Re: [slim] Re: Squeezebox3 seems very buggy

2006-02-07 Thread Ben Sandee
snipOn 2/7/06, CardinalFang [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:but make it really, really robust, evenif that means taking out features for the majority of users. Now there's a way to alienate your enthusiast community! ___ Discuss mailing list

Re: [slim] Re: next album button?

2006-02-07 Thread Ben Sandee
On 2/7/06, JJZolx [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Sometimes I wonder if the bugzilla database has outgrown its usefulness- at least for end users.Old bugs and feature requests may as well notexist now that there are over 700 open entries in the db.Mosteverything just gets marked 'Future'.What are the

Re: [slim] Re: Music Magic resulting in duplicate songs

2006-02-06 Thread Ben Sandee
On 2/6/06, agentsmith [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: agentsmith Wrote: OK I installed 6.5X and it started this time.But same issue with duplicate entries. Any suggestion of turing some debugging thing on?I tried the blank server entry, still duplicates. I am at my wits end on this one, my MM is expiring

Re: [slim] Re: Music Magic resulting in duplicate songs

2006-02-04 Thread Ben Sandee
On 2/4/06, Siduhe [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: If you are importing your music library information from Musicmagic you_must_ leave the Slimserver Music Library entry blank or you will getduplicate items.If you fill in both you're effectively tellingSlimserver to look in two places for music, which is

Re: [slim] Re: Buffer drained, pausing playback

2006-02-04 Thread Ben Sandee
On 2/4/06, natemorriss [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I honestly don't think that a larger processor would do any good for thesituation I'm in.It looks like the server has about reached it's usful life and they are no longer supporting the SliMP3 folks.snipThis is simply untrue and unfair

Re: [slim] How do I download 6.2.2 for firmware 29?

2006-02-03 Thread Ben Sandee
On 2/3/06, timwo [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I just purchased an SB3. I have no problem connecting wired - but am nothaving any luck with wireless.I've read a number of posts that say anumber of wireless connectivity issues have been fixed in firmware version 29 that's a part of SlimServer v 6.2.2.

Re: [slim] Slimserver for new intel based macs?

2006-02-02 Thread Ben Sandee
On 2/2/06, haggaret [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Tried starting slimserver on my new intel based iMac and got thefollowing error:You cannot open SlimServer preferences pane on this computer. Contactthe developer of this software for a newer version. Any plans to develop a slimserver for the new

Re: [slim] Re: Choppy play on Synched SB3 + 2x SB2s causes Synch delays/Unsynched

2006-01-31 Thread Ben Sandee
On 1/31/06, ajmitchell [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: You shouldn't see choppy play on either the sb2 or sb3 unless you'redoing transcoding on the server or streaming something uncompressed I agree I shouldn't see it, but there it is nevertheless. The computerhas plenty of capacity Athlon 2800 1GB RAM

Re: [slim] Multiple song entries in SlimServer...

2006-01-26 Thread Ben Sandee
Another thing to check is whether or not you have any playlists that contain minor variations of the same tracks -- for example a difference in the case of the filename (file.mp3 vs. FILE.mp3). These types of issues will cause problems like you are having. Ben

Re: [slim] Re: Should crossfading work with synchronised players?

2006-01-24 Thread Ben Sandee
On 1/24/06, Michaelwagner [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: There is an outstanding bug report http://bugs.slimdevices.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1845which deals with this issue.According to the bug status, it is expected to be fixed in 6.5I wouldn't bet on that... There are tons of enhancements assigned to 6.5.

Re: [slim] Re: Music Magic Duplicates

2006-01-23 Thread Ben Sandee
On 1/23/06, agentsmith [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: So 6.5 should solve this problem?I guess I will try 6.5 again I don't remember when this problem was fixed -- just be aware that 6.5 has its own list of problems though. Until 6.5 is more stable you might be better off using the other poster's

Re: [slim] Re: Music Magic Duplicates

2006-01-22 Thread Ben Sandee
On 1/22/06, Siduhe [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Delete the setting for your Music Library under Server Settings and saveit as blank ?You should leave this field blank if you are importingMusic Library information from iTunes or Moodlogic. Untrue -- at least IMHO. I leave this set even using MM and the

Re: [slim] MusicMagic stopped working

2006-01-19 Thread Ben Sandee
On 1/19/06, agentsmith [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I got MusicMagic working yesterday, and managed to invoke MusicMagic Mixfrom SB2 when I press and hold PLAY on a song with the mmmlogo. Somehow it stopped working today, I still see the mmm logo, but whenI press and hold play, it just plays that

