[SlimDevices: Touch] Can the Touch be a stand alone player?

2009-10-03 Thread kidstypike
Can the Touch's TinySC scan an SD card and compile a music library from this? If yes, can the Touch then be used without being connected to a network, say if I took it to a friends house and simply attached the Touch's line out to his audio system? -- kidstypike kidstypike 1 SB3 1 D

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Can the Touch be a stand alone player?

2009-10-03 Thread kidstypike
can the Touch scan, can I simply swap out SD cards? The mind boggles !!! -- kidstypike kidstypike 1 SB3 1 Duet 1 Boom kidstypike's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10436 View this thread:

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Can the Touch be a stand alone player?

2009-10-03 Thread kidstypike
red Touch, a battery powered Boom with TinySC and an SD card slot, take it anywhere, cabin, beach, work, holiday home. All your music collection traveling with you, in a single stand-alone unit! -- kidstypike kidstypike 1 SB3 1 Duet 1 Boom --

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Can the Touch be a stand alone player?

2009-10-05 Thread kidstypike
connected to a network. Obviously in this mode moose cannot control the Touch. If by standalone mode you mean the Touch is being used as a player, connected to a network, then moose should be able to control the Touch. Apologies if this is obvious. -- kidstypike kidstypike 1 SB3

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Has the Touch release date been delayed?

2009-11-10 Thread kidstypike
I've had one on order for a few days now. If it doesn't arrive soon, I'm going to write to my MP ... and put a strong letter in "The Times". -- kidstypike kidstypike 1xSB3 - 1xDuet - 1xBoom - 1x

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Setup a duet without the remote? On the SB touch screen?

2009-12-28 Thread kidstypike
pippin;499471 Wrote: > That's only the web interface. The IR remote or the touch screen control > on the touch give you the full volume detail. Also, using an IR on a SB Radio to control a SBR, you would get 100 step volume. ;) -- kidstypike kidstypike 1xSB3 - 1xDuet - 1xBoo

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Setup a duet without the remote? On the SB touch screen?

2009-12-29 Thread kidstypike
EddieV;499749 Wrote: > Hello aubuti, > > To get a 100-step volume control I now know as options: iPhone/iPeng, > SB Touch and SB controller. The last one is the cheapest and the most > obvious choice. Or does anybody here have alternatives? Moose! -- kidstypike kidstypike

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Touch released or not?

2010-04-08 Thread kidstypike
e order date, same delivery date. Hmm ... I'll have to change my siggy! -- kidstypike kidstypike 1xSB3 - 1xDuet - 1xBoom - 1xRadio - 1xTouch (on order) kidstypike's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/memb

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Help Buying 2.5" External Drive

2010-04-08 Thread kidstypike
limdevices.com/index.php/Setting_Up_Squeezebox_Touch_Server -- kidstypike kidstypike 1xSB3 - 1xDuet - 1xBoom - 1xRadio - 1xTouch (on order) kidstypike's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10436 Vie

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] 2 USB drive questions for Touch

2010-04-17 Thread kidstypike
ng when used with the SBS on my PC, thanks to all involved in it's development. -- kidstypike kidstypike 1xSB3 - 1xDuet - 1xBoom - 1xRadio - 1xTouch kidstypike's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/me

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Analogue/digital VU

2010-05-01 Thread kidstypike
f this is because I am running SBS 7.6 (latest nightly) > or if i've missed something. > > Any help much appreciated. > Thanks. > Richard Same issue here, No patches found, SBS 7.6 latest nightly. -- kidstypik

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Re-Buffering

2010-05-23 Thread kidstypike
Directory Scan", when this has finished all proceeds smoothly until I try to skip a track ... etc. ... etc.. -- kidstypike kidstypike 1xSB3 - 1xDuet - 1xBoom - 1xRadio - 1xTouch kidstypike's Profile: http://forums

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Using as a standalone FLAC player from portable HDD...

