Official moOde 8 support thread

[Frank79]

Hi,

here's a bug that (I think) has already been reported in the past. I've just updated from a fresh install of 8.0.1 to 8.0.2 and it's still there.


Bug description:

No sound at all whenever I start streaming FLACs from my NAS.
Then, when I play with the volume knob:

• Sound comes out from left speaker only
  
• sometimes from both speakers, but with something like a 90/10% level balance
  
• or bad rendition (either way too much bass, bass distortion or "cold" sound)
  

Absolutely no issue when streaming from Spotify.

I think last person who reported this bug was told to play with the volume knob to solve that issue.


My setup:
HifiBerry DAC2 HD hat on Raspberry Pi 4 Model B


boot/config.txt:

• manually added new line force_eeprom_read=0 under dtoverlay=hifiberry-dacplushd
  

Moode UI configuration:

Audio Config:

Audio output:

• Output device: I2S audio device
  
• Volume type: Hardware
  
• Named I2S device: none
  
• or DT overlay: hifiberry-dacplushd
  

Alsa Options:

• Max volume (%): 100
  
• Output mode: Direct (hw)
  

Thanks for any advice!

[Tim Curtis]

Hi,

here's a bug that (I think) has already been reported in the past. I've just updated from a fresh install of 8.0.1 to 8.0.2 and it's still there.


Bug description:

No sound at all whenever I start streaming FLACs from my NAS.
Then, when I play with the volume knob:

• Sound comes out from left speaker only
  
• sometimes from both speakers, but with something like a 90/10% level balance
  
• or bad rendition (either way too much bass, bass distortion or "cold" sound)
  

Absolutely no issue when streaming from Spotify.

I think last person who reported this bug was told to play with the volume knob to solve that issue.


My setup:
HifiBerry DAC2 HD hat on Raspberry Pi 4 Model B


boot/config.txt:

• manually added new line force_eeprom_read=0 under dtoverlay=hifiberry-dacplushd
  

Moode UI configuration:

Audio Config:

Audio output:

• Output device: I2S audio device
  
• Volume type: Hardware
  
• Named I2S device: none
  
• or DT overlay: hifiberry-dacplushd
  

Alsa Options:

• Max volume (%): 100
  
• Output mode: Direct (hw)
  

Thanks for any advice!

In Audio Config 
- Set DT overlay to None
- Reboot 
- Set DT overlay to hifibery-dacplushd
- Reboot

Post the output from the commands below.

Code:

cat /boot/config.txt

amixer -c0

[TheOldPresbyope]

@Relocated2007 The mpdignore route does work and if it isn't working for you then you have something else wrong with your installation, so I agree with @TheOldPresbyope (when does one ever do otherwise?) that you should address that problem rather than trying further modifications.
...

Way off-topic

Thanks for the compliment but long-time readers of this forum know I can be caught as far off base as anyone.

Three quotes come to mind:

1. (my late wife, while we were dating in college) - "The trouble with you is, you sound like you know what you're talking about even when you don't."

2. (Ronald Reagan, quoting what he was told is an old Russian proverb) - "Trust, but verify"

3. (a close friend of mine) - "The older I get, the better I used to be."

Regards,
Kent

[TheOldPresbyope]

@Relocated2007

"permission denied" messages suggest there is a problem with ownership/permissions settings on one or more directories of the file system on the USB drive. Even a sudo'er might have to change the settings before being able to write to an affected directory.

It seems your path down to the recalcitrant "Amiga directory" might be something like

/media/<uuid>/media/music/Amiga

where <uuid> is my shorthand for your 7b952e33-7045-4155-9865-e7962f56faa4

so how about posting the output of ls -la at the intervening levels

ls -la /media
ls -la /media/<uuid>
ls -la /media/<uuid>/media
ls -la /media/<uuid>/media/music
...

using the actual uuid, of course, and stopping at the directory containing the "Amiga directory".

Note: I did not make this a single recursive command as I did in my earlier example  because ISTR you mentioned a 4TB USB drive. No need to list out all those files!

Regards,
Kent

[Tim Curtis]

It's prolly cos when doing "sudo echo" the echo won't run as root due to how the shell functions.

