Re: [slim] Just One Question To The Original SD Team
danc27 wrote: Edit - Although I would be very concerned about losing support for iPeng and the other remotes available now. I wonder if something like that would change on the new UE system. There will be an iPeng for UE. pippin's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=13777 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=97364 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] No competition for Sonos! :-(
Nikhil wrote: I have been using both products for over 7 years now, and neither is inferior - they are just two very different things. I find myself using the SqueezeBoxen far more often than Sonos, but for most people Sonos is easier to deal with, and simply just works out of the box. Sure there are library size limitations, inability to stream higher res files, and no ability to tweak as with Music IP integration, room correction, etc, but that probably makes it more robust and indeed for most playback scenarios it works superbly. Agreed, not saying SONOS is a bad system, just that if Logitech had had some drive behind marketing, maybe they wouldn't have had to make the decision they did, and now leave the playing field open! Yes there are alternatives to Sonos out there, but not on a budget, and even they don't do much marketing! greenparent's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=20278 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=97440 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] No competition for Sonos! :-(
greenparent wrote: Agreed, not saying SONOS is a bad system, just that if Logitech had had some drive behind marketing, maybe they wouldn't have had to make the decision they did, and now leave the playing field open! Yes there are alternatives to Sonos out there, but not on a budget, and even they don't do much marketing! Sonos is advertising more and more with some slick national TV ads in the U.S. jimzak's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=17592 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=97440 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
[slim] [ANNOUNCE] AutoSqueeze (Android Tasker/Locale plugin)
Hi all, If you are into Android, Music and Automating stuff you might have heard of the apps Tasker or Locale for android. With these apps you can let your phone automatically do all sorts of things (e.g. turn on wifi when around home). Well this got me thinking, how awesome would it be if instead of turning on wifi, I could automatically turn on my Squeezebox Boom when I get home! So I went looking for a plugin but there was nothing to be found on the android market, this is when i started experimenting and this is what I eventually came up with: 'AutoSqueeze!' (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.cuberob.autosqueezefeature=search_result#?t=W251bGwsMSwyLDEsImNvbS5jdWJlcm9iLmF1dG9zcXVlZXplIl0.) It Let's you do just that! Set up Tasker to perform any of the supported commands under your defined condition (e.g. when connected to wifi @ home between 10am and 8pm, press play on player X). 140231402414025 You can also use Tasker to create so-called scenes as seen in the third screenshot through the link. You can then place these on your desktop as a widget and in this way have quick access to a players most used controls. (These scenes are completely customizable which is awesome but keep in mind that because of this it might also take you some time to set them up) Anyway, hope some of you like it! It's in the market for 0,99. That said, I'm not a professional developer (yet :) ) by any means, but if you experience any bugs or would like to see a feature (command) implemented, let me know and I'll give it a shot! **Requires 'Tasker (Recommended, scene support)' (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=net.dinglisch.android.taskermfeature=search_result#?t=W251bGwsMSwxLDEsIm5ldC5kaW5nbGlzY2guYW5kcm9pZC50YXNrZXJtIl0.) or 'Locale' (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.twofortyfouram.localefeature=search_result#?t=W251bGwsMSwxLDEsImNvbS50d29mb3J0eWZvdXJhbS5sb2NhbGUiXQ..) to function! And does not work with Squeezeboxes only connected to mysqueezebox.com +---+ |Filename: 2012-12-02 18.08.07.jpg | |Download: http://forums.slimdevices.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=14025| +---+ cuberob's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=51034 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=97441 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] [ANNOUNCE] Orange Squeeze 1.0 for Android Released
Hi db122 - Just to give you a heads-up, I submitted a log captured when trying to play an album from Rhapsody. Orange Squeeze will let me navigate my library and hit play. On the screen it appears like it is starting to play, but nothing happens on the squeezebox. No errors are reported by Orange Squeeze. Thanks in advance for looking into this. Once this works, I'll never have a reason to fire up squeezecommander :-). Let me know if you need anything else. Rich maggior's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=9080 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=92330 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] No competition for Sonos! :-(