2010-05-30 Thread kidstypike
a 320 gig FreeAgent Go, powered solely by the Touch's USB with no problems, other than re-buffering on the first track. 14000+ tracks, mixed FLAC and mp3. -- kidstypike kidstypike 1xSB3 - 1xDuet - 1xBoom - 1xRadio - 1xTouch ---

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Play album from context menu

2010-06-09 Thread kidstypike
ngs up the context menu that you describe above, you navigate this menu using the 4-way button. -- kidstypike kidstypike 1xSB3 - 1xDuet - 1xBoom - 1xRadio - 1xTouch kidstypike's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] around it-case in black for the SBT

2010-06-18 Thread kidstypike
oks modest! Do you get wafers with it? -- kidstypike kidstypike 1xSB3 - 1xDuet - 1xBoom - 1xRadio - 1xTouch kidstypike's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10436 View this thread: http://foru

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Squeezebox touch, tiny server, ipeng

2010-07-02 Thread kidstypike
hanks for any feedback > > --- > Squeezbox touch/Magic DAC over optic link to HiFi system The ipeng app runs on the ipod touch, your SB touch's tiny server will be listed on the ipod, it's that easy!

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Help newby, please

2010-07-03 Thread kidstypike
ing for images. To see your music files: press and hold the back button, this will take you to the home menu, press My Music, press Music Folder, your music files are in there. -- kidstypike kidstypike 1xSB3 - 1xDuet - 1xBoom - 1xRadio - 1xTouch -

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] USB drive + SB Touch, any chance of luck?

2010-07-22 Thread kidstypike
.com/index.php/Squeezebox_Touch_-_USB_Compatibility -- kidstypike kidstypike 1xSB3 - 1xDuet - 1xBoom - 1xRadio - 1xTouch kidstypike's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10436 View this thread: http://for

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Touch USB drive not visible on computer

2010-08-09 Thread kidstypike
d Workgroup. Thanks! > > BTW I'm on XP Pro SP3 Touch sharing should be on. In Windows Explorer, (NOT Internet Explorer) click on My Network Places > Entire Network > Microsoft Windows Network > Workgroup > Touch > (if prompted, user name is root, and password is 1234) >

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Squeezebox Touch plays audio file on its own

2010-08-29 Thread kidstypike
nce > I've had with it. > > ** Edit ** > I just checked FW - running vers. 7.5.1-r8837 which looks like it's > from early June 2010 Hi shunte88, welcome to the forum. It sounds like you have an alarm set, check Settings >

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] New guy questions

2010-09-06 Thread kidstypike
your problems stem from your folder structure on the EHD, instead of lumping 300 or 100 files into one folder, use the following: Artist/Album/.mp3 files. Embed the album art into the file tags using Mp3tag or similar, or just have

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] SB Touch Screen Display - larger fonts?

2010-09-07 Thread kidstypike
floating around of the Touch with a larger font > display and no album art? There may be something here of interest: http://wiki.slimdevices.com/index.php/SqueezePlay_7.5.0_Release_Notes scroll down the page to see the different font sizes using the touch screen or the remote. -- kidstyp

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Skip Network Setup?

2010-09-17 Thread kidstypike
spamtom;576441 Wrote: > For info > > I have documented this as a bug on here > http://bugs.slimdevices.com/show_bug.cgi?id=16540 > > Thanks voted -- kidstypike kidstypike 1xSB3 - 1xDuet - 1xBoom -

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] No album artwork for mp3's with tiny sbs

2010-09-22 Thread kidstypike
x27;d name the .jpg as Blues Singer.jpg and put it in > that folder? No, all jpgs are named folder.jpg -- kidstypike kidstypike 1xSB3 - 1xDuet - 1xBoom - 1xRadio - 1xTouch kidstypike's Profile: http://forums.slimdevic

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Playing random songs by artist (multiple albums)

