffmeh's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3986 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=3 ___ discuss mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Is there a lawyer in the house?
Harry G;194133 Wrote: I expected it to be that simple but the more I google, the grayer the subject appears to be. Much revolves around fair use and audio home recording act. On these the Wikipedia pages are informitive but if you go the the discussion tabs, the experts are arguing behind the curtain. Also important I think is a legal case that allowed the eIPod and its ilk, RECORDING v DIAMOND : http://caselaw.lp.findlaw.com/cgi-bin/getcase.pl?court=9thnavby=caseno=9856727 Some activist sites like:http://www.nyfairuse.org/ flat out say that its legal as long as there is no profit motive. I can't digest any more text for now but I've seen enough references to Digital Millennium Act that I would guess that's important too. I agree that what I describe is no different from making a CD copy for a friend, but from what I'm reading, I'm not certain either is illegal. Nor should you be certain that either is legal However, you can be as about as certain as is possible, given the uncertainty inherent in case law, that copying for your own use constitutes fair use. You can also be fairly certain that copying for your friend's use does not. Some (particularly the RIAA) would argue that copying even for your own use violates the DMCA, and they may even be technically correct, but that implies that the DMCA contradicts the historical legal interpretation of fair use. That seems to be the most restrictive and pernicious gray area. Others would argue that you should be able to copy as much as you want as long as there is no profit motive, but that ignores the legal precedents. For example, one could never legally print 1000 (or even one) copies of a copyrighted book and distribute them, as purchasing the original book constituted one license, not 1001 (in general, although a given copyright holder can relax the licensing terms for his work). However, you can legally give the book away, or even resell it. Similarly, it is likely legal (and certainly ethical) to copy a CD, and give your friend the copy as well as the original CD. Disclaimer: I am not a lawyer, nor do I play one on TV, although I do have a fair amount of experience with intellectual property contracts and copyright law. -- jeffmeh jeffmeh's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3986 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=34366 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Moved iTunes ALAC Library From One Drive To Another and Transporter Can't See It?
SlimServer may not be recognizing the mapped drive. Have you tried entering as the music folder: \\Host\Music-Home\iTunes\iTunes Music where Host is the network name of your network drive? You should be able to find that name in My Network Places. -- jeffmeh jeffmeh's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3986 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=34305 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Recommendation for linear power supply (interference with AM radio)
http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=31971 The one referenced above is inexpensive and works well with the SB3. -- jeffmeh jeffmeh's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3986 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=34330 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Wireless Question
Depending upon whether your ethernet card has the capability to detect that you are directly connecting and switch to crossover mode. I am sure there is a more precise technical description, but I believe that is the gist of it. Although if you already have a router, I'm not sure why you would elect not to use it -- jeffmeh jeffmeh's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3986 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=34185 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Playing music with no computer turned on
donglobal;192837 Wrote: I listerned to both you and Abuti and today I went out and purchased a Squeezebox, I also purchased a QNAP TS-101 with a brand new 500GB hard drive. Configured the drive no problem, then it came time to install Slimserver and I find out that it cannot be done on a QNAP TS-101 it has to have been pre-installed, now I'm really pissed. As much as I was avoiding purchasing the Sonos ZP80 it looks like this is what I am going to buy at least I won't have to put on (or purchase a NAS server)with Slimserver preinstalled. And I will be able to use the QNAP device as it without installing and wasting time pissing about with a server. Plug and play! thats what I have been after the entire time but it looks like it will only be possible with a Sonos system. Thats a real pain in the butt, now I'm willing to accpet that I am completly wrong and that I can download the slimserver from this website and install it on my brand spanking new TS-101, but from what I have read so far it is not happening, so tomorrow I'm off to exchange my slimserver for a Sonos ZP80. If you want a Sonos, then go for it. As far as having to have a computer on, isn't the Sonos a computer? If I understand it correctly, the Sonos connected to your router must be on to use it, or if you want any other Sonos players to work. This is not fundamentally different from a computer running SlimServer. The Sonos is probably easier to set-up, and it certainly has a better remote. The Squeezebox provides as good or better audio quality at a better price. I can understand your frustration, but it is not clear to me that you should be annoyed with SlimDevices because you bought a NAS that does not have SlimServer installed. -- jeffmeh jeffmeh's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3986 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=34060 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Playing music with no computer turned on
I wish you luck with the QNAP. Incidentally, I run an Infrant ReadyNAS X6. Infrant makes it pretty easy to install SlimServer, but only those versions of SlimServer that Infrant makes available. Like some other NAS devices, it is pretty sluggish with the SlimServer web UI since 6.5, but it works pretty well all around. If I had to do it again I would probably build my own headless RAID server, but I am satisfied with the ReadyNAS. I would not give up my Squeezebox, regardless. -- jeffmeh jeffmeh's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3986 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=34060 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] SqueezeBox Behind Glass?
I also have mine behind glass and have no problems with the remote. -- jeffmeh jeffmeh's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3986 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=34193 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Playing m4a files on squeezebox
FLAC should be your best bet for transcoding, as it will not further deteriorate the sound quality by performing an additional lossy compression, and it will use less bandwidth than WAV. Why not just check the FLAC box so you will know what you are going to get? -- jeffmeh jeffmeh's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3986 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=33192 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Playing m4a files on squeezebox
SteveC;191973 Wrote: That's really what I was asking :) thanks. So if I check only the FLAC box, .m4a will be transcoded to FLAC and I know what I'm getting. Whereas what happens when I check multiple boxes is currently unknown :) Well, I am sure that someone on here could read the code and describe the logic hierarchy, so it is not really unknown. On the other hand, there would be no guarantee that the logic hierarchy would stay the same in new SlimServer versions, so just checking FLAC seems like the best course. -- jeffmeh jeffmeh's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3986 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=33192 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] SlimServer scans more than just specified music folder
Do you have any shortcuts in that folder that refer to files/directories on the other drives? -- jeffmeh jeffmeh's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3986 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=34117 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Backlight in remote ?
The original Black SB3 was black/silver, the White was (and is) white/silver. The All Black is a more recent addition to the product line. I believe the backlit remote is shipped with the Transporter, but some went out with SB3's. I do not know whether that was inadvertent, or whether SD ran out of stock of the regular remote and chose not to hold orders. In any event, you can purchase the backlit remote separately for $29. https://secure.slimdevices.com/order/upgrades.cgi -- jeffmeh jeffmeh's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3986 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=34051 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] search on NAS-based slimserver
Michael is correct. One may overcome the CPU limitations by running SlimServer on a separate box, but file transfers will be slower from a NAS than from a local disk. I think the cause of the disgruntledness for many NAS owners is that they bought the NAS with the expectation that it would work fine. Certainly, I was under that impression when I bought my ReadyNAS X6, and my expectations were met until SS 6.5. Scanning was always sluggish, but the web UI and remote responses were OK. As of 6.5.1, I see better scanning performance, the remote response is OK, but the web UI is very, very slow. Admittedly, I knew that would happen before I went to 6.5, but I chose to upgrade anyway. I rarely use the web UI and I can live with it for now. Incidentally, I have 1GB of memory in the ReadyNAS. Eventually, I may take an old laptop and use it for SlimServer with the files on the NAS. In my opinion, SD should either address the problem, or they should put some serious disclaimers on the ReadyNAS bundle (or stop selling it). -- jeffmeh jeffmeh's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3986 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=33998 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] WDS network issues
snoogly;191283 Wrote: How does one do that? Normally you can set MAC address filtering by going to the administration page of the wireless router or access point, entering the MAC addresses it should accept, and enabling MAC address filtering. -- jeffmeh jeffmeh's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3986 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=21762 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Logitech Branding
Michael Herger;191039 Wrote: This attitude can be problematic. Especially if you pick my phrase out of it's context. _Anybody_ would agree that you'd better stay away from a forum if the change of its logo makes you suicidal. Don't you agree? Aside from the potential benefits from thinning the gene pool, I would have to agree. :-P -- jeffmeh jeffmeh's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3986 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=33966 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] I'm about to go Non Green thank to SlimDevices
Trying hard not to post so as not to violate my own suggestion -- jeffmeh jeffmeh's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3986 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=33324 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Amazon's S3
I was looking at these types of services to be able to have an online backup, but I decided that for the amount of data I have that it is impractical. For me, the bottleneck is the upload bandwidth to get the data out there in the first place. My flac library is not huge, around 85 GB, but my ISP limits upload bandwidth to 384 kbps, or 768 kbps if I pay an additional $10 per month. 85 GB ~= 9 x 10^10 bytes ~= 7 X 10^11 bits 384 kbps ~= 4 x 10^5 bits/sec 85 GB / 384 kbps ~= 2 x 10^6 sec ~= 23 days Even at double the bandwidth, it would take over 10 days, assuming that I was able to get the maximum bandwidth, that it never timed out, got interrupted, encountered errors, etc. To be honest, I have the storage space out there already, and I tested uploading 1 album's worth of flac files. It took so long that I decided not to continue. Now, if I had physical access to the server and could seed it with the 85 GB by connecting a USB drive, I might consider doing incremental uploads from there. However, even that is pretty impractical unless you have much better upload bandwidth. -- jeffmeh jeffmeh's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3986 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=33458 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] I'm about to go Non Green thank to SlimDevices
