When I click on Send to Windows Media Player is opened and an error
message appears that it cannot play the song (sometimes it says the
media format is unvalid, sometimes the track is corrupted). I found no
way to change the send to button to send the songs to Slimserver. In
the MusicMagic
JJZolx;148370 Wrote:
BTW, there's no good reason to approach this as if launching the web
page connecting to SlimServer is launching Softsqueeze (or SlimServer,
for that matter).
Just start up Softsqueeze headless, perhaps by putting a shortcut to it
in your Windows Start Programs
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When I click on Send to Windows Media Player is opened and an error
message appears that it cannot play the song (sometimes it says themedia format is unvalid, sometimes the track is corrupted). I found noway to change the send to button to send the songs
dip;148958 Wrote:
When I click on Send to Windows Media Player is opened and an error
message appears that it cannot play the song (sometimes it says the
media format is unvalid, sometimes the track is corrupted). I found no
way to change the send to button to send the songs to Slimserver.
Also, if you are on Windows, have a look in the application event log,
there are sometimes useful clues there.
Ceejay
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My slimserver is a dedicated computer (XP pro) which is configured to go
to standby when not in use. MY SB3 can wake it up on-lan. Can a
Softsqueeze 3.2.1 (running in XP) be configured to do the same?
Thanks
MS
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There have been some changes in this area recently (mostly for the
better!) and all I can say is that it works for me!
Trying to be a bit more helpful, though...
I use the ; character ... I don't know for sure, but its possible that
/ , having special properties in some cases, might not be
I've been quite keen to get my music DVDs on a hard drive (and play back
via my excellent Xbox Media Centre less excellent Snazio HD player),
but the fact I use wireless (at least to connect my Xbox) is a
problem.
I don't want to lose any quality/extras (or most importantly the
menus), so I'd
Human nature is a strange thing.
You hit the nail on the head.
For me, I'm already in the club. Unless Audio Research, Classe or Theta
builds something similar, I'll probably buy a Transporter. Just please
don't name it LogSqueeze.
I liked your posting: while the message is the same as said
My slimserver is a dedicated computer (XP pro) which is configured to go
to standby when not in use. MY SB3 can wake it up on-lan. Can a
Softsqueeze 3.2.1 (running in XP) be configured to do the same?
That XP machine would have to be running to wake itself up then? How do
you run Softsqueeze
blackbear;148879 Wrote:
Anyway, now that Visa, MasterCard and PayPal have all stopped transfers
to allofmp3, I probably will not ever use allofmp3 ever again.
MasterCard worked fine yesterday.
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isn't Porsche just a Volkswagen (or therefore: Skoda!) with spoilers?
It's the same company, isn't it?
No, two completely separate companies, who have colaborated on occaision.
Skoda is owned by VW, as is Audi.
Tom
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No, windoze I'm afraid.
This performance issue is specific to the Slimp3, the SB3 is fine, so
I'd assume I want some setting that is player specific, not server?
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VW/Audi own Bugatti and Lamborghini though
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This is a bit off topic first.
Not completely separate - Porsche own 25% of VW (i.e. blocking rights)
and F. Piech chairman of VW supervisory board owns about 12% of Porche
and was CEO of VW up to 2002.
Following the analogy in relation to SD. The VW Phaeton was a
commercial failure - people
What are you doing giving these people money? Far better to pirate
using Bittorrent - at least then your money doesn't go to profiteering
mafiosi!
They pay no money to the artists. The fact that it may be legal in
Russia does not make it ethical anywhere. These guys are worse than
the touts
There's probably not much you can do about it. The problem is the small
buffer in the slimp3.
I have a slimp3 and sb2 and use them synced together sometimes. I only
get dropouts on the slimp3 when browsing artwork pages with more than
just a couple of covers to display (e.g. browse by album).
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isn't Porsche just a Volkswagen (or therefore: Skoda!) with spoilers?
It's the same company, isn't it?
No, two completely separate companies, who have colaborated on
occaision.
Skoda is owned by VW, as is Audi.
Tom
Porsche owns 25% of Volkswagen and there some
ezkcdude;148950 Wrote:
Much, much, much worse...
