Which squeezebox install did you go with? Picoreplayer is super lightweight and runs in memory so is safe to turn on off.
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Originally posted by heatvent View PostDid you edit the inf file for the usb sound card drivers when you installed them to give them unique names in windows? There is a post by rupp somewhere that explains how to do this
Btw thanks for sharing the pics. I was trying to visualize what you were doing. Basically you ended up with a virtual switch for each room that runs through a separate squeezebox.
C:\Program Files (x86)\HomeSeer HS3\Speaker.exe"
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C:\Program Files (x86)\HomeSeer HS3\Speaker.exe" AlexisBedroom
C:\Program Files (x86)\HomeSeer HS3\Speaker.exe" MasterBedroom
Then just opened those instances and set them to the correct USB speaker adapter that is plugged into the USB network hub.
Then I have those speaker clients start on windows reboot automatically
Thanks
shane
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Originally posted by heatvent View PostWhich squeezebox install did you go with? Picoreplayer is super lightweight and runs in memory so is safe to turn on off.
http://www.instructables.com/id/Rasp...abletPC-Contr/
Shane
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Originally posted by heatvent View PostIll think about the dual room issue which seems odd. You're done with your install so I wouldn't change anything however picoreplayer is easier to setup and only a 60mb download...it creates more of an appliance out of your pi, including web-based configuration.
Vise versa when you have it speak in Lexi room its full volume and about half volume in the master bedroom. So far it has me beat
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Raspberry Pi + Squuezebox + Speaker Client for Whole House Audio
Another thought would be to try hooking up the USB cards directly to the PC and maybe using some other speakers or headphones to see if you get the same issue. It kind of sounded like to me that it could be the network USB hub that might be causing the problem somehow
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Originally posted by heatvent View PostAnother thought would be to try hooking up the USB cards directly to the PC and maybe using some other speakers or headphones to see if you get the same issue. It kind of sounded like to me that it could be the network USB hub that might be causing the problem somehow
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shane
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Originally posted by heatvent View PostIll think about the dual room issue which seems odd. You're done with your install so I wouldn't change anything however picoreplayer is easier to setup and only a 60mb download...it creates more of an appliance out of your pi, including web-based configuration.
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Originally posted by sparkman View PostThe SqueezeBox plugin can act as the HS speak proxy. Any reason you're not using it for speech? I do the same with the plugin and my sb players.
Cheers
Al
Sorry to hear the hub was the issue...really seems like an odd one. Not sure if you just got the hub, maybe Monoprice can help you out/replace it. Doesn't seem right that the sound would essentially bleed through to the other USB card. Is there any possibility to take the hub out of the equation and just plug the USB cards into the HS PC?
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Originally posted by heatvent View PostI have gotten this to work but there are some quirks. First, bit of a delay until the announcement gets there. This may be OK for something like weather but if you have say a door sensor trigger an announcement you may want it to be more immediate. Second issue I had is if I was playing something like Pandora, the stream got interrupted from the announcement but then didn't resume back from where it left off (if I remember correctly it wouldn't restart Pandora...can't recall what it did with a playlist but I am pretty sure it would restart at the beginning of the song). I think this is because there is only one stream playing from the viewpoint of LMS. Turn it off and play something else and you will have to start over when you go back. Direct speaker client is better IMHO...all else the same.
Sorry to hear the hub was the issue...really seems like an odd one. Not sure if you just got the hub, maybe Monoprice can help you out/replace it. Doesn't seem right that the sound would essentially bleed through to the other USB card. Is there any possibility to take the hub out of the equation and just plug the USB cards into the HS PC?
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Originally posted by heatvent View PostDid you set the speak volume of each sb/pi to something other than 0 in the plugin?
Thanks!
shane
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