Re: [slim] Does Winamp act as an LMS player on Windows 10?

2019-02-21 Thread itm
I finally gave up and started researching other players for my Windows machine. Came across MusicBee and it really is excellent. Visually appealing, including a slideshow of various shots of the artist whle a track is playing (not just album covers), lyrics display, customisable random play

Re: [slim] Does Winamp act as an LMS player on Windows 10?

2019-02-17 Thread itm
itm wrote: > OK I just tried album playback on Squeezelite-X and it has the same > problem, so it's not specific to random mixes. I'm now beginning to think it's a problem with the client. Do Squeezelite-X and Squeezeplay share any components/libraries?

Re: [slim] Does Winamp act as an LMS player on Windows 10?

2019-02-16 Thread itm
itm wrote: > It doesn't seem to be a problem with online radio stations. The problem > is with random mixes, which is how I usually play my music. They work > fine on the SB Booms/Classic. I'm trying playback of a full album on > Squeezelite-X to see if I get the same issue. OK I just tried

Re: [slim] Does Winamp act as an LMS player on Windows 10?

2019-02-16 Thread itm
d6jg wrote: > If you play a constant stream i.e Radio do you get skips or is it > limited to local files ? > You said that native SB devices work OK. Have you played the same > playlist on both a PC with squeezelite-X and an SB player to be 100% > sure. It doesn't seem to be a problem with

Re: [slim] Does Winamp act as an LMS player on Windows 10?

2019-02-14 Thread d6jg
itm wrote: > LMS (v7.9.1) is running on a Linux (Lubuntu) server. The hardware is an > HP Microserver (Gen 8) If you play a constant stream i.e Radio do you get skips or is it limited to local files ? You said that native SB devices work OK. Have you played the same playlist on both a PC with

Re: [slim] Does Winamp act as an LMS player on Windows 10?

2019-02-14 Thread itm
d6jg wrote: > If it happens on two separate PCs wired or wireless means it must be on > the server side. What is running LMS ? LMS (v7.9.1) is running on a Linux (Lubuntu) server. The hardware is an HP Microserver (Gen 8)

Re: [slim] Does Winamp act as an LMS player on Windows 10?

2019-02-14 Thread d6jg
itm wrote: > So the laptop has exactly the same problem. I was using the > Squeezelite-X app, over wifi, with the built-in speakers. > If it happens on two separate PCs wired or wireless means it must be on the server side. What is running LMS ? VB2.4[/B] STORAGE *QNAP TS419P (NFS)

Re: [slim] Does Winamp act as an LMS player on Windows 10?

2019-02-14 Thread itm
So the laptop has exactly the same problem. I was using the Squeezelite-X app, over wifi, with the built-in speakers. itm's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=17437 View this thread:

Re: [slim] Does Winamp act as an LMS player on Windows 10?

2019-02-14 Thread d6jg
itm wrote: > The amount being skipped varies enormously - e.g. sometimes it skips > after a minute or so, sometimes 30 seconds from the end of the song. > As an experiment I disabled my ethernet adapter and switched to a USB > Wifi dongle - I got the same problem. So it's not a problem specific

Re: [slim] Does Winamp act as an LMS player on Windows 10?

2019-02-14 Thread itm
bpa wrote: > About how much audio is being skipped ? 2 min ? 1 Min ? 30 secs ? 10 > sec ? 5 sec ? > > If it is very short up 10 to secs then it is likely the audio subsystem > is telling player that all audio that has been sent has been played > (i.e. sent to audio hardware) where in fact it

Re: [slim] Does Winamp act as an LMS player on Windows 10?

2019-02-14 Thread bpa
About how much audio is being skipped ? 2 min ? 1 Min 30 secs 10 sec ? 5 sec ? If it is very short up 10 to secs then it is likley the audio subsystem is telling player that all audio that has been sent has been played (i.e. sent to audio hardware) where in fact it hasn't. If it is of the

Re: [slim] Does Winamp act as an LMS player on Windows 10?