Try piping instead

Code:

# Write/overwrite
echo "Some text" | sudo tee /directory/.mpdignore >/dev/null

# Append
echo "Some text" | sudo tee -a /directory/.mpdignore  >/dev/null

# NOTE: The >/dev/null is just to prevent the text from being echoed to the console.

[fdealexa]

Hello everybody,
since the functionality of the "loopback" option was released I have noticed some anomalies. After many tests, with various releases, software components, etc, I can now be sure that there is a problem related to enabling this option.
The last test I did today with a scratch configuration (8.0.2).
Configuration:
Raspberry pi: 4 - 4GB,
DAC hat: I tried with some cards,
no additional software components.
Symptom:
significant increase in CPU load and slight increase in memory occupation.
Repeatability:
with the "loopback" option set to "ON", starting to listen to a radio, the system freezes after some hours.
During this period of time, keeping under control with "TOP" you notice that the "MPD" process grows (in CPU and Memory occupation).
With the same configuration and the same radio station (Jazz24), but with the "loopback" in "OFF" the CPU and Memory load (even after 3 hours) remain stable at the same value.
It is essential that there are no pauses during playback: if you "pause" or "stop" or change the source, the problem clears up..
I tried to search if there was already a "thread" on this problem, but I did not find anything: please excuse me if I am wrong.
Please let me know if it is appropriate to open a different thread.
Thank you all for your attention and greetings,
Francesco

No issues on my end after 4 1/2 hours. 

Code:

pi@sig:~ $ moodeutl -m
^CU: 1.2 GHz | LOAD: 2% | TEMP: 46°C | RAM_USED: 20% | DISK_USED: 38% | DISK_FREE: 4.3G | FPM_POOL: 12 workers  

Hi Tim, hi everyone.
I am dismayed but after further tests I still haven't solved the "loopback" anomaly.
The tests carried out (the results of which are shown in the annex) were based on:
2 raspberry Pi-4B 1.1 4GB;
2 different SD cards (brand and size);
1 Audiophonics ES9028 / 9038 DAC (above on screenshots);
1DAC IQAudIO Pi-DAC + (below on the screenshots) (I got it just for compatibility of Tim's results);
moOde audio player Release 8.0.2 2022-03-25;
No basic configuration (I left all the default parameters: even local time, keyboard, etc.), only "Named I2S device".
Obviously the other parameter that I have configured is that of the "loopback".
Do you have any other suggestions?
Thank you and greetings,
Francesco


  no loopback.zip (Size: 1.87 MB / Downloads: 1)

  with loopback a.zip (Size: 1.25 MB / Downloads: 2)

  with loopback b.zip (Size: 1.24 MB / Downloads: 1)

[TheOldPresbyope]

It's prolly cos when doing "sudo echo" the echo won't run as root due to how the shell functions.

Try piping instead

Code:

# Write/overwrite
echo "Some text" | sudo tee /directory/.mpdignore >/dev/null

# Append
echo "Some text" | sudo tee -a /directory/.mpdignore  >/dev/null

# NOTE: The >/dev/null is just to prevent the text from being echoed to the console.

Good point. I was fixated on actually editing a file or copying it in from somewhere else.

[rmh1922]

Hey There,
Since updating to version 8.0.2, I am unable to get any sound through the IQadIO Pi-DigiAMP+ attached to a Raspberry Pi Zero w v1.1. The system has been working absolutely fine for about two years. I am running 8 Players across the entire house, and all of them are updated without any issues apart from this particular one.

What I have tried so far

• Of course I checked whether the module itself is broken by running it of a Pi 4 8GB and Pi 3 on version 8. It works fine with the two larger Pi's.
  
• I have also tried it with a brand new Pi Zero 2 (Unused new out of the package), and I haven't managed to get it going either.
  
• To be absolutely sure I also tried it on an IQaudIO Pi-DAC+ I have kicking about. It didn't work either using both the Pi Zero and the Pi Zero 2
  
• I have reverted the Pi in question to version 7.6.1 to realise that this doesn't work anymore on both Pi's and both the AMP and the DAC.
  
• There is one other identical instance running, and updated with the same setup, and this is working, which I find weird.
  
• It appears to have a connection to the IQadIO Pi-DigiAMP+, which I have checked over the command line.
  
• The mute LED is off on the IQadIO Pi-DigiAMP+ board.
  

I am wondering whether anyone here has encountered a similar problem? 

Thanks very much already.

Rafael

[Tim Curtis]

Since in your post its stated that another identical system (Zero W, Pi-DigiAMP+, moOde 8.0.2 ) is working we can rule out a moOde software or OS/kernel issue.

On the non-working system try:

1. Apply some contact cleaner or alcohol on the pins and in the sockets of the 40-pin connector.
2. Swap in a different power supply.

