Silent Gaps of a few seconds while playing FLAC files

Naranj223

[Solved, Can be Closed - Please see Second Post]

The gaps in playback vary but have been up to 12 seconds.

I haven't noticed it on any other types of files.

There's nothing too exotic about my set-up, except perhaps using Powerline plugs to create the wired connections from the Pi to the router, and the NFS server to the router. They're rated at 500Mbps.

I've also the Wolfson DAC.

I'm absolutely loving the system otherwise, the sound is gorgeous

Debug info: http://pastebin.com/gitbRjAn

Naranj223

Ok, so I feel a little foolish now.

I increased the 'Audio Buffer Size' to 2048, and the 'Buffer before Play' to 30% - everything seems great!

I've had 30 mins of FLAC playback without a hitch!

The sound quality still has me smiling in amazement, like I've had cotton wool removed from my ears.

[Solved]

anadigi

I understand that the Wolfson card works for you!

Can you tell me your setup? I have checked your debug file and don't seem to have any different than mine. However, I don't any sound.

Naranj223

anadigi wroteI understand that the Wolfson card works for you! Can you tell me your setup? I have checked your debug file and don't seem to have any different than mine. However, I don't any sound.

Have you ran the 'Playback_to_Lineout.sh' file? That's needed to get the sound coming from the Wolfson DAC rather than the Pi's output.

anadigi

I believe I don't.
Can you tell me how?
Thanks!

Naranj223

I followed the instructions from this post:

#21340

Worked for me, although if you're in a rush - just copy the 'Playback_to_Lineout.sh' file to the SD card (either over ssh / Putty) or just putting into another pc and copying it.

Once the Pi is rebooted, then ssh / Putty in and type './Playback_to_Lineout.sh' and good few lines of text will scroll by and then pick a song and enjoy!

johnbanks

Assuming you are streaming from a NAS then try this ..

Go to Menu > Sources and Remount All Sources

anadigi

Thanks again! Where can find the file to copy of the file?
Do I have to download the 2.0 version first?

Naranj223

anadigi wroteThanks again! Where can find the file to copy of the file?
Do I have to download the 2.0 version first?

It's a few posts back in the link I posted, you can also copy the text below, and save it as Playback_to_Lineout.sh (don't forget to make it executable):

#!/bin/bash

#Playback from AP to LineOut
amixer -Dhw:0 cset name='HPOUT2 Digital Switch' on
amixer -Dhw:0 cset name='HPOUT2L Input 1' AIF1RX1
amixer -Dhw:0 cset name='HPOUT2L Input 1 Volume' 32
amixer -Dhw:0 cset name='HPOUT2R Input 1' AIF1RX2
amixer -Dhw:0 cset name='HPOUT2R Input 1 Volume' 32

# The following command can be used to test
# aplay -Dhw:0 -r 44100 -c 2 -f S32_LE <file>

ACX

Naranj223 wroteThe sound quality still has me smiling in amazement, like I've had cotton wool removed from my ears.

That's something I love to read after all our efforts

Naranj223

ACX wrote
Naranj223 wroteThe sound quality still has me smiling in amazement, like I've had cotton wool removed from my ears.
That's something I love to read after all our efforts

Oh, Thank You and all associated !!

I've hardly watched TV in days, I've to listen to all my music again.

Give them the good hearing they deserve

anadigi

May be I am an idiot!

I cannot copy sh file from window to SD card as window cannot see the ext4.
I have tried to use Ubuntu live and cannot copy with grey out permission.
Any suggestion?

ACX

anadigi wroteAny suggestion?

Use Filezilla as SFTP client, connect to your Rpi's IP address and log in with user:root/pass:rune credentials.

anadigi

Thanks guys@

It is working now! If I just run the ./Playback_to_Lineout.sh from the Putty once. Do I have to run it again when I reboot the system?

Naranj223

anadigi wroteThanks guys@ It is working now! If I just run the ./Playback_to_Lineout.sh from the Putty once. Do I have to run it again when I reboot the system?

Great to hear it's working for you, isn't it fantastic!

Your question is covered in the link at the start, enjoy!