ross_lindell Wrote:
> Gotcha, thanks. I was definitely having problems playing more than one
> song. I am still having the occasional issue of my iTunes player
> losing connection, and not being able to regain it (e.g. hitting play
> doesn't bring it back).
>
> I suspect it to be a network problem, since the setup is:
>
> Linux Server (slim) -> Airport Express (WDS) -> Apple Powerbook
> (iTunes) -> Airport Express (WDS/optic cable to hi-fi)
>
> And there is Apple Base Station keeping the Wireless Distribution
> System (WDS) mesh together (2 Airport Express + 1 base). 54 Mbps it
> probably isn't.
>
> Or other ideas? Looking at the CPU with LAME settings of 1, seems
> modest for most songs.Actually, lets take a step back...
I don't see a slim hardware player in your setup (Slimp3, SB1/2/3).
Are you just using SoftSqueeze on your Linux Server to play songs from
your iTunes Library on your powerbook? If so, SoftSqueeze can handle
the PCM directly and you don't need to invoke LAME. This would give
you the best possible sound quality and reduce server load. Also if
you are feeding and SB1/2/3 you can also stream PCM directly or
transcode it to FLAC to reduce network trafic if you have an SB2/3. I
only have SliMP3s in my house and use SoftSqueeze remotely over SSH so
I only have transcoding settings to MP3.
Code:
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mov mp3 * *
[mplayer] -novideo -vc dummy -vo null -cache 128 -af
volume=0,resample=44100:0:1,channels=2 -ao pcm:file=/dev/fd/4 $FILE$ 4>&1 1>&2
2>/dev/null | [lame] --silent -q $QUALITY$ -b $BITRATE$ - -
mov flc * *
[mplayer] -novideo -vc dummy -vo null -cache 128 -af
volume=0,resample=44100:0:1,channels=2 -ao pcm:file=/dev/fd/4 $FILE$ 4>&1 1>&2
2>/dev/null | [flac] -cs --totally-silent --compression-level-0 --endian big
--sign signed --channels 2 --bps 16 --sample-rate 44100 - -
mov wav * *
[mplayer] -novideo -vc dummy -vo null -cache 128 -af
volume=0,resample=44100:0:1,channels=2 -ao pcm:file=/dev/fd/4 $FILE$ 4>&1 1>&2
2>/dev/null - -
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I haven't tested these, but the should work. Let me know if they help
out. Just add these to your new slimserver-convert.conf file and
restart slimserver.
--Tom Malsbury
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