In article [EMAIL PROTECTED], 4mula1 wrote:
I've been annoyed by the track
restart and the incorrect track title but they aren't deal breakers.
I don't much care about the track restart - it's a 'feature' - but I
use the MusicInfo screensaver plug-in and the Squeezebox displaying the
wrong
In article [EMAIL PROTECTED], Kevin Weller wrote:
the Squeezebox displaying the
wrong information drives me to distraction
..and I meant to add: The Slimscrobbler plug in gets the track details
right so I don't understand why the server interface is wrong.
Kevin
I don't run anti-virus and have already disabled the Firewall (as I
said). CPU usage is very low with no spikes. Looking at Server and
Network Health all requests are being processed in a very short time.
My server is a Pentium 4 2.6GHz with 512MB RAM.
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Can someone please let me know if there's a restriction on the maximum
length of an Album Name? All my albums seem to be truncated to 30
characters, even though the ID Tagging is correctly showing album names
which are longer than this.
If 30 is currently set to the maximum, is there a
It looks like, that it will be available end of Feb. gugkscht du here
http://www.advancedmp3players.co.uk/shop/product_info.php?products_id=1041
Fifer schrieb:
It's not available yet. I've had one on order since November. Latest of
many delivery promises is mid-February.
In article [EMAIL PROTECTED], Kevin Weller wrote:
I sync'd two Squeezeboxes just now. It's only on its 2nd synchronised
track and the track details are already wrong
..and about an hour later they stopped and the only way I could get
them going again is to unsync. I think the deal is pretty
To rule out network issues - do you see the same thing playing to
softsqueeze?
How is you music stored - is it via a local hard disk or is it remote
to the server [over a network or on slow USB link]?
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Hi,
I'm having the same issue, i.e., not able to play files when rescanning
folders (in my case via a USB external drive).
It works when loading the slimserversql.db, but was Gandt's problem
with the folder-scanning resolved?
Btw, GREAT plug-in :) Just what I was looking for in terms of
I haven't tried SoftSqueeze yet. I'll give it a go in a minute. I also
want to try going back to SlimServer 6.2.1.
My music is on a fast local IDE hard disk.
And an update on WMA VBR. Another really wierd result is that WMA VBR
transcoded to WAV is also missing the end of the track even though
On 12/02/06, foreina [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Hi,
I'm having the same issue, i.e., not able to play files when rescanning
folders (in my case via a USB external drive).
Hi Foreina,
Should be working fine now.. Might be a settings thing? Send me a screen
grab (or list) of your moose options
I've got some interesting results from Softsqueeze. It doesn't have any
of the buffering problems and it also doesn't have the problem with
dropping the end of native FLAC files and files transcoded to FLAC.
However, it does have the problem with dropping the end of WMA VBR
files transcoded to
Maybe you have a defective unit. Have you contacted Slim support?
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I've just done a test with SoftSqueeze running on a different PC. So far
it looks like over a wired connection it behaves like Softsqueeze did
when I ran it on the server PC whereas over a wireless connection it
behaves like the Squeezebox. Which is another wierd result.
So it looks like:
1)
Long shot, I know, but have you considered the possibility of a faulty
(wired) network? I can recall at least one instance of someone having
all sorts of problems that came down to a faulty LAN cable
Ceejay
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I've just gone back to 6.2.1 and downgraded the Squeezebox firmware from
29 to 28 and all the buffering problems seem to have gone. I haven't
tried it wirelessly yet and I haven't looked to see what its doing to
the ends of tracks either. I think I'll leave the beta testing for
others in future.
Most things are now working with SlimServer 6.2.1. I can even stream WAV
over wireless with no dropouts whatsoever (to the Squeezebox if not
Softsqueeze). I still have the problem with the ends of FLAC files
(#1434) and the problem with the ends of WMA VBR files transcoded to
WAV (which isn't a
As far as displaying the wrong track, you may be hitting this bug:
http://bugs.slimdevices.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2510. The more people vote
for it, the more attention it will get.
As for the synchronization restart issue, that is working as designed.
I've proposed two changes that would help with
ceejay wrote:
Slimserver itself can certainly handle much longer Album names than
this. I think this problem is usually attributable to the tags being
used - I seem to remember that ID3v1 tags have a limited length.
Right, the problems is 99% likely that the OP has ID3v1 tags.
The solution is
Welp! I ordered a SQUEEZEBOX!
My wireless model (color black) is due to
arrive on Tuesday 2/14.
Preparing for my new toy, I have already
downloaded and installed the system software.
Now I'd like to know what to do next
I want to start downloading plugins. I
mainly want a stock
Why is it that the Soundbridge can stream downloaded files (from Napster
or equivalent) but the Squeezebox cannot? I am very annoyed that my
Squeezebox has this limitation.
