Re: [slim] flac over http

I'm (obviously!) not a perl programmer, but this not particularly elegant fix works for me: Code: # diff /usr/local/slimserver/Slim/Formats/FLAC.pm /usr/local/slimserver/Slim/Formats/FLAC.pm.orig 1179,1183d1178 if (substr($url, 0, 4) eq http) {

[slim] SB1 extremely poor sound quality?

I just bought a squeezebox SB1 on ebay (thought it was SB2 - nevermind) It is intended for workshop use so sound quality needed to be car radio ish or better. On wired ethernet it is appalling -sounds like a VERY low rate mp3 down a long thin tube. Headphone and RCA outputs both. (Can't try it

Re: [slim] MusicIP Playlists

Philip Meyer, I found this and posted here http://forums.slimdevices.com/showpost.php?p=324382postcount=37 and logged a bug http://bugs.slimdevices.com/show_bug.cgi?id=9002 after reporting it to Support - this is the reply I received from Support John, Thank you for creating a bug. I had just

Re: [slim] SB1 extremely poor sound quality?

try it wireless as it doesn't support wpa.) There is no bit rate limiting set and I am streaming flac as native. I am running 7.3 sc and SB1 doesn't play FLAC. It will have to be transcoded to mp3 (or wav?). What does it say it's playing? Michael

Re: [slim] iPhone application

Any idea when when a native application would be released? -- Sike Sike's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2458 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=50324

Re: [slim] Possible to stream any audio stream from my laptop to my Squeezebox?

For latency discussion - see some of the early post in the original Announce:Wavinput thread. Technical question if anyone knows, what determines when FLAC is used? Principally the setting for the wavin filetype. If FLAC was disabled then SC would use WAV. If Flac and WAV were disable

Re: [slim] SB1 extremely poor sound quality?

mherger;330820 Wrote: try it wireless as it doesn't support wpa.) There is no bit rate limiting set and I am streaming flac as native. I am running 7.3 sc and SB1 doesn't play FLAC. It will have to be transcoded to mp3 (or wav?). What does it say it's playing? Michael Thanks. I

Re: [slim] SB1 extremely poor sound quality?

I briefly went through all the sb1 menus last night but didn't come accross anything like 'status'. How do I tell what format it is accepting? On the currently playing item press RIGHT. Or click on it in the web UI. Michael ___ discuss mailing list

Re: [slim] MusicIP Playlists

Thanks for the info. I've patched the MusicIP plugin a bit recently, so I might look into this bug and see if I can do something about it. Phil ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss

Re: [slim] SB1 extremely poor sound quality?

coppo23;330816 Wrote: On wired ethernet it is appalling -sounds like a VERY low rate mp3 down a long thin tube. Headphone and RCA outputs both. (Can't try it wireless as it doesn't support wpa.) The network connection will have no bearing on the audio output. It's all TCP/IP traffic, how it

Re: [slim] SB1 extremely poor sound quality?

Try changing the LAME quality level in Setting/Player/Audio. -- bpa bpa's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1806 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=51276

Re: [slim] MusicIP Playlists

I also posted about this a while back and did a bit of digging into the scanner logs. From memory, SC simply wasn't calling for MIP playlists on a rescan, but I didn't go back to 7.0.1 to see what had changed. -- Siduhe Who am I on 'LAST.FM' (http://www.last.fm/user/siduhe)? -Siduhe Loved

Re: [slim] Scrobbling Stopped Working

It turned out that the problem was my WeatherTime plugin. I upgraded this to the latest version and now everything is working OK again. -- elziko elziko's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=11835

Re: [slim] Logitech Squeezebox Boom?

Logitech is holding a Press conference today in Zurich for new products. Any news anyone? -- Sike Sike's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2458 View this thread:

[slim] The songs are there but not showing...

