[slim] Win7 firewall and server / duet

2012-11-22 Thread BJW
Hi all, First post and its b/c I need a guide for dummies. I have win7 64bit, and a duet with the latest 7.7.3 nightly as of this posting. I have had the duet for years, but it always seems to have issues. Lately, the duet has had trouble finding my server and connecting to it. I did some

Re: [slim] Win7 firewall and server / duet

2012-11-22 Thread BJW
I should clarify that in my firewall, Domain Profile and Private Profile are off, and Public Profile is on. Thats the working configuration. BJW's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=58242 View this

Re: [slim] Win7 firewall and server / duet

2012-11-25 Thread BJW
Hi and thanks for that reply. I did see that, and this is by no means a knock on that post or poster, but a comment on my lack of skills. In other words, I tried that and got nowhere. I know I must be doing something stupid, but I can't figure out the error. Thats why I am requesting the

Re: [slim] Is there any continued development of the Squeezebox server software?

2013-04-18 Thread BJW
the biggest mistake was that they bought something they clearly didn't understand. the second biggest mistake is that the business model was idiotic. the hardware cost way too much, was a one time thing, and didn't fund what actually cost them money, which was development of a slow, lumbering,

Re: [slim] Is there any continued development of the Squeezebox server software?

2013-04-18 Thread BJW
pippin wrote: Yea, let's make it simple, let's just make everything out there work with everything else. It's can't be hard, can't it? It's just people are so stupid it never occurred to them that they could as well just make everything magically work with only a simple plugin! what I am

Re: [slim] Gapless playback with FLAC

2013-04-20 Thread BJW
Hi Guys, I think I have a similar issue. I posted here where I see some of you did too, http://www.hydrogenaudio.org/forums/index.php?showtopic=70202 I don't know cue tools but my issue is a slight stutter inbetween cuts in my EAC made FLACs. I noticed it on Abbey Road. how do I diagnose

Re: [slim] Is there any continued development of the Squeezebox server software?

2013-04-20 Thread BJW
right right... its so great, its dead! smell the coffee fellas, and stop drinking the kool aid. BJW's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=58242 View this thread:

Re: [slim] Gapless playback with FLAC

2013-04-25 Thread BJW
the FLACs play fine and album gain was used, it was just the slight stutter at the end. I opened some up in audacity, and notice about a tenth of a second of silence tacked onto the end of the track that shouldn't be there at all. something was wrong with either my EAC settings or my HD/CD

Re: [slim] George Jones has left the building....

2013-04-26 Thread BJW
the Race is On, prob my fave BJW's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=58242 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=98670 ___

Re: [slim] Richie Havens RIP

2013-04-26 Thread BJW
Lady Madonna and Freedom at Woodstock rock BJW's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=58242 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=98638

[slim] can anyone help me confirm an ipad logitech app bug?

2014-01-17 Thread BJW
I have the free Logitech app on my ipad, and i have playlists made and scanned into 7.7 server. if i go to playlists on the Logitech app, they work, no problem. but if i save them, (either m3u or m3u8), as faves in server, then when i go to faves on the free app, it just gives me a dead link,

Re: [slim] can anyone help me confirm an ipad logitech app bug?

2014-01-17 Thread BJW
thanks for confirming... what do you mean by reloaded? closed and relaunched the app? I can't get it to work. I didn't know no one works on the app, I'm not in the loop. why doesn't it work on iphone 5? it does on ipad air, iOS 7.0.4 Using: Win7 64 Duet with ipads and the logitech app,

[slim] OT: winamp lives!

2014-01-17 Thread BJW
it will be interesting to see what happens: http://radionomygroup.com/en/Home/News Using: Win7 64 Duet with ipads and the logitech app, and ipeng on an ipod BJW's Profile:

Re: [slim] can anyone help me confirm an ipad logitech app bug?

2014-01-17 Thread BJW
that's interesting, it at least gives me some ideas and some hope. what I had done was made the playlists faves in the webui, and then tried to access in the app. so maybe a different approach will work to making them faves, like from inside the app. thanks! Using: Win7 64 Duet with ipads

Re: [slim] Pete Seeger RIP

2014-01-28 Thread BJW
while I am not a fan of his politics, I do appreciate his idealism, and moreover, a lot of his songs and covers. I have a live Guantanamera he did later in life where he translates as he goes, its one of my very fave songs of all time, this particular version. Using: Win7 64 Duet with ipads

Re: [slim] Google Chromecast

2014-01-28 Thread BJW
for devs who know way more than I do: is it possible, since there is a SDK, that someone might develop a way to send windows audio to the device? or maybe develop a plugin for something like winamp to stream to the device? or is that crazy? Using: Win7 64 Duet with ipads and the logitech

