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NEW: Alexa in MC30
dtc:
I cannot connect to my 2 servers. I have j talk enabled on my Android phone. On my phone I type "open j talk" and then type "help" and get the help message. So, I am connected to the app. But, when I do "set up access key xxxxxx" I get an error message "Sorry I have trouble doing what you asked. Please try again". I have tried accessing 2 different servers, both of which Gizmo and JRemote can access from on the LAN and remotely and which can be accessed from MC on other Windows systems using the access keys. The two Windows 10 systems are running .5 and .6. I have double and triple checked the access codes. I have tried this with the phone on the LAN and with the WiFi on my phone turned off. Same result. This is in the US. Probably something obvious - I just don't see it. Any suggestions?
EDIT : Media [url=http://wiki.jriver.com/index.php/Network_Access]Network Access[/url] Key - Test Access to this Server does not give an error. Authentication is turned off.
Working now. I needed the whole funky low, cap syntax for the access key.
dtc:
First, thanks for doing this. It is a significant effort, but voice command is really the way of the future.
Here are some initial impressions and some issues.
The setup, especially the low, cap, num syntax is is cumbersome. Hopefully that process can be made easier.
J Talk times out much too quickly. I am not sure if this can be controlled, but hopefully so. Otherwise, commands like Play can go to the default Alexa source, which is a pain. Hopefully, that can be set to some long time. Otherwise, the Tell J Talk will have to become the main usage.
The command list is very comprehensive and well thought out. Users will ask for tweaks, as they do to all of MC, but this is a great start.
I have tested many of the commands and most work correctly when typed in, but few work when spoken. I have tried speaking them on both my phone (Android) and a Dot and few other than Play and Help work when spoken. Are others able to use the voice commands? That may still be in development.
The Tell J Talk voice command makes you "announce" the command which is an extra step and seems unnecessary. Is this a debugging tool? Hopefully it is not a general feature. The command should just execute.
Some issues, again all while typing commands. I fully understand this is under development, so I expect problems like these, although some of them may be just me.
Higher is not recognized. Lower works most of the time, but not always. Quieter and Louder seem to work consistently.
Set Volume To a higher value only works some of the time.
Commands for View, Track, Album, etc. require the correct capitulation, which is understandable, but making them case free would be nice. Hopefully the voice commands will be case insensitive.
Play Artist "Artist" always starts at the same song. That should be randomized.
It might be nice to have Unmute rather than using Play to unmute. You can get use to this, but my first inclination is to unmute. Play seems to apply to what is playing not to volume.
Will continue testing.
Thanks.
cncb:
--- Quote from: dtc on September 02, 2022, 10:13:25 am ---The setup, especially the low, cap, num syntax is is cumbersome. Hopefully that process can be made easier.
J Talk times out much too quickly. I am not sure if this can be controlled, but hopefully so. Otherwise, commands like Play can go to the default Alexa source, which is a pain. Hopefully, that can be set to some long time. Otherwise, the Tell J Talk will have to become the main usage.
I have tested many of the commands and most work correctly when typed in, but few work when spoken. I have tried speaking them on both my phone (Android) and a Dot and few other than Play and Help work when spoken. Are others able to use the voice commands? That may still be in development.
The Tell J Talk voice command makes you "announce" the command which is an extra step and seems unnecessary. Is this a debugging tool? Hopefully it is not a general feature. The command should just execute.
Commands for View, Track, Album, etc. require the correct capitulation, which is understandable, but making them case free would be nice. Hopefully the voice commands will be case insensitive.
Play Artist "Artist" always starts at the same song. That should be randomized.
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Setup is a little messy, but you only have to do it once. We might improve this in the future.
Unfortunately, we seem to have no control over the session timing out. It apparently varies per Alexa device type.
You are getting unexpected results, because all the commands were tested via voice and should work. What happens when you say "play playlist random songs"? This should play the default smartlist "Audio -- 100 Random Songs".
I'm not sure what you mean by "announce" the command? "tell j talk to play playlist random songs" will open the session and execute the command.
Case does not matter even when typing commands in. I'm not sure why you are seeing this.
You have control over how things are played by adding the optional "with options" at the end of the command. For example, "play artist sting with options shuffle" will do what you want.
dtc:
--- Quote from: cncb on September 02, 2022, 10:47:37 am ---
I'm not sure what you mean by "announce" the command? "tell j talk to play playlist random songs" will open the session and execute the command.
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It asks me "Do you want to announce this command" or something like that. If I say yes it repeats the command, complete with my voice. It is expecting a Yes or No answer. If I say no, nothing happens. It may be an Alexa setting, but I have not heard it before.
I will do more testing of the voice commands. But most of them do not seem to work. But now that I know they are supposed to work I will look further.
Thanks.
cncb:
--- Quote from: dtc on September 02, 2022, 10:55:39 am ---It asks me "Do you want to announce this command" or something like that. If I say yes it repeats the command, complete with my voice. It is expecting a Yes or No answer. If I say no, nothing happens. It may be an Alexa setting, but I have not heard it before.
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I see that now. When you type it in the command is executed as expected. If you say "ask j talk to..." it will execute the command. I will update the first post. Thanks.
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