Oi! I'm sorry if this has already been discussed (and excuse my english) but I have a little problem with my new SB. The main problem is that all album with Nine Inch Nails doesn't show when I browse the artist page. But the SB finds NIN if I search for it or if I browse album. So why cant I

Re: [slim] Scrobbling Stopped Working

I also experienced this Scrobbling bug, I got round it by disabling global scrobbling and then re-enabling it and restarting the server. -- Muggy Muggy's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2258 View

Re: [slim] softsqueeze 3.5 slimserver 7.0.1 WMA lossless

OK how about recommendations for a tool to bulk convert my WMA_L library to MP3 and keep them synced as albums are added to the WMA_L side? -- reefdweller reefdweller's Profile:

Re: [slim] Scrobbling Stopped Working

I had SqueezeScrobbler working well, but it's suddenly decided to submit each track about 61 times. Certainly has been a bumper week for Franz Liszt, with 882 plays! The built-in AudioScrobbler still isn't working, despite having the latest WeatherTime version. -- adamslim Those are my

[slim] Anyway to get an SB1 to work with 24bit FLAC?

Well I am surprised I had not run into this before but I guess I never played any tracks that were 24bit encoded on the SB1 until recently. So I was wondering if anyone has a solution to either setup SC to transcode them to 16bit or if not that just not let the SB1 play them. The high pitch

Re: [slim] Music folder scan failing

As an app. I agree with you something is screwy. On the Status screen it shows my Preferences folder to be c:/Documents and Settings/All Users/ which is surely a hangover frm my XP days, the folder no longer exists. Also my Favourites points to an old Slimserver directory, not a Squeezecenter

Re: [slim] Music folder scan failing

Preferences folder to be c:/Documents and Settings/All Users/ which is surely a hangover frm my XP days, the folder no longer exists. Also my This might explain the somewhat odd name in the logs: Vista does virtualize some of the folders. No idea where they will end up. If you are comfortable

Re: [slim] Controller No Longer Displaying Artwork

AVG Free (ver 8) doesn#8217;t allow for file extension exceptions. Exceptions are limited to folders. Since the *.MYI and *.MYD files go to temporary folders I didn#8217;t think there be any point in invoking the exception. Besides, when I access SC 7.1 through a browser, album art images load

Re: [slim] Duet Controller, Transporter and Amplifier Volume Control

No, this wouldn't work as IR Blaster has no menu on the controller. I use IR Blaster to automate certain functions when power is activated. This will work with the controller in that the controller can turn the player on just like the IR remote can, triggering several IR commands. After those

Re: [slim] Anyway to get an SB1 to work with 24bit FLAC?

The problem is that the SB1 needs the FLAC transcoded to either WAV or MP3 to play. No idea if command line arguments can be added to convert.conf to reduce the bit depth of the output for the SB1. -- funkstar funkstar's

Re: [slim] Music folder scan failing

C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data Is this the problem, pointing at a folder that doesn't exist? I am an administrator on this machine, but not logged on as Adminif that is also any help. I realise your role here isn't providing Windows support, but any help you feel able

Re: [slim] SqueezeCenter Performance Suddenly Got Worse

You can uninstall McAfee from the MSS. It is only a 7 month trial anyway. It took only one day of horrible performance before I uninstalled that beast. Even HP admits it causes problems. http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/29/hp-responds-to-mediasmart-issues-offers-no-real-solution-at-all/ You can

Re: [slim] Anyway to get an SB1 to work with 24bit FLAC?

funkstar;330868 Wrote: The problem is that the SB1 needs the FLAC transcoded to either WAV or MP3 to play. No idea if command line arguments can be added to convert.conf to reduce the bit depth of the output for the SB1. Yeah that is what I was wondering is if an argument to the transcoding

[slim] Slimserver Apple Time Capsule

I am transferring over to mac from windows and need to know a few things... I want to buy the time capsule and was wondering whether I can link my slimserver directly to the capsule with an ethernet cable and play music direct from the capsule without the macbook being on? any help would be

[slim] SB3 and Wake On LAN

I have read where a SB3 will send the magic packet based on the last MAC and IP address of the server the SB3 was attached toThe problem is I can use an application that send the magic packet to wake up the PC running SS successfully, but when I power on any of 3 SB3, the SB3s do not wake up

Re: [slim] softsqueeze 3.5 slimserver 7.0.1 WMA lossless

reefdweller;330845 Wrote: OK how about recommendations for a tool to bulk convert my WMA_L library to MP3 and keep them synced as albums are added to the WMA_L side? dbpoweramp has a batch converter to convert your existing library. You can then use it to rip your new stuff in both WMA

