Hi MrSinatra,
please, help me understand one thing about all this issue. You claim
that you can't use existing features regarding the BAND option. I
understand that ALBUMARTIST would work for you (I'm talking internal
tags). Now, from a limited number of mp3 files I have, it looks like it
is
[08-04-10 16:57:13.9171] Plugins::LazySearch2::Plugin::scanDoneCallback
(1975) Lazifying database items not already done
Please remove any 3rd party plugin to be sure the problem arises without.
And as you're on a Mac - did you install SC for everybody or only yourself? You
should install it
slimkid;290187 Wrote:
Hi MrSinatra,
please, help me understand one thing about all this issue. You claim
that you can't use existing features regarding the BAND option. I
understand that ALBUMARTIST would work for you (I'm talking internal
tags). Now, from a limited number of mp3 files I
MrSinatra;290193 Wrote:
i do not see why i must get yet another program and retag all my stuff
AND all new future stuff. its a pointless and unnecessary extra step.
You would probably want to anyway: to change TCMP (unless you went to
iTunes to change just that one tag), to add various
snarlydwarf;290194 Wrote:
You would probably want to anyway: to change TCMP (unless you went to
iTunes to change just that one tag), to add various sort options (ie,
ARTISTSORT: does WinAmp support that? As what tag?), and because its a
heck of a lot easier using mp3tag to change every
JJZolx;290171 Wrote:
Sounds like the following is needed (my apolgies to Mr Sinatra if he
already stated this, but I gave up on trying to sift through all those
very long replies quite a while ago):
First, there's something we'd have to come to agreement on: There just
isn't a whole lot
with the 7.0 update i cannot get the squeezebox to not acknowledge my
dvd remote. ive tried turning it off in the players basic settings page
of squeezecentral, but it will not stay that way. if i use my dvd remote
Do you mean it's always reset on that page? This definitely does work for me
MrSinatra;290160 Wrote:
that was to jim, and i agree there is no TPE2 to ALBUMARTIST mapping,
but my question is where are you saying the show band if ALBUMARTIST
isn't defined option is?
Exactly where I said it was... in Schema::Album::artist, and it is only
used for -display-.
It is the
Have a look here http://www.radiofeeds.co.uk/ and search for GWR, select
wiltshire and click on play to download the playlist file, open with a
text editor and copy the first url into tune in url on SC. I've got
that working now - took a while to buffer though.
The url I used was:
MrSinatra;290193 Wrote:
i know its a lot of posts, but i already explained this.
i already have TPE2 tags. they already are the way i need them to be
if SC7 would only use them for sorting, and not just labeling.
i do not see why i must get yet another program and retag all my stuff
JimC;290195 Wrote:
So here's the issue, as I see it (personally speaking--I'm still waiting
for enough info to make a professional call on it):
Band was never supposed to be used for AlbumArtist, but it's been
co-opted to this task by several applications. Given that, some people
would
The A5s get two votes from me :)
Downside is a bit too much bass and right-left balance is poor when
turning the volume knob down.
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snarlydwarf;290199 Wrote:
Then you can have Buddy Holly appear in the B's instead of the H's...
And JS Bach in the J's. Sinatra? He's over in F's.
you assume two things:
1. that i don't want to use first names
and
2. that my tags aren't ALREADY Sinatra, Frank
since you don't know if
It is easier to use the Radiofeeds plugin for SC or access Radiofeeds
from Squeezenetworks.
See http://www.radiofeeds.co.uk/squeeze.asp
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that was to jim, and i agree there is no TPE2 to ALBUMARTIST mapping,
but my question is where are you saying the show band if ALBUMARTIST
isn't defined option is?
snarlydwarf;290200 Wrote:
Exactly where I said it was... in Schema::Album::artist, and it is only
used for -display-.
right
i promise you, i do not take offense to your comments, but i just want
to be sure you actually understand what i am proposing before you shoot
it down b/c i am not sure you do yet, which is not a knock in any way,
i'm just saying i'm not sure.
and i never claimed it should.
i have
MrSinatra;290210 Wrote:
since you don't know if either is true, you can't claim its a problem.
And you assume I care how you organize your music. If you want
Sinatra under the Q's that is your business. I think it would be truly
stupid and painful to navigate that way, but it is your
I am not sure about the best, but if you want something that would blow
most desktop speakers away at a price, try the Meridian F80 Clock
Radio. You can also connect the SB3 directly into the F80's digital
in.
