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Post by ChrisB on Nov 2, 2017 17:58:54 GMT
Cannot make the Pi accept any other sound signal. EG. Sample Allmusic or Amazon I don't imagine you'll have much success there Mike, no matter what you try! It would need someone to write a plug-in for Volumio to go and fetch those files from the web pages that they are on. |
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Post by MartinT on Nov 2, 2017 18:50:51 GMT
Agreed, you have plug-ins for Spotify and YouTube, you have internet radio and you have the ability to use local files on different machines.
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Post by MikeMusic on Nov 2, 2017 18:57:03 GMT
That's a pain.
Does Volumio have total control over the Pi ?
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Post by ChrisB on Nov 2, 2017 19:02:14 GMT
Volumio is to the Pi what Windows is to a PC
It's an operating system that deals only with music.
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Post by ChrisB on Nov 2, 2017 19:03:46 GMT
Why don't you just find those tracks that you want to play on Spotify or YouTube?
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Post by MikeMusic on Nov 2, 2017 19:39:09 GMT
I prefer 30 seconds per track to whizz through the album. Usually that is enough to either buy, run away from or investigate further.
Often the album is not on Spotty, sometimes not on Youtube.
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Post by ChrisB on Nov 2, 2017 19:49:17 GMT
If it's only 30 second snippets on a website, I doubt it's super high resolution, so you'd probably be as well just sticking to the laptop speakers for that anyway, wouldn't you?
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Post by Stratmangler on Nov 2, 2017 20:24:42 GMT
Is there any way to make the Pi a Chromecast endpoint?
That's a possible route forward, although one I suspect that is very firmly barred, because of the hardware investment Google has made in Chromecast devices.
You can browse Allmusic (using Google Chrome) on your laptop, and cast to a Chromecast device.
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Post by MartinT on Nov 2, 2017 21:11:53 GMT
These are the Volumio plug-ins available right now.
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Post by MikeMusic on Nov 3, 2017 10:04:04 GMT
If it's only 30 second snippets on a website, I doubt it's super high resolution, so you'd probably be as well just sticking to the laptop speakers for that anyway, wouldn't you? Too horrid and limited to be much use at all. |
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Post by MikeMusic on Nov 3, 2017 10:05:46 GMT
Is there any way to make the Pi a Chromecast endpoint? That's a possible route forward, although one I suspect that is very firmly barred, because of the hardware investment Google has made in Chromecast devices. You can browse Allmusic (using Google Chrome) on your laptop, and cast to a Chromecast device. Toying with the idea of a Chromecast. Prefer to send to the Pi though as less kit. Will also have a good look around Amazon Firestick to see if I can access their own sampling Kodi might also get me to that |
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Post by MikeMusic on Nov 3, 2017 10:08:01 GMT
These are the Volumio plug-ins available right now. Thanks Martin. Not there yet then... |
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Post by MikeMusic on Nov 4, 2017 12:18:10 GMT
Need to get out of a Spotify loop.
Spotty free is on my desktop PC upstairs.
Want Spotty free on my laptop and struggling.
First question before I download to the laptop is my email
"Already registered"
Yes, I know that.
First thought is to put an alternate email address.
Would rather stay with the one.
Best way around this anyone ?
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Post by ChrisB on Nov 4, 2017 12:55:39 GMT
I think you need to choose 'Sign In' or 'Log In' instead of 'Register' or some such. You can have the software on several machines but use one single account on each of them. Just not at the same time.
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Post by MikeMusic on Nov 4, 2017 16:07:34 GMT
Thanks Chris. Will have a bash.
Looking.....
Later.
Ah right at the bottom. Sorted.
Thanks Chris
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Post by MartinT on Nov 4, 2017 22:08:07 GMT
What you need to do, though, is stop wasting time with Spotify Free and get Spotify Premium so that you can use that nice Pi of yours!
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Post by ChrisB on Nov 4, 2017 23:31:46 GMT
Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaargh!
Stump up the cash, Mike. You will not regret it.
Do it.
NOW!
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Post by Stratmangler on Nov 5, 2017 0:08:17 GMT
Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaargh! Stump up the cash, Mike. You will not regret it. Do it. NOW! You can lead a horse to water ...... |
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Post by MikeMusic on Nov 5, 2017 11:08:59 GMT
Baby steps. Not totally convinced on Spotty. 1. They still don't have a lot of albums I search for. 2. What happens if Spotty implodes ? 3. YouTube is good and often has the albums Spotty doesn't. 4. Going through the mental work required to virtually ignore a lot of LPs and CDs and *trust* an outside source 5. Change !  |
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Post by Stratmangler on Nov 6, 2017 18:11:57 GMT
Baby steps. Not totally convinced on Spotty. 1. They still don't have a lot of albums I search for. 2. What happens if Spotty implodes ? 3. YouTube is good and often has the albums Spotty doesn't. 4. Going through the mental work required to virtually ignore a lot of LPs and CDs and *trust* an outside source 5. Change ! Let's take the points you raise in order. 1. How about giving some examples? The key to getting the best out of a search facility is to learn how best to use it. 2. You move onto something else - the most you're going to be out of pocket is £9.99 . 3. Youtube has some pretty horrendous data compression applied. The artists whose albums are listed do not get paid a penny if they didn't put them there. 4. Why ignore your local library? I certainly do not. Use Spotify for stuff that you don't have, and play the local stuff. If you're feeling lazy, or can't move because you've had an injury use Spotify. 5. This is the crux of the biscuit. Everything changes. Nothing stays the same forever. I'm surprised that you raise it as an issue. Change is inevitable. |
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