Re: [slim] Random album

2010-11-11 Thread bakker_be
Another option is to use MusicIP + Spicefly Sugarcube: let the random mix pick one album, without adding items when it's done, and Spicefly Sugarcube will continue adding separate but matching songs to the end of your queue for each track played. -- bakker_be http://www.last.fm/user/Bakker_be

[slim] SBS + Windows Server Aurora/Vail playback issues

2010-11-11 Thread bakker_be
be the cause of this behaviour? thnx, Bart -- bakker_be http://www.last.fm/user/Bakker_be bakker_be's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=30369 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com

Re: [slim] Favorite SBS Browser Interface?

2011-06-01 Thread bakker_be
to perform quite a lot of extra tasks too. -- bakker_be http://www.last.fm/user/Bakker_be Main System: Touch; Marantz SR-5004; ' TMA Premium 905' (http://tmaaudio.com/premium905.html); BK Monolith+ FF; HDI Dune Smart D1; Pioneer PDP-LX5090H

Re: [slim] Community Squeezebox: The Name Vote (Round 2)

2013-03-11 Thread bakker_be
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Re: [slim] Community Funded Squeezebox Replacement - Would you be interested?

2013-03-12 Thread bakker_be
Sorry if this has been covered already but I'm a little late to the party ;) Is the goal in using the wandboard replacing the carrier board with the connectors, and keep only the SOM from the original package? bakker_be's

Re: [slim] Community Funded Squeezebox Replacement - Would you be interested?

2013-03-13 Thread bakker_be
JackOfAll wrote: You will remove the CPU daughter-board from the Wandboard supplied carrier board and plug it into a new carrier board designed by JS. Thanks, that's what I thought I understood :) Count me in for at least a Gen1. I could help out by doing localisation of the UI in Dutch if

Re: [slim] Community Funded Squeezebox Replacement - Would you be interested?

2013-03-18 Thread bakker_be
Mnyb wrote: I like the idea to be able to use existing power suplies OR use the comunity supply as spare or upgrade to existing players nice synergy rigth there . Re running betas , I have only one server and it has been on the latest betas since 2008 ! Does that qualify as tolerant to

Re: [slim] How do you want to create/manage playlists ?

2013-03-18 Thread bakker_be
I don't save any static playlists at all. I'm a very happy user of MusicIP through Spicefly Sugarcube, which perfectly covers normal listening. I've tried the new Smartmix plugin, but to me the results are a bit too monotonous, in that Sugarcube isn't as strict in clinging to a specific genre.

Re: [slim] Usage of local music libraries in your family ?

2013-03-18 Thread bakker_be
erland wrote: For those of you who are living together with a spouse or kids, I'd like to understand a bit better how you would like to use local music libraries in the future. Ignore what's supported in LMS and Squeezebox today and instead think about how you would like it to work in the

Re: [slim] Community Squeeze Logo

2013-03-20 Thread bakker_be
castalla wrote: Top one is better of the two - but I'd prefer the word 'community' to be in blue, not garish red! bakker_be's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=30369 View this thread:

Re: [slim] Community Funded Squeezebox Replacement - Would you be interested?

2013-03-20 Thread bakker_be
Leave the can closed ;) The less light the better as far as I'm concerned bakker_be's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=30369 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=97881

Re: [slim] Community Funded Squeezebox Replacement - Would you be interested?

2013-03-22 Thread bakker_be
guidof wrote: Sounds like an excellent plan to me. Guido F. bakker_be's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=30369 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=97881

Re: [slim] How would you like your social music life to be integrated with music listening ?

2013-03-22 Thread bakker_be
garym wrote: Mostly I just want to have my music playback from all devices tracked by last.fm (or similar) so I can see it myself (MY MAIN USE), give others links, etc. I have no desire to constantly update any social media contacts with my now playingto your questions: 1. Do you

Re: [slim] Community Squeeze Logo

2013-03-25 Thread bakker_be
asplundj wrote: I played around with Jubarend's logo and created a squeezed box the dots represents the community that squeeze the box. We could also do without the dots Within boxes one can have the acronyms suggested by JackOfAll: CS == Community Squeeze (the community project) CSP ==

Re: [slim] spotify smart tv

2013-03-27 Thread bakker_be
pippin wrote: I never ever listen to music in front of the TV. No SB killer for me. Has shoddy speakers, too. garym wrote: And even if I did listen in front of TV, it would have to have perfect Synch with other players around the house or not a replacement for me On top of that, if

Re: [slim] Community Squeeze Logo

2013-03-29 Thread bakker_be
pufnstuf wrote: I loved the 8-track! I would also wanna see an minidisc version of the logo. :D Maybe a good idea for a boot animation: the progress of extinct formats to come to the Squeezebox/digital era :)

Re: [slim] Community Funded Squeezebox Replacement - Would you be interested?

