You'd have to have every
song in your CD collection commited to memory? I certainly don't.
An interesting side effect of having the SB is that I am way closer to
really having everything memorized. That is, before I could tell you from
which album every song was because I had just stuck in the
3) It would have been nice if Bug 1398 could have been fixed in 6.1.
How do you get this flicker to appear? I don't think I've seen it.
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Hmm... either I browsed that article too fast, or the reviewer didn't listen
to any lossless audio during his quality auditioning session.
$4,000 system and didn't listen to FLAC? No doubt he heard some artifacts
in MP3.
Thanks,
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I agree a mute button has real utility. However, the often cited reason
that, because there's an empty slot is not by itself a valid justification
for adding the button. That is, empty spots have value sometimes. I think
any tinkering with the remote should be approached carefully. One of the
Perhaps you might consider buying one of those multi remotes that will
program all your devices, then once that gets eaten by the
dog you have your
original remotes as back up?
Actually, I'd prefer the Slim devices remote... if only IT could be
programmed to control the volume on my
In case it's interesting to anyone, I pasted an excerpt from a forthcoming
release of a book I wrote about using Macromedia Flash. You can see that in
the next edition I'll have a minor mention of DRM. Probably not as strong
as I'd like it--but this book is not exactly my opportunity to push
but won't allow ripping
What do you mean by won't allow? What actually happens?
Hard to say because I've always been able to defeat it. But, some cds
install software via auto-start which will disable common ripping software.
Plus, other things people mentioned on this list.
I have one
For my $0.02, a simple compromise solution that would serve
my purposes
would be an option to link crossfade to shuffle. It seems like I
always want to crossfade when listening in shuffle mode, but
never when
listening in non-shuffle mode (e.g. listening to albums).
Yeah, but what
--browse by artist find an artist... dig into their albums... loop
through a few times to find the album I want is listed under
the same artist
case.
Or, despite having said ignore articles in the settings... If find
Rolling Stones... go through all the albums and it looks like one is
If find Rolling Stones... go through all the albums and
it looks like one is
missing... nope, I have to go back up then move on to the
OTHER artist...
The Rolling Stones.
The point of the ARTIST tag is that tracks by the same artist should
share a common tag. For one artist you have
Maybe you're confusing searching for / finding something with
displaying it?
Searching for 'rolling' in any case or combination of cases should
give you 'Rolling Stones' and 'The Rolling Stones', but as two
seperate results and not merged together - there's no way to
dertermine which of
[flame suit on] Personally I find it unfortunate that S/PDIF
was ever
specified to run over coax copper in the first place. There are some
who claim it's better than fiber for various reasons, but all
empirical data says that optical S/PDIF is FAR more reliable, works
over longer
Somehow I don't see SlimServer as ever being intended as a tag
debugging tool. Case insensitivity is hardly AI. We're not talking
about spelling or grammar correction.
Totally. If making the server ignore case is really going to ruffle that
many peoples' way of doing things then it should
Phillip Kerman wrote:
Somehow I don't see SlimServer as ever being intended as a tag
debugging tool. Case insensitivity is hardly AI. We're
not talking
about spelling or grammar correction.
Totally. If making the server ignore case is really going
to ruffle that
many peoples
Both browsing folders and playlists do not use the database, so are
slow.
There's a bug for the playlists issue, the folders I doubt
anything can
be done.
Why then does 5.x seem to outperform 6.x at the task of browsing folders?
Anytime someone says something can't be done--especially
When I sort by artist, I see both:
Sisters of Mercy
The Sisters of Mercy
I thought that was supposed to be ignored as per server settings behavior
Articles to ignore when sorting artist names
Also, I get:
ABBA
abba
as two separate artists.
SlimServer Version: 6.0.2 - 3077
Please advise.
Also, I get:
ABBA
abba
as two separate artists.
they are different. slimserver has no way of knowing which
tags are wrong and
which case it should then change to.
Why can't slimserver be case insensitive? Seems easy enough technology
wise.
Thanks,
Phillip
Why can't slimserver be case insensitive? Seems easy
enough technology
wise.
and would you be happy if slimserver then chose Abba as the
standard display?
or should all artists be all caps so that you get ABBA no
matter what? Server
prefs perhaps, but then what if you have a mix?
I wonder if this is related in any way to how slow it takes to do a
browse-folder. Like 10 seconds even when there aren't that many items in
the folder. In any event, it's notably slower than in 5.x
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Maybe this is similar, but I find the database is case sensitive:
Gang Of Four
is different than
Gang of Four
Thanks,
Phillip
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Phillip Kerman wrote:
Looks pretty good for me so far. One weird thing, on my SB2
I got into a
situation where the FLACs (I didn't test anything else)
played in FF mode.
I even turned it off then on again and it would be playing
FF. I think I
recovered by pressing and holding
In fact, I didn't know it wasn't up yet--how would I know if I never
bothered to get it going? But, I mentioned this feature to a friend and
that was the deciding factor. He doesn't like the idea of keeping his
computer on all the time. So, I haven't checked with him..whether he bought
it yet.
