Re: [slim] using Squeezeplayers as PA system
openhab home automation has a component to do this. It's a lot of work to set up just for this. Just thought I'd mention it. jth's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=48 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=107763 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Remote options for original SLIMP3
You should be able to use JVC DVD remote codes with a universal remote to control the SLIMP3. -- jth jth's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=48 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=88362 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] slimp3 power?
I have 2 working SLIMP3s. They have original Unifive UL110-0530 power supplies. Output power is 5V 2A and it is center positive. I can provide a photo if that helps. -- jth jth's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=48 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=86823 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] SqueezeBox Classic and obsolescence
You won't get an official answer, but the first player produced by Slim Devices, which predates the Classic by about 4 years, is still supported. * * past performance is no guarantee of future results -- jth jth's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=48 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=81961 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Help with Replay Gain
You're going to need to be more specific ... which program did you use to calculate and apply the replaygain? Also a raw dump of the relevant tags of a sample file would be helpful. -- jth jth's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=48 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=76055 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Help with Replay Gain
softsqueeze used to support replaygain, but I haven't used it in a few years: http://wiki.slimdevices.com/index.php/SqueezePlay_Audio_Playback -- jth jth's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=48 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=76055 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] 7.4.2 and SB1 not playing flac
SB1 does not do native ogg vorbis. Check your player settings-audio to make sure lame is correctly installed. I think you can get some more detail in your log about the conversion by going to advanced-logging and setting player.source to 'debug' -- jth jth's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=48 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=75423 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Gnome/XFCE tiny notification tray controller and notify program
Definitely interested in a small docking app for my gnome desktop...looking forward to trying it out when it's ready. -- jth jth's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=48 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=66394 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] is Slacker working for YOU/Anyone?
I've been having the same issue for quite a while. I just assumed it was this bug and have been waiting for a fix: http://bugs.slimdevices.com/show_bug.cgi?id=9682 -- jth jth's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=48 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=64442 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Product Longevity
I bought all my squeezeboxen shortly after they were released. I've had some problems with the original squeezebox (not Classic) but not with other models. 2 SLIMP3s - no problems since original purchase 3 Squeezebox 1s - 1 VFD display died about 1.5 years after purchase, replacement part purchased. 1 unknown problem on the main circuit board about 2 years after purchase (different unit). This one got put back in the box for spare parts and replaced with a SB3. 1 Squeezebox 3 - no problems since original purchase Hope this helps - despite those problems I will continue to buy more as required :) -- jth jth's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=48 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=64114 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] SlimP3 looking for dhcp
SLIMP3 supports static IP if you don't have a DHCP server. You can set this up when the SLIMP3 is initially powered on. -- jth jth's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=48 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=58553 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] SlimP3 looking for dhcp
I'd try to hook up the slimp3 and squeezecenter pc to the same hub or switch and try to eliminate the powerline network as a source of the problem. -- jth jth's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=48 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=58553 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Adding a Popcorn Hour to my Squeeze system
A bit off topic, but since I noticed a lot of XBMC users in the thread - I've been an XBMC user for several years, first on a modded xbox and then on an Ubuntu HTPC. I've spent the last 48 hours playing with the boxee alpha (http://boxee.tv) and I'm blown away by the interface and integration with online streaming video. boxee is a fork of XBMC. It's not exactly on feature parity with XBMC but what they have already is really quite good. -- jth jth's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=48 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=57710 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Where is the SBC dock:-)
A poll associated with this post was created, to vote and see the results, please visit http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=57803 Question: Would you be interested in a docking option for the Squeezebox controller - Yes, with built-in amplifier and speakers - Yes, a simple stand-alone dock - Both of the above - No, not interested Mark Lanctot;381061 Wrote: Batteries and charging cradles first, fancy docks second (sorry ThomP!) You can get spare batteries through Logitech directly (p# 993-000145) from the parts section of the Controller sales page. For some reason they aren't on Slim's own site though. No spare cradles yet. -- jth jth's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=48 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=57803 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] SB3 and Rega Apollo CD remotes interfere with each other
Do you have a universal remote? What happens if you uncheck Slim_Devices_Remote, check jvc_dvd and use the jvc codes? -- jth jth's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=48 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=57556 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] shn Files
You can play shn files in server version 6, support was removed in version 7. FLAC is the lossless codec of choice for SqueezeCenter. -- jth jth's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=48 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=57005 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Setting Sleep from SqueezeCenter...
