Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Announce: piCorePlayer 2.00

2016-07-06 Thread Greg Erskine
paladin5000 wrote: > Hi, > I have just installed picoreplayer on a raspberry pi 1 with the chinese > suptronics x400 as a i2s dac and amplifier and it works great out of the > box. In the past I used the same hardware with mpd and I could control > playing and stopping music, loading playlists

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Announce: piCorePlayer 2.00

2016-07-06 Thread paladin5000
Hi Greg, thanks for that informative answer. The simple commands will do just fine for a start. I will later look into jivelite. I also want to control the player mainly by app, but all my music devices must have a "quick-start" button for my wife when she wants to listen to music without

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Bluetooth Speaker on PiCorePlayer

2016-07-06 Thread nr002541
Thanks for them suggestions i will look into them. nr002541's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=63023 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=105834

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Announce: piCorePlayer 2.00

2016-07-06 Thread kolossos4730
Greg Erskine wrote: > Hi Andreas, > > Thanks for giving piCorePlayer a go. > > I think most people use a mobile device using an app like iPeng or > similar to control squeezelite/LMS. Since the release of the official > RPi touch screen there are quite a few people using jivelite. I >

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Bluetooth Speaker on PiCorePlayer

2016-07-06 Thread Man in a van
Apesbrain wrote: > Be advised BT support on Max2Play is a premium plugin and requires a > paid license. I'll stick with piCorePlayer and a wire, thanks. True, but the licence is a piddling €10. (took me three attempts to get that Euro sign! :p ) atb Ronnie.

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Bluetooth Speaker on PiCorePlayer

2016-07-06 Thread d6jg
Fair point. Well made. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk *Vortexbox LMS 7.9 music on QNAP TS419p via NFS* iThingys/iPeng/Tablets *Living Room* - SB3 -> Onkyo TS606 - > Celestion Ditton F20s - Zone 2 -> Sony TA FE 320 -> Sennheiser RS 130 & B P7 *Office* - RPi -> Sony TA FE320 -> Celestion

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Bluetooth Speaker on PiCorePlayer

2016-07-06 Thread castalla
Well, the cheapest option is max2play plus licence plus cheap BT dongle. I still think the limiting factor is likely to be the BT reach (which in my experience is about 4 m max without intervening walls, etc.). Touch Logitech Radio Logitech UE Radio O2 Joggler + SqpOS UPnPBridge - 2 paired

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Bluetooth Speaker on PiCorePlayer

2016-07-06 Thread d6jg
Man in a van wrote: > Well, don't beat about the bush man! say what you really mean ;):D:p > > If the OP wants BlueTooth "make it so!". > > I have used my cast thingy once (only £15, and 'bout what it's worth :( > ). > > atb > > Ronnie. Well it is Ronnie. It's like AM compared to FM. I

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Bluetooth Speaker on PiCorePlayer

2016-07-06 Thread castalla
d6jg wrote: > But Bluetooth audio is junk compared to Castbridge or AirPlay. Bluetooth > being a compressed / decompressed technology with definite loss. A > Chromecast at £35 must be a better more flexible option than a Bluetooth > dongle at £? plus a licence at £8. However, most BT speakers

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Bluetooth Speaker on PiCorePlayer

2016-07-06 Thread Man in a van
d6jg wrote: > But Bluetooth audio is junk compared to Castbridge or AirPlay. Bluetooth > being a compressed / decompressed technology with definite loss. A > Chromecast at £35 must be a better more flexible option than a Bluetooth > dongle at £? plus a licence at £8. Well, don't beat about the

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Announce: piCorePlayer 2.00

2016-07-06 Thread kingswindsor
Greg Erskine wrote: > Keep an eye out for "Slimmer". I've been trying with Slimmer and it seems to have easier configuration than the other methods I have seen posted, but I still haven't been able to get the rotary encoder to work with PiCorePlayer. its not the hardware as it works ok if I

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Bluetooth Speaker on PiCorePlayer

