Kitchener-Waterloo Linux Users Group (kwlug) group
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@rweait will post the links from the presentation on the !KWLUG mailing list http://kwlug.org/node/56
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There's a bit of latency between different listening stations; more pronounced over WiFi. But it's good enough for @rweait !KWLUG
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Used about 25 MBytes per song, 4 GBytes per album. All the old plastic circles are in under-bed storage, never to be seen again. !KWLUG
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Squeezelite works great on a Raspberry Pi running Raspbian, too! And so we segue to the !Debian Release Party !KWLUG
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Bonus techie stuff: Squeezelite turns any !Linux box into a Squeezebox player http://ur1.ca/dq12i !KWLUG
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For the music server, @rweait used Logitech Media Server (formerly SqueezeCenter, SlimServer). Apt-get for Debian, Ubuntu. !KWLUG
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Future improvements: Automate file transfers from ripper to server; use barcode scanner; don't run as root (really!) !KWLUG
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Faster drives are faster, so are faster CPUs & more cores. Transcoding to FLAC is the bottleneck, offload to a faster box !KWLUG
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Multiple spindles (drives) in one box, Vortexbox will do them all sequentially. Does multi-computer too. !KWLUG
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But Vortexbox runs as root (really, dude?!?), one disk at a time, & some scripts are weird. !KWLUG
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@rweait chose "ripit" as his solution, then went to Vortexbox (ripit plus scripts, GUI, "Webby", cover art &c.) !KWLUG
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"The Fixx" or "Fixx, The"? and what about "The The"? and what about Prince when he was "*" !KWLUG
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Audience suggests using symbolic links to access files in more than one way: by performer, composer, conductor, album name !KWLUG
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Using FLAC was easy decision; details of directory structure, compilations, multi-disk albums & classical music was more difficult !KWLUG
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Moving music to server gave @rweait fits… Jewel cases broke, got bored waiting for rips to finish… !KWLUG
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OH: A Squeezebox is an Ethernet-to-Speaker converter !KWLUG
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