kidstypike wrote:
> Was it worth all the effort? :rolleyes:I finally found a convenient time to
> try this. For some reason I still
don't achieve perfect sync. A player can still be a second or two out.
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Man in a van wrote:
> Leave it out!!!
>
> ronnie :p:)
wow, this might be the first time I have ever seen a video posted. Think
of the possibilities! Members with problems filming and posting their
futility, rather than describing it in print and pictures:p
Jim
Redrum wrote:
> because you like hearing "will you please turn that down!"? :eek:
I'm sure I've told this story, here, before.
A good few years ago, we moved into our wickedly costly, elaborate,
restored second home in a little French southern village. What with one
thing and another I
slartibartfast wrote:
> Too many soaps etc SWMBO has to watch. I sometimes wonder why I bother
> with a sound system [emoji1787]
>
> Sent from my Pixel 3a using Tapatalk
Leave it out!!!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dkmz16-8n_o
ronnie :p:)
slartibartfast wrote:
> I sometimes wonder why I bother with a sound system [emoji1787]
>
because you like hearing "will you please turn that down!"? :eek:
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kidstypike wrote:
> Was it worth all the effort? :rolleyes:Last time I tried with the remote or
> this time with the script? [emoji2]
I still haven't had a chance to try it. Too many soaps etc SWMBO has to
watch. I sometimes wonder why I bother with a sound system [emoji1787]
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slartibartfast wrote:
> It did work but not always reliably, sometimes one of the players
> wouldn't respond. One of the players I was using was a squeezeplayer
> playing to a Bluetooth speaker so I was trying to start that at the same
> time as pressing play on the remote.
>
> Sent from my
agbagb wrote:
> Hmmm - why wouldn't that work? Cue up, say 4 Radios - more or less
> alongside each other - ready to start 4 separate streams, one for each
> CD. Point remote. Hit Play. Move Radios round the room. After all,
> we've just had another thread about trying to *prevent* one
slartibartfast wrote:
> I even tried using an IR remote in the hope of triggering all players
> at the same time [emoji1787].
Hmmm - why wouldn't that work? Cue up, say 4 Radios - more or less
alongside each other - ready to start 4 separate streams, one for each
CD. Point remote. Hit
RobbH wrote:
> I'm glad you got some knowledgeable advice about that!There aren't many
> forums where you can ask for advice and have a working
solution within the same day [emoji2]
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slartibartfast wrote:
> The newer way is probably JSON
> https://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?p=1046901
> I thought JSON was the Blue Peter cat [emoji1787]
>
> Sent from my Pixel 3a using Tapatalk
I'm glad you got some knowledgeable advice about that!
LMS 8 nightly running on
Redrum wrote:
> @slarti..
>
> I just bought a used copy of Zaireeka on ebay (cheap - $6USD), so, while
> I wait for my copy to travel, figure this out and I'll give it a try!
> :)
>
> Jim
i have attached sample files for the script file and the actions.json
file. These work on a Pi running
@slarti..
I just bought a used copy of Zaireeka on ebay (cheap - $6USD), so, while
I wait for my copy to travel, figure this out and I'll give it a try!
:)
Jim
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Paul Webster wrote:
> and now?Winter Olympics [emoji2]
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and now?
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author of \"now playing\" plugins covering radio france (fip etc),
planetradio (bauer - kiss, absolute, scala, jazzfm etc), kcrw, abc
australia and cbc/radio-canada
and, via the extra \"radio now playing\" plugin lots more - see
Paul Webster wrote:
> So how does it sound when you start all 4 at nearly the same time?Haven't got
> that far yet, the TV is on [emoji2]
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So how does it sound when you start all 4 at nearly the same time?
Paul Webster
author of \"now playing\" plugins covering radio france (fip etc),
planetradio (bauer - kiss, absolute, scala, jazzfm etc), kcrw, abc
australia and cbc/radio-canada
and, via the extra \"radio now playing\" plugin
Greg Erskine wrote:
> I can't see a reply?
