Transcoding Fast Forward

[simoncn]

(01-05-2014 11:59)Mr Frog Wrote:  Hi

I've been using MinimServer as UpnP installed on QNAP TS-212 NAS (ARM x19 processor) to stream music to Naim ND5XS network player and all works great streaming FLAC. Everything is hard wired via ethernet and the NAS is next to he player - rather than long cable runs or wireless.

I've just changed System settings on MinimServer (via MinimWatch) to transcode - flac:Wac24 for better sound quality (Naim players seem to prefer WAV to FLAC) and still working great.

However, I have noticed that the fast forward function on the Naim n-Stream control app (which I use on iPad to select tracks etc) now seems to be rather jumpy and have a delay when scrolling through a track - almost as if it needs to catch up. Sometimes it simply restarts the entire track rather than forwarding to the selected area (e.g. 1 min 35 secs) of the track.

Incidentally, it works perfectly if I change the System settings on MinimServer and leave the data to stream the original FLAC files - and no longer transcode flac to wav.

Is this due to transcoding and is there a fix being developed to allow smooth fast forward/rewind of tracks to locate certain parts of the music - as I experience without transcoding?

Please see this thread for information about why this is happening.

How did you create the FLAC files? Are they compressed FLAC or uncompressed FLAC? Do you know whether they contain a seek table?