bluegaspode;635455 Wrote:
For some reason I don't like the idea that Apple wants to upload all MY
fotos or MY contacts or MY music to their cloud automatically.
No signup from me, sorry Steve.
+1
That is exactly what bugs me about the whole iCloud thing, too. They
did not mention
RockinFX;635521 Wrote:
Well, it was honestly meant to convey nothing more than my abject level
of frustration and desperation as I am well and truly lost. I have
tried to get my head around the technology, I really have. Obviously
to little or no avail. My sincere apologies for any
Make certain the iTunes files are not DRM protected and that the files
have the correct permission settings on the NAS.
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This seems very interesting:
http://googleresearch.blogspot.com/2011/06/instant-mix-for-music-beta-by-google.html
Should have thought they'd do something like that once they have
millions of songs uploaded to their service!
Note MusicIP only does analysis on the sound data. Google does sound
bluegaspode;635084 Wrote:
On iPad always the last App started that says 'I want to play some
sound' will silence all previous Apps.
So unless one of these other Apps indeed has a 'mute' button I'm afraid
there won't be a solution to your problem :(
Yep, as I suspected, but thanks for
Raptor;635562 Wrote:
Saw U2 there back in 1993, and again a couple of years ago. How it's
changed in all those years...
Drastically, indeed :D
If you give it a visit again, you won't find one brick where it's used
to be.
Don't know if U2 is here again anytime soon ... but David
Hi Toby,
Thank you for the response.
I checked the properties for the folder 'music' down, and everything is
set to read/write/execute for all.
None of the music is DRM protected.
Anything else I can check? All help appreciated.
When I modified the pathing in the xml file, I basically did a
How about a bluetooth receiver plugged into the line-in of the Boom?
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Hi, Friedit. After a lot of problems trying make a purchase at
Blackberry Appworld, I finally got it and installed it.
It says it can't find an active player and I think the reason is that
I used an incorrect IP address. Now it just shows a little circle going
round and round. How can I edit the
Hi Rick,
It should time out after 30 seconds or so and give you a popup where
you can go to the settings. However you can also go manually to the
settings by using the playbook swipe down gesture (just swipe down
from the top bezel).
Also deleting is the same as uninstalling.
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Everything is working, I will keep testing to make sure there isn't any
glitches.
Thanks again!
-KT
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No it isn't accesing your music. Does the webinterface of your server
work? Also please tell me your version number.
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Firstly, I haven't read this entire post or even skimmed it properly, so
I apologize if I'm being hasty.
Are the Slimdevices wiki sysops active lately? If I read the
administrators user list correctly, it looks like there are 79 people
with administrators role. Five were added in 2010, none so
Version number is 1.4.3
I did create an ID and password.
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MrSinatra;635545 Wrote:
you've gotten a lot of responses from pros. but it sounds to me like
you want something that just works thats easy, robust, etc...
i would suggest then that this product is not for you.
a lot of people on here might disagree and say they never have issues,
blah
I deleted the ID and password and the app launched. I thought that the
ID and password was for the app so I just made one up.
However, I get the circle thing again when I tap Music Folder or
Artists, etc.
Please advise the IP address I should use:
192.168.1.101 - my SB3
OR
192.168.1.102 - SB
RockinFX;635505 Wrote:
OK, OK ... that's possibly a broader question in my case, but I mean as
regards a Squeezebox-based system. All I really want is 2.1 channel
audio through an existing AVR which has both wired and wireless
capability by streaming FLAC audio files and internet radio from
OK, I can now access my music. I used my Server IP address and the
default CLI Port of 9090.
I can select a song or album and tap the Play button, but nothing shows
in the current Playlist and my SB3 has not been turned on.
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Well your player has to be turned on already of course. When you swipe
down you see at the top left your player selection dropdown - it has to
show up there.
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Success! I guess I was impatient and need to spend some time on the
interface. I can now play songs and my SB3 is on. Didn't realize that I
had to tap the ... to make something play.
I promise to play around and will advise how it goes.
Thanks!
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Great responses, lots of excellent information and (invaluable) hands on
experiences - many thanks! I still like the concept and features of the
Touch for my purposes since:
a) I have a severe allergy to iTunes. It's genetic and untreatable.
I've tried medication - no use. If a solution is
If your using the laptop/PC for a server, then the reboot is no big
deal. It uses your local network for the most part, unless listening to
internet radio, so it's based on your in house network. But if you have
a power outage, or need to reboot the laptop/server, it just starts and
once it is
jclyle;635472 Wrote:
I get an error when I launch SoftSqueeze Connection Failed. Check
Server Settings
I'm using a Vortexbox Appliance running 7.5. Is there a setting I need
to change?
You need to enter the IP address of your VortexBox into SoftSqueeze.
You may also need to disable your
To continue what I started earlier (I had to leave hastily):
I am dismayed by the amount of SPAM in the Slimdevices wiki. I would
volunteer to help filter it, but I don't know who to contact.
It seems like it's far too easy for a SPAMMER to register and create a
topic. Every topic show up on
RockinFX;635597 Wrote:
The one thing that sounds sub-optimal is (if I understand correctly) the
rescanning/restructuring of the connection and the library if the server
goes down. I run World Community Grid 24/7 so the laptop is almost
always on, but there are times when I need an update or
Ahhh, good to know the re-scan is no big deal and that I have control of
scan type and frequency running SBS on the laptop. Actually, great to
know.