Re: [slim] Google Chromecast

2014-01-29 Thread BJW
can u expound? Using: Win7 64 Duet with ipads and the logitech app, and ipeng on an ipod BJW's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=58242 View this thread:

Re: [slim] Google Chromecast

2014-01-31 Thread BJW
I did look at the link. I am not seeing the connection between it and chromecast, prob b/c I'm dense, ergo my req that you expound. Using: Win7 64 Duet with ipads and the logitech app, and ipeng on an ipod BJW's

Re: [slim] Google Chromecast

2014-02-03 Thread BJW
just to be clear, yes by device I meant chromecast. perhaps I should have stated it explicitly but I thought I was clear given the context. my orig question stands: is it possible, since there is a SDK, that someone might develop a way to send windows audio to the CHROMECAST device? or maybe

Re: [slim] Win7 firewall and server / duet

2014-03-22 Thread BJW
hi, I finally tried something, but no luck. I had a 7.7.3 install that didn't work as I described above. I then turned back on the firewall and installed the Mar 21 7.8 nightly on top. it did not fix the issue. I turned off the private network half of the firewall and all was well again. I

Re: [slim] Win7 firewall and server / duet

2014-03-23 Thread BJW
toby10 wrote: Add squeeze.exe into the firewall exceptions for starters. done, as squeezesvr.exe, but it did not help. Using: Win7 64 Duet with ipads and the logitech app, and ipeng on an ipod BJW's Profile:

[slim] new battery for duet SBC?

2014-03-23 Thread BJW
anyone know where I can get a new battery for my duets SBC? thx. Using: Win7 64 Duet with ipads and the logitech app, and ipeng on an ipod BJW's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=58242 View this

Re: [slim] new battery for duet SBC?

2014-03-25 Thread BJW
I'm in the USA. the battery says 1250 mAh radio shack had a 1000 one but it was a bit smaller. i'll see if I can find any good links and post em... Using: Win7 64 Duet with ipads and the logitech app, and ipeng on an ipod

Re: [slim] track volume levels - auto level?

2014-03-25 Thread BJW
I use winamp to add RG tags, and it adds both track and album versions of the tags, and then I use smartgain on the server for playback. there may be a better program to add RG tags tho. Using: Win7 64 Duet with ipads and the logitech app, and ipeng on an ipod

Re: [slim] Win7 firewall and server / duet

2014-03-25 Thread BJW
I would really appreciate it if someone who has win7 and the firewall fully on would post the actual firewall rules / exceptions as pertains to the server that allow the thing to work. I could try to reproduce and see if it fixes my issue. whatever the problem is, I am sure that it revolves

Re: [slim] new battery for duet SBC?

2014-03-25 Thread BJW
thx! Using: Win7 64 Duet with ipads and the logitech app, and ipeng on an ipod BJW's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=58242 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=101212

Re: [slim] track volume levels - auto level?

2014-03-28 Thread BJW
I believe r128 is a newer way to calc RG. I believe LUFS is a unit of volume measurement. but I could be wrong on both counts. I think what it is asking tho, is what reference volume u want RG to be at? I can tell u that with winamp, I am pretty sure reference volume is 89db, and there is a RG

Re: [slim] Win7 firewall and server / duet

2014-03-29 Thread BJW
ok, first, thx all for the help. I just tried adding these three rules manually to the inbound rules section for public, private, and domain: Port number: 3483 (TCP) Port number: 3483 (UDP) Port Number: 9000 (TCP) do I need them in outbound rules or anywhere else? I then turned back on the

Re: [slim] Win7 firewall and server / duet

2014-03-29 Thread BJW
Mnyb wrote: Outbound to for all three of the rules. are u sure? b/c I don't see any Logitech/server entries of any kind in outbound rules. Using: Win7 64 Duet with ipads and the logitech app, and ipeng on an ipod

[slim] Playlist bug 7.8?

2014-03-29 Thread BJW
hi all, so I have three playlists. two are sub 3k entries, while the other is about 22k. *.m3u8 files. I scan them in and all seems well. in the webui I go to homemy musicplaylists, and if I click on the sub 3k ones, they pop right up (meaning the songs entries on the left half of the

Re: [slim] Playlist bug 7.8?

2014-03-29 Thread BJW
Mnyb wrote: 22k do you mean that the playlist is 22000 files long ? yes, one playlist scanned in is around 22k files/songs long. Mnyb wrote: There is a server setting for maximum playlist length default is 500 tracks have you ch aged that one ? I have not changed it but that isn't what

Re: [slim] Playlist bug 7.8?

2014-03-29 Thread BJW
I'm not sure I understand you, but I created my playlist files with winamp. i think the whole 500 limit thing is a tangent that does not apply to this situation. that's for loading songs to be played on the right hand side. remember what i said: i have three playlists, all made by winamp, and

Re: [slim] Playlist bug 7.8?

