Hi MrKettle,
If you have not yet posted it this issue in our forums and it still
persists, please consider doing so. We can help you the fastest when you
post in our forums and ask about further details the quickest.
To start with, you can check which version of NFS your share uses and
which on
possibilities and challenges of
the new Pi and will let you know right away, when there is a new beta
release available based on Raspbian Buster.
You can also hop over to our forums if you have any specific feedback or
requests for the new Pi with Max2Play
Indeed, we are working hard to have a new beta image out as soon as
possible.
The LMS in connection with 4GB model is also what we found most
interesting for Max2Play.
It seems to work really well.
Max2Play's Pr
Hello Slimdevices Community,
We just released a beta image based on the new Raspbian Buster release
for the Raspberry Pi 4B models.
You can 'download the free image'
(https://www.max2play.com/en/max2play-image/) from our website right
now.
This new beta is compatible with all Ras
Hi bencat,
Thanks for sharing, we will definitely do an update/upgrade for the next
beta release. And thanks again for keeping us in the loop on your
experiences with the new beta image! :)
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Hi bencat,
Thanks for sharing.
Do your players have different names? (Under Settings/Reboot)
Also, what are the command line options in Squeezelite?
hw:0/hw:1 enables hardware volume control and "-C 5" automatically
closes the playback of Squeezelite after 5 seconds of inactivity.
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Hi guys,
Just wanted to let you know that Version 2.46 of Max2Play is out now and
with it also an expansion of the new bluealsa Bluetooth solution that
accommodates Bluetooth input from Smartphone or Tablet. Head to the
'Changelog' (https://www.max2play.com/en/changelog-max2play/) for
Hi kidstypike,
You can just update through the web interface. If you already have the
Stretch image 2.45, you can update from the same image.
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I'm not sure I understand your issue.
- You can download any image and update to our newest version, 2.46.
- There are image downloads for our older Jessie Image (2.44) and our
newer Stretch Image (2.45) from the time they got released.
- We might update the download itself as well, but updates a
Yes, sorry about that.
Also some general info on our/all Pi images:
- You need to burn the new Stretch Image to get the Stretch-specific
changes mentioned in the post on our Stretch Image, the new update does
not patch these in on the Jessie version.
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Sorry about the late response, I was on holiday for the last week.
@kidstypike: When updating a Stretch 2.45 to 2.46, a new part of
Bluetooth should appear in the Bluetooth section where your screenshot
is located. Please deinstalling and again installing Bluetooth to get
the input option.
@fahz
Glad to hear it :)
If you have a Bluetooth speaker check out the new Bluetooth plugin for
our Stretch Image and add another zone to your Max2Play/Squeezebox ;)
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ICYMI
The new Logitech Media Server 7.9.1 is available on Max2Play's
Squeezebox Server plugin for download and installation with one click.
We also fixed some recent bugs with Stretch, namely our Spotify Connect
Player for RPi Zero Wireless and the Raspberry Pi Camera Plugin now work
flawlessly
Hi Michael,
Yes we are using librespot for the Spotify Connect player, as well.
However, the plugin is meant as an alternative for people who want to
run a standalone player without Squeezebox system in the network. For
all multiroom purposes we expressly recommend using only Spotty.
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Sure, I just set this up on a tester and both worked without
interference.
We have not had any users with this particular issue in our forums yet,
but if we do I will let you know and try to find out what the issue
might be.
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FYI
Spotify Connect Plugin was recently edited. If you are having issues
with it, just click the reinstall button and it should work again.
Also, we now offer the Raspberry Pi 3B+ for all our sound card bundles,
to celebrate the Stretch Image and its compatibilities.
-
BLUETOOTH UPDATE:
We just released a new beta with our Squeezebox Server Integration for
Bluetooth added!
It works just like the last versions integration, except a lot smoother
than before and with a little less latency.
Just make the beta update, install the Squeezebox Server Solution at the
, the LMS solutions for other services should also work. We
have users with Qobuz, TIDAL and Deezer plugins running on their
Max2Play with Squeezebox, but we are not as familiar with these LMS
solutions.
As Max2Play uses the default LMS installation, all 3rd party plugins for
these services should wo
Hi guys,
I just wanted to let you know about some of our new developments.
We recently released *Max2Play 2.47* with some great new features
added.
Here's the changelog:
- NEW PLUGIN! *API-Examples*
automatically added to your Max2Play in 2.47, the Plugin can be
activated in Set
Hi slartibart,
Thanks for the kind words.
By using our legacy Jessie image, this software might work.
Unfortunately, Stretch simply does not support the architecture for
MusicIP to run.
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get the details right.
