Thumper -- A native