OK, I know that I committed the original mistake of jestfully invoking the name of Al Gore, but I kindly suggest that there are better fora in which to engage in debates over global warming. -- jeffmeh jeffmeh's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3986 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=33324 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Slimserver data location creating lists
This is not fancy, but you can print out a directory listing from the DOS prompt. tree c:\music /f /a music.txt The above will produce a file called music.txt with the expanded contents of the c:\music directory. There is also some freeware called jdirprint that you can download at http://www.spadixbd.com/freetools/jdirprint.htm It has a simple GUI that pretty much does the same thing, i.e. allow you to create an output file with the contents of a directory. MP3Tag will create a listing of your library using the tags, in a variety of formats, including html. There are other ways to do this, but these are all pretty straightforward (in order of most to least simple, IMO). Hopefully this will give you some ideas. -- jeffmeh jeffmeh's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3986 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=33365 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] I'm about to go Non Green thank to SlimDevices
I'm telling Al Gore. :-P -- jeffmeh jeffmeh's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3986 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=33324 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] MP3Gain, MP3Tag, iTunes craziness
MrSinatra;183741 Wrote: u mean drill down to a song in SS? when i do that, i see this: so, no mention of any gain that i see... however, if i check the file with the utility lametagGUI, i get this info: and it says -0.4 so it looks like for any of my files that do have this value, SS doesn't see them, why? what is SS supposed to see, if not these values? i might have misspoke in an earlier post... are LAME Tags different and separate from IDv2.3 type tags? Yes, the LAME Tag is different and separate from IDv2.3 type tags. The SlimServer will not use the Replaygain values in the LAME Tag. If you want to use Replaygain with MP3 files, you can use MP3Gain or Foobar, each of which should write to tags SlimServer can use. -- jeffmeh jeffmeh's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3986 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=32178 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] MP3Gain, MP3Tag, iTunes craziness
AFAIK, the LAME Tag is pretty useless for Replaygain. I suggest that you create the Replaygain tags with Foobar, because I would not even trust the LAME ones enough to copy them. You will also save some encoding time by turning off Replaygain in LAME. KDF already answered your question regarding album gain values. It is easy enough to have Foobar calculate those also, and it does it in the same pass when calculating track gain for each individual track in the album, so you may as well go for it. I see that you already found the LAME documentation. I believe Foobar uses 89db as the reference value at this point in time, like the latest LAME encoder. -- jeffmeh jeffmeh's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3986 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=32178 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Normalize playback volume in Slimserver?
wnshall;183792 Wrote: How does foobar determine the normalized album level? Does it consider the selection of files you operate on as one album, or does it look at tags to determine which files belong together? It seems to me that if it's the former, then you have to manually operate on all your albums, but if it's the later you can select (nearly) your whole library at one go. (OK, it occurs to me that I could probably test this out on a small set of files, but I don't have acces to my music files right now.) I guess what I really want to know is can I reasonably easily have foobar apply replay gain to my whole library in a semi-automated way? -Steve Yes. If each album has its own folder, then you can point Foobar to a parent folder for the entire collection, and it will correctly apply both track and album gain. You can also have Foobar skip any album/tracks that already have the replaygain tags. -- jeffmeh jeffmeh's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3986 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=32985 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] MP3Gain, MP3Tag, iTunes craziness
MrSinatra;183520 Wrote: good to know. when i rip with EAC and lame 3.96 or above, it does seem to calcualte a replaygain value. however, i can't find that value written in the tags at all, (using winamp or mp3tag) am i doing something wrong? my best guess at this point is the value is not being written into the tag b/c i don't have a proper command line switch... is that feasible? It is probably in the LAME tag. I do not know what players can even use the Replaygain values in the LAME tag, but here is a link to a tool you can use to view it. http://phwip.f2o.org/audio#lametag -- jeffmeh jeffmeh's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3986 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=32178 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Slim Server Woes
No, you should not need an internet connection for SlimServer to play files that are on your local network. Check your network settings to make sure the SB3 is on the same subnet as the SlimServer machine. Maybe someone else will chime in with other ideas. -- jeffmeh jeffmeh's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3986 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=33077 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Is there a better way to play flac files than Softsqueeze?