2016-07-06 Thread d6jg
Man in a van wrote: > True, but the licence is a piddling €10. (took me three attempts to get > that Euro sign! :p ) > > atb > > Ronnie. But Bluetooth audio is junk compared to Castbridge or AirPlay. Bluetooth being a compressed / decompressed technology with definite loss. A Chromecast at

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Jivelite for piCorePlayer

2016-07-06 Thread tcutting
d6jg wrote: > While you are both here gents. Is there any chance of your excellent VU > meters making their way to an actual Joggler by way of Applet? I took an attempt previously to get the VU meter function working on the (slightly) modified CustomClock applet for JiveLite. I was

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Announce: piCorePlayer 2.00

2016-07-06 Thread paul-
paladin5000 wrote: > Hi, > I have just installed picoreplayer on a raspberry pi 1 with the chinese > suptronics x400 as a i2s dac and amplifier and it works great out of the > box. In the past I used the same hardware with mpd and I could control > playing and stopping music, loading playlists

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Announce: piCorePlayer 2.00

2016-07-06 Thread Greg Erskine
kolossos4730 wrote: > Greg, > > I noticed the 'pcp rescan' in your post. This is not available in my > version of piCorePlayer (2.06) but the code is present in > 'pcp-lms-functions'. I've changed 2.06's 'pcp' to include the rescan > option and added this functionality to my piCorePlayer

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Announce: piCorePlayer 2.00

2016-07-06 Thread eiffel
JackOfAll wrote: > NB. This is posted with consent from Steen. > Anyway, long story short, the ZeroDAC normally retails for £15 inc VAT > with the 40 pin header soldered onto the board, or £14 inc VAT with it > supplied but not fitted. I don't know how long this offer will last, but > if you

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Bluetooth Speaker on PiCorePlayer

2016-07-06 Thread tcutting
I'd be interested in being able to SEND Bluetooth to my PiCorePlayer. I have a "fixed" PiCorePlayer in my garage, with built-in HiFiBerry Amp+ and speakers. There are times when it would be convenient to be able to use that setup to play content from my phone (Android). Has anyone looked at an

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Announce: piCorePlayer 2.00

2016-07-06 Thread JackOfAll
JackOfAll wrote: > Anyone else thinking of purchasing more than one ZeroDAC with the > discount code, please hold fire for the moment. I am waiting for > clarification from IQ, as to whether it will be possible to receive the > £4 discount per board, rather than a single £4 discount per order,

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Bluetooth Speaker on PiCorePlayer

2016-07-06 Thread Apesbrain
castalla wrote: > If you really want pi to bluetooth then install max2play which enables > bluetooth speakers, but you'll also need a bluetooth adapter for the pi. Be advised BT support on Max2Play is a premium plugin and requires a paid license. I'll stick with piCorePlayer and a wire, thanks.

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Announce: piCorePlayer 2.00

2016-07-06 Thread JackOfAll
Anyone else thinking of purchasing more than one ZeroDAC with the discount code, please hold fire for the moment. I am waiting for clarification from IQ, as to whether it will be possible to receive the £4 discount per board, rather than a single £4 discount per order, which seems to be the way

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Announce: piCorePlayer 2.00

2016-07-06 Thread paladin5000
Hi, I have just installed picoreplayer on a raspberry pi 1 with the chinese suptronics x400 as a i2s dac and amplifier and it works great out of the box. In the past I used the same hardware with mpd and I could control playing and stopping music, loading playlists and changing the volume with

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Jivelite for piCorePlayer

2016-07-06 Thread kolossos4730
d6jg wrote: > While you are both here gents. Is there any chance of your excellent VU > meters making their way to an actual Joggler by way of Applet? An applet would be a stretch too far as I do not have access to an O2 Joggler and the name of the image used for the VU meter is hardcoded into

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Jivelite for piCorePlayer

2016-07-06 Thread d6jg
kolossos4730 wrote: > An applet would be a stretch too far as I do not have access to an O2 > Joggler and the name of the image used for the VU meter is hardcoded > into the source code of the skin. > > I downloaded the latest image for the Joggler from >