Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] radios disappeared
Where is LMS running ? Sounds like it lost connection to mysqueezebox.com or encountered a DNS problem at startup. Main hifi: Touch + CIA PS +MeridianG68J MeridianHD621 MeridianG98DH 2 x MeridianDSP5200 MeridianDSP5200HC 2 xMeridianDSP3100 +Rel Stadium 3 sub. Bedroom/Office: Boom Kitchen: Touch + powered Fostex PM0.4 Misc use: Radio (with battery) iPad1 with iPengHD & SqueezePad (spares Touch, SB3, reciever ,controller ) server HP proliant micro server N36L with ClearOS Linux http://people.xiph.org/~xiphmont/demo/neil-young.html Mnyb's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4143 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=107508 ___ unix mailing list unix@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/unix
Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Transcoding requirements on a Pi?
s2kiwi wrote: > So the bit I didn't mention is one channel seems to have blown on the > SB3 (and I don't have the skills to diagnose/replace what I assume will > be a dodgy cap) so I was limited where in the house I could use it > anyway (as it'll have to be mono only). Yes that's the cap problem there are treads with pictures . It has digital outs these will be unaffected by this problem that only affects the analog out. Is there a zone where something should hook up to a HT reciever or DAC . If you retire it sell it as spare parts on this forum , someone would probably pick it up and repair it. Main hifi: Touch + CIA PS +MeridianG68J MeridianHD621 MeridianG98DH 2 x MeridianDSP5200 MeridianDSP5200HC 2 xMeridianDSP3100 +Rel Stadium 3 sub. Bedroom/Office: Boom Kitchen: Touch + powered Fostex PM0.4 Misc use: Radio (with battery) iPad1 with iPengHD & SqueezePad (spares Touch, SB3, reciever ,controller ) server HP proliant micro server N36L with ClearOS Linux http://people.xiph.org/~xiphmont/demo/neil-young.html Mnyb's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4143 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=107504 ___ unix mailing list unix@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/unix
Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] info on file in "now playing"
steff wrote: > is it possible to display the basic information (bit depth, sample rate, > bitrate, etc.) in the "now playing" screen ? Where? Web gui? Info is already there. Need more? Just click on the track title. 22898 +---+ |Filename: Pic01.jpg| |Download: http://forums.slimdevices.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=22898| +---+ LMS 7.9 on a Raspberry Pi 3/piCorePlayer 3.20, playlists and LMS cache on a USB stick, 25K+ music library on a WD MyCloud network drive, Rasberry Pi 2/piCorePlayer 3.02 > HiFiBerry DIGI+ > AudioEngine DAC1 > AVI DM5 Raspberry Pi 3/piCorePlayer 3.20beta7/HiFiBerry DAC+ > Cambridge Audio Minx 5 (study) Rasberry Pi 2/piCorePlayer 3.02 > HiFiBerry DAC+ > Sharp micro system (garage) 1 x Boom (dining room) - 1 x Touch (used for display and controller only) - 1 x SB3 (spare) - 1 x Radio (spare) kidstypike's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10436 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=107509 ___ unix mailing list unix@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/unix
[SlimDevices: Unix] info on file in "now playing"
is it possible to display the basic information (bit depth, sample rate, bitrate, etc.) in the "now playing" screen ? steff's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=66870 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=107509 ___ unix mailing list unix@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/unix
[SlimDevices: Unix] radios disappeared
when I setup the very first time my piCorePlayer on Rpi3, the "internet radio" folder was full of channel to list at. Now they are gone! it is totally empty. Why? Any idea? steff's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=66870 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=107508 ___ unix mailing list unix@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/unix
Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Transcoding requirements on a Pi?
Oh, ok, now THAT is a reason to retire it, indeed. --- learn more about iPeng, the iPhone and iPad remote for the Squeezebox and Logitech UE Smart Radio as well as iPeng Party, the free Party-App, at penguinlovesmusic.com *New: iPeng 9, the Universal App for iPhone, iPad and Apple Watch* pippin's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=13777 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=107504 ___ unix mailing list unix@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/unix
Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Transcoding requirements on a Pi?
pippin wrote: > Really, don't . All of this is not a problem and the SB3 is a really > nice player. Very reliable ne good sound. So the bit I didn't mention is one channel seems to have blown on the SB3 (and I don't have the skills to diagnose/replace what I assume will be a dodgy cap) so I was limited where in the house I could use it anyway (as it'll have to be mono only). s2kiwi's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=63950 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=107504 ___ unix mailing list unix@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/unix
Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Transcoding requirements on a Pi?