[Lttlwing16]

I'm still hunting down my i2s sync error issues and in so I keep coming across this, assumed to be unrelated, error when I am looking through the /syslog

Code:

Apr  3 15:43:24 moode winbindd[647]: [2022/04/03 15:43:24.362424,  0] ../../source3/rpc_server/rpc_ncacn_np.c:454(rpcint_dispatch)
Apr  3 15:43:24 moode winbindd[647]:   rpcint_dispatch: DCE/RPC fault in call lsarpc:32 - DCERPC_NCA_S_OP_RNG_ERROR
Apr  3 15:43:24 moode winbindd[647]: [2022/04/03 15:43:24.364199,  0] ../../source3/rpc_server/rpc_ncacn_np.c:454(rpcint_dispatch)
Apr  3 15:43:24 moode winbindd[647]:   rpcint_dispatch: DCE/RPC fault in call lsarpc:32 - DCERPC_NCA_S_OP_RNG_ERROR

I cleared the /syslog then added my NFS server within MoOde and this immediately appeared. Not sure if it's related. The NFS server works as prescribed (apart from my weird 24/96 issues linked above). 

I've reflashed 8.0.2 twice. 

Thanks! 

David

Code:

S Y S T E M   P A R A M E T E R S

moOde release        = 8.0.2 2022-03-25
RaspiOS            = 11.2
Linux kernel        = 5.15.28-v7+ #1532
Platform        = Pi-3B+ 1.3 1GB
Architecture        = armv7l (32-bit)
System uptime        = up 13 minutes
Timezone        = America/Kentucky/Louisville
Current time        = 2022-04-03 15:51:59

Host name        = moode
Ethernet address    = 192.168.1.137
Ethernet MAC        = b8:27:eb:c8:f2:03
WLAN address        = unassigned
WLAN MAC        = b8:27:eb:9d:a7:56
WLAN country        = US

SoC identifier        = bcm2837
Core count        = 4
Kernel timer freq    = 100 Hz
SDCard freq        = 50 MHz
USB boot        = enabled
Warranty        = OK

Root size        = 15G
Root used        = 20%
Root available        = 12G
Root expand        = expanded
Memory total        = 945 MB
Memory free        = 775 MB
Memory used        = 170 MB
SoC temperature        = 51.5°C
Throttled bitmask    = 0x0
Throttled text        = No throttling has occurred

CPU governor        = ondemand
Onboard WiFi        = On
Onboard BT        = On
HDMI output        = On
LED state        = 1,1
IP addr timeout        = 90 (secs)
Ethernet check        = No
USB auto-mounter    = udisks-glue
SSH term server        = On

PHP-FPM version        = 7.4.28
NGINX version        = 1.18.0
SQLite3 version        = 3.34.1
Hostapd version        = 2.9
RPi.GPIO version    = 0.7.0

A U D I O   P A R A M E T E R S

Audio device        = Allo DigiOne
Interface        = I2S
Mixer name        = none
Hardware mixer        = No
Supported formats    = S16_LE, S24_LE
ALSA max volume        = 100
ALSA output mode    = Direct (hw)
ALSA loopback        = Off
MPD max volume        = 100
Volume step limit    = 10
Display dB volume    = Off
Audio source        = Local
Output device        = Local
Resume MPD        = No
Volume knob        = 0
Volume mute        = Unmuted
Saved MPD vol        = 0
Preamp volume        = 0
ALSA version        = 1.2.4-1.1+rpt2
SoX version        = 0.1.3-4+rpi1

Bluetooth controller    = Off
Pairing agent        = Off
Airplay receiver    = Off
Spotify receiver    = Off
Squeezelite        = Off
RoonBridge        = Not installed
UPnP client        = Off
DLNA server        = Off
GPIO button handler    = Off
Multiroom sender    = Off
Multiroom receiver    = Disabled
UPnP browser        = Off

Auto-shuffle        = Off
Ashuffle mode        = Track
Ashuffle filter        = None
Autoplay        = Off
Rotary encoder        = Off
Encoder params        = 100 2 3 23 24
USB volume knob        = Off
Polarity inversion    = Off
Crossfeed        = Off
Crossfade        = Off
Parametric EQ        = Off
Graphic EQ        = Off
CamillaDSP        = off
MPD httpd        = Off
Ignore CUE files    = Yes

P R E F E R E N C E S

Appearance
----------------------
Theme            = Default
Accent color        = Carrot
Alpha blend        = 1.0
Adaptive background    = No
Background image    = No
Cover backdrop        = No
Cover blur        = 20px
Cover scale        = 1.25
Renderer backdrop    = No
Font size        = Normal

Playback
----------------------
Show Queue thumbs    = Yes
Show Now-playing icon    = Yes
Show CoverView playbar    = Yes
Show extra metadata    = album,genre,track,disc,date,composer,conductor,performer,encoded
Search site        = Google
Playback history log    = No