It is looking more and more like the Touch is going to be my choice. I
realize every product has a few warts and more of them in some
Hi beer, can you give more information about what is not working?
- At first reading, I think your post is about not being able to play
files on your Squeezebox radio. You can play radio streams on your SB
but you cannot play music files whatsoever. Music files reside on
your mac
I am unfamiliar with all details about iTunes and iPods, so forgive my
ignorance. (I want to get an iPod touch one fine day.)
I doesn't seem you should be manually editing *any* XML file, doing a
global search and replace as you suggested. Or manually editing any of
text file for that matter.
I
Hello,
I compiled Squeezeslave 1.1-256 (the version I got from checking out
trunk) on Linux, and sound works great.
When I use -D I don't get a display. I tried in different terminals,
but the rectangle stays empty. Pressing the control keys, like
works.
I'm still using SqueezeCenter 7.3.4
Hi Danny,
I think we are both in the same position in that we are not sure how
this thing is supposed to work.
Why is the location of the music libary folder blank?
If you want your Squeezebox server to serve music files, it needs to
know the location of your files.
See the pic below which
Danny8;635607 Wrote:
Hi beer, can you give more information about what is not working?
- At first reading, I think your post is about not being able to
play files on your Squeezebox radio. You can play radio streams on
your SB but you cannot play music files whatsoever. Music
Taking it back to fundamentals: Why do you want to use iTunes
'integration' on SBS? Do you have iTunes playlists (smart, Genius, or
otherwise) that you want to use on the SBs? If not, I can't think of
any benefits you gain from going through the iTunes integration hoops
instead of simply pointing
I figured the IP address part out. On the Networking tab I entered the
IP address in the space for 'Squeezebox Server HostName'.
Now the stream works!
Thanks for the support!
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Hi, I see now that you've shown me the tip.
Hopefully, someone with iTune importation experience can chime in to
help out.
It seems Squeezebox Server must perform -some- kind of database
building. But maybe not. I'll take a look at the wiki and see if that
sheds any light.
I suspect you wish
aubuti;635626 Wrote:
Taking it back to fundamentals: Why do you want to use iTunes
'integration' on SBS? Do you have iTunes playlists (smart, Genius, or
otherwise) that you want to use on the SBs? If not, I can't think of
any benefits you gain from going through the iTunes integration hoops
rayman1701;635588 Wrote:
I have to chime in here and say that isn't totally true. snip Maybe
I'm a fluke, but I doubt it.
all one has to do is look at the posts in these forums.
now, i don't dispute your exp; but its not my exp, and i know a lot
more than the avg user.
one could argue
You're welcome. I try not to chime in when I can be of no help. This was
one of those borderline situations. I mostly wanted to see if I could
learn anything about iTunes as I am sincerely insterested in iOS and
the rest of the Apple eco-system.
You pointed out that tooltip which shed light for
Very nice... I wish other Playbook apps had been released this quickly,
but I guess Squeezebox fanatics are more accustomed to playing with
works in progress than others. I agree that everything needs to be a
little bigger. It's really hard to press some of the buttons. If the
size could be
Now I wonder where you are running iTunes application. I assumed it was
the Mac. I believe some NASes can also run iTunes.
But I don't think most NASes have the muscle or RAM to run both SB
Server and iTunes together without bogging down.
When you have the time and patience, I recommend look
BeerFizz;635633 Wrote:
I am not an Apple fan... its just another tool, however, it would have
been nice to use the same tool across all my platforms.
Glad to see you got it working okay. You're not the first person to get
twisted in knots before realizing that 'iTunes integration' adds some
Again, guys, thanks for the great responses...
I have another issue... perhaps two :)
First, m4a's. I guess SBS will not natively stream these and I read
something about requiring 'lame'? Is there a link to a definitive
guide on how to set this up (if needed at all). Half of more of my
Hi jfalk,
Thanks for the feedback. Yep the next version will have improved
controls to make it easier to use, and I hope to have feedback, so that
when they are pressed it is noticeable somehow.
The thing that is causing me trouble at the moment is trying to get the
database to work quicker.
1) For the m4a files you don't need lame, because that's for MP3. I
think for m4a you need faad. Getting that installed on a Synology is
outside my experience, but search over on the 3rd Party Hardware
section of this forum, as that's where most NAS-specific questions are
handled. There are a lot
aubuti;635654 Wrote:
1) For the m4a files you don't need lame, because that's for MP3. I
think for m4a you need faad. Getting that installed on a Synology is
outside my experience, but search over on the 3rd Party Hardware
section of this forum, as that's where most NAS-specific questions
MrSinatra;635635 Wrote:
snip ... anyway, i certainly wish the OP good luck and i'm sure many
here, including i, will be happy to try to help should he encounter any
difficulty.
Thanks! I have read enough in my research around this issue to know
that there are indeed problems and am certain
Go for it. I think you will be pleased. Many of us run into issues from
time to time but at least for me, they are usually a temp frustration
and then all is good again. My level of expertise is pretty low when it
comes to tech stuff but I am happy w the Touch and the software. Is it
perfect, no,
Yesterday I asked when is the best time to buy a digital camera? Today
I want to turn our attention to how to buy a digital camera.
Im not going to talk you through all the different features on a
digital camera or tell you which models are best (something that is
really quite individual and
I think for every SB poweruser that runs a Linux server, owns several
clients and what not, there have been moments of frustration. I all
fairness, *every* long term user of *every* product has those. I give
the SB developers kudos for always coming through in the end. *Always*.
The rough patches
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