Really, don't . All of this is not a problem and the SB3 is a really nice player. Very reliable ne good sound. --- learn more about iPeng, the iPhone and iPad remote for the Squeezebox and Logitech UE Smart Radio as well as iPeng Party, the free Party-App, at penguinlovesmusic.com *New: iPeng 9, the Universal App for iPhone, iPad and Apple Watch* pippin's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=13777 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=107504 ___ unix mailing list unix@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/unix
Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Cheap Pi DAC option
Sorry Mods - I meant to post this in the 3rd party hardware section. Please feel free to move. s2kiwi's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=63950 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=107506 ___ unix mailing list unix@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/unix
[SlimDevices: Unix] Cheap Pi DAC option
Hi all, I'm not sure what hardware others are using, but in case anyone has been looking for cheap options for new player setups I thought i'd share a nice cheap option I've been using with good results. I've been using on a raspberry pi with a cheap DAC from Aliexpress ($6.50 USD) 'Raspberry-Pi-pHAT-Sound-Card-I2S-interface-PCM5102-DAC-Module-24-bit-Audio-Board-With-Stereo' (https://www.aliexpress.com/item/Raspberry-Pi-pHAT-Sound-Card-I2S-interface-PCM5102-DAC-Module-24-bit-Audio-Board-With-Stereo/32742608325.html) The DAC's not plug and play on a raspberry pi, however I found the pin info I needed 'here' (https://listok65blog.wordpress.com/dac-pcm5102-%D0%BF%D0%BE%D0%B4%D0%BA%D0%BB%D1%8E%D1%87%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%B8%D0%B5-%D0%B2-raspberry-pi/) (listed below for reference in case that site disappears at some point). Once it's connected to the right pins you can treat it like a basic HiFiBerry DAC (it's the same chip) in things like PiCorePlayer All in all once set up, I've been really impressed with the sound quality - it's much better than I expected for the price and more than good enough for my general around the house listening. There is no niceties like onboard volume control etc, but LMS handles this anyway for me so it's not a problem. If you already have a Pi, it's a significant improvement in sound quality for a bargain price. Pins for Raspberry Pi B DAC RPI PIN P Vcc 5v 1 P2 3.3v3.3v2 P2 GND gnd 6 P1 FLT gnd 7 P2 DMP gnd 8 P2 SCL SCL 5 P1 BCK BCK 3 P2 DIN Data6 P2 LCK LCK 4 P2 FMT gng 14 P1 XMT 3.3v1 P1 Pins for Raspberry Pi B+ /2B/3B DAC RPI PIN Vcc 5v 2 3.3v3.3v1 GND gnd 39 FLT gnd 14 DMP gnd 20 SCL SCL 5 BCK BCK 12 DIN Data40 LCK LCK 35 FMT gnd 30 XMT 3.3v17 (Also make sure the that DIN, LCK, BCK wires are kept as short as possible., to avoid audio degradation) I haven't tried the below, but I did find this comment about setting up on an Orange Pi if anyone uses those. -Works well with Orange PI PC. Power it with 5v (VCC pad) keep 3v3 pad unconnected. (Board has an regulator which powers the 5102 . The chip logic is 3v3 tie XMT to gnd and FMT to 3v3 (for i2s) Use the 3 wire interface (leave SCL unconnected) DIN -> PA20 LCK -> PA18 BCK -> PA19- s2kiwi's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=63950 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=107506 ___ unix mailing list unix@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/unix
Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Transcoding requirements on a Pi?
Given all the various feedback, I think I'm just going to retire the SB3 out of the mix entirely. For the sake a Pi Zero + DAC I think it'll just make everything simpler to be running on similar hardware :) Thanks guys! s2kiwi's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=63950 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=107504 ___ unix mailing list unix@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/unix
Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Transcoding requirements on a Pi?
drmatt wrote: > I was looking forward to having a separate 5ghz WiFi at home, then I > noticed it doesn't go through walls as well as 2.4ghz... and now I find > i actually don't use it much.. I agree, it doesn't go through walls as well, but when you have 35 neighboring networks, you still appreciate 5 GHz... "To try to judge the real from the false will always be hard. In this fast-growing art of 'high fidelity' the quackery will bear a solid gilt edge that will fool many people" - Paul W Klipsch, 1953 Julf's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=42050 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=107504 ___ unix mailing list unix@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/unix
Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Transcoding requirements on a Pi?