Re: [slim] Music folder scan failing

C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data Is this the problem, pointing at a folder that doesn't exist? I am an It it really doesn't exist, the sure, this is a problem. But we should understand why this can happen at all. -- Michael ___

Re: [slim] Warning: Volume stuck on full after firmware update

andyg;324238 Wrote: After upgrading to 7.1, if this setting is enabled it will be automatically disabled and your volume reset to 50. It was the only solution we could come up with. Looks like this is happening on more than just SC updates. Every time I shut down and restart my computer

Re: [slim] Music folder scan failing

OK, I took my life in my hands and changed the directory entry to C:/Users/Public/Application Data and restarted SqueezeCentre. It took me through initial setup and is now, seemingly happily, scanning my shared drive for music. I am not sure what else I have *^%$d up by doing this but I will

Re: [slim] Another can't open Slimserver question . . .

Anyone any ideas ? -- liffy99 liffy99's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7832 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=51228 ___

[slim] Minor complaint about display

I use Analog VU Meters as my screensaver while playing. When I press certain buttons on the remote, e.g. Sleep, the commands appear on top of the VU meters which are still displaying. This makes things very difficult to read from a distance. Thanks. -- Apesbrain

Re: [slim] Slimserver Apple Time Capsule

I'm a Mac user (20 years experience) and was initially tempted by Time Capsule However, for partnering with a Squeezebox, I wouldn't risk buying Time Capsule. I would buy this unit from LaCie instead... http://www.lacie.com/uk/products/product.htm?pid=10994 Unlike Time Capsule it has

Re: [slim] Visit Mountainview?

Hi, thank you so far for the informations. I wrote an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] an wait what they tell me. On the other hand I talked to the german customs and asked them how much tax i would have to pay, if i bring e.g. a transporter home. Its a lot of money, so maybe it's useless... So I

Re: [slim] Music folder scan failing

Are you based in the UK? Then 'this post' (http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=47760page=2) should be all you need. If outside of the UK, I think you may have to wait for an update to AlienBBC (which won't happen until the BBC stop messing around with their radio formats/iPlayer).

[slim] Internet Radio is all Hiss now

Everyone, As of this morning, all my internet radio stations are nothing but hiss/static. My music plays fine. The hiss occurs whether I play the station via SB3, softsqueeze, Duet or http://.../stream.mp3 in WMP. In the players that support a proxied conection for internet radio, the hiss

Re: [slim] The songs are there but not showing...

From within iTunes, you can change the sort of albums, from album name to album by artist. Are all of the NIN grouped together? If not make sure the artist tag's are correct. You can change the view, adding whatever columns you want for additional tag viewing, such as adding composer. SS will

Re: [slim] SB3 and Wake On LAN

Do you see a message Waking up SqueezeCenter when powering on the SB3 with the server powered off? This feature was not always part of the SB3 firmware (AFAIK), so are you running a recent version of SC/SS? You could also have issues if the SB3 is on a different IP subnet than the server, or if

Re: [slim] Jazz internet radio recommendations

So, looks like we really are stuck with 64kbps for those two. Anyone know different? -- whitman whitman's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=9053 View this thread:

Re: [slim] Jazz internet radio recommendations

I listen a lot to the Inside Jazz channels (The Mix, Straighten up, Fusion and Contemporary)at 128 kbps. See for url: http://www.insidejazz.com/ They can be found under Shoutcast in the 'live genre. Live recorded sessions of all kinds. You should try them. -- -Stef- Yamaha - Chario - MJ

Re: [slim] Anyway to get an SB1 to work with 24bit FLAC?

According to the docs it looks as if you should be able to use --bps to set the output sample size. http://flac.sourceforge.net/documentation_tools_flac.html#format_options -- radish radish's Profile:

Re: [slim] SB3 and Wake On LAN

Make sure that 'Allow this device to bring the computer out of standby' box is checked in the Device Manager Properties - Power Management menu for the LAN network controller card (assuming you are using Windows). -- MrJB

Re: [slim] SB1 extremely poor sound quality?