I dont mean to offend our friends of this forum, before getting the
F80, I have tried
JimC;290203 Wrote:
First, respecting the Txxx user defined tag IS NOT the same as mapping
an existing tag to a different use. That tag is mapped directly to its
intended use; it is not redefined to mean something else internally.
The TPE2 tag is also used exactly as it was intended--to
- We clarify the option to mean: Use id3v2 tags' TPE2 (Band) to be
equivalent to AlbumArtist in Mp3 files. Move it out from under the
'Compilation' heading. I would suggest creating maybe an 'Mp3 Tags'
heading, or possibly a 'Scanning Options' heading or page. So the
option would no
JimC;290213 Wrote:
Here's the real problem: you think of this a simply an option, because
on the surface that's the simple way to see it. However, the
reality--as everyone has tried to point out--is that this isn't a
simple solution and handling it in the way you suggest may have all
kinds
and that means SC7 has no reasonable method to sort all albums for
users who do not have user defined tags in their files.
I think you meant sort all artists. SC does - it sorts by artist if there is
not album artist.
If you want an option to sort by Band, then there should also be options to
Defintely sounds like wireless interference to me.
Alternatively, could be a bandwidth issue - FLAC can be pretty
intensive - I assume you're not doing anything like downloading
torrents or checking email on a laptop with a wireless connection at
the same time as the dropouts? May be worth
It definitely looks like it is losing signal. The problem is not with
the FLAC files themselves. There are 3 things you can try (that I can
think of).
1. In Squeezecenter, click on settings and then on Status to see the
signal strength of your Duet. Check this a few times and see if it
Thanks both of you for your quick and detailed responses. I will work
through the suggestions at the weekend.
For info, this is the current report from the Squeezecenter help
Signal Strength
10 :0 : 0%
20 :0 : 0%
30 :0 : 0%
40 :0 : 0%
50 :7 :
Signal strength is one aspect - yours isn't great but not bad either -
but FLAC requires a good and constant signal. Lifting the router up
will help with the signal strength, but won't deal with interference
from other wireless networks.
Defintely check for other wireless networks in your area
No-one with similar experiences?
I noticed today that when this happened the white light changed to blue
for a few seconds. Very frustrating as I guess it is losing signal,
which is a bit disapopinting considering it is in the same room as the
wireless router, only 5 metres away.
Might it be
snarlydwarf;290214 Wrote:
And you assume I care how you organize your music. If you want Sinatra
under the Q's that is your business. I think it would be truly stupid
and painful to navigate that way, but it is your library.
always good for a laugh, huh? maybe i assume since you said You
Philip Meyer;290225 Wrote:
- Permit sorting of albums by BAND in the manner suggested
(somewhere) previously. By using a hierarchy of ALBUMARTIST, BAND,
VA, ARTIST(s) when determining the album's primary contributor.
Disagree. If id3 TPE2 tag is mapped to SqueezeCenter Album
Just for the record, I too tried connecting one of my squeezeboxes via
Homeplug with no success. It would connect fine but music playback was
very choppy and unlistenable. In the end I reverted back to a wireless
connection which worked much better. I seem to remember in the past
reading on these
I had problems (in the past) until I changed my channel to 11, then
everything worked fine. I definitely have another wireless network
nearby because I can see it when trying to connect, so there must have
been some interference there for me.
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Is there a release note for the nightlies? Some info regarding which bug
#'s are addressed?
MrSinatra;290167 Wrote:
i have to say i have had some factory resets lately to get the firmware
updated...
but all in all, i don't think thats such a big deal. i think the SBC
is amazing and i
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Superb guys, will sort it when I get home. Particularly like the idea
of a plugin, makes it easier for us idiots!
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Philip Meyer;290229 Wrote:
and that means SC7 has no reasonable method to sort all albums for
users who do not have user defined tags in their files.
I think you meant sort all artists. SC does - it sorts by artist if
there is not album artist.
no, i specifically said what i said on
Philip Meyer;290242 Wrote:
My own view is that if the ALBUMARTIST tag exists for every track on
an
album, it would be nice *not* to classify it as Various Artists
whether or not COMPILATION is set. Currently, if you have
COMPILATION=1
and Group Compilation Albums together, it's almost as
My own view is that if the ALBUMARTIST tag exists for every track on an
album, it would be nice *not* to classify it as Various Artists
whether or not COMPILATION is set. Currently, if you have COMPILATION=1
and Group Compilation Albums together, it's almost as though
ALBUMARTIST is ignored: the
pski;290150 Wrote:
dang: 3k bogos... that thing should be beyond flying.
It's a great solution for a large library, probably overkill for a
small one.
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I'll try tonight and report back. I think there's even an enhancement
request regarding this behaviour (one I voted for ;))
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I will try it over the weekend. Another thought occurred to me. The
reciever sits next to a cordless digital phone. Maybe that is
interferring. I will switch that off too.
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The message I wrote earlier about some sort of tag mapping
customization seems to have been overwhelmed by
tpe2/band/albumartist/txxx messages.
Is the idea totally broken? or definitely too complicated ? or not user
friendly enough? and doesn't worth talking about it?
To answer MrSinatra, I can
agentsmith;290219 Wrote:
Of course, in terms of value for money, the F80 is appaling.
Do you think so? You are getting a radio and a DVD player in a box
that does digital sound processing and delivers a sound quality that
blows Audioengines competely out of the water. I think F80 is a lot
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Yeah, would be nice to add your own picture/design!
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Spotted this while reading the FT over lunch today...
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/c2ef0e92-070d-11dd-b41e-779fd2ac.html
MAKE WAY FOR THE MUSIC
By Paul Taylor
Published: April 10 2008 20:32 | Last updated: April 10 2008 20:32
Like most millennium house*holds, the Taylor #8201;family has
I posted about the same issues yesterday but no one replied. Try
disabling all the plugins you don't need as I think it's more down to
SC7 than the network.
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PLynas;290248 Wrote:
I had problems (in the past) until I changed my channel to 11, then
everything worked fine. I definitely have another wireless network
nearby because I can see it when trying to connect, so there must have
been some interference there for me.
This was a major problem
see http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=44675
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@FredFredrickson: Both APs have the same SSID and Key (same PSK) in
order to allow seamless roaming on the laptop.
@danco: I hadn't thought of mac blocking, I'll check into that on the
livingroom AP. Great suggestion!
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My CD-player had no digital output, but my recently bought DVD-recorder
(Sony RDR-HX750) has a digital coax output and can also play audio
CD's.
I burned my test track to an audio CD and played it on the
DVD_recorder.
The result was the same click-problem in combination with the blinking
NOLOCK.
In the 7.0 Web interface, I see no way to save a playlist. I can add
things to the current playlist, but cannot save them the way I did in
the old versions.
I should be able to get a pop-up box that lets me give the playlist a
name, and then puts it into my playlists directory.
Am I blind?
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alexg;290078 Wrote:
Just an FYI...I am still using the old remote for the following:
Turning off the SB3
...
FWIW, turning off the SB3 is available from the home menu on the
Controller.
cheers,
#!/ben
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Thanks for the help Eric.
Trying to change the title to reflect the real problem see if someone
had success :(
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Looks like I'm suffering from similar symptoms. Receiver connects to
Slimserver 7.01 without a hitch, Controller cannot connect reliably.
Both are seeing 75-80% signal strength from my Linksys WRT54G router.
Worked for a day yesterday, but became flaky again after another update
in the eve. I can
Look at the bottom right corner of the playlist in SqueezeCenter.
There's two buttons: Save, and Clear. That should do it.
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Your problem is probably the small buffer in the SB1. I would finetune
the synchronization using the various settings available in
SqueezeCenter. There are several settings you can adjust, along with
good guidance for which changes you need for which kinds of problems. I
forget which tab it's
I finally resolved my issue and got off the topic of Squeeze controller
losing network connection. Unfortunately, a new issue has come up. This
time, its sync'ing issue.
I noticed, as other have pointed out, a slight delay when sync'ing 2
players. I have an SB1 the SBR hardwired via Cat5. They
Would it be possible to have the SB3 sleep timer lengthened to give more
time.
We like to have gentle music playing in the bedroom till about 4 or 5
in the morning, and then our local station wake us on the alarm. I
edited the config files of our Reciva radio's to do this, and wondered
if this
Question: Does SC need a separate, simplified, stylised UI?