I was looking forward to having a separate 5ghz WiFi at home, then I noticed it doesn't go through walls as well as 2.4ghz... and now I find i actually don't use it much.. -- Hardware: 3x Touch, 1x Radio, 2x Receivers, 1 HP Microserver NAS with Debian+LMS 7.9.0 Music: ~1300 CDs, as 450 GB of 16/44k FLACs. No less than 3x 24/44k albums.. drmatt's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=59498 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=107504 ___ unix mailing list unix@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/unix
Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] PiCoreplayer+Jivelite Sound Issue
Glad to hear that you tried overclocking and it solved the problem. I don't think turbo mode will affect lifetime - I have used it for years on one of my RPi's and haven't seen any issue. When we release a new version you could try to remove the overclock settings as there might be improvements in the kernel that could resolve your issue. piCorePlayer a small player for the Raspberry Pi in RAM. Homepage: https://sites.google.com/site/picoreplayer/home *Please 'donate' (https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_donations=U7JHY5WYHCNRU=GB_code=USD=PP%2dDonationsBF%3abtn_donateCC_LG%2egif%3aNonHosted) if you like the piCorePlayer* sbp's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=37237 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=107463 ___ unix mailing list unix@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/unix
Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Transcoding requirements on a Pi?
drmatt wrote: > Well that's on the assumption that all the Pi are wired. Or on a 5 GHz wireless network. "To try to judge the real from the false will always be hard. In this fast-growing art of 'high fidelity' the quackery will bear a solid gilt edge that will fool many people" - Paul W Klipsch, 1953 Julf's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=42050 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=107504 ___ unix mailing list unix@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/unix
Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Announce piCorePlayer 3.20
Good afternoon, as I find it sometimes unpractical having to fetch a tablet or a smartphone, launch an app etc. only to mute music playing on my PCP, I bought a cheap 2,4GHz remote said to work with "linux" (https://www.amazon.de/GeneralKeys-Funk-Air-Maus-Fernbedienung-Windows-Android/dp/B00H4XSPC6/ref=lh_ni_t?ie=UTF8=1=A3TVDIAOCYO59D). I plugged the small USB receiver into my Raspi running PCP 3.20 and jivelite, equipped with the orgininal Raspberry Touchscreen - and after rebooting the remote worked perfectly, controlling not only volume, mute and title skipping, but also backward/forward in the jivelite screens etc. When trying the same with my other (headless) Raspberry, also running PCP 3.20, the remote won't work. I tried installing jivelite because I thought that the remote drivers might come with jivelite, but no success. Hence my question to those who know the guts of PCP: Is it possible that the remote drivers are only installed / activated if there is a (touch)screen connected to the Raspi? The only other difference between the two systems is that the headless one has a pHAT DAC, while the touchscreen one has a cheap USB soundcard. Thanks in advance for helping Martin streampunk's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=66210 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=107352 ___ unix mailing list unix@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/unix
Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] piCorePlayer: Audio-Output => Bluetooth-Speaker
I plugged in a Creative BT-W2 USB dongle and it shows up as a USB Audio device, paired it to my Senn HD 4.50 BTC headphones, works a treat. The BT paring is handled in hardware. Relwell's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=20448 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=106984 ___ unix mailing list unix@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/unix
Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Transcoding requirements on a Pi?
Well that's on the assumption that all the Pi are wired. Maybe I missed that statement. The LMS server would be sending 9 times that stream out, which still isn't much in reality I agree, about 7 Mbit/s. Transcoded from Matt's brain by Tapatalk -- Hardware: 3x Touch, 1x Radio, 2x Receivers, 1 HP Microserver NAS with Debian+LMS 7.9.0 Music: ~1300 CDs, as 450 GB of 16/44k FLACs. No less than 3x 24/44k albums.. drmatt's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=59498 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=107504 ___ unix mailing list unix@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/unix
Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Transcoding requirements on a Pi?
