Re: [slim] SC Interfaces...why so few?

Mnyb;393199 Wrote: There's another difference folk fails to understand and apriciate. Itunes plays files on your pc/mac No, I think OP's talking about AirTunes streaming. -- pippin --- see iPeng at penguinlovesmusic.com

Re: [slim] OGG streams crashing SB3, SC, or XP

MickeyG;393144 Wrote: I'm not familiar with Beresford stuff, but their prices look great. There is a fan club running here. http://www.theartofsound.net/forum/forumdisplay.php?f=3 Beresford site http://www.beresford.me/main/main.html In UK an SB3 can be had for £130 and a Beresford 7510

Re: [slim] Smooth radio

I'm not sure hiding your IP will do the trick. You need a proxy UK IP and they will cost, if you want a reliable broadband connection. -- ozbrit Squeezebox 3, Bush Internet radio TR2015. ozbrit's Profile:

Re: [slim] SC Interfaces...why so few?

ntang;392860 Wrote: I had in mind my laptop or one of those sleek all-in-one desktops which I thought of using , soolos-style, where I'd put it on the table for people to easily interact with and view the Slimdevices system Try SqueezePlay with the 'Desktop' and 'Fullscreen' options selected

[slim] linux IR question

I'm trying to modify an applet for the Controller so I can use it to control my amp which for its IR control uses the RC-5 system address 19 (0x13). I can get half of each code from the link below but I can't work out what hex pre-data to add in front of each code in order to complete each of

[slim] Server priority

Could connect priority be added onto SB? For example if you have two Slim Center servers on your LAN, it connects to A if it cannot find that it goes to B. -- badbob badbob's Profile:

Re: [slim] Server priority

Ah, redundant SC servers with heartbeat and automatic failover, that will be in SC 8 Enterprise Edition ;) -- Uluen SYSTEM: MUSIC - EARS http://www.last.fm/user/Uluen Uluen's Profile:

[slim] Quick rescan, remove files?

Does quick rescan remove entries in the database from deleted files? Also it didn't seem to change entries, I had a album titled say SHANIA I changed that to Shania Twain but it didn't move change it. A bit annoying everytime I change things it might require a full scan. -- badbob

Re: [slim] No more Squeezebox Classic in Europe? or just sold out at the moment?

kesey: I’ve actually been playing with the idea for a moment, yes :-) Thanks for all your feedback! Btw, I’ve also heard good reports about cooltopia from other sources in the meantime. -- Moonbase Moonbase: 'The Problem Solver' (http://www.kaufen-ist-toll.de/moonbase)

[slim] Beginner questions and mix-up of multiple versions of one song

Hi, I am fairly new into the world of computer and audio integration... I have one strange problem. Some songs I have in multiple versions, like: Paul McCartney - Frog Song Paul McCartney - Frog Song (Choir Version) In that case my Transporter mix the files up and if I ask for the first it

Re: [slim] OGG streams crashing SB3, SC, or XP

Hm, still no luck here. SC7.4-24904/Windows (svn). These all show the same using both SoftSqueeze and SqueezePlay: Connecting, Buffering (up to 100%), Now Playing. The Ogg frame message is gone in the log, but -no sound-. All streams play in Winamp. Local Ogg files also play in SC. 'NRK Alltid

[slim] Exclude Directories From Scan?

Is it possible to exclude directories from the SqueezeCenter library scan? I know how to exclude certain filetypes, but was wondering if it's possible to add a prefix to a directory name (or some other way) whereby SqueezeCenter won't scan or recurse a sub-directory. -- hartpark

Re: [slim] Exclude Directories From Scan?

You could change the permissions on the directory so the account Squeezecenter runs under has no access rights to it. -- GlenL GlenL's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=14364 View this thread:

Re: [slim] What 'library management' tool for synching with Sony mp3 player ( ipod)

Winamp with the ml_ipod plugin isn't bad. -- oreillymj oreillymj's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=699 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=59327

Re: [slim] artist browser on sb: restrict to artists with more than 'n' songs?

dub3000;393137 Wrote: what's the best way to download/edit/recompile that if i'm happy to try and build it in? No idea about your original question, but for this one, install ActiveState ActivePerl. http://www.activestate.com/activeperl/ -- Mark Lanctot Current: SB2, Transporter, Boom

Re: [slim] I`ve gotta be close!

