Web Interface Issue

[Ray]

Not sure it this issue has been raised before or whether it's always been the case - feel free to point me to previous answers if it has.

I choose an artist from the middle pane. A list of their recordings appears top right. I choose one of these and that appears bottom right. I pick a track and the album it's name/artwork/track etc. appears top left and it plays. This is logical and I'm sure it does what it's supposed to do.

The problem - 

If I later press pause, close down the browser and re-open it later (maybe on a different device), the chosen album re-appears top left but some totally random, unrelated, album appears bottom right.

Is it me!

R

[fred.w....@gmail.com]

Yes that is correct , the panes are only loosley coupled, allowing you to choose what to play next without upsetting what is playing.

However, if you tap/click on the track name in the current playing window ( top left) then this will cause the other windows to normalize to showing you what is playing, try it.

Fred

[Rik]

I like the random pane. It reminds me of albums I’ve forgotten about. 

[Ray]

Thanks for that Fred - it works - never noticed it before. Not used the interface in a while as I’ve been having trouble with my anitque router!

Can’t say letting a dumb computer select music for me would be my choice - I might as well listen to the radio - but at least there’s an easy fix.

R

[fred.w....@gmail.com]

Hi Ray

If you are interested and have a bit of time to go through it (look at my entries in the Thread), I did a complete overview/how to of the Original Web UI for the Brennan here (in puctures)

https://groups.google.com/g/brennanb2/c/sB1I8JZLl0A

Fred

[Ray]

Thanks Fred - I’ve bookmarked it for future reference. Great “puctures”!

I hear what you say about the equaliser. I’d agree with this for commercial CDs but I have all sorts of bits and pieces it would be useful for - live recordings, vinyl transfers etc. - for which an equaliser would be usefull. The problem with it is that it alters the global eq of the unit and the settings aren’t saved with individual tracks.

[Davywhizz]

Fred deserves a big medal for his work on this forum.

The graphic equaliser on the B2 seems to get some criticism here, but it only does the same as every other graphic, real or virtual, so I tend to speak up for it on these occasions. The problem for some users seems to be that, because it sits within the signal path, it can add gain and this can cause distortion. The answer is to set it to "unity gain", so that the overall volume is the same when the graphic is off as when it's on.  Any hint of distortion just means moving all the sliders to the left, while keeping the same frequency pattern.

I've never seen a graphic which will save settings for individual tracks, but I've got one for live sound that will save a number of presets. It's useful for anyone performing regularly at a limited number of venues. Even then, there will still need to be tweaks if the audience numbers vary. For a hifi, a graphic equaliser is primarily for compensating for room acoustics and/or deficiencies in the system. The aim is to find a setting that makes everything sound a little bit better, then leave it alone.  I've known people who used a graphic as a fancy tone control, but that's a sure route to madness. And your friends stop coming round.

That said, I can see why Ray might need a different setting for vinyl transfers than for ripped CDs. It would be interesting to find the right setting for them, then toggle the graphic on for the transfers and off for other sources.

[Rik]

Ray, I’m not sure if the comment about it not being your choice to let ‘a dumb computer’  choose your music was directed at my comment about liking the random pane (though of course if you listen to music on random that’s what you’re doing). don’t do this. I choose every album one by one. I merely stated that I liked the lower tight pane as it reminds me of music I might have forgotten I had. Doesn’t mean I want to listen to it then. I wouldn’t want it to disappear and of course it’s not ‘a fix’ to normalise the windows as Fred puts it. It’s how the system works.