Re: [slim] Re: MusicMagic stopped working

2006-01-19 Thread Ben Sandee
On 1/19/06, agentsmith [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Sorry this is a little too technical for me.I tried the following:1. Reboot Machine 2. Start SlimServer from PC3. Start MusicMagic from PC start program list4. Try Mixing from SB2 with no success5. Try sending a Mix from PC's MusicMagic to SlimServer

Re: [slim] Replaygain for Internet Radio

2006-01-19 Thread Ben Sandee
On 1/19/06, mbonsack [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On my SB2, any Internet radio station is far louder than my rippedcollection.Is there a way to replaygain Internet radio so that itmore closely matches the rest of my collection?Many times I'll change from and album I'm playing to the radio, and I get

Re: [slim] Re: Feature request: alarm volume ramping

2006-01-12 Thread Ben Sandee
On 1/12/06, stevekdavis [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: max.spicer Wrote: If you're on Windows, I believe you will have to use ActivePerl in order for any changes you make in the source to take effect.I no nothing about this, but I'm sure there will be something in the Wiki. MaxDoes anyone know if this

Re: [slim] Re: No Mac nightlies since 1/3/06

2006-01-12 Thread Ben Sandee
On 1/12/06, el payo [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: We had a new Mac nightly build on the 10th and now we're back to nojoy... is the Mac build queue broken or should we expect onlyoccasional Mac builds moving ahead?For christ's sake, who cares! ___ Discuss

Re: [slim] Re: Feature request: alarm volume ramping

2006-01-11 Thread Ben Sandee
On 1/11/06, tyler_durden [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I am running the 6.3 beta (I think) server.Why is there no indicationof the server version shown on the web interface? There is -- at the bottom of the server settings page.Ben ___ Discuss mailing list

Re: [slim] Re: Is it me or is MusicMagic broken in 6.2.1?

2006-01-11 Thread Ben Sandee
On 1/11/06, ngomong [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hmmm... I seem to be having the exact same problem.Music Magic:* I am using a trial version of MusicMagic.I asked for a triallicense key, and when I start it up, it tells me how many days I haveremaining. * I went into the Preferences and started the

Re: [slim] SVN problem on 6.1.x branch only

2006-01-10 Thread Ben Sandee
On 1/10/06, Greg Klanderman [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi, I'm able to update all my svn branches but 6.1.x,for which I get this error:| [BRANCH_6_1_x] [EMAIL PROTECTED]| svn up| svn: REPORT request failed on '/repos/slim/!svn/vcc/default'| svn:| Cannot replace a directory from within || exit

Re: [slim] Headphone socket different SB2 - SB3?

2006-01-10 Thread Ben Sandee
On 1/10/06, Mark Lanctot [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: My headphones (old Sony CD250s) worked fine on my SB2.However the plug does not fit in the socket on my new SB3? I assume there must have been a part change.Suddenly the plug bottomsout with 1/8 to go.I can only make contact with the L

Re: [slim] Re: SB1 SB3 out of sync with FLAC tracks

2006-01-07 Thread Ben Sandee
On 1/7/06, dangerous_dom [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Is FLAC natively decoded on the SB1? It is on the SB3. I would suspectthis is cause. Actually, I believe when sync'ing it reverts to lowest-common-denominator so it would be transcoded to WAV or MP3 depending on server settings. Could be wrong

Re: [slim] Songs out of order, albums misread, etc., v. 6.2.2

2006-01-01 Thread Ben Sandee
On 1/1/06, highdudgeon [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: This is a x-post, but I'm really in a fit about this.Here goes:I'm having a problem since upgrading to 6.2.2.Here it is:I love it! That is such a coy remark... upgrading. Especially the second time around -- it really didn't lose any of its magic.

Re: [slim] Re: Tag Issues

2005-12-30 Thread Ben Sandee
On 12/30/05, Michael Haan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Thanks for the reply, but the TITLE is there, I just didn't show it:What version of SlimServer are you using? Why don't you supply a metaflac dump of a single track that is being mis-labeled -- that would probably be more useful than a partial

Re: [slim] Re: Help! SB3 cannot connect wireless!