2014-03-30 Thread BJW
Mnyb wrote: Rigth now I'm creating an playlist with another ap exaile ( I'm on Linux ) these are *.m3u files . mine are *.m3u8 (Unicode) Mnyb wrote: how long do you wait ? loading a large list can be sluggish ? i waited a long time, but the whole leftside save for the graphic border goes

Re: [slim] Playlist bug 7.8?

2014-03-30 Thread BJW
unfortunately it'll be some time before i can do more testing as i am travelling and not at home. Using: Win7 64 and LMS 7.8 Duet with ipads and the logitech app, and ipeng on an ipod BJW's Profile:

Re: [slim] Playlist bug 7.8?

2014-03-30 Thread BJW
kidstypike wrote: Again, just for the record: I can open an m3u playlist file in notepad (right-click open with Notepad). However Open With is not an option in the right-click context menu for m3u8 files. well, yeah, but you should still be able to do an open and teach windows the

Re: [slim] The Demise of the Transporter

2015-10-22 Thread BJW
cliveb wrote: > Comments like this just go to show how badly some people misunderstand > the Squeezebox ecosystem. > > None of the Squeezebox players were ever Windows devices, and the server > software isn't an audio application - it sends packets of data via > TCP/IP to the players. You can

Re: [slim] Document your collection

2015-11-10 Thread BJW
don't want to drag this OT but this is related to the last few posts i think: http://bugs.slimdevices.com/show_bug.cgi?id=8764 i don't understand why this is difficult? the app should be able to easily count artists, album artists, and albums, and delineate easily imo. using: win7 64 + lms

Re: [slim] Document your collection

2015-11-12 Thread BJW
i just realized that in my last post i said "app" and didn't specify! i meant LMS, not the new cataloguer! it is LMS which baffles me at being so imprecise with counts... that bug is older but it may be one Michael is willing to tackle now. perhaps i will rerun the experiments and do the

Re: [slim] Document your collection

2015-11-12 Thread BJW
mherger wrote: > Why would you do the counting yourself? Let LMS do it for you, then you > > don't have to know about the innards :-). > > Because the number of artists depends heavily on your LMS settings: what > > are artists or contributors? Should band, conductor, composer etc. be >

Re: [slim] Document your collection

2015-11-12 Thread BJW
mherger wrote: > >Please try to reproduce in 7.9 first. i will gladly do so, and i encourage others to do so. it may take me a few weeks though, i'm not home. if the effort is made, i hope this time it yields results. using: win7 64 + lms 7.9 & duet & ipads w/the logitech app, and ipeng

Re: [slim] DEAD SB2, does anyone repair?

2015-10-16 Thread BJW
sounds good! ugh, death is such a hard part of life. ;) using: win7 64 + lms 7.9 & duet & ipads w/the logitech app, and ipeng on an ipod BJW's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=58242 View this

[slim] DEAD SB2, does anyone repair?

2015-10-16 Thread BJW
i have a pre-logitech slim devices SB2, and it really doesn't have many hours on it, but it died anyway. went from 100% fine to totally dead, no signs of life. seems to have happened while not being used, (but plugged in). i have no idea what failed, i'd guess tho either the power supply or

Re: [slim] The Demise of the Transporter

2015-10-19 Thread BJW
JJZolx wrote: > If they could have sold a device for $99, then Squeezebox might still be > alive. Unfortunately, they inherited (bought, actually) an ecosystem > that was extremely expensive to maintain, and way more rickety than > they'd hoped. > > If Logitech had immediately made the decision

Re: [slim] Chromecast Audio ideal for Squeezebox replacement hardware?

2015-10-14 Thread BJW
apologies if this was posted already: https://www.yahoo.com/tech/googles-new-chromecasts-ingenious-cheap-pucks-135300784.html Using: Win7 64 and LMS 7.8 & Duet with ipads and the logitech app, and ipeng on an ipod BJW's

Re: [slim] DEAD SB2, does anyone repair?

2015-10-16 Thread BJW
i meant try my duets power supply. i haven't looked to see if thats even possible or not. if logitech isn't selling replacement power supplys, where can i get one? using: win7 64 + lms 7.9 & duet & ipads w/the logitech app, and ipeng on an ipod

Re: [slim] DEAD SB2, does anyone repair?

2015-10-16 Thread BJW
no light in the optical, so maybe it is just the power supply. does logitech still sell them? where can i get a replacement to try? (i assume it isn't a good idea to try my duets, if it even fits) using: win7 64 + lms 7.9 & duet & ipads w/the logitech app, and ipeng on an ipod

[slim] Ratings in LMS? show ur support!

2016-02-13 Thread BJW
hi all, i'd like to see ratings from tags supported in LMS, as described here: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?105183-REQ-please-allow-LMS-to-scan-in-ratings-for-different-filetypes please show your support for the idea in that thread! thx. using: win7 64 + lms 7.9 & duet &

Re: [slim] What an election.

