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[mhakman]

I hope this topic isn’t too heretical. I’m thinking about a plug-in that would integrate Slim Devices Squeezebox and/or Transporter hardware with MC. By integration I mean that when an audible track is selected for playing in MC then the track starts playing on Squeezebox/Transporter. In order words, the issue is controlling Slim Devices from MC.

Would this be possible at all?

Thanks/Mikael

[Matt]

MC supports audio output plugins.  They're delivered raw audio data.

There's no way to hook in a level higher to intercept MC's playback engine from getting invoked at all. (except Send To > External)

[mhakman]

Thanks Matt!

I’m not 100% sure but I think you would need to intercept start of playing at “file” level. I think you need to tell Slim Devices what file to play, not merely send it a stream of audio. So maybe it isn’t doable. But I’ll investigate what Slim Server (open source) does when you select a file for playing in the server (as opposed to on the device).

Audio output plug-ins are interesting in other contexts too. Is there any documentation?

Thanks/Mikael

[Listener]

Look at the MC2Slim plugin for MC 12.  It doesn't send the audio stream to Slimserver; it just monitors MC 12 and tells SS to play the same thing.

At the time I looked at it, there were some problems with installation, synchronization and documentation.  I don't use it but others do.

I think you can find threads about it on the SlimDevices / 3rd party s/w forum.

Bill

[mhakman]

Many thanks Listener! I’ll test MC2Slim ASAP. Monitoring to what MC is doing seems to be a nice idea, not only in this context. I have been using MC automation to access MC library but couldn’t find any docs on how do you monitor it. I suppose it is done by registering some kind of listener  with MC and then receiving events. Is there any description on how it is done and what events are available?

Thanks/Mikael

[Craig]

what events are available?

Now there's the catch ;-)

you can get MC2Slim from my link below.
Craig

[mhakman]

Thanks Craig, both for the link and for sharing your work with the rest of the world.

I’m interested in monitoring events because I need to execute a piece of code just before a file that uses audio renderer specified in DVD configuration starts playing. Then I need to execute another code just before a file using audio renderer specified in Playback Audio Output Mode/Ouput Mode Settings starts. I need to reconfigure some software/hardware depending on whether the source is DD/DTS (multichannel) or plain PCM stereo. I need to do this ahead of playing, preferably keeping MC waiting until I’m done. All that being in MC Theater View mode. A simple example to get me started would be appreciated.

Thanks/Mikael

[Craig]

I program in Delphi and it was a simple case of importing the MC type library, and dropping the component on my form but I also remember that Scthom had a hell of a time getting it working in 'C'.

There are also plenty of problems with the events as you will see if you read a few posts in this forum. There doesn't seem to be any progress on getting them fixed either.

Good luck
Craig