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I'm having issues with mp3s being transcoded down to 96kbps. I have tries both Subair and Thumper on OS X and both have the same problem. I also have the android client that seems to work ok as long and I have transcoding enabled and set the max bit rate to 320. Then it streams mp3 without transcoding. Doing the same for the OS X apps doesn't work. Always transcoded to 96...

The log shows the following when using Thumper (OS X client)

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[2012-04-19 14:41:35,630] INFO PlaylistInputStream - admin listening to "Drumcode/Drumcode 081 - Live @ The Mid, Chicago (2012-02-23).mp3"
[2012-04-19 14:41:35,634] DEBUG TranscodeInputStream - Starting transcoder: [/var/subsonic/transcode/lame] [-S] [-h] [--resample] [44.1] [-b] [96] [--tt] [Drumcode 081 - Live @ The Mid, Chicago (2012-02-23)] [--ta] [Adam Beyer] [--tl] [Drumcode] [/mnt/audio/iTunes/Adam Beyer/Drumcode/Drumcode 081 - Live @ The Mid, Chicago (2012-02-23).mp3] [-]

I've tried disabling mp3 transcoding, enabling transcoding and setting it to 320 or 32 and it always streams at 96kbps. It definitely is at 96kbps as it sounds pretty bad!

The following is the log when using the android client with the above settings

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[2012-04-19 14:56:57,835] INFO PlaylistInputStream - admin listening to "Unknown Album/01 Live in Chicago, Marine Parade Mixes - 2003.mp3"

Setting the max nitrate to unlimited gives the following

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[2012-04-19 14:58:04,422] INFO PlaylistInputStream - admin listening to "Unknown Album/01 Live in Chicago, Marine Parade Mixes - 2003.mp3"
[2012-04-19 14:58:04,426] DEBUG TranscodeInputStream - Starting transcoder: [/var/subsonic/transcode/lame] [-S] [-h] [--resample] [44.1] [-b] [96] [--tt] [Live in Chicago, Marine Parade Mixes - 2003] [--ta] [Adam Freeland] [--tl] [Unknown Album] [/mnt/audio/iTunes/Adam Freeland/Unknown Album/01 Live in Chicago, Marine Parade Mixes - 2003.mp3] [-]
[2012-04-19 15:01:45,404] DEBUG InputStreamReaderThread - (/var/subsonic/transcode/lame) LAME 3.99.5 64bits (http://lame.sf.net)
[2012-04-19 15:01:45,404] DEBUG InputStreamReaderThread - (/var/subsonic/transcode/lame) Using polyphase lowpass filter, transition band: 15115 Hz - 15648 Hz
[2012-04-19 15:01:45,404] DEBUG InputStreamReaderThread - (/var/subsonic/transcode/lame) Encoding /mnt/audio/iTunes/Adam Freeland/Unknown Album/01 Live in Chicago, Marine Parade Mixes - 2003.mp3
[2012-04-19 15:01:45,404] DEBUG InputStreamReaderThread - (/var/subsonic/transcode/lame)       to <stdout>
[2012-04-19 15:01:45,405] DEBUG InputStreamReaderThread - (/var/subsonic/transcode/lame) Encoding as 44.1 kHz j-stereo MPEG-1 Layer III (14.7x)  96 kbps qval=2

Version 4.6 (build 2583) – 06 December 2011
Server jetty-6.1.x, java 1.6.0_31, Linux (20.3 MB / 80.0 MB)

Server running on funtoo linux
OS X clients on 10.7.3
Android client on 2.3.7

Any ideas?

Thanks in advance...

Make sure you set 320k in the player menu for that particular player.
I know that quite often catches me out

I have 320 set in the ss web admin thumper player page... Then I have 320 set in thumper too. Still transcodes mp3s to 96... No matter what I set the max rate to in player and web admin it is always transcoded to 96 when streaming to the Mac (same with subair). Same when I disable transcoding. Same with Apple lossless files even with transcoding turned off.

I've restarted both server and client after making changes.

I'm stumped! Given that it works on the android client OK (apart from when set to unlimited) perhaps it is some mac issue?

Thanks

Hmmm. So If I set the rate in Thumper & ss to 32 or 64 then the log says it's transcoding to those rates. 128, 256 or 320 then log says transcoding at 96...

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[2012-04-19 17:44:22,303] DEBUG TranscodeInputStream - Starting transcoder: [/var/subsonic/transcode/lame] [-S] [-h] [--resample] [44.1] [-b] [32] [--tt] [So Bizarre] [--ta] [Adam Beyer] [--tl] [schranz & loops 3] [/mnt/audio/iTunes/Adam Beyer/schranz & loops 3/So Bizarre.mp3] [-]
[2012-04-19 17:44:54,160] INFO PlaylistInputStream - admin listening to "Obsidian Remixes - CD5/03 Obsidian (remixed by The Light vs PFN).mp3"
[2012-04-19 17:44:54,163] DEBUG TranscodeInputStream - Starting transcoder: [/var/subsonic/transcode/lame] [-S] [-h] [--resample] [44.1] [-b] [64] [--tt] [Obsidian (remixed by The Light vs PFN)] [--ta] [BANCO DE GAIA] [--tl] [Obsidian Remixes - CD5] [/mnt/audio/iTunes/BANCO DE GAIA/Obsidian Remixes - CD5/03 Obsidian (remixed by The Light vs PFN).mp3] [-]

And if I turn off transcoding, alac streams just fine but with transcoding on it gets stuck at 96kbps again...