We also added a quick step-by-step guide on adding them to the LMS for
all our Max2Play users that might not have looked into the LMS settings
yet due to Max2Play's one-click installer.
I'd like to do more of these articles on different kinds of plugins and
a
Hi fahzz,
The HD bitrate 192kHz / 24bit is ideally transported and supported with
the DigiOne board.
'According to a quick search in these forums, the SB 3 supports up to
48kHz / 24bit.'
(https://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?105484-Confirmation-of-bitrate)
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Hi slimdevices forums!
We recently published a new Instructable based on our head developer's
Max2Play + LMS Setups in bath and bedroom.
It includes different tips on setting up new multiroom zones with
Max2Play and Squeezebox software as well as new info on using our free
API-Examples p
Hi slimdevices community, we need your feedback!
We are currently working on a hardware control plugin, a compilation of
easy-to-use software solutions for various popular control elements in
Max2Play.
We already have solutions for rotary encoders and infrared remotes in
our current beta of
Before the year closes out, we put together some new HowTo articles to
give newcomers to Max2Play the chance to check out some of our more
advanced features and plugins. We hope you can find the time during the
holidays to check these applications and their usefulness in your audio
setups.
All
BigTony wrote:
> My system is getting so slow to reboot, it was working fine, but at the
> weekend it took 3 hours to reboot. I can see the rPi and the Max2Play
> interface, but LMS is taking forever to appear. The CPU % is reported as
> 2-4%.
> Any clues - it was working fine
Hi folks,
I'm excited to share a new extensive article series with you!
Mario, who has been our intern at Max2Play for the past few months, has
written a very special series which deals with 3 exemplary zones in a
budget-friendly multiroom system, one zone detailed in each article.
The s
ys.
This solution still works and continues to work with all sound cards
that we created specific plugins for. These cards and their use with the
free features of Max2Play continues to be free.
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Have you asked for help in our forums, yet? There are many active users
you also have a Digi+ Pro and of course we also reply to support
requests much quicker there.
Please detail your setup, steps so far and issues you have encounter so
that we can help you as fast as possible.
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Hi guys,
Sorry about the late response. I was off work a little while, but back
now :)
@mnvelocitypilot:
Thanks for the detailed feedback. Bluetooth is a fickle thing, we have
also had some issues in the past that vary widely depending on the
device. If possible, you could try using DLNA (LMS pl
Hi guys,
We also have HowTo articles both for
'Burning a Max2Play image'
(https://www.max2play.com/en/wiki/burning-the-image-onto-memory-card/)
(using WinDisk)
and for
'The new Spotty plugin implementation by MHerger'
(https://www.max2play.com/en/h
Hi s2kiwi,
Have you tried with our plugin MultiSqueeze, yet?
We have successfully tested running several Squeezelite instances at a
time. Three should not be an issue if you have three correct output
devices set up.
Some users have even taken a LogiLink 7.1 USB sound card and its four
channels
Hi Luke,
It's probably the output device set in the Audioplayer menu of our web
interface.
Just head there via "max2play/" in a browser in your network and check
which output devices are available and whi
Music plugin again. It
worked the last time we checked.
Regarding your last post, I'm not sure what you mean. SB Radio should
not be running Max2Play. Updating to our most current version should
work on all Raspberry Pi's. The LMS installation should be version 7.9.
@teetitup: You can tr
Hi guys,
I just wanted to let you know that we were finally also able to recreate
this issue with our installer and fix it. The updated version of the
Google Music Plugin Installer in Max2Play is already included in our
newest Beta Update and will also be included in our next release:
Max2Play
th it.
>
> Any of you can give me feedback with google play integration in lms
> (switching to max2play would be ok if needed). I just need something
> that work most of the time without needing to spend more time in the
> console than listening music ;)
>
> Thanks all
Hi X
Again, great work and congrats on a really intuitive and pratical
wrinkle to an already great solution!
Obviously, we immediately tested it with a fresh Max2Play image and it
works great.
We also added a little paragraph to 'our tutorial'
(https://www.max2play.com/en/how-tos/howto-sp
Hi everybody,
Sorry about the late response. I'll go through in order.
@BigTony: You can just remove the tick for "autostart" under the
Squeezelite section of the Audioplayer tab and click "save", as man in
the van mentioned. Then, you can either manually stop the player and it
won't start up ag
Hi castalla,
You can best copy paste the other parameters, add the new mountpoint and
delete the previous one.
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Hi Hydro,
If you are interested in it, I would love to cooperate on a blog article
for our community projects section. Your setup sounds like it might of
great interest to a lot of Max2Play users.
You can let me know via PN
Hi guys,
Thank you so much for the kind words and direct help in error reporting!
:)
We will have a look at your notes in github and hopefully fix the issue
asap.
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Sure, all our improvements and updates are first published in the beta
and if we get enough positive feedback, or our testing was positive and
we want to release a new version, they are all included in the next
official "stable" release.
By the way, we also just published our new Raspbian Stretch
Hi guys,
I just wanted to clarify our Bluetooth Plugin's current status.
We had a few users that reported dropouts after a while of playback
(usually ca. 3 hours). We were able to find the source of this error.
The built-in Bluetooth module of the RPi3 is not a high priority for the
system and
Hi Fahzz,
In case you still have some issues with Samba, check out the video I did
on our 'filesystem mount plugin'
(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E5B1GVJJGG4) ;)
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comes with a new Bluetooth speaker pairing implementation
among other new features.
'Check our blog article on the release for all the details'
(https://www.max2play.com/en/2018/03/new-max2play-stretch-image-for-raspberry-pi-3b-out-now/)
and let me know if you have any feedback :)
Heine
slartibartfast:
Thanks for the heads-up, we will try check this out.
@kidstypike:
As mentioned in the release, the new BT currently only works for output.
If you prefer using an input method, we recommend using the Jessie
version of Max2Play for now.
Important: Bluetooth Input is not yet
Hi everybody,
I'm Heiner from Max2Play. You are probably already acquainted with
flysurfer who is working hard on improving and expanding our OS. I will
be here to occasionally tell you about new updates and features we add
to our images and hopefully chime in on topics that Max2Play mig
Hi feeder6,
Thanks for the kind words. We actually already have a few visualizations
including a VU meter and a spectrum analyzer. You can add them to
Jivelite for your players by adding the parameter "-v" to the command
line options of your audio player. You can see some preview pictures of
the v
kidstypike wrote:
> It's not clear on their website, but I think when the license expires,
> you don't need to renew, until you need to change/add to your
> installation(s).
>
>
> ATM, I have 2 RPi's running max2play, both "activated".
kidstypike is
Hi d6jg,
While I am not entirely familiarized with the picoreplayer software as I
am with Max2Play, I would still like to point to our open
addon-structure, wherein everyone can add or even create any new
software for Max2Play and implement it into the existing framework.
Therein, a lot of new
ble'
(http://www.instructables.com/id/Audio-Solution-with-Control-and-Visualization-on-a/)
on the combination and its use with Max2Play to show how easy it is to
set up.
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usc95 wrote:
> I am trying out Max2play on my RPi 2 and I have a few questions. First,
> does it matter what file format the external hard drive is in to be
> recognized by LMS in Max2play? I was disappointed to see my 3tb drive
> would not mount and before I go trying again wi
Correct, the Raspberry Settings are a premium feature.
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_
Thanks for the nice words, didjean! Which feature would you like us to
work on next and which one do you use the most aside from the Squeeze
system?
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Hi Webkemmi,
For technical support I would like to refer you to our forums wherein
all Max2Play users can benefit from and participate in the solutions to
all issues with Max2Play. I just tested the Shairtunes installer to make
sure there is not immediate issue with the software. Please try to be
letting you configure use
each sound card and the reclocker with Max2Play
- The amazing updated Bluetooth plugin letting you now integrate your
Bluetooth-paired smartphone with the Squeezebox System, more on that
later in its own thread
- Several translation updates including a major French version
Hi guys,
I wanted to start a new thread for the huge update we did for our
Bluetooth plugin.
Previously, the Bluetooth plugin was only able to pair Bluetooth
speakers with the Raspberry Pi to use them as an additional audio output
for an instance of Squeezelite, Shairport or MPD. The automatic
re
Hi gilbodavid and castalla,
Thank you for pointing us to this issue. We have not had any complaints
so far, but this indeed an issue we need to fix. We are currently
looking into it and hope to fix it very soon.
Regarding your issue with IQaudIO, gilbodavid, please have a look at our
wiki entry o
Hi teetitup,
Do you mean the SSH command for apt-get or the web interface button?
Because we have a simple one-click solution for "Update all Packages
(apt-get update; apt-get upgrade)" in the Raspberry Settings right above
the Debug Info in the lower half. It should work, I just tested it.
Genera
Hi guys,
I have now made a video on how to set up Bluetooth playback with the new
plugin:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mt96_jnxnnU
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Hi gilbodavid,
Please check the Kodi selection for audio output. There should be an
option for iqaudio after deactivating built-in audio.
