Volition - have a look here:
http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=25708
It's a much shorter thread, so info is easier to find.
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+Slimscrobbler 0.34
Windows 2000
In Regards to this issue. Can someone summarise for me. i am still
getting duplicates albums. Using 6.3.1,
Is this in bugzilla?
What bug #? (There are so many and i'm not sure which one is relevant)
Why doesn't the scanner just use the ALBUM tag and ALBUM ARTIST tag ?
To Create the album
i don't think there's anything wrong w/someone mentioning it again, the
more it is, the more of a priority it becomes. its good for SD to see
how many people care about the issue.
since SS seems to do a scan and build its own DB, and since most people
rip individual albums into album folders,
MrSinatra Wrote:
how do i verify that the info is in the tag? thx! -mdw
LAME adds RG info to MP3s in a way hardly any program can use. See
here:
http://www.hydrogenaudio.org/forums/index.php?showtopic=32288st=175p=339667#entry339667
MP3Gain can using APEv2 tags.
foobar uses a different
ok, but the big Q is does SS read them the way LAME inserts them?
if not, is there a bugzilla request for this to be so?
some of what you are saying is above my head... i'll check out the
thread and come back.
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Using:
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MrSinatra Wrote:
ok, but the big Q is does SS read them the way LAME inserts them?
if not, is there a bugzilla request for this to be so?
some of what you are saying is above my head... i'll check out the
thread and come back.
When you check the thread you'll notice the LAME experts
fairyliquidizer Wrote:
This issue may not trouble you but I like to keep my tags as slim a
possible and would rather it was fixed sooner and 6.5 took longer.
Especially as changing my tags will trigger my incremental backup to
add a new increment which will be rather large as I have a
Two reasons: I have had experience of programs complaining of
non-standard tagging in the past and also because any change will be
detected by my backup software and cause a needlessly bloated
incremental backup. That said I gave up and did the tagging which took
seconds I've just disabled my
fairyliquidizer Wrote:
I still think there is something wrong when I have to manually intervene
to restore functionality that was previously there. Hopefully it will
be fixed soon so I don't have to remember to tag future compilations
manually.
Fairy
Coudn't agree more, but as Slim are
MrSinatra Wrote:
what is a compilation tag? i don't see it when i edit tags in winamp.
@MrSinatra: I use MP3Tag to edit my tags. The COMPILATION tag is
not a stadard option as far as MP3Tag is concerned - but it lets me
create custom tags. So I added a new tag (in fact, I think I needed to
Fairy,
I've been with the company since March, and have been working to build
good test suites for the Squeezebox firmware and Slimserver. The 6.3.0
release was my first Slimserver release. There weren't a lot of bugs in
it, but the bugs that caused duplicated album listings were extremely
ChrisOwens Wrote:
That said, we are very aware that in order to reach a market outside of
our hackerish roots, we need to improve our Slimserver releases.
With the invaluable help of you, our users, we will continue to work on
it.
thats awesome, and i'm sure it will be news to some of the
MrSinatra Wrote:
btw, speaking of extremely annoying things to end users, being able to
browse artwork in album title alphabetical only mode is high on the
list, altho i think this has finally been fixed in the upcoming
release.
Different options are included in 6.5 AFAIK
MrSinatra Wrote:
MrSinatra,
With MP3Tag you can filter on various things. In my library, I've got
each individual disc in a folder name like artist name - title. So
in my case, I just filtered the file path to include Various Artists.
That gives me all my comilation albums available for edit - then you can
MrSinatra Wrote:
ps. thx gutted... but i need a more standard solution.
Well there isn't one and as 6.5 is coming along nicely and most of the
developers are working on that there is probably little point in
mentioning the issue again (how many threads have there been about it
recently?).
ModelCitizen Wrote:
Well there isn't one and as 6.5 is coming along nicely and most of the
developers are working on that there is probably little point in
mentioning the issue again
ModelCitizen,
This issue may not trouble you but I like to keep my tags as slim a
possible and would rather
No apology necessary. It's a strange job, in that many customers know
Slimserver (or at least some parts of it) better than I do, still.
It's an extremely complex application, with a lot of years of added
features.