If Roku can do it, why can't Slim Devices?
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On Sat, 11 Feb 2006 17:57:18 -0800
Mike Anderson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Anyone else able to get through to Radioio?
I haven't had any problems connecting to RadioIO Eclectic. If it's just
the Ambient stream, try dropping them a line. I've always found the
RadioIO tech folks to respond
advancedMP3players now show it as end of Feb. I am looking at these too.
Will this never end?
It would be nice for some concrete estimates rather than endless
delays. If it is going to be a while then I will buy a normal NAS or
even another PC.
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Anything comparable for USA buyers?
I'd love to have one of these to store
my music so that my comuter need not
to be powered when listening to squeezebox.
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...or not! Looks like Apple might move the iPod to 802.11G, allowing
people to connect to iTunes via a WiFi spot. With a simple device like
an Altec Lansing iM7 or cradle dock for your Hi-Fi, could an
evolutionary step like this be a potential Squeezebox killer for home
networks?
I hope not!
You can do a link using ln from ~/Music/iTunes to wherever you want the
file to be on your server. It works. You can even have multiple users
access the iTunes library (in sequence) if you have ACL set right on
the server (or if both users access the server using a third
username).
What you must
Well the **first** thing you should start doing is begin ripping your CD
collection to a lossless format such as FLAC (or if you don't care about
audio quality, some other lossy format) using Exact Audio Copy and an
appropriate compression codec.
That is, of course, if you have a CD collection
I just started using the XMRadio plugin... XM streams in WMA. I can
stream fine to my two physical Squeezeboxes, but I'd like to also
stream to my computer via SoftSqueeze, which doesn't seem to work.
I see wmadec at svn.slimdevices.com, but I'm completely confused about
how to actually check
Paul from progressive updates one of the old threads a while back
http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=20393highlight=Qnap
The product is ready in Taiwan, but the Chinese NEw Year holidays got
in the way. They will be shipped to Progressive/Cooltopia on the 15th
(Wednesday). So i
Oddly there are quite a few for sale al;ready on eBay.
I ordered mine from Multi-Task Computing back in November. They say
units will be shipped to the UK on 15th and expect to send them out
20th or 21st for next day delivery.
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Computer programs use fairly arbitrary volume levels. Most go through
the Windows Mixer, which makes their volumes fairly even, but some do
not, and some have their own volume controls (Quicktime, Windows Media
Player, Winamp, foobar2000).
What it all means is that there's no real standard and
Already have my music loaded on an external
Maxtor One Touch hard drive.
The music is in the MP3 format -- basically
stuff that I took off of my MP3 player.
So, yes, I am ready to go on that front.
I just need to know about some of the better
display/function downloads I describved above
and a
if you rip songs in iTunes, it adds 'replay gain' tags to the songs to
note the maximum volume and uses that in playback. (ie, some music it
will decide whoever masted the CD was deaf, I'll turn it down some.)
I don't believe WinAMP pays attention to those tags.
(Slimserver can if you tell it
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wondering if they just get tapped out more often because it's the most
popular station.
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I got fed up of waiting so have brought a small pc case, 250gb hard
drive, XP Pro, 512mb, 1.8ghz processor, no cd drive. Doing things this
way I'll have no issues waiting for Slimserver upgrades or installing
any plug-ins.
I have it plugged into the router in the spare room and then wireless
to
Take a *good* look at your tags using a tagger
program - I'm partial to Mp3tag. Trust me, you
will find inconsistencies and errors.
You should be using ID3v2 tags if any field will
be longer than 30 characters. At the very least,
you should have artist-title tags. Keeping the
album field
Infrant ReadyNAS: http://www.infrant.com/
They have a downloadable SlimServer add-in.
NJRonbo wrote:
Anything comparable for USA buyers?
I'd love to have one of these to store
my music so that my comuter need not
to be powered when listening to squeezebox.
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First have a look at
http://wiki.slimdevices.com/index.cgi?BeginnersGuide and its associated
pages. You might get some useful pointers there.
Specifically on plugins start at
http://wiki.slimdevices.com/index.cgi?SlimServerPlugins
Then just get playing!
If you get stuck there's a special forum
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You may wish to also try MusicMagic Mixer with it, and try using it as
the music database instead of your filesystem. Many people find it
much more flexible and that the mix system (with some tweaks) is pretty
damn good. www.predixis.com
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Yeah Infrant do but I still reckon you'd have to wait for them to
configure the new Slimserver upgrade and then put in online. I don't
know how plug-ins work with them.