2013-04-03 Thread bakker_be
bpa wrote: Regarding the interchangeable plates for Phihong supplies. Phihong has packs of 4 plates (UK, US, EUR and Aus) so a supply suitable for many users is possible. Alternatively, there is an IEC socket plate which can be used with 8 plug cables and the wall wart becomes a brick in

Re: [slim] Dynamic compression for albums not yet ruined - not April Fools!

2013-04-03 Thread bakker_be
Mnyb wrote: But yeas it should be in the playback device :) next goal, universal use of replaygain bakker_be's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=30369 View this thread:

Re: [slim] Pre-Announcement: ickStream

2013-04-05 Thread bakker_be
I know MusicIP as as good as dead to some, but even the latest Bowie still gets analyzed and I use it very much. It's still better than the smartmix solution powered by the Echonest for me, so support on ickStream would be very welcome, especially if it works like SpiceFly Sugarcube.

Re: [slim] Pre-Announcement: ickStream

2013-04-07 Thread bakker_be
erland wrote: let's not turn this thread into a name complaints thread. Theoretically the product name can still be changed, but no promises, an important factor of the name is also that people remembers it and discuss it. From now on the chance of being invited as beta tester will

Re: [slim] Community Funded Squeezebox Replacement - Would you be interested?

2013-04-09 Thread bakker_be
guidof wrote: John, this thread is becoming more and more intriguing thanks to your observations and explanations that even non EE types (like me) can easily follow. Of course, you now have raised the expectation that SWAMP1.0 will be indeed something to behold -- and hear! I fervently

Re: [slim] Announce: Community Squeeze

2013-04-09 Thread bakker_be
I'll post this here too, already posted in the other thread. Just put R1 on my Wandboard. Web interface for WLAN-configuration didn't seem to do what it needed to do (yes, I did use the Save and reboot-button) but I used Putty to ssh in and checked if the settings were correctly applied. ESSID

Re: [slim] Community Funded Squeezebox Replacement - Would you be interested?

2013-04-11 Thread bakker_be
erland wrote: As I've understood, people who want to hook it up to a TV and use a IR-remote would use a flirc adapter (http://flirc.tv/) and put it in one of the USB ports. We will see if an actual IR-remote and the flirc adapter is included in the package in gen 2 or if it's something

Re: [slim] Community Funded Squeezebox Replacement - Would you be interested?

2013-04-11 Thread bakker_be
JJZolx wrote: Aesthetics? No. This thing isn't being designed to sell at Neiman Marcus. In the end there will likely be the basis for a viable commercial product, but not the product itself. I hope you're intending this as a joke ;) I personally see no reason why a DIY project should be ugly,

Re: [slim] Community Funded Squeezebox Replacement - Would you be interested?

2013-04-11 Thread bakker_be
Mnyb wrote: Thing is that they intend to develop the product in 3 stages a 0,5 beta that is so fugly that only select devs ever will see it , a 01 kit product that a wider selection of beta tester could be using and if all goes really well a 02 version that is more or less a true product .

Re: [slim] Community Funded Squeezebox Replacement - Would you be interested?

2013-04-11 Thread bakker_be
castalla wrote: Read above ! I did read it, but I find I'm a bit hesitant to gamble £20 + shipping (around €30 total) on it working as it does for you, in my environment ;) bakker_be's Profile:

Re: [slim] Community Funded Squeezebox Replacement - Would you be interested?

2013-04-11 Thread bakker_be
asplundj wrote: do the cleaning yourself, then /johan sorry, i had to roflmao bakker_be's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=30369 View this thread:

Re: [slim] Community Funded Squeezebox Replacement - Would you be interested?

2013-04-13 Thread bakker_be
dasmueller wrote: If you are in need of more testers perhaps a new thread is in order giving a breakdown of what is necessary to set this all up-knowledge base, hardware software etc. There have been so many posts over several threads that it would probably be difficult for many to sift

Re: [slim] Community Funded Squeezebox Replacement - Would you be interested?