2017-07-30 Thread BJW
interesting to revisit this thread a near decade later. given what is going on in Venezuela, i think its rather clear who was right about that issue. and it looks like Iraq is managing to hold on to its Democracy. also, it looks like Obama's biggest legacy will be Trump, b/c without Obama,

Re: [slim] What an election.

2018-02-14 Thread BJW
Venezuela, more than a sad story: https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/the_americas/venezuelas-economy-is-so-bad-parents-are-leaving-their-children-at-orphanages/2018/02/12/8021d180-0545-11e8-aa61-f3391373867e_story.html How anyone educated couldn't have seen this coming when they supported a

Re: [slim] You learn something new everyday

2019-03-19 Thread BJW
Things got confused in this thread imo. I use RG, I do not use normalization and wouldn't want to. But the other issue doesn't make sense. Think of output level as the volume knob. If it's at 10, that's 100%. If it's at 5, that's 50%. In either case, RG should be applied and noticeable (vs

Re: [slim] Free Squeezebox hardware (just pay for shipping)

2019-09-12 Thread BJW
thats np and thx. using: win7 64 + lms 7.9 & duet & ipads w/the logitech app, and ipeng on an ipod http://wiki.slimdevices.com/index.php/various_artists_logic & http://wiki.slimdevices.com/index.php/compilations BJW's

Re: [slim] Switzerland to cease analogue VHF FM broadcasting by the end of 2024

2019-09-12 Thread BJW
wow, i never thought i'd see this. unlike TV, which made sense to go all digital, it seemed to me that analog FM radio would live forever, for a variety of reasons... one wonders if digital FM broadcasting will gain enough of a foothold to actually survive? tech like 5G could supplant it b4

Re: [slim] Switzerland to cease analogue VHF FM broadcasting by the end of 2024

2019-09-12 Thread BJW
i believe the article said Norway switched off its national FMs, but locals still do FM. i know very little about the various DAB implementations. i think if the different gov'ts of the world want to go all digital to replace analog FM so they can reclaim the spectrum for other uses they will

Re: [slim] Switzerland to cease analogue VHF FM broadcasting by the end of 2024

2019-09-12 Thread BJW
b/c mobile internet isn't free, and afaik, doesn't have the reach or penetration of broadcasting. that isn't to say it won't tho, eventually. using: win7 64 + lms 7.9 & duet & ipads w/the logitech app, and ipeng on an ipod http://wiki.slimdevices.com/index.php/various_artists_logic &

Re: [slim] Free Squeezebox hardware (just pay for shipping)

2019-09-10 Thread BJW
i'll do it if Kid Audio passes, thx. using: win7 64 + lms 7.9 & duet & ipads w/the logitech app, and ipeng on an ipod http://wiki.slimdevices.com/index.php/various_artists_logic & http://wiki.slimdevices.com/index.php/compilations

Re: [slim] Finally Sold My Treasured Squeezebox Setup :(

2019-09-10 Thread BJW
TLM, my advice: go get a sugar baby and parade her around your ex but pretend like u don't care and that you're surprised it upsets her. u can't expect to win her back via pity or sentiment. play hardball and enjoy some sweet tart while ur at it. using: win7 64 + lms 7.9 & duet & ipads

[slim] funny article, hits too close to home?

2019-07-26 Thread BJW
https://www.theguardian.com/music/2015/nov/29/lost-in-music-the-world-of-obsessive-audiophilia using: win7 64 + lms 7.9 & duet & ipads w/the logitech app, and ipeng on an ipod http://wiki.slimdevices.com/index.php/various_artists_logic & http://wiki.slimdevices.com/index.php/compilations

Re: [slim] feature request: file vs track calculator

2019-12-02 Thread BJW
I think it's def worthy for LMS to give and keep accurate stats. How many tracks? Albums? Album artists? Mp3s? M4as? Flacs? Etc... How many albums are comps? How many tracks are from comps? And do the stats LMS displays match the number of audio files scanned? Seems like a basic and

Re: [slim] Extreme difference in library scan times between servers ?

2019-11-24 Thread BJW
Good to see Moonbase again, I love ur ver of vbrfix. Anyway, here is something that seems like it's still needed: https://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?49429-feature-request-file-vs-track-calculator using: win7 64 + lms 7.9 & duet & ipads w/the logitech app, and ipeng on an ipod

Re: [slim] Compilations - appearance in the LMS interface

2021-07-19 Thread BJW
see my sig links. i put one CD per folder only. i use AA tags on everything. i put a comp=1 tag on only those things i want identified as a comp. no comp=0 tags. i change the default value in settings of denoting comps as "Various Artists" to "-Various Artists-" bc of a nasty bug in LMS where