Use one of the alternate skins: http://insert_my_server_or_ip_here:9000/Fishbone/ -- jth jth's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=48 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=52836 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Slimp3 and scrolling
My SLIMP3 scrolling behavior didn't change from 7.1-7.2. I use firefox, so I can't verify the IE behavior you see. -- jth jth's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=48 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=51801 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Need help with MP3Gain/normalization
The changes that mp3gain makes to your mp3 file are not permanent. The changes are reversible if mp3gain has written tags to your files or you have noted the gain elsewhere. (I have written a script that writes the gain to a database as well as adding it to the id3v2 tag - I don't want mp3gain APE tags in my files.) Applying the gain directly is useful if you use your mp3 files on devices that don't support the tags - which I've found to be most of them. :( -- jth jth's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=48 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=51715 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Sleep button with 7.2
With 7.2, it seems that the sleep button is slower to respond. This means unless I watch the display for feedback I can overshoot the time I want. This didn't happen with 7.1. It's not big deal, but definitely noticable compared to the previous version. SqueezeCenter Version: 7.2 - 22900 @ Tue Aug 26 10:59:13 PDT 2008 - Debian - EN - iso-8859-1 Server IP address: 192.168.1.7 Perl Version: 5.10.0 i686-linux MySQL Version: 5.0.51a-3ubuntu5.1 Platform Architecture: i686-linux plugins: PowerSave, QuickAccess, DirectPlay -- jth jth's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=48 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=51728 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] SC 7.2 and SLIMP3?
I tried SC 7.2 this morning and my 2 SLIMP3 players won't connect. I checked the release notes and I didn't see anything about end of support for the SLIMP3. Has support for SLIMP3 been removed? -- jth jth's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=48 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=51607 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] SC 7.2 and SLIMP3?
Both of the SLIMP3s are on powerline networks in different parts of the house. As it turns out when I reset the powerline bridge connected to the main network switch, the SLIMP3s were able to connect to SqueezeCenter. I'm not sure if this was just a coincidence but stranger things have happened. Thanks for the positive responses. :) -- jth jth's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=48 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=51607 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Squeezebox 1 incorrect Now Playing display
Firmware 40 is the correct version for SB1s. I have 2 SB1s on my network with 7.1 (both wireless) and I don't have this issue. It sounds like a strange problem. If the player is wireless, have you tried switching to wired to see if you still have the problem? -- jth jth's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=48 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=51167 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] End of the road for my SLIMP3 - Please say not...
If memory serves (and this was a long time ago), to reset the SLIMP3 you need to hold down the + button on the remote while connecting the power. If your IR sensor is having problems this may not work. You could also try reloading the firmware, but I believe this also requires IR to be working. -- jth jth's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=48 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=50806 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] End of the road for my SLIMP3 - Please say not...
I'm pretty sure the remote is needed to reflash the firmware. You might want to check the wiring on the IR sensor to see if everything is in order. -- jth jth's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=48 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=50806 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Logitech Squeezebox Boom?
Good news, I will soon be able to finally retire the SB1 + portable stereo + mess of wires that I've had to move to the back garden every time we have a neighborhood party ... -- jth jth's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=48 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] End the router arguement and tell me what to buy
WRT54GL + Tomato Firmware -- jth jth's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=48 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=47979 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Should I upgrade from 6.5.4?
You'll need new versions of your plugins that are compatible with v7. You can take a look at the (long) list of features and improvements here: http://svn.slimdevices.com/repos/slim/7.0/trunk/server/Changelog7.html If you see something you like, upgrade. I haven't had any problems with version 7. I like the new web interface, improved SqueezeNetwork integration, and improved player synchronization. -- jth jth's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=48 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=47773 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Spam PMs
These have become more frequent in the last 2-3 months. Not enough to really be a problem, but I thought I'd chime in. -- jth jth's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=48 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=45773 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Hide SSID ?