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ssume you are referring to 'this Instructable'
(http://www.instructables.com/id/Sonos-like-Wireless-Multiroom-Sound-System/)
by our user teaMJPx. We are also very happy about the extensive work he
put into documenting his setup with Max2Play so thoroughly. If you are
still looking for ways to enh
k like
this and is pretty straightforward in its usage.
[image:
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/max2play/webinterface/master/OTHER/screens/webinterface_audioplayer.gif]
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Hi pippin,
Sorry about the misunderstanding. The equalizer does not currently have
its own interface. However, a JSON interface could be built without much
effort or hassle. If you are interested in integrating it into iPeng, we
could surely look into putting something together for that.
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We'll look into a JSON solution. Christoph will reply again when we have
an update.
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Hi pippin,
Now it went faster than expected. We actually already implemented a JSON
interface in our newest beta (just click the beta update in the web
interface of any M2P device). You can then immediately start using the
interface in the Audioplayer plugin for the equalizer. All necessary
docume
>
> I have been testing the board with
>
> > > >
- Max2play latest version 2.39
- piCorePlayer 3.02
- Volumio 2.041
> > >
>
>
> I have been able to get this board working with all of the above music
> players.
>
> Volumio does
Happy New Year, everyone
Thanks for the kind words Giza and Tex! We appreciate your support.
trendman wrote:
> Hello all,
>
> My config
> Pi-2
> Last version of Max2Play
> Last version of LMS
>
> Pi-3
> Last version of Max2Play
> HifiBerry Amp+
> Jive
Hi Slartibartfast,
I answered your query in our support forums:
https://www.max2play.com/en/forums/topic/usb-hard-drive-nt-sleeping/#post-25600
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Hi Mnyb,
Sorry about the inconvenience you experienced. Have you tried hooking up
a screen to see whether the Pi boots correctly? You might also try just
entering the name of your device in the URL bar (default "max2play/").
We recommend using microSD cards with at least Class 10 wri
If you bought the SD card from us, the quality should not be an issue.
In this case, a freshly burnt image would indeed be the best solution.
We actually recently released our new 2.40 image which offers sound card
support for HiFiBerry, JustBoom, etc. without needing a dedicated image
(in additi
Hi Mynb,
Sorry about the late response. I am happy that you are progressing! You
should definitely get 2.40 and check out' our Changelog'
(https://www.max2play.com/en/changelog-max2play/) to find out what has
changed and what's been improved. The static IP feature simply has not
be
That might be the source of error. You could try entering a very simple
user and pw to find out for sure.
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Usually, this should not be a problem for our password plugin. This was
just a suggestion to rule out an irregularity of your previous password
as the source of error. If you continue experiencing issues with the
plugin, please start a topic in our forums so that we can isolate the
problem and fix
Hi Steve,
Check out our 'Bluetooth plugin'
(https://www.max2play.com/en/portfolio/plugin-bluetooth-2/)! You can use
it either to pair a BT speaker for Squeezelite or to stream from a
smartphone or tablet directly to Squeezelite or to the LMS.
Here's a video I did on its functionality (creates a B
Hi guys,
Thanks for bringing this to our attention. We will look into it and give
you an update next week.
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Hi doctor_big,
Have you tried running the setup via LAN to see whether the issues are
directly connected to your WiFi signal?
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slartibartfast wrote:
> I have noticed that the version of LMS offered through Max2Play is
> all_deb. Now that an armHF version is available why not offer that and
> save a lot of space?
>
> Sent from my SM-G900F using Tapatalk
adamdea wrote:
> I've been wondering about
Hi guys,
I wanted share with you a blog article our head developer recently
published wherein he shared his very won implementation of Max2Play's
Squeezebox solution in bathroom and bedroom.
These two places are often overlooked when outfitting a home with sound.
Thus, we thought these ideas mig
Shared in our forums:
https://www.max2play.com/en/forums/topic/new-hope-for-spotify-lms-plugin/
We recommend using a current version of Max2Play based on Jessie lite in
order to have version-specific issues minimized
Hi guys,
Thanks again to Michael for the great implementation. We also tested it
under our newest Max2Play and it works like a charm.
Just make sure:
- That you have the official Spotify plugin active as well as the new
Spotty and NOT the any of the third-party Spotify plugins.
 That you
Hi guys,
Sorry about the confusion and the late response here.
The HiFiBerry plugin and all other sound card plugins are and remain
free plugins. I just tested the HiFiBerry one again to make sure and I
had no problem installing and using it.
Could you please tell us exactly where your free ima
Thanks for the detailed response and sorry about the confusion.
This is due to the premium status of the Raspberry Settings plugin which
includes a lot of other config features.
However, the sound card plugins are all still completely free and enable
you to use the sound card you select there fo
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