As for Qnap, again i'm aware that Slim will be supported but how
quickly updates will be made available is unknown as is
(1) really good quality sound into my audio system and
Agreed. Although I think that for most people--and I'm not looking to start
yet another audiophile debate here--MP3s are capable of providing adequate
sound reproduction for their uses, and I'd be willing to bet that the majority
of
I was getting more and more unhappy with my remote. There were bubbles
under the surface that I couldn't get out.
Then the light bulb lit up. It is shipped with a plastic protector
which comes off!
Slim - you might change the design of the protective plastic so it has
a tab sticking out -
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Perhaps a name change is in order on March 1, when the combined
Squeezebox/Pandora product is unveiled?
Pandora's Box would be a memorable product name - in which case,
however, some serious marital discord might ensue, viz.
Left alone with the mysterious casket, Pandora became more and more
Hadn't thought of a tab sticking off - not sure if it's possible because
of the way they die-cut the overlay, but we'll look into it.
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What specific plugins would you guys recommend
I go after?
I would not want to do without the MusicInfoSCR screensaver. But then - I
might be biased ;-)
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Hi,
I am using an SB1 in a commercial environment to play demos of CD's that we
sell. I ripped the demo CD's to my hard drive as MP3. Is there anyway to
go back in and normalize the volume, or does the normalizing need be done
when ripping? Since these songs are played as background music over
I'm not sure if SB1 supports SlimServer 6.2.1's
ReplayGain functionality or not.
If it does, download MP3Gain:
http://mp3gain.sourceforge.net/ and *analyze* all
files using the Track Analysis button. SlimServer
will then use the written ReplayGain tags to normalize
the volume.
If the SB1 does
Have your house CAT5'd, and prepare to use the device wired. Trying to
make it work via wireless might drive you insane. If you are gluten for
punishment and you must use it wireless, take a look at the published
list of squeezebox-tested wireless routers.
Be ready to test the unit carefully,
Dean,
Slimserver 6.2.2 (latest nightly) is still not running on my OS 10.2.8
Mac. Any updates on this situation?
Martin
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slimdemage Wrote:
Have your house CAT5'd, and prepare to use the device wired. Trying to
make it work via wireless might drive you insane. If you are gluten for
punishment and you must use it wireless, take a look at the published
list of squeezebox-tested wireless routers.
Be ready to
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I've had my 770 for about two weeks. Like it a lot. But I get 'dual'
use: as a sb3 remote and as a web browser.
web browser - I've been hankering for quite a while for a handheld on
which I could do basic web browsing while wandering around the house or
the
ReadyNAS:
Releases are pretty quick from Infrant. They have to compile their own
version for the ReadyNAS so you can't add your own plugins etc. but
requests for them are often quickly added if you read the forums
there.
Transcoding is not possible due to the processor inside the ReadyNAS
being
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On 12 Feb 2006, at 16:54, Malor wrote:
So before I start wrestling with that some more, is there any chance of
getting WMA support directly into SoftSqueeze?
Not soon. It's not easy getting Java to play WMA streams. As you'll see
in some other threads I've started developing squeezeslave, a
On 11 Feb 2006, at 15:18, Bradley wrote:
I'm able to get music started
with it, but then it doesn't respond to any commands from the player's
web page once it gets started.
Can you try running with 'squeezeslave --debug slimproto
slimserverip', and then post the output.
OT: Anyone have
On 10 Feb 2006, at 18:19, John Hernandez wrote:
This may have already been discussed, but what are the squeezeslave
license terms? Is it also under GPL (as per the SF Summary page)?
Yes, GPL. I should include the license with the binaries, I'll do that
for the next release.
In
On 8 Feb 2006, at 01:14, mash wrote:
Now I want it for my AXIM PPC (please)
Patches welcome ;)
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On 7 Feb 2006, at 17:07, Dave2 wrote:
My wired and wireless Squeezeboxes are working.
But from Squeezeslave I'm getting fluttery/motorboat sound.
What music format are you streaming? I know of a bug for mono mp3
streams, they don't play correctly. Could you send me a track that does
not
On 7 Feb 2006, at 00:15, tfec wrote:
What do you mean it does not yet support direct streaming (e.g.
internet radio)? With Slimserver it plays all radioio and shoutcast
stations.
Direct streaming is used by the squeezenetwork, so I suppose I really
mean that the squeezenetwork is not yet
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funkstar Wrote:
i seem to have a nack for spotting those things. removing it was one of
the first things i did when i recieved mine (that and smelling the
lovely component smell that came wafting out of the packagind. mmm)
I love the smell of new electronics in the morning.
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Hm, option #2 sounds like a plan to me. My specific problem is that I'm
listening to 2hr+ Real streams, so waiting for a 'track' to finish
isn't an option -- I need to pick up playback from its current point.