My SBC works fine with SSID broadcast turned off. There were some problems very early on in the beta test but it has been fine for several months. I have a similar setup to yours (WRT54GL, Tomato 1.19), but I don't have any encryption turned on. -- jth jth's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=48 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=46953 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] My Duet (Receiver) is *ALWAYS ON*!!!!
I'm working on duet support. It's not ready yet though. You might be able to edit the powersave preferences in prefs/plugin/powersave.prefs to turn it on by hand. -- jth jth's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=48 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=46189 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Anybody notice gapless LAME mp3 issues with SC 7.0?
I can't recall one way or the other if version 6.5 had gaps - sorry! -- jth jth's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=48 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=45395 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Printing out music library
If you just need a text file, DirectPlayBook will do the job. You need squeezecenter 7.0 and the ability to run a perl script: http://ultratrendy.com:31888/slim/scripts/directplaybook/7.0a1/DirectPlayBook.pl -- jth jth's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=48 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=45122 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Bitrate Limit not working with SCenter7
It's bug 7424: http://bugs.slimdevices.com/show_bug.cgi?id=7424 -- jth jth's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=48 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=44792 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Bitrate Limit not working with SCenter7
There were some either topics about this. Is seems that the web interface always says that lame is installed even if it's not in the right location. If you go to Advanced Settings-File Types, see if you have the lame option there. If you do, it's properly installed. Pretty sure the display bug is fixed for 7.0.1 -- jth jth's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=48 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=44792 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] silly question: slimp3 and squeezenetwork?
I think with the new release of Squeezecenter 7, some parts of SqueezeNetwork are functional on SLIMP3 and SB1 players. For instance, I can listen to Slacker radio on my SLIMP3 players, after signing up for a Slacker account on squeezenetwork.com. I'm not sure about the DRM protected services as I don't subscribe to any of them. -- jth jth's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=48 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=44225 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] silly question: slimp3 and squeezenetwork?
As mentioned before, you can't connect a SLIMP3 directly to Squeezenetwork for serverless operation, but you should be able to use some of the services on the player through the music services part of the web interface or the player menus. -- jth jth's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=48 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=44225 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Graphic display: will it burn in or wear out?
I've had 2 SLIMP3s in constant use since that model was released and I can't say I notice any screen burn-in. I've had the clock on the lowest brightness setting. I haven't had a SB2/3 long enough to comment on that type of VFD. -- jth jth's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=48 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=10573 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Which Wireless Router to Use?
I'd get a Linksys WRT54GL. You then have the option to use one of the 3rd-party firmwares which are quite good. -- jth jth's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=48 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=43638 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] SB3 rebuffering and not recovering
Ouch, this problem hit me hard during a party where the SB3 hit the rebuffering problem 3 times during the night. I tried a network test right after one of the incidents at 320 kbps and it hit 100%. Do I have a defective SB3? The Squeezebox didn't win any new converts tonight unfortunately. I'm still wondering why the SB3 doesn't recover. Back in the old days I had a SLIMP3 in a marginal wireless area in my house and on the occasions that it did skip, it always recovered and continued playing eventually. -- jth jth's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=48 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=43142 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] SB3 rebuffering and not recovering
The PC is wired to the router. The router is a Linksys WRT54G with Tomato Firmware. Tomato reports signal quality of 41 for the SB3, signal quality for the 2 SB1s in more remote areas of the house are 44 and 47. I never have problems with the SB1s. It is odd that the signal quality for the SB3 is lower, as it sits in the next room from the access point with only 1 wall in between. The SB3 itself reports 73 for signal strength, with the more remote SB1s reporting 60 and 68, which makes a little more sense. For a while I had increased the power output of the access point to help with some Jive Hardware Beta issues, but I dropped it back down to default. I may try boosting it again to see if that helps matters. -- jth jth's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=48 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=43142 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] SB3 rebuffering and not recovering
