12-01-2019, 07:58 AM
(11-30-2019, 11:42 PM)dpenny Wrote:(10-30-2019, 08:00 AM)CallMeMike Wrote:(10-29-2019, 06:23 PM)dpenny Wrote: I am new to RPi and HIFI NAS music servers, and trying to decide on what "player" (server) to use.
Toward that end, is there someplace or web page where I can see/view/try the Moode player UI? or a demo download that works on Win7/10?
THX.
How can you 'decide' which player to choose if you don't try a few (install, play/listen, check features, etc.)...?
Can you elaborate on 'HIFI NAS servers'...? When it comes to NAS most people either buy commercial ready-made offerings or the d.i.y-oriented few crop up a computer of some sort running a suitable NAS/server OS either as a standalone or in Virtual Machine mode. What would a WiFi NAS server entail...?
re "decide:" 1)I was hoping for a mock-up demo of the UI that I could view on a Win7 PC. 2)Iwas alos hoping to find enough info about "playlists" so that my conversion service (CD > USB stick) could add key words that I could then use in search/building playlists.
re "HIFI NAS:" I have come to realize that I prob do not need a NAS, just 20-30GB on a USB stick.
My newest (maybe dumb) Q involves moode vs. MPD. I guess moode is a wrap for MPD? It is not at all clear what moode adds to MPD.
Dick
So... MoOde runs on Raspberry Pi SBC ONLY. One can view/use the features either connecting remotely via an Internet browser (in Windows, LinuxOSx, iOS, Android) or directly. A wrap for MPD...? It is much more than this. Why don't you head onto the MoOde website ( http://moodeaudio.org/ ) and see for yourself, amongst other 'things', the wanted 'mock-up' of the UI under various stages of use...?
But... you're saying << re "HIFI NAS:" I have come to realize that I prob do not need a NAS, just 20-30GB on a USB stick >> Taking into account that running MoOde (or other Linux-based SBC) will require a financial layout, modest for one RPi/power supply set (and producing a quite modest sound though) but rising noticibly in the case of RPi/Digital Analogue Converter/two or more PSUs kits (for a very good sound), and considering that you plan to listen to a small tunes library stored on a flash memory stick wouldn't it be easier to play your choice of music on the computer you're already running the inbuilt software audio player...?