jimzak wrote: Sonos is advertising more and more with some slick national TV ads in the U.S. Yep, I just saw my first advertisement for Sonos on TV about a week ago. danull's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=5998 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=97440 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] [ANNOUNCE] Orange Squeeze 1.0 for Android Released
Hi there, revisiting my old message #148, this is my updated improvements list: * Now playing: - show album date, f.e. Album Title (2013) - show track number in album, f.e. Song title (12) - show rating, f.e ***·· * Album list: - show album date, f.e. Album Title (2013) - sort albums by date (issue #56 in trac) Thanks, Iñigo Iñigo's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=49912 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=92330 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] [ANNOUNCE] AutoSqueeze (Android Tasker/Locale plugin)
wow - this is a very cool idea indeed. To those who automate stuff with Tasker: what other usecase than 'come home, turn on' could be useful additions to the Squeezebox experience? bluegaspode's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=31651 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=97441 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] [ANNOUNCE] AutoSqueeze (Android Tasker/Locale plugin)
To those who automate stuff with Tasker: what other usecase than 'come home, turn on' could be useful additions to the Squeezebox experience? Come home listening to some track stored on your device, continue to play it on your SB of choice. Didn't somebody implement a half-automated version of this? -- Michael ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Thinking ahead: What alternatives exist for rating my music?
GeeJay wrote: One of my biggest must haves once I am finally forced to replace my SBs and LMS is the ability to rate tracks. I find myself very dependent on Erland's suite of plug-ins for this purpose. I rate tracks, use filters to create playlists that weight heavily towards highly rated tracks, and really like the feature that automatically rates new tunes and increases/decreases ratings when tracks are played or skipped. Is there an alternative I can consider switching to now that can provide me with similar functionality? How can I best preserve my ratings such that when the SB world finally goes dark I don't have to start over from scratch? I used to import/export ratings from/to MusicIP, but given that software is no longer commercially available, that doesn't appear to be a great alternative. I know this isn't likely to be a real issue for several years, but wanted to start researching the alternatives well in advance of when the need arises. Some questions (to you or anybody else reading this thread): 1. On which devices do you use the ratings today, is it only on Squeezebox or also with some other kind of player hardware ? 2. On which devices would you like to use the ratings in the future ? Is it only on Squeezeboxes and the devices that will eventually replace your Squeezeboxes or do you see a need on some other type of device also ? 3. What file formats do you have in your music library ? 4. Are you only interested in rating of tracks in your local library or also for rating tracks on online music from Spotify, Deezer, Rhapsody, MOG and similar services ? 5. Are you only looking for free solutions or is it something you would be interested to pay for ? erland's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3124 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=97418 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] No competition for Sonos! :-(
danull wrote: Yep, I just saw my first advertisement for Sonos on TV about a week ago. i've been seeing sonos advertising since early october here on the east coast. regardless, it's pretty clear that sonos ramped up their adverts immediately after logitech discontinued the squeeze line. logitech could've done adverts contrasting the two by pointing out it's strengths. enigma's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=30257 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=97440 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] No competition for Sonos! :-(
Sonos has a full sized product display in my local Target (a mass retailer here in the US - a more upscale version of WalMart). The display includes an andriod device where you can interact with the player. Quite slick. Too bad Logitech was never able to do something similar :-(. The closest I saw to this was a boom set up at a Best Buy shortly after its release. I remember not being overly impressed with the setup - a newbie wouldn't really have been able to understand what they were looking at. All water under the bridge at this point. maggior's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=9080 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=97440 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] [ANNOUNCE] Orange Squeeze 1.0 for Android Released
pippin wrote: That's interesting. But my Nexus shows it as the #1 battery consumer after not using it for 24h or so. This is Android 4.2 Actually I hadn't used it at all but set OrangeSqueeze to start it and I do use an OrangeSqueeze lock screen widget. That widget wasn't set to control SqueezePlayer, though, but my Squeezebox and OrangeSqueeze also isn't in the battery hog list anymore, at least not on the first page. Edit: another data point: I can see that SqueezePlayer stays permanently connected to my server. It's possible that Orange Squeeze could be keeping it alive. Let me check that out. db122's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4076 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=92330 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] [ANNOUNCE] Orange Squeeze 1.0 for Android Released