I'm not sure it's the same issue, but the resolution might help me - not getting stuck on the rebuffering phase. I'm not using Squeezenetwork or Internet radio when this happens, it is all my own local mp3 files. Thanks for the pointer to the bug... -- jth jth's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=48 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=43142 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] SB3 rebuffering and not recovering
I've been trying to keep things as simple as possible while trying to figure it out - there's no sync or rate limiting when the rebuffer occurs. I'm going to have to start trying some of the debug settings next. -- jth jth's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=48 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=43142 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] SB3 rebuffering and not recovering
One thing that I can't figure out is why there is such a large burst in traffic between the SB3 and the server on each song transition. The attached graph shows spikes up to 5600 kbps during the 4 song transitions while the normal data flow during playback is around 200 kbps. I've confirmed this with a packet analyzer - what's causing the spikes, and might that cause problems on a wireless network? +---+ |Filename: screen1.jpg | |Download: http://forums.slimdevices.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=4279| +---+ -- jth jth's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=48 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=43142 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] SB3 rebuffering and not recovering
Of course ... that makes perfect sense. I'm just going to turn on as much debugging info as I can and let it run all day. -- jth jth's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=48 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=43142 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] SB3 rebuffering and not recovering
I'm having an intermittent problem with my new SB3 - every once in a while (sometimes once a week, sometimes twice a day) I get the message Rebuffering 1% (or 2%) ... and the SB3 hangs at this point. All my music is high bitrate VBR mp3. Is there anything I can do to diagnose this problem? The rebuffering itself I can live with if the SB3 recovered, filled its buffer and kept playing, but it doesn't seem to do that. I followed the advice of a previous poster and set the SB3 to static IP (it was previously DHCP) but that didn't help. The SB3 is wireless and replaced an SB1 wireless at the same location. The SB1 didn't have any troubles there. Wireless signal is about 70-80% and there are no APs on the same channel. I tried a network test at 320 kbps and was able to get 98%. I'm running the latest 7.0 nightly and firmware. Thanks for any advice or suggestions! -- jth jth's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=48 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=43142 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Running Dtrace for files being opened
Just guessing, but usage of perl's IO::Socket module may trigger reading this file. -- jth jth's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=48 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=42669 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] SB3 rebuffering and reset problems
I have been having similar problem with rebuffering with my SB3. The SB3 is a recent addition to my network, replacing a SB1. The Rebuffering 1% ... message has been occurring with some frequency. The problem is that it never rebuffers, at that point the music just stops. This is with my own mp3 files. I'm able to hit play and start the song again, the SB3 does not crash. I noticed that wireless traffic on my WLAN spikes on each song change, going from around 256 kbps (my mp3s are VBR, so this varies a lot) to 3600-4000 kbps. I haven't yet done a packet capture to see what these spikes are. Because of the spikes, I made sure the web interface was not running, disabled AudioScrobbler and my SBC to see if those were the cause, but the spikes continue. I wonder if the burst of traffic is overwhelming the SB3 somehow. I ran network health tests at 320 kbps and 500 kbps and it stayed at 100%. Wireless strength is 80. I don't think there's any packet loss. The SB1 in that location never had problems. There are no warnings or errors in the server log. I didn't see a likely bug in the bug db for this. I'm running SqueezeCenter Version: 7.0 - 16224 - Debian - EN - utf8 Server IP address: 192.168.1.7 Perl Version: 5.8.8 i686-linux MySQL Version: 5.0.45-Debian_1ubuntu3.1-log Platform Architecture: i686-linux -- jth jth's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=48 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=39402 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] please help to solve my SB-3 homeplug problem
Just a thought - try running static IP instead of DHCP to see if that helps. I have had problems in the past with homeplug and DHCP for certain devices - different models than yours but still worth a try. -- jth jth's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=48 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=40806 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Mostly dead SB1 - any advice?