Winamp will play them also. -- jeffmeh jeffmeh's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3986 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=33025 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Is there a better way to play flac files than Softsqueeze?
I agree that Foobar is pretty unfriendly, although I did work through it to get it working. Winamp, on the other hand, is pretty easy to deal with. I have the free version. -- jeffmeh jeffmeh's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3986 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=33025 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] New feature for SBX
This one has been discussed before, ad nauseam. I understand the desirability of the feature, but it is not consistent with the current Squeezebox architecture. The SB is dependent upon SlimServer to function (hence it is Slim), so to accomplish this you would either 1) need to have SlimServer running on another box, or 2) need to have SlimServer running on the SB. For 1), you may as well just attach the external drive to the network through the SlimServer box (or some other network-available device) and use Browse Music Folders to play it. Also, I suspect that most people who want to attach the external drive to the SB want to play it without another computer running SlimServer. For 2), the SB currently has neither the processor nor the operating system to run SlimServer. Many folks have specifically purchased the SB rather than a competing product because it keeps the computer fans, noisy hard drives, etc. out of the listening room. -- jeffmeh jeffmeh's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3986 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=32922 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] What Cable?
To connect directly from an ethernet card to the Squeezebox you need a crossover cable. If that is the only ethernet card in your PC you will not have any other network access. You can use a second ethernet card to get access to the local network. Yes, you are probably better off getting a router. Check out the wiki. http://wiki.slimdevices.com/index.cgi?NetworkDesign -- jeffmeh jeffmeh's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3986 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=32912 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] SB3 not displaying artist etc
When you browse the SlimServer web page, go to Player Settings and make sure you have chosen the desired display settings under Title Format. Hopefully that will sort it out for you. -- jeffmeh jeffmeh's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3986 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=32628 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Wheres everybody buying music now?
ceejay;179281 Wrote: We've been here a few times before ... personally I think that if you sell a CD (on eBay or anywhere else) you've just lost the right to keep the ripped copies. Consider the CD as a licence to use. OK, the law may not have caught up with fair use yet but if and when it ever does, it will almost certainly say that you have a right to make copies of a CD you *own* to play in various devices. Once you've sold it you don't own it any more. YMMV Ceejay I think you summed it up quite well. -- jeffmeh jeffmeh's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3986 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=25158 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] PC + SB3 + Wireless Speakers - possible?
Yes, you need an amplifier to drive your speakers. The SB does not have an amplifier in it. -- jeffmeh jeffmeh's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3986 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=32379 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] very long gap between songs, rebuffering
It sounds like a wireless issue (if you are using wireless). If so, search the forums for wireless interference. -- jeffmeh jeffmeh's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3986 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=32281 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Printing out Music Collection
MP3Tag works well. Read the wiki. -- jeffmeh jeffmeh's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3986 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=32162 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Getting rid of slimserver
brunodenis;173666 Wrote: Is there a huge difference between Applelossless, flac or any other lossless codec ? This one has been discussed before. 1) Lossless is lossless, so the bits are the same when they are decompressed. 2) They can differ in terms of how much compression they achieve, but these differences are generally negligible. 3) They can differ in how efficiently and fast they compress/decompress. FLAC's decompression is quite efficient and fast, so it may save you some processing time, power, etc., but in most cases it probably does not matter much. 4) The SB can play FLAC natively. ALAC must be transcoded on SlimServer. 5) ALAC is proprietary. Apple can change the rules in the future and there is little you can do about it. FLAC, on the other hand, is open. Your FLAC files are under your own control. Some people care about this deeply, others do not. -- jeffmeh jeffmeh's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3986 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=31879 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Easy how-to on cover art somewhere?
Have you tried just putting a cover.jpg file in each folder. That seems to work. -- jeffmeh jeffmeh's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3986 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=32048 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Poll: Wired or wireless?
A poll associated with this post was created, to vote and see the results, please visit http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=31930 Question: Do you use your Slim Devices equipment wired or wirelessly? - All wired - All wirelessly - I have several units, some operate wired, some wireless 2 SB3's on wireless here. -- jeffmeh jeffmeh's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3986 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=31930 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