2010-10-24 Thread kidstypike
rt... > > Thanks in advance. This works fine with the full SBS. Press Shuffle on the remote. With the artist's name highlighted press PLAY. However with the Touch's internal server, you're limited to the first 100 tracks, and I would expect some stuttering until it gets goin

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Few questions about Touch

2010-10-25 Thread kidstypike
touching the screen, but how to do it when i am sitting on the sofa ? > > Cheers, Tomek :) Press the Now Playing button on the remote to scroll through the various screens. -- kidstypike kidstypike 1xSB3 - 1xDuet - 1xBoom - 1xRadio - 1xTouch -

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Setting presets on the Touch?

2010-11-06 Thread kidstypike
Tony T;553617 Wrote: > I have pre-sets for these services as well and radio stations. Not > sure why you're not able to. I'm pretty sure it's not possible to set a preset on the Touch -- kidstypike kidstypike 1xSB3 - 1xDuet - 1xBoo

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Embedded Artwork on TinySB?

2010-12-12 Thread kidstypike
where near my music files with a ten foot pole! -- kidstypike kidstypike 1xSB3 - 1xDuet - 1xBoom - 1xRadio - 1xTouch kidstypike's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10436 View

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Turn off Screensaver?

2010-12-26 Thread kidstypike
ill guide me? > > Thanks > Pat HiPat On the Touch > Settings > Screen > Screensavers > When off > Screen off. -- kidstypike kidstypike 1xSB3 - 1xDuet - 1xBoom - 1xRadio - 1xTouch kidstypike&#x

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] newb question playlists

2010-12-29 Thread kidstypike
> set Shuffle to 'Song' (or use the shuffle button on the remote). My Music > Genres > highlight 'Christmas' and press play. This could take a few moments using TinySC. -- kidstypike kidstypike 1xSB3 - 1xDuet - 1xBoom - 1xRadio - 1xTouch ---

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] newb question playlists

2011-01-02 Thread kidstypike
Christmas", when the menu pops up, tap Play. Cheers -- kidstypike kidstypike 1xSB3 - 1xDuet - 1xBoom - 1xRadio - 1xTouch kidstypike's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10436 View this thread:

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Only plays one song then stops

2011-01-02 Thread kidstypike
Open the web GUI > click "settings" bottom right. On the "Player" tab select your player from the dropdown box. Select "Basic Settings" on the second dropdown box > see if "Play other songs in album" is selected. -- kidstypike kidstypik

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Only plays one song then stops

2011-01-02 Thread kidstypike
ning on your computer? If your Duet receiver is connected to Mysb.com, then it won't appear in that drop down selection. I've no more suggestions for your lack of sound, sorry. -- kidstypike kidstypike 1xSB3 - 1xDuet - 1xBoom - 1xRadio - 1xTouch ---

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Saving Favorite Stations?

2011-01-03 Thread kidstypike
Audiofile;599320 Wrote: > How does one save favorite internet radio stations on the SB Touch? Press and hold the radio station name in the menu list (not on the now playing screen), tap "Save to favourites" on the context menu that pops up. -- kidstypike kidstypike 1xSB3 - 1x

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Issue Accessing USB Drive

2011-01-21 Thread kidstypike
me I can use the Touch this way without being connected to my > actual server? On the Touch > My Music > Switch Library > Touch (USB), it should then connect to the Squeezebox Server on the Touch. (TinySB) -- kidstypike kidstypike

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] My Album Art went poof!

2011-02-20 Thread kidstypike
rktdi;612600 Wrote: > hi there > > I would like the 7.6 firmware on my touch. > - but exactly which file am I supposed to download? link pls :) (excuse > my ignorance) > > > rgds René http://update.slimdevices.com/update/firmware/7.6.0/fab4_7.6.0_r9316.bin -- kidst

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] My Album Art went poof!