2013-04-13 Thread bakker_be
JJZolx wrote: What hardware purchase(s) would this require on the part of testers? What exactly is being tested? Is there a bug database set up yet? Hardware: at the moment the only thing I've bought is the following:14713 For a distributor where you live :

Re: [slim] How do you want to create/manage playlists ?

2013-04-17 Thread bakker_be
Mnyb wrote: What I really would like is music ip like functionality integrated . MIP is a bit of hustle even if it performs better than smartmix , a separate server with its own separate scan ,and the files have to be separately fingerprinted on another abandoned app on another OS yuck .

Re: [slim] Why Mysqueezebox?

2013-04-19 Thread bakker_be
pippin wrote: Hm... No Netflix, no cable TV, but Rhapsody, MOG, Spotify, Deezer, SoundCloud, Last.fm and iTunes Match,... I must be somehow different :) Just imagine how different I feel: I have none of the above, with the exception of cable TV, which I don't watch, and I use only local music

Re: [slim] Community Funded Squeezebox Replacement - Would you be interested?

2013-04-25 Thread bakker_be
JohnSwenson wrote: So there you have it, far more than you ever wanted to know about transmission lines and digital audio. John S. Actually it's not :) At this point, with this explanation and my existing setup in mind a couple of things are becoming clear to me: - It's probably

Re: [slim] Community Funded Squeezebox Replacement - Would you be interested?

2013-04-25 Thread bakker_be
JackOfAll wrote: Is there another audio over HDMI issue I'm not aware of? (The issue that we are aware of does not occur if you set the squeezelite alsa params to not use mmap, :::0. Which is no big deal, and is the default if you choose the hdmi device from the web gui and leave the alsa

Re: [slim] Community Funded Squeezebox Replacement - Would you be interested?

2013-04-25 Thread bakker_be
servies wrote: It's probably not... think room acoustics... Or you a have the same showroom as a livingroom, in that case... Indeed, room acoustics are probably the main culprit. Wish I knew how to tackle that part. Seems there's a lot of black magic involved ;)

Re: [slim] Community Funded Squeezebox Replacement - Would you be interested?

2013-04-25 Thread bakker_be
castalla wrote: The search for the perfect system is probably a lost cause, given all the confounding variables which must play a role (especially individual hearing function!) once a basic hardware setup exists. For example, we play mainly via a Touch to a small T-amp and decent

Re: [slim] Sonos PlayBar...

2013-04-28 Thread bakker_be
Stoker wrote: A little off topic, but hopefully close enough to get a reply! Does anyone know of a sound bar type product, which could be used with a sub-woofer to make a 2.1 sound system for the TV that also has a bluetooth (A2DP, I think) input so you could pay music from you phone

Re: [slim] Community Funded Squeezebox Replacement - Would you be interested?

2013-04-28 Thread bakker_be
I've finally found the time to integrate it in my setup, connected through HDMI. Works brilliantly already. The jivelite interface on my 50 plasma shows quality issues with my cover art though :D bakker_be's Profile:

Re: [slim] Pre-Announcement: ickStream Music Platform

2013-04-29 Thread bakker_be
Personally I still wouldn't be interested at all, but my 2 daughters would certainly go for the last 2 scenario's. It's probably a generation thing ;) bakker_be's Profile:

Re: [slim] Pre-Announcement: ickStream Music Platform

2013-04-29 Thread bakker_be
erland wrote: How do you decide which music to buy ? If you aren't interested to use online services or internet radio for preview/discovery, are you using something else to preview it or do you just buy it without listening to it first ? I follow several artists on Facebook, I read quite a

Re: [slim] Community Funded Squeezebox Replacement - Would you be interested?

2013-05-05 Thread bakker_be
dustinsterk wrote: Wow! That is amazing news John! I cannot wait. When can I place my order? :) +1 ;) bakker_be's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=30369 View this thread:

Re: [slim] Usage of local music libraries in your family ?

2013-05-22 Thread bakker_be
TheLastMan wrote: Off topic for you, but the most useful thing for us would be a smartphone app which allowed the user to sync/cache music files and playlists from the LMS server to storage on the phone over wi-fi (for off-line use). At the moment I use OrangeSqueeze/SqueezePlayer to

Re: [slim] Community Funded Squeezebox Replacement - Would you be interested?

2013-06-17 Thread bakker_be
Henry66 wrote: Hi, I am a bit behind the times and only just became aware of the Community Squeeze and Wandboard projects this morning. I tried searching but couldn't find the answer to the following question ... Can the Wandboard output the audio over HDMI to my receiver? I understand

Re: [slim] Community Funded Squeezebox Replacement - Would you be interested?

