[PROBLEM] Problem with bluetooth on MoOde 4.2

[TheOldPresbyope]

I just installed a fresh version of MoOde 4.2 a R-pi with a HiFi berry ... Samsung S-7 ... wifi speaker which is run by the R-pi ...

  The issue that I am really having is that as the music is playing it cuts out for about a half of second every 3 seconds continuously. Any suggestions on what might be causing this to happen and how to fix it.

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Thanks in advance Guys

@Hugh Bond 

That 3s cycling is surely a clue but of what I don't know.

I have been testing the evolution of moOde's Bluetooth sink capability (e.g., to act as an audio receiver) using three different Android devices: Nexus 6P phone (Android 8.1.0), Nexus 9 tablet (Android 7.1.1), and Nexus 7 tablet (Android 6.0.1).

I find these devices all reliably pair/connect with moOde r42 and play music through it. In my case using either an RPi3B+ and its internal BT adapter or a RPi2B or RPi3B with an external USB-BT adapter at the end of a 3ft/1m cable. I'm using 5GHz WiFi on the RPi3B+ and 2.4GHz WiFi on the others.

As for moOde's Bluetooth source capability, I find r42 reliably pairs/connects with my JBL Flip 2 BT speaker and Sennheiser HD-4.50BTNC headphones.

Haven't heard from him in quite a while, but on the old DiyAudio forum, @Zootalaws used to remind us that environmental interference can be a problem. Bluetooth shares the 2.4GHz spectrum with WiFi, microwave ovens, some cordless phones, and other devices. Haven't myself suffered any interference problem but it does happen. I can easily range 15ft/ca 5m from my RPi3B+ wearing my Sennheiser headphones without issue.

I'm not sure I understand what you meant by "wifi speaker". Could you elaborate on your setup?

I don't have any Samsung devices to test with but they are well known for heavily modifying Android. It's unlikely but not inconceivable they have made a change which affects your connection process. Do you have any pure Android device you could test with?

Regards,
Kent