Thanks It works on my computer. Just not on my SB. I live in Canada -- Steve L Steve L's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=23048 View this thread:

Re: [slim] What 'library management' tool for synching with Sony mp3 player ( ipod)

If your directory structure is the same on both devices, and you're using windows, you could just use robocopy (free utility - dl from msoft) to mirror from your server to your player. I use it to backup my music collection to external drives. -- bobkoure

Re: [slim] Quick rescan, remove files?

Any chance rescan option for remove entries for deleted files can be added? Since it takes 6 hours to do a rescan on the qnap. -- badbob badbob's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7358 View this

Re: [slim] Playing music not in SqueezeCenter library

I also have a similar desire for a Removal Library. Is there anyway we can vote for this, is there such a thing as an enhancment request? Sorry for possible ignorance, I'm a bit of a new user! Andy -- andyman99

Re: [slim] I`ve gotta be close!

Steve L;393311 Wrote: Thanks It works on my computer. Just not on my SB. I live in Canada Are you able to play other Internet Radio stations on your SB device? -- toby10 toby10's Profile:

Re: [slim] I`ve gotta be close!

Yes absolutrely. Works perfectly well too. -- Steve L Steve L's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=23048 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=59343

Re: [slim] Quick rescan, remove files?

badbob;393269 Wrote: Does quick rescan remove entries in the database from deleted files? Also it didn't seem to change entries, I had a album titled say SHANIA I changed that to Shania Twain but it didn't move change it. A bit annoying everytime I change things it might require a full scan.

Re: [slim] I`ve gotta be close!

Steve L;393331 Wrote: Yes absolutrely. Works perfectly well too. I'd guess LastFM should work in Canada. On your computer when you go to: SC7 Music Services LastFM do you see categories like My Stations and Start a Station? And, again, just to be sure, your SN account info is entered

[slim] Disabling Artwork? Artwork scan takes 18-20 hours w/ iTunes

Hi Everyone, I've searched the forums but I don't really see people discussing this exact issue. I'm using iTunes 8.0.2 with SC 7.3.2 on Windows XP. I have a pretty big iTunes Library (about 64k songs). I want SC to rescan my iTunes library periodically for new and changed music. It's

Re: [slim] Beginner questions and mix-up of multiple versions of one song

Sorry I can’t answer your Transporter questions :-( I also have some duplicate songs (multiple MP3, or FLAC+MP3) but those are played as they should be. Did you try a Clear library and rescan everything? Re Jean Michel Jarre: There are different fields (also called tag frames) for things like

Re: [slim] Bug? Internet radio search

DiSNEYN;393222 Wrote: Hello! When i try to search in internetradio / search (link: http://127.0.0.1:9000/plugins/search/index.html?player=00%3A04%3A20%3A12%3A26%3A6f) i just getting this error Home / Search Results: No results for All in the web-interface. /Hans Using SC or

Re: [slim] I`ve gotta be close!

Are you trying to play last.fm radio? This is restricted to some countries IIRC? -- Uluen SYSTEM: MUSIC - EARS http://www.last.fm/user/Uluen Uluen's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=12166 View

[slim] BBC Radio 4 Long Wave (Question for UK members)

For this station I have mms://wmlive-acl.bbc.co.uk/wms/radio4/radio4lw_nb_e1s1#slim:noscan=1,aid=2 Connecting in the UK I get Network restriction: not available Does anyone have a URL that does work? -- Labarum Brian Squeezebox 3 Classic and Virgin Cable Box Beresford DAC TC-7510 MK6/4 -

Re: [slim] SC Interfaces...why so few?

dgos;392814 Wrote: I didn't have as much of a need before but I now have a netbook that is out in more of a high traffic area now so I was using the touch skin but it doesn't quite work perfect on the 1024x600 screen... you have to scroll to see the controls at the bottom (although I haven't