2013-08-23 Thread bakker_be
bobtob wrote: Hello 1.Im trying to login via ssh but do not know root password. 2. Installing LMS 7.7.3 and deleting 7.8 ( main reason for 7.7.3 is I can control that with my automation system, 7.8 not )- can you help me with commands? Bob just use this: user: fedora pwd: fedora Then

Re: [slim] How to delete a Genre tag?

2013-10-22 Thread bakker_be
While I don't doubt that ghost entries exist (haven't had one, but anything's possible), to me it doesn't seem that this was the case here. IMO it was just incorrect use of the MusicIP plugin, as in: - Letting LMS get tag info from MusicIP, all you need is the mixable status, and if you use

Re: [slim] How large is your local music library ?

2013-10-25 Thread bakker_be
A poll associated with this post was created, to vote and see the results, please visit http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=95676 Question:

Re: [slim] Mip: R.i.p?

2014-01-27 Thread bakker_be
dbinder101 wrote: These files were purchased from iTunes a few days ago but I dont believe they are DRM. I checked their permissions and it looks fine. Can't think of anything else that I should look at. MusicIP doesn't like iTunes files, when you start the MusicIP Mixer it even warns you

Re: [slim] Community Funded Squeezebox Replacement - Would you be interested?

2014-01-30 Thread bakker_be
gstew wrote: That, to me, sounds like an absolute steal, given the high-level of technical sophistication going into the HW and SW development efforts and the reported progress to-date! Greg in Mississippi That leaves us with only one question: When? :p Main System: Touch; Marantz

Re: [slim] Pono Player

2014-03-12 Thread bakker_be
Mnyb wrote: The interesting part is the built in music store , but there is really not much info on that ? The most burning question would i be able to easilly use these files outside the silly better mp3 player ? they sort of don’t get it, this is like Fords faster horses ('If I had

Re: [slim] Community Funded Squeezebox Replacement - Would you be interested?

2014-03-31 Thread bakker_be
Hi there, how could this (http://www.minidsp.com/products/dirac-series) be integrated into the signal chain without losing the benefits of John's DAC? Main System: Touch; Marantz SR-5004; TMA Premium 905; TMA Premium 901; BK Monolith+ FF; HDI Dune Smart D1; Pioneer PDP-LX5090H iPad 32GB Wifi +

Re: [slim] Community Funded Squeezebox Replacement - Would you be interested?

2014-03-31 Thread bakker_be
slackhead wrote: You'd be able to use their analogue box and connect with XLRs which would probably work fairly well, but you'd lose some of the quality of Johns DAC running it through all that extra circuitry. The digital box is likely a no-no as it would need a way to route SPDIF out

Re: [slim] Community Funded Squeezebox Replacement - Would you be interested?

2014-04-01 Thread bakker_be
JohnSwenson wrote: This is an issue I am very interested in. Dirac is a very special room correction suite, I think it is quite a bit better than the others and would very much like to get it into the CSOS flow. Dirac is a software package (NOT free) which comprises two pieces, the

Re: [slim] Announcing SqueezePad - the first dedicated iPad App to controll your SqueezeBoxen !

2014-05-08 Thread bakker_be
Postion for a buddy of mine who bought Squeezepad + local playback on my recommendation on his iPad 2 (updated since to the latest iOS) when the iPad 3 launched. He's been quite happily using it to play from a Synology 2-disk NAS over Airplay (Airport Express connected to his old stereo) without

Re: [slim] Announcing SqueezePad - the first dedicated iPad App to controll your SqueezeBoxen !

2014-05-08 Thread bakker_be
bluegaspode wrote: Well it's strange that the iPad cannot connect to the NAS. Please check the WiFi connection of the iPad. In 50% of similar cases it's using the guest network of the Router or is using some neighbours network. Kind regards Stefan That's indeed the first thing I

Re: [slim] Announcing SqueezePad - the first dedicated iPad App to controll your SqueezeBoxen !