2005-12-19 Thread Ben Sandee
On 12/19/05, jimwillsher [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: SB3 seems to be a crock of sh*tYou are a troll. ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss

Re: [slim] Re: Native AAC Support

2005-12-18 Thread Ben Sandee
On 12/18/05, Listener [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Slimdevices needs to give clear specs and clear documentation aboutrunningSlimserver on a NAS box to avoid confusion and customerdisappointment.I've never seen SlimDevices actually recommend using a NAS -- let alone specific hardware. There are plenty

Re: [slim] Re: Playlist disappear because of missing #EXTM3U

2005-12-18 Thread Ben Sandee
On 12/18/05, ctbarker32 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Could be... you might be the first person to excercise the features asyou have. I suggest filing your bugs at bugs.slimdevices.com and I'msure theywill be addressed soon.I'm a little surprised you say I am the first person saving playlistsusing the

Re: [slim] Re: Native AAC Support

2005-12-18 Thread Ben Sandee
On 12/18/05, ctbarker32 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi,Just wanted to comment on your post about using a $1000 NAS box as adedicated Slimserver. In my experience, you don't need to spend anywhere near that amount. I'm a brand new SB3 owner and I just built abrand new Slimserver linux box for well

Re: [slim] NAS Questions

2005-12-18 Thread Ben Sandee
On 12/18/05, 930 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I have been poking around the forums and faq for a while but have notfound answers to this question.I have used an audiotron for years.So, I am used to having my musicstored on a server and a music system that runs regardless of what is happening with the

Re: [slim] Re: Native AAC Support

2005-12-17 Thread Ben Sandee
On 12/17/05, Ben [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Sorry about the threadjack there, but it was just a bit discouraging tosee a couple of posts with folks disparaging 'average users' who may notlive and breath this stuff and want to spend every waking moment fiddling with it...So what you're trying to say

Re: [slim] Playlist disappear because of missing #EXTM3U

2005-12-17 Thread Ben Sandee
On 12/17/05, ctbarker32 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: It would seem the playlist feature is a bit buggy?Could be... you might be the first person to excercise the features as you have. I suggest filing your bugs at bugs.slimdevices.com and I'm sure they will be addressed soon.Ben

Re: [slim] wmadec.exe

2005-12-16 Thread Ben Sandee
On 12/16/05, scharkey [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I just installed the SlimServer software. Each time I try to play a songa window pops up with C:\ProgramFiles\SlimServer\server\Bin\MSWin32-x86-multi-thread\wmadec.exe in theheader. I am not able to close the window. My first thought was that the file

Re: [slim] SB3s falling apart...:(

2005-12-13 Thread Ben Sandee
On 12/13/05, Govnah [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I have two week old SB3s one on the HT and one in my office and bothseem to be coming apart. The silver piece on both SB3 has pulled awayfrom the base :(...Should I apply some glue or ask for a replacement and is anyone else experiencing such?Contact

Re: [slim] SB2 Firmware Upgrade - Less Volume?

2005-12-12 Thread Ben Sandee
On 12/12/05, earthbased [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I upgraded SS from 6.0.1 to 6.2.1 and my SB2's from fw11 to fw28.Ihave one SB2 hooked to a Bose Wave Radio and have my radio volume level set to 65.I used to be able to set the SB2 to volume 12 and it wasgood sleeping volume.After the upgrade, I now

Re: [slim] What is 'Smart Gain' ?

2005-12-12 Thread Ben Sandee
On 12/12/05, earthbased [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Since upgrading from SS6.0.1 and SB2fw11 to SS6.2.1 and SB23fw28m, I see'Smart Gain' enabled.What exactly is this as I don't see it documented anywhere.Check out this URL from the wiki:http://wiki.slimdevices.com/index.cgi?AutomaticVolumeAdjustment

Re: [slim] Re: Is there an easy way...

2005-12-09 Thread Ben Sandee
Gandt,If you are worried about accidentally upgrading your firmware, you can check this directory to see when it was last updated on the trunk (main development branch): http://svn.slimdevices.com/trunk/server/Firmware/According to what I see there now, the trunk and 6.2.x branch share the same

Re: [slim] Re: SB Form Factor (wish)

2005-12-08 Thread Ben Sandee
On 12/8/05, JJZolx [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: the stylized plastic affairs of the SB2 and SB3, plus a side headphonejack (who puts headphone jacks on the back of audio equipment??) is allthat is needed.Headphone jack on the back works great for cheapo powered speakers. Why do I want to see a bright

