Radio Paradise, metadata and MinimStreamer

[DavidHB]

(01-06-2020 14:20)simoncn Wrote:  @DavidHB: Did you see my reply?

Ho, sorry. I've been diverted on to other things for most of the afternoon. I will re-try my change, refresh both MinimServer and BubbleDS, and report back.

Later edit: I have followed your instructions, and am delighted to report that it's working; the stream plays correctly, and metadata (Artist and Title) is visible in both BubbleDS and Kazoo (Android and Windows). Thank you once again for your help.

As the correspondence may prove confusing for a newcomer, I'd like to summarise the instructions for getting the Radio Paradise Main Mix FLAC stream to work with metadata displayed on compatible players. These instructions assume that MinimStreamer is installed, and that the user is already playing radio stations via MinimServer/MinimStreamer, as described in the MinimStreamer Guide.

1. Generate a text file with the .m3u extension, amd the following content (in plain text, not with a link as it shows here):

#EXTM3U
#EXTINF:-1,[+Paradise] Radio Paradise
http://stream.radioparadise.com/flacm

(Alternatively. Lines 2 and 3 can be added to an existing radio station playlist). Save the file to a location within your MinimServer content directory.

2. Open MinimWatch and do a MInimServer rescan. It is probably wise to check the MinimServer log for errors at this point.

3. Open your Control Point (as noted above only BubbleDS and Kazoo on Android and Windows are tested). If you can close and reopen the Control Point (as you can with BubbleDS), that is a sensible precaution.

4. Go via "n Playlists" and to the playlist containing the Radio Paradise entries. There will be two of them. One will begin with [Paradise]; select the other one. Radio Paradise will begin to play, and metadata will appear where 'now playing' information is displayed.

@simoncn. Please let me know if any changes are needed to the above. Thanks again.

David