Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] LMS Behaviour with duplicates and compilation tags

2018-06-29 Thread w3wilkes
I played with this. I set a TCMP=0 for an album that I have as a compilation, but have never used TCMP before at all. I've always used my own method for compilations that works across all my players that I used prior to getting into Squeeze stuff early 2009. Did a full clear and scan. I normally

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] Scrobbling to sth else than Last.fm

2018-06-29 Thread streifenleopard
Paul Webster wrote: > The hosts file is a file used by the networking part of the operating > system to replace a DNS lookup. > Its name and location depend on the operating system that is running. Ok, so it would be Synology's Disk Station Manager and not Logitech Media Server. How do I edit

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] LMS Behaviour with duplicates and compilation tags

2018-06-29 Thread dolodobendan
DJanGo wrote: > As far as ive checked that i think its something like: > > When TCMP is set to anything-> lms hadnt to guess -compilation or not- > cause its already set in the tag to yes or no > When TCMP is not set used -> lms had to guess compilation or not. And if ALBUMARTIST is set it's

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] How to avoid music skip interruptions?

2018-06-29 Thread LontTimeDummy
pinkdot wrote: > Hi LTD, > > There are several things you could do, one of them is the cronjob thing. > But normally LMS should be fine without the start/stop action. > > The task scheduler is pretty straight forward. You have to create 2 > tasks: one for the stop action, and one for the

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] How to avoid music skip interruptions?

2018-06-29 Thread pinkdot
LontTimeDummy wrote: > Does anyone here have experience or suggestions regarding cron-type > controls to stop/start packages like LMS on a Synology NAS? Synology > refers to this as "Task Scheduler." I do not know how to approach > stopping or starting the "package" LMS with Task Scheduler,

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] Relocate LMS files to another disk

2018-06-29 Thread mascaret
bpa wrote: > I've got non standard dirs with no problem. > > I think you should delete all files in the move cache directory and > rebuild all the files inlcuding library.db. Cache entries may be holding > old paths somewhere. Actually, I intend to do a full reinstall of LMS (after a

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] How to avoid music skip interruptions?

2018-06-29 Thread toby10
LontTimeDummy wrote: > ... All devices are hard wired. I assume that means and includes all players & NAS. If yes then WiFi is not an issue. If no then we need clarification from OP. toby10's Profile:

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] 24-bit ALAC files being truncated to 16-bit?

2018-06-29 Thread pssturges
bpa wrote: > The author of the ffmpeg bug report says his problem 24bit file was NOT > created by ffmpeg - I find that amazing - same bug in two different > apps. If that is really the case, then I'll post ffmpeg bug report to > fix the ffmpeg ALAC 24bit create issue But he is kinda vague on

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] How to avoid music skip interruptions?

2018-06-29 Thread bpa
If problem goes away when player are unsynced - assumiong wifi is in use, then the issue could be probably one player has a weaker signal or wifi is getting "overloaded" and to maintain sync LMS has to pause the whole group. Enabling logging may help locate the problematic player - otherwise

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] 24-bit ALAC files being truncated to 16-bit?

2018-06-29 Thread bpa
pssturges wrote: > FWIW my testing of your patch works well. Files produced have the bit > depth atom set correctly to 24bit. LMS scans the files as 24bit and they > play correctly. No white noise! > > I'm very happy. That's good - independent build and test is reassuring. The author of the

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] 24-bit ALAC files being truncated to 16-bit?

2018-06-29 Thread pssturges
bpa wrote: > I had a few hiccoughs getting the build to complete. I haven't > regression tested the patch against test file but I think it should be > OK as it is carryin over sample size just like Flac and 8,16,24 and 32 > are all technically valid in ALAC (not sure if alac encoding routine >

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] 24-bit ALAC files being truncated to 16-bit?

2018-06-29 Thread bpa
pssturges wrote: > Well that's one hell of a coincidence if that's the case! Coincidences happen. A few years I spent weeks tracking down a bug eventually to a RealAudio codec part of ffmpeg, I worked out a solution then I posted it. A day or so later, the maintainer of the RealAudio codec

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] 24-bit ALAC files being truncated to 16-bit?

2018-06-29 Thread pssturges
bpa wrote: > I think it is the same but badly worded. > > The writer says their 24 bits alac file when examined by the > Audiotoolbox (i.e. Apple not ffmpeg libraries ) application say it is > 16bit. > The attached test source file has the same alac atom error as a ffmpeg > created alac file

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] 24-bit ALAC files being truncated to 16-bit?

2018-06-29 Thread bpa
pssturges wrote: > No, not mine. Haven't got around to it yet. Although it seems similar > and perhaps related, it doesn't seem quite the same? I think it is the same but badly worded. The writer says their 24 bits alac file when examined by the Audiotoolbox (i.e. Apple not ffmpeg libraries

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] LMS Behaviour with duplicates and compilation tags

2018-06-29 Thread DJanGo
nunovi wrote: > If Compilation=1 then LMS creates a single album with Artist = Various > Artists. The question for me is the behaviour if COMPILATION=0. > Shouldn't the LMS behaviour be the same whether the COMPILATION tag is > missing or if it's explicitly set to 0? As far as ive checked that

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] How to avoid music skip interruptions?

2018-06-29 Thread Paul Webster
Also - while updating software is not always the right answer ... you could try a more recent LMS on a different machine (... I know ... changing two things does not necessarily help work out where the problem is). If the problem does not repeat itself with the new install then you could

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] How to avoid music skip interruptions?

2018-06-29 Thread toby10
Try just the Touch playing (un-sync all), see if problem persists. Maybe some (or all) files require transcoding and the NAS can't keep up? NAS losing network connection? Tried same setup but just streaming internet radio? Or run LMS temporarily on a full computer for 2 days? If either of

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] 24-bit ALAC files being truncated to 16-bit?

2018-06-29 Thread pssturges
No, not mine. Haven't got around to it yet. Although it seems similar and perhaps related, it doesn't seem quite the same? pssturges's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=66790 View this thread:

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] 24-bit ALAC files being truncated to 16-bit?

2018-06-29 Thread bpa
Is this your ffmpeg report or just a coincidence ? https://trac.ffmpeg.org/ticket/7287 bpa's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1806 View this thread: