Re: [slim] Certain file types disabled on new server

2011-09-22 Thread gruntwolla
Phil Leigh;658877 Wrote: Best to convert them to flac anyway - for several reasons... I was off work yesterday, so I spent a couple of hours converting the offending files to flac. At least now I know why Pink Floyd never came up on random play! Thanks for the info, Trev -- gruntwolla

Re: [slim] Certain file types disabled on new server

2011-09-22 Thread Phil Leigh
JJZolx;658988 Wrote: I think this may be incorrect. (But please correct me if I'm wrong). 1. By default, the convert.conf file is set up to use SoX (7.5) or Flac plus SoX (7.6), not Flac only, to stream WAV in Flac format. If you add flac.exe to the system to do the encoding, then you

Re: [slim] Certain file types disabled on new server

2011-09-22 Thread JJZolx
Phil Leigh;659059 Wrote: WAV will not stream BY DEFAULT unless both are available (in 7.6) You'd have to enable WAV-PCM in Filetypes Maybe I don't understand what you're saying. On my system, native streaming of WAV as PCM is enabled by default. Even if I remove both flac.exe and sox.exe

Re: [slim] Certain file types disabled on new server

2011-09-22 Thread Phil Leigh
On a normal setup both f lac.exe and sox.exe will be present and wav will stream as flac, following the convert.conf precedence rules. To be honest I have no idea what happens if those two apps are missing... -- Phil Leigh You want to see the signal path BEFORE it gets onto a CD/vinyl...it

Re: [slim] Certain file types disabled on new server

2011-09-21 Thread gruntwolla
Phil Leigh;658750 Wrote: by default WAV is streamed as flac and needs flac.exe to transcode... you need to change filetypes to stream wav as PCM... Yes can do that -but as I have 25/30 albums still in WMA or wav format ( from my pre squeezebox days)I was hoping to be able to change file

Re: [slim] Certain file types disabled on new server

2011-09-21 Thread JJZolx
Phil Leigh;658750 Wrote: by default WAV is streamed as flac and needs flac.exe to transcode... you need to change filetypes to stream wav as PCM... I think this may be incorrect. (But please correct me if I'm wrong). 1. By default, the convert.conf file is set up to use SoX (7.5) or Flac

Re: [slim] Certain file types disabled on new server

2011-09-21 Thread pski
Phil Leigh;658877 Wrote: Best to convert them to flac anyway - for several reasons... Nana Nana Nana. FLAC is best. Hi Phil P -- pski real stereo doesn't just wake the neighbors, it -enrages- them.. It is truly the Golden Age of Wireless

[slim] Certain file types disabled on new server

2011-09-20 Thread gruntwolla
Hi again folks, I have recently set up a Sheevaplug to run my squeezeboxes,and have just one problem I could use some help with. On the plug server webui in server settings/file types, certain file types are grayed out/disabled, and those files will not play( WMA Lossless,WAV) On the original

Re: [slim] Certain file types disabled on new server

2011-09-20 Thread bpa
WMA Lossless is not native on the older players so you need transcoding. SBS has transcoding support for WMAL on Windows platforms because MS provides the necessary libraries. These libraries are not available on non Windows platforms. They can be made to work on x86/Linux system but not ARM

Re: [slim] Certain file types disabled on new server

2011-09-20 Thread Phil Leigh
by default WAV is streamed as flac and needs flac.exe to transcode... you need to change filetypes to stream wav as PCM... -- 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) - Audiolense 3.3/2.0+INGUZ DRC - MF M1