Re: [slim] GlobalPandora.com
i too would be interested in this... anyone have any ideas? -- rick's cafe WHEN MUSIC HIT YOU YOU FEEL NO PAIN!!! rick's cafe's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3021 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=42023 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] New to Mac and Itunes - slimserver library help
Ive always been a pc user but recently switched to a mac ... various reasons for this but the question is ... what do people typically do with itunes and their music set up for slimserver itunes does seem easy to use and manage and very easy to manipulate tags and add artwork.. but not being a preverbial 'machead' i am not sure whether i should take the bold step to move all of my music (about 200gb of mp3) into use by itunes and more over whether I should allow itunes to manage my library. I will continue to use my sb3 for listening on stereo etc.. but just wanted to get a feel from other mac users on how they integrate their itunes and music libraries views comments and advice welcomed thanks ps - my use of itunes for ipod purposes is not huge as i only got a 4gb nano for use by itunes -- rick's cafe WHEN MUSIC HIT YOU YOU FEEL NO PAIN!!! rick's cafe's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3021 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=32462 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Transporter remote backlight question
why not just press the now playing button? -- rick's cafe WHEN MUSIC HIT YOU YOU FEEL NO PAIN!!! rick's cafe's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3021 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=30077 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Logitech to acquire Slim Devices!
jmpage2;147760 Wrote: Wow, less than 12 hours after the announcement and people are already predicting doom and gloom that they don't have bragging rights or niche status with their Squeezeboxes any longer. Folks, I thought it was about the music. Logitech can probably help Slim reduce costs on the more mainstream products like Squeezebox while still allowing a high end Transporter product to succeed in the market. I see a simple windows installer for the noobs and a high end server product for custom installs or those users who want to do their own compiles, add their own plugins, etc. This is all good for us, the consumers, as likely one big benefit of the acquisition is that prices will go down. Don't condemn this deal until it bears sweet or bitter fruit. And for those exceptionally bitter people, buy as many Sbs and Transporters as you ever think you will need and get the latest server software, it does virtually everything you would ever want to do for music listening in the current state it's in. Hats off to the Slim Devices team, congrats on this deal, I'm sure it's good to get handsomly rewarded after years of hard work!! Well said!! hats off to the entire Slim team .. sure they deserve every penny its a great product and I am sure that is a fact not lost on Logitech -- rick's cafe WHEN MUSIC HIT YOU YOU FEEL NO PAIN!!! rick's cafe's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3021 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=28821 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: problems displaying art - causes slimserver to crash
yes .. i use Firefox.. have not tried to replicate with IE -- rick's cafe WHEN MUSIC HIT YOU YOU FEEL NO PAIN!!! rick's cafe's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3021 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=27797 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] scanning issues - are my playlists an issue
I recently upgraded from 6.3.1 to 6.5.0 I have roughly 26,ooo tracks, 6000 albums and 2500 artists Scaning always has been a bit of an issue - in so far as my Win XP machine takes a couple of hours to complete its scan. I have always wondered if this is to be expected or if my set up causes the longer process. DIrectory structure is basically F:/Music/personal folder/genre/artist/album/track When I upgraded to 6.5.0 and decided to browse playlists I noted that it brought up all playlists in the Music folder. Generally speaking I only had about 7 or 8 medium size playlists (circa 100 tracks each) which I had saved on my system before the upgrade. All of a sudden I now have roughly 300 recognized playlists. When I investigated this I then saw that in a number of my album folders I have a playlist file for the cd which was ripped - and these playlists make up the bulk if not all of those lists which I unexpectedly discovered. Doers anyone have an idea on the changes made to recognition of playlists and on whether having these in my directory would cause the scan process to take as long as it does.. or is it reasonalble to expect a library of my size (mostly MP3's @192kbs) to take upwards of 4 hours to to a full scan thoughts appreciated -- rick's cafe WHEN MUSIC HIT YOU YOU FEEL NO PAIN!!! rick's cafe's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3021 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=28237 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: problems displaying art - causes slimserver to crash
Kevin.. thanks for the reponse.. I will email with the info over the weekend and will run the event log too to try help identify the issue... However the weird thing is that I encounter the same issue on 2 different PC's (i.e. both work and home PC) .. each are WIN XP SP running Slim Server 6.5.0 However the music collection is all from same souce - located on home PC Work PC only has about 2500 songs / 600 artists / 350 albums directory is generally c:/music/artist/album if any album has artwork it is stored in album folder (although not all have artwork) Home PC same as above but for the fact that it is much larger roughly 26,000 tracks / 4000 artists / 2500 albums directory is held on an external HD f:/ Music/genre/artist/album I will also try to run the evnt viewer today on work pc so a comparrison can be done if that helps let me know if you need more info thanks richard -- rick's cafe WHEN MUSIC HIT YOU YOU FEEL NO PAIN!!! rick's cafe's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3021 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=27797 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: problems displaying art - causes slimserver to crash
Anyone have any ideas about this? - Help appreciated -- rick's cafe WHEN MUSIC HIT YOU YOU FEEL NO PAIN!!! rick's cafe's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3021 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=27797 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] problems displaying art - causes slimserver to crash
I do not use album art very much for browsing but have noticed on upgrading to 6.5 (using the new Touch Skin) whenever I browse artwork or even browse using the album search it causes slimserver to crash Is this a bug or is there something which I need to do with the way art is stored in my music folders I am running Win XP SP2 with SS 6.5.0 All album art is stored within the specific folder for each album/artist The other question I have with the change in the skins (Touch or otherwise) is that I recall that when looking at the status / now playing screen you used to have the path of the track also displayed.. is there anyway to get back this display function? Oh yes - third question is .. in the Touch skin (which looks great by the way) is there any way to change the font colour... I have noticed that when browsing by music folder there is very faint text on the top and bottom of the page which you can press to link back .. on my set up it appears as whicte text over very feighnt grey... not very readable -- rick's cafe WHEN MUSIC HIT YOU YOU FEEL NO PAIN!!! rick's cafe's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3021 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=27797 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Pandora no longer showing on SqueezeNetwork home page
there is a pandora tab in the section for Accounts and Music Services -- rick's cafe WHEN MUSIC HIT YOU YOU FEEL NO PAIN!!! rick's cafe's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3021 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=27701 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Firefox can't establish a connection to the server at localhost:9000.
I initialy suffered from the same issue as you and found that a full uninstall will help you are best off to do a full uninstall , then delete the slim folder in you program directory... also make sure to remove all 6.3 plugins.. you will need to download new plugins which are compatible with 6.5 -- rick's cafe WHEN MUSIC HIT YOU YOU FEEL NO PAIN!!! rick's cafe's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3021 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=27675 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: [BEG] Please please can we have the 770 skin optimised for PSP [/BEG]
agree it would be nice to see such an enhancement -- rick's cafe WHEN MUSIC HIT YOU YOU FEEL NO PAIN!!! rick's cafe's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3021 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=27282 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: ShoutCAST problems?
i am also experiencing similar problems with shoutcast... not all stations but many do seem affected... dunno what is causing it though -- rick's cafe WHEN MUSIC HIT YOU YOU FEEL NO PAIN!!! rick's cafe's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3021 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=26215 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Difference between favorites and playlists?
favourites are great for listing internet radio stations for quick access.. also if listening to tunes via random mix you can add a specific song as a favourite for easy reference at later date -- rick's cafe WHEN MUSIC HIT YOU YOU FEEL NO PAIN!!! rick's cafe's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3021 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=25910 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Backlit Remote
Any chance that you can post a picture of the remote showing how it looks when illuminated?? -- rick's cafe WHEN MUSIC HIT YOU YOU FEEL NO PAIN!!! rick's cafe's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3021 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=25789 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Will There Be a SB4?
