Hi Joel,
As I mentioned before I just start the player with bunch of files and I do not have a need to go there too often. That however may not work for some people (most I think). I've been thinking how to tackle the topic without using network and I came across a possible solution at work, when searching for something in a computer lab. I found this:
http://www.amazon.com/Black-Box-ServSwitch-Wizard-Gateway/dp/B00DXZIRRM
This baby is a KVM module that you can access remotely over VNC. Expensive, but seems perfect for audio PC without network access. Tried this at work, and the only downside is that you have to test the VNC protocol settings in the client. If you get them wrong, the video update is slow as hell.
Does this help a bit?
F
As I mentioned before I just start the player with bunch of files and I do not have a need to go there too often. That however may not work for some people (most I think). I've been thinking how to tackle the topic without using network and I came across a possible solution at work, when searching for something in a computer lab. I found this:
http://www.amazon.com/Black-Box-ServSwitch-Wizard-Gateway/dp/B00DXZIRRM
This baby is a KVM module that you can access remotely over VNC. Expensive, but seems perfect for audio PC without network access. Tried this at work, and the only downside is that you have to test the VNC protocol settings in the client. If you get them wrong, the video update is slow as hell.
Does this help a bit?
F
Hmmmm.... William of Occam's version....
Using a laptop next to the hifi and have output to larger monitor...that's the viewing sorted from across the room...text is way big enough to see.
Using cheapest Logitech wireless keyboard from my listening chair... thats the remote control sorted...
http://www.logitech.com/en-nz/product/wireless-combo-mk220
Just found a 10 metre vga cable in the "cable tangle hell" cupboard and now have the monitor at my listening chair too. I can select tracks start play then turn off the monitor while listening
Now, if only I could find the keystroke for pause/resume ???? hint hint
Using a laptop next to the hifi and have output to larger monitor...that's the viewing sorted from across the room...text is way big enough to see.
Using cheapest Logitech wireless keyboard from my listening chair... thats the remote control sorted...
http://www.logitech.com/en-nz/product/wireless-combo-mk220
Just found a 10 metre vga cable in the "cable tangle hell" cupboard and now have the monitor at my listening chair too. I can select tracks start play then turn off the monitor while listening
Now, if only I could find the keystroke for pause/resume ????
hint hint
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Hmmmm.... William of Occam's version....
Using a laptop next to the hifi and have output to larger monitor...that's the viewing sorted from across the room...text is way big enough to see.
Using cheapest Logitech wireless keyboard from my listening chair... thats the remote control sorted...
Logitech® Wireless Combo MK220
Just found a 10 metre vga cable in the "cable tangle hell" cupboard and now have the monitor at my listening chair too. I can select tracks start play then turn off the monitor while listening
Now, if only I could find the keystroke for pause/resume ????
Both really interesting suggestions.
Just started listening tonight. I can't declare my opinion yet. I need more time. But I'm very intrigued. Certainly far more base. I'm excited.
Thanks particularly to "F". For someone to take so much of their personal time for the rest of us is very generous.
Joel
Excellent Software Player
Hi frd,
I have been trialling your software this weekend. This was my first try of a linux based player(generally I use JRiver MC under OS X)and have to say it's very good. I like the quick bootup, the simple interface and the quality of audio I am getting from my macbook pro and DDDAC is excellent, very clear and dynamic, very impressive, thank you.
For further revisions I would really like the ability to process ALAC files, I'm having to convert to flac at the moment, as all my CDs are ripped to iTunes.
All the best with you project, will definitely use.
Regards
Howard
Hi frd,
I have been trialling your software this weekend. This was my first try of a linux based player(generally I use JRiver MC under OS X)and have to say it's very good. I like the quick bootup, the simple interface and the quality of audio I am getting from my macbook pro and DDDAC is excellent, very clear and dynamic, very impressive, thank you.
For further revisions I would really like the ability to process ALAC files, I'm having to convert to flac at the moment, as all my CDs are ripped to iTunes.
All the best with you project, will definitely use.
Regards
Howard
I can not say that yet, not before I perform some tests. I am planning to make a build that supports NFS and simply compare. That will take me some time, especially that I already started implementing some other features such as DSD support, preserving settings over reboot and few minor optimizations here and there.
I noted all feature requests (network and others). I will publish a TODO list on the project website tonight.
This is first time I get known of this kvm over ip switch device. I think this device is quite an ingenious way to achieve remote control without running network on the server. If network is no good for SQ, then I rather it is not implemented or have an option to disable it. I have got old CAPS 2.0 server which using atom processor. Can I use it for this player?
According to computer audiophile:
The main features of this board are a dual core 1.8 GHz Intel Atom D525 fanless processor, capacity for four GB of RAM, Integrated graphics, PCI slot for expansion, an eSATA port, and built-in DC 12-volt power.
Computer Audiophile - Computer Audiophile Pocket Server - C.A.P.S. v2.0
The main features of this board are a dual core 1.8 GHz Intel Atom D525 fanless processor, capacity for four GB of RAM, Integrated graphics, PCI slot for expansion, an eSATA port, and built-in DC 12-volt power.
Computer Audiophile - Computer Audiophile Pocket Server - C.A.P.S. v2.0
1.8 GHz Intel Atom D525 data here....
Intel® Atom? Processor D525 (1M Cache, 1.80 GHz) Specifications
and shows
frd_ posted that
so looks good to go
That is very cool which the computer is sitting unused at the moment. Anyway, I hope this player could also turn into NAA setup, which HQplayer will do heavy lifting by doing upsampling to quad dsd, and then pass the upsampled file to wtfplay to play. Will this hit more birds with one stone?Some early Atom CPUs did not support 64bit code so they are no good. Here is the comprehensive list of Atoms and what they can do:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Intel_Atom_microprocessors
F
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Intel_Atom_microprocessors
F
I am able to get my CAPS 2.0 playing and very happy right now. I don't have dac with me yet to try, not until this weekend, so I plug in the ear phone jack to the mother board and music is playing no problem at all. There is only one audio device identifier: hw:0
Anyway, I got a SOtM tX-USBexp PCIe to USB Audio Card attached to the mother board, and it comes with one Windows driver cd:
SOtM Ultimate High Performance Audio
How do I make sure wtfplay able to output usb audio via this card?
I don't have dac with me yet to try, not until this weekend, so I plug in the ear phone jack to the mother board and music is playing no problem at all. There is only one audio device identifier: hw:0Anyway, I got a SOtM tX-USBexp PCIe to USB Audio Card attached to the mother board, and it comes with one Windows driver cd:
SOtM Ultimate High Performance Audio
How do I make sure wtfplay able to output usb audio via this card?
Hi, as a programmer interested in better understand your work, shall I ask you wich libraries are you using to decode FLAC and to operate with ALSA sound system? Are you willing to share your code or thecnical documentation as a reference? (I know is not GPL).
Thanks, Marco.