- Yes, and making it 3D would give it a real competitive edge
Simplified? 3D? Hmm :-)
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Kuro;289890 Wrote:
After a lot of research, I finally narrowed down the cause of the rescan
bug.
It is version 5.0.51 of MySQL that has an ORDER BY bug when GROUP BY is
used in the code SqueezeCenter code.
Downgrading to MySQL 5.0.45 and the bug went away.
Kuro,
AWESOME job! Talk
Sorry about the double post but can't figure out how to change title
of my last post (http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=46121)
and now confirmed that this new title is more appropriate.
Basically, if I tried to use iTune as a slim player accessing the
SlimServer, I can't play any
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I have had no issues using the homeplugs with the SB - apart from when I
tried to put a Homeplug into an RCD-protected socket outside...at which
point I got the choppy sound etc...
Much will depend on the state of your house wiring and that of your
(close) neighbours.
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SqueezeCenter 7 under XP. Two SB3s synched up. Both SBs upgraded to
latest firmware when SC7 installed. Music Folder is an external USB
drive. Music ripped to FLAC using CDex.
An old problem, revisited. A lot of classical music - and especially
opera - has tracks that, on the original CD
egd;290262 Wrote:
Another vote for the A5's. I've also no hesitation recommending
Acoustic Energy Aego M.and a me too :) for the AE Aego-M
http://www.acoustic-energy.co.uk/Product_range/Aego_series/Aego_M.asp
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Gapless playback isn't supported with synchronized players. What does it
sound like when the SB3s are not sync'd?
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MrSinatra;290239 Wrote:
so first of all, its not a problem by definition to not have a
non-standard tag. nor is it necessarily missing. i did not find TCMP
on http://id3.org/id3v2.3.0
i also found no reference to the word compilation on that page.
Yes, it is one of your defacto
Just bought a Chumby, enamored of the idea that I can stream Internet
Radio from my slimserver. As I now understand it, Chumby does this by
connecting to squeezecenter with a //slimservername:9000/stream.mp3
command. Am I correct that this requires the stream to be mp3 format?
If that is true,
This morning I installed the nightly firmware update for the controller.
When I checked the version I found I went backwards!! Was at r2182,
now r2097 (march 7, 2208). Anyone else have this problem??
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Personally, I'm ready to put in an order for 4 SBCs right now. (And a
spare charging cradle too!)
One question, though:
Eventually, the SBC is supposed to be capable of local audio playback
through it's headphone jack..yes? Will this happen with the current
generation of SBC hardware? (I.e.
Not entirely sure I understand your problem, but make sure you have
iTunes selected as your player in SC, and the audio file type settings
are correct to alac/flac if you don't want to use mp3. I use iTunes on
a mac pro, all at ALAC.
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jfalk;290358 Wrote:
Just bought a Chumby, enamored of the idea that I can stream Internet
Radio from my slimserver. As I now understand it, Chumby does this by
connecting to squeezecenter with a //slimservername:9000/stream.mp3
command. Am I correct that this requires the stream to be mp3
Less than 6 months ago I bought a Transporter. Unfortunately it had an
issue with the knob locking up once or twice a day. Only solution was
to take out the power cord - and plug it in again. Sometimes - not
always - also the Transporter would not respond to the remote control.
Fortunately I
Hello,
I own a MyPal from Freecom and tried to connect it to my Slimserver
6.54. I did have no success, the slimserver sees the MyPal and starts
streaming but the MyPal says connecting... and never connects.
The MyPal is able to stream Internet Radio by giving it an URL that
should be a stream
How do you check the firmware level currently installed on the SBC?
On Fri, Apr 11, 2008 at 10:30 AM, grrman
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This morning I installed the nightly firmware update for the controller.
When I checked the version I found I went backwards!! Was at r2182,
now r2097
Thanks, bpa, I'll hang on to those URLs but what I'm really curious
about is why the original URL resolves OK and plays with SqueezeNetwork
but not with SqueezeCenter. Might this be considered a bug?
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gharris999;290361 Wrote:
Personally, I'm ready to put in an order for 4 SBCs right now. (And a
spare charging cradle too!)
What in the world do you need Four SBCs for Do you mean
Four SBRs?
I have a Transporter, Duet, and four SB3 in the house and only need one
SBC. And at
aubuti;290350 Wrote:
Gapless playback isn't supported with synchronized players. What does it
sound like when the SB3s are not sync'd?
