Plexamp Headless on Moode 9+

[ehsan2023]

I do not have Plexamp to test, but this suggests that you can query it …
get_plexamp_playing_status.py

Thanks Steve,

I tested and can confirm the python code method is working and it respond with 0 while not playing and 1 while Plexamp is playing.

Code:

pi@moodeEdifier:~ $ python3 plexamp_status.py
1
pi@moodeEdifier:~ $ python3 plexamp_status.py
0

Moode audio + PlexAmp is a super power music player for me. considering the official Tidal support that comes with Plexamp.

Does the ALSA output get closed immediately after playback stops?

This test will give you an idea of how long it takes for Plexamp to close and release the ALSA output.

Code:

1. Start playback
2. watch -n .5 "date +%M:%S && moodeutl --hwparams"
3. Stop playback

When the watch command reports "closed" note the number of secs that have elapsed.

Hi,

Just a friendly bump to see if anyone can run this test to determine how long it takes for Plexamp to close the ALSA output after play stops.

I'd like to get this update into upcoming 9.0.5 :-)

Thx

Awesome news!

I tested that multiple times and Plexamp closes ALSA after 15 seconds for me every time after stop.

The only issue I have with Plexamp is the minimum volume is a bit loud and the curve goes up very quickly.