Re: [slim] New user's experience on SC: Slow, unintuitive, generally not fun

Pale Blue Ego wrote: The OP is unusual in that the WebUI is the ONLY way he can control the player (SBR). He's using the absolute cheapest Squeezebox solution possible, the $149 Receiver without a Controller. That's probably the reason he's suffering so much. Yeah, it might be a leeetle

Re: [slim] New user's experience on SC: Slow, unintuitive, generally not fun

More suggestions, try a different skin classic is faster. A client server solution ! running the server SC AND the Client Firefox (don't use IE for SC, no don't ;-) ) on the same machine slow things down. Put a lightweight Linux distro (no graphic interface ) on any old PC, run this as a

Re: [slim] Sound card w Toslink for playing DTS FLAC files

I've solved my DTS-on-the-server problem in a round-about way, which comes with some advantages... I bought a 5.8GHz AV Sender and a Toslink-to-coax S/PDIF converter. The surround receiver in my hi-fi setup has a Toslink output (from whichever of its digital inputs is currently selected). I

Re: [slim] New user's experience on SC: Slow, unintuitive, generally not fun

Mnyb wrote: More suggestions, try a different skin classic is faster. A client server solution ! running the server SC AND the Client Firefox (don't use IE for SC, no don't ;-) ) on the same machine slow things down. Put a lightweight Linux distro (no graphic interface ) on any old PC,

[slim] Goodbye SqueezeSlave! :-)

After stuggling for many months with SqueezeSlave and all its faults (and Softsqueeze is worse), while not being able to listen to DTS tracks directly from the server, I finally solved the problem and ditched Squeezeslave. I now have DTS playback at the server, in perfect sync (always) with the

[slim] Receiver keeps crashing

I've got two SB3's, a Receiver and Controller. The SB3's always work perfectly as does the Controller but the Receiver often freezes up and refuses to work soon after I start playing music. The Controller then fails to connect to the Receiver and the only way to resolve it seems to be to unplug

Re: [slim] New user's experience on SC: Slow, unintuitive, generally not fun

We probably bang at inherent limitations of an web UI, there was a tread on how to tweak FF to make more connections ? or something simultaneously, but this could be perceived as abusive by some websites, i have to search that one ? and try to see what happens. -- Mnyb

[slim] Apple Iphone 3g 16gb....$300usd

We have all brands of Mobile Phones,Ipods,Sidekicks,Nextels phone,Laptops for sell at cheap and affordable prices, they ranges from Nokia/Samsung/LG/Sony Ericsson/Motorola/Alcatel/panasonic With Bluetooth, Apple Iphones 3g 16gb...all Brands and Models of Nextel Phones, we want you to get back

Re: [slim] New user's experience on SC: Slow, unintuitive, generally not fun

Hi fellas, I have recently aquired a Ready NAS NV+ with extra internal memory and 4 x 1TB discs. Transferred all the music to it and it is dead slow. I am running transporter. What bugs me much more is the navigation, when i enter into a music folder, and chose an artist, and start playing the

Re: [slim] New user's experience on SC: Slow, unintuitive, generally not fun

I'm fully behind Jooseppi, as indicated in my post some months ago: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=44457 My 3GHz Win2k PC is no slouch, and runs all other applications at the speed I expect. Maybe the comparison with Sooloos (whatever that is) is unfair, but what about my

Re: [slim] Soon to be Squeezeboxer has a question.

Thank guys, I go to work Saturday, I'll give all of this a try and see how it works. -- badaboom badaboom's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=14507 View this thread:

Re: [slim] New user's experience on SC: Slow, unintuitive, generally not fun

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Re: [slim] Running AAC Plus with SC7

I just did like you wrote but my friend can listen to: http://87.98.223.167:8000/ but its not working for me att all. On my squezzbox i get RMF FM but is not playing. bpa;272774 Wrote: For SC7, to simplify installation of AACplus support, I have created a plugin. It is a holder and

[slim] Basic settings disappeared...

