The volume control is disabled by default. Open the web interface and go to "Settings" then "MPD". Here you will find a drop-down menu for "Mixer type". Change it to "Software". Now you should be able to change the volume.
Hope this helps.
]]>If you had to guess I'm sure you would have guessed that just plugging in the Amanero and switching everything on just was not going to be that simple and you'd have been right. If you'd be so kind could you walk me through it, basic step by basic step, from listening through headphones directly from the Pi to listening through speakers from the Amanero.
As an example, with the Pi playing through the headphones, plugging the Amanero (already switched on, as are the maps etc.) still leaves the sound through the headphones, unplugging the headphones gives me silence and re-connecting the headphones returns the sound to them. It seems as though either the Amanero is not being recognised, is being recognised but refuses to cooperate, or the sound output is 'locked' onto the headphones.
Nothing is too basic for me to cock up
.FWIW, on Playback the Volume control is locked on 100% (nothing I can do stops it springing back immediately to 100%) which is just a tad too loud to be comfortable.
TIA,
Dave. ]]>
How did you overcome your difficulties?
RaspyFi should, at least, theoretically work with amanero. Just plug it in and turn everything on... Let us know! ]]>
Thanks very largely to your help and a decision by the oscillator that tonight it will do what it's supposed to do (and possibly other events of which I'm not aware
) I am now listening to rather nice music through my headphones direct from the Pi. It is surprisingly good to my ears too - I was not sure as to what to expect and I am pleasantly surprised.Having got this far I'm now going to try to persuade the Pi and my Amanero USB DAC to 'talk' to each other - wish me luck and feel free to offer any advice, nothing is too basic for me and make no assumptions as to what you can take for granted as very little fits into that category as far as my knowledge of audio and/or computers is concerned.
Many thanks,
Dave. ]]>
So, it is connected to your router via a LAN cable?
Does the same PI, in the same configuration, have internet connection? Or at least network connection? ]]>
Thanks for your efforts to help but I'm beginning to return to my theory that I bought a bad 'un. The Pi eventually gets to the headphone icon at the end of the opening page but now pauses for quite a while giving a message "DCHPDiscover on eth0 to 255.255.255.255 port 67 interval 'x"' - it repeats this line six or seven times where 'x' is a number varying between 3 and 20, It then reports "No DCHP offers received and then proceeds to the headphone icon as normal but ...... the raspyfi.local page cannot be opened and only the ACT and PWR LEDs light up on the Pi. My guess is that the USB crystal isn't oscillating as none of the LEDs on the powered USB light up either. Time to return it to Amazon methinks?
Dave. ]]>
Fellow Noobie here (and not many years younger). If it’s any consolation it took me a number of attempts to get things working even with the latest version of Raspyfi. It’s important to do things in stages & the first thing is to confirm you are at least getting some audio out of the Pi. The audio output selected by Raspyfi is set by default in this order:
1 USB DAC
2 HDMI
3 Analogue out via the 3.5mm outlet on the Pi
I’m assuming you haven’t attached your DAC yet. You have confirmed that Raspyfi boots successfully (the headphone logo), so you should disconnect the HDMI. That will ensure you should get audio out on the analogue outlet, when you power up the Pi.
Now you need to get some audio playing through Raspyfi.
Start simply with a USB stick with a few music tracks on it, not in folders, but at the top level. Make sure you update the MPD database. Select Browse / usb1 and the music tracks should be listed. On the right of each track select the action list icon and Add to the playlist. Select Playlist, select one of the tracks and play it. You can verify it’s playing in the playback window & all being well you can hear it. You are over the first hurdle.
(Perhaps surprisingly it was using the device as an Airplay receiver that I succeeded in confirming the audio was working. At least I didn’t need to update databases on USB or NAS devices to test that. If you have some music tracks on an iPhone (3GS or later) running iOS 5 (or maybe 4.2.1) or later it should be straightforward).
I found the Webradio less straightforward, but only because I kept choosing the first station on the list, which turned out to be not functioning, so I never heard any audio. Choose one of the Linn channels - those are reliable - add to the playlist and you should be over the next hurdle.
Next you want to try out your DAC. For me that was the start of weeks of frustration, hours and hours of scouring the web for a reason why it didn’t work (caused Raspyfi to freeze in fact). Today however I cracked it and I’ve been listening to audiophile quality via Raspyfi for hours. All I’ve got to sort out now is getting Raspyfi to recognise my NAS.
It’s well worth persevering. Let us know how it goes.
]]>"no" to all your questions, sorry
WebRadio is there, as are the other 3 folders, but clicking on any of them leads to a blank page with nothing spinning. Going to 'Database' and then 'Update MPD Database' brings up a little window box advising me that the database is being updated but nothing changes. In short it seems to be seeing the folders but not the FLAC files within them.
Hope my explanation makes sense to you but if not, come back with your questions.
TIA,
Dave ]]>
If you play them, can you hear any sound? If yes, ok.
Then, go to settings, then database, and hit update mpd database. You should see at the bottom left that an icon is spinning, if yes, that means your drive is being recognized. Just let him some time to finish, and you'll see your files appear.
Let us know! ]]>
Thanks for your input but I'm not sure I have explained my problem accurately' Your reply seems to believe that I can see the music tracks but cannot hear any sound. If so, let me clarify: -
I can see the folders, mainly USB and NAS, but I cannot get them to open and display the tracks on there, no matter how long I wait. Clicking or double clicking on any of the folders displayed gives me a blank screen within the WebUI
FWIW the same set up but using OpenElec XMBC ' sees' the above folders and the tracks within them and also plays them (through earphones - not tried DAC yet).
If your above response still stands please forgive me but I know 'nowt' about how the Pi works.
Thanks again,
Dave
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