Re: [slim] DSBridge - A simpler way to stream Spotify

This is great!! I have just managed to get a direct connection between my laptop and squeezebox, without having to run it through squeeze centre server software. I am now using DSBridge streaming through squeezenetwork When you add the stream to your favourites in squeezenetwork /

[slim] How to access Wifi settings on SB3?

Can't find them any more. Never used it because of a cabled setup, but need to move it now. Thanks! -- MrRalph MrRalph's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=22078 View this thread:

[slim] Two libraries: Lossless and Lossy. Possible?

I have two music folders that I don't want to mix, my usual ALAC folder and an old MP3 folder which contents Im slowly replacing with ALAC. Is it possible to have two libraries in the squeezebox server while using itunes? What would you suggest? Thanks in advance for the help! -- GuyDebord

[slim] Internet Radio on the SB3: can I filter on sound quality?

I think a lot a radio stations sound crappy. Can I filter on bandwith on my server to only show the ones with proper compression (if any)? -- MrRalph MrRalph's Profile:

Re: [slim] How to access Wifi settings on SB3?

MrRalph;534100 Wrote: Can't find them any more. Never used it because of a cabled setup, but need to move it now. Thanks! Long press LEFT on the remote. -- flattermann Christian Home of 'SqueezeCommander' (http://www.squeezecommander.com) - The SqueezeBox Remote Control App for

[slim] Internet Radio on the SB3: can I filter on sound quality?

I think a lot a radio stations sound crappy. Can I filter on bandwith on my server to only show the ones with proper compression (if any)? -- MrRalph MrRalph's Profile:

[slim] Searching in forum with some words no longer works

It seems like after the server upgrade a few weeks ago it's no longer possible to search for some words in the forum, the result is that it's sometimes very hard to find the information you want so you will have to start a new thread and ask again. I suspect it has to do with words that are

Re: [slim] How to access Wifi settings on SB3?

flattermann;534104 Wrote: Long press LEFT on the remote. Thanks very much! -- MrRalph MrRalph's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=22078 View this thread:

Re: [slim] Daily Squeezecenter crash

Well, after setting quite a few logging options to DEBUG, the only additional stuff that appeared in server.log were these lines: Code: [10-04-12 21:06:45.2341] Slim::Utils::Cache::cleanup (267) Cache purge: FileCache - 0.136580 sec [10-04-12 21:06:45.5963]

Re: [slim] Two libraries: Lossless and Lossy. Possible?

I'm in a similar situation. I have a big old MP3 collection, and a new, smaller FLAC collection. In the living room, where I have a decent stereo, I don't want MP3s, but on the Controller and Squeezeslave, I wouldn't notice much difference. I could live with combining the two into one library,

Re: [slim] I preferred the devices slim!

erland;533577 Wrote: - Custom Clock applet and it's helper plugin Custom Clock Helper -- Can show any title format, including custom tags scanned by the Custom Scan plugin Wow, that looks really great. I must admit that I never bothered to take a closer look because of the name, I already

[slim] iTunes 9.1 bit rate conversion for iPods

Thought this might be useful for some here: There is a feature in iTunes 9.1 that allows a high quality bit rate for playback via SBS etc. and automatic conversion to a lower bit rate (fixed at 128kbps AAC) when copying to your iPod. This feature was previously only available for the iPod

Re: [slim] DSBridge - A simpler way to stream Spotify

afro;530041 Wrote: I have just managed to get a direct connection between my laptop and squeezebox, without having to run it through squeeze centre server software. I am now using DSBridge streaming through squeezenetwork , and thought I should share it back, as it says a few times on

Re: [slim] Internet Radio on the SB3: can I filter on sound quality?

MrRalph,i tend to use the SHOUTCAST network on MYSQUEEZEBOX.COM to find radio stations streaming at higher bitrates such as 192kb etc you'll be able to find plenty of stations to suit your musical tastes by using this method. try it and see what you can do!. happy huntin! dennis --

Re: [slim] Internet Radio on the SB3: can I filter on sound quality?

I second ShoutCast. :) Use ShoutCast settings to easily seek out many of the higher bitrate streams: SBS My Apps ShoutCast Settings - Station Sort Order *highest bitrate* - Bitrate Filtering *192k* You can also set the above ShoutCast settings on MySB Remote Control ShoutCast

[slim] Radio v. Boom????