The VFD on my first SB1 purchased (later upgraded to SB1G) died some time ago. I didn't want to pay the replacement cost and the audio portion was working fine, so I left it alone. Now several months later most of the rest of the SB1 seems dead as well. It no longer shows up in the Slimserver player list. However I can ping it and it does send and receive UDP packets to and from slimserver when there is IR activity. I removed the VFD and put it into another working SB1G (not upgraded, original) and the VFD does not work over there. The working VFD does not work in the broken SB1 either. Should I put the old SB1G out of its misery, or is there anything else left to try? Thanks! -- jth jth's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=48 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=39705 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Wireless Bridge?
You can flash your WRT54GL with third-party firmware, like dd-wrt, and boost the power and range of the access point. I think on the highest safe setting, you'd have no problem getting a signal in even a very large house (unless you have unusual interior features). -- jth jth's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=48 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=37511 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Make playlists always start at the begining?
Edit the playlist and take out any #CURTRACK 0 #EXTM3U lines at the beginning. Make the playlist file read-only. How to do this varies by operating system. -- jth jth's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=48 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=32259 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Both of my Slimp3 players stopped working
I had no problems using 2 slimp3s with both the 6.5 release and the 6.5.1 nightlies. -- jth jth's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=48 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=28925 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: V6.5 huge FileCache
My cache size is about 24 MB with a 120 MB library, mostly mp3 and flac - with standard tags (running on Linux). What kind of files and tags are in your library? -- jth jth's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=48 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=28105 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Can slimserver generate a report?
I have a script that will output an ODF (openoffice) document suitable for use with the DirectPlay plugin but could also be used for other things. ODF docs can be pretty easily converted to PDF. You can get the script and take a look at a screenshot here: http://ultratrendy.com:31888/slim/ -- jth jth's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=48 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=26282 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: SB1 audio problem
If it weren't for the weird audio glitches, I'd say you were experiencing slimserver hiccups. I am running 3 SB1s with 6.3.1 without any problems. Have you tried turning on Server Network Health to get some timing statistics? At this point you may want to contact slim devices support directly. -- jth jth's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=48 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=25724 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Announcement: SlimServer 6.3.0
Version 6.3.1 is out now, but I seem to have missed the announcement somewhere... -- jth jth's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=48 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=25039 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Volume level (mp3gain replaygain) MP3 and FLAC
One possibility - you could disable the Squeezebox's internal flac handling and adjust the volume downward in your slimserver-convert.conf file. The --apply-replaygain-which-is-not-lossless option takes a dB value for adjustment: flc wav * * [flac] -dcs --force-raw-format --endian=little --sign=signed --apply-replaygain-which-is-not-lossless=-3 --skip=$START$ --until=$END$ $FILE$ This will reduce the volume of flacs by -3dB. It will stream as wav instead of flac so your network will need to handle the added bandwidth. If the slimserver-convert.conf file does not exist, create one in your main slimserver software directory and restart the server. -- jth jth's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=48 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=25452 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: ver 6.2 tag problems
Relayer35 Wrote: Do you know how to completely remove the ape tag? I rather do that then use id3v2, since the id3v2 tags will cause me problems on my Creative Nomad with an upgraded hard drive. I'm pretty sure there is an option in mp3gain to remove ape tags from the files. However, if you remove those tags you will not be able to automatically undo the gain you've applied. It is still possible to manually undo the gain if you remove the tags, but you will need to keep a separate record of the gain applied to each file. This is the old way that mp3gain used to operate. -- jth jth's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=48 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=24107 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: ver 6.2 tag problems
If you're going to use mp3gain, which stores undo information in an ape tag, you are going to want to use id3v2 instead of id3v1. v6.2.2 ignores id3v1 tags if it finds ape or id3v2 tags. -- jth jth's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=48 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=24107 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: How to get Slimserver to ignore file types?
ModelCitizen Wrote: Hi, Is there any way to get SlimServer to ignore selected file types (or just include only selected file types)? I think if you remove the right entries from the types.conf file they will be ignored. -- jth jth's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=48 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=23861 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Poll: What is your library size and hardware
Your music library contains 1998 albums with 13391 songs by 376 artists. Server is a 800 MHz VIA C3, 512 MB RAM. Server 6.2.2 w/sqlite db. OS is Debian Sarge. -- jth jth's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=48 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=23701 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Play all by an artist busted?