2011-02-20 Thread kidstypike
ect? - because when I go to update the Touch, it just asks > if I want to re-install the 7.5.3.. > > Do i need to wipe and rescan? The file needs to be in the root folder of the USB stick. i.e. alongside folder media-sda1, not in it! -- kidstypike kidstypike 1xSB3 - 1x

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] My Album Art went poof!

2011-02-20 Thread kidstypike
s explorer > remove/cut the file FAB4_7.6.0_R9316, go up one level, and paste the file in there. -- kidstypike kidstypike 1xSB3 - 1xDuet - 1xBoom - 1xRadio - 1xTouch kidstypike's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] My Album Art went poof!

2011-02-20 Thread kidstypike
ck on STORE N GO, and put the file there. Attach the USB stick to your touch, as you say, it is "Software Update", not "Firmware Update" -- kidstypike kidstypike 1xSB3 - 1xDuet - 1xBoom - 1xRadio - 1xTouch --

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] My Album Art went poof!

2011-02-20 Thread kidstypike
lder FAB4_7.6.0_R9316 !!! -- kidstypike kidstypike 1xSB3 - 1xDuet - 1xBoom - 1xRadio - 1xTouch kidstypike's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10436 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] My Album Art went poof!

2011-02-20 Thread kidstypike
kidstypike;612650 Wrote: > Remove the bin file from the folder FAB4_7.6.0_R9316 !!! I think I see the problem. I've just downloaded the file using Internet Explorer, and I get a .zip file, it should be a .bin file. Do you know how to change the file extension from .zip to .bin ? Or y

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Power on time with USB drive

2011-02-23 Thread kidstypike
& mp3. All artwork embedded. Running 7.6 beta 19 minutes : 22 secs. -- kidstypike kidstypike 1xSB3 - 1xDuet - 1xBoom - 1xRadio - 1xTouch kidstypike's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=104

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Power on time with USB drive

2011-02-23 Thread kidstypike
people who have other data on the > drive. The drive was new two weeks ago, nothing on it but a hidden folder named "autorun", only thing in there was a Western Digital ICO file. I synced my Music folder onto it using "Allway Sync", which adds a couple of files, that'

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Power on time with USB drive

2011-02-23 Thread kidstypike
odd crashes, cause reboots, it all adds up to a frustrating experience. I will say though that using TinySB as a server for my Boom and Radio is rock solid, will play all day (usually random tracks) no problem. -- kidstypike kidstypike 1xSB3 - 1xDuet - 1xBoom - 1xRadio - 1xTo

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Power on time with USB drive

2011-02-23 Thread kidstypike
er been switched off, it sits there telling me the time and date when not being used as a player. Any SB player used as an alarm clock would need to be left powered up. -- kidstypike kidstypike 1xSB3 - 1xDuet - 1x

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] tinysc scanning questions

2011-03-08 Thread kidstypike
queezebox Information > Library Statistics. I have on my attached USB 29,091 tracks, this is exactly 1 track less than on my Netbook SBS, what that track is I don't know, but I'm not losing sleep over it. Also in there is "Squeezebox Server Log File" gives location of the server an

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] tinysc scanning questions

2011-03-08 Thread kidstypike
s not there, are you scrolled up to the top of the list? it's near the top. -- kidstypike kidstypike 1xSB3 - 1xDuet - 1xBoom - 1xRadio - 1xTouch kidstypike's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Stupid question of the week?

2011-03-13 Thread kidstypike
rom the > Touch? Perhaps, you've moved it from the Home screen, (like I did)? Settings > Home Menu > Restore Hidden Menu Items -- kidstypike kidstypike 1xSB3 - 1xDuet - 1xBoom - 1xRadio - 1xTouch kidstypike&#

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Stupid question of the week?

2011-03-13 Thread kidstypike
ay) and It's on the Home menu (see pic). +---+ |Filename: Screen002.jpg| |Download: http://forums.slimdevices.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=11502| +---------

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Stupid question of the week?

