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[gappie]

from the wiki:

Volume Protection is a feature to prevent unexpectedly loud output. It is useful in cases where you connect Media Center to a high-gain amplifier where unexpected output at full volume could damage equipment or your ears.
Volume protection does the following:
Makes it so that it isn't possible to increase the volume by more than 5% at a time (so accidentally clicking 100% on the slider will not go to 100%)
Makes it so that the volume can not be increased by more than 20% a second
Makes it so that starting playback if nothing has played for 30 minutes sets the volume to 20% (unless the volume is already lower)

the last point "Makes it so that starting playback if nothing has played for 30 minutes sets the volume to 20% " is not how it behaves.

when i play a song longer then 30 minutes without pause or anything, the volume will drop back to 20 % at the end of the song (actualy a few seconds before that).
same happens when a song is paused and the total time of start of the song and the pause is over 30 minutes.
and i saw this happen when playing videoos too.

should the volume protection not check first if indeed nothing is playing, before dropping the volume

 
gab

[natehansen66]

I've had that problem as well. Every once in a while it randomly drops down to 20.

[gappie]

I've had that problem as well. Every once in a while it randomly drops down to 20.

for me it is not random. it happens every time. play a song longer then 30 minutes and 6 (i think) seconds for the end the volume drops.

 
gab

[Matt]

Good find.

Next build:
Fixed: When playing a long track, volume protection could incorrectly engage and set the volume to 20% when switching to the next track.

[gappie]

thank you matt

 
gab

[mojave]

I just checked all of my songs and the longest was 28:17. You must be listening to classical music.

[gappie]

I just checked all of my songs and the longest was 28:17. You must be listening to classical music.

no not really, they seem to split that up in lentos, allegretos, adagios and allegros, etc every other few minutes. the problem is with jazz and (pothead) rock mostly, and with some world music and avantgarde music, longest 1 hour and 7 mins. some names: the allman brother band (mountain jam), mountain (nantucket sleigh ride), phish, some john zorn stuff, miles, coltrane and fred frith, swan, shakti and even neil young .

 
gab

[Trumpetguy]

no not really, they seem to split that up in lentos, allegretos, adagios and allegros, etc every other few minutes.

Did you check out Mahler and the other mega-late-romantic composers? 

[gappie]

Good find.

Next build:
Fixed: When playing a long track, volume protection could incorrectly engage and set the volume to 20% when switching to the next track.

it works great now. much better when a long track has been played, and like i just 'tested', a part of a serie longer then 30 minutes is watched.

Did you check out Mahler and the other mega-late-romantic composers? 

nah.. i should.. so much music around... great music.