Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Splitting USB DAC outputs for multi zone audio - piCorePlayer?

2022-09-26 Thread mff
Maybe different os uses different audio system than ALSA. In this case the configuration above won't work. If it's ALSA your os is using, I would simply try to create a custom asound.conf as described. mff's Profile: http

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Splitting USB DAC outputs for multi zone audio - piCorePlayer?

2022-09-25 Thread moto2000
I have LMS running on a separate server and am trying to run multiple instances of squeezelite on a raspberry pi doing the same as you. Would I just create that asound.conf file, since it doesnt already exist? My issue is that 'surround40' for example, will output to both the front AND back. S

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Splitting USB DAC outputs for multi zone audio - piCorePlayer?

2022-09-25 Thread mff
As far as I know, this should still work with newer piCorePlayer versions. mff's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=65949 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=105973 _

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Splitting USB DAC outputs for multi zone audio - piCorePlayer?

2017-07-27 Thread mff
@epoch1970 The setup in the link I posted above runs fine and without problems for several months now. The power consumption is low, and four instances are possible on the "old" raspberry v1B. I'm very happy with this combination of hardware and software so far. :D I think it's much "smarter" tha

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Splitting USB DAC outputs for multi zone audio - piCorePlayer?

2017-07-23 Thread ralphy
epoch1970 wrote: > FYI and BTW, I had to run 2 instances of squeezelite on PCP to test > something. > I have noticed that PCP reports "squeezelite is not running" when the 2 > instances run. When any of the 2 failed to start, PCP would report > "squeezelite running". > > HTH It appears to be a

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Splitting USB DAC outputs for multi zone audio - piCorePlayer?

2017-07-21 Thread epoch1970
Greg Erskine wrote: > hi mff, > > Great news! I have booked marked this for future reference. :D > > Thanks > Greg FYI and BTW, I had to run 2 instances of squeezelite on PCP to test something. I have noticed that PCP reports "squeezelite is not running" when the 2 instances run. When any of

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Splitting USB DAC outputs for multi zone audio - piCorePlayer?

2017-07-19 Thread mff
Maybe here are some uselful hints https://knx-user-forum.de/forum/%C3%B6ffentlicher-bereich/knx-eib-forum/diy-do-it-yourself/1019514-8-kanal-multiroom-audio-controller-verst%C3%A4rker-auf-picoreplayer-basis mff's Profile: h

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Splitting USB DAC outputs for multi zone audio - piCorePlayer?

2017-04-30 Thread andy_sz
Great job. All channels work ok for me. Could you describe hot to start 4 instances of squezzelite on piCorePlayer image? I'm also wonder if you finished (de)activation part. andy_sz's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.co

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Splitting USB DAC outputs for multi zone audio - piCorePlayer?

2016-09-27 Thread Greg Erskine
hi mff, Great news! I have booked marked this for future reference. :D Thanks Greg Greg Erskine's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7403 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.ph

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Splitting USB DAC outputs for multi zone audio - piCorePlayer?

2016-09-27 Thread mff
Hi Greg, Greg Erskine wrote: > > The piCore implementation of ALSA may be missing a few things. ALSA did > change a few version back, you could try pCP2.03 or so. > I found that ALSA really changed! All "old" config hints I found were useless! Seems that pCP comes with a newer ALSA version t

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Splitting USB DAC outputs for multi zone audio - piCorePlayer?

2016-09-26 Thread Greg Erskine
hi mff, Sorry I can not be much help to you, my knowledge of ALSA is limited. Just a few points in case it is something obvious. You are editing /etc/asound.conf? You need to do a backup to make the changes persistent ($ pcp bu) My limited ALSA knowledge is shown on the asound web pages. These

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Splitting USB DAC outputs for multi zone audio - piCorePlayer?

2016-09-26 Thread mff
I think I'm stuck at the point that pCP doesn't accept my custom asound.conf. Can one of the developers explain why the dmix, dsnoop and other user created outputs are missing in pCP? Is it possible that "Unknown field bindings" mean that this version of alsa doesn't know the bindings command at

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Splitting USB DAC outputs for multi zone audio - piCorePlayer?

2016-09-23 Thread mff
One more thing to mention. The output of the "4 stereo out working" minibian installation Code: root@minibian:~# /usr/bin/squeezelite-armv6hf -l is Code: Output devices: null - Discard all samp

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Splitting USB DAC outputs for multi zone audio - piCorePlayer?

2016-09-23 Thread mff
So I did some further investigation and found that simultanous output of two sources (player instances) to one output is possible. Code: pcm.!default { type plug slave.pcm "logilink" } pcm.logilink { type dmix ipc_key 1024 slave { pcm "hw:1,0

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Splitting USB DAC outputs for multi zone audio - piCorePlayer?

2016-09-22 Thread mff
Hello Greg, maybe that's the main problem. Perhaps I should mention that there are serveral clones of this type of 7.1 USB sound card I'm using. Logilink https://amzn.com/B003YFVN3Q Sweex https://amzn.com/B00265L1S2 and Sewell https://amzn.com/B004Y0ERRO are only three of them that are known t

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Splitting USB DAC outputs for multi zone audio - piCorePlayer?

2016-09-22 Thread Greg Erskine
mff wrote: > Of course this would be the simplest solution in terms of software > setup. But in my case the hardware side should be as economical as > possible (eco home). > The system is running 24/7 as a multiroom solution and if there is 3 > more Raspberries about (3*2Watts*24*365) ~50 kWh th

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Splitting USB DAC outputs for multi zone audio - piCorePlayer?

2016-09-22 Thread mff
mudlark wrote: > Why bother? multiple synced picoreplayers with amplifiers > (https://www.hifiberry.com/ampplus/ or others) is much the most simple > arrangement? Of course this would be the simplest solution in terms of software setup. But in my case the hardware side should be as economical as

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Splitting USB DAC outputs for multi zone audio - piCorePlayer?

2016-09-21 Thread mudlark
mff wrote: > Although I tested many different asound.conf configurations there was no > chance to get squeezelite running as soon as using the "channels" option > with the dmix plugin. > It seems to me something is interfering the configuration of my > asound.conf or there is a missing (software?

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Splitting USB DAC outputs for multi zone audio - piCorePlayer?

2016-09-21 Thread mff
Although I tested many different asound.conf configurations there was no chance to get squeezelite running as soon as using the "channels" option with the dmix plugin. It seems to me something is interfering the configuration of my asound.conf or there is a missing (software?) component in Tiny Co

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Splitting USB DAC outputs for multi zone audio - piCorePlayer?

2016-09-14 Thread mff
This project exactly describes what I wanted to do with piCorePlayer https://johndanning.wordpress.com/2015/03/30/multi-room-audio-on-raspberry-pi-2-with-multi-channel-dac/ But when I try to copy over the asound.conf from this example I'm ending up without any usable squeezelite output. any hints