Duh. Sounds perfect! Didn't think of that one..
Also - it's a satisfactory solution for me. I have the players synch'd
for daytime casual use - one
agbagb;290380 Wrote:
Question - is there any chance that gapless playback *can* be supported
for synch'd players in some future release. Or is that asking too much
of the art of the possible?
AGB
Glad that the simple solution meets your needs -- I didn't know if you
were one of those I
Thanks... guess I'll have to look into installing lame. More linux
learning!
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aubuti;290384 Wrote:
Glad that the simple solution meets your needs -- I didn't know if you
were one of those I demand sync'd gapless now or I'll sue! types.
My problem in life is that I've always been a nice guy.
Follow up question. I usually handle synch issues from
Read the small text at the top of the SB3 screen. If they are not
sync'd, it says something like Press right arrow to sync with If
they are already sync'd, it says something like Press right arrow to
un-sync with...
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aubuti;290393 Wrote:
Read the small text at the top of the SB3 screen. If they are not
sync'd, it says something like Press right arrow to sync with If
they are already sync'd, it says something like Press right arrow to
un-sync with...
Ah-ha! If you have - as I do - the text size set
grrman;290362 Wrote:
Not entirely sure I understand your problem, but make sure you have
iTunes selected as your player in SC, and the audio file type settings
are correct to alac/flac if you don't want to use mp3. I use iTunes on
a mac pro, all at ALAC.
I did select iTune as the player
Also make sure you have installed Lame.
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Ahhh, have a look at your file types options. You may find that the AACs
are being transcoded to flac, which iTunes cannot handle.
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vrobin;290267 Wrote:
The message I wrote earlier about some sort of tag mapping
customization seems to have been overwhelmed by
tpe2/band/albumartist/txxx messages.
Is the idea totally broken? or definitely too complicated ? or not user
friendly enough? and doesn't worth talking about it?
You can check the firmware by: Home- Settings- Advanced- About on the
Controller.
Figured out that if my NAS is not on, the update is for SN. Once my
NAS was on, SBC told me there was a new update, and installed
correctly. Current version is r2187.
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Yeah, for classical music especially, I think the Aego-M might be better
than the somewhat boomy AudioEngines.
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SC7 has no way to sort ALL albums reasonably using only standard mp3
tags.
that is fact.
That is not what you meant. The Browse by Album menu sorts perfectly well.
The Browse by Artist menu will also sort perfectly well if you have only artist
tags. As an added extra, you can override the
agbagb;290394 Wrote:
Ah-ha! If you have - as I do - the text size set to biggest, you don't
get that top line!
Nope. My eyes are too good to need the biggest size text. Or maybe just
my rooms are too small?
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agentsmith;290219 Wrote:
Of course, in terms of value for money, the F80 is appaling.
Do you think so? You are getting a radio and a DVD player in a box
that does digital sound processing and delivers a sound quality that
blows Audioengines competely out of
aubuti;290413 Wrote:
Nope. My eyes are too good to need the biggest size text. Or maybe just
my rooms are too small?
Yep - my main SB is about 20 feet away from the sofa (we live large
here in Texas!); and the secondary one is up high, on a shelf. And my
eyes are not what they used to be,
Thanks Andyg,
I did a reboot and a complete rescan (after deleting the autorescan
plugin) and all the problems seem to be solved.
Groeten,
Erik
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iPhone;290378 Wrote:
What in the world do you need Four SBCs for Do you mean Four
SBRs?
Nope. I mean four SBCs!
Currently, my only audio source in my house is my Transporter, feeding
speakers in four locations. But I also have three SB3s running
shadow-play and acting as
Hi
today when I switched on my logitech squeezebox duet remote control on
the display was a message which indicated that there is a new firmware
available. So I pressed ok and after a while the remote control
rebooted. But the rebooting process nevers stops now... screen turns
black, logitech
and SC7 does not sort by artists if an album has differing TPE1 tracks
on it. in that case, it uses its own internal logic to classify it as
VA.
Which for most people is normally the correct behavior. Most albums ripped
from a CD with info obtained from an internet music source will have the
Hold down the + key in front of the Controller when you press the
on/off button (the one with the house picture on it) to turn on the
Controller, and release it after the Logitech logo disappears.
This will reset the controller and it should be OK after that.
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