Re: [slim] Re: SB Form Factor (wish)

2005-12-08 Thread Ben Sandee
On 12/8/05, JJZolx [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Headphone jack on the back works great for cheapo powered speakers. Why do I want to see a bright green plug coming off the side of my sb3?SB2 has it on the side and I happen to, unfortunately, be using my SB2 in that configuration and it's an

Re: [slim] SB Form Factor (wish)

2005-12-07 Thread Ben Sandee
On 12/7/05, bishopdonmiguel [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: How do I say this without offense? I like (really like) the style of the SB3 but not the form factor.Too tall for mysituation/preference, although I understand it is perfect for some andI respect that.Thought I'd throw out an illustrative

Re: [slim] Fade in Alarms?

2005-12-07 Thread Ben Sandee
On 12/7/05, Mike Wood [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: It works great - but it's a bit brutal at 7:00am! Is there any way tomake the alarm clock stream fade in over, say, 30 seconds or so?Yes, this is possible on current production SlimServer (at least 6.2.1 and higher, maybe a few versions earlier but I

Re: [slim] (Kinda) Replaygain for internet radio stations?

2005-12-07 Thread Ben Sandee
On 12/7/05, 0xdeadbeef [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I set all of my local MP3 to around 89dB with MP3Gain. Obviouslyinternet radio stations are much louder. So if switching from normal MP3s to radio, I have to lower the volume quite a little.So I wonder if it would be possible to use a (kind of)

Re: [slim] Re: SB Form Factor (wish)

2005-12-07 Thread Ben Sandee
On 12/7/05, Michaelwagner [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Here's another SLiMP3 !http://www.slimp3.pl/cda5.jpg No, that's a Slimp3! We're talking SLiMP3 here. :-) I wonder if that has anything to do with the change to Squeezebox? Could just be they liked the better name though.Ben

Re: [slim] Slimp3 doesn't work with Netgear WGT624

2005-12-04 Thread Ben Sandee
On 12/4/05, damston [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi,I having some problems with my faithfull Slimp3. It worked perfectlyuntil I changed my router last month.I had a linksys router and everything worked fine, but it died so Ibought a Netgear WGT 624. Since then, my Slimp3 won't play any music. I can

Re: [slim] mp3gain made files unplayable?

2005-12-02 Thread Ben Sandee
On 12/2/05, jowes [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I ran mp3gain 1.2.5 (back end 1.4.6) on a set of files to see how wellthe volume adjustment works. I'm using slimserver 6.2.1. Badnessensued.The majority of the files now are skipped. The log has the messages: timestamp ERROR: Couldn't open song.I had

Re: [slim] DAC improvements with SB3 compared to SB2

2005-12-02 Thread Ben Sandee
On 12/2/05, dukeinlondon [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Is the SB3 burr brow DAC used in the SB3 a higher end model than in theSB2 or just (I would expect) a newer version of the same model ? Should I get one of the remaining SB2 for a second hifi or get a SB3 touse on my top notch hifi ?They are

Re: [slim] SB3 in Adequate Supply?

2005-11-28 Thread Ben Sandee
On 11/28/05, gjrhine [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I got my order in early last Friday and still have not received myshipped email late Monday.The order page said shipping is same day.Sure hope it gets processed before the 100 off 2 deal runs out. Don't worry about that -- SlimDevices won't screw you

Re: [slim] Re: SB2 not connecting with WPA and AES

2005-11-27 Thread Ben Sandee
On 11/27/05, jcyr [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: dean Wrote: We are waiting for our CPU and OS vendor to provide us with a new working version of the OS to test.It's out of our hands right now, but we are working with them every day.Sorry for the delay. In the mean time you probably ought to update your

Re: [slim] Re: Problem with tracks that have no 'album' data

2005-11-23 Thread Ben Sandee
On 11/23/05, AaronS [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: When I find an artist, either by selecting 'browse artist' or searchingfor them, I see a list of albums, as you'd expect. If there are any MP3sassociated with that artist that have no album entered in the ID3 tag, then I get an option 'no album'. When I

Re: [slim] Re: Problem with tracks that have no 'album' data

2005-11-23 Thread Ben Sandee
On 11/23/05, Craig, James (IT) [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: That's not a bug I believe, you're supposed to put the shared album namein the 'common album titles' preference.But can one put 'No Album' in this list?If so I guess that solves the problem. I will try that tonight. I would suggest that

Re: [slim] my SB3 has turned into SB2 ...