2014-05-09 Thread bakker_be
bluegaspode wrote: But you are able to open LMS page from your computer on port 9002? Can NAS have firewalls in the meantime as well so traffic from iPad is blocked? Just got a call from my friend. It seems to have resolved itself without further intervention from our part. Thanks for your

Re: [slim] Run Squeezelite alongside pimusicbox (mopidy)

2014-05-16 Thread bakker_be
It probably means your output device of choice is already reserved by the MPD Daemon Main System: Touch; Marantz SR-5004; TMA Premium 905; TMA Premium 901; BK Monolith+ FF; HDI Dune Smart D1; Pioneer PDP-LX5090H iPad 32GB Wifi + Squeezepad (local playback activated) Acer Iconia Tab A700 +

Re: [slim] Run Squeezelite alongside pimusicbox (mopidy)

2014-05-19 Thread bakker_be
southafricanrob wrote: Any idea how to release audio from mpd then when squeezelite is active? A quick google search leads me to think that's not really possible. To me that leaves you with 2 possible scenarios: - You want only one service/application running at any time ±Solution:launch

Re: [slim] Community Funded Squeezebox Replacement - Would you be interested?

2014-07-11 Thread bakker_be
erland wrote: Didn't know about that one, but it requires an external DAC and I'm not sure if that's what most people want. Do you have any idea if anyone actually sells it ? I could find a lot of redistributors on their site but none of the one I checked actually sold SOtM sMS-100, feels

Re: [slim] OT - Best Android phone music player

2014-07-11 Thread bakker_be
Mediamonkey maybe? It works quite well, syncs wirelessly with the windows version, supports replaygain ... Main System: Touch; Marantz SR-5004; TMA Premium 905; TMA Premium 901; BK Monolith+ FF; HDI Dune Smart D1; Pioneer PDP-LX5090H iPad 32GB Wifi + Squeezepad (local playback activated) Acer

Re: [slim] Community Funded Squeezebox Replacement - Would you be interested?

2014-07-11 Thread bakker_be
JJZolx wrote: How well are the Squeezebox clones built on consumer ARM-based boards doing sync these days? I have no issues at all with my wandboard (still using CSOS) vs. a Touch Main System: Touch; Marantz SR-5004; TMA Premium 905; TMA Premium 901; BK Monolith+ FF; HDI Dune Smart D1;

Re: [slim] An new Squeezebox Client as commercial product

2014-07-12 Thread bakker_be
Too bad this didn't exist a year ago, I would have installed it in my wife's workshop ... Now she has my old iPad 1 with Squeezepad + Airplay to an old NAD amp Main System: Touch; Marantz SR-5004; TMA Premium 905; TMA Premium 901; BK Monolith+ FF; HDI Dune Smart D1; Pioneer PDP-LX5090H iPad

Re: [slim] Jivelite for Windows

2015-01-17 Thread bakker_be
Somehow this doesn't seem to work on Windows 8.1. Turned of Firewall, still no go ... Main System: Touch; Marantz SR-5004; TMA Premium 905; TMA Premium 901; BK Monolith+ FF; HDI Dune Smart D1; Pioneer PDP-LX5090H iPad 32GB Wifi + Squeezepad (local playback activated) Acer Iconia Tab A700 +

Re: [slim] Jivelite for Windows

2015-01-17 Thread bakker_be
ralphy wrote: How doesn't it work? I've had reports from testers that it 'works with windows 8.1' (http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?96573-SqueezePlay-for-Windows-with-ASIO-DirectSound-WASAPI-and-WDMKS-device-supportp=802836viewfull=1#post802836). I don't have access to that

Re: [slim] Jivelite for Windows

2015-01-24 Thread bakker_be
ralphy wrote: What old version and build of squeezeplay works for you? Have you tried 'this work around' (http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?101388-Squeezeplay-won-t-connect-after-clean-install-of-Win-7-Pro/page3). Setting files can be found in C:\Users\bakker_be\AppData\Roaming

Re: [slim] Same song missing from squeezebox playlist

2015-03-21 Thread bakker_be
mpunt wrote: I've been having this issue for a while with a particular song. It is missing from the playlist I have it in using the Squeezebox app on my iphone. The playlist loads and the second song in the list isn't there at all. If I wait about 15 seconds and scroll to the bottom of

Re: [slim] Call for testers! Daphile

2015-12-01 Thread bakker_be
Can somebody please look at 'this thread' (http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?104732-Daphile-Erland-s-License-Manager-Spicefly-Sugarcube-not-working-as-intended) and shed some light on my issue? Main System: Touch; Marantz SR-5004; TMA Premium 905; TMA Premium 901; BK Monolith+ FF;

Re: [slim] Disk crash, partial backup available, how to determine delta?