Library
----------------------
One touch album        = Play
One touch radio        = Play
Albumview sort order    = by Artist
Tagview sort order    = by Artist
Recently added        = 1 Month
Show sample rate    = No
Cover search pri    = Embedded cover
Pixel ratio        = 1
Thumbnail resolution    = Auto
Thumbnail columns    = 6/2 (Default)

Library (Advanced)
----------------------
Tag view genre        = Genres
Tag view artist        = Artist
Album key        = Album@Artist (Default)
Include comment tag    = No
Library filter        = full_lib
Library filter str    =
Ignore articles        = a,an,the
Show tagview genres    = Yes
Show tagview covers    = Yes
Ellipsis limited text    = No
UTF8 character filter    = No

CoverView
----------------------
Automatic display    = Never
Backdrop style        = Gradient (Linear)

R A D I O   M A N A G E R   S E T T I N G S

Sort tag        = Name
Group method        = No grouping
Show moOde stations    = No action
Show other stations    = No action

M P D   S E T T I N G S

Version            = 0.23.5
Volume type        = software
SoX resampling        = disabled
Selective resampling    = disabled
SoX quality        = high
SoX multithreading    = off
DSD over PCM (DoP)    = no
Replaygain        = off
Replaygain preamp    = 0
Volume normalization    = no
Audio buffer        = 4 (MB)
Output buffer size    = 128 (MB)
Max playlist items    = 16384
Input cache        = Disabled

B L U E T O O T H   S E T T I N G S

Version            = 5.55
Bluealsa        = v3.0.0
Pairing agent        = 1.0.0
Pi-Bluetooth        = 0.1.18
Speaker sharing        = No
Resume MPD        = No
PCM buffer time        = 500000 (μs)

A I R P L A Y   S E T T I N G S

Version            = 3.3.8
Friendly name        = Moode Airplay
Interpolation        = soxr
Output bit depth    = S16
Output sample rate    = 44100
Session interruption    = no
Session timeout        = 120 (ms)
Latency offset        = 0.0 (secs)
Audio buffer        = 0.2 (secs)
Resume MPD        = No

S P O T I F Y   S E T T I N G S

Version            = 0.3.1
Friendly name        = Moode Spotify
Bitrate (kbps)        = 160
Format            = S16
Dither            = Automatic (Default)
Volume curve        = log
Volume range (dB)    = 60
Initial volume (%)    = 0
Volume normalization    = No
Method            = dynamic
Gain type        = auto
Pregain (dB)        = 0
Threshold (dBFS)    = -2
Attack (ms)        = 5
Release (ms)        = 100
Knee            = 1
Autoplay        = No
Resume MPD        = No

S Q U E E Z E L I T E   S E T T I N G S

Version            = 1.9.8-1317 "DSD/SRC enabled"
Friendly name        = Moode
ALSA device        = hw:0
ALSA params        = 80:4::1
Output buffers        = 40000:100000
Task priority        = 45
Codec list        = flac,pcm,mp3,ogg,aac,alac,dsd
Other options        = -W -D 500 -R E -S /var/local
Resume MPD        = No

L O C A L   D I S P L A Y   S E T T I N G S

Local UI display    = Off
Mouse cursor        = On
Screen blank        = 600 Secs
Wake display on play    = Off
Brightness        = 255
Pixel aspect ratio    = Default
Rotate screen        = 0 Deg