[[Microsoft logoed SB3]]
Ouch! That would indeed be much, much worse in my opinion. Then I
WOULDN'T have bought one, for sure.
I'm actually surprised that noone has made a Logitech logoed SB image
yet. I guess it was just too obvious.
Softsqueeze is running on an another computer on the network and not the
one running slimserver (and which is in standby).
MS
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Harry G;148904 Wrote:
The site was impressive but the only albums I could find available in
anything other than MP3 were the most popular American pop albums. Not
the kind of thing I usually buy. Did I miss something?
Yes, thier online encoding. It can sometimes take up to 24 hous for
your
Thanks for all the answers. This has given me a huge start on looking at
suitable technology. SadGamerGeek's solution is temping because it would
force me to buy an X-box (such hardship!) although I would prefer to use
a PS3 because I prefer to support Blu-Ray rather than HD DVD. The
trouble is
Khuli;148972 Wrote:
MasterCard worked fine yesterday.
Excellent News, I just took out a MasterCard just to be able to restock
my account, previously only had Visa cards and had to borrow the wifes
Mastercard last week :)
BTW With AllofMP3 the genie is out of the bottle and the consumer has
adamslim;148980 Wrote:
What are you doing giving these people money? Far better to pirate
using Bittorrent - at least then your money doesn't go to profiteering
mafiosi!
They pay no money to the artists. The fact that it may be legal in
Russia does not make it ethical anywhere. These
tomjtx;148932 Wrote:
I had 512 MB RAM and SS slowed down the computer I now have 1 gig and
everything is fine...could that be your problem?
Well, I have double the recommended amount of RAM needed, so I would
hope that's not it. You can always use more memory, but whether or
JulianL;148628 Wrote:
...
Are there any workable solutions for getting one's DVD collection onto
a PC and streaming it wirelessly to one's TV in decent quality or does
the copy protection on DVDs kill the whole idea dead?
...
- Julian
Not sure about copy protection, but otherwise it
Well, I have double the recommended amount of RAM needed, so I would
hope that's not it.
This depends on what else you're running on that machine. Look at your
taskmanager: how much memory is left? What other big suckers are you
running?
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cparker;148995 Wrote:
BTW With AllofMP3 the genie is out of the bottle and the consumer has
realised they are getting screwed by the big corps demanding excessive
payment per track, surely this is what globalisation and the free
market is all about and why you lost your job to India? ;) But
Michael Herger;149002 Wrote:
This depends on what else you're running on that machine. Look at your
taskmanager: how much memory is left? What other big suckers are you
running?
I generally don't run any other big applications when using the
Squeezebox, and my CPU Usage averages around 4%
blackbear;148996 Wrote:
When I signed up at allofmp3.com, I didn't even know they were Russian
and dubious. I've only spent $50 there and won't be spending any more.
The fact they are Russian is not important.
Dubious; make up your own mind and do some research, a good starting
place for
adamslim;149003 Wrote:
But to use AllOfMP3 is the best way to kill off music altogether. If
the artists get no money, they will just have to stop.
Artists make their money from merchandising and airplay so it wont kill
off music. For the small guy they probably arent in the catalogue
Interesting thread. Personally, with CD prices so low these days, I have
been quite happy to buy CDs to rip even when I already have an old vinyl
copy. My interest in this thread is prompted by those albums that don't
seem to be readily available on CD. To take one example, I have a copy
of
What are people using for compact players with the Squeezebox?
I have heard of people using setups as inexpensive as a set of powered
set of PC speakers connected to the headphone jack on up to high-dollar
audiophile mini systems.
It all depends on how good you want your sound to be in the
I found a link to a AVS Forum post from a user who reported his/her
experience with various media streaming devices:
http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?p=8533342highlight=Audiotron#post8533342
Hope that helps. I currently use ReadyNAS NV to serve FLAC/mp3 files
to two SB3s and
Shame. is it possible to make a plug in to do that?
Trouble is that I find a volume level of 1 is too loud unless I put a
prem amp gain of -3BD, but then of course the sytem doesn't go as loud
as it could. I guess I like the extemes! Also I suspect that there is
some loss of quality by using
I am thinking of trying something similar. Does the SB3 send a Magic
Packet or just a direct IP packet to the Slimserver machine?