>
> If it is pCP, this works.
>
> >
Code:
> > $ ssh t...@192.168.1.xxx 'pcp play'
> > It is Raspberry OS.
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Paul Webster wrote:
> Is it a pCP system?
>
> If yes - does it really have a /home/pi ?
I can't see a reply?
If it is pCP, this works.
Code:
$ ssh t...@192.168.1.xxx 'pcp play'
RobbH wrote:
> I wouldn't think it could. But since it IS happening, it must be my
> thinking that's wrong. What happens if you use a MAC address that
> doesn't exist on your system? Does LMS always fall back to the same
> player if it's given an address it can't use?
>
> Edit: When you say
RobbH wrote:
> I wouldn't think it could. But since it IS happening, it must be my
> thinking that's wrong. What happens if you use a MAC address that
> doesn't exist on your system? Does LMS always fall back to the same
> player if it's given an address it can't use?
>
> Edit: When you say
slartibartfast wrote:
> I can start all four of my players using the curl command. If my MUSE
> player is turned off then another player with a different MAC address
> starts playing when I enter the curl command with the MAC address of the
> MUSE player. How on earth can that happen?
>
> Sent
RobbH wrote:
> One more thought. I'm sure that, in the past, Michael has pointed us
> toward better ways to do this than using HTML commands. Maybe he will
> refresh our memories this time. But I just had good luck using this
> command:
>
> >
Code:
> > curl
Paul Webster wrote:
> It is 4 different CDs to be played at the same time.
> If you queue CD1 to player1 and CD2 to player2 etc ... then you cannot
> use sync because they are not playing the same thing.
Sorry Im dumb (it was also too early in the morning for me :))
LMS 8.2 on Odroid-C4 -
cpd73 wrote:
> D'oh! Yeah, I meant "which sh" :(/usr/bin/sh /home/pi/zaireeka.sh
works.
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cpd73 wrote:
> D'oh! Yeah, I meant "which sh" :(which sh results in
/usr/bin/sh
which I wasn't expecting.
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slartibartfast wrote:
> If I type
> where sh
> in a terminal connected to the Pi I get
> -bash: where: command not found
> I can see sh at /bin/sh in WinSCP.
> My script starts
> #!/bin/bash
> Is that wrong?
>
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Ah, I have no pCP at the moment. If you
try which rather than where
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author of \"now playing\" plugins covering radio france (fip etc),
planetradio (bauer - kiss, absolute, scala, jazzfm etc), kcrw, abc
australia and cbc/radio-canada
and, via the extra \"radio now playing\" plugin lots more - see
cpd73 wrote:
> so "sh" is the name of the shell command. If you type (on the machine
> where the script is to run):
>
> >
Code:
> >
> where sh
>
> >
>
> it will give you the path to the current "sh" command - probably
> "/bin/sh" Edit you
slartibartfast wrote:
> I don't have "/home/pi/sh" as a command. I am clutching at straws. All I
> know is that using Putty the command
> sh zaireeka.sh
> works.
> zaireeka.sh is in the folder /home/pi and the script is executable.
>
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so "sh" is the name
slartibartfast wrote:
> I don't have "/home/pi/sh" as a command. I am clutching at straws. All I
> know is that using Putty the command
> sh zaireeka.sh
> works.
> zaireeka.sh is in the folder /home/pi and the script is executable.
