Moode Player Help

[TimCurtis]

Hi Tim,

Firstly hello to your good self and everyone else at AOS who have not seen my welcome post.

I have a Iqaudio pi-digiamp. Would this have to be set to software volume control, thus controlling the alsa volume?

Cheers

Wayne

Hi Wayne,

The optimal config for IQaudIO PI-DigiAMP+ (and Pi-DAC+) is the following:

(1) Menu, Configure, MPD
MPD volume control = "Hardware"

(2) Menu, Customize, Hardware Volume Control
Logarithmic curve = "Yes"

Regards,
Tim

[Wayne Bull]

Hi Wayne,

The optimal config for IQaudIO PI-DigiAMP+ (and Pi-DAC+) is the following:

(1) Menu, Configure, MPD
MPD volume control = "Hardware"

(2) Menu, Customize, Hardware Volume Control
Logarithmic curve = "Yes"

Regards,
Tim

Thanks Tim, I'll give that a try.

[Wayne Bull]

Thanks Tim, I'll give that a try.

Tim,

I've applied your given settings. I'm using either mupeace or bubbleupnp for playback control.

One thing I've noticed with these settings is that the actual volume doesn't seem to kick in until I reach around the 50/100 mark.

Is this normal?

Cheers

[Kit1cat]

Hi Barry,

That should work, just have an ethernet cable handy :-)

Regards,
Tim

Thanks Tim, it's working great, managed to copy the modified interfaces file to my computer hard drive for future use.

Another question, is the Power Off option ment to turn the pi/dac completely off, it just seems to turn the usb ports off on my pi/dac?

Barry

[TimCurtis]

Tim,

I've applied your given settings. I'm using either mupeace or bubbleupnp for playback control.

One thing I've noticed with these settings is that the actual volume doesn't seem to kick in until I reach around the 50/100 mark.

Is this normal?

Cheers

Hi Wayne,

If u are going to use external player apps, set MPD volume control to "Software" and then in System config set ALSA volume % to 100.

The Hardware volume + Logarithmic curve settings in Moode only apply to the Moode volume knob.

Regards,
Tim

[TimCurtis]

Thanks Tim, it's working great, managed to copy the modified interfaces file to my computer hard drive for future use.

Another question, is the Power Off option ment to turn the pi/dac completely off, it just seems to turn the usb ports off on my pi/dac?

Barry

Hi Barry,

Raspberry Pi design did not include a built-in mechanism to detect operating system "halt" or "poweroff" commands and then disconnect electrical power after OS shuts down, nor does it include a power switch on the board.

It can be done but requires custom coding and some electronics (relay) to disconnect power from the board, then a physical switch on the board/exclosure to reconnect power to the board so it can boot.

Something like that :-)

Regards,
Tim

[Kit1cat]

Hi Barry,

Raspberry Pi design did not include a built-in mechanism to detect operating system "halt" or "poweroff" commands and then disconnect electrical power after OS shuts down, nor does it include a power switch on the board.

It can be done but requires custom coding and some electronics (relay) to disconnect power from the board, then a physical switch on the board/exclosure to reconnect power to the board so it can boot.

Something like that :-)

Regards,
Tim

Thanks Tim :-)

[struth]

Sure a switch could be incorperated on a cusom box and a micro usb on to the pi. I have considered this as its extremely difficult to power off and back on again in my condition. Its probably the only drawback the rpi had for me. Going to have ti consider all this when the new psu comes.. I forgot about it when ordering and im not sure how to get round it yet.

[Kit1cat]

Sure a switch could be incorperated on a cusom box and a micro usb on to the pi. I have considered this as its extremely difficult to power off and back on again in my condition. Its probably the only drawback the rpi had for me. Going to have ti consider all this when the new psu comes.. I forgot about it when ordering and im not sure how to get round it yet.

Hi Grant, you may find that your new psu has a built in on/off switch, I know the chinese linear psu I looked at did. I have used a in-line power switch with the pi and a maplins psu, worked ok, now using a battery so I just pull the plug out of the battery.

[struth]

Hi Grant, you may find that your new psu has a built in on/off switch, I know the chinese linear psu I looked at did. I have used a in-line power switch with the pi and a maplins psu, worked ok, now using a battery so I just pull the plug out of the battery.

It does Barry.. Trouble is that it seems to be the same switch for both lines. I would have preferred to switch the phono off but leave pi on but thats not going to happen.. Lack of forethought from me...showing my age