2005-11-22 Thread Ben Sandee
On 11/22/05, firestorm [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Got my SB3 last week, very smart looking and sounds great. The firsttime I hooked it up with Slimserver, I was asked to press thebrightness button to upgrade the firmware. After this it restarted andtold me my SB3 is a SB2. Sounds like you get one of

Re: [slim] is 6.2.2 really 6.2.1?

2005-11-21 Thread Ben Sandee
On 11/21/05, Neil Cameron [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I have the same situation; the download purports to be 6.2.2, but Slimserverreports 6.2.1...I think the 6.2.2 branch just hasn't had the version number updated in the codeline. I wouldn't worry too much -- you're getting the 6.2.2 branch from

Re: [slim] Problems with Various Artists

2005-11-21 Thread Ben Sandee
On 11/21/05, NeilH [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I have just installed 6.2.1 and all Various Artists listingshave vanished.All compilation albums are separately listed under individualartists and no varient of server settings and rescanning will make them return.Neil.You might want to check that the

Re: [slim] Date Time

2005-11-20 Thread Ben Sandee
On 11/20/05, Fred101 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I just updated my software from 6.2 to 6.2.1. Everything went fineexcept I've lost my date and time. How can I get the date and timeback?Fred,It's not clear to me exactly what the problem is -- where is date and time missing? Is it not being displayed

Re: [slim] Re: Cue files no longer work in 6.2.x?

2005-11-17 Thread Ben Sandee
On 11/7/05, JayNYC [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I am willing to bet the heavy hitters here and at Slim Devices don'tuse cuesheets.What would I gain by using cuesheets? Are they only useful using FLAC? I'm pretty sure I've heard of people using MP3's and cuesheets but I haven't the foggiest idea what

Re: [slim] Re: Cue files no longer work in 6.2.x?

2005-11-17 Thread Ben Sandee
On 11/17/05, radish [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Cue sheets are useful with mp3 because it gives you gapless playback(which isn't easy any other way). As for FLAC, I've never reallyunderstood the advantage myself. One is I guess convenience - lessfiles == easier to manage? But as you say gapless is no

Re: [slim] Re: Is 6.2.1 compatible with SliMP3, 466Mhz G4?

2005-11-16 Thread Ben Sandee
On 11/16/05, Bonesteel [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Again a smart reply Ben, but yet again not specific to my post.For you I will repeat.Why can't Slim Devices document how they testthe release so we can see how our set up compares before we try it?Your arm and leg: scenario?Perhaps you're just not as

Re: [slim] Re: Re: Slimserver reading APE tags on MP3s?

2005-11-15 Thread Ben Sandee
On 11/15/05, Dan Sully [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: * Pat Farrell shaped the electrons to say...On Tue, 2005-11-15 at 09:09 -0800, Dan Sully wrote: It's too bad that ID3v2.4 is the standard for MP3s though..True this week for some packages. Proper ID3 versions seems to be unknowable.I've not found any

Re: [slim] Re: Re: Re: Slimserver reading APE tags on MP3s?

2005-11-15 Thread Ben Sandee
On 11/15/05, Dan Sully [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: * Ben Sandee shaped the electrons to say...Why? I can make my APE tags look exactly like my FLAC tags. This isn't the case w/ID3.You aren't writing (or modifiying) the MP3 tag reader program now are you? :) It slows things down to check for multiple

Re: [slim] Re: Is 6.2.1 compatible with SliMP3, 466Mhz G4?

2005-11-15 Thread Ben Sandee
On 11/15/05, Bonesteel [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I would be the recipient of that flame.It would be nice to see what OS X system configurations the new releasewas tested on, how many songs in the library, and how the resultingmetrics compare to the same in house platform(s) running earlier versions

Re: [slim] Database bug for generic albums??

2005-11-14 Thread Ben Sandee
On 11/14/05, sgm [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I believe I've proven to myself that SlimServer messes up when creatingthe slimserversql.db file from stratch *IF* there is an album with thefollowing tags:Good, you should file a bug report at bugs.slimdevices.com so you can get some movement on your

Re: [slim] Re: Database bug for generic albums??

2005-11-14 Thread Ben Sandee
On 11/14/05, sgm [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Ah, so I can go directly to doing a bug report -- will do.I am new here.I was sort of expecting a confirmation discussion toverify the bug before I reported it.Sometimes that works and happens. However, bugs that are filed are much more likely to get

Re: [slim] Re: Database bug for generic albums??