I take the criticism as constructively as possible. When you're
selling to
I saw dups in 6.2.2 and they didn't disappear after upgrading to 6.3.0
so I cleared then rescanned my entire library and the dups are gone -
at least the ones which I noticed before. Worth a try if you are
seeing dups now.
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2 Channel Setup: SB3 * Benchmark DAC1 * Classé Audio
No it's not and I must admit that having to use the nightlys to get bug
free performance when the nightlys are clearly alphas and Slimdevices
warn against using them is somewhat unsatisfactory for a consumer
device.
I think the people who have expressed frustration in the thread have
been
Anyone kow if this is corrected by 6.3.1. release?
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Not sure if I've missed someone say this but I've noticed the same
problem today - a small handful of albums I've ripped recently have
duplicate entries.
The only difference between old and new rips is I've started saving the
cue file in the same folder. The only albums with dupes had a cue
Rangdo Wrote:
Not sure if I've missed someone say this but I've noticed the same
problem today - a small handful of albums I've ripped recently have
duplicate entries.
The only difference between old and new rips is I've started saving the
cue file in the same folder. The only albums
Rangdo Wrote:
Not sure if I've missed someone say this but I've noticed the same
problem today - a small handful of albums I've ripped recently have
duplicate entries.
The only difference between old and new rips is I've started saving the
cue file in the same folder. The only albums with
Fair do's, thanks for the replies ;)
Shame I didn't look on the forum *before* spending an hour this morning
figuring out what was causing the dupes.
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this may have been said already...
but when i browse artwork, if a tag of one song in an album has
something different from the others, even something as small as a
change of case, it shows up THREE times. one for the first similar
grouping, one for the odd song, once again for the second
kdf Wrote:
On 11-Jul-06, at 10:27 PM, MrSinatra wrote:
obviously its not the difference of opinion kdf, its the WAY or
manner
those differences of opinion are conveyed.
i don't talk down to anyone when i post, i don't think i get all
huffy
or defensive.
yes, but the issue is
On 11-Jul-06, at 10:56 PM, MrSinatra wrote:
i'm not quite sure what that refers to... but u seem to be assuming
i'm directing my comments solely at you, and i'm not.
I'm not. but I do read the threads, and you do seem to be clinging to
the issue.
I made a request, which I felt would be a
MrSinatra wrote:
yes, its open source but that doesn't mean when i buy it i am
obligated to fix errors in official releases. the onus is NOT on me.
You _didn't_ buy it. It's _free_ software. What you bought was the
Squeezebox.
- Marc
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Yeah, well.
It's free software but it's the only software around that will drive a
squeezebox, which he did pay for.
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Michaelwagner wrote:
Yeah, well.
It's free software but it's the only software around that will drive a
squeezebox, which he did pay for.
If he wasn't happy with the software when he bought his squeezebox, he
should have returned it for a full refund. If he was happy, he should
downgrade
I don't think it's that bad. KDF has shown in the past he can take care
of himself.
A lot of people don't understand (and don't much care) that the
development effort is shared between volunteers and paid staff.
They just want to come home, kick back with a glass of wine and listen
to music.
Michaelwagner wrote:
A lot of people don't understand (and don't much care) that the
development effort is shared between volunteers and paid staff.
They just want to come home, kick back with a glass of wine and listen
to music.
It doesn't sound like it's all that much to ask for.
That's
I had a similar issue. But rolling back to v6.2.2 did not solve the
issue even though v6.2.2 was working fine before I upgraded to v6.3.0.
I was only able to solve the issue after rolling forward to v6.5b1.
Very strange.
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shabbs
[shabbs]
*iPod:* 4G [40GB] | *OS:* Windows XP Pro SP2 |
Marc Sherman Wrote:
I'm still quite happily running 5.4.1. It plays music.
True enough. I did the same for quite a long time. I had only SB1s at
the time, hated the upgrade to 6, backed down to 5 and ran that for at
least 6 months.
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Michaelwagner
On 12-Jul-06, at 6:05 AM, Michaelwagner wrote:
They just want to come home, kick back with a glass of wine and listen
to music.
It doesn't sound like it's all that much to ask for.