Happy SB3 user here looking to expand. I want to put a SB player with speakers in my home office. Since I want something with a speaker, it's down to the Boom or the Radio. I have no need for the alarm for this use. It's going to sit only a few feet away from me. I'll be listening to all sorts

[slim] Last.fm to retire on-demand music

I wonder how this will work for Squeezebox users? http://www.electricpig.co.uk/2010/04/13/last-fm-retires-on-demand-music-streaming/?utm_source=feedburnerutm_medium=feedutm_campaign=Feed%3A+electricpig+%28Electricpig.co.uk%3A+The+UK%27s+fastest+growing+tech+news+site%29utm_content=Bloglines --

Re: [slim] Radio v. Boom????

I have both, and can say without hesitation that I think the better sound from the Boom is worth at least $70. I also prefer the Boom's VFD screen to the Radio's LCD. I find the Radio's LCD too small -- that size works for the SB Controller, but for a table top device I'd prefer something larger.

Re: [slim] Daily Squeezecenter crash

To help push things along you could add your findings to the bug to raise the attention http://bugs.slimdevices.com/show_bug.cgi?id=9166 -- slate Main: Duet - Beresford Caiman - Carver A-500x - BW 704 Office: Duet - Technics SU-V50 - Stax SR84 Pro Server: Zotac IONITX-A, 4 GB, 1 TB WD EADS,

Re: [slim] Last.fm to retire on-demand music

Since the Squeezebox implementation only supports the Last.fm Radio service (which is unaffected by the new changes) and has never supported the on-demand streaming service - I'd be surprised if anything changes in the short term for Squeezebox users. There are some interesting comments in the

Re: [slim] Last.fm to retire on-demand music

Since the Squeezebox implementation only supports the Last.fm Radio service (which is unaffected by the new changes) and has never supported the on-demand streaming service - I'd be surprised if anything changes in the short term for Squeezebox users. There are some interesting comments in the

Re: [slim] outdoor speaker recommendations?

Thanks for the replies. I decided to start on the lower end of the budget and went with the Polk Atrium 45. Installed them over the weekend and listened to them for a few hours and I'm quite pleased. Obviously this isn't a critical listening situation, what with the ambient semi-urban noise of

Re: [slim] Daily Squeezecenter crash

To the OP: I'm running 7.5 on Ubuntu Karmic Koala x64: Linux music.jimwillsher.co.uk 2.6.31-20-server #58-Ubuntu SMP Fri Mar 12 05:40:05 UTC 2010 x86_64 GNU/Linux I'm using a standard build of Ubuntu, no tweaking, andMySql was installed by SC. The only plugin I've enabled is iPlayer,

Re: [slim] Problems rescanning library--mySQL corruption?

I traced this down to a single file causing problems. Bug report: http://bugs.slimdevices.com/show_bug.cgi?id=16056 -- evencoil evencoil's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=19329 View this thread:

Re: [slim] Daily Squeezecenter crash

slate;534235 Wrote: To help push things along you could add your findings to the bug to raise the attention http://bugs.slimdevices.com/show_bug.cgi?id=9166 OK, done. jimwillsher;534248 Wrote: I'm running 7.5 on Ubuntu Karmic Koala x64: Linux music.jimwillsher.co.uk 2.6.31-20-server

Re: [slim] Radio v. Boom????

aubuti wrote: I have both, and can say without hesitation that I think the better sound from the Boom is worth at least $70. I also have both, and I much prefer the sound of the Boom over the Radio. Not that the Radio is bad, but the Boom sounds better to my ears. I don't think of the stereo of

Re: [slim] Daily Squeezecenter crash

ok, was worth a try. If it were my setup then I'd start with disabling all the plugins. That way you can isolate it to a SC problem or a third-party problem. Not for apportioning blame, but just to help narrow it down. Jim -- jimwillsher

Re: [slim] Radio v. Boom????

Since my radio sits about 18 away from me, the single speaker is fine. The takes less desk space is a bonus for the radio. Overall, both products are great, though. -- snarlydwarf snarlydwarf's Profile:

Re: [slim] Radio v. Boom????

i bought a boom for the bathroom. To much boom ;) It got replaced by a Radio. So i second snarlydwarf, depends on distance and roomsize. -- fragfutter You're obviously not a Linux person. If you were, you'd know that the most important feature of a GUI is the icon that opens a shell window.

Re: [slim] Radio v. Boom????

i bought a boom for the bathroom. To much boom ;) It got replaced by a Radio. So i second snarlydwarf, depends on distance and roomsize. -- fragfutter You're obviously not a Linux person. If you were, you'd know that the most important feature of a GUI is the icon that opens a shell window.

Re: [slim] Radio v. Boom????

Since we're talking room size. It's an 8x10 home office. The SB unit will be within arm's reach on my computer desk, off to one side. I don't have speakers on the computer to prevent annoying my wife with various sounds from video/audio editing to games. When I need the sound, I use some gaming

[slim] Do not upgrade to 7.5

Since I didn't see a thread about 7.5 challenges, I wanted to make sure that those with a Boom that use Pandora/Slacker with mysqueezebox DO NOT upgrade to 7.5 unless you are feeling lucky or hear otherwise. I have a Duet, 2 Radios and a Boom and all of them have been affected as follows:

Re: [slim] Problems rescanning library--mySQL corruption?