It even says Today, take advantage of...
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Is it possible she just prefers the sound of the $0.99 DAC in your CD
player over the high-end DAC in the SB2? :-)
You might check the actual cost of the DAC in the SB2. I'll bet it's less
than $10.
Thanks,
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You might check the actual cost of the DAC in the SB2.
I'll bet it's less
than $10.
I might? Apparently you couldn't be bothered to.
Even if we settled on $5 (probably low) -- that's still over five
times the cost of a $0.99 DAC. There's lots of room for improvement
there.
*My*
But the biggest surprise of all was the DTS-Surround.WAV
streaming through the wireless connection with a full 100%
buffer and not a single glitch!
How does one make a surround wav? For example, I'd like to rip some audio
off a DVD or two and play it (in surround sound) via the SB.
I would agree 5.4.1 is way more usable. But, I still hold out hope for 6.+
My advice is that priorities are set then the things are fixed in order.
Should we start a list?
Thanks,
Phillip
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My error isn't quite the same--but I do have more info.
As I'm playing songs, only every OTHER song shows the no artist, no
album. It's weird because it never shows the RIGHT track info...it's
always either the first or second track on the album. But, as it goes, it
will show a track (the wrong
I'm having another issue with 6.0.1... when the SB2 switches to display Now
Playing it shows the wrong song title and says no album and no artist.
Also, it's missing the track number which should be displaying because my
settings are for:
TRACKNUM, TITLE - ARTIST - ALBUM (YEAR)
The wrong track is
This sounds similar to an issue that appears connected to 6.0.1.
Almost every morning I wake up to see my two wireless SB1s blank and my
wireless SB2 still connected. I have to press and hold power on the two
SB1s. It's weird because the computer is on all night; not asleep. And,
the server is
Just a matter of time before someone suggests the $20 discount is applied to
everyone's order. (I don't believe this by the way)
Thanks,
Phillip
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DVDs are not exactly archival. Naturally, hard drives have the issue that
your OS may not support the HD in the future. I often feel like a dung
beetle copying all my stuff from computer to computer. Anyway, I just use
HDs.
Thanks,
Phillip
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Shoot, most of my 5.25 disks that had sat in
a box for 10 years worked the last time I went through them
before their ultimate disposal.
I think that magnetic media--although it's sensitive to fields--is notably
better for long-term archiving. I believe CDs are estimated at about 10
years
I'd say this (regarding your concerns)... first, realize few people will
post to this list unless it's a problem they're trying to resolve. That is,
by definition, this list will tend to display problems. Second, the product
generally does what it says it will. The one hardware issue that needs
I've worked with and sold much buggier products than this
one, lighten
up folks. You're getting what you paid for and a lot more.
Bugs are part
of the territory.
First, I don't I agree with this statement. The general acceptance people
have for buggy software has serious long-term
Just an idea that hopefully leads to making installing new sever versions
easier: it'd be nice to be able to export all settings prior to upgrading
the server... then be able to restore those settings once the new version is
in.
For me, one reason to avoid nightlies is the prospect of resetting
Quoting Phillip Kerman [EMAIL PROTECTED]:
Just an idea that hopefully leads to making installing new
sever versions
easier: it'd be nice to be able to export all settings
prior to upgrading
the server... then be able to restore those settings once
the new version is
in.
For me
Just an idea that hopefully leads to making installing new
sever versions
easier: it'd be nice to be able to export all settings
prior to upgrading
the server... then be able to restore those settings once
the new version is
in.
For me, one reason to avoid nightlies
what platform?
XP
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Okay, so I'm using the latest nightly in attempt to get past the database
corruption issues.
I installed,
wiped cache
waited for it to finish rescanning
...now
browse by artist or album is still messed up... so I'm back to my old way of
browse music folder.
But now what's even worse is that
Send me your slimserversql.db file.
Will do
Are you browsing while the rescan is still happening?
Yes... how else do I know when it's done?
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Something like this needs to be more thoroughly documented somewhere,
especially given the current environment of nightlies being the most
reliable builds. Is there a list somewhere outlining what
gets clobbered
during an install and what does not?
Is my original suggestion not worthy
Nearly all my album tracks are unavailable... when I do Browse musicBrowse
Artistssome artistsome album all I see is EMPTY (Same thing with Browse
Albums)
I had to give up my old way of accessing files (Browse Music Folder) because
v6.0.0 has serious performance issues with this feature (I'd
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Subject: [slim] EMPTY when browsing
Nearly all my album tracks are unavailable... when I do
Browse musicBrowse
Artistssome artistsome album all I see is EMPTY (Same
thing
It's whacked. I did a clear cache and rescan... now it's totally messed up.
Got Tenacious D listed under Led Zeppelin... songs from Fear of Music
listed under Little Creatures... songs from More Songs about Buildings
and Food listed under Fear of Music
I'd say it doesn't work.
Thanks,
Phillip
It's whacked. I did a clear cache and rescan... now it's
totally messed up.