2019-02-14 Thread d6jg
itm wrote: > No, none of the players are synced This is most probably a network issue or something specific on your PC. Do you have another PC where you could install Squeezeplay for testing ? VB2.4[/B] STORAGE *QNAP TS419P (NFS) [B]Living Room* - Joggler & SB3 -> Onkyo TS606 -> Celestion

Re: [slim] Does Winamp act as an LMS player on Windows 10?

2019-02-13 Thread itm
d6jg wrote: > These lines > Is the Player synced ? > It looks like LMS can't find a player with mac address > cc:cc:0d:f8:b7:a7 > > [19-02-04 16:17:12.5757] Slim::Player::StreamingController::_eventAction > (273) 0a:00:27:00:00:02: StatusHeartbeat in PLAYING-STREAMOUT -> >

Re: [slim] Does Winamp act as an LMS player on Windows 10?

2019-02-13 Thread d6jg
itm wrote: > LMS (v7.9.1) is running on a Linux (Lubuntu) server. Both server and PC > are connected via ethernet to the same switch. > In the attached log the skip occurred at about 16:17 on Feb 4th. It was > playing Tom Waits "Mr Siegal" (on player 0a:00:27:00:00:02), then > skipped before

Re: [slim] Does Winamp act as an LMS player on Windows 10?

2019-02-13 Thread itm
d6jg wrote: > Some more infor needed. > Where is LMS running ? On the W10 machine or elsewhere ? > Is the W10 PC wired or wireless ? LMS (v7.9.1) is running on a Linux (Lubuntu) server. Both server and PC are connected via ethernet to the same switch. In the attached log the skip occurred at

Re: [slim] Does Winamp act as an LMS player on Windows 10?

2019-02-13 Thread d6jg
itm wrote: > Just tried it. Sadly it didn't help :0( Some more infor needed. Where is LMS running ? On the W10 machine or elsewhere ? Is the W10 PC wired or wireless ? VB2.4[/B] STORAGE *QNAP TS419P (NFS) [B]Living Room* - Joggler & SB3 -> Onkyo TS606 -> Celestion F20s *Office* - Pi3+Sreen

Re: [slim] Does Winamp act as an LMS player on Windows 10?

2019-02-13 Thread itm
d6jg wrote: > Try turning off your anti virus Just tried it. Sadly it didn't help :0( itm's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=17437 View this thread:

Re: [slim] Does Winamp act as an LMS player on Windows 10?

2019-02-12 Thread d6jg
Try turning off your anti virus VB2.4[/B] STORAGE *QNAP TS419P (NFS) [B]Living Room* - Joggler & SB3 -> Onkyo TS606 -> Celestion F20s *Office* - Pi3+Sreen -> Sony TAFE320 -> Celestion F10s / Pi2+DAC & SB3 -> Onkyo CRN755 -> Wharfedale Modus Cubes *Dining Room* -> SB Boom *Kitchen* -> UE

Re: [slim] Does Winamp act as an LMS player on Windows 10?

2019-02-12 Thread itm
itm wrote: > Great - I had no idea that existed. Many thanks! Oh no I'm getting the same problemskipping to the next item in the playlist before the end of the track. It's strange because I don't get the problem on any of my other players (Squeezebox Booms and Squeezebox Classic). It's

Re: [slim] Does Winamp act as an LMS player on Windows 10?

2019-02-12 Thread Yatsushiro
itm wrote: > I've been unable to resolve issues with my Squeezeplay client on Window > 10 prematurely skipping to the next track, so am looking for an > alternative player for Windows 10. I've tried installing Softsqueeze, > but it cannot recognise my existing Java (v7) runtime, so am now

Re: [slim] Does Winamp act as an LMS player on Windows 10?

2019-02-12 Thread itm
kidstypike wrote: > I don't know about Winamp, but this works fine: > > https://www.microsoft.com/en-gb/p/squeezelite-x/9pbhmtnp9037?activetab=pivot:overviewtab Great - I had no idea that existed. Many thanks! itm's

Re: [slim] Does Winamp act as an LMS player on Windows 10?

2019-02-12 Thread kidstypike
itm wrote: > I've been unable to resolve issues with my Squeezeplay client on Window > 10 prematurely skipping to the next track, so am looking for an > alternative player for Windows 10. I've tried installing Softsqueeze, > but it cannot recognise my existing Java (v7) runtime, so am now