MonkeySqueeze V3.3

[Cheesemonger]

Hey,

I've just installed 7.7.1 - it should work fine on this unit, newer versions of LMS are only supported by enthusiasts.

The install of LMS directly on my computer did seem to work properly with MonkeySqueeze.

Have completely uninstalled again. Will wait for the NAS to grind away doing its rescan of the music folder, and then will try your other suggestions.

Perhaps its something to do with the way I'm playing files in MM? I don't use playlists, have never seen the point. I have been just playing the files from the library. Does it make a difference if I go the folder tree and play the files from the My Computer...node as opposed to the Library node?

Thanks again for all the time and effort you put into this!

[Cheesemonger]

Hello again,

My upgrade to 7.7.1 seems to have done the trick. There still seems to be a lot of activity in the status bar in MM with 'synchronising playlists', and I've only tried a couple of track, but so far so good. Fingers crossed, and I'll keep you posted!

Fateyes/Cheesemonger

[Gingernut63]

I've just installed 7.7.1 - it should work fine on this unit, newer versions of LMS are only supported by enthusiasts.

The install of LMS directly on my computer did seem to work properly with MonkeySqueeze.

Have completely uninstalled again. Will wait for the NAS to grind away doing its rescan of the music folder, and then will try your other suggestions.

Perhaps its something to do with the way I'm playing files in MM? I don't use playlists, have never seen the point. I have been just playing the files from the library. Does it make a difference if I go the folder tree and play the files from the My Computer...node as opposed to the Library node?

Thanks again for all the time and effort you put into this!

My upgrade to 7.7.1 seems to have done the trick. There still seems to be a lot of activity in the status bar in MM with 'synchronising playlists', and I've only tried a couple of track, but so far so good. Fingers crossed, and I'll keep you posted!

Good to see that LMS on the PC worked OK. Always good to start from a point where the setup works, makes it easier to narrow down to the problem as you change things.

Even better that it now appears to be working. The Status Bar will flash for every song address sent plus a couple of extras, so that may be normal.

Doesn't matter where you select the music in MediaMonkey, it just gets added to the current playlist (Now Playing list). This playlist is the current list of songs queued to play. You can view the list by selecting View > Now Playing. That is the list of songs (addresses) that is sent to the Squeezebox device and LMS.

Keep me informed but I may not respond for a while as it's getting close to the land of nod (sleep).
Gingernut63

[Gingernut63]

MonkeySqueeze V3.0.1 has been released!

A minor update modifying the Options page for connection to Windows Server products. The User Guide has also been updated.

Download: http://www.mediamonkey.com/addons/brows ... eysqueeze/

Cheers
Gingernut63

[dgiffen]

I cannot get this to work with the LastFM node auto DJ script. If I add tracks manually to the playlist it works perfectly. But if I use the LastFM to auto add tracks, they do not get passed to the squeezebox. Thanks so much for the plug in.

[Gingernut63]

I cannot get this to work with the LastFM node auto DJ script. If I add tracks manually to the playlist it works perfectly. But if I use the LastFM to auto add tracks, they do not get passed to the squeezebox. Thanks so much for the plug in.

MonkeySqueeze works very well with the standard Auto DJ. Don't/can't use LastFM but will add this issue to the list on the development site.

Thanks for the feedback.

Gingernut63

[dgiffen]

Thank you. There must be a difference in the way LastFm DJ adds the tracks from the built in Auto DJ. I prefer the LastFM one, because it picks similar artists from a seed track. Then each new track becomes the "seed" track. Produces some very interesting mixes.

[Petronius]

Hi there,

Your addons is fabulous and it works very well with my Squeezebox Touch. However, I find that it does not fully support Unicode. Some of my songs are named in Vietnamese, and when I play them on MediaMonkey, the playlist is not relayed to Touch. If I rename them to, say, A.flac or Try this name.mp3, it works. I am wondering if you can fix this in the next update.

Many thanks.

[Gingernut63]

Hi there,

Your addons is fabulous and it works very well with my Squeezebox Touch. However, I find that it does not fully support Unicode. Some of my songs are named in Vietnamese, and when I play them on MediaMonkey, the playlist is not relayed to Touch. If I rename them to, say, A.flac or Try this name.mp3, it works. I am wondering if you can fix this in the next update.

Many thanks.

I will add this to the development list and see what we can do, although I lack the skills in this area. Thanks for taking the time to provide the feedback.

Cheers
Gingernut63

[frietje]

Hi Gingernut,

I am using the latest version of Media Monkey.
My music is stored on a synology (Linux) NAS.
I use Squezebox Server via synology disk station, I also have LMS installed on my pc.
All the settings should be fine, Monkeysqueze still doesn't work. Any idea?

