[slim] Re: Softsqueeze Stutter with slac files

2005-11-18 Thread vacquah
hi there.. alreaady done that. i read that in some post here. but the audio still stutters badly. this implies that my flac files are now being converted to mp3, right? the problem is, when i play files which are originally encoded in mp3, the playback is fine. so is this something to do with

Re: [slim] Re: Softsqueeze Stutter with slac files

2005-11-18 Thread Mark Lanctot
How high is the bitrate, and how high is your upload speed? Can you play a 320 kbps MP3 over the Internet? If you can, then yes, there's some sort of problem in the conversion. vacquah wrote: hi there.. alreaady done that. i read that in some post here. but the audio still stutters badly.

[slim] Re: Softsqueeze Stutter with slac files

2005-11-18 Thread superbad
Most flac files are going to be around 800-1000kbps. If you go to http://www.dslreports.com/stest you can check the upload bandwidth on your home connection. Most cable and dsl connections have their upload speeds capped at quite a bit less than 1000kbps, which would explain your problem. I pay

Re: [slim] Re: Softsqueeze Stutter with slac files

2005-11-18 Thread Mark Lanctot
Option 1 is probably out of the picture. ISPs usually do not provide high upload speeds even with their super-fast, super-expensive download speeds. You will have to look hard to find a TRUE upload speed of 1 Mbps, and you will have to pay dearly for it. It would be much cheaper to somehow

Re: [slim] Re: Softsqueeze Stutter with slac files

2005-11-18 Thread ron thigpen
Mark Lanctot wrote: It would be much cheaper to somehow put LAME on your NAS box. It would be must easier than installing SlimServer, but the NAS box's processor may not be up to the encoding task. have you confirmed that LAME is not installed on the NAS? i believe the provider is doing

[slim] Re: Softsqueeze Stutter with slac files

2005-11-18 Thread vacquah
yep - i just checked a couple of posts on Infrants web site ... their slimserver implementation precludes the installation of any ad-ons. also, i am currently using a rate of 192kbps in slimserver player audio settings. i know some folks who use a storage device have slimserver on a separate PC.

Re: [slim] Re: Softsqueeze Stutter with slac files

2005-11-18 Thread Mark Lanctot
Do you see the words The LAME encoder appears to be installed correctly on your system. in Player Settings - Audio? If you do, then you don't need to install anything else. It's probably already installed. You may want to play with the other settings - try LAME quality level 9 Poor Quality, but

[slim] Re: Softsqueeze Stutter with slac files

2005-11-18 Thread vacquah
nope .. it says i need to install LAME. I am sure it is not already installed ... there is a thread on the infrant forum which mentions this... Mark Lanctot Wrote: Do you see the words The LAME encoder appears to be installed correctly on your system. in Player Settings - Audio? If you

Re: [slim] Re: Softsqueeze Stutter with slac files

2005-11-18 Thread Mark Lanctot
Well unfortunately without LAME installed the bitrate setting does nothing. No conversion takes place. --- vacquah [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: nope .. it says i need to install LAME. I am sure it is not already installed ... there is a thread on the infrant forum which mentions this...