[Announce] Squeezelite-X

[nibblerrick]

I'm encountering an issue with Squeezelite-X where, fairly often but not always, the player will cut off the last several seconds of a song and advance to the next song.

Any tips on how to fix this? Thanks.

So I am not the only one...

On my SB Radio this doesn't happen and on the picoreplayers it doesn't happen, too.
What I tried so far:
- Running LMS 8.2 and 8.3
- tried on Win10 and Win11
- tried with default audio device and setting a specific device
- only happens with local files, radiostreams play fine and spotty-tracks play fine, too.
- I tried different settings with and without crossfade, direct streaming, proxy streaming
- the logwindow hat nothing conspicious in it

It happens quite often, but not always and it even doesn't happen at the same time on the same track sometimes.
I saw this behaviour for about three month now, so some updates where in between.

I have absolutely no idea what causes this. So I can't help much and probably the things I tried doesn't help much, either.

But if someone finds a solution please let us know. I'll still try different settings from time to time to see if I get a working solution.

[bwaldron]

So I am not the only one...

I have absolutely no idea what causes this. So I can't help much and probably the things I tried doesn't help much, either.

But if someone finds a solution please let us know. I'll still try different settings from time to time to see if I get a working solution.

I have experienced this in the past with squeezelite on my Windows PC. Using the option -b 16384 resolved it for me.

[nibblerrick]

Hi!

Thanks, I'll try that out ASAP. Curious if it makes a difference. Thanks very much!

[nibblerrick]

I have experienced this in the past with squeezelite on my Windows PC. Using the option -b 16384 resolved it for me.

Just wanted to drop a big THANK YOU!
That fixes it for me, too, very nice!

[Peter Galbavy]

Oddly this has just hit me today. Only difference to "normal" is I am playing MP3s on my PC and not the normal FLACs. Checking a bit more.

[Peter Galbavy]

This is consistent. The track playing is 3:08 but, as can be seen from the timestamps, only plays for 2:10. The playback of the new track starts 10 seconds after the playlist open. Just testing FLAC again, but I have been listening to those all morning so confident it's not those.

Waited for a FLAC playback, all OK and playlist open happens 10 seconds before actualy end of track - log below MP3 one.


I expect this is more Squeezelite related; so just to get more details:

Squeezelite v1.9.9-1403, Copyright 2012-2015 Adrian Smith, 2015-2021 Ralph Irving.

MP3 track 3:08 long in reality:

INFO   13:01:57.013  RCV (CLI): 00:25:ab:a8:4f:68 playlist open file:///media/hdd1/Music/Downloaded/Artists/amazonmp3/Sting%20&%20Shaggy/44%20876/08%20-%20Dreaming%20In%20The%20U.S.A..mp3
INFO   13:01:57.058  RCV (CLI): 00:25:ab:a8:4f:68 playlist open file:///media/hdd1/Music/Downloaded/Artists/amazonmp3/Sting%20&%20Shaggy/44%20876/08%20-%20Dreaming%20In%20The%20U.S.A..mp3
INFO   13:02:06.928  RCV (CLI): 00:25:ab:a8:4f:68 playlist newsong Dreaming In The U.S.A. 7
INFO   13:02:06.929  SND (CLI): 00:25:ab:a8:4f:68 [title ?, artist ?, album ?]
INFO   13:02:06.961  RCV (CLI): 00:25:ab:a8:4f:68 title Dreaming In The U.S.A.
INFO   13:02:07.023  RCV (CLI): 00:25:ab:a8:4f:68 artist Sting & Shaggy
INFO   13:02:07.028  RCV (CLI): 00:25:ab:a8:4f:68 album 44/876
INFO   13:04:08.690  RCV (CLI): 00:25:ab:a8:4f:68 playlist open file:///media/hdd1/Music/Downloaded/Artists/amazonmp3/Sting%20&%20Shaggy/44%20876/09%20-%20Crooked%20Tree.mp3
INFO   13:04:08.736  RCV (CLI): 00:25:ab:a8:4f:68 playlist open file:///media/hdd1/Music/Downloaded/Artists/amazonmp3/Sting%20&%20Shaggy/44%20876/09%20-%20Crooked%20Tree.mp3
INFO   13:04:18.909  RCV (CLI): 00:25:ab:a8:4f:68 playlist newsong Crooked Tree 8
INFO   13:04:18.909  SND (CLI): 00:25:ab:a8:4f:68 [title ?, artist ?, album ?]
INFO   13:04:18.949  RCV (CLI): 00:25:ab:a8:4f:68 title Crooked Tree
INFO   13:04:18.973  RCV (CLI): 00:25:ab:a8:4f:68 artist Sting & Shaggy
INFO   13:04:18.976  RCV (CLI): 00:25:ab:a8:4f:68 album 44/876