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Remote storage
Another very interesting link egarding AllOfMP3.com -
http://www.museekster.com/allofmp3faq.htm
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It's been some time. I will re-check it works
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SB3 sends WOL packets
For more on WOL see
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To wake a remote PC run one of the programs/scripts mentioned in this
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jacques;148930 Wrote:
What are people using for compact players with the Squeezebox?
I picked up a set of Klipsch ProMedia powered speakers (including a
subwoofer) for my bedroom ... they sound very good and plug right into
the headphone jack on the Squeezebox. $119 on amazon.com.
Harry G;148941 Wrote:
I know that Mercedes today is made by Chrysler, whose cars we also
wouldn't buy, yet, the association doesn't bother me. Maybe because
they're so different.
Ouch, that hurt my german auto pride^^..
Mercedes Cars are still made by Mercedes, here in god ol'
Go to Help - Server Network Health* and enable performance monitoring,
then play songs until it freezes. What is the output?
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smc2911;149009 Wrote:
To take one example, I have a copy of Psychic TV's Dreams Less Sweet on
vinyl
I notice that the whole album is available for dowload [from AllOfMP3]
for $2.53. Very tempting (although it does seem to only be available in
192kbps...would a flac rip of the vinyl be
I made the decision that I would buy now - and maybe again in the
future. I wanted another one which I could work with; modify etc safe
in the bank.
The future is bright - the future is orange. Sorry wrong brand - but
you cannot predict what will happen - probably even SD et al dont
rightly
cliveb;149030 Wrote:
If the CD of this album is out of print, then it is highly likely that
the AllOfMP3 copy is a vinyl rip anyway, and potentially not a good
one.
For example, I took the risk and bought Rick Wakeman's Criminal Record
from AllOfMP3, hoping it had been sourced from the
adamslim;148980 Wrote:
What are you doing giving these people money? Far better to pirate
using Bittorrent - at least then your money doesn't go to profiteering
mafiosi!
Because 95% of what I download is replacing what I currently own on
vinyl or cassette.
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Kevin O. Lepard;148953 Wrote:
Will it make any difference? Any conjectures? Buy a Slim branded
device
or wait for a Logitech device?
If it meets your needs now, buy now. I own 3 SB2s and 1 SB3, and
would really love to buy a Transporter. I would have no qualms about
purchasing any of
adamslim;149036 Wrote:
Dig #3124 at record companies: why not put your entire deleted
back-catalogue on a simple 'download an album for £1' site? If you
deem it now so uncommercial that it's not even worth having a CD
available (how much does it cost?), why not give it away, subject to
I would buy now. I am seriously thinking of buying a second SB or even a
third as well. The SB3 does everything I want it to, and the open source
software should mean whatever happens in the future we will always have
a healthy community behind it.
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rbl;149014 Wrote:
Shame. is it possible to make a plug in to do that?
That would be a question for the developers. I'm not sure of the inner
workings of how this is done.
I would think that anything you could do over the web UI you could do
from the player UI but I'm not a developer (not
After stripping out the ALBUMARTIST and ALBUM ARTIST tags with MP3Tag, I
noticed that I had another artist field in mp3 only tags called BAND. I
removed that as well. Then I tried it again, and it was a little
better, but still several hundred artists are gone (800 about). I then
looked at my
Thanks BPA
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RIP - dBpowerAMP R12 (Alpha) to FLAC
ID3 Tags - MP3Tag v2.36
I think I have come up with the worst case scenario.
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Thanks!
I was hoping there was a hidden option in Softsqueeze. Writing a batch
file to run a wake-up program followed by SS seems the easiest option
for a complete programming novice like me.
MS
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Users of AlienBBC and listeners in general to BBC streams may be pleased
to know that the Beeb is supporting WMV format on all its radio streams.
Previously, only a couple of stations were availble in WMA format.
Michael.
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Where did you get this info ?
There have been WMA streams for all radio channels for a few months now
but only in the UK - will this change ?
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The Inquirer posted an article today regarding the BBC and MS striking
new techology deals.
http://www.theinquirer.net/default.aspx?article=35282
Article also mentions the Beebs move over to supporting WMA - which is
welcome news :-)
According to a press release from Sonos, the blokes over
Anyone know why they didn't use MP3?
