Re: [slim] hung up on Connecting in China

2009-11-27 Thread robchel
Quick update - my old SB3 mysteriously started connecting to SqueezeNetwork both directly and via the server software about a week ago. Have no idea why after almost 3 months it came alive, but I'm not questioning it. Also the network seems more stable on my Boom as well. Maybe someone at Squeeze

[slim] redirect pc audio stream to play on squeezebox

2009-11-27 Thread rvdb
Dear All, i control my squeezebox in the living room more often from my laptop and the www interface then using the duet's remote control (i'm working at the laptop often). The music then plays over my home stereo set. Now and then i play something from the web (e.g. YouTube) and then the sound

Re: [slim] redirect pc audio stream to play on squeezebox

2009-11-27 Thread vasik
Hi, Wave Input Plugin http://wiki.slimdevices.com/index.php/SqueezeCenter_Repositories -- vasik vasik's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=21285 View this thread:

Re: [slim] redirect pc audio stream to play on squeezebox

2009-11-27 Thread andynormancx
However the wavinput plugin isn't very useful for playing audio from YouTube, as there will be second or so delay between the picture and the audio, thanks to buffering. -- andynormancx Yes, it will. Yes, all of them. Yes, SoftSqueeze as well. What ? I SAID ALL OF THEM !

[slim] Duet: CNET's Best digital audio streaming system less than $500

2009-11-27 Thread jimzak
http://reviews.cnet.com/best-home-audio-devices/?tag=TOCmoreStories.0 -- jimzak http://zzzone.net http://have-a-nice-day.org http://www.last.fm/user/zzzoneDOTnet Rip: dBpoweramp Server: SBS 7.4.1 on dedicated Atom-based machine running Windows XP SP3 Music: 2 Booms, 1 Radio, 1 Duet, 1 extra

[slim] Policies are getting interesting.. What Next?

2009-11-27 Thread DaveWr
At one time the Slim Devices group concentrated on being the most effective route to play a digital music library connection. I am a little worried with recent developments. The third party developers seem restless, issues of support and commitment from Logitech management - some seem to be

Re: [slim] HowTo- Install SqueezeSlave as a Windows Service

2009-11-27 Thread ralphy
The goto start restarts squeezeslave if it exits or crashes. The sleep 10 just waits 10 seconds before restarting, that way if ss is continuously crashing, I can control-c to exit the loop. The computer sleeping will not be fixed by the above, it looks like there's a problem with squeezeslave

Re: [slim] Without being too overbearing.

2009-11-27 Thread Ikabob
Thanks for the support Rich! I know that there are many many Squeeze lovers out there. And, I know that I am pushing itwhen I express my positive and passionate feelings for the Squeeze system. The music, the talk, the sports,the services are just so awesome to me. I guess it must be that I'm

Re: [slim] DSBridge - A simpler way to stream Spotify

2009-11-27 Thread essercizi
essercizi;489433 Wrote: Yup, I have the same problem, both on SBS 7.4.1 (on a Buffalo Linkstation Live with Debian Lenny) and on SC 7.3 (another LS Live under Freelink). I updated to the latest DSBridge just in case, but no luck. It definitely used to give me the Spotify title and cover art,

Re: [slim] DAB streaming Wavefinder and DABAR users

2009-11-27 Thread vinnielo
As the user is running 1.3a, I think it's fine. In fact, I think an upgrade to 1.4 Dev 10 would be worth doing: http://www.dabbar.co.uk/betatest.htm -- vinnielo RADIOFEEDS UK IRELAND..[/B] AN UP-TO-DATE RADIO DIRECTORY FOR YOUR SQUEEZEBOX/TRANSPORTER CLICK:

Re: [slim] Does MusicIP still exist in latest 7.5 nightlies?

2009-11-27 Thread ModelCitizen
Thanks Wirrunna and bobertuk, I am reluctant to make many changes to MusicIP without guidance. The last thing I want to do is to have to rescan my music collection. This took well over a month the first time I did it. In the end I cured the problem, albeit temporarily, by selecting all my music

Re: [slim] Does MusicIP still exist in latest 7.5 nightlies?

2009-11-27 Thread ModelCitizen
Another reboot and MIP is back again. Lets hope it's here to stay this time. MC -- ModelCitizen Think the third party Squeeze plugins and applets are important? Then 'vote for bug 14194' (http://bugs.slimdevices.com/show_bug.cgi?id=14194) so more can be made. Last.fm/user/ModelCitizen

Re: [slim] Net::UDAP - SqueezeBox Receiver configuration tool

2009-11-27 Thread Blisteringblue
Thanks for this thread everyone. I just configured my receiver on vista (wired dhcp) in about 5 mins !! I just did not need the controller, however nice it looks !! -- Blisteringblue 'What am I listening to?' (http://www.last.fm/user/blisteringblue) or 'Twitter Ramblings'

Re: [slim] Does MusicIP still exist in latest 7.5 nightlies?