2011-03-13 Thread kidstypike
Phil Leigh;617727 Wrote: > Yes I can see Extras on Squeezeplay on my PC too - but NOT on the Touch > itself... Not connected to TinySB or MySBS.com are you? (ducking).. -- kidstypike kidstypike 1xSB3 - 1xDuet - 1xBoom - 1xRadio - 1

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Stupid question of the week?

2011-03-13 Thread kidstypike
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Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Stupid question of the week?

2011-03-13 Thread kidstypike
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Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Numptie Appeal for Help Please

2011-03-30 Thread kidstypike
the choices are: - > > Dave. As Phil points out, the folder is C:\ProgramData, which is a hidden folder. To unhide: Control Panel > Folder Options > View Tab > dot in "Show hidden files, folders and drives". -- kidstypike ki

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Numptie Appeal for Help Please

2011-04-06 Thread kidstypike
DaveKen;623749 Wrote: > Hi Gary, > Sorry about that (it is a very long file) so I'll try now as a .pdf - > hope this is OK. > Dave. I think you should take garym's advice and uninstall Norton! -- kidstypike kidstypike 1xSB3 - 1xDuet - 1xBo

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Duplicate/ghost tracks

2011-05-01 Thread kidstypike
anyone tell me if they > have found a solution to this please? > Thanks Is this behaviour happening on the touch display, or on the Web UI, or both? Are there any old playlists in the scanned music folder? -- kidstypike kidstypike 1xSB3 - 1xDuet - 1xB

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Numptie Appeal for Help Please

2011-05-29 Thread kidstypike
gt; But enjoy the music! ;-) FYI: Many years ago I used to hang around the Windows ME Newsgroups, the MSVP's there absolutely refused to offer assistance to anyone who ran anything from Norton. They regarded Norton as a bigger threat to a computer than any virus! -- kidstypike kidstypike 1xSB3

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] SBT with USB Hard Drive

2011-06-07 Thread kidstypike
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Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Plays a different track then the one I selected

2011-07-08 Thread kidstypike
michaelbuday;639774 Wrote: > if I select a track from an album, it often plays a completely > different track from the same album. Welcome to the forum. Sounds like you have "Shuffle" set to Shuffle songs. Settings > Shuffle > Off. -- kidstypike kidstypike 1

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Two simple ideas to make Touch standalone with TinySBS (and why not SBS ?) acceptable

2011-09-07 Thread kidstypike
I'm happily browsing the USB music folders on the Boom's display. Random Song Mix only plays songs that I've previously browsed of course. I'll try it with my full library on an external USB HD when I've retrieved it from the bottom of the garden where I've slung it!

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] How do I get the Touch to play a random mix of music in one genre?

2011-10-09 Thread kidstypike
Using the Touch remote > highlight the genre you want (Rock) > press the play button > press the shuffle button. -- kidstypike kidstypike 1xSB3 - 1xDuet - 1xBoom - 1xRadio - 1xTouch kidstypike's

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Any way to know Volume Level on Media Server Program?....

2011-12-02 Thread kidstypike
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Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Touch chaos!

2012-03-08 Thread kidstypike
t updated Touch firmware to 7.7.2 r9627 Touch > Settings > Advanced > Software update > option to reinstall 7.7.2 r9627 only. -- kidstypike kidstypike 1xSB3 - 1xDuet (sold) - 1xBoom - 1xRadio - 1xTouch

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Connecting to Touch running media server

2012-04-21 Thread kidstypike
polocruz wrote: > I've been searching the Wikis and the forums but I seem to be missing > some basic info. I've got a touch with a USB drive running the media > server and working great. Now how do I get my SB radio to connect to > the Touch's server? I thought that the Radio would automaticall

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Help, yep another new member with a problem