Correction: I did a Wipe Cache
Also, works now that I restarted the service (for the Nth time today)
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Phillip
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There is a web interface for this but I don't believe you can post.
Also, this topic of changing the format has been discussed and I don't think
you're alone. However, personally, I find email based lists way more useful
for me--and definitely quicker. Not saying I can't adapt to other
Please try the latest nightly - either 6.0.1 or 6.1 - this
should be fixed there.
-D
I've patiently waited weeks for the new version 6. Not even a
week after its release and we're back to 'try the latest
nightly'. Excellent!
I want to add to this sentiment but make sure that my
On Sun, 3 Apr 2005, Phillip Kerman wrote:
Here's the bottom line and unfortunate truth: slimserver is
not stable.
5.4 is/was pretty good. Yeah, it had bugs, but no more than,
say, Windows
Media Player.
6.0, on the other hand, is unusably bug-ridden -- but this really
shouldn't
outputs as a workaround.
On Apr 1, 2005, at 5:31 PM, Phillip Kerman wrote:
By the way, I can repeat it every time---guess how? I
switch an outside
light on/off... and my receiver loses the loc on the DAC
signal. My SB2 and
receiver are plugged into a brickwall MOV or similar
Maybe it's adding a third wireless SB but I really think 6.0.0 causes my
devices to lose connection to the server pretty often. The worst part is
they don't seem to know how to reconnect without me forcing a restart.
Any thing to try to track it down?
Thanks,
Phillip
on.
On Mar 31, 2005, at 2:34 PM, Phillip Kerman wrote:
Kevin tried several coax cables of various length and quality
but could
not reproduce any loss-of-sync problem or obvious data
errors. Still
testing though.
What happens when you do it coax only? I get the receiver to freak
Maybe it's adding a third wireless SB but I really think
6.0.0 causes my
devices to lose connection to the server pretty often. The
worst part is
they don't seem to know how to reconnect without me forcing
a restart.
Any thing to try to track it down?
What are you doing when
Basically, the problem is that it won't connect in wireless mode.
I have
Firmware Version: 1.50.14
No WEP/WPA... just MAC filering which, even when off, doesn't work. Also, I
turned on/off SSID broadcast with no effect.
I'm sure slim will find a fix though.
Thanks,
Phillip
Kevin tried several coax cables of various length and quality
but could
not reproduce any loss-of-sync problem or obvious data errors. Still
testing though.
What happens when you do it coax only? I get the receiver to freak out--not
only no sound but it keeps trying different decoding
First, mine goes blank for no apparent reason sometimes.
Blank screen.
Some new information suggests that this might be triggered when the
server is stopped and then restarted (ie something to do with the
reconnection logic on the client). Does that jibe?
I don't know if I totally get this section of the server settings.
I want one wireless SB1 to play everything as MP3 (that is, transcode FLACs
to 320kpbs)
I want another SB1 wired to play everything as WAV (that is, transcode FLACs
and MP3s to raw PCM)
I want my new SB2 (wireless) to do all
Does your DAC have optical in?
Nope, just S/PDIF. Waddya want for a $137 DAC?
Crap - well this is a tricky issue to debug without poking at
it with a
scope.
BTW S/PDIF is S/PDIF - could mean optical or coax. TOSLink
specifically means optical, but if you just say S/PDIF it
Browse Music Folder is one of the more processor intensive
operations
that
SlimServer performs, especially if you have a large number
of top level
directories. Coupled with the small buffer of SB1, drop
outs can happen.
If you set the Server Settings Behavior Sort By File Name
Phillip,
Could you confirm whether changing the Sort By File Name setting
changes the dropout behavior?
I already had Sort By File Name set to Sort by song information
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First, mine goes blank for no apparent reason sometimes.
Blank screen.
Does it keep playing audio? Can you control it from the web interface?
I'll test it out more... basically, it's dead then I unplug and try again.
Also, I'm trying to compare the digital out into my DAC to the
I'm curious... maybe I've got it all set up wrong... but I'm having really
bad performance issues with 6.0
It's wired SBG windows XP... when I do a browse music folder while a FLAC is
playing is cuts out for a half a second.
I think I got all my settings right--any clues what I may have
My SB2 is coming any day now so I figure I'll install the required server.
Anyone have a recommendation for a relatively stable version to use?
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jan van mourik wrote
Pardon my ignorance, but would there be any difference in audio
quality between the SB2 and the SB when using the digital output,
optical or coax?
Thanks, jan
Hey Jan,
Potentially, yes. Two very tangible improvements will be the
resolution of
the l/r
On Thu, 24 Feb 2005 15:26:03 -0700, John Hernandez
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As a datapoint, you may try turning off WEP. I'm not
suggesting this as
a good long-term solution, but you might consider something like MAC
filtering if WEP is indeed the problem with your particular setup.
... but when Roku gets support for my Live365
account happening, I'll be just fine with that. If I buy a
second unit
(which is quite possible) it will quite probably be a Squeezebox, but
for the immediate satisfaction factor of getting my music
served to the
stereo system in the living
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