This is completely possible with all currently built versions.
Why is listening to music lumped together with
Marc Sherman Wrote:
Michaelwagner wrote:
Yeah, well.
It's free software but it's the only software around that will drive
a
squeezebox, which he did pay for.
If he wasn't happy with the software when he bought his squeezebox, he
should have returned it for a full refund. If he
shabbs Wrote:
Update: I installed v6.5b1 - 8255 - Windows XP - EN - cp1252 and it
cleared up my duplicate listings on Various Artists issue after it
scanned the whole library. I was quite surprised that I still had the
issue even after rolling back to v6.2.2 as my old system is still
Quoting finnie [EMAIL PROTECTED]:
Is anyone from Slim Devices looking at this. I have also gone back to
6.2.2 and still no joy.
http://bugs.slimdevices.com/buglist.cgi?query_format=advancedtarget_milestone=6.3.1bug_status=NEWbug_status=ASSIGNED
its nice to see some people here anyway share my pov that features in an
official release should work, and if they don't, the onus is on SD to
fix them asap.
for a while, i thought i entered bizarro world, where reasonable
expectations were wrong, and unreasonable ones, right.
i love SS, SD,
On 11-Jul-06, at 10:02 PM, MrSinatra wrote:
i only wish that everyone who loved their SB and SD's wouldn't get so
defensive and offended that someone actually has a criticism to make,
ESPECIALLY when its done in a constructive manner.
yes, how dare anyone have a difference of opinion
-k
obviously its not the difference of opinion kdf, its the WAY or manner
those differences of opinion are conveyed.
i don't talk down to anyone when i post, i don't think i get all huffy
or defensive. i think i simply make my point or comment in a
constructive and worthwhile way. yes, i
On 11-Jul-06, at 10:27 PM, MrSinatra wrote:
obviously its not the difference of opinion kdf, its the WAY or manner
those differences of opinion are conveyed.
i don't talk down to anyone when i post, i don't think i get all huffy
or defensive.
yes, but the issue is done. some let it go.
shabbs Wrote:
Well - I just rebuilt my new home system and loaded v6.3.0 on it after
running v6.2.2 on my old system and had the same issue as everyone else
here. Main screen was showing that I had 14,000+ songs in my library
when I knew full well I only had 9,000+. Re-installed, re-scanned,
Another thing with 6.3.0...
If you have a CUE and Image file, The almum is shown twice. Once for
the CUE and tracks within that CUE, and again for the Image file.
Is this the same bug?
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dangerous_dom
dangerous_dom's
I'm sure you can assume that had the developers known about it prior to
release they would have already fixed it, so it obviously doesn't show
up with their test dataset.
The multi-disc issue has been fixed by Dan. I can't speak for the VA
problem.
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Michael
Patrick Dixon Wrote:
It would help if you file and/or contribute to a bug report as this will
ensure that the problem gets addressed and fixed.
I'm sure you can assume that had the developers known about it prior to
release they would have already fixed it, so it obviously doesn't show
up
Update: I installed v6.5b1 - 8255 - Windows XP - EN - cp1252 and it
cleared up my duplicate listings on Various Artists issue after it
scanned the whole library. I was quite surprised that I still had the
issue even after rolling back to v6.2.2 as my old system is still
running v6.2.2 and does
As one who looks in from time to time it's interesting to see the
responses to the 6.3 release
I upgraded some time back, encountered the compilation issue, read a
few threads on it concluded I needed to tag compilations as such
-took no time with mp3 tag about 700 albums all told.
My
Bradley Wrote:
These are obviously Albums containing tracks with different artists,
otherwise known as compilation albums.
At the risk of getting back to the subject: do you also see problems
with multi disc sets of the same artist? I'm using the Group albums
option, have set the TPOS (Part
mherger Wrote:
At the risk of getting back to the subject: do you also see problems
with multi disc sets of the same artist? I'm using the Group albums
option, have set the TPOS (Part of a set) tags and still see discs of a
single separated. The second album displays the track numbers as
This thead prompted me to examine my setups 6.3 treatment of multi-disc,
and noticed the same issue that Pat is experiencing. I had submitted a
patch (which went into 6.3) to allow J.River's Media Center's tag
('Disk #') to be mapped to DISC, and prior to the final release,
multi-disc was
bmountney Wrote:
I began having this same problem after upgrading to 6.3.0, and in my
case it appears to be related to the data coming in from MusicIP
Server, rather than from SlimServer's own scan.