2012-05-04 Thread kidstypike
rayman1701 wrote: > I don't know if this is still the case, but when I first got my Touch > and tried to use the USB one thing you had to do was, leave it totally > alone possibly overnight to let it totally finish the scan. Yes it can > take a few hours for it to actually finish, and during tha

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Help, yep another new member with a problem

2012-05-04 Thread kidstypike
Mnyb wrote: > > > I think tag&rename can tag WAV files . Yes it can, I've just ripped an album to WAV with WMP, and tagged it with tag&rename. kidstypike's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10436

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Help, yep another new member with a problem

2012-05-04 Thread kidstypike
JohnSwenson wrote: > The problem here is that LMS is crashing when it starts to do the "deep > scan". The scan is in several pieces, the first just looks in the > directories for filenames and dates and builds a list of files that are > new, this phase seems to work fine. Then it goes and scans t

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Help, yep another new member with a problem

2012-05-04 Thread kidstypike
Mnyb wrote: > There is no WMP tags for WAV's WMP keep it own database over it's > imported music files if converted to WAV, for the unsuspecting user this > looks like they have tags ,but they don't . > I don't know to which extend this data is shared with windows explorer ? > or at least this wa

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Help, yep another new member with a problem

2012-05-05 Thread kidstypike
m13kyf wrote: > Thanks for all the replys chaps > > all the music is in folders by artist. inside each artist folder is each > album in separate folder. > > the post abot album artwork might be it. if I browse images on the USB > drive via the squeezebox touch, I can see 4 images for each albu

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Help, yep another new member with a problem

2012-05-10 Thread kidstypike
m13kyf wrote: > Ok. no joy. deleted all album cover artwork so the only thing that > exsists is just music files. These are in folders by artist, in side > each artist folder is album folder with the tracks inside that. > > it scans all the files ok and then goes to process them. Gets to 11% of

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Help, yep another new member with a problem

2012-05-10 Thread kidstypike
m13kyf wrote: > Thanks kidstypike for your reply > > I was using the latest version software which the squeezebox touch which > had automatically updated. Then did a restore factory settings just in > case something was screwed. Not sure if its now on the latest version or > i

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Help, yep another new member with a problem

2012-05-11 Thread kidstypike
garym wrote: > Excellent info. And I too highly recommend connecting sheevaplug (that > has usb drive connected to it) to router with Ethernet. Then touch is > connected to router via wifi or ethernet. control it all from touch, > from any computer on LAN, or from almost any smartphone with an ap

[SlimDevices: Touch] Please..talk to me like I'm 5 yo.--Quest re: touch to replace CD collection.

2012-06-01 Thread kidstypike
aubuti wrote: > If you buy a "Vortexbox Appliance" it is a works-right-out-of-th-box > solution. It is a low powered pc with the Vortexbox software > per-installed. > > One problem with #1, and your thought about tossing the CDs entirely, > may be the quality of your current copies. What format

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Squeebox Touch: tagging wav & flac files; conversion of wav to flac; rip CDs to flac

2012-06-01 Thread kidstypike
jdt7385 wrote: > The albums used in my example (Emmylou Harris and Holly Cole) were > ripped using Windows Media Player and the artist names input exactly the > same way (first name first last name last). When the information is > viewed in Windows Media Player the artist information is displayed

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Re-ripping protected iTunes files to CD and back to iTunes - Problems

2012-06-06 Thread kidstypike
TheBone wrote: > Hey folks. Thanks for your help so far with my issues from previous > threads. I have begun the process of re-ripping my "protected" iTunes > files to CD and then back to iTunes so that I may stream to my > Squeezebox. I am having a very annoying problem, however. Here is an

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Play Next function like on Duet remote?

2012-06-06 Thread kidstypike
Please Me Squeeze Me wrote: > Hi everybody-- > > When I have my SBT playing randomly, which is my most common use, and > think of a song I want to play, using the remote control from my Duet I > can scroll to the song and choose play next. It does that and then goes > right back to random play.

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Play Next function like on Duet remote?