2009-11-27 Thread bobertuk
If MIP is set in preferences to 'Archive analysis...' and the music file tags really do contain the fingerprint, rebuilding the database from scratch should be quick. There is no need to re-analyse the files - MIP will just take the data direct from the tags. Worth experimenting with a few files

[slim] WDS + Mac Filtering problem

2009-11-27 Thread Squid
I discussed this already in another thread but guess I may have more success if it's in its own proper thread. I have a WDS setup at home. The Master router is connected to a small LAN which has my Squeezebox Server connected as well. My Squeezebox is closest to this router, so I would like to

Re: [slim] HowTo- Install SqueezeSlave as a Windows Service

2009-11-27 Thread fphredd
ralphy;489717 Wrote: The goto start restarts squeezeslave if it exits or crashes. The sleep 10 just waits 10 seconds before restarting, that way if ss is continuously crashing, I can control-c to exit the loop. The computer sleeping will not be fixed by the above, it looks like there's

Re: [slim] $20 off VortexBox Appliance

2009-11-27 Thread agillis
johnas;489509 Wrote: Do you take Paypal at Small Green Computers? We don't. You can order on ebay if you want to use PayPal. -- agillis rip, tag, get cover artÂ… All you do is insert the CD! http://vortexbox.org agillis Lead Developer VortexBox

Re: [slim] Policies are getting interesting.. What Next?

2009-11-27 Thread DaveWr
Well at least the Party Mode thread in the Duet Forum is no longer closed. -- DaveWr DaveWr's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=9331 View this thread:

Re: [slim] DAB streaming Wavefinder and DABAR users

2009-11-27 Thread gary
can you post how you get on, i have give up with dab, kept crashing when the muxes changed at 8 am cheers gary -- gary gary's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=269 View this thread:

Re: [slim] Does MusicIP still exist in latest 7.5 nightlies?

2009-11-27 Thread Wirrunna
mc and bobertuk, you can list tracks that don't have their analysis archived by creating a new filter - in the MIP gui, right click in the Filters/Playlist column, select New Filter, then in the box select 'Stored Analysis' from the first drop down list, select 'is missing' from the second drop

Re: [slim] Squeezebox Static IPs?

2009-11-27 Thread didjean
aubuti;485906 Wrote: Alternatively, someone has written up 'this detailed description' (http://forums.slimdevices.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=7664d=1245939354) of assigning static IPs to the SBC and SBR by using the trick of temporarily disabling your router's DHCP server. Disabling

Re: [slim] ReplayGain manual adjustment

2009-11-27 Thread Stan Pulsar
OK, thanks Rick. Actually, I'm really not comfortable with foobar. I tried again, but that's not the point, because as I said, I did change the values... I finally found out why SqueezeCenter was still seeing and applying the original value : I modified the replaygain values in the ape tag. But

[slim] Going from a PC to a Mac...have questions.

2009-11-27 Thread bigbwb
Hello all, I bought my wife the new imac for Christmas and will be retiring the old Dell PC. Currently I have the SB3 running SC on the PC. I have grown a custom to using Media Monkey to edit and create playlists and etc for my SB player. Once I switch over to the mac, what are my best

Re: [slim] Does MusicIP still exist in latest 7.5 nightlies?

2009-11-27 Thread Phil Meyer
If MIP is set in preferences to 'Archive analysis...' and the music file tags really do contain the fingerprint, rebuilding the database from scratch should be quick. I wouldn't recommend Archive Analysis (or writing anything to tags from MIP) - it can cause some tag data to be lost. eg. if you

Re: [slim] hung up on Connecting in China

2009-11-27 Thread eganders
Quick question. Are there no services within China that you could connect to for testing purposes? -- eganders eganders's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=25846 View this thread:

[slim] Play system sounds and stream music?

2009-11-27 Thread jk12
I don't have any squeezebox device but am considering purchase. I need to be able to play any windows OS sounds at all times---in addition to streaming mp3 files. I have a windows home server which contains all music files. I'd like to stream the music files AND hear any system sounds at the

Re: [slim] Duet: CNET's Best digital audio streaming system less than $500

2009-11-27 Thread pski
Daddy likes. -- pski real stereo doesn't wake neighbors (it enrages them) pski's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=15574 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=71887

Re: [slim] No sound after upgrading to 10.6.2

2009-11-27 Thread shiggi7
sound cut out during Thanksgiving dinner last night after playing for several hours and I have been unable to get it to work again. There seems to be some issue with the Squeezebox Server on OS X Snow Leopard - the control panel for the server was frozen. I rebooted and the control panel seemed

Re: [slim] Announce: New Squeezeslave 0.9 Release available on sourceforge

2009-11-27 Thread Mike C
I am having problems under Windows 7 64. I can start it and specify the pc to connect to but nothing happens. How do I get other info to help diagnose? -- Mike C Mike C's Profile:

Re: [slim] Policies are getting interesting.. What Next?