2005-11-14 Thread Ben Sandee
On 11/14/05, kdf [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: confirmation is useful, but you may get sent directly to the bugreports by some posters anyway. it forces someone else to do theconfirmation :)Well, in fairness he spent quite a bit of time himself validating the bug with very detailed description of the

Re: [slim] Re: Radio Tune-In Driving me NUTS!!!

2005-11-14 Thread Ben Sandee
On 11/14/05, topshelfpete [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I had it working on Slimserver 6.1 which leads me to believe it's anissue with the newer version. I've tried for hours changing settings but to no avail. I'm going to revert back to 6.1 and see if that fixesthe problem. I'm not convinced this is

Re: [slim] Foobar2000 output to Squeezebox 3

2005-11-13 Thread Ben Sandee
On 11/13/05, akwok [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I just placed an order for a Squeezebox 3, just for digital out.I waswondering, if my current player is Foobar2000, can I set it to directlyoutput ot the Squeezebox 3?i.e., if I'm playing music on my computer through Foobar, can I send the music to the

Re: [slim] Re: Foobar2000 output to Squeezebox 3

2005-11-13 Thread Ben Sandee
On 11/13/05, akwok [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Would that degrade the sound quality though?And also, will it showwhat song is currently playing?Could be that it would lower the sound quality of the broadcaster (Oddcast or Shoutcast) were to re-encode the music data (maybe to a lower bitrate). There

Re: [slim] Re: Foobar2000 output to Squeezebox 3

2005-11-13 Thread Ben Sandee
On 11/13/05, akwok [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Oh!Is there something I should keep in mind while I'm setting it up?Are there instructions which explain how I should do this? :-)Thanks for the reply Mark!Mark's suggestion would result in your Foobar2000 client acting like a SqueezeBox -- but it

Re: [slim] Coming off pause...

2005-11-13 Thread Ben Sandee
On 11/13/05, bossanova808 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: My SB2 exhibits some off behaviour when coming off from being paused.If I pause and unpause within a few seconds, everything is fine. However, if I pause then unpause 20 or more seconds later, the musicwill resume, play to the end of the track,

Re: [slim] Re: SB2 Wireless Help Needed - Audio Drops

2005-11-09 Thread Ben Sandee
On 11/9/05, CavesOfTQLT [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Ben Sandee Wrote: I believe that some have reported problems with the Belkin router when UPNP was enabled. If you do not need UPNP, maybe try disabling it in your router and see if it helps. BenI had issues with my Belkin Pre-N with drop-outs

Re: [slim] SB3/Impressions?

2005-11-09 Thread Ben Sandee
On 11/9/05, kkitts [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Has anyone received the new SB3? What do you think about it?Performance? Style? Setup? All the same as SB2?Several people have, check the archives/forums over the last week or so for some reviews of their experiences. Ben

Re: [slim] Re: Newbie: Info SB2

2005-11-09 Thread Ben Sandee
On 11/9/05, edwin2005 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I could have thought this one myself :(Aren't there pic's on the slimdevices site of the older models?But this does not quit answer the display question.It's the exact same display although word is they've done something with the glass covering the

Re: [slim] Virtual tracks to remove duplicates.

2005-11-08 Thread Ben Sandee
On 11/8/05, oreillymj [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'm not sure if this has been asked before, but I'd like to remove alot of the duplicate tracks in my collection and only have 1 copy ofeach file. But I'd also like to have a virtual copy of certain tracks in my collection.I know I can achieve kind of

Re: [slim] Re: Virtual tracks to remove duplicates.

2005-11-08 Thread Ben Sandee
On 11/8/05, Bart [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Steve Bernard, Jr Wrote: you might want to check the XP Resource Kit for a tool called fsutil (assuming you have Windows XP and the hard drive is formatted with NTFS)Anyone got a useful duplicate finder? MusicMagic mixer has a duplicate finder capability

Re: [slim] SB2 Wireless Help Needed - Audio Drops

2005-11-08 Thread Ben Sandee
On 11/8/05, patrija [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Continuous problems with SB2 wireless drops. Got a good setup - Dell9100 Pentium D 3.2 GH with 1 Gig RAM, router is a Belkin Pre-N, musicstored on a Linkstation, no iTunes. Music plays fine for awhile then starts dropping - and always drops whenever try

Re: [slim] Re: Slimserver 6.2: volume issue

2005-11-04 Thread Ben Sandee
On 11/4/05, Neil Cameron [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'm with you - can we have the old volume curve back...I'm against you -- the new volume curve is much better. There's actually a smooth transition all the way up to max whereas before the first 10 stops were 90% of the volume.

Re: [slim] This is getting frustrating - MORE problems with reading files with 6.2

2005-11-04 Thread Ben Sandee
On 11/4/05, Cleve [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Well, I thought I'd solved my problems with reading files by simplifyingmy directory structure. However, I copied some more CDs to my HDD thisafternoon, and problems cropped up again. Your attachment doesn't go very far in describing the problem you are

Re: [slim] Text Entry Timing

2005-11-04 Thread Ben Sandee
On 11/4/05, dfk [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Does this function work on the server?It would be useful if it did.SlimServer Version: 6.2.1 - 5024ThanksWhat is text entry timing? Google != joy for me.TIA,Ben ___ Discuss mailing list

Re: [slim] Re: More wireless problems with new SB2

2005-11-03 Thread Ben Sandee
On 11/3/05, ovonrein [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: oreillymj Wrote: I asked both Belkin and Netgear to add this to the Knowledgebases, but I don't think either Mfg did.Well, to be fair to them, your experience (and mine, too, incidentally)places this problem squarely at SlimDevices. If you would read

Re: [slim] Re: No connectivity to Encrypted Wireless

2005-11-03 Thread Ben Sandee
On 11/3/05, ncrossland [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I've followed those steps but still no joy. It connects fine whenencryption is turned off. Leaving it unencrypted is not an acceptable solution.You should contact SlimServer support.Ben ___ Discuss mailing

Re: [slim] Re: 6.2 SLIMP3 (original)

2005-11-01 Thread Ben Sandee
On 11/1/05, Richie [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: This is just my opinion. I hope I've phrased it so it doesn't looklike I'm attacking anyone because I dont mean to.Richard,You're a better man than me. :-)Ben ___ Discuss mailing list

Re: [slim] SqueezeNetwork working tonight?

2005-11-01 Thread Ben Sandee
On 11/1/05, Mark Lanctot [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I can get into the network, but I can't get anythingto play.Yeah, I can confirm it's acting up at the moment.Ben ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com

Re: [slim] 6.1.1

2005-10-27 Thread Ben Sandee
On 10/27/05, Zartog [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: How do I download 6.1.1 versionhttp://www.slimdevices.com/downloads/Ben ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss

Re: [slim] SoftSqueeze Errors

2005-10-27 Thread Ben Sandee
On 10/27/05, kkitts [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'm using SoftSqueeze on a LAN (using a Linux box as the client asserver) with Java 1.5 and the mp3 plugin and it works most of the timebut breaks on 1 particular song (an mp3 file that is about 12M insize). It send the following error messages: I can't

Re: [slim] Re: Is it me or is the web interface getting slower on every new release?

2005-10-26 Thread Ben Sandee
On 10/26/05, docbee [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I gave it a try and the application now behaves much crisper :-) Whatstill bothers me is the long delay it takes to connect to theslimserver homepage for the first time.I can hardly believe that slimserver does count all the titles, albums, etc via sql

Re: [slim] Re: How to Play Music on Web Server running Slim Server?

2005-10-26 Thread Ben Sandee
On 10/26/05, clumsyoik [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: dcj Wrote: In addition to using Squeezeboxes on my LAN, I'd like to be able to select songs to be played via a web browser, and have the resulting music played on the web server, using the sound card on the web server. (My web server runs Linux)

Re: [slim] Sb3

2005-10-25 Thread Ben Sandee
On 10/25/05, Keith [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The way I read the description suggestes that wireless is now standardand ethernet is optional, is this correct? Will the ethernet versioninclude wireless? As it is wireless is not a great idea for kitchens,or should I say kitchens with a microwave...

Re: [slim] Most Current Slimp3 firmware version for 6.2x?

2005-10-21 Thread Ben Sandee
On 10/21/05, bouton [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: What is the most Current Slimp3 firmware version for slimserver v 6.2x?A link in the wiki points to 1.3 - the link doesn't exist but a 2.3does exist. the directory under slimserver/server/firmware has no files named slimp3... just squeezebox*** and the

Re: [slim] How do I use multiple hd's?