Simon Still Wrote: It's interesting all the variations that are possible. I'm sure a lot of us are runnign at least one of our SB's into a surround amp and probably using the optical out on the SB and using the amp's DA converter. This may be a stupid question but I think I need to clarify differences in audio set up using a surround sound amp.. if you use optical out from SB3 into a surround sound amp do you negate the effects of the Sb£'s internal DAC? if so then is the only way to make proper use of the SB3's DAC to use the analog output forgive the ignorance of my question .. i just love mi music! ;-) -- rick's cafe WHEN MUSIC HIT YOU YOU FEEL NO PAIN!!! rick's cafe's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3021 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=25805 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Will There Be a SB4?
thanks for the replies will try out the different combos to see what difference I hear -- rick's cafe WHEN MUSIC HIT YOU YOU FEEL NO PAIN!!! rick's cafe's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3021 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=25805 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Backlit Remote
Kudos to slim on the new product... looks great and I am sure it sounds great.. bit out of my current price bracket.. but I think it is a testament to Slim for their commitment to listening to customers and looking to cater to their needs.. the number of posts I have read about high end products, rack mount designs is evidence of them listening so about the remote I agree that a sonos style remote woould be a great add on (even as separate purchase) and I have read a number of recent posts from other users commenting on same and that they are disappointed not to see this as a new feature. that said.. I do like the way the new transporter remote looks and the added backlit display could be a nice asthetic feature... Can Slim please post more pics of the new Transporter remote so we can all take a closer look... also will the new remote work with an SB3? and if so can it be purchased separately? -- rick's cafe WHEN MUSIC HIT YOU YOU FEEL NO PAIN!!! rick's cafe's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3021 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=25789 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: New Slim Devices Product? The Transporter per 6moons.com??
Simon Still Wrote: Even the remote looks a cut above (and much more of a match for the SB3 than the current model - after market upgrade anyone?) Agreed... but can the new remote work with SB3 .. would assume so.. can slim release better pics of the remote .. plus images with the backlit display on -- rick's cafe WHEN MUSIC HIT YOU YOU FEEL NO PAIN!!! rick's cafe's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3021 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=25771 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Flash skin for PSP with FW2.7
Hi Lowrent good luck on the move and enjoy your travels in europe... thus far the weather on this side of the world has been very good so with any luck (for us all) it will hold! ;-) If you send me a link or PM me a copy of the skin in current form I will have a go and give you my feed back if it helps take care Rick -- rick's cafe WHEN MUSIC HIT YOU YOU FEEL NO PAIN!!! rick's cafe's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3021 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=23305 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Best way to install Slimsever?
depends if you are going forward or backward... in my experience if you are stepping down a version .. say beta 6.5 to 6.2.2 then you will need to do an uninstall.. but if moving up a level then no need to perform an uninstall -- rick's cafe WHEN MUSIC HIT YOU YOU FEEL NO PAIN!!! rick's cafe's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3021 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=25077 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Flash skin for PSP with FW2.7
Lowrent - Read the wiki on your progress.. do I take it that the project is now abandoned or is there still a glimmer of hope ? -- rick's cafe WHEN MUSIC HIT YOU YOU FEEL NO PAIN!!! rick's cafe's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3021 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=23305 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: How do you create favorites through the web interface?
as far as I am aware you can create your favourites in both Slimserver (and edit names as described above) AND you can also create a separte list of Favourites through the web interface on Squeezenetwork (once logged in of course) .. the interface will allow you to edit names urls Hope this helps -- rick's cafe WHEN MUSIC HIT YOU YOU FEEL NO PAIN!!! rick's cafe's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3021 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=24707 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: All of a sudden - my Squeezebox will not connect to my wireless network.
have you checked your pc to see if Slimserver is still running.. I have recently encountered a similar problem where for some reason (still unknown to me) Slimserver just stops running for no aaparent reason hope that helps -- rick's cafe WHEN MUSIC HIT YOU YOU FEEL NO PAIN!!! rick's cafe's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3021 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=24688 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Slim Devices celebrates the 2006 FIFA World Cup
read recently that the world cup actually has the largest audience of any sporting event .. something like 500 million people expected to watch the tournament in any event all it shows is that slim are interested in looking at its customers needs and wants and continuing in its effort to offer an interesting and unique product -- rick's cafe WHEN MUSIC HIT YOU YOU FEEL NO PAIN!!! rick's cafe's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3021 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=24673 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: World Cup Football Games...