LMS on the Synology NAS should work. No need to use the version of LMS on your PC. Please read all the instructions in the User Guide if you already have not done so.

As per the previous post, please pay special attention to the following instructions:

Please read the "3. Music/Media Folders" and "4. LMS on a Linux NAS" sections in the user guide, quick instructions below:

1. Go to the MonkeySqueeze Options page
2. Go to the "LMS on a Linux NAS" section
3. Select Enable
4. If using Squeezebox Server prior to v7.5.1 then select the appropriate box, if not leave it blank.
5. Enter the address of the music library on the Synology as used by MediaMonkey. eg: X:\Music (Mapped drive)
6. Go to the LMS Web Page > Server Settings > Basic Settings > Music Folder and copy the address of the music folder, e.g. /media/Music. Enter the address of the music library in the LMS section.
7. Click OK and it should work

Let me know how you get on.

Regards
Gingernut63

Hi Gingernut,

I followed your instruction, but didn't work out. Any other idea?

[Gingernut63]

Hi Gingernut,

I followed your instruction, but didn't work out. Any other idea?

Do the following:
1. Upgrade LMS (Squeezebox Server) to the latest version
2. On the options page make sure the LMS IP address and HTTP port number are correct. Go to the LMS web page > Settings > Information > LMS Server Status to find the info. Note: The HTTP address for a Synology NAS should be 9002
3. On the options page check the Primary Squeezebox Device MAC address. Go to the LMS web page > Settings > Information, find the device and compare the address making sure you use the same case. (Make sure the device is on and linked to the server)
4. If using LMS 7.5.1 or greater, on the options page under LMS on a Linux NAS, deselect/uncheck LMS is prior to v7.5.1
5. On the options page under LMS on a Linux NAS make sure the LMS Media Folder uses forward slashes (/). Adding a forward slash at the end of the address may also help.
6. On the options page under LMS on a Linux NAS make sure the addresses are the same case as the source. Using a lower case when it should be upper case or vice versa can cause communication problems.
7. Press the red MonkeySqueeze button in MediaMonkey to enable communications. Should be turquoise when on.

To test the communications play some music on your main Squeezebox device. In MediaMonkey load/place different music in the Now Playing/Playlist window, select play and then enable MonkeySqueeze. The music playing on the SB device will stop and be replaced by the music in MediaMonkey . If the music stops on the device but is not replaced by the MediaMonkey music then your comms are working but there is an error with one of the parameters . If the music continues to play on the device then the comms are not working at all .

Let me know how you get on.
Gingernut63

[Gingernut63]

New Beta release!

Made changes to the code so the Hostname of the LMS server or PC can be used. Very useful if LMS runs on another computer or network server and the IP Address is not static or constantly changes after a reboot or restart.

Link: http://www.mediamonkey.com/forum/viewto ... 45#p341823

Cheers
Gingernut63

[RobindeRobot]

This is a genius app. After so much trouble with my LMS and WD NAS this is the solution I was looking for and more. In combination with Mediamonkey and Mediamonkey Remote I finaly have the perfect solution at home. Thanks guys, big tumbs up!!!

[Gingernut63]

This is a genius app. After so much trouble with my LMS and WD NAS this is the solution I was looking for and more. In combination with Mediamonkey and Mediamonkey Remote I finaly have the perfect solution at home. Thanks guys, big tumbs up!!!

Thanks for the kind words. I'm always happy when MonkeySqueeze helps people with their listening experience.

Cheers
Gingernut63

[Gingernut63]

First of all Tumbs up for MediaMonkey! Solved my NAS-Squeezebox problems, thanks!

I experience the following problem using MediaMonkey Remote (Android):

When I load a album on my Samsung Galaxy SIII it appears on Mediamonkey on my laptop (and syncs with Squeezebox webapplication) but it looses connection with every song. But it loads the playlist anyway (takes some time) and it plays. so far so good I guess...

When I load a second album additional to the playlist from the previous album it loads instandly on Mediamonkey but it does not sync with the Sqeezebox server.

What happens then is when I go to song 1 on the second album it plays song 1 from the first album, because it didn't sync the second album with Squeezebox...

I also experience some freeze of the application going from one song to another and back with MediaMonkey Remote

Can anybody help me?

Thx

Link to original post: http://www.mediamonkey.com/forum/viewto ... 96#p342498

This issue is probably not with the remote control app but with the commands in MonkeySqueeze. Have done a test on a couple of different remotes and they have the same issue. Will look into it.

Cheers
Gingernut63