Not sure exactly when this happened but I seem to have lost some settings on the Player Basic Settings tab. Yesterday I noticed that I only had Player name, Reset player preferences and Player information whilst running SC7.1. I completely uninstalled Squeezecenter, and installed the latest

Re: [slim] New user's experience on SC: Slow, unintuitive, generally not fun

peter;331655 Wrote: Pale Blue Ego wrote: The OP is unusual in that the WebUI is the ONLY way he can control the player (SBR). He's using the absolute cheapest Squeezebox solution possible, the $149 Receiver without a Controller. That's probably the reason he's suffering so much.

Re: [slim] Goodbye SqueezeSlave! :-)

DanielTheGreat wrote: After stuggling for many months with SqueezeSlave and all its faults (and Softsqueeze is worse), while not being able to listen to DTS tracks directly from the server, I finally solved the problem and ditched Squeezeslave. I now have DTS playback at the server, in

Re: [slim] Running AAC Plus with SC7

I am also having trouble getting the above method to include aac plus in the 'file types' menu using the above instructions. I'm running SqueezeCemter 7.1. Any suggestions? -- Davos Davos's Profile:

[slim] How to alter fade in/out length?

Hello all. Is there a setting somewhere that can change the fade-in or fade-out time? I only ask as since I installed the lastest update of SC (7.1) the fade-ins seem to have become a lot shorter. It now seems like it's around 2-3 seconds, whereas before it was more like 10+... Thanks in advance.

Re: [slim] How to alter fade in/out length?

Player settings Audio - Crossfade duration. -- Jeff52 Jeff52's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=103 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=51404

Re: [slim] Basic settings disappeared...

What's available depends on the player. SB Classic models (SB, SB2, SB3) Basic Settings include screensaver, display format settings, etc. But because SB Receivers don't have a screen, you don't get those options under Basic Settings or anywhere else. -- aubuti

Re: [slim] How to alter fade in/out length?

Jeff52: thanks for the reply. I think perhaps I wasn't clear in my original post... I was referring to the fade-in/outs that are used with the alarm/sleep modes, not to the crossfade duration between playing tracks. Will the 'crossfade duration' have any effect on this? I currently have

Re: [slim] No audio after firmware update

After two days of nail-biting, hair-pulling frustration, it took less than a minute to set things right. I have been using my Transporter for nearly a year and have never encountered this glitch. I will definitely remember the reset commands. Thanks, guys. Al Jones -- Al Jones

Re: [slim] Basic settings disappeared...

OK. Thank you. I want to change the behaviour of the Now Playing screensaver on the SBC, (and take advantage of the new settings so that it jumps back to the previous screen). Is this setting somewhere else on Squeezecenter? I've searched everywhere and can't find it. Thanks again, Peter.

Re: [slim] Slightly OT: Tripath out of business?

Mark Lanctot;331557 Wrote: I was just googling around for information about Tripath (the company that makes the Class T 'digital' amplifiers) when I discovered something disquieting: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Class_T_amplifier The term used to seems to indicate they're no longer

Re: [slim] Goodbye SqueezeSlave! :-)

Squeezeplay is the successor to SoftSqueeze and looks like it will be a big improvement. It's very much in beta but if you're up to compiling it yourself you can give it a go. Details in the wiki. -- Siduhe Who am I on 'LAST.FM' (http://www.last.fm/user/siduhe)? -Siduhe Loved Tracks radio

Re: [slim] Basic settings disappeared...

Change the settings for the SBC on the SBC itself (Home Settings Screen etc.) -- aubuti aubuti's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2074 View this thread:

Re: [slim] New user's experience on SC: Slow, unintuitive, generally not fun

I have to agree - Moose is about as easy to install as it gets! - literally one click to extract that zip file - and it's done. -- Phil Leigh You want to see the signal path BEFORE it gets onto a CD/vinyl...it ain't what you'd call minimal...SB3+Stontronics PSU - Altmann JISCO/UPCI - TACT RCS

Re: [slim] Basic settings disappeared...

Thanks. I've looked at those settings and can't find an option to do what I want. I'd like to change the behaviour of the Now Playing screensaver so that it jumps back to the previous menu position from a key press, not back to the homepage. As described in this thread,

Re: [slim] Basic settings disappeared...