I logged on to SN this morning and was pleased to see that Slim has added a new menu dedicated to the World Cup .. with info on all teams that are playing... great stuff!!! Just wonder if there is any way to integrate audio streams of matches into this menu group.. or is that too much to expect ;-) Anyway... good to see the efforts which Slim make to continually enhance the product and services given to customers! -- rick's cafe WHEN MUSIC HIT YOU YOU FEEL NO PAIN!!! rick's cafe's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3021 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=24037 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: PSP server skin ?
looking great.. cant wait to test it out! -- rick's cafe WHEN MUSIC HIT YOU YOU FEEL NO PAIN!!! rick's cafe's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3021 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=24205 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: SB4 and/or a high-end model, when?
in terms of display upgrades .. how about a colour screen which is also a touch pad display (great for the 770 skin ... this would allow you to look at your album art plus exercise control over the unit without need of the remote -- rick's cafe WHEN MUSIC HIT YOU YOU FEEL NO PAIN!!! rick's cafe's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3021 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=24400 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Can't Open URL error?
FUNNY.. I AM GETTING THE SAME PROBLEM BUT THE OTHER WAY AROUND. I CAN CONNECT AND PLAY SHOUTCAST STREAMS VIA INTERNET RADIO ON SQUEEZENETWORK BUT CANNOT PLAY ANY SHOUTCAST STREAMS VIA SLIMSERVER... HAS ANYONE ELSE EXPERIENCED THIS? IF SO WHAT IS THE BEST FIX? I AM RUNNING : SlimServer Version: 6.5b1 - 7474 - Windows XP - EN - cp1252 (MAY 21 NIGHTLY BUILD) HELP IS APPRECIATED -- rick's cafe WHEN MUSIC HIT YOU YOU FEEL NO PAIN!!! rick's cafe's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3021 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=24280 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: PSP server skin ?
you should probably check out the work done by BKLASS on the Nokia 770 skin which many use on the PSP... very interested to see the work which could be done for a dedicated PSP skin - as I use my PSP to view the interface very often -- rick's cafe WHEN MUSIC HIT YOU YOU FEEL NO PAIN!!! rick's cafe's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3021 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=24205 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Apple vs Apple
for those interested in the result of the case see this link http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,200-2171128,00.html -- rick's cafe WHEN MUSIC HIT YOU YOU FEEL NO PAIN!!! rick's cafe's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3021 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=22501 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Apple vs Apple
indeed that was also my understanding and seems to have been the nature of their argument.. however the Judge seems to have ruled on the basis of there being a distinction between ITMS and music delivery / production .. i think it is a very grey area in terms on the breach of the original agreement... the proposed appeal is likely to have good prospects ...IMHO -- rick's cafe WHEN MUSIC HIT YOU YOU FEEL NO PAIN!!! rick's cafe's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3021 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=22501 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Has anoybody used the Squeezebox successfully in the UK?
Go To Internet Radio -- Slim Devices Picks -- By City -- London Then Scroll To Capital Fm -- rick's cafe WHEN MUSIC HIT YOU YOU FEEL NO PAIN!!! rick's cafe's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3021 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=23426 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Is anyone else having shoutcast problems?
so what is the position with Shoutcast now? The service seems to work on my set up.. but the menus and number of stations available have been reduced significantly.. inifact I also see a difference between the menus on SB3 vs SN .. it seems that you can no longer browse by all streams on SN... any reasons for these changes... and what is the outlook for the future ? -- rick's cafe WHEN MUSIC HIT YOU YOU FEEL NO PAIN!!! rick's cafe's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3021 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=23106 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Is anyone else having shoutcast problems?
haha.. thanks... will upgrade SS then -- rick's cafe WHEN MUSIC HIT YOU YOU FEEL NO PAIN!!! rick's cafe's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3021 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=23106 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Is anyone else having shoutcast problems?