If I do a full rescan with Don't use MusicMagic the duplicate albums
are gone. If, on the
Well - I just rebuilt my new home system and loaded v6.3.0 on it after
running v6.2.2 on my old system and had the same issue as everyone else
here. Main screen was showing that I had 14,000+ songs in my library
when I knew full well I only had 9,000+. Re-installed, re-scanned,
etc... many times
realtyler Wrote:
Responses of get the nightly build to questions posed makes me
frustrated...
would you prefer wait for the next release in 6 months?
pointless complaint in my book. releases have problems, fine.
don't bitch about the availability of NIGHTLY freaking updates and
fixes.
-k
KDF,
While some posts in this thread do seem to have a bitchiness about
them, I do think some of Slim's CUSTOMERS do have a point.
Some users bought this sytem to just rip their CD's and start listening
to music. They did not expect to become a sysadmin.
I recently had some synch problems with
On 1-Jul-06, at 12:29 AM, oreillymj wrote:
KDF,
While some posts in this thread do seem to have a bitchiness about
them, I do think some of Slim's CUSTOMERS do have a point.
sure, but do I HAVE to agree...no.
Some users bought this sytem to just rip their CD's and start listening
to
kdf Wrote:
realtyler Wrote:
Responses of get the nightly build to questions posed makes me
frustrated...
would you prefer wait for the next release in 6 months?
pointless complaint in my book. releases have problems, fine.
don't bitch about the availability of NIGHTLY freaking
On 1-Jul-06, at 1:01 AM, JJZolx wrote:
But try to realize the fact that most
yeah...I'm the one who has to realise.
keep singing the same song, mate. stupid...really
-k
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In Australia the issue of releases is significant. If a customer
purchased a squeezebox and the software clearly doesn't run properly
i.e. duplicates entries etc, the distributor in Australia would be
liable under consumer law. The customer could demand a full refund etc
etc.
This is not good
Ledwidge Wrote:
In Australia the issue of releases is significant. If a customer
purchased a squeezebox and the software clearly doesn't run properly
i.e. duplicates entries etc, the distributor in Australia would be
liable under consumer law. The customer could demand a full refund etc
people don't want to screw around with beta software and installing
...that's why everybody's running after that latest Windows XYZ beta
release which makes MS talk about breaking the internet due to demand...
People just LOVE beta software if it's announced loud enough :-)
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Michael
Patrick Dixon Wrote:
in any event SD will give you 30 days to return their product if it
doesn't work for you.
As I understand it, this is only for sales direct from SD.
Sales through the retail chain don't work the same way. It's up to the
retailer to offer this guarantee (or not) and Slim
Personally, I would disagree with the notion that marketing dictate when
Slim release software.
As someone unable to use the Pandora feature in 6.3, the release
contain nothing new except bug-fixes for me.
I would also agree that if customers constantly request new features,
they must accept
kdf Wrote:
don't bitch about the availability of NIGHTLY freaking updates and
fixes.
-k
Whoa...hold on cowboy. If you read my post, you'll see that I did not
complain about their availability at all...I think it's fantastic that
they're available and that fixes come quickly and that there's
Didn't Slim just hire a new QA guy?
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On 1-Jul-06, at 9:22 AM, Michaelwagner wrote:
Didn't Slim just hire a new QA guy?
oh please, dont start attacking individuals... I know you aren't here,
but just dont even start.
The class level of these forums don't need to sink any further. qsnap
thread was bad enough.
-k
On 1-Jul-06, at 9:16 AM, realtyler wrote:
My point was, and is, that Slimdevices is selling an appliance and it's
not working like one. Like a CD player. Or an amplifier. Or an iPod.
yup, the iPod is perfect. never a word of troubles there.
however, your point is moot because a great
KDF,
I'm not saying that the iPOD is perfect. Far for it, I don't own one.