I admit that I only quickly skimmed the thread you mention, but I didn't see anything suggesting that it was implemented on SBC. Could you point me to any particular post(s) in that thread that indicate it's available on SBC? -- aubuti

Re: [slim] SC 7.1, MusicIP headless and album art

The wiki entry is what I used to get things set up :) I read through the page again, and I find it to be pretty straightforward and, aside from this album art thing, everything went very smoothly. I decided to open the m3lib in MiP GUI to check whether album art exists there. No issues there,

Re: [slim] Receiver keeps crashing

3 meters you said :-) why not try a cable then , this must be the same room ? If problems go away wifi trouble. If problems persists posible server problem (if your router is properly configed, but this easier with wire ). You can control Receiver from WEB-UI while testing if you controler is

Re: [slim] SC Hangs Trying to List a Folder

I'd love a tip on this one... I'm basically not using my Squeezebox since I upgraded the SqueezeCenter/firmware . . . -- thread thread's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=19498 View this thread:

Re: [slim] Announcement: SqueezeCenter 7.1.0 Now Available

7.1 not working at all for me. The server wont start on my G4 Mac. I click start - wait about 20 seconds, and the preferences pane button switches back to 'Start Server'. 7.01 working fine when I rollback... Any ideas? -- Symbiotic

[slim] Internet radio on demand (.asp?) problems

Hi all, My experiences so far with Squeezebox are very good, but now I have come across a problem. I'm living i Sweden, where the swedish radio provides a lot of internet radio stations, as well as a lot of broadcasts that can be replayed again on demand. On the site they provide an url to the

Re: [slim] New user's experience on SC: Slow, unintuitive, generally not fun

DanielTheGreat;331677 Wrote: In Spider, I can open the same 17,000 track (.m3u) playlist that I feed to SqueezeCenter Why not just use the Random Song feature? It's a LOT quicker than loading a huge playlist. -- Pale Blue Ego

Re: [slim] Running AAC Plus with SC7

Please provide system info as instructions can vary depending on your configuration. 1. What OS are you using ? Give processor if you are using OSX or Linux. 2. What version of SC ? After plugin installation and SC restart - check If you are running 7.1 and you just installed the plugins you

Re: [slim] Running AAC Plus with SC7

I have Windows XP and I was trying on SC6.5 and SC7.1 (with edit on install.xml fil) without any luck. Maybe you have some others plugin who helps you to play aacplus URL. I have on my computer only Winamp. WMP and DiVX player install.nothing more. bpa;331778 Wrote: Please provide

Re: [slim] Custom Mapping For MUTE Function

Anyone know why I can't get this to work? -- NFLnut NFLnut's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=13180 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=50858

[slim] Tuning in radio stations on SqueezeCentre

I've not been able to do this at all on my Duet. For example I went to www.reciva.com and got the URL for RAI 5, an Italian classical music station I'd like to listen to. It was rtsp://live.media.rai.it:554/broadcast/fd5.rm. I put this in the Tune in box on SqueezeCentre and it seemed to connect

Re: [slim] Running AAC Plus with SC7

Ptaku. None of the AACplus plugins will work for SS6.5. The plugin on post #19 will not work for SC 7.1 without change to install.xml I attached to previous post the AACplus plugin for 7.x which will work for 7.1. Have you installed mplayer ? -- bpa

[slim] Problem with SC 7.1 in Win 2003 Server

I've just installed SC 7.1 running on a Windows 2003 Server, and Softsqueeze 3.5 on a couple of machines on the network - one running Vista Home Premium and the other XP SP2. Both SC and Softsqueeze appeared to install fine, and I can see the Softsqueeze players from the web interface, but when I

Re: [slim] Squeezecenter won't start anymore

I'm having the same won't start problem any more ideals. Using Vista, SS 6.5 ran fine I uninstalled Norton and reinstalled sqeezecenter many times and still SC tray just blinks starting. -- goon goon's Profile:

Re: [slim] Internet radio on demand (.asp?) problems

Hi there. Try mms://lyssna-wm.sr.se/autorec/p4/melodikrysset/srp4riks_2008-08-23_120559_1442_w4.wma -- brillo brillo's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1601 View this thread:

Re: [slim] Running AAC Plus with SC7

bpa;331790 Wrote: Ptaku. None of the AACplus plugins will work for SS6.5. The plugin on post #19 will not work for SC 7.1 without change to install.xml I attached to previous post the AACplus plugin for 7.x which will work for 7.1. Have you installed mplayer ? Yes I know, then I

Re: [slim] Tuning in radio stations on SqueezeCentre

To play RealAudio (i.e. rtsp .rm streams) you need the AlienBBC plugin installed as SB cannot play RealAudio natively. BTW - WikiRadio as part of AlienBBC has RAI settings - including Radio Auditorium. -- bpa bpa's

Re: [slim] Basic settings disappeared...

Re-read it, and I think you're right, this isn't on the Controller yet. I was sure that in the past I'd seen options on SC to change the Screensaver in this way but I may have just put 2 and 2 together and made 5. Apologies for wasting your time. Still would be a great enhancement though -

Re: [slim] Running AAC Plus with SC7

bpa;331803 Wrote: Is AACplus plugin enabled in Settings/Plugins ? Do you have AACplus entries in Settings/Advanced/Filetypes ? If you have the AACplus entries are they enabled ? Yes, everything is On.just like my friend has on his computer.We have check my files to his files and

Re: [slim] Running AAC Plus with SC7

What security software have you installed such as Nporton, McAfee, NOD32 ? Make sure you have the app socketwrapper.exe marked as a trusted network application. Some security s/w block the operation of socketwrapper.exe which is needed to transcoding. -- bpa

Re: [slim] Running AAC Plus with SC7

bpa;331807 Wrote: What security software have you installed such as Nporton, McAfee, NOD32 ? Make sure you have the app socketwrapper.exe marked as a trusted network application. Some security s/w block the operation of socketwrapper.exe which is needed to transcoding. I have only

Re: [slim] Running AAC Plus with SC7

If the station plays using mplayer from the same PC as SC then it cannot be the router. Have you rebooted Windows ? some strange problems seem to be caused by Windows caching and a reboot clears them. It is worth trying. To see what is happening, you will need to enable some logging. Change

Re: [slim] SB3 and Wake On LAN

Thanks dude that was the problem...the SB3 had the wrong MAC of the SC server and once I changed that all was good. Thanks syburgh;331230 Wrote: It sounds like the SC7 system supports WOL and is correctly configured Is your SB3 connected using wired or wireless ethernet? Is you server

Re: [slim] Internet radio on demand (.asp?) problems

Thanks brillo, This was definitely a ste in the right direction. I am able to play this stream without any problems, but the first problem is that the broadcast we now use as an example is divided into two sections, and this is the url of the first section. How can I find the url of the second

Re: [slim] Internet radio on demand (.asp?) problems

There is a bug in the parsing of the ASX file given by your URL. Log the bug. -- bpa bpa's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1806 View this thread:

Re: [slim] Internet radio on demand (.asp?) problems

If you are running Linux or OSX then you could try the following bug fix. I think it will not break other URLs. In the file Slim/Formats/Playlists/ASX.pm Add the line in red to the code starting at line 96. Code: REF:

Re: [slim] Running AAC Plus with SC7

bpa;331810 Wrote: If the station plays using mplayer from the same PC as SC then it cannot be the router. Have you rebooted Windows ? some strange problems seem to be caused by Windows caching and a reboot clears them. It is worth trying. To see what is happening, you will need to

Re: [slim] Running AAC Plus with SC7

Those messages are produced at startup. It looks like you did not enable the logging or you rebooted after changing the logging level. Logging level will be forgotten after a reboot. 1. Change the logging level of player.source to INFO and click apply. 2. Make a note of the time of day

Re: [slim] iPhone application

What is SqueezePlay? Is that the software which runs on the Duel remote? Anyway, I'm still learning the iPhone SDK but I'm making some good progress with an Objective-C wrapper for the JSON-RPC interface. I can get library browsing working. Now to work on player control. -- Luke Redpath

Re: [slim] Internet radio on demand (.asp?) problems

Hi bpa, Thanks for your suggestion. I realize now that I should have mentioned in my original post that I'm running XP SP2 on a PC. I did file a bug report, as you suggested and in there I also put in some more information, i.e. that this URL used as an example actually contains two 30 min

Re: [slim] Buy non DRM FLAC music

Great list Mynb - now you've cost me a few more dollars ! I notice on the Itrax site that they don't do FLAC but 96/24 PCM. As the SB3 will only do 24/48 is this download standard worthwhile (does SB3 automatically downsample, can I convert the 24/96 file to FLAC at this end etc) Thanks again

Re: [slim] Internet radio on demand (.asp?) problems

did file a bug report, as you suggested and in there I also put in some more information, i.e. that this URL used as an example actually contains two 30 min broadcasts, one after the other. Actually the problem is not 2 URLs but that one of the URL uses rtsp which is bizarre. The full ASX

Re: [slim] Buy non DRM FLAC music

Surprised nobody has mentioned this one yet: http://www.hdtracks.com/ -- rabbit rabbit's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=13742 View this thread:

Re: [slim] Internet radio on demand (.asp?) problems

Thanks very much, now the problem makes sense to me. I will try two different things: One is (bpa, your assumption is right I presently cannot 'compile') to get the necessary tools to be able to compile the fixed version of ASX.pm. Second is to contact the webmaster of swedish radio and ask if

Re: [slim] Internet radio on demand (.asp?) problems

To run SC on Windows - you can use the free version from ActiveState http://www.activestate.com/Products/activeperl/index.mhtml However there may be some issues if your try to run SC as a service. You only need the development kit (cost some $$$) if you want to create a distrbutable .exe. It

Re: [slim] Internet radio on demand (.asp?) problems

bpa, thank you very much. I filed a new bug report, containing your easy fix, and then I marked the old one (#9273) as a duplicate of the new one. The new bug report is bug #9277. I am very grateful for your help! BR Patrik -- pburehaell

Re: [slim] Buy non DRM FLAC music

but where can I find flacs of Steely Dan, Traffic, Bonnie Raitt, Lee Ritenour, Fourplay, ,etc.. Anywhere? Howard -- Howard Passman Sorry slow to respond. I don't spend that much time online and God knows I can't type.

[slim] random mix screwed up

This just started happening recently... My Random Mix (Random Songs) only pulls from 4 albums in my library. It will not EVER deviate from these 4 albums. If I select Random Artist, it chooses one of the artists from these 4 albums (1 is a mix/various artist collection). But, with artist mix,

Re: [slim] iPhone application

Luke Redpath;331822 Wrote: What is SqueezePlay? Is that the software which runs on the Duel remote? Yes it is, you can also compile it so it runs on a standard PC. -- erland Erland Isaksson 'My homepage' (http://erland.isaksson.info) 'My download page' (http://erland.isaksson.info/download)

Re: [slim] Losing my mind...

I have seen the exact same thing, where the wifi icon turns red and stays red (everything continues to work though...). powering off the remote results in a hang at the goodbye screen until you pull the battery. Have you reported this as a bug yet? ( I am very much doubtful this is a hardware

Re: [slim] Buy non DRM FLAC music

UNCMo96;331568 Wrote: Where's the best place to buy non DRM FLAC music on the net at a reasonable price? http://flac.sourceforge.net/links.html#music -- Josh Coalson Josh Coalson's Profile:

Re: [slim] Internet radio on demand (.asp?) problems

I think there may still be a bug with multiple entries in the playlist but not in ASX parsing. The ASX parser returns two entries but only one shows on the display. -- bpa bpa's Profile:

[slim] how do I add RSS feeds in information browser?

how do I add RSS feeds in information browser? when I go to information browser there are no settins but save changes. When I go to RSS news ticker I add several rss feeds, but they just dont apear in the squeesebox even if they are in the fields in rss news ticker. anybody how knows? --

[slim] when I update itunes, how

when I update itunes, how long time does it take before the squeezebox is updated too? i I for example update a album in itunes, is there any buttons to press to get the information to squeezebox? -- hammond hammond's

[slim] how to stop a song?

how to stop a song? is pause the only option? are pause the same as stop in squeezebox world? -- hammond hammond's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=19511 View this thread:

[slim] one album shows as four albums?

one album shows as four albums? I have a A-ha album and in Itunes it shows as 1 complete album. but on the squeezebox, it is divided into 4 albums. anybody have any clues? -- hammond hammond's Profile:

Re: [slim] iPhone application

blaaah;323553 Wrote: I'm currently developing an iPhone application to control the squeezecenter. Same here. I am just doing it on the side so promises. It will be free and pretty basic. All of the UI is built into the iPhone. -h -- Omita

Re: [slim] Running AAC Plus with SC7

It now works! Just to follow up my previous problem: -I'm running XP with squeezecenter 7.1. -I created the AACplus plugin folder and put mplayer.exe in the bin folder. I tested that it worked with the Testmplayer.bat file. The audio worked. I still didn't get AACplus to show up in the

Re: [slim] how do I add RSS feeds in information browser?

Go to Infobrowser on the SC Web page under Extras and add new entries just like Favorites or click on pencil icon to edit exsiting ones. -- bpa bpa's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1806 View

Re: [slim] The songs are there but not showing...

Thanks for your suggestions, but its not an compilation album. It is maybe ten different albums, so far, all with NIN that doesn't show (unless you browse thrue albums or search for them). And why the f*ck is it only Nine Inch Nails?!? -- toydoll

Re: [slim] how to stop a song?

Pressing and holding Pause for a couple of seconds is the same as Stop. davep -- davep davep's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=61 View this thread:

Re: [slim] when I update itunes, how

hammond;331868 Wrote: when I update itunes, how long time does it take before the squeezebox is updated too? i I for example update a album in itunes, is there any buttons to press to get the information to squeezebox? iTunes Reload Interval on the iTunes Settings page controls the

Re: [slim] Running SqueezeCenter with different data sets

agentsmith;326967 Wrote: I have over 30,000 songs, mostly FLACs with no transcoding and no iTunes integration either. I installed SC7.1 with no plug-ins installed and the response is hit or miss. I tried this on a Dual Core T61 Thinkpad running Windoze Vista, also tried this on a WinXP

Re: [slim] New user's experience on SC: Slow, unintuitive, generally not fun

DanielTheGreat;331677 Wrote: There are many other examples of SC's slowness, not least the the 50 minutes it takes to 'scan' my library, a task it shouldn't need to do since I create my own playlists (in a matter of seconds). Daniel With a machine like you have, I don't know why it would

Re: [slim] Buy non DRM FLAC music

Zunior has been mentioned as a source of FLAC files. It's a great service. Zunior is Canadian -- a large number of mainly Canadian independent labels. Check out, in particular, Black Hen Music -- this is the label of ace musician Steve Dawson. Very nice variety, ranging from hard-core roots

Re: [slim] New user's experience on SC: Slow, unintuitive, generally not fun

i have run SC on a variety of machines. the thing is - that in itself attests to the power of the concept, and i am surprised this thread doesn't highlight it more. sure, someone claims they find SC sluggish, for whatever reasons, and that some specialized $10k box is more responsive. like

Re: [slim] SBC Show Year with Albums

I've thought the same thing. To my knowledge that's not yet an option. I haven't had time to search bugzilla to see if someone has reported this as a future enhancement. If not, I'd like to see it. -- GeeJay GeeJay's

Re: [slim] playing at two sources at once

This is happening to me as well. Also, if I take Softsqueeze out of the mix, there is a delay between tracks on the 2 real Squeezebox 3's as well, but when they start, they are synchronized. The delay is almost 30 seconds! This is unacceptable. Synchronization worked perfectly for me before I

Re: [slim] Squeezecenter won't start anymore

Hi I had the same issue recently but difference being that mine worked and then stopped working. It turns out that my AVG antivirus was out of date. If I turned this off, SQ worked. So I updated AVG to V8.0 and now all is happy again Hope this helps others reilly -- ElwoodReilly