I just upgraded to Softsqueeze 2.0b6 and now I have no audio. It looks like it's playing but there is no audio, the timer does not update and the spectrum does not display.
Originally I tried upgrading to Sofsqueeze 2.0b6 on Slimserver 6.0.1 and noticed this, then upgraded to Slimserver 6.0.2 and the problem still exists. I upgraded because sometimes at the end of a track the player would advance to the next track but I had no audio. I was hoping that this would be fixed by 6.0.2.
I am downsampling (using lame 3.96.1) the audio to 96kbps (crappy internet connection) using quality level 8. I am also tunneling into my machine over SSH using the tunneling functionality provided by Softsqueeze. Again, it looks like everything is playing correctly but I have no audio.
If there are any logs that you may need, please inform me of what it is that you might want and I'll attach them in a reply.
Just after I posted this, I noticed that after the stream is buffered if I press pause, then pause again it will begin playing the audio.
If I press the "next track" button the player will hang and after waiting for the buffer I again press pause then press pause and the track will begin playing.
I have tried this a couple times and it seems like I can re-pro this behavior.
Oh and one more thing, it looks like it will advance to the next track on it's own somewhat ok. It jumps back and fourth between the tracks when it switches. It seems like it should be crossfading at that time but instead I get hopping between the last track and the current track at the same volume level.
>the spectrum does not display.
That could be it. I tried both JLayer and the Java MP3 plugin to no avail. I'll try changing the sound setting to "Java Sound Audio Engine" tomorrow when I get back to work.
You'll seriously degrade audio quality by using the Java Sound Engine over the Primary Sound Driver. I'm not just talking a slight difference here - the JSE output is terrible compared to the PSD. Mind you, compared to no sound at all, I'd imagine it's a 100% improvement.
>you, compared to no sound at all, I'd imagine it's a 100% improvement.
dependent on using SoftSqueeze at work, any audio is better then no audio.
No dice. "Java Sound Audio Engine" will still not play unless the playback is paused and unpaused.
And on a side note, I'm downsampling the audio to 96kbps because I have a really crappy upload speed on my home connection, so I really wouldnt notice any extra distortion that the "Java Sound Audio Engine" might add. :) And as Tom stated, any sound is better than no sound.
> you, compared to no sound at all, I'd imagine it's a 100% improvement.
I'm still having to press pause twice to get any audio out of Softsqueeze, has anyone else noted that this is a problem? If not, I'm going to submit a bug as it's driving me nuts!
networks and it works just fine. But when I connect via my cable modem nada..
maybe several of us can provide enough data to be meaningfull.
> going to submit a bug as it's driving me nuts!
have a fix for you.
downloads, or in tomorrows slimserver 6.0.x nightly build.
I've started updating my SlimServer 6.0.x via subversion. Will I still get the new SoftSqueeze this way, or will I need to manually drop it into the slim folders?
> available in 6.1.x versions.
Any idea as to when it will be available in 6.1.x?
Okay thanks, I'll give it a try.
> > Any idea as to when it will be available in 6.1.x?
> release on the trunk (development branch).
> 6.1.x. The only problem will be the up/down animations.
> Any idea as to when it will be available in 6.1.x?
release on the trunk (development branch).
6.1.x. The only problem will be the up/down animations.
the service restarted, I may need to reboot my server.
> Okay thanks, I'll give it a try.
> > > Any idea as to when it will be available in 6.1.x?
> > release on the trunk (development branch).
> > 6.1.x. The only problem will be the up/down animations.
I have the same problem (using 2.0b7 on 6.1.x from svn). I thought it was a problem with my broadband connection but I'm seeing the same thing connected on my lan at home.
Looking forward to 2.0b8 when you update the 6.1 branch.
> the service restarted, I may need to reboot my server.