Re: [slim] Disabling Artwork? Artwork scan takes 18-20 hours w/ iTunes

Don't see why should take so long. Is your music stored on the Slimserver PC/Mac internal hard drives, or somewhere else on your LAN? If on your LAN is it wired or wireless? fwiw my music scan takes 6 hours on the NAS, and about 2 on the HTPC (NAS with music) 100 mbps LAN. 25K tracks. Although I

Re: [slim] BBC Radio 4 Long Wave (Question for UK members)

Try now from Internet Radio - More Radio - RadioFeeds UK Ireland - Browse UK Radio Stations - B - BBC Radio 4 LW -- vinnielo RADIOFEEDS UK IRELAND..[/B] AN UP-TO-DATE RADIO DIRECTORY FOR YOUR SQUEEZEBOX/TRANSPORTER CLICK: [B]HTTP://WWW.RADIOFEEDS.CO.UK/SQUEEZE With over 350 registered

Re: [slim] BBC Radio 4 Long Wave (Question for UK members)

Hi Labarum If you want to listen to Radio 4 you can try this URL this is the same as Radio 4 LW except for a couple of instances during the day (Daily Service and Shipping Forecast etc): http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/wm_asx/aod/radio4.asx Or if you want to listen to the cricket you can listen on

Re: [slim] What 'library management' tool for synching with Sony mp3 player ( ipod)

If your directory structure is the same on both devices, and you're using windows, you could just use robocopy (free utility - dl from msoft) to mirror from your server to your player. -- bobkoure bobkoure's Profile:

Re: [slim] I`ve gotta be close!

toby10;393339 Wrote: I'd guess LastFM should work in Canada. On your computer when you go to: SC7 Music Services LastFM do you see categories like My Stations and Start a Station? And, again, just to be sure, your SN account info is entered into SC? SC7 Settings SqueezeNetwork

Re: [slim] artist browser on sb: restrict to artists with more than 'n' songs?

dub3000;393142 Wrote: a better example: i have loads of stuff by an old aussie band called 'snout'. i have a stack of albums and eps, but they also put a bunch of stuff on compilations - i have about five compilations that have one track by snout. i want that stuff to show up under the

Re: [slim] BBC Radio 4 Long Wave (Question for UK members)

vinnielo;393353 Wrote: Try now from Internet Radio - More Radio - RadioFeeds UK Ireland - Browse UK Radio Stations - B - BBC Radio 4 LW That works. Thanks When we move to Cyprus in the Autumn I will have to re-tune - hope I can find a stream there. I am assuming Alien BBC works

Re: [slim] BBC Radio 4 Long Wave (Question for UK members)

R4LW will work on AlienBBC outside of the UK but some sports coverages are not broadcast as they are UK only. -- bpa bpa's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1806 View this thread:

Re: [slim] I`ve gotta be close!

Ahh, very good. I``ll check when I get home tonight. I have all the scrobbling stuff setup atleast. By the way, I see my user name on my SB3, it just won`t play anything. -- Steve L Steve L's Profile:

Re: [slim] Genre - Ghost in the machine ?

Closed the SQL process and fully cleaned the cache. Seems like the Clean and fully rebuild option from the squeeze central doesnt *really clean :) thx again for your help guys N -- one11 one11's Profile:

Re: [slim] Genre - Ghost in the machine ?

No, it must be in the tags somewhere. What file format are they? Look for both ID3v1 tags AND APEv2 tags, check the wiki article posted earlier. Make sure you're only looking at ID3v2 tags, and check the Extended Tags dialog box too. If all else fails you can hit the file with a very big

Re: [slim] BBC Radio 4 Long Wave (Question for UK members)

bpa;393384 Wrote: R4LW will work on AlienBBC outside of the UK but some sports coverages are not broadcast as they are UK only. Thanks. I can edit later. At he moment I have R3 and R4 at higher bitrates that Alien offers, so I will stick with that. -- Labarum Brian Squeezebox 3 Classic

Re: [slim] Genre - Ghost in the machine ?