It annoys me that they have gone from the horrible Real company and format
to the pretty horrible Microsoft format.
MC
The Inquirer posted an article today regarding the BBC and MS
striking new techology deals.
It looks like a rehash of the Guardian article of sept 28th
http://media.guardian.co.uk/site/story/0,,1883159,00.html
http://business.guardian.co.uk/story/0,,1883252,00.html
I think more may have been read into it about radio - I think the MS
deal is more to do with MS new IPTV platform.
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I don't think a 770 cradle exists...in the absence of that, I found
this, which seems like a great way to go. Technically, you're still
fiddling with cables, but at least it's well organized.
http://www.thinkgeek.com/gadgets/electronic/85a0/
At $20 it's probably worth a try.
#!/ben
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My slimp3 plays fine with SS 6.5.0
What file types do you use? Can you play mp3 files?
-s.
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But for the audiophiles who talk of their audio systems like they talk
of fine wines, mechanical watches or art, this doesn't really work.
Hello,
all along this thread i keep reading how audiophiles like a product
or don't by just looking at the brand name or the faceplate. Please
stop that
The wireless version is $299.
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SB3-EZDAC-MIT Terminator 2 interconnects-Endler Audio 24-step
Attenuators (RCA-direct)-Parasound Halo A23 125W/ch amplifier-Speltz
anti-cables-DIY 2-ways + Dayton Titanic 10 subwoofer
He's not
I seem to recall that that is what they go for brand new, WITH
warranty...
Perhaps you should rethink your pricing or put them on ebay. Lots of
fools pay new or even more than new prices for used goods over there.
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I am currently working on a Crestron module, it seems to be very similar
to the Controlworks module. The main difference between them is mine
will be cheaper. I am hoping to upload a demo version of it by the end
of the month. Users who purchase my module will also get free upgrades
to all future
Why do people like Crestron so much? It has terrible latency issues and
compared to some of the higher end automation solutions i have seen, it
isn't really impressive at all. I'm looking for a control solution for
my home and am wondering what Crestron users think, as I was very
disappointed
Was the demo unit a 2 series?
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Speed;149110 Wrote:
Was the demo unit a 2 series?
I'm not really sure. It was in a friend's home. The installation was
recent and he is uing touchscreen LCD flatpanels for control.
In all fairness to the Crestron system I was comparing to a custom
system that they use at Disney. The
They've offered to give 15% of their income to the record associations..
the record associations have just been greedy and not taking the money.
They have a product, at a resonable price point. (a full 80 minute cd
at the quality I like comes to ~$3-4$..) - and it's extremely easy to
use. I.e.
Sorry, they are Wireless SB3's
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You can make a mix out of a playlist. However, that'll take a rescan (as
far as I know).
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Newbie question.
I would like to limit two SqueezeBox3s to a subset of my FLAC ripped CD
collection (for age appropriate playback).
I wouldn't mind making separate subdirectories as a workaround as long
as I can figure out how to assign a subdirectory to a specific SB3.
If it's running
Still in original box. $250 including UPS Ground shipping to
continental U.S. Paypal add 3%. I am selling this because I have two
SB3's and my current order for the new Transporter bundle included a
SB3 which I won't use.
Please send me PM if you are interested.
Ken
P.S.: I wasn't sure
On Mon, Oct 23, 2006 at 05:31:11AM -0700, rhymesgalore wrote:
Harry G;148941 Wrote:
I know that Mercedes today is made by Chrysler, whose cars we also
wouldn't buy, yet, the association doesn't bother me. Maybe because
they're so different.
Ouch, that hurt my german auto pride^^..
ErikM;149088 Wrote:
I have two black SB3's I need to sell. About a month old perfect
condition, all boxes etc. I would like to sell them both as a package
for $500.00 or singularly for $265.00 plus shipping, paypal add 3%...
contact me at [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Where are you located?
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All I have on my PC are mp3s. I thought maybe it was a issue with the
one player, but when the second slimp3 did not work, that told me that
there is something wrong with 6.5 software, since I know they worked
before I installed the latest software. I tried loading the 6.5.1 and
I was having a
Well well, im back to 6.3.1
That version works like a charm!