Bought a flash iRiver that takes AA batteries.
The point I'm making is. Most users a clueless sheep ;-)
They want something simple that just works
This is final post in this thread as it risk becoming bad tempered and
Quoting Michaelwagner
[EMAIL PROTECTED]:
kdf Wrote:
oh please, dont start attacking individuals...
KDF: you misunderstood my intention.
So let me reword it.
Rather than focusing on the person,
didn't Slim recently create and fill a position for Quality Assurance?
yes, they did.
however,
Bradley Wrote:
A word to SlimDevices: It's great that you've enjoyed success to date
with your products, but start facilitating BS like this 6.3.0 release
and watch your customer base rapidly shrink towards zero.
*Bradley
This has been my experience with this product (and I'm
realtyler Wrote:
Responses of get the nightly build to questions posed makes me
frustrated...
At least you don't see much of the RTFM answers that you typically see
on Linux/Open Source forums. Unfortunately, getting information out of
the open source crowd is usually like pulling teeth.
Siduhe Wrote:
This is a known issue, but it isn't yet clear whether it is a bug or
something to do with a slightly revised way that Slimserver reads tags.
I'm sorry, but this IS A BUG. It did not exist in previous versions.
It's ruining my experience with this product -- It will no doubt
Totally agree, if a newer software release screws up what a previous
version was performing well, it has a bug.
Think I'll hold 'upgrading' to 6.3 until the consensus of opinion is
that it's a sensible thing to do.
MS
--
MadScientist
Bradley Wrote:
It is LUDICROUS to ask me to go into some editor and resave tags. The
tags are fine. THE CODE IS BROKEN, not the Tags. All I did was take a
fully functioning 6.2.2 release and install 6.3.0. Developers MUST fix
it, NOT put the burden on users.
If you folks changed the
I have to agree that this must be a bug and (even if it isn't) the
release of 6.3 should have been put back until it was sorted (one way
or another).
However, if it helps you at all Bradley I found is very easy to get
round by opening all my compilation albums at once in FooBar2000 (as I
am on
Siduhe Wrote:
For myself, my current theory is that its something to do with the way
that Slimserver reads the ALBUMARTIST tags in 6.3.0.
None of my files include an ALBUMARTIST tag, so can your current theory
still stand?
Oooh, and opening the files and resaving the tags did not cure the
ModelCitizen Wrote:
None of my files include an ALBUMARTIST tag, so can your current theory
still stand?
Oooh, and opening the files and resaving the tags did not cure the
problem either.
MC
Ah well, as I say, just a theory. Time for me to bow out, I think.
Was the Oooh really
Hey Sidue,
I'm sorry, I did not mean my comments to be taken that way. They were
supplied in a spirit of helpfullness, not antagonism. I have been (and
still am) very, very appreciate of your help.
The Oooh, was added a I just remembered to put the comment in at the
last moment.
Sorry to offend
A little over the top on the rage but I agree that this is a bug and not
a feature.
End users should not have to go through and retag all their cd's. I
know that I have many cd's that could be affected by this bug.
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All
have a look at http://bugs.slimdevices.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2976 which I
think may be relevant. It discusses a bug fix for another problem. In
the discussion a side effect like the one being discussed here is
anticipated.
I think this shows that the Slim folks did at least consider what
In the past I believe the scanning part of the software attempted to be clever
and interpret what albums should be regarded as compilations.
A recent change to fix other issues with scanning compilations has perhaps
changed the guessing functionality. I'm a bit hazy on the specifics. Proper
I too upgraded to 6.3 today and have the same problem. It's a real pain.
Also, the CD's i have ripped to an image/CUE also show up twice in
album art.
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I began having this same problem after upgrading to 6.3.0, and in my
case it appears to be related to the data coming in from MusicIP
Server, rather than from SlimServer's own scan.
If I do a full rescan with Don't use MusicMagic the duplicate albums
are gone. If, on the other hand, I point
You might want to look a few threads down.
This is a known issue, but it isn't yet clear whether it is a bug or
something to do with a slightly revised way that Slimserver reads
tags.
Luckily, it's easy to fix (or at least, has been for most people - one
I think is still experiencing problems).
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