FLAC Track - 4:26 long

INFO   13:06:09.027  RCV (CLI): 00:25:ab:a8:4f:68 playlist open file:///media/hdd1/Music/Compilations/Heaven%20And%20Hell/01%20-%20Meatloaf%20-%20Dead%20Ringer%20For%20Love.flac
INFO   13:06:09.027  RCV (CLI): 00:25:ab:a8:4f:68 playlist open file:///media/hdd1/Music/Compilations/Heaven%20And%20Hell/01%20-%20Meatloaf%20-%20Dead%20Ringer%20For%20Love.flac
INFO   13:06:09.180  RCV (CLI): 00:25:ab:a8:4f:68 playlist newsong Dead Ringer For Love 0
INFO   13:06:09.181  SND (CLI): 00:25:ab:a8:4f:68 [title ?, artist ?, album ?]
INFO   13:06:09.230  RCV (CLI): 00:25:ab:a8:4f:68 title Dead Ringer For Love
INFO   13:06:09.260  RCV (CLI): 00:25:ab:a8:4f:68 artist Meatloaf
INFO   13:06:09.263  RCV (CLI): 00:25:ab:a8:4f:68 album Heaven And Hell
INFO   13:10:26.009  RCV (CLI): 00:25:ab:a8:4f:68 playlist open file:///media/hdd1/Music/Compilations/Heaven%20And%20Hell/02%20-%20Tyler,%20Bonnie%20-%20Holding%20Out%20For%20A%20Hero.flac
INFO   13:10:26.060  RCV (CLI): 00:25:ab:a8:4f:68 playlist open file:///media/hdd1/Music/Compilations/Heaven%20And%20Hell/02%20-%20Tyler,%20Bonnie%20-%20Holding%20Out%20For%20A%20Hero.flac
INFO   13:10:35.912  RCV (CLI): 00:25:ab:a8:4f:68 playlist newsong Holding Out For A Hero 1
INFO   13:10:35.912  SND (CLI): 00:25:ab:a8:4f:68 [title ?, artist ?, album ?]
INFO   13:10:35.948  RCV (CLI): 00:25:ab:a8:4f:68 title Holding Out For A Hero
INFO   13:10:35.975  RCV (CLI): 00:25:ab:a8:4f:68 artist Bonnie Tyler
INFO   13:10:35.978  RCV (CLI): 00:25:ab:a8:4f:68 album Heaven And Hell

[zordaz]

I have experienced this in the past with squeezelite on my Windows PC. Using the option -b 16384 resolved it for me.

I will test this setting as well. Just curious: which parameter is adjusted this way? Because the official syntax is:

-b <stream>:<output> Specify internal stream and output buffer sizes in kilobytes. Default is 2048:3446.

Your suggestion only changes one I guess? Which one?

[bwaldron]

I will test this setting as well. Just curious: which parameter is adjusted this way? Because the official syntax is:

-b <stream>:<output> Specify internal stream and output buffer sizes in kilobytes. Default is 2048:3446.

Your suggestion only changes one I guess? Which one?

I believe it changes the stream buffer. I can't recall/find exactly where I found the suggestion to try this parameter, but I'm sure it was somewhere on this forum (quite some time ago).

[ralphy]

Hello,
I installed Squeezelite X on Windows 10 Pro (from exe file “SqueezeliteX-2.11.7.0-setup_win64” which installs Squeezelite version 1.9.9-1401). I have an Audioquest Dragonfly Black dac that plays up to 96 Khz. I tried, to have the Wasapi exclusive mode, to give the following command, but I only sound with 96 Khz files and with 44.1 Khz I have no sound:


C:\Users\vince>C:\Programmi\Squeezelite-X\squeezelite-x64.exe -R -u E -a :1 -o "Altoparlanti (AudioQuest DragonFly) [Windows WASAPI]" -d output=debug

[18:14:20.208] output_init_common:426 supported rates: 96000 88200 48000 44100
[18:14:20.208] _pa_open:384 opening WASAPI device in exclusive mode
[18:14:20.218] _pa_open:410 opened device 13 - Altoparlanti (AudioQuest DragonFly) [Windows WASAPI] at 44100 latency 19 ms
[18:14:20.286] set_volume:111 setting internal gain left: 1230 right: 1230
[18:14:20.286] set_volume:111 setting internal gain left: 1230 right: 1230
[18:14:20.443] _output_frames:65 start buffer frames: 524287
[18:14:20.443] _output_frames:153 track start sample rate: 44100 replay_gain: 0
[18:14:20.444] pa_callback:526 pad with silence

I ask for resolution of the problem, possibly by Ralphy.
Best Regards.

Vincenzo, Italy

Is that the last line issued from the debug log? That log message is not likely the cause of your problem.

What happens after the pad with silence message is what matters.

There have been several fixes to WASAPI support in the portaudio library that is used in squeezelite for windows.

I've uploaded a rebuild of squeezelite-1.9.9-1403-ffmpeg-win64-2.zip which has the latest portaudio library, that includes the WASAPI changes, for you to try.

[Francy07]

Is that the last line issued from the debug log? That log message is not likely the cause of your problem.

What happens after the pad with silence message is what matters.

There have been several fixes to WASAPI support in the portaudio library that is used in squeezelite for windows.

I've uploaded a rebuild of squeezelite-1.9.9-1403-ffmpeg-win64-2.zip which has the latest portaudio library, that includes the WASAPI changes, for you to try.

Thanks a lot Ralphy.
I managed to get Wasapi exclusive mode with Squeezelite-1.9.9-1403-ffmpeg-win64-2 (but also with Squeezelite-1.9.9-1401-win64). Now the Dragonfly led changes color as the reproduced sample rates vary.
The commands from the terminal I gave them after launching the application. But the exclusive mode setting is not saved after closing the application.
The command I give is:

C: \ Users \ vince> Downloads \ squeezelite-1.9.9-1403-ffmpeg-win64-2 \ squeezelite-ffmpeg-x64.exe -R -u E -a: 1 -o "Speakers (AudioQuest DragonFly) [Windows WASAPI ] "-d output = debug

Do I have to give it every time I launch the application or do I have to change something to save the setting?

Best regards.


Vincenzo