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junien;147410 Wrote:
Let me introduce myself. My name is Junien Labrousse, Logitech SVP of
the Entertainment and Communication Business Unit.
Greetings! Let me introduce myself: I've been a user of the SlimServer
software for several years, loving it so much that I built a computer
just to
The only people getting screwed by allofmp3.com are the RIAA and the big
labels.
An interesting read about how much money a band really makes when they
sign with a label:
- http://www.negativland.com/albini.html
Another good article about how little money is given to the artists
via iTunes
does anyone have experience with their new remote control interface?
http://www.olive.us
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Would this then open up the possibility of integrating AlienBBC with
Squeezenetwork to allow BBC listen again with transcoding on the PC?
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search these forums for nokia770 and you'll find all sort of users
who have one of these working with slimserver and the nokia770 skin.
Not sure how many here you'll find using one with an Olive server.
-kdf
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LOL! It's called a Nokia 770. Check out this thread:
http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=19369
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dip;148771 Wrote:
2. In MusicMagic I can select multiple tracks to be the basis for a
MusicMagic Mix.
I've been using MusicMagic/SlimServer together for several months now,
and if there is a way to do this through the SlimServer interface, I
have not found it.
dip;148771 Wrote:
3. Is
I think that's pretty cool that Olive embraced the 770 as a remote
control. The statement Olive's new RONDO remote control interface
works with any networked PC, touch-panel, or PDA. translates to it's
browser-based. They're just using the 770 as a type example of how a
browser-based remote app
I plan to buy soon, can't afford it right now but definitely want to get
a new Squeezebox soon. Funny I was thinking of selling my original Slimp
3 and original SB but now I may re-consider that for sentimental reasons
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I think that's pretty cool that Olive embraced the 770 as a remote
control. The statement Olive's new RONDO remote control interface
works with any networked PC, touch-panel, or PDA. translates to it's
browser-based.
Or Flash? Is Flash available on the Nokia? Either it's a photoshop mockup
or
Michael Herger;149159 Wrote:
Or Flash? Is Flash available on the Nokia? Either it's a photoshop
mockup
or that browser interface looks really slick (scrollbars, buttons
etc.)
http://www.olive.us/p_bin/?cid=controlaction=flash
There's absolutely nothing in those photos that isn't
Speed,
Looking forward to seeing your Crestron module. I'll be happy to test
out the demo, and am willing to pay for the non-demo version if it
works well.
Please post in General when you've got it ready.
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cliveb;149038 Wrote:
But I need to know that the firmware update Sean promised (back when it
was still his company), to add the digital FX loop and fix the
vibrating knob even though you've only used the remote bug, is still
going to happen.
Clive, I've said this before but please don't
OK, played around more with this tonight:
1) Reconfirmed that the m4a files do not play.
2) Did a SS uninstall and deleted the program directory. Installed
today's SlimServer Version: 6.5.0 - 9916 - Windows XP - EN - cp1252.
The m4a files play.
3) Then did another SS uninstall and deleted the
Just to follow up, I seemed to have solved the problem. To answer the
previous two replies; it's a fresh install on Windows XP and there was
nothing in the app event log. I uninstalled and reinstalled and then it
started up fine. Not sure why, but it worked.
Al
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no one has an answer?I guess all the people who use cue sheets are in the special cue sheet forum. Sorry. :-)
Ben
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Ben Sandee;149203 Wrote:
On 10/23/06, fingers fingers.2g5onb1161649201 (AT) no-mx (DOT)
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wrote:
no one has an answer?
I guess all the people who use cue sheets are in the special cue sheet
forum. Sorry. :-)
Ben
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I just purchased a Harmony 688 and am quite happy to have been able to
stow MOST of my collection of remotes.
However I haven't been able to put the Slim remote away just yet as
I've noticed the default profile they have for Squeezebox is rather ...
screwy.
Please share how you have configured
Can you elaborate as to what's screwy? I've remapped some of the
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radish;149207 Wrote:
Can you elaborate as to what's screwy? I've remapped some of the
buttons but that's about it.
Ok ... the basic buttons are pretty much ok. I've remapped and added a
few so I don't quite recall the original setup, it was ok but less than
optimal.
The soft buttons on the
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