I've just started to use a Squeezebox (original model, not 2) and am having problems with players skipping the end of some tracks. Apologies if as a newbie I'm covering ground that has already been cleared elsewhere, but I've not been able to find any descriptions of quite this problem.
Audio tracks are stored as 160kbps MP3 files ripped using iTunes.
I have at least three tracks (only just started transferring my CDs and haven't exhaustively checked everything) which play to a particular point part way through and then skip to the next track.
This is reproducible on both the Squeezebox and Softsqueeze players and happens at the same point in the same track on both.
Playback of the tracks using iTunes works fine.
I have a similar problem with FLAC files on an SB2 (http://bugs.slimdevices.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1434). May well be unrelated, but who knows!
Looks like your problem is similar, but perhaps different enough to be separate.
In particular: my player is skipping minutes of the track, not just final seconds. e.g., in one 4:39 track the jump happens at approximately 2:30 in.
I'm also using a wireless connection for the SB, but I assume that since it also affects softsqueeze (running on the same machine as the server) the connecion mechanism is immaterial.
I don't know much about the client / server architecture of the devices, so I don't really understand whether this is likely to be a server or client problem.
1) Is there anything I can do (e.g., with the softsqueeze debug options) to provide any further information?
2) Should I try raising this as an official bug? If so, any opinions on which component it relates to?
> server) the connecion mechanism is immaterial.
> server or client problem.
> options) to provide any further information?
> on which component it relates to?
SlimServer-SoftSqueeze bug, otherwise mark it as SlimServer-Audio.
the log for the time when it skips unexpectedly.
I've now entered this as bug #1972 together with some log output as requested. I've attached to this message a text file with the same section of the log file.
updating that the sounds skips?
The problem happens in the same way whether the web interface is open or not.
I've not manually triggered a rescan, and I've not added any music since this problem became apparent --- I don't see the point in adding more until it is sorted out since I keep finding new tracks which trigger the skip.
I'm not sure that this issue is specific to the SB.
I have a mixture of Franhoffer & Lame encoded MP3's and some of them always end early during playback. Some of the Franhoffer encoded MP3's had audible clicks and drop-outs. One of them "crashes" the decoder in the Sony box entirely, forcing me to skip on to the next track.
I've never bothered going to the trouble of reporting it to Sony as I doubt they would be able to provide afirmware upgrade to correct the issue.
All of my MP3's play back fine in Winamp, so I think it's a question of bugs in the encoder at the time of encoding coupled with bugs in various ecoders in players.
I believe the Mp3 playback in the SB firmware is based on MAD player.
in iTunes. or a more recent release of iTunes.
theory is that its VBR tracks that cause the most problems.
> theory is that its VBR tracks that cause the most problems.
On the basis that this request is likely to get raised quite alot I guess I'd better publicise my previously private response.
Bug #1972 has been raised for this bug and assigned to Vidur Apparao. Vidur raised a request on that bug note for further log details and an example file illustrating the problem.
The log file I have provided with no problem. However, I also e-mailed Vidur to point out that I clearly couldn't legally attach a .mp3 file to a public-access site without owning the copyright in that file... which I don't.
I did, however, e-mail Vidur privately with the file, and have since come round to the idea that I'm being a bit prissy... I'll see if I can attach the file to the bug in a moment... I guess that although not strictly legal, the powers that be probably have better things to do than chase over one track... If I stop answering my e-mail though, you'll know what happened.
file doesn't trigger the bug.