To answer your original question, the SB1 sound quality should be fine, certainly comparable with any of the other players and better than any car radio. Can you try the digital outs? It may be a physical fault somewhere (what you describe sounds like the effect I've had with shorted

Re: [slim] Slimserver Apple Time Capsule

Hi, I'm looking at doing the same thing with a mac - does that mean I can install and run Slimserver (with several wireless SB's) on the LaCie and keep the mac switched off? -- bfg58simon bfg58simon's Profile:

Re: [slim] SB1 extremely poor sound quality?

radish;330946 Wrote: To answer your original question, the SB1 sound quality should be fine, certainly comparable with any of the other players and better than any car radio. Can you try the digital outs? It may be a physical fault somewhere (what you describe sounds like the effect I've

Re: [slim] SB3 and Wake On LAN

I could wake my server using a magic-packet sender on the laptpo, but SB3 initiated WOL only worked for me (finally!) after following the advice here - http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=44843 -- amcluesent

Re: [slim] LG Dare

thanks again for the info. i have tried the suggestions above. phone hangs, it was suggested that my phone provider may not allow port 9000. i guess i will have to call them. on good thing, while sitting here on vacation, i hacked the phone and i am using it as dial up modem, getting 460kps

[slim] pretty close to smashing my transporter to bits

i'm really getting so sick of this. sorry not to be all sweetness and light right now, but i'm really frustrated. i have a transporter and use a mac, panther OSX. i used to stream OGG files to my transporter from MP3 locker, but i wanted to go lossless. so i go out and spend a lot of money and

[slim] SC 7.3 !! Link (BETA)

This link for beta SC 7.3. This Work ? is good ? http://downloads.slimdevices.com/nightly/ Thanks -- Abdala Abdala's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=19285 View this thread:

Re: [slim] pretty close to smashing my transporter to bits

Is there a wireless connection between the airport express and the time capsule? If so, this may be a bottleneck - remember OGG files are more compressed than lossless files, so are quite a bit less network intensive, although you should be able to work OK even if there is a wireless link. If

Re: [slim] Slimserver Apple Time Capsule

Ok this is what I want to do... A. Link up my slimserver to a wireless hard drive via usb or ethernet and access my music without having to turn on a laptop to control everything. B. Use a Macbook to wirelessly access a hard drive and view files. C. Use a wireless hard drive to backup my

[slim] Get Web Hosting, and save the planet

Server farms are known to be very energy consuming. A common server uses up hundreds of watts of electricity, and runs on a 24/7 schedule. Luckily, some companies have decided to minimize their impact on our planet by utilizing renewable energy sources as their main power supplies. A webhosting

Re: [slim] SC 7.3 !! Link (BETA)

http://forums.slimdevices.com/forumdisplay.php?f=12 -- autopilot *Server:* SC7.1b (Windows Vista 64) *Players:* Squeezebox 3 (main room) / Squeezebox Receiver (bedroom) / Softsqueeze (office). *Amps:* Cambridge Audio 640a (main room) / Trends TA10.1 Class-T / Logitech 5.1. *Speakers:* Mission

Re: [slim] pretty close to smashing my transporter to bits

does anyone know the proper transcoding to use? under file types i have the apple lossless flac setting set to alac/flac, which is the only option available so i don't see how it could be wrong? -- ratso Martin Logan Vantages - Wyred for Sound SX-1000 monoblocks - Blue Circle BC-21 preamp -

Re: [slim] pretty close to smashing my transporter to bits

ratso;330964 Wrote: ...i use itunes lossless. now when i go to play a song, it just stutters and stops all through the song, like it's trying to rebuffer (only it never rebuffers) ...please note that i have been using this setup for months with mp3 locker with only the usual amount of

Re: [slim] Controller No Longer Displaying Artwork

If you launch Squeezecentre and choose Albums, for example, the alphabetical list doesn't show the album artwork, just the grey music symbol icon. If you click on one of the icons, the artwork appears, which then shows up on the Duet controller's display if you choose the same album. The new

Re: [slim] UK Power Supply

Hi, I just moved to the UK from the US and have three existing SB3s, of course all set up for the US. Is the SB3 capable of using the UK voltage system with just a simple UK to US plug style adapter, or do I need to get a step-down converter? Even better, is it possible to order UK power