M O O D E   S T A R T U P   L O G

20220403 153823 worker: --
20220403 153823 worker: -- Start moOde 8 series
20220403 153823 worker: --
20220403 153823 worker: Successfully daemonized
20220403 153827 worker: File check (OK)
20220403 153827 worker: Session vacuumed
20220403 153827 worker: Session loaded
20220403 153827 worker: Debug logging (OFF)
20220403 153827 worker: --
20220403 153827 worker: -- Audio debug
20220403 153827 worker: --
20220403 153827 worker: ALSA cards: (0:sndallodigione | 1:empty | 2:empty | 3:empty
20220403 153827 worker: MPD config: (0:Allo DigiOne | mixer:(HDMI) | card:0)
20220403 153827 worker: ALSA mixer actual (none)
20220403 153827 worker: ALSA volume (none)
20220403 153827 worker: --
20220403 153827 worker: -- System
20220403 153827 worker: --
20220403 153829 worker: Host      (moode)
20220403 153830 worker: moOde     (8.0.2 2022-03-25)
20220403 153830 worker: RaspiOS   (11.2)
20220403 153830 worker: Kernel    (5.15.28-v7+ #1532)
20220403 153830 worker: Platform  (Pi-3B+ 1.3 1GB)
20220403 153830 worker: ARM arch  (armv7l, 32-bit)
20220403 153830 worker: MPD ver   (0.23.5)
20220403 153830 worker: CPU gov   (ondemand)
20220403 153830 worker: USB boot  (enabled)
20220403 153830 worker: File sys  (expanded)
20220403 153830 worker: HDMI port (On)
20220403 153830 worker: Sys LED0  (On)
20220403 153830 worker: Sys LED1  (On)
20220403 153830 worker: --
20220403 153830 worker: -- Network
20220403 153830 worker: --
20220403 153830 worker: eth0 adapter exists
20220403 153830 worker: eth0 wait for address (No)
20220403 153830 worker: IP addr (192.168.1.137)
20220403 153830 worker: Netmask (255.255.255.0)
20220403 153830 worker: Gateway (192.168.1.1)
20220403 153830 worker: Pri DNS (192.168.1.1)
20220403 153830 worker: Domain  ()
20220403 153830 worker: wlan0 adapter exists
20220403 153830 worker: wlan0 country (US)
20220403 153830 worker: wlan0 SSID is blank
20220403 153830 worker: wlan0 AP mode not started (eth0 active)
20220403 153830 worker: wlan0 address not assigned
20220403 153830 worker: wlan0 power save disabled
20220403 153830 worker: --
20220403 153830 worker: -- Audio config
20220403 153830 worker: --
20220403 153831 worker: MPD conf updated
20220403 153831 worker: ALSA card number (0)
20220403 153831 worker: MPD audio output (Allo DigiOne)
20220403 153831 worker: Audio formats (S16_LE, S24_LE)
20220403 153831 worker: ALSA mixer name (none)
20220403 153831 worker: MPD mixer type (software)
20220403 153831 worker: Hdwr volume controller not detected
20220403 153831 worker: ALSA output mode (Default: plughw)
20220403 153831 worker: ALSA loopback (Off)
20220403 153831 worker: Reset renderer active flags
20220403 153831 worker: CamillaDSP (off)
20220403 153831 worker: --
20220403 153831 worker: -- MPD startup
20220403 153831 worker: --
20220403 153832 worker: MPD started
20220403 153832 worker: MPD accepting connections
20220403 153832 worker: MPD output 1 ALSA Default (on)
20220403 153832 worker: MPD output 2 ALSA Bluetooth (off)
20220403 153832 worker: MPD output 3 HTTP Server (off)
20220403 153832 worker: MPD crossfade (off)
20220403 153832 worker: MPD ignore CUE files (yes)
20220403 153832 worker: --
20220403 153832 worker: -- Feature availability
20220403 153832 worker: --
20220403 153832 worker: Source select (available)
20220403 153832 worker: Source select (source: MPD)
20220403 153832 worker: Source select (output: Allo DigiOne)
20220403 153832 worker: Bluetooth (available)
20220403 153832 worker: Airplay renderer (available)
20220403 153832 worker: Spotify renderer (available)
20220403 153832 worker: Squeezelite (available)
20220403 153832 worker: RoonBridge renderer (not installed)
20220403 153832 worker: Multiroom sender (available)
20220403 153832 worker: Multiroom receiver (available)
20220403 153832 worker: UPnP renderer (available)
20220403 153832 worker: DLNA server (available)
20220403 153832 worker: UPnP browser (available)
20220403 153832 worker: GPIO button handler (available)
20220403 153832 worker: Stream recorder (n/a)
20220403 153832 worker: --
20220403 153832 worker: -- Music sources
20220403 153832 worker: --
20220403 153832 worker: USB sources (none attached)
20220403 153832 worker: NAS and UPnP sources (none configured)
20220403 153832 worker: --
20220403 153832 worker: -- Other
20220403 153832 worker: --
20220403 153832 worker: USB volume knob (Off)
20220403 153832 worker: Shellinabox SSH started
20220403 153832 worker: USB auto-mounter (udisks-glue)
20220403 153832 worker: Saved MPD vol level (0)
20220403 153832 worker: Preamp volume level (0)
20220403 153832 worker: MPD volume level (0) restored
20220403 153832 worker: ALSA volume level (None)
20220403 153832 worker: Auto-play (Off)
20220403 153832 worker: Maintenance interval (120 minutes)
20220403 153832 worker: Screen saver activation (Never)
20220403 153832 worker: Session permissions (OK)
20220403 153832 worker: Watchdog started
20220403 153832 worker: Ready
20220403 153835 worker: Job alsa_output_mode
20220403 154116 worker: Job clearsyslogs
20220403 154325 worker: Job sourcecfg