Mark Lanctot;393398 Wrote: No, it must be in the tags somewhere. Or it could be in tags imported from iTunes or MusicIP if you are using them. When I ran MusicIP, SC would merge the tags of the files with the tags that MusicIP got from some other planet. Fortunately, there is a way around

Re: [slim] Synchronisation problems squeezebox and squeezebox2

Inspired by Marth, I checked / refreshed the system time on my Ubuntu server which runs Squeezecenter; (it looks like it wasn't being updated correctly) And this seems to have resolved the issue immediately; my SB2 + Boom now sync perfectly. Thanks for the help all. -- pnharrison

Re: [slim] Genre - Ghost in the machine ?

snarlydwarf;393405 Wrote: Or it could be in tags imported from iTunes or MusicIP if you are using them. Never thought of that as I don't use them, but good point. Still, they are buried in there somewhere! I had one wayward tag that I put up with for years - Lynyrd Skynyrd was misspelled

Re: [slim] iPeng Application 1.0 now on the App Store

what i think would be very helpful is playlists that even just save on the iphone, perhaps with nothing but a date - no name/label. historical playlists. last 5. something like that. they're far too easy to lose. --- Alok K. Dhir Symplicity Corporation www.symplicity.com (703) 351-0200 x

Re: [slim] iPeng Application 1.0 now on the App Store

adhir;393430 Wrote: what i think would be very helpful is playlists that even just save on the iphone, perhaps with nothing but a date - no name/label. historical playlists. last 5. something like that. they're far too easy to lose. Interesting idea. Currently all playlists

Re: [slim] That was a very stupid thing to do.

Well that wasn't easy. First real attempt at soldering SM components. Wasn't pretty. But it's working again, and it seems to sound better than it did before. Just had to change the analogue switch and DAC. Thanks for all your help guys. -- tobyjug

Re: [slim] That was a very stupid thing to do.

very good! :) -- seanadams seanadams's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=59208 ___

[slim] Squeezebox classic

After much deliberation, I have finally ordered a Squeezebox classic. I was lucky to have got the last one from amazon. Should be here early next week. I'm quite exited. -- 3nuttyspringers 3nuttyspringers's Profile:

Re: [slim] BBC Radio 4 Long Wave (Question for UK members)

bpa;393384 Wrote: R4LW will work on AlienBBC outside of the UK but some sports coverages are not broadcast as they are UK only. R4 LW on Alien BBC gives teh unavailability message too. R 1,2 3, 4FM and 5 work! Any ideas? -- Labarum Brian Squeezebox 3 Classic and Virgin Cable Box

Re: [slim] Squeezebox classic

Congrats! I hope you saved enough money to buy more CD's.. when you finish ripping yours you will want... more. And another SB.. or two.. or three... -- snarlydwarf snarlydwarf's Profile:

Re: [slim] That was a very stupid thing to do.

seanadams wrote: Well that wasn't easy. First real attempt at soldering SM components. Wasn't pretty. But it's working again, and it seems to sound better than it did before. Just had to change the analogue switch and DAC. Thanks for all your help guys. very good! :) And people sometimes

Re: [slim] Squeezebox classic

snarlydwarf;393459 Wrote: Congrats! I hope you saved enough money to buy more CD's.. when you finish ripping yours you will want... more. I disagree :-) Seriously, I find that the longer I've owned my squeezeboxes, the less I listen to my own music and the more I listen to Pandora,

Re: [slim] artist browser on sb: restrict to artists with more than 'n' songs?

tried it - i still have too many one-off songs in there. cheers for the activeperl hint - i found where i need to change the main source code last night, might have a shot at it today. -- dub3000 http://remaincalm.org

Re: [slim] BBC Radio 4 Long Wave (Question for UK members)

The message is from the BBC and so it seems on all internet streams for Radio4LW so I guess the BBC are having problems or perhaps it is deliberate if the FM and LW content are identical. -- bpa bpa's Profile:

Re: [slim] BBC Radio 4 Long Wave (Question for UK members)

bpa;393471 Wrote: The message is from the BBC and so it seems on all internet streams for Radio4LW so I guess the BBC are having problems or perhaps it is deliberate if the FM and LW content are identical. A few seconds ago I could get R4 LW on

Re: [slim] Squeezebox classic

Don't forget the hours you did spend in this forum ;-) But I agree, you will listen on more music than pre Squeezebox. -- jo-wie SB Classic, SC 7.3.2 auf GigaByte STA/C mit VIA C7 1GHz, 1GB RAM, 250 GB 2,5 HD, Ubuntu Desktop 8.04

Re: [slim] BBC Radio 4 Long Wave (Question for UK members)

Dublin - Rep of Ireland so I get the R4 with geo ip internet restrictions but can also hear broadcast R4 LW in the car to compare but it's too cold to go out now to check. -- bpa bpa's Profile:

Re: [slim] That was a very stupid thing to do.

pfarrell;393460 Wrote: seanadams wrote: Well that wasn't easy. First real attempt at soldering SM components. Wasn't pretty. But it's working again, and it seems to sound better than it did before. Just had to change the analogue switch and DAC. Thanks for all your help guys.

