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on: July 25, 2009, 12:19:36 am
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Also nice, Nr, 1,2,3 etc on remote can be used too, With mouse clicks on screen position (full-screen) Track 1 = click playlist, (pauze 500ms),click track 1, click play (or just select the track untill you press "play"). Track 2 = you can guess Track 11 = I don't know yet. (I have a TV/DVD button switch on my remote, so if I use both I can do 20 tracks) This zapps a bit easier inside your albums So you don't really need PREV 'previous' Play unattended would be: click settings, pauze 500ms, click show as wallpaper, click unattended, maybe click play could be next. Also in startup process too leave the mouse pointer near or on your music tree (yes the one that is going to be bigger (longer) in new version of xx, hahaha) Use Toggle buttons from there too select an album And program a remote button for the "<" button in your gallery. so going back would be easy this way Hmm, this is really going to work
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Ultimate Audio Playback / XXHighEnd Support / IR
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on: July 24, 2009, 10:03:54 pm
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1 and 2 solved. Didn't know that, but it can be done in task manager (never used it) Created new tasks in taskmanager, so @ startup - WinLirc starts, IR-Assistant starts and activates , XX.ahk starts and ofcourse its possible to start XX also.This would be a nice startup. for an audio-pc Next the xx settings ??? Can you leave this out, maybe
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on: July 24, 2009, 07:40:48 pm
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I know, I know,
Yep, make things simpler.
How or what, have to work with it a couple of days more, to give you more detailed info.
But it is like this:
When coming home from work, sit down, switch on audio-PC, from then on I would like to control xx fully by remote. (Have also schematics to startup PC by IR, but later on) So would like to leave out that keyboard and mouse, where I can.
1 - WinLirc doesn't start-up with windows so can't control with remote yet. (still have to go on pc to switch that on) - Taskschedular, maybe! 2 - IR-Assistant does not start-up with windows either. and you have to push activate button everytime program starts. 3 - I used mouse positions on screen (x,y) to do a start-up string, it is funny, but xx can shift his posistion on screen at startup. (solved in full screen ,static positions (x,y)) (everytime xx is started have to select settings, select engine3 then upsample.) Is there another way? (Didn't try if this possible thru AHK) 4 - Have to work out a way to smoothly select another album (WiFi is liked for this !!) 5 - Whats that story with previous (Unattended)? 6 - Your DAC has a IR-remotly controlled volume control, right?
For now!
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Ultimate Audio Playback / XXHighEnd Support / XX controlled by IR-remote, yes you can!
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on: July 24, 2009, 04:44:48 pm
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Hardware works 100% perfect and works with 99% of IR-remotes (so, pick a remote you like)
I'll post scheme and maybe guide later in seperate tread (this tread is about WiFi) btw it cost you 5 euro's to build. (and software is freeware) Can't garanty if it works on all mobo's. But check if yours has a 9 pins com1 (A) port or RS232 port.
Hope Peter will pick this up in some time, maybe integrate some in XX. Currently using IR-Assistant but there are more kinds of software that I will check out in some time.
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Ultimate Audio Playback / XXHighEnd Support / XX controlled by IR-remote, yes you can!
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on: July 24, 2009, 04:23:15 pm
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The only thing it takes is a receiver program that can simulate keyboard keys. And of course can translate them out of a random IR remore command (like volume up from your TV remote). But I can't find a reliably working one. This is just my inexperience I'm afraid.
So ...
Once you have one that can e.g. simulate Alt-U while XXHighEnd (the GUI) is running (this is unrelated to AutoHotKey), I take care of the rest.
It does now, Peter, maybe some advise. If you like I can send you a prebuild (and tested) receiver. Have made 5 already. Or maybe the scheme so you can build it yourself And test this on your own PC There is no hurry in this, eveything works fine but it could be simpler. Grtz Roy
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Ultimate Audio Playback / XXHighEnd Support / XX controlled by IR-remote, yes you can!
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on: July 23, 2009, 03:08:44 pm
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So, everything programmed with IR-assistant. Used Peter's AutoHotKey script that is in XX already. Works flawless. (some exceptions, like previous doesn't work but thats in xx, I believe, but I can overcome this problem) OSD (on screen display) with colors and fonts and choose were too put text 1 push on a remote button - opens xx, opens settings, selects engine 3, selects upsampling, then clicks Library button - AND NOW IS XX READY TO PLAY. Its also possible to program the Unattended settings under 1 remote button. You can do anything you want, just personalize your version of XX. Can even control the mouse pretty dawn good. You only need a remote with a decent toggle button (left,right,up,down and enter) Never thought it would be this easy!! ROY PS: Range is about +30m.(depends on remote and battery's)
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Ultimate Audio Playback / XXHighEnd Support / Re: WiFi Remote
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on: July 21, 2009, 06:09:09 pm
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Just Installed new MOBO, EP-45, and new RAM (all new all in warrenty, hehehe) Hope this ends my problems.
Added 2x 2GB WD hdd's and made backups of all music, pffff (feels good to have back-up)
Now using the COM port on MOBO with homemade IR device. COM A port on MB---->>>backet with RS232 connector (9pins)----->>>homebrew IR dingie----->>>WinLirc. And WinLirc learns them all, no problem in that. So IR-remote is also possible.
Btw nice supprice is that the EP-45 sounds really good, more bass.
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Ultimate Audio Playback / XXHighEnd Support / Re: WiFi Remote
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on: July 21, 2009, 05:27:14 pm
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Telstar, you didn't read the forum at soundgraph.com or simon.com, everybody agrees the IMON-panel is useless. I have one in my htpc and cannot understand why they made such a mess of what looks like a great idea. My 2 cents... Well if your watch is broken you can see the time on your PC (if you can read the strange font...and don't wait to long.. etc.etc.) Uhm i think i was wrong. I have IR Trans with my case. My only fault is that i havent assembled the pc yet, waiting for the mainboard. This is what i have: http://www.origenae.co.kr/en/accessory_vf110.htmReally Nice Telstar, This is how it should be done!
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Ultimate Audio Playback / XXHighEnd Support / Re: XXHE Gallery
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on: July 21, 2009, 04:08:51 pm
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How to set it up? How to calcolate expected size?
Help welcome (also links) thanks.
I think I can help you with that, Its not that hard, you know. Impossible to calculate upfront. But lets say 6 to 10 GB per 5000 albums (with complete covers) But it works best with seperate folders (not 5000 albums in 1 folder) Make genres (blues, jazz, electronic etc), but I think you have that already. Under the real library button, right click on the album(s) you want to add then "add to gallery" Also you can check the box "chk" to select more albums at once. once you created a gallery, just use that as your new music db. So under settings, change music root to your new made gallery. (put it on your C: drive) this new gallery contains everything that is in your normal DB, but left out all FLAC or WAV, and instead there are .mta files. and a x-reference file in every folder. So to make things clear you have exactly the stucture as your normal music db. but replaced music files with a kind of dummy file and put in a location file. Watch out for possible big .ISO files in your music db, because they will be copied too, and then you end up with a real big gallery. just try it ask questions later. Then you see how Peter designed the architecture behind all this. And you will see that your DB can grow really large with serveral HDD's, no problem. grtz Roy PS: Just make a small gallery first.
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