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Actually the remote does a great job but it would be nice to see an
update.
Something offered seperately which was backlit and offered direct
access to commonly used functions and plugins (and upcoming Pandora
stuff) would really be a nice differentiator and I think quite a few
people would be
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Hi All
While writing a plugin for Meedio I've been delving a little more into
exactly what tracks I have in my database and I've noticed that several
albums are missing tracks.
It's hard to find a relationship between the missing tracks, but it's
usually the first track of an album (it's only a
SoundBoy Wrote:
I bought a ram upgrade (25$) and OS 10.3 Tiger for 50$ - now SlimServer
runs fine. I was not able to run it on Panther at all. Installing a
newer Perl version did not help. ... do yourself a favor upgrade. Then
you can even run WAP instead of WEP.
Might have been the RAM
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...
We'll work on Canada - sorry about that.
I think it is only fair for your customers to know what it will cost
them up-front, including duties, taxes and brokerage costs.
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Hi Sean, any updates on the import duty and brokerage fees for Canada
Ray:
As the Squeezebox is made in the U.S., it is not
subject to duty under NAFTA.
However you will be assessed both GST and PST. COD,
so have your credit card right at the door...
Now aside from a high shipping charge for such a small
box, UPS charged no additional customs and brokerage
fees
Archimago,
I live in Toronto. Where do you live? Can you share how much UPS
charged you when you got your unit?
Thanks,
Ray
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rtitmuss Wrote:
On 7 Feb 2006, at 00:15, tfec wrote:
What do you mean it does not yet support direct streaming (e.g.
internet radio)? With Slimserver it plays all radioio and shoutcast
stations.
Direct streaming is used by the squeezenetwork, so I suppose I really
mean that the
Slimserver version 6.1.1 runs fine on 10.2.8 (that's Panther, right? I
can't keep track of these cats). But 6.2.1 and 6.2.2 install, start up,
and then immediately stop. According to Sean (see earlier in this
thread) this is due to a bug that's being fixed. I waited a week or so
before trying the
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Perhaps a name change is in order on March 1, when the combined
Squeezebox/Pandora product is unveiled?
Pandora's Box would be a memorable product name - in which case,
however, some serious marital discord might ensue, viz.
Nevermind that in Western NY,
My audiotron (had) my ipod (has) a spinny wheel for cycling
through long menus. My ancient Mitsubishi vcr has a spinny
jog dial on the remote... could a jog dial / click wheel work
for navigating the squeezebox?
When I navigate via the arrow buttons, I notice that sometimes
the menus are
You're not the first Audiotron owner to miss the
wheel:
http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=17641
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My audiotron (had) my ipod (has) a spinny wheel
for cycling
through long menus. My ancient Mitsubishi vcr has a
spinny
jog dial on the
Mark Lanctot Wrote:
ID3v1 tags have a 30-character limit.
Mp3tag will cache tag data within a session so it looks like you can
enter 30-character+ data, but that's not what's written. If you close
Mp3tag and open it again, you'll see everything is cut off at 30
characters.
If you have
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Hi Mark, thanks for the info :) Maybe I would be better off buying from
the Canadian distributor. I won't be able to get the discount tho. But
who knows, maybe it would turn out more expensive with the UPS charges.
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Howdy folks - I am an Apple fan, running my wifi network with
apple computers, owning an airport express and an IPod and
an SB3. Why did I buy the SB3 - easy call, because of the big
display, the nice remote and the possibility to connect to the
catdna Wrote:
Now, if I go through the slimserver interface and navigate to that
album, it's displaying the correct album cover art.
What I really want to know is, how does slimserver know which coverart
url to use ?
I though it was always the first track id for the album (or the
...
I have to agree that the iPod is complementary to the SqueezeBox.
Unfortunately, I do think that adding WiFi will cut into the market for
the SqueezeBox a little, but only if you truly can hold the iPod in your
hand while it plays music on your stereo. The iPod interface is as easy
to
...
One thing that Apple zealots still, to this day, fail to realize is that
Apple computers make up a tiny fraction of the computers in use.
Let's don't go there -- for one thing, all computers suck equally
(http://www.monkeynoodle.org/comp/suck), and for another thing Apple's
computer market
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Nope, if you order direct from Slim, you save about
$25.
If you lived in a province outside of where you order
it, you'd save on PST. But if you're in Ontario, you
end up paying more than ordering direct.
I don't mind at all if a local retailer knows about
this. I will buy locally, but I won't
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I think it's called the Nokia 770. ;-)
Seriously though, it would be kind of cool for an actual Slim Devices
backlit remote, something a bit more premium than the current one
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