Asset uPnP crashes during scanning - uMediaLibrary-ReadTags has stopped working

[mville]

Re: Asset uPnP crashes during scanning - uMediaLibrary-ReadTags has stopped working

You're wonderfully helpful! I owe you a dinner!! Thank you.

No problem.

[Staxxx]

Re: Asset uPnP crashes during scanning - uMediaLibrary-ReadTags has stopped working

You're wonderfully helpful! I owe you a dinner!! Thank you.

[mville]

Re: Asset uPnP crashes during scanning - uMediaLibrary-ReadTags has stopped working

Ahhh thank you I also have just added the WASAPI component but I am such a newbie that I have no idea where to select it as the output. I am not even sure I have it installed although I downloaded and ran it

Preferences >> Components, lists all installed components (look for WASAPI output support)

Preferences >> Playback >> Output >> Device, to select the physical device that the played audio stream is sent to

[Staxxx]

Re: Asset uPnP crashes during scanning - uMediaLibrary-ReadTags has stopped working

Ahhh thank you I also have just added the WASAPI component but I am such a newbie that I have no idea where to select it as the output. I am not even sure I have it installed although I downloaded and ran it

[mville]

Re: Asset uPnP crashes during scanning - uMediaLibrary-ReadTags has stopped working

If I am not taking too much of your time, may I ask you where can I set the output to transcode all files to WAV on the fly. My files currently are a mix of WAV64, FLAC, APE, ALAC etc. but I would like to play them as Wav when it streams to the Muso and for other devices.

A quick look at the foobar2000 Components and I think you need to install the UPnP/DLNA Renderer, Server, Control Point component for streaming.

[mville]

Re: Asset uPnP crashes during scanning - uMediaLibrary-ReadTags has stopped working

Downloaded Foobar. I recognize this as the skeleton of the Laufer Technik Memory Player which they have heavily modified.

OK, this may well be correct but I am not familiar with the Laufer Technik Memory Player.

If I am not taking too much of your time, may I ask you where can I set the output to transcode all files to WAV on the fly. My files currently are a mix of WAV64, FLAC, APE, ALAC etc. but I would like to play them as Wav when it streams to the Muso and for other devices.

Sorry, I don't know as I don't use foobar2000 as a streaming server, only as a player (with the foo_out_wasapi component) on my PCs.

There is a forum for foobar2000 here:

https://www.hydrogenaud.io/forums/index.php?showforum=28

[Staxxx]

Re: Asset uPnP crashes during scanning - uMediaLibrary-ReadTags has stopped working

Downloaded Foobar. I recognize this as the skeleton of the Laufer Technik Memory Player which they have heavily modified. If I am not taking too much of your time, may I ask you where can I set the output to transcode all files to WAV on the fly. My files currently are a mix of WAV64, FLAC, APE, ALAC etc. but I would like to play them as Wav when it streams to the Muso and for other devices.

[Staxxx]

Re: Asset uPnP crashes during scanning - uMediaLibrary-ReadTags has stopped working

Thank you.

[mville]

Re: Asset uPnP crashes during scanning - uMediaLibrary-ReadTags has stopped working

Could I please ask for some recommendations of what to use in ranking of best sound and stability....Thank you. Free or Paid.

I must mention that this PC does not have a discrete sound card but uses the one that is built into the Haswell i5 chip. It is not my main player (which consist of the Laufer Memory Player) so I am not too bothered about the sound quality, although I would like to have the best I can extract out of it. Especially as I will be streaming to the Naim Muso.

For the PC, use foobar2000 with the foo_out_wasapi component (output device: WASAPI (if supported)).

For streaming, use Asset UPnP. Remember, UPnP/DLNA streaming may not be gapless when streaming to the Naim Muso.

[Staxxx]

Re: Asset uPnP crashes during scanning - uMediaLibrary-ReadTags has stopped working

One more word of advice, which is repeated many times in these forums. Do not use Windows Media Player with your audio library. There are potential problems using WMP with album artwork and tags.

Could I please ask for some recommendations of what to use in ranking of best sound and stability....Thank you. Free or Paid.

I must mention that this PC does not have a discrete sound card but uses the one that is built into the Haswell i5 chip. It is not my main player (which consist of the Laufer Memory Player) so I am not too bothered about the sound quality, although I would like to have the best I can extract out of it. Especially as I will be streaming to the Naim Muso.

[mville]

Re: Asset uPnP crashes during scanning - uMediaLibrary-ReadTags has stopped working

Thank you. Will commence on this task. I assume if all the files pass the Test Conversion process they should be fine.

Correct.

[mville]

Re: Asset uPnP crashes during scanning - uMediaLibrary-ReadTags has stopped working

One more word of advice, which is repeated many times in these forums. Do not use Windows Media Player with your audio library. There are potential problems using WMP with album artwork and tags.

Personally, the media player/server software that I use are Asset UPnP and foobar2000.

[Staxxx]

Re: Asset uPnP crashes during scanning - uMediaLibrary-ReadTags has stopped working

Thank you. Will commence on this task. I assume if all the files pass the Test Conversion process they should be fine.

[mville]

Re: Asset uPnP crashes during scanning - uMediaLibrary-ReadTags has stopped working

There are seven files within this first folder which failed the re-convert in the Test Conversion. Would you like me to send one of them or all seven please?

Secondly, should I delete these files off the folder (no problem with doing that as I would just have to dig out the CD from storage sometime in the future and re-rip them) and then rerun Asset uPnP

Lastly, I still only see about 70 albums from hundreds in Windows Media Player although the scan says 49000 odd files scanned. How do I bring more folders into the library please? In a few days I will be getting a Naim Muso. I am hoping that unit will solve some of the problems I am having with my using Asset UPnP on my PC.

Until you can guarantee that ALL files in your audio library are not corrupt/problematic, you are going to have problems with Asset, WMP etc. Any media player/server that tries scanning your files will be unable to complete successfully, if files are corrupt/problematic.

So, your priority is to identify ALL corrupt/problem files, sending examples to Spoon, before attempting the next phase i.e. scan in Asset, WMP etc.

[Staxxx]

Re: Asset uPnP crashes during scanning - uMediaLibrary-ReadTags has stopped working

There are seven files within this first folder which failed the re-convert in the Test Conversion. Would you like me to send one of them or all seven please?

Secondly, should I delete these files off the folder (no problem with doing that as I would just have to dig out the CD from storage sometime in the future and re-rip them) and then rerun Asset uPnP

Lastly, I still only see about 70 albums from hundreds in Windows Media Player although the scan says 49000 odd files scanned. How do I bring more folders into the library please? In a few days I will be getting a Naim Muso. I am hoping that unit will solve some of the problems I am having with my using Asset UPnP on my PC.