I think you are still downrev. My 6.2.2 final is svn rev 7135. -- jth jth's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=48 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=23388 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Can't connect SB1 to Linksys WRT54G Wirelessly
No problems here with a WRT54G v4.0 and 3 SB1s. Maybe try turning off WEP. -- jth jth's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=48 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=23038 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: The only downside I've noticed
I'm currently working on enhancing the support script for the DirectPlay plugin to output PDF files with cover art included. I'm not sure how to handle customization of the output - it is probably easiest to include a few sample templates to choose from. Right now as long as you're not removing music and performing a full rescan, the database IDs of albums and tracks tend to stay the same, so one thing I'm looking at is an option to print only albums added from a certain date. This will allow you to add pages to your book rather than reprinting everything. I've also got proof-of-concept code working to 'fix' the database renumbering issue by using a fingerprint of a track rather than slimserver's ID number. This is going to take a while to see the light of day though. -- jth jth's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=48 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=20138 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Remote Looks Sloppy but Isn't!
My A/V receiver's remote is backlit but I need that in the living room. I suppose I could find one with real buttons but I just haven't been impressed with what's available. Got any that you recommend? I'm pretty happy with a one4all URC 8910 to control Squeezebox. I got mine for about $20. It's huge and a bit top heavy, and you'll need to reprogram some keys to match the functionality of the slim devices remote. -- jth jth's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=48 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=21041 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: replaygain = mp3gain??
If you run the command-line version of mp3gain without any switches (mp3gain album-track-01.mp3 album-track-02.mp3 ...) it should add the tags but not adjust the gain itself. You'll need to run it once for every album you have. That shouldn't be difficult to script if you have one album per directory. Of course, test it out before running it against your entire collection. -- jth jth's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=48 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=17193 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: replaygain = mp3gain??
Do you know if it's possible to have both Track and Album gain tags in a single file? Actually the default behavior of mp3gain as I mentioned should do exactly what you want. It will calculate and add tages for both track and album gain. You can verify this by using a command like strings mysong.mp3 | tail -20 to peek at the ape tags added to the end of the mp3 file. -- jth jth's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=48 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=17193 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Slimserver reading APE tags on MP3s?
Tag reading is already complicated enough without adding support for yet another format - in my opinion. My mp3 files have both id3v2 and mp3gain ape tags and they work fine with both fb2000 and slimserver, as long as you have the id3v2 foobar plugin. -- jth jth's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=48 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=15320 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: undo mp3gain tags - how?
Oops. Don't remove the tags first - they contain the undo information. You'll want to undo the gain, then remove the tags. -- jth jth's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=48 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=18132 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: SlimServer on XBOX ?
I'm just curious why you want slimserver specifically. XboxMediaCenter might work pretty well for you for AlienBBC formats. -- jth jth's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=48 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=18107 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Phones that don't interfere with wireless networking
Just be sure to check the specs of your 5.8 GHz phone before buying. Some either transmit or receive on 2.4 GHz which makes them rather pointless for avoiding 802.11b/g interference. -- jth jth's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=48 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=18065 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Standard MP3 tags
Conductor and orchestra (band) are already supported. You can find settings under settings-behavior. I use tage TPE3 and TPE2 for conductor and orchestra and lump choir in with the title, although you might choose to put choir in TPE2 and use the multiple items in tags setting. id3v2 tag info for bach_-_christmas_oratorio_bwv_248_-_gardiner_-_101_part_1.mp3: TPE1 (Lead performer(s)/Soloist(s)): Johann Sebastian Bach TALB (Album/Movie/Show title): Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248 / The Monteverdi Choir TIT2 (Title/songname/content description): Part 1: Coro COMM (Comments): ()[]: EAC 0.95b2 / LAME v3.97b -V 2 --vbr-new / mp3gain TCON (Content type): Vocal (28) TYER (Year): 1987 TRCK (Track number/Position in set): 1 TPE3 (Conductor/performer refinement): John Eliot Gardiner TCOM (Composer): Johann Sebastian Bach TPE2 (Band/orchestra/accompaniment): The English Baroque Soloists TPUB (Publisher): Archiv TXXX (User defined text information): (): 423233 -- jth jth's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=48 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=17993 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: 6.2 SLIMP3 (original)
Bonesteel Wrote: Is 6.2 supposed to support the SLIMP3 player? Yes, I'm using 6.2 with 2 original SLIMP3s and it works fine. It sounds like you may be having some other problem with your setup. -- jth ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Annoying behaviour using LAME VBR
No problems here using lame 3.90.3 --alt-preset standard or 3.97b1 -V 2 --vbr-new. -- jth ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: replaygain = mp3gain??