Had a quick look at the file you submitted with the bug and notice that it contains both ID3v2.4 -and- APEv2 tags. APE tags on MP3 files have caused problems in the past to the SBS scanner. It might be worth trying to remove these (MP3Tag or Foobar2000 are free programs that easily allow you to

Re: [slim] Radio v. Boom????

I have only the Boom, so I can't compare them directly, but I wanted to add that the Boom is smaller than you might think at first (and sounds great, but we all agree on that already :-) ). -- signor_rossi signor_rossi's

Re: [slim] Problems rescanning library--mySQL corruption?

yeah besides adding music I also delete music as well (moving it between various directories). I found that when I did check for new and changed it would fail to delete entries for files I deleted and so I'd end up with dead entires or duplicate entries. I started doing this a year ago or so

Re: [slim] Problems rescanning library--mySQL corruption?

evencoil;534290 Wrote: ...its possible that this functionality has been changed by now. Not yet it hasn't! (not in 7.5) -- Phil Leigh You want to see the signal path BEFORE it gets onto a CD/vinyl...it ain't what you'd call minimal... Touch(wired/XP) - TACT 2.2X (Linear PSU) + Good

Re: [slim] Announce: Album Catalog Creator v3

SilverRS8;533872 Wrote: Hmmm you're right. The problem was actually solved when changing printer settings or remote server settings right after changing the From date. It was however not solved when changing settings in the main screen but it is now. Download RC3 again and give it a try. I'm

Re: [slim] Radio v. Boom????

It sounds to me like you will be close enough to the device to perceive the separation of the stereo channels, so the Boom would be a good choice. Also, with it being a larger room, it will fill the room with sound better. I don't own a Radio, but I've read that is doesn't have the punch of the

Re: [slim] Announce: Album Catalog Creator v3

Hey Frank, Trying to donate even though I can't use this on my ReadyNAS (only one computer in the house will run it, but how many do I really need?). Anyway, as thanks (and a possible bribe for xls output) I'm trying to donate andwould really prefer to do it in English, but the paypal link is

[slim] Does one need router for SB3?

I'm about to sell my wired SB3 but it occurred to me that I may have a use for it if it can be plugged directly into the eternet port of a PC. Is there any need for a router if I have an ethernet port available? -- gdg

Re: [slim] Does one need router for SB3?

gdg;534398 Wrote: I'm about to sell my wired SB3 but it occurred to me that I may have a use for it if it can be plugged directly into the eternet port of a PC. Is there any need for a router if I have an ethernet port available? It can be, you can probably use Internet Connection Sharing...

Re: [slim] Announce: Album Catalog Creator v3

fphredd;534341 Wrote: Hey Frank, Trying to donate even though I can't use this on my ReadyNAS (only one computer in the house will run it, but how many do I really need?). Anyway, as thanks (and a possible bribe for xls output) I'm trying to donate andwould really prefer to do it in

Re: [slim] Radio v. Boom????

I own both and to me the Boom is much the superior sound, I have that in my upstairs office and recently added a cheap subwoofer which has improved the sound. The radio is in the the kitchen and is decent enough but not at the same level audio wise, I bought it as it was smaller and would be

Re: [slim] Radio v. Boom????

aubuti;534233 Wrote: I have both, and can say without hesitation that I think the better sound from the Boom is worth at least $70. Ditto. It's not even close. The Radio has no real advantage other than portability if you put a battery into it. -- JJZolx Jim

[slim] Controller battery. Where to buy if not in US?

I can't find anyway of buying a controller battery if I am not in the US (I'm in the UK). Has anyone worked out how? The battery is listed on the Logitech US site, but it is not possible to buy it if you don't live in the US. It's not listed on the Logitech UK site, nor any other site I can find.

Re: [slim] Does one need router for SB3?

gdg;534398 Wrote: I'm about to sell my wired SB3 but it occurred to me that I may have a use for it if it can be plugged directly into the eternet port of a PC. Is there any need for a router if I have an ethernet port available? Another alternative is a switch rather than a router. Think of

Re: [slim] Do not upgrade to 7.5

Have you tried downloading 7.4.2? http://downloads.slimdevices.com/SqueezeboxServer_v7.4.2/ You don't need to start a new thread when there is already an open bug for an issue. -- SuperQ SuperQ's Profile:

[slim] transcoding on whs

Hello all. I have squeeze 7.4.2 installed on a windows home server. I'm trying to get streaming working remotely. All is well for mp3's, but most of my collection is flac and transcoding does not work at the moment. I have put lame.exe in the C:\Program Files\SqueezeCenter\server\Bin folder.