2015-12-21 Thread bakker_be
DJanGo wrote: > hopefully your are not a beginner in the "black & white world (command)" > of Windows:D > > ok you need sqlite3 the commandline executable - google for that and put > it somewhere in a separate folder. > > you need a copy or the original library.db copy that to the folder where

Re: [slim] Disk crash, partial backup available, how to determine delta?

2015-12-25 Thread bakker_be
stroom wrote: > Sorry, misunderstood your question. No problem, just wanted to make sure I didn't misunderstand your answer :p Main System: Touch; Marantz SR-5004; TMA Premium 905; TMA Premium 901; BK Monolith+ FF; HDI Dune Smart D1; Pioneer PDP-LX5090H iPad 32GB Wifi + Squeezepad (local

Re: [slim] Disk crash, partial backup available, how to determine delta?

2015-12-24 Thread bakker_be
stroom wrote: > Syncbackfree I'm sorry, but I fail to see how Syncback in either it's free or paid version will help me determine what I've lost in my disk crash, based on a physical, partial, backup and what's present in the LMS database ... Main System: Touch; Marantz SR-5004; TMA Premium

[slim] Disk crash, partial backup available, how to determine delta?

2015-12-21 Thread bakker_be
Hi all, last weekend the disk containing my music collection decided to stop functioning. I have a partial backup (±90%) and I'd like to know if there's a way to compare the contents of this backup to the LMS library in a more or less "automatic" way. Given that there were around 120K songs,

Re: [slim] Disk crash, partial backup available, how to determine delta?

2015-12-21 Thread bakker_be
DJanGo wrote: > for which OS? > > Something like > > Code: > > sqlite3 /var/lib/squeezeboxserver/cache/library.db "select url from tracks" |sed 's/%20/ /g' |sed 's\file://\\g'>testfile.txt > > > and a simple for do next with a if exist file than

Re: [slim] Articles to Ignore When Sorting

2016-08-12 Thread bakker_be
An even bigger problem arises when you have an international collection containing both French and Dutch music: e.g. "De" is to be omitted when sorting Dutch stuff, but not when sorting French stuff ... And there's more like that the other way round as well. Add in Spanish, German, Italian,

Re: [slim] Articles to Ignore When Sorting

2016-08-16 Thread bakker_be
Peter314 wrote: > A Band Called "O" Belgian band "A Brand" Hiphoppers "A Tribe Called Quest" Heavy rockers "A Perfect Circle" Main System: Touch; Marantz SR-5004; TMA Premium 905; TMA Premium 901; BK Monolith+ FF; HDI Dune Smart D1; Pioneer PDP-LX5090H iPad 32GB Wifi + Squeezepad (local

Re: [slim] iPhone 7

2016-09-09 Thread bakker_be
This is another consideration: https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2016/09/analog-last-defense-against-drm Main System: Touch; Marantz SR-5004; TMA Premium 905; TMA Premium 901; BK Monolith+ FF; HDI Dune Smart D1; Pioneer PDP-LX5090H Workshop: iPad 32GB Wifi + Squeezepad (local playback activated)

Re: [slim] Articles to Ignore When Sorting

2016-08-17 Thread bakker_be
d6jg wrote: > Those are all definite articles. It's indefinite ones that are rare in > English in the context of artists & albums but we found one virtually > straight away - An Old Raincoat . Rod Stewart. > "An" is indefinite. > You woul not exclude A or An in English and for my money all

Re: [slim] LMS and PLEX

2017-03-16 Thread bakker_be
Hi there, Your points treated in order ;) - Plex and LMS together is no issue. It's been an "out-of-the-box" option on vortexbox for quite a while already - Raspberry Pi + KODI are quite a bit more performant than either your current solution or the alternatives you've been looking at. I'd

Re: [slim] Large Backups on a Cloud

2017-05-18 Thread bakker_be
atrocity wrote: > THANK YOU for this!!! I just set it up yesterday and it seems to be > working fine. Greatly preferable to trying to sync using Amazon's > horrific W*nd*ws client. Since posting this, I've uploaded ±1TB of music to Amazon :p Main System: Touch; Marantz SR-5004; TMA Premium

Re: [slim] Squeezebox App on iPad - Server on different network

2017-06-02 Thread bakker_be
jclausius wrote: > ... > Is there a way to configure the Squeezebox iPad app to manually accept a > network IP address? > > TIA Probably not, but I do see 2 solutions for you: - Free, but somewhat complicated: set a static route from your Wifi to your wired network - Not free, but very

Re: [slim] Squeezebox App on iPad - Server on different network

2017-06-02 Thread bakker_be
pippin wrote: > A few comments: > Even if you use iPeng, please consider to use a VPN or at least set a > password on your server. Setups with open ports are being hacked. > We actually plan to integrate VPN login into iPeng in a future release > to help automate that. > > Then if you DON'T use

Re: [slim] Large Backups on a Cloud

2017-06-09 Thread bakker_be
Squeezemenicely wrote: > Oh no! Amazon have killed "Music in the cloud" for me. This is really > terrible. I had setup my NAS to sync my music files to the cloud - all > was great. > > Now they changed the game, no more unlimited and I would have to pay 180 > Dollars for my storage, so

Re: [slim] Large Backups on a Cloud

2017-05-01 Thread bakker_be
mandryka wrote: > Just fire and theft, that's all. Offsite backups don't seem to work for > me. > > It's done 100 files (out of 105,000) in the past two hours, and it may > not be keeping the structure of the folders, so so far it's a bit > worrying really. Seems a bit slow to me. I don't

Re: [slim] Large Backups on a Cloud

2017-05-01 Thread bakker_be
Ehm, aren't we confusing *GOOGLE* drive and *AMAZON* drive here? Main System: Touch; Marantz SR-5004; TMA Premium 905; TMA Premium 901; BK Monolith+ FF; HDI Dune Smart D1; Pioneer PDP-LX5090H Workshop: iPad 32GB Wifi + Squeezepad (local playback activated) Wherever needed: Acer Iconia Tab A700

Re: [slim] Innoplay, android remote

2017-05-06 Thread bakker_be
Jeddie wrote: > anybody else tried this app?? Doesn't seem to handle password protected LMS ... Main System: Touch; Marantz SR-5004; TMA Premium 905; TMA Premium 901; BK Monolith+ FF; HDI Dune Smart D1; Pioneer PDP-LX5090H Workshop: iPad 32GB Wifi + Squeezepad (local playback activated)

Re: [slim] Tried Roonlabs for 30 days... not as good as LMS

2017-10-02 Thread bakker_be
I had very similar reasons for not spending the money, especially regarding the weak "Radio" function, being an avid MusicIP/Spicefly Sugarcube user myself. My reactions where ± 1,5 years ago, so it seems development on this is slow(ish). 23785

Re: [slim] Roon: 60 days free + first findings

2017-12-16 Thread bakker_be
24 hours later, all files imported, around 10% scanned :eek: Main System: Touch; Marantz SR-5004 + TMA Premium 905 + TMA Premium 901 + Teufel Ultima 20 Mk 2 + BK Monolith+ FF + Lenovo T460 + Kodi + Pioneer PDP-LX5090H Workshop: iPad 32GB Wifi + Squeezepad (local playback activated) Wherever

Re: [slim] Roon: 60 days free + first findings

2017-12-16 Thread bakker_be
callesoroe wrote: > Can you still use dynamic playlists with trackstat ratings with Roon ??? > Or can Roon not read trackstat ratings ?? Roon completely replaces your LMS infrastructure, so no access to Trackstat anymore AFAIK. Main System: Touch; Marantz SR-5004 + TMA Premium 905 + TMA

Re: [slim] Roon: 60 days free + first findings

2017-12-18 Thread bakker_be
jbm wrote: > On Fri, Dec 15, 2017 at 10:49 AM, bakker_be > wrote: > > > > Scanning indeed, but you have to manually activate the actual use of > > those values :rolleyes: > > This seems 100% appropriate to me. By default, Roon delivers > bitperfect origin

Re: [slim] The Automation of Selling Out

2017-12-12 Thread bakker_be
usbethjim wrote: > THAT was funny...I spewed beer. > > Jim You should be severely punished: spew water, coffe, tea, soup, whatever, but NOT beer ... :p Main System: Touch; Marantz SR-5004 + TMA Premium 905 + TMA Premium 901 + Teufel Ultima 20 Mk 2 + BK Monolith+ FF + Lenovo T460 + Kodi +

Re: [slim] Roon: 60 days free + first findings

2017-12-15 Thread bakker_be
slartibartfast wrote: > Is that volume difference related to Replaygain? > > Sent from my SM-G900F using Tapatalk I have no idea actually, all my tracks are painstakingly tagged with Replaygain info, according to the R128 EBU norm, which Roon also uses, so logically it shouldn't, especially

