BBC R3 Lossless Stream

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Hi all,

I have been following the thread and got round to trying it out yesterday. I have a ADS and a Raspberry Pi/IQ DAC. I've created the m3u files for BBC 3 Lossless but when I try to play via either Kazoo or Bubble UPNPDS nothing happens. The link states 'client_manifest.mpd'. There are no errors either in the Control Point or in the log in Minimwatch, I've tried the transcode options as suggested using either flac:wav and flac:wav24 including with the 2GB workaround to no effect.

Any ideas? Minimserver is running on a QNAP TS253 Pro.

Thanks David

(27-07-2017 21:16)simoncn Wrote:  Owing to popular demand (four more PMs in the last few hours), I have decided to publish the instructions for using the prototype.

Regarding the need for WAV transcoding, many players can play the FLAC stream without transcoding but a few players cannot. Even if transcoding isn't necessary, it might be desirable because of possible improvements to sound quality. In the instructions below, I have explained how to play the stream with and without WAV transcoding so that people can choose whether or not to enable it.

To try the prototype test build, do the following:

1) In the Packages tab of the Properties window, type the following in the 'Other package' field: minimserver-0.8-update-102

2) Click Install and follow the prompts to install the package

3) When installation is complete, click Relaunch

4) Repeat the above for this package: minimstreamer-0.7.0.1

5) Add the following lines to a .m3u radio playlist:
#EXTINF:-1,[*R3DASH;flac] BBC Radio 3 lossless
http://vs-dash-ww-rd-live.bbcfmt.hs.llnwd.net/al/lossless/client_manifest.mpd

6) If WAV transcoding is required (or desired), set the stream.transcode property in the System tab of the Properties window to the following: flac:wav24

7) Rescan the library

8) You should now be able to play the lossless stream to your renderer

Please report any problems by posting to this thread.