2009-11-27 Thread GeeJay
I'm hoping that after the Touch is released they'll focus on getting some of the ol' Mojo back. They can start by resolving the issues concerning the 3rd Party Developers. A vibrant developer community is the surest way of staying ahead of the rest of the pack. -- GeeJay

Re: [slim] hung up on Connecting in China

2009-11-27 Thread robchel
If by service you mean a Chinese network stream I'm not aware of any - but honestly I've not searched. -- robchel robchel's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=12162 View this thread:

Re: [slim] Net::UDAP - SqueezeBox Receiver configuration tool

2009-11-27 Thread lbryanray
Any one have some ideas? Thanks much! -Neal I was able to get properly connected without the controller by interacting with Logitech support. They apparently fixed the database entries on their end and now all is working fine for me. -- lbryanray

Re: [slim] Going from a PC to a Mac...have questions.

2009-11-27 Thread exile
welcome to the world of apple- computers for people who have much higher standards, expectations and sadly, price points. seriously though, your life will most definitely improve by working on a mac. However, the world of squeezebox is heavily skewed towards pc. and i know of nothing in the mac

Re: [slim] Going from a PC to a Mac...have questions.

2009-11-27 Thread kmr
exile;489920 Wrote: good luck and may you never have to open a microsoft program or internet explorer ever again. I confess that, despite being about as fervent a Machead as you can find, that I use dbpoweramp (running in a WinXP virtual machine) to do my ripping and initial tagging. I'm

Re: [slim] Going from a PC to a Mac...have questions.

2009-11-27 Thread radish
exile;489920 Wrote: However, the world of squeezebox is heavily skewed towards pc. That's not really fair - the problem is that up until now no-one has made a decent mac ripper/tagger/manager because of the dominance of iTunes. It's not Logitech's fault that Apple won't support AccurateRip

Re: [slim] Going from a PC to a Mac...have questions.

2009-11-27 Thread Pat Farrell
radish wrote: exile;489920 Wrote: However, the world of squeezebox is heavily skewed towards pc. That's not really fair - the problem is that up until now no-one has made a decent mac ripper/tagger/manager because of the dominance of iTunes. It's not Logitech's fault that Apple won't

Re: [slim] Help/Sad - SB3 just bricked

2009-11-27 Thread Ossian
About two month ago I had my Squeezebox2 fail on me after years of operating without a problem. One day the Squeezebox would not turn on, similar to the description in this forum post. I could see that the device was getting power since the red LED was emitting from the optical audio port. After

Re: [slim] Going from a PC to a Mac...have questions.

2009-11-27 Thread exile
my reason for stating that the squeezebox has been skewed towards the pc is based on music editing programs such as media monkey that are predominantly pc only in develoment and the number of plugins over the years that were built only for the windows environment (i.e.-moose). but I would say

Re: [slim] Going from a PC to a Mac...have questions.

2009-11-27 Thread Pat Farrell
exile wrote: my reason for stating that the squeezebox has been skewed towards the pc is based on music editing programs such as media monkey that are predominantly pc only in develoment and the number of plugins over the years that were built only for the windows environment (i.e.-moose).

Re: [slim] Improved Squeezebox config availible for Harmony users.

2009-11-27 Thread DaveWr
Why not user Server Power Control plug in from GHarris - it will do most of what you seem to want? Dave -- DaveWr DaveWr's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=9331 View this thread:

Re: [slim] Going from a PC to a Mac...have questions.

2009-11-27 Thread kmr
kmr;489921 Wrote: I'm eagerly awaiting Steve Booth's Rip application to get out of beta, but even then it won't have the multiple metadata sources that the registered version of dbpoweramp has. I don't know if it will do multiple conversions and compute track and album gains either; my

Re: [slim] Going from a PC to a Mac...have questions.

2009-11-27 Thread davep
For ripping and tagging on the Mac you might want to look at XLDhttp://tmkk.hp.infoseek.co.jp/xld/index_e.html. This usually does the trick for me in both flac and mp3 formats on the same ripping pass. Tags are pulled from CDDB and you get the chance to fix them before committing. If you