2005-10-21 Thread Ben Sandee
On 10/21/05, zybar [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Is there a way to use multiple hd's (in a non-RAID) configuration on mypc?Basically I want have some of my music on one hd and some on a secondone until I decide what to utlimately do for my storage.

Re: [slim] Re: Multi Disc Sets

2005-10-18 Thread Ben Sandee
TPOS is absolutely a standard tag -- it's DISC that isn't (at least for ID3). See http://www.id3.org/ for more info on these.Ben ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss

Re: [slim] Re: help!! connected but cant find library?!!!

2005-10-14 Thread Ben Sandee
On 10/14/05, nietsni3 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: omg so i am screwed??where shoudl i go before returning the thing to the store?thanksNowhere! If you can still return it you should do so, in my opinion.Ben ___ Discuss mailing list

Re: [slim] Re: Scan Speed Adjustment ?

2005-10-14 Thread Ben Sandee
On 10/14/05, Yannzola [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'm more than happy to remove my request, however, if the majority ofSqueezers ike it the way it is. How abut a poll?The majority of Squeezers don't even subscribe to this list/read this forum so your poll wouldn't really be meaningful.

Re: [slim] slimserver.log filling up without debugging...

2005-10-05 Thread Ben Sandee
On 10/5/05, Jess Askey [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Im running slimserver 6.1.1 on a Mandrake 9.2 box and even tho I don'thave any debugging options checked in the slimserver settings. My/tmp/slimserver.log file fills up to like 7gig over the course of oneweek. I just removed the log file, restarted

Re: [slim] Radio streams on marginal DSL link

2005-09-29 Thread Ben Sandee
On 9/29/05, TimHunt [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: If the speed on the DSL link is reduced so the error rate goes down,the problem almost goes away completely. What makes this particularly irritating is that I used to have muchbetter reliability, to the point that I replaced those old-fashioneddevices

Re: [slim] Using Squeezebox for Live Sound?

2005-09-26 Thread Ben Sandee
On 9/26/05, orrinc [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Does anyone have a good way to stream analog audio directly in real timeto a Squeezebox player? I would think that streaming true live audio would be very difficult to dowithout confounding and/or frustrating the remote listeners because of the

Re: [slim] Re: Using Squeezebox for Live Sound?

2005-09-26 Thread Ben Sandee
On 9/26/05, Robin Bowes [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Ben Sandee said the following on 26/09/2005 23:47: If it's live audio, you can only buffer data as fast as the player plays it (real-time).If you want two seconds of buffer then you're going to need to delay playback by two seconds in order

Re: [slim] Buffered commands driving me crazy

2005-09-25 Thread Ben Sandee
On 9/25/05, John Gorst [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: GreenMan wrote:Any idea what even can be occurring around about every minute?I think the default refresh interval for the MusicMagic plugin is 60 seconds. I would set the MM interval higher to see if it helps. I set mine to 3600. Could be related?

Re: [slim] Re: Two Squeezeboxes

2005-09-03 Thread Ben Sandee
On 9/3/05, bishopdonmiguel [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: If I understand your issue correctly, you want to know why one of yourSqueezeboxen is selected as the current player in the dropdown although you never selected it.You also might notice that if you select thedesired unit and then exit, when you

Re: [slim] Two Squeezeboxes

2005-09-03 Thread Ben Sandee
On 9/3/05, Daniel Cohen [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: All players show up in the menu -- how would you know which playeryou were trying to control?Of course. I meant that it was showing as the chosen one, and I hadto make a change. And I had no recollection of ever making the choice previously.You

Re: [slim] Re: Songs show in search, but not in Browse artist

2005-09-03 Thread Ben Sandee
On 9/3/05, egauthier [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: So, it appears that there are 2 different artists being created for thesame artist string.I have verified with a tag editor and in the iTunesLibrary.xml file that the Artist strings are identical. Dan's put in a few fixes over the last few weeks for

Re: [slim] Two Squeezeboxes

2005-09-03 Thread Ben Sandee
On 9/3/05, Daniel Cohen [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: You wouldn't need to choose until a second player was detected.Once a second player comes into the mix, it may be random as towhich is selected by default depending on your skin.See my other post for info about choosing the player.May be is a bit

Re: [slim] Re: Symlinks behaving differently in SlimServer 6.x (windows)

2005-09-02 Thread Ben Sandee
On 9/2/05, ephemere [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: No responses.I'll file a bug.good man (or woman). ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss

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