[slim] Roon: 60 days free + first findings

2017-12-15 Thread bakker_be
Thanks to John Darko (http://www.digitalaudioreview.net/2017/12/dars-holiday-gift-guide-2017/) I've started a 60-days free trial of Roon, and even taken the plunge to let it temporarily take control over my various squeeze-instances. I last tried this in the early stages, and without having

Re: [slim] The Automation of Selling Out

2017-12-15 Thread bakker_be
pablolie wrote: > ... > > What I find refreshing about this thread is people seem to be focusing > on the music, rather than the sound quality. :-) It's rare. :-D > > PS: My favs I still tend to buy on CD. I think that qualifies us as '\"Music-First Audiophiles\"'

Re: [slim] Roon: 60 days free + first findings

2017-12-15 Thread bakker_be
slartibartfast wrote: > This is probably a stupid question but have you enabled Replaygain in > Roon? Apparently default is off. > > Sent from my SM-G900F using Tapatalk Thanks, that solves part of the Loudness jump :p I hadn't really thought it would be a user defined setting, with volume

Re: [slim] Roon: 60 days free + first findings

2017-12-15 Thread bakker_be
garym wrote: > I think Roon does its own RG scanning as well. There is a setting > somewhere to tell it to use the RG tags instead of its own calculation. Scanning indeed, but you have to manually activate the actual use of those values :rolleyes: Main System: Touch; Marantz SR-5004 + TMA

Re: [slim] The Automation of Selling Out

2017-12-14 Thread bakker_be
pablolie wrote: > Interesting thread. > > I nearly asked about Spotify use patterns in the audiophile forum. Is it > sacrilege? :-) > > I am what many would call an "audiophile", yet I *adore* Spotify. Their > collection is amazing, audio quality is great (shut up you "I could only > listen to

Re: [slim] Roon: 60 days free + first findings

2017-12-19 Thread bakker_be
jimzak wrote: > Quick questions: > > How does Roon play with Squeezebox hardware? Do you pick the player > from the interface just like in SS? > > If i'm using Raspberry Pi players with LCD screens, will they have the > Roon interface too? > > Thanks for answering these basic questions. > >

Re: [slim] The Automation of Selling Out

2017-12-13 Thread bakker_be
ftlight wrote: > When I worked at BBC Bush House (1968-71) we had clean feeds of Radio 1, > 2, 3 & 4, plus audio channels for BBC 1 and BBC 2 TV. Enterprising > staff in the Central Tape Room would record Top of the Pops, Pick of the > Pops, Top Gear, and other music shows every week at 15ips

Re: [slim] The Automation of Selling Out

2017-12-12 Thread bakker_be
Peter Galbavy wrote: > Curated music services are just the status quo (no pun intended) > returning to where the music industry was 30 years ago - and it is an > industry with huge vested financial interests. > > I was working at the periphery of groups that were very much the > utopians of the

Re: [slim] Roon: 60 days free + first findings

2017-12-20 Thread bakker_be
Apesbrain wrote: > -"This proposal was tested against track normalization in a shuffled > playlist > of 24 songs with 38 subjects. It turned out that 80% of the subjects > preferred album normalization, even though the tracks were selected > for an extreme difference in loudness, of up to 10

Re: [slim] Roon: 60 days free + first findings

2017-12-20 Thread bakker_be
garym wrote: > your 6GB must include your actual storage for the 120k tracks. the > Roon database files are fairly small. That's the size of the "RoonServer" folder in c:\users\username\AppData\Local. The 120k tracks are on my Ubuntu server and are around 3TB ... Main System: Touch;

Re: [slim] Split Album ....Arggg!!!

2018-05-02 Thread bakker_be
No fun, you should also tell us what solved the issue :) Main System: Touch; Marantz SR-5004 + TMA Premium 905 + TMA Premium 901 + Teufel Ultima 20 Mk 2 + BK Monolith+ FF + Lenovo T460 + Kodi + Pioneer PDP-LX5090H Workshop: iPad 32GB Wifi + Squeezepad (local playback activated) Wherever

Re: [slim] Split Album ....Arggg!!!

2018-05-03 Thread bakker_be
scoobydoob wrote: > I did. In Post #3. Removed COMPILATION tag Ooops, apparently I skipped reading that post ... My bad :o Main System: Touch; Marantz SR-5004 + TMA Premium 905 + TMA Premium 901 + Teufel Ultima 20 Mk 2 + BK Monolith+ FF + Lenovo T460 + Kodi + Pioneer PDP-LX5090H Workshop:

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