2012-06-07 Thread kidstypike
Please Me Squeeze Me wrote: > It's not working for me. A long touch on the track I want to play next > is just bringing up the details for that track, not a pop-up menu. What > am I doing wrong? Also, if anyone knows how to create a command, or a > series of commands on a Harmony remote to do thi

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Play Next function like on Duet remote?

2012-06-08 Thread kidstypike
Please Me Squeeze Me wrote: > That pop-up menu was definitely not coming up for me, but is now. Here's > what I did. > > First, I created a "+" button on my Harmony remote. I had tried to do > this yesterday, looking for the word "plus" in the list of available > commands, but it's not there. To

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Color Management of Scanned Album Art

2012-06-28 Thread kidstypike
jdt7385 wrote: > I am unable to achieve good color in album art that I have scanned and > added to the music using either dbPoweramp or MP3tag. I scan the art > from the CD cover and do modest editing in Photoshop. I use either Adobe > RGB or Prophoto profiles. I have tried changing the color pro

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Duplicate entries on memory card

2012-07-08 Thread kidstypike
john greenwood wrote: > I have a SanDisk 16 GB memory card, which holds a number of albums > loaded from iTunes (256 kbps). When I insert it in either of my > Squeezebox Touches, and look at the tracks for a given album, each track > is listed twice. I double checked the contents on my computer

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Duplicate entries on memory card

2012-07-08 Thread kidstypike
john greenwood wrote: > Thanks. That seems to have solved it. Good. Let us know what happens when you put the card in the other Touch. kidstypike's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10436 View this

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Touch with USB drive : mastering TinySB

2012-08-27 Thread kidstypike
Hazim wrote: > Thanks garym for your reply, I really appreciate your assistance and > explanation. > > However, I am still not clear as to why we need the tiny server (or any > server whatsoever) to just simply play the music from a USB drive? I > mean, there are tons of media players around, to

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Playlists Using USB stick

2012-09-09 Thread kidstypike
shiddiefon wrote: > I have no idea how to create playlists on this machine. I follow the > instructions, hold the selection, goes through the add next and back to > screen, carry on making more selections. When finished, I go to > playlists and it is empty again. > > I can switch from the USB

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Playlists Using USB stick

2012-09-09 Thread kidstypike
shiddiefon wrote: > Managed to create a playlist, but every song appears twice. This an > extract from the m3u file. Every song in the list appears twice, and > the Touch plays them all twice is this the correct format as you > see it for a playlist file? > > > #EXTM3U > #EXTINF:283,Eva

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Touch digital out is bit perfect or other players have "better" bits ????

2012-09-25 Thread kidstypike
toby10 wrote: > Ok, so how many *bits* are missing? 42 kidstypike's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10436 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=96419 __

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Touch digital out is bit perfect or other players have "better" bits ????

2012-09-26 Thread kidstypike
azinck3 wrote: > Triode: I'm fairly certain sbellon was joking. That was my interpretation too ... kidstypike's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10436 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.co

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Playing flacs on USB stick

2012-09-28 Thread kidstypike
theadmans wrote: > Hi garym - thanks for your interest. > > Did as you suggested - installed the Mp3tag program. > > Right clicked and chose extended tags got ARTIST : The Beatles, ALBUM : > Anthology 1 > > ...absolutely no sign of the mysterious SDA1 - seem to only get this > when using the U

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Playing flacs on USB stick

2012-09-28 Thread kidstypike
theadmans wrote: > Yes I have 1 directory folder for each album copied directly onto the > root of the usb stick. > > I deleted the .Squeezebox directory and there is no difference - still > seems to think that all my flacs have "sda1" as the artist. > > As an aside all the flacs on the usb tha

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Playing flacs on USB stick

2012-09-29 Thread kidstypike
Mnyb wrote: > Interesting that it works the server has a " guess tag" ability to get > info from the file and folder structure , but that is used when it can't > read the tags ? Or are no tags . > > Does the scanning of the stick fails at some piont ? > > Well if it works the way you want it to