>
> Sent from my Pixel 3a using Tapatalk
So
sh
cpd73 wrote:
> Do you have "/home/pi/sh" as a command? Eve if you did You would need
> "/home/pi/sh /home/pi/zaireeka.sh" The command that the script runs
> (i.e. the first string) either needs to be in PATH or have an absolute
> path (hence "/home/pi/sh") If you are using "/home/pi/sh" then
slartibartfast wrote:
> Do you think I should just use
> /home/pi/zaireeka.sh
> instead of
> /home/pi/sh zaireeka.sh
>
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Do you have "/home/pi/sh" as a command? Eve if you did You would need
"/home/pi/sh /home/pi/zaireeka.sh" The command that the script
slartibartfast wrote:
> Do you think I should just use
> /home/pi/zaireeka.sh
> instead of
> /home/pi/sh zaireeka.sh
>
> Sent from my Pixel 3a using TapatalkThat didn't work either.
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cpd73 wrote:
> Make sure your shell script is executable: "chmod +x script.sh" and has
> "#!/bin/bash" as the first line. e.g.
>
> >
Code:
> >
> #!/bin/bash
> echo "Hello"
>
> >
>
> Then in actions.json you need the full path to the
Make sure your shell script is executable: "chmod +x script.sh" and has
"#!/bin/bash" as the first line. e.g.
Code:
#!/bin/bash
echo "Hello"
Then in actions.json you need the full path to the script:
Code:
{
Is it a pCP system?
If yes - does it really have a /home/pi ?
Paul Webster
author of \"now playing\" plugins covering radio france (fip etc),
planetradio (bauer - kiss, absolute, scala, jazzfm etc), kcrw, abc
australia and cbc/radio-canada
and, via the extra \"radio now playing\" plugin
Paul Webster wrote:
> Try it more like I wrote it.Sorry I edited the last post after realising and
> tried
/bin/sh /home/pi/zaireeka.sh &
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Paul Webster wrote:
> Try it with full paths to sh and the script
> e.g.
> /bin/sh /home/tc/script.sh
I changed it to
/home/pi/sh zaireeka.sh &
but still no luck.
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Try it more like I wrote it.
Paul Webster
author of \"now playing\" plugins covering radio france (fip etc),
planetradio (bauer - kiss, absolute, scala, jazzfm etc), kcrw, abc
australia and cbc/radio-canada
and, via the extra \"radio now playing\" plugin lots more - see
philippe_44 wrote:
> Im a bit confused
you want to start syncs but but not keep sync?
Yup, Zaireeka is on 4 different CDs :)
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Once you get the Material action working, I hope you'll report back on
the sound you're getting, playing all four versions more-or-less
simultaneously. Do you recommend the experience?
LMS 8 nightly running on Raspberry Pi OS. Mostly virtual players,
occasionally with SB Radio, Boom or
Try it with full paths to sh and the script
e.g.
/bin/sh /home/tc/script.sh
Paul Webster
author of \"now playing\" plugins covering radio france (fip etc),
planetradio (bauer - kiss, absolute, scala, jazzfm etc), kcrw, abc
australia and cbc/radio-canada
and, via the extra \"radio now
cpd73 wrote:
> You can add custom actions to material - and these can invoke shell
> scripts. See "Custom menu entries and actions" at
> https://github.com/CDrummond/lms-material/wiki/07-Customisation
I added the attached actions.json to prefs/material-skin and the command
appears when I click
I thought this would be fun to play with, then I realized I don't own it
:( I have an already mixed version. Didn't realize I had that until I
looked!
One thought to simplify - mix each disk 1-4 down to mono, then mix 1/2
and 3/4 into stereo. Use 4 radios (A-D), setup to use a pair of radios
to
philippe_44 wrote:
> But then why not using the option from LMS to start syncd but not
> maintain it? Its on the players settings
It is 4 different CDs to be played at the same time.
If you queue CD1 to player1 and CD2 to player2 etc ... then you cannot
use sync because they are not playing
Paul Webster wrote:
> Art ... "Zaireeka by the The Flaming Lips the way it was intended to be
> played. It consists of four CDs which are meant to played on four
> players simultaneously"
>
> Each of the CDs is different but supposed to be played together on
> different systems.
But then why
philippe_44 wrote:
> Im a bit confused
you want to start syncs but but not keep sync?