Hi Andy - Just upgraded SS 6.2.2 to 6.5 (at work) and am using Softqueeze 2.3 to navigate... I do not see any search functionality within Softsqueeze when browsing shoutcast streams or rather I am not sure how you mean it to work ... should I see this using softsqueeze or is that a matter reserved only for SB3.. I note your comments regarding the total number of streams etc.. However in the past i would browse 'All streams' and type in the name of the station I was looking for in order to fast track to it... it looks like I will now have to do this on a genre basis.. is that correct? If so then it seems that there are a number of additional menus to navigate before getting to the station that you want... for instance if I were looking for 'Lounge radio' the current set up requires that I : browse by Genre scroll to Ambient then scroll to Lounge Radio as opposed to Browse All streams type 'Lounge ..' scroll then select the station So in a certain sense I can still see a reason to have all streams as a menu to select... end of the day I just want to get a greasp of hwo it is now being structured But for what it is worth I think both SS and SB3 are fantastic products!! ;-) -- rick's cafe WHEN MUSIC HIT YOU YOU FEEL NO PAIN!!! rick's cafe's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3021 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=23106 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Is anyone else having shoutcast problems?
Thanks for the feedback Andy. -- rick's cafe WHEN MUSIC HIT YOU YOU FEEL NO PAIN!!! rick's cafe's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3021 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=23106 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Good price on Squeezebox (UK)
agreed.. i got my sb3 from multi task and the guy who runs it is very helpful.. would be surprised if he doesnt cut you the same 241 deal on the wired version -- rick's cafe WHEN MUSIC HIT YOU YOU FEEL NO PAIN!!! rick's cafe's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3021 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=23273 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: A Silly Poll
32 and getting younger each day!!! ;-) -- rick's cafe WHEN MUSIC HIT YOU YOU FEEL NO PAIN!!! rick's cafe's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3021 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=22941 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Pandora Up and Running?
presumably Beta users need not make any changes to their set up? -- rick's cafe WHEN MUSIC HIT YOU YOU FEEL NO PAIN!!! rick's cafe's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3021 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=21621 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Remote Looks Sloppy but Isn't!
Jon- if I recall from some of your previous posts you only got your SB3 in December.. I can see why you have issue with the degredation of the remote if that is how quickly it gets marked.. for whatit is worth I also got my SB3 in December but fortunatley my remote is still in good nick... but mine is the white version which appears less reflective than the black version.. bearing that in mind it could be specific to colour or as radish said it could be the 'sandpaper' effect!! ;-) if no new remote is forthcoming you could always try getting a manicure once a week to save the remote !! ;-) -- rick's cafe WHEN MUSIC HIT YOU YOU FEEL NO PAIN!!! rick's cafe's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3021 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: problem playing mp3 - winamp media file
i will try renaming as suggested and hopefully that will sort it out... I agree it is very weird and will try alternative rippers regarding the databse .. not sure if that is so much of an issue in this case ... as I use BMF option when looking for albums /tracks to play.. which as I understand it does not utilize the database -- rick's cafe WHEN MUSIC HIT YOU YOU FEEL NO PAIN!!! rick's cafe's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3021 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=21267 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: problem playing mp3 - winamp media file
hi mark... although the tracks were ripped as mp3's using winamp they were not given traditional .mp3 extensions... not sure why that is the case.. should i try to rename each file? however all tracks play fine with winamp... it is just sb3 which says it cant open file. also any idea on why the tagging would differ between those which do play on sb3 and those that do not... although I am not infront of SS right now.. I am fairly certain that the tracks that do play on sb3 do not have proper extensions either - although I will double check that. -- rick's cafe WHEN MUSIC HIT YOU YOU FEEL NO PAIN!!! rick's cafe's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3021 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=21267 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: NY times/ Pandora
none of this explains why the free (listen to an ad) service cannot be applied to the SN model. It works on the Net. You can get the webbased stream outside the US for free. sure you have to deal with the pop up but if you dont mind that then its all good. The same principle could easily be applied to the new SN service. I am not averse to paying for tunes, and whilst I appreciate that the current US legistlation requires that any fee based service will have teritorial limitations.. I do not see why the same principles cannot be applied, particulary when the net is streaming to those outside the US. -- rick's cafe WHEN MUSIC HIT YOU YOU FEEL NO PAIN!!! rick's cafe's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3021 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=20894 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: NY times/ Pandora
Great post and very pleased to hear that Pandora will be a part of SN. my question is .. Will the free service still be offered to SN users. It is not that I am averse to paying 36 bucks a year for the facility.. but as mentioned above.. thoses who live outside of the states (like me in the UK) have issues in getting the paid service. I have used pandora before (in the UK) but am limited to the free service.. which puts a small ad on screen sure it can be a bit of a pain but for free music streams I really dont mind... so... will us poor folk outside of the US be able to use pandora on our SB/SN beyond the 90 trial period... any chance of them incorporating the free (listen to an ad first) service? -- rick's cafe WHEN MUSIC HIT YOU YOU FEEL NO PAIN!!! rick's cafe's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3021 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=20894 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: NY times/ Pandora
s.. the answer is no then for the moment at least? -- rick's cafe WHEN MUSIC HIT YOU YOU FEEL NO PAIN!!! rick's cafe's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3021 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=20894 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Slimserver Webinterface over a PSP ( Playstation Portable )
i too use the PSP as a remote and whilst the handlheld skin works quite well... the icons in the 770 skin seem to look much better to use I am also interested to know if I can download the 770 skin into SS 6.2 or will it only work if I upgrade to 6.5... -- rick's cafe WHEN MUSIC HIT YOU YOU FEEL NO PAIN!!! rick's cafe's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3021 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=19708 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Slimserver Webinterface over a PSP ( Playstation Portable )
Bklass - just read thru some of yor earlier posts on the development work you did on the skin, particularly in relation to 'porting ' the skin back to ver 6.2 can you advise what the current position is on that. I'd like to use the skin.. but being a newby to SB3 I am reluctant to upgrade the beta 6.5 ( I'd rather stay with the devil I know!! ;-) alternatively.. can anyone explain in layman's terms how easy it is to upgrade to 6.5 and on whether you can step back down to 6.2 if you find the beta too much for a non-tech brain to handle nuff respect! -- rick's cafe WHEN MUSIC HIT YOU YOU FEEL NO PAIN!!! rick's cafe's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3021 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=19708 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Slimserver Webinterface over a PSP ( Playstation Portable )
IF I upgrade to 6.5,...presumably I also need to rescan my library... but will I also need to reconfigure the Squeezebox or will the settings just carry across? -- rick's cafe WHEN MUSIC HIT YOU YOU FEEL NO PAIN!!! rick's cafe's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3021 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=19708 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Using PSP as a remote
I recently got my SB3 and have started to use my PSP as a remote.. it works well for the most part but I was wondering if any other users have any helpful hints... particuarly in relation to the settings used to view album artwork in the status page. I have the server set to use the handheld skin but the artwork appears very large.. does anyone have any experience in the best ways to configure the Server for use by PSP as a remote? -- rick's cafe WHEN MUSIC HIT YOU YOU FEEL NO PAIN!!! rick's cafe's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3021 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=19970 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: SB3 wont play tunes ripped from Itunes collection
thanks for the info Mark... very helpful -- rick's cafe WHEN MUSIC HIT YOU YOU FEEL NO PAIN!!! rick's cafe's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3021 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=19945 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Too Many IP's
not sure if this assists bu I put up a post while I was connecting my sb3 a couple of weeks ago... http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=19465highlight=rick%27s+cafe If the additional IP address is out of your usual range then the problem could relate to the issues on my post .. -- rick's cafe WHEN MUSIC HIT YOU YOU FEEL NO PAIN!!! rick's cafe's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3021 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=19949 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Using PSP as a remote
thanks I will try that out -- rick's cafe WHEN MUSIC HIT YOU YOU FEEL NO PAIN!!! rick's cafe's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3021 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=19970 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Linksys is getting in the game