Re: [slim] pretty close to smashing my transporter to bits

I routinely listen to ALAC files streaming as FLAC (using Inguz DRC) on 2 SB3s simultaneously - both synced and independently with no stuttering issues. My current server is an intel iMac running Leopard. I was able to the same thing on a quicksilver G4 circa 2001 running Tiger (minus the Inguz

Re: [slim] Squeezebox Controller Upgrade failed

Mnyb;330714 Wrote: You can always upgrade with an SD card if you download the desired jive file. Search... Hmmm - now there's a thought! Might give it a go over the weekend while I have some time on my hands. Good tip, thanks. -- Jungle

Re: [slim] Controller No Longer Displaying Artwork

I've just tried disabling the folder path to my album covers in Settings / Advanced / Format (it's all stored in my Catraxx data folder, even the iTunes covers), then run a full re-scan of my music collection (535 albums). This clears the data cache and thus allows the covers to be found via the

[slim] New user's experience on SC: Slow, unintuitive, generally not fun

My first weeks have been disappointing with SBR and SC. The software functions very slowly. One of my ways to enjoy music is to have a session where I pick songs and create the mix (playlist) on the fly. Doing this is a dreadful experience with SC. I find SC OK when playing albums from start to

Re: [slim] Visit Mountainview?

Stop on by.we will give you a tour!! -- Anoop M. SlimDevices/Logitech Support Mountain View California Anoop M.'s Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=8996 View this thread:

Re: [slim] New user's experience on SC: Slow, unintuitive, generally not fun

I guess I have to add that there is nothing seriously flawed in my setup. It is as it should. I functions normally. However, that normal is below my standards. In my opinion the UI experience should remind the ease of use and snappiness that of a CD player for example. List all albums for a

Re: [slim] New user's experience on SC: Slow, unintuitive, generally not fun

This is the level of intuition, ease and snappiness I'm craving for: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ev7QqN0GvD4 (cue to 1:00), it's the Sooloos system in action. And please don't get started with the price. Sooloos is nothing that can't be achieved on a modern mid-level computer. That's exactly

Re: [slim] Controller No Longer Displaying Artwork

I have album art stored as a 'cover.jpg' file in each album's dedicated folder. If I understand your solution, it won't work in my case because I don't have a folder specifically for album cover files (although I wonder how much work it'd be to convert several hundred albums to a dedicated

Re: [slim] Error in log file

Problem one was due to the fact that my QNAP209 NAS did not have a DNS configured. (Never bothered to configure it) Problem two was solved by digging into the forum and finding a conversation about SSOTS and PERL. FlipFlip had found a bug in overload.pm, wich is also available as a patch in the

Re: [slim] New user's experience on SC: Slow, unintuitive, generally not fun

That's exactly what it is: a generic computer inside a funky case and with an audiophile-grade price tag. There is a difference between achieving performance on a closed system, even just a computer, vs any given customer's existing Windows installation. In the latter case you have viruses,

Re: [slim] New user's experience on SC: Slow, unintuitive, generally not fun

Jooseppi;331013 Wrote: List all albums for a genre - click, BANG! - they're there, on the screen. No waiting. Add a song to playlist - click, BANG! - it's there. No waiting for the list to reappear with the new song. This is how it should be. Thats basically how it works for me... It

Re: [slim] Volume drops.

I too am having volume issues with 7.1 SC. I have noticed recently while listening to last.fm the volume changes from one track to the next. Pretty significant increases. Additionally, the music stops for no apparent reason. Did you experience this as well? -- geodezic

Re: [slim] New user's experience on SC: Slow, unintuitive, generally not fun

Jooseppi;331011 Wrote: My gear is modern and SBR connected via LAN.What kind of hardware is your SC running on and what is the host OS? On my system, when I click the rock genre (where I have most albums I think) it takes 2-3 seconds for the system to come up with the result (797 albums with

[slim] Duet hangs at Library-Artists menu

I am trying to select an Artist to play and the menu hangs when I select Music Library and then Artists - keep getting the symbol doing something at the right side of the screen but no listing comes back. I have rescanned the library and can go back to the Home on the Duet. Any idea why this is