But if the SB3 is alone on its 2.4GHz network, where's the problem? Still enough bandwidth to stream HD video so why not 48kHz FLAC? We are talking about 750kbit/s here. If you don't get that out of a WiFi network then it's so broken that even the control connection will probably no longer be stable. --- learn more about iPeng, the iPhone and iPad remote for the Squeezebox and Logitech UE Smart Radio as well as iPeng Party, the free Party-App, at penguinlovesmusic.com *New: iPeng 9, the Universal App for iPhone, iPad and Apple Watch* pippin's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=13777 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=107504 ___ unix mailing list unix@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/unix
Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Transcoding requirements on a Pi?
Lame encoding a single stream for a single group of players will run fine on a Pi. If you want separate streams all separately encoded then you might run into trouble. I might suggest setting a bandwidth limit on the SB3 to force stepping down the bitrate when it joins the group. Then unsync that one and LMS will drop back to sending flac everywhere. Transcoded from Matt's brain by Tapatalk -- Hardware: 3x Touch, 1x Radio, 2x Receivers, 1 HP Microserver NAS with Debian+LMS 7.9.0 Music: ~1300 CDs, as 450 GB of 16/44k FLACs. No less than 3x 24/44k albums.. drmatt's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=59498 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=107504 ___ unix mailing list unix@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/unix
Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Transcoding requirements on a Pi?
Don't do that. FLAC is fine and you've got enough bandwidth unless you do crazy stuff like streaming 384kHz sample rate material and such. Transcoding to MP3 takes a lot of CPU power and will likely create more issues than it solves. FLAC is perfect for streaming. --- learn more about iPeng, the iPhone and iPad remote for the Squeezebox and Logitech UE Smart Radio as well as iPeng Party, the free Party-App, at penguinlovesmusic.com *New: iPeng 9, the Universal App for iPhone, iPad and Apple Watch* pippin's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=13777 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=107504 ___ unix mailing list unix@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/unix
Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Transcoding requirements on a Pi?
Brilliant thanks DrMatt, I appreciate the help. The reality is that while FLAC is total overkill for 7 or the 8 zones, it is how my music is stored. Part of why I'm trying to get my head around this is so I know what will happen under different scenarios. Based on this, if I place the SB3 to drive the hallway, it'll only be used when lots of the house is also being used and we are on the go... It'll then force transcoding and significantly reduce the bandwidth needed across the house when lots of players are running. Then when the kids go to bed and the hall/bedrooms/outside are off I can sit in the lounge and listen to FLAC on the proper system. I was going to use the cheaper DAC on a pi to trigger the transcoding, but now I know that won't work :) Sound like a plan? s2kiwi's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=63950 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=107504 ___ unix mailing list unix@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/unix
Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Transcoding requirements on a Pi?
s2kiwi wrote: > I'm not sure I understand that comment on the software stack vs > hardware... > > Do you meant that (ignoring the SB3) running Squeezelite on the Pi's > means they will all appear to the server as being able to handle > basically anything... and the Pi will handle any codec downgrading > needed? Meaning all the other PI's will still play at the better > quality? > > Or will they present the soundcard limitation back to the server and > it'll downgrade everything. > > (sorry for the n00b Q's) Ok fair question. To provide more details; - the software (squeezelite) is the same on all the Pis so they all offer the same file formats natively supported. - the different hardware DACs only restricts the maximum sample rate and bits-per-sample. I.e. 96khz/24bit. All will be more than capable of playing CD audio uncompressed (44k/16b). So when you sync them all LMS will find the lowest common denominator of: - the source file or stream's format, resolution and bitrate - each player's supported format, resolution and bitrate. The default is for LMS to provide the raw source to all players unmodified, assuming that all players have told it they can play that format, resolution and bitrate. End points won't do resampling or transcoding, LMS will produce ONE stream for the whole group in whatever format, resolution and bitrate drops out of the above process. As I said, the wildcard is the SB3. Does it support MP3 or flac? I don't remember. If not you may find LMS being forced to stream full rate PCM audio to all players at the same time. You can do the maths on that! Transcoded from Matt's brain by Tapatalk -- Hardware: 3x Touch, 1x Radio, 2x Receivers, 1 HP Microserver NAS with Debian+LMS 7.9.0 Music: ~1300 CDs, as 450 GB of 16/44k FLACs. No less than 3x 24/44k albums.. drmatt's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=59498 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=107504 ___ unix mailing list unix@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/unix
