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[hoyt]

I recently bought up to the master license, and yesterday I successfully played from my server (Windows based) to my Mac without issues.  Today, any file I try from the server library, I'm getting that message.  I worked through the Audio Setup guide to make sure I wasn't missing something obvious.  I have my audio output set to the standard Built-in Output, no DSP setup.  If I switch to a local file, it plays.  I can however, jump into WebGizmo and play files without a problem.  The library is certainly loaded (I can browse files that I just added, since the playback stopped working).

Ideas to try?  Thanks!

[adamt]

Have you tried restarting MC on the Mac?  Not sure what would cause this.

[hoyt]

Have you tried restarting MC on the Mac?  Not sure what would cause this.

Yup.  Tried that at some point.  I think right before I disconnected from the server (switching to the local library) and then switching back to the remote library.

[adamt]

Have you tried playing multiple formats?  On the Mac, in Options > Media Network > Client Options, are you converting to a format?

[hoyt]

Have you tried playing multiple formats?  On the Mac, in Options > Media Network > Client Options, are you converting to a format?

Ah ha!

I had it set to Convert audio if necessary (MP3 High Bandwidth).  I changed it to Always Convert - same error.  I changed it to Never Convert - and it plays.  My library server is almost 100% FLAC based, but I do have a handful of MP3s for whatever reason.  When I play those, I get the playback error message. 

When I flip to the local library, I have more MP3s because this is my laptop, so I want more music, less space.  I can play those without a problem.

So now I can play, but that doesn't make much sense to me.  Doesn't WebGizmo convert the audio as well?

[adamt]

Glad it works!  Strange converting isn't working.  Can you play MP3s on the server itself?

[Matt]

Does the server have a valid and working internet connection?  Because it's going to be needed for the first conversion to MP3.

[hoyt]

Glad it works!  Strange converting isn't working.  Can you play MP3s on the server itself?

The server itself actually doesn't even have a sound card* (it's a VM inside Lubuntu), so I've never tried.  But just now, I fired up JRemote on my Android and was able to play the aforementioned MP3s that I do have in that library.  Seems it's just within MC on my Mac that I can't play an MP3 to, but can play a FLAC.

Does the server have a valid and working internet connection?  Because it's going to be needed for the first conversion to MP3.

I realize from your question that I wasn't clear on that part.  I'm outside of my server's network right now, so WebGizmo is using the internet connection to my server.  So yes, it does have a valid connection because I am able to stream music from the server to WebGizmo (and in non-converted formats).

Thanks!

EDIT: * maybe it does have a sound card, but it doesn't have speakers, so I have no idea

[mwillems]

Someone else was seeing some weirdness related to MP3 playback/conversion recently with fairly similar symptoms: http://yabb.jriver.com/interact/index.php?topic=98569

[hoyt]

Someone else was seeing some weirdness related to MP3 playback/conversion recently with fairly similar symptoms: http://yabb.jriver.com/interact/index.php?topic=98569

Very similar...  I'll have to check when I can if I could convert on a copy of MC for Windows.   I don't have a Windows machine available for the next few days, but will later this week.