bstrulo wrote:
> Brilliant - thanks for replying.
>
> I haven't deliberately done anything special but I do recall a lot of
> fiddling to get the iPlayer working when the BBC changed it. Don't
> think I did anything myself beyond the instructions though.
>
> I am just using the analog outs. I also have a Duet - I don't use it
> much but I just tested and that plays the 48kHz ones fine.
>
> I looked at the File Types section and that says MP3 = Native.
>
> I don't think I've changed my convert.conf but looking in it it has a
> section which says:
>
> >
Code:
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> > # special case for smart bitrates on mp3 input
> mp3 mp3 transcode *
> # IFB:{BITRATE=--abr %B}D:{RESAMPLE=--resample %D}
> [lame] --silent -q $QUALITY$ $BITRATE$ $RESAMPLE$ --mp3input $FILE$ -
--------------------
> >
>
> Presumably that's standard but maybe not? I don't see lame running
> when it's failing to play. But maybe I haven't even told the server
> where lame is - I don't do any transcoding normally.
>
> If I had a custom convert.conf is there somewhere else it might be (ie
> not in the server directory)?
>
> I'll try installing a different version tonight, if I get time, but I
> haven't done it so far because I'm nervous I'll lose all my config.
> On the other hand, I think the only important customisations are
> iPlayer and spotify, so they are probably not too difficult to
> recreate. Maybe I should also try reinstalling from scratch with 7.9
>
> Thanks again
>
> Ben
You wouldn't have accidentally installed custom-convert.conf. So that's
not likely it. I'm out of ideas, but I see bpa has posted. He has more
technical understanding of what might be happening.
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