i am rather new to the wireless game,.. but having just got my SB3 .. I am lovin it I agree with your comments about the remote.. and before learning of the SB3 I thought that Sonos would have been my best option.. but the beauty with SB3 is that it is open to change.. so in terms of my remote .. I use a sony PSP running on their latest firmware which allows you to connect to a wpa-spk encypted network.. I use the hand held skin and is is great for connecting to the server and using as aa remote I agree that a bundled package would be good .. but what with so many options out there it is quite easy to sort out your exact needs... i think the SB3 / PSP remote combo is pretty hard to beat. -- rick's cafe WHEN MUSIC HIT YOU YOU FEEL NO PAIN!!! rick's cafe's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3021 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=19943 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] SB3 wont play tunes ripped from Itunes collection
Wondering if anyone hs any thoughts on this... I have collected a number of tunes which were stored on an aopple PC and used in itunes (pre itunes version 1.6) I have been able to play these in winamp prior to getting my SB3... but now with my SB3 they will not play at all.. the track info is recognized byut will simply not play. the file formats are noted as either .m4a or winamp media files.. I have tried to run the Jhymn conversion software on the basis that there was some form of DRM on the files.. but there was nothing to convert any ideas on why these files will not play.. since they play in winamp and do not appeear to be protected by apple... any ideas appreciated -- rick's cafe WHEN MUSIC HIT YOU YOU FEEL NO PAIN!!! rick's cafe's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3021 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=19945 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: SB3 wont play tunes ripped from Itunes collection
i dont think i have quick time installed... but to clarify.. once installed will the SB£ play the files or do i still need to convert them all to mp3 in order for sb3 to paly them -- rick's cafe WHEN MUSIC HIT YOU YOU FEEL NO PAIN!!! rick's cafe's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3021 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=19945 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: SB3 wont play tunes ripped from Itunes collection
Better than nuthin!!.. thanks for the help... However out of interest /// what is the reason why you cant fast forward? also .. this may be silly question.. but I hear a lot of talk about FLAC file.. I know their quality is better but is there any idiots guide to FLAC and can you convert lower grade files such as mp3 into FLAC? -- rick's cafe WHEN MUSIC HIT YOU YOU FEEL NO PAIN!!! rick's cafe's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3021 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=19945 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: SB3 wont play tunes ripped from Itunes collection
thanks for the reply Mark... I have not been ripping a lot of my tunes yet (as i have a brother in law who has donated tonnes of files to me, which have kept me well busy)... but I do intend to rip many of nmy cd's to my collection.. so at present I am open to all suggestions for the best (and easiest) ripper for me to use.. up until now I have used the ripper in winamp to convert files... -- rick's cafe WHEN MUSIC HIT YOU YOU FEEL NO PAIN!!! rick's cafe's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3021 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=19945 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: A suggestion for people with large music library
Many thanks for your replies i now have a much better understanding of how the system works After reading your comments I suspect that my best bet is to go thru and tag and rename a number of fields within all my tracks ... I know there are many programs that will assist but the mamoth task that I envison puts me off.. perhaps I need not think of it that badly... nevertheless... as for the ability to browse music folders within the database rather than the hard drive I for one think that might be a useful addition, although whether there are competing interests to keep the existing way in place (ie to allow users to search for tracks outside of the database) - who knows?? I would happily endorse a bug fix for this.. but being new to the forum (and forums generally for that matter) I dont really have a clue on how to start off the process... Michael .. if you can start the ball rolling and let me know how I can endorse it .. please do. anyway... thanks for the help.. will post an update on how i get on in due course... -- rick's cafe WHEN MUSIC HIT YOU YOU FEEL NO PAIN!!! rick's cafe's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3021 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=19080 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: A suggestion for people with large music library
I got my SB3 a couple of weeks ago.. and aside from the usual connection problems that I had to sort out the whole system works great. However, one thing I've notice with my set up is that there is a considerable delay when browsing my music folders on the SB3. Once I drill into a folder it often takes 10 secs to drill down further into the artist/album listings. My music is organized Genre/Artist/Album/Track I have about 140gigs of tunes or roughly 16K tracks all stored on an external HD. For the most part the tracks are ripped as 192 kbs MP3's... the Slimserver is loaded on an old PC (which may be my problem?) and connected to a Belkin wireless G router My PC is a PIII 550mhz, 512mb RAM and is running WIN XP Is this the couase of my slowdown or is such a slowdown to be expected with my size of music library? Any helpful advice would be appreciated to improve the overall performance of my system thanks -- rick's cafe rick's cafe's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3021 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=19080 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] delays when browsing music Floders on SB3
