moOde 7.5.0 is available

[Tim Curtis]

Hi,

moOde 7.5.0 is available for download at https://moodeaudio.org :-)

This release includes important new features, updates and bug fixes.

    

Highlights:

• NEW: Toggle CoverView on/off from System Config
  For usage scenario where attached display is used only for displaying UI
  Eliminates need to have cursor enabled/visible and attached mouse or to have screen saver timeout set
  
• UPD: Bump to MPD 0.23.3
  Includes new option to play silence before stop/pause DSD/DoP
  Helps avoid audio glitches with certain DAC's
  
• UPD: Bump to librespot 0.3.1
  More efficient dithering for 16 bit audio
  Other enhancements
  
• UPD: Add "Disabled" option to Multiroom Receiver config
  Disabled Receivers don't appear in the Receivers list
  Prevents On/Off if not desired
  
• UPD: Add ALSA output mode to Multiroom Receiver config
  Option for Receiver to output in "Direct (hw) mode"
  
• UPD: Add query timeout to Multiroom Sender config
  Much faster querying for Receivers
  
• UPD: Add IP addr timeout to System config
  During startup wait for up to timeout seconds for an IP address to be assigned
  Ethernet adapter can still be skipped during startup for WiFi-only configs
  Leaving set at the default of 90 seconds can help avoid AP mode starting after a power outage
  

NOTE: There is also an in-place update available that upgrades release 7.4.1 to 7.5.0. The update takes around 1 minute to complete depending on network and system speed.

- Monitor progress of the update via SSH command moodeutl -t
- Be sure to BACKUP your system before applying this update.
- After rebooting, Menu, Library update to incorporate the Radio station changes.

This release is based on RaspiOS Buster Lite 10.6 (2020-12-02) and Linux kernel 5.4.77 build #1371. Refer to the Release Notes for more information.

Take a moment and make a donation to show your appreciation for the effort and dedication that goes into developing and supporting moOde audio player. Your donation helps to ensure the moOde project is able to continue to make great audio software for the wonderful Raspberry Pi audio community :-)

Regards,
The moOde crew

Release notes:

Code:

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New features

- NEW: Toggle CoverView on/off from System Config

Updates

- UPD: Bump to MPD 0.23.3
- UPD: Bump to librespot 0.3.1
- UPD: Bump to Meson 0.59.2
- UPD: Add MPD Config option to play silence before stopping DSD/DoP
- UPD: Add "Disabled" option to Multiroom Receiver config
- UPD: Add ALSA output mode to Multiroom Receiver config
- UPD: Add query timeout to Multiroom Sender config
- UPD: Add IP addr timeout to System config
- UPD: Add Pi Zero 2 W in revision code parsing
- UPD: Improve Spotify Config
- UPD: Improve help text on System Config
- UPD: Improve validation for Receiver volume config
- UPD: Trim strings when creating/updating radio station

Radio stations

- NEW: PRM - Prog Rock & Metal
- UPD: Bayern 2
- UPD: BR-Klassik
- UPD: Jazz FM
- UPD: JB Radio 2
- UPD: Linn Classical
- UPD: Linn Jazz
- UPD: Linn Radio
- UPD: Soma FM - Metal Detector
- UPD: Zen FM

Bug fixes

- FIX: Item "Add favorites" visible on context menu
- FIX: Advanced options toggle broken on Multiroom Config