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Switching music source

2012-10-03 Thread kidstypike
snoogly wrote: > I am new to the Touch (having previously used a Classic), and I just > can't get my head around how to switch from LMS to MSB.com using the > remote. > > On the Classic home menu there was an option to switch music sources, > yet on the Touch it seems to be missing? Am I missing

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Re-buffering problem with new PC

2012-10-04 Thread kidstypike
cass wrote: > I have considered homeplugs. Regardless of any other tweaks I make, the > fact is that my router is at the opposite end of the house from the SBT > and is separated by two solid walls, so the wi-fi performance is never > going to be great. > > A couple of questions I have on this:

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] New Squeezebox Touch owner. Disappointed with sound quality.

2012-10-15 Thread kidstypike
Use the Touch with the volume at 100%, ... any better? kidstypike's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10436 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=96776 ___

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Pre-caching artwork problem

2012-10-15 Thread kidstypike
ptgrav wrote: > Hi, > Thanks for the replies. I spent a fun couple of hours deleting > everything that wasnt a sound file. Took ages. So I don't think there > are any pictures left to cache. Any other ideas. Can I turn the cacheing > function off? > > Pete As Mynb has pointed out, you may have

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Pre-caching artwork problem

2012-10-15 Thread kidstypike
Mnyb wrote: > Artwork precaching can be turned of ,look in the settings , advanced , > performance . > > The drawback is that then ,unscanned artwork I s scanned at the moment > you choose an album , but it could work out better in some cases . OP is using TinyLMS ? --

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Pre-caching artwork problem

2012-10-15 Thread kidstypike
ptgrav wrote: > Thanks, > good call. There are about three albums with artwork in the Tags. How do > I remove the artwork. Does't seem obvious in the programme. > > By the way I really appreciate your help. :O) > > Edit: OK Sorted the pic removing. Hopefully this should be problem > solved. Wil

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Pre-caching artwork problem

2012-10-15 Thread kidstypike
BTW, I would eject the SD card from the Touch, and on your PC delete the folder .Squeezebox. Replace in your Touch and rescan. kidstypike's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10436 View this thread: ht

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] UK-specific: Can't get wireless connection for Touch and Receiver on BT Home Hub 3

2012-10-28 Thread kidstypike
clogman wrote: > Hope someone can help! > Had rubbish broadband (TalkTalk!), but Squeezeboxen worked fine. > Now have BT Infinity, but can't sort out the wireless connection I need > for my Receiver. > Both Touch and Receiver fine through ethernet, but neither will connect > to wifi on my Home Hu

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Random Mix

2012-11-25 Thread kidstypike
tmauceri wrote: > Can someone explain how the Random Mix works. I would think that if I > selected, Random Mix, then Artist Mix I would then select an artist and > his or there music would play randomly. Instead you select Artist Mix > and it only allows you to select play. and it plays any artis

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] SqueezePad or iPeng app?

2012-12-05 Thread kidstypike
When you're done listening to your own music and wish to listen to radio stations or Spotify or whatever, if you leave your laptop running it is all there in LMS. You NEVER need to switch to mysqueezebox.com And iPeng will always find your players when you switch on your iPad mini. +---

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] SqueezePad or iPeng app?

2012-12-05 Thread kidstypike
Saturn94 wrote: > Ah, I see. So with LMS running all the time I wouldn't be switching > servers, have I got that right? Absolutely :) kidstypike's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10436 View this

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] SqueezePad or iPeng app?

2012-12-05 Thread kidstypike
And just to blow your mind: Any Laptop, PC, Tablet, Smartphone, (using the correct app/software) can become a squeezebox player. Any squeezebox player can control any other player on your network, e.g. you can use your Touch remote/touchscreen to control music playing on your Laptop or PC or iPad

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