It is probably a better idea to call the process implemented by mp3gain 'reversible' rather than 'lossless' to avoid confusion. -- jth ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: replaygain = mp3gain??
mp3gain can also apply the gain directly to the files so that the playback device does not have to understand the replaygain standard. If you've chosen this method you probably would want to turn off replaygain for mp3 files in slimserver so you don't get the volume adjustment performed twice. -- jth ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Original Slimp3 help
As a last resort, you might want to go into network settings and set 'maximum number of bytes to send...' to something lower than the default - like 1000. If that works you can experiment with higher values between 1000 and 1400 (you want the highest value your connection can tolerate). This may work if the MTU between the SLIMP3 and your server is less than 1400. -- jth ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Parental controls on albums or tracks?
If the server ever supports 'smart playlists', you could play all songs that don't have 'explicit' in their comment tag (for example). Then the burden is on you to create the tag on the explicit songs. I can see triggering playlist creation based on strings in the comment tag being useful for all sorts of things - since you'll never be able to create enough options with the basic set of metadata tags to please everyone. -- jth ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: SB1: Feeling Forgotten
Part of the issue may be that the SB1 firmware could not be open sourced, so even if the community had the resources to add additional features, it would be difficult or impossible. As the owner of 5 pre-SB2 devices, I must admit being envious of the additional features of the SB2, but at the end of the day I think my current setup is just about perfect for my needs so I'm not complaining. -- jth ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Cannot Access Slimserver From Outside Router
Did you add music to the player playlist? See: http://www.slimdevices.com/su_faq.html#advanced-streamout -- jth ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Is there any software version that will actually work for me?
Anywho, I have no idea what SlimServer does with MP3s that have both tags, but it probably just looks at one set and ignores the other. That's right, it reads id3v2 and ignores v1 if they are both set. -- jth ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Using the slimserver cli from perl
Shameless plug: see also the slim_cli.pl script here - http://ultratrendy.com:31888/slim/ -- jth ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Ignoring FLAC files
I think you'll need to comment out the flac lines in types.conf instead of convert.conf -- jth ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Web interface broken with firefox
I don't think there have been any bug reports on the pipelining issue. You will probably want to raise a new one in bugzilla so the issue doesn't get lost. I'm seeing the same sort of behavior with Firefox as well. -- jth ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: SLIMP3 DHCP and static IP question
There's another option. You can keep using dhcp but use a
fixed address on the server side. If you're using standard
ISC dhcpd you configure it like this:
host slimp3-01 {
hardware ethernet 00:04:20:02:03:f1;
fixed-address 192.168.1.21;
}
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[slim] Re: Web interface broken with firefox
Enter the URL about:config Then search for network.http.pipelining and set to false. -- jth ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Announce: SlimServer 6.1b1 and SqueezeNetwork Beta
street_samurai Wrote: A quick question to those that have installed it (espeically on Linux). How stable is the Beta? While tinkering with the SB has become a hobby of late, my girlfriend hates it when she can't get to her Morrissey collection on a moments notice. If you have a SO and like to tinker around, my own experience tells me you're better off with your own Squeezebox and seperate server :) If by stable you mean no crashes the beta is stable for me on NetBSD. -- jth ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Flac w/ replaygain supported?
Yes - all the flac versions should be at least 1.1.1. -- jth ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: FLAC replaygain tutorial please...
I know how to do it with squeezebox1, I can make a guess with squeezebox2. I assume you want to use flac decoding on the hardware itself. Create a file called 'slimserver-convert.conf' in the base directory of your slimserver install (in the same directory as convert.conf). In this file place these two lines: flc flc * * [flac] -dcs --force-raw-format --endian=little --sign=signed --apply-replaygain-which-is-not-lossless=a --skip=$START$ --until=$END$ $FILE$ | [flac] -cs --totally-silent --compression-level-0 --endian little --sign signed --channels 2 --bps 16 --sample-rate 44100 - Now restart slimserver and give it a try. Again, this is just a guess but I hope it works. -- jth ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: suggestion: negative nice startup
I'm pretty sure the slimserver will be able to do what you want already. Take a look at the --priority option. You'll have to start the server as root to use this, so also use --user and --group to change the effective ids of the server after it starts. There's also a --pidfile option as well if you prefer. -- jth ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Problems with MP3 Cue sheets
towerofchaos Wrote: I am running slimserver (latest prod. release 6.0.2-1) on a debian (sarge) linux box and I am having a few oddities with mp3 files that have cue sheets. These are albums with a single mp3 file with cue sheets giving track information. 1. During playback my squeezebox always shows the track I started on while scrolling across the screen, but then gets it right when it stops scrolling. When the scrolling starts again it goes back to the wrong track. If I turn off my squeezebox, then turn it on again and continue playing from the current position, the current track becomes the one listed during scrolling. I'm not seeing this here (6.0.2/NetBSD) 2. When selecting a particular track from one of these albums, it almost always gets the position wrong in the mp3 file. (The cue lists were created automatically by EAC whilst ripping the orignial cd's. And I have pulled the mp3 file into goldwave to check the cuesheet timings are correct; which they are.) As far as I know slimserver can't seek accurately within VBR or ABR mp3 files. Try encoding in CBR. -- jth ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: SB2 missing end of FLAC files
If you use single-album flac files with external cue sheets, it is possible to lose 1/100 of a second of audio at the end of a track because of a rounding issue. Most people shouldn't notice this though ... -- jth ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Just getting started...
If you are going the mp3 route, I highly recommend using one of the LAME encoder's high quality VBR presets. version 3.90.3 with setting --alt-preset standard or version 3.96.1 with setting --preset standard are recommended. Using CBR is just wasting space in my opinion. You may also want to try a listening test with --preset extreme - a higher bitrate VBR setting than standard. If you can't tell the difference on the type of music you listen to the most, use the standard setting. -- jth ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Just getting started...
Squeezebox2 supports mp3, flac, and wav in the hardware - so these are natural choices if you're starting from scratch. The other route is flac - http://flac.sf.net/. flac is a lossless audio compressor. This means your music should sound the same as CD, at the expense of greater file size than mp3. You'll get compression of 20 - 60% with flac depending on the style of music. Typically it uses about 3-5x as much space on disk as a high quality mp3 file. Again, you may or may not be able to tell the difference with your equipment and ears, so add some flac files to your listening mix. Get a friend to help you perform a double-blind ABX test if you're really serious about it. :-) -- jth ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Small problem with slimp3
I have 2 SLIMP3s connected to WET11 bridges and they always reconnect without intervention after a server reboot. The firmware is v2.2 and server version 6.0.1 (although I didn't have any problems with v5 either). The server is only rebooted about 2-3 times a year however... -- jth ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Platinum SB2 Delayed AT LEAST 1 Month
PAUL WILLIAMSON Wrote: This is sort of off-topic, but what is the excitement about all the stereo equipment going platinum? ... The platinum stuff reminds me of the cheap junk sold at the consumer level by the likes of panasonic and pioneer back in the early 80's. Seemed like as much of a fad then as now... You'd probably hate my main music system (purchased about 7 years ago): http://ultratrendy.com:31888/images/stereo03.jpg Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, I guess. :) I think it looks pleasantly retro. -- jth ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Rating tracks from the Squeezebox?
No, there is no way to delete tracks from the interface. You can 'zap' a song by holding down the add button while the song is playing. This will move the song to a playlist called Zapped Songs that you can refer to later. -- jth ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