I got my SB3 a couple of weeks ago.. and aside from the usual connection problems that I had to sort out the whole system works great. However, one thing I've notice with my set up is that there is a considerable delay when browsing my music folders on the SB3. Once I drill into a folder it often takes 10 secs to drill down further into the artist/album listings. My music is organized Genre/Artist/Album/Track I have about 140gigs of tunes or roughly 16K tracks all stored on an external HD. For the most part the tracks are ripped as 192 kbs MP3's... the Slimserver is loaded on an old PC (which may be my problem?) and connected to a Belkin wireless G router My PC is a PIII 550mhz, 512mb RAM and is running WIN XP Is this the couase of my slowdown or is such a slowdown to be expected with my size of music library? Any helpful advice would be appreciated to improve the overall performance of my system thanks -- rick's cafe rick's cafe's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3021 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=19873 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: A suggestion for people with large music library
thanks for the guidance: Yes.. I use the Browse Music Folder option via the SB3 interface. I have installed a USB 2.0 card in the back of my PIII .. the external HD is connected to this slot. The HD is made by Western Digital technical specs as follows: Rotational Speed7,200 RPM (nominal) Buffer Size 2 MB Average Latency 4.20 ms (nominal) Seek Times Read Seek Time 8.9 ms Track-To-Track Seek Time2.0 ms (average) Serial Transfer Rate USB 2.0 Serial Bus Transfer Rate (USB 2.0) 480 Mbits/s (Max) My PC, although old.. is not used for anything other than running SS and browsing the net. I have no other apps to speak of running other processes. Basically I am trying to figure what I should best do to speed up overall performance... if the PC can work then I am not minded to change it out... as for the HD .. I have jsut noted that mine only has 2 mb buffer size and new models extend up to 8 mb and 16 mb cache / buffer size I am thinking of getting a new external HD as I am running out of storage.. do you think the added buffer size will assist? thanks -- rick's cafe rick's cafe's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3021 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=19080 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: A suggestion for people with large music library
I much prefer searching for music via the browse music folder route... does anyone know if there are any plans or if there is any way in which SS can be modified so that it reads this info from the Databse rather than from the disk. I know that I can browse by artist but the logic of my current file structure and organization of files lends itself to browsing by folder at the moment my structure is like this f://soundsystem/spinsounds/reggae/peter tosh the root is soundsystem then i have various sub folders which help me categorize where i got my tunes from ... any ideas relating to organization and speed for searching would help.. one other point is that prior to using SB3 .. i used winamp as my player same file structure and smae number of tunes but no issues in terms of lag time when using winamp search facility which presumably worked on a database system although there was a bit of a lag when using the Dynamic lilbrary winamp plugin , which basically mirrors the usual windows file structures... any thoughts welcomed -- rick's cafe WHEN MUSIC HIT YOU YOU FEEL NO PAIN!!! rick's cafe's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3021 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=19080 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: PluginRemoteControls wiki updated
question if I install one of these remote plugins to the pc which i run SS .. do I still need to stream to a player on the pc such as to winamp? -- rick's cafe WHEN MUSIC HIT YOU YOU FEEL NO PAIN!!! rick's cafe's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3021 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=19877 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Wireless works!
OK, after much hair pulling and head bashing, I finally got this bad boy to work. Prior to this, my Slim 3 was getting a bulsh%t IP from my network (169.XXX.XXX.XXX) and wouldn't connect to my slimserver. Here's my setup: Slim 3 Belkin FSD7633-4 router secured with WPA-PSK Win XP on a PIII 1) After screwing up every setting possible, start with fresh factory defaults by unplugging the Slim 3, holding down 'Add' while plugging the power back in. Make sure you also have slimserver running on your PC. 2) Setup your router with the bare necessities, none of that turbo and 54g protection crap. No NAT, port forwarding either. Most of what you need to check is in the Channel and SSID screen. Not sure if it matters, but my SSID is only one word. I switched it from two words before it all started working. Wireless mode is '54g-Auto'. Broadcast SSID is 'on'. 3) On the Slim 3, setup the network. Follow the instructions, using DHCP, BUT enter in the SSID manually. Not sure whether this matters but someone on these forums mentioned this works. Before I knew it, I was connected to the network and the slim server and was listening to Fela Kuti's Open Close! Fitting. Merry F-in Xmas! -- rick's cafe rick's cafe's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3021 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=19465 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