Art ... "Zaireeka by the The Flaming Lips the way it was intended to be
played. It consists of four CDs which are meant to played on four
players simultaneously"
Each of the CDs is different but supposed
Im a bit confused
you want to start syncs but but not keep sync?
LMS 8.2 on Odroid-C4 - *SqueezeAMP!*, 5xRadio, 5xBoom, 2xDuet, 1xTouch,
1xSB3. Sonos PLAY:3, PLAY:5, Marantz NR1603, Foobar2000, ShairPortW,
2xChromecast Audio, Chromecast v1 and v2, Squeezelite on Pi, Yamaha
WX-010, AppleTV
cpd73 wrote:
> You can add custom actions to material - and these can invoke shell
> scripts. See "Custom menu entries and actions" at
> https://github.com/CDrummond/lms-material/wiki/07-CustomisationExcellent I
> forgot about that [emoji106]
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slartibartfast wrote:
> This is a long shot. Is there a way to run the script from LMS? Material
> skin can shutdown and restart the server so it should be possible.
You can add custom actions to material - and these can invoke shell
scripts. See "Custom menu entries and actions" at
RobbH wrote:
> One more thought. I'm sure that, in the past, Michael has pointed us
> toward better ways to do this than using HTML commands. Maybe he will
> refresh our memories this time. But I just had good luck using this
> command:
>
> >
Code:
> > curl
RobbH wrote:
> One more thought. I'm sure that, in the past, Michael has pointed us
> toward better ways to do this than using HTML commands. Maybe he will
> refresh our memories this time. But I just had good luck using this
> command:
>
> >
Code:
> > curl
slartibartfast wrote:
> This looks promising. Do I run this command using Putty and SSH?
> Presumably I replace the zeroes with the player MAC address.
>
Broadly ... yes.
In fact you can run it from anywhere that has curl ... which might be
easiest on the system running LMS.
You could then
RobbH wrote:
> One more thought. I'm sure that, in the past, Michael has pointed us
> toward better ways to do this than using HTML commands. Maybe he will
> refresh our memories this time. But I just had good luck using this
> command:
>
> >
Code:
> > curl
Paul Webster wrote:
> Might it work if you set an alarm on each - with each one launching a
> different CD.
> I suspect that they would not be close enough to each other ... but
> might be OK if they are LMS controlled devices (e.g.
> SB1/SB2/SB3/Transporter).
>
> Otherwise a script that does
Grumpy Bob wrote:
> For a one-off scenario like this, you could merge all four CDs with
> Audacity or similar to make a single audio file. Then use a single
> player. I did this for Gensho, a collaborative two CD set that by Boris
> with Merzbow is supposed to be played simultaneously.
>
>
For a one-off scenario like this, you could merge all four CDs with
Audacity or similar to make a single audio file. Then use a single
player. I did this for Gensho, a collaborative two CD set that by Boris
with Merzbow is supposed to be played simultaneously.
Robert
*Home: *Raspberry Pi
One more thought. I'm sure that, in the past, Michael has pointed us
toward better ways to do this than using HTML commands. Maybe he will
refresh our memories this time. But I just had good luck using this
command:
Code:
curl
Might it work if you set an alarm on each - with each one launching a
different CD.
I suspect that they would not be close enough to each other ... but
might be OK if they are LMS controlled devices (e.g.
SB1/SB2/SB3/Transporter).
Otherwise a script that does not wait for the response from LMS
This is horribly convoluted, but it's the only thing I've thought of so
far:
Take four computers. Any combination of desktops, laptops, Raspberry
Pis, or whatever. Each one needs to have the capability to run a command
at a specified time, like cron on LInux. Each one also needs to have the
This sounds like it should be an easy thing to do but as far as I know
there isn't a way to start multiple non synchronised players at the same
time. There is likely only one possible reason for this (that I can
think of) and that is playing Zaireeka by the The Flaming Lips the way
it was
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