maggior wrote: Hi db122 - Just to give you a heads-up, I submitted a log captured when trying to play an album from Rhapsody. Orange Squeeze will let me navigate my library and hit play. On the screen it appears like it is starting to play, but nothing happens on the squeezebox. No errors are reported by Orange Squeeze. I sent you an email -- just to recap though, I got a Rhapsody trial and everything worked ok for me, so... hrm. I guess I need a bit more details from you when you have time. If anyone else has an experience to share wrt to Rhapsody and Orange Squeeze, please chime in. db122's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4076 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=92330 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] [ANNOUNCE] Orange Squeeze 1.0 for Android Released
pippin wrote: You are aware that you can use MySqueezebox.com for remote scaling? They cache the result so as long as you are consistent with the size this will get you very, very good performance. With iPeng and all it's users my impression is that at least as long as I stick to the main services/apps I almost always get a cached result, or the server is really fast. I was aware that this was possible, but have avoided adding a dependency on mysb.com for this. It should probably be an option -- at least until the service is killed off. db122's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4076 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=92330 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] [ANNOUNCE] AutoSqueeze (Android Tasker/Locale plugin)
bluegaspode wrote: wow - this is a very cool idea indeed. To those who automate stuff with Tasker: what other usecase than 'come home, turn on' could be useful additions to the Squeezebox experience? LOL I'm doing exactly the same.. squeezebox automation with tasker.. My main object was to bypass build in alarm so I can avoid funky bassline bug :) it is really easy to get this going with Tasker and HTTP Get... I'm trying to also sync radios before turning on my favorite station plus fade in... which is more difficult. split variable etc to get some info back from server I have tested 'auto play when got home' function.. and it worked spot on.. its really great app tasker!! thanks db122 for pointin me in that direction! Jaca's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=58187 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=97441 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] [ANNOUNCE] AutoSqueeze (Android Tasker/Locale plugin)
ohh I have tried to use INTENT which would be much easier to work with.. I can imagine... but failed to get anything to/from LMS That's why I had to go to HTTP get/post... direction... If you found a way to communicate with LMS better and don't mind sharing it would be great. cheers! Jaca's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=58187 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=97441 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] [ANNOUNCE] AutoSqueeze (Android Tasker/Locale plugin)
Jaca wrote: ohh I have tried to use INTENT which would be much easier to work with.. I can imagine... but failed to get anything to/from LMS That's why I had to go to HTTP get/post... direction... If you found a way to communicate with LMS better and don't mind sharing it would be great. cheers! Just seen your printscreen and can see you did it properly with CLI as you are using 9090... but I can see you selling it so I probably shouldn't ask about any tips :) Jaca's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=58187 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=97441 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] [ANNOUNCE] Orange Squeeze 1.0 for Android Released
db122 wrote: I was aware that this was possible, but have avoided adding a dependency on mysb.com for this. It should probably be an option -- at least until the service is killed off. Um. If MySB gets killed off most services won't work anymore anyway, I'm sure you will have to make more changes then. I don't know about your App but in iPeng this is like 5 lines of code or so. pippin's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=13777 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=92330 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] [ANNOUNCE] Orange Squeeze 1.0 for Android Released
pippin wrote: Um. If MySB gets killed off most services won't work anymore anyway, I'm sure you will have to make more changes then. I don't know about your App but in iPeng this is like 5 lines of code or so. It's really two separate issues, but yes I understand your perspective. db122's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4076 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=92330 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] [ANNOUNCE] Orange Squeeze 1.0 for Android Released
db122 wrote: It's possible that Orange Squeeze could be keeping it alive. Let me check that out. I don't *think* that Orange Squeeze was keeping SqueezePlayer awake here. I audited the code and ran some tests and SqueezePlayer keepalives are sent when OrangeSqueeze is connected to the server. When the screen goes off, this connection is severed and the keepalives stop. db122's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4076 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=92330 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] [ANNOUNCE] AutoSqueeze (Android Tasker/Locale plugin)
Thanks for the interest! @bluegaspode I'm also still thinking about more use cases, *so tips are very welcome*! Currently I'm planning on adding mute to the possible commands, this way you can mute the sound when you receive a call or something, I know Squeeze Controller also does this, but this would work even without squeeze controller running. You can currently also do this by using the set volume command but then you don't know exactly (or automatically) to which volume level you should restore after your call is over. -(oh and I guess your the developer of SqueezePad? Awesome app, use it daily :) )- And @jaca yeah i'm indeed using the CommandLineInterface to communicate with the server. Don't mind giving tips though! But I'm using my own code to send messages to the server so I wouldn't know how to do that with just tasker. You can however, find all possible commands when you click help on the LMS web interface (lower left corner). As for the selling part, a little (financial ;)) appreciation for your work is always welcome, hope to earn my Google publisher registration fee back! :D cuberob's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=51034 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=97441 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] [ANNOUNCE] AutoSqueeze (Android Tasker/Locale plugin)
cuberob wrote: ..You can however, find all possible commands when you click help on the LMS web interface (lower left corner)... I'm aware of help section that's where I got all commands, thanks. My problem is to use tasker to communicate LMS at 9090. I can send command from pc using telnet, but just can't make it work within tasker... Only way I managed to send commands is HTTP Get/Post.. hmm in fact I only used Get... but decoding info back from LMS is bit tricky and I feel like this is ugly way to go about things... Well it works but... I know it could be done better. cuberob wrote: ...Don't mind giving tips though! But I'm using my own code to send messages to the server... That's very interesting... I'm complete Tasker/Android novice and wouldn't mind getting some tips ;) Cheers! Jaca's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=58187 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=97441 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] No competition for Sonos! :-(
greenparent wrote: Logitech you pulled out just at the wrong tiime! That's what -she- said. JJZolx's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=97440 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Just One Question To The Original SD Team
Because the original owners made their money by selling the -company-, not by selling Squeezeboxes. JJZolx's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=97364 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] [ANNOUNCE] Orange Squeeze 1.0 for Android Released
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Re: [slim] ipeng question
pippin wrote: Please mail me. The easiest way would be from within the App, just tap the mail link under help and refer to your comment here. Bitrate limiting is available, but you should use the setting within the App (in the player settings) not the one on the server because iPeng uses split rates for WiFi and cellular and so will override what you set on the server side. Thanks. I see that now that the HD version is installed. No issue with the funds. You are welcome and thanks for your good work. FOR LIFE. banned for life's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=56269 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=97426 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Thinking ahead: What alternatives exist for rating my music?
erland wrote: Some questions (to you or anybody else reading this thread): 1. On which devices do you use the ratings today, is it only on Squeezebox or also with some other kind of player hardware ? 2. On which devices would you like to use the ratings in the future ? Is it only on Squeezeboxes and the devices that will eventually replace your Squeezeboxes or do you see a need on some other type of device also ? 3. What file formats do you have in your music library ? 4. Are you only interested in rating of tracks in your local library or also for rating tracks on online music from Spotify, Deezer, Rhapsody, MOG and similar services ? 5. Are you only looking for free solutions or is it something you would be interested to pay for ? 1. Just the SB for now. If I had to switch to Sonos, I imagine I'd have to create static playlists and import them into the Sonos system. I'm hoping a better competitor comes along before then, of course, but that's what I would do today if I had to. 2. Whatever I buy to replace SB. 3. Mp3 and FLAC. 4. Just my local library, although I might one day subscribe to Spotify or MOG. 5. I would be willing to pay for it. GeeJay's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=11388 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=97418 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