Re: [slim] BBC Radio 4 Long Wave (Question for UK members)

bpa;393474 Wrote: Dublin - Rep of Ireland so I get the R4 with geo ip internet restrictions but can also hear broadcast R4 LW in the car to compare but it's too cold to go out now to check. I wouldn't ask you too. I hope Dublin is having better weather than Bristol. I am half way between

Re: [slim] I`ve gotta be close!

Steve L;393311 Wrote: Thanks It works on my computer. Just not on my SB. I live in Canada You might find this of interest. I happened to log into SN and saw this listed under the LastFM accounts info: Right now we can only stream Last.fm radio to the Squeezebox in the US, UK and

Re: [slim] Squeezebox classic

I you have not done so already, you should download Squeezecenter from http://www.slimdevices.com/su_downloads.html and get it setup on your PC. -- SuperQ SuperQ's Profile:

Re: [slim] Squeezebox classic

Fletch;393462 Wrote: I disagree :-) Seriously, I find that the longer I've owned my squeezeboxes, the less I listen to my own music and the more I listen to Pandora, Slacker, etc. You content jukie you! ;-} But Fletch is right that the SB opens all kinds of doors. The content issue for

Re: [slim] iPeng Application 1.0 now on the App Store

pippin;389785 Wrote: @bossanova808: This looks like the command is being sent. But I really cannot comment a lot on IRBlaster. Who did that plugin, is there a thread for that? I recon if it doesn't work with iPeng it will also not work with SBC and the Web Interface! Pippin, I have

Re: [slim] SC Interfaces...why so few?

erland;393217 Wrote: If you really just want remote speakers which you control from a standard computer, I think you will be better of with one of the Apple products. If you want a music device in the room you are sitting in which also can be controlled from the room you are sitting in

Re: [slim] artist browser on sb: restrict to artists with more than 'n' songs?

actually, i found a way around it: i moved all the random stuff to a couple of folders, then used mp3tag to retag their album to Random. seems to work with that option you suggested, cheers. i think i'd still like a filter in there eventually but at least it's manageable now. -- dub3000

Re: [slim] SC Interfaces...why so few?

Mnyb;392835 Wrote: Well the web-UI is not the main interface to use with the product. The ir -remote or controller is no 1 user interface. Web-UI is more of an admin thing. One of the deign goals was to free you from the computer meaning the server is humming somhwere else NOT where you

Re: [slim] SC Interfaces...why so few?

pbg;393532 Wrote: let’s face it, as it stands SqueezeCenter is very dated in appearance, and lacks quite a bit of its competitor’s bling. I've been reading this a lot lately. Seriously? Are we talking about the latest SC 7.3.2? Really? What else are you looking for? Check out the Classic

Re: [slim] SC Interfaces...why so few?

Mark Lanctot;393537 Wrote: I've been reading this a lot lately. Seriously? Are we talking about the latest SC 7.3.2? Really? What else are you looking for? Check out the Classic interface (rather than Default) to see how far they've come. certainly I don’t want to dis any

Re: [slim] SC Interfaces...why so few?

pbg;393540 Wrote: certainly I don’t want to dis any accomplishments that have been made. I didn't get that impression, I just wanted to understand. Drag and drop, or some ability to select multiple songs from either pane to add or remove This was added to 7.0 and has been working for a

Re: [slim] SC Interfaces...why so few?

Mark Lanctot;393541 Wrote: I didn't get that impression, I just wanted to understand. That's a fundamental and purposeful design decision. A minor error in the program could destroy a music library. Even programs that are designed to do this (Mp3tag, for example) can do this very thing