Re: [slim] SB3 and Wake On LAN

I am confused. If the box is off and WOL is enabled in the BIOS and the 5v is on, indicated by the activity light on the NIC and on the MBWhat does the OS have to do with WOL? As I said earlier, I am using the WOL APP from Solarwinds and that works just fine. Thanks MrJB;330945 Wrote:

[slim] endless cycle of firmware updates

When I go to Squeezecenter, it does a firmware update. When I go back to Squeezenetwork, it says I new a firmware update to use Rhapsody (I'm a subscriber). etc. etc. Every time I go back and forth I get the firmware update(s). I normally use Squeeznetwork 99% of the time, so this is not a

Re: [slim] SB3 and Wake On LAN

Yes I see Waking up... and I am on the same subnet 192.168.1.0/24. I am running SC 7.1.1 syburgh;330925 Wrote: Do you see a message Waking up SqueezeCenter when powering on the SB3 with the server powered off? This feature was not always part of the SB3 firmware (AFAIK), so are you running

Re: [slim] UK Power Supply

kitecarl;330989 Wrote: Is the SB3 capable of using the UK voltage system with just a simple UK to US plug style adapter Just look on the adapter. If it says something like Input: 110-230VAC then you're good to go, if it's just Input: 110VAC then you'll need either a replacement or a step up

Re: [slim] Urg! Pandora may be shutting down?!

I think the subscription model like Rhapsody uses is the way to go. Give full access to the entire catalog as long as you pay your monthly subscription.$12.99/month for full access to a VAST catalog in (very) good quality sound seems like a bargain to me. I really hope Rhapsody stays in

Re: [slim] Announcement: SqueezeCenter 7.1.0 Now Available

Maybe I'm just not seeing it? It used to be there right? -- Jazz1 Jazz1's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=6623 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=50361

Re: [slim] pretty close to smashing my transporter to bits

95% of my library is Apple Lossless but I prefer to stream as WAV to both my Transporter and SB3. It sounds a little better and actually takes LESS processing power on your Mac since FLAC isn't needing to open. Apple Lossless uses QuickTime to transcode and WAV files are an easy transposition

Re: [slim] pretty close to smashing my transporter to bits

thanx to everyone for the replies. i do use a mac intel minis. as someone stated i find it hard to believe also that the issue with everyone is broadband related, it just doesn't seem to pass the smell test with me. as for what file types i use, i'm not really sure what they are classified as - i

Re: [slim] Volume drops.

Nonreality;327663 Wrote: He always has answers for stuff like this. :0 WOW, sorry. I don't know how I didn't see your post until the person before me posted which made it show up again in New Posts. Very odd. Glad to hear 7.2 cleared things up for you. I thought all the volume issues with 7.1

Re: [slim] pretty close to smashing my transporter to bits

thanx eric! i read the above mentioned forum thread and have a slightly better idea of what to do now. i will try to encode my files as wav's and see if that helps. it might also have to do with what channel my router was set on (someone else suggested this). i will report tomorrow if all this

Re: [slim] pretty close to smashing my transporter to bits

ratso wrote: sometimes. again, i ask slim the question. if i gave this to my mom and showed her how to use it and her songs started stuttering and stopping and i said, well mom, you need to re-encode your files just what do you think would happen??? shouldn't this all just work? Networking is

Re: [slim] New user's experience on SC: Slow, unintuitive, generally not fun

Uluen;331031 Wrote: What kind of hardware is your SC running on and what is the host OS? On my system, when I click the rock genre (where I have most albums I think) it takes 2-3 seconds for the system to come up with the result (797 albums with 9871 songs by 400 artists). How long does

Re: [slim] pretty close to smashing my transporter to bits

ratso;331061 Wrote: shouldn't this all just work? If you think about the three major operating software families that run PCs, the diversity of other hardware that is involved, the diversity of the condition of that hardware, the range of understanding and experience of the user community,

Re: [slim] playing at two sources at once

Thanks for the tip. However I'm getting very strange behavior when trying to synchronize. I have my SqueezeBox selected as the player, and the SoftSqueeze checked when I go to the Synchronize menu item. Generally though when I hit play, it plays on SoftSqueeze immediately but then has about an