A tower on it's side no longer looks like a tower and vice versa. Problem solved for any shape..
Hi Rob,
Thanks, mate. Yes I read that, but (without someone providing a simple step-by-step guide on how to do it - if you fancy doing that, bearing in mind I don't use a Windows machine?) I wouldn't have a clue how to adjust things! Linux? I haven't got a scooby-doo... :confused:
Besides, with the levels on Volumo set at 96 or 97 (depending on how 'hot' tracks have been recorded), using my Croft preamp, the output of the Pi/IQ-Audio DAC is the same as my CDP (or very close to it), and there are no obvious problems. I'm certainly not short of gain.
However, it would be interesting to see what happens when the output has been increased to 2v, but someone would need take me through the process slowly.
Marco.
I currently use Google Play Music rather than Spotify, am I going to be able to access this with the Pi?
Cheers,
Bill
The Apple O/S is a UNIX based system just like Linux, so it should be just as easy to SSH into the Pi. If you can open a command prompt, you should just need to use this command:
You may get a warning pop up about not trusting the certificate. That's fine in this case where you're connecting to a known local host. Just add the response that will let you carry on.Code:ssh root@volumio.local
You should then be prompted for a password. Enter the password: volumio
You'll now be connected to the command shell of the Pi, and any commands you run now, get executed on the Pi. So you can now enter:
And you should be presented with the mixer screen, which looks something like this:Code:alsamixer
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-U.../AlsaMixer.png
You navigate around this screen using the cursor keys (arrow keys) on your keyboard. Left and right to change the setting your on (bottom of screen), and up and down to change values and levels.
You can also alter things using the F buttons as shown at the top of the screen. So for example F3 changes the view to just showing Playback settings.
When you are done just hit the Esc key on you keyboard to exit alsamixer. Then enterto leave the SSH shell.Code:exit
So in summary:
- ssh root@volumio.local
- Accept certificate warning if prompted
- Enter password: volumio
- alsamixer
- -- have a play with the mixer settings
- Esc to exist
- exit
Thanks for this, Rob! However...
Whoa, slow down... How do I "open a command prompt"? Remember that you're dealing with someone who only ever uses his laptop for posting on here, sending and receiving emails and buying stuff on ebay! ;)
Please bear that in mind, and so what may be 'obvious' to you, will be double-Dutch to me...
Marco.
ever heard of google? this is the first hit I got: http://www.wikihow.com/Get-to-the-Command-Line-on-a-Mac that should answer your question.
Hi,
On my Win7 pc I use a programme called PuTTy (cyberduck can also be used) and you log in using the Pi's ip address and then the username usually root and password for squeezeplug it's nosoup4u, volumio will be different obviously, this gets you into the Pi and you then type in copy and paste commands into the screen. Just like the old days of DOS.
Mike.
Ok, (after following the instructions on Google on how to open a command prompt, lol - thanks Graeme), I've now accessed the above. Do I simply put the playback levels at 100%, so that all three 'coloured bars' (as shown above as 'FIR inte') are fully lit up into the red?
If so, does that mean the DAC is now set to output 2v? :)
Only the first bar on the left was fully lit up, when I first went in. The other two, on the right, were blank.
Marco.