Re: [slim] Do not upgrade to 7.5

SuperQ - interesting response. But, I am aware of this, thank you. You obviously misinterpreted the point of my note. The purpose of my note was to save others the time and aggravation i endured by installing buggy firmware. As for the bug, I could see if a timer was missed or something,

Re: [slim] transcoding on whs

chinaski;534543 Wrote: I have put lame.exe in the C:\Program Files\SqueezeCenter\server\Bin folder. Do you have a C:\Program Files\SqueezeCenter\server\Bin\MSWin32-x86-multi-thread folder? That's where it goes on Windows. -- JJZolx Jim

Re: [slim] Radio v. Boom????

Boom Boom Boom, no doubt about it. The Radio is cool as a glorified bedside alarm clock, but for music listening the Boom runs circles around it. -- ajkidle 2x SBR, SB3, Boom, Radio, iPeng ajkidle's Profile:

Re: [slim] Radio v. Boom????

Boom Boom Boom, no doubt about it. The Radio is cool as a glorified bedside alarm clock, but for music listening the Boom runs circles around it. -- ajkidle 2x SBR, SB3, Boom, Radio, iPeng ajkidle's Profile:

Re: [slim] transcoding on whs

JJZolx;534546 Wrote: Do you have a C:\Program Files\SqueezeCenter\server\Bin\MSWin32-x86-multi-thread folder? That's where it goes on Windows. +1+1 You only need lame.exe at that (((or a similar))) location (((since not all winders is 32 bit.. some is 64 bit..))) Lame is here (pick

Re: [slim] 802.11N Wireless Support

garym;533654 Wrote: This is incorrect. Google for lots of discussion/ explicit tests of this. I think you are thinking about an older problem related to mixing b/g (NOT mixing g/n) No, g/n 'has issues' (http://smallnetbuilder.com/content/view/30224/100/). It's not a simplistic drops down to

Re: [slim] 802.11N Wireless Support

On Tue, Apr 13, 2010 at 8:42 PM, mkozlows mkozlows.49dxvb1271209...@no-mx.forums.slimdevices.com wrote: garym;533654 Wrote: This is incorrect. Google for lots of discussion/ explicit tests of this. I think you are thinking about an older problem related to mixing b/g (NOT mixing g/n) No,

Re: [slim] Radio v. Boom????

OK. I think I'm seeing a consensus here.. Looks like I'll be pulling the trigger on the Boom shortly. My SD-branded SB3 will finally have a sibling. -- nolesrule nolesrule's Profile:

Re: [slim] 802.11N Wireless Support

A test of reading abilities. P -- pski real stereo doesn't wake neighbors (it enrages them) . pski's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=15574 View this thread:

Re: [slim] Radio v. Boom????

nolesrule;534572 Wrote: My SD-branded SB3 will finally have a sibling. That's when the trouble starts. It's a DISEASE!! :-). -- maggior Rich - Setup: 2 SB3s, 4 Booms, 1 duet, 1 receiver. SuSE 11.0 Server running SqueezeBoxServer 7.4.2 (with 7.5.0 Controller FW), MusicIP, and

Re: [slim] Announce: VortexBox 1.3 released

agillis;533783 Wrote: VortexBox 1.3 released today. This release includes lots of new features and bug fixes. We have the latest version of SqueezeBox Server and all the latest versions of the 3rd party projects that make up VortexBox. We have also added Subsonic a new GUI that allows you to

Re: [slim] Announce: VortexBox 1.3 released

pski;534585 Wrote: Anybody using the webUI VB update? P I would be much faster for you to use the GUI update. No need to press Y :) -- agillis rip, tag, get cover art… All you do is insert the CD! http://vortexbox.org agillis Lead Developer VortexBox

Re: [slim] transcoding on whs

I have moved the lame.exe file to C:\Program Files\SqueezeCenter\server\Bin\MSWin32-x86-multi-thread but I'm still getting the lame not installed message when I look at player-audio I have restarted squeeze but no effect. -- chinaski

Re: [slim] Radio v. Boom????

I was in a similar position and ended up getting the Radio. The Boom is great (friend has one), but I opted for the portability of the Radio. Now that I have a battery installed (finally), I take it out in the back yard or into my kids room. -- Slackerini

Re: [slim] transcoding on whs

I have moved the lame.exe file to C:\Program Files\SqueezeCenter\server\Bin\MSWin32-x86-multi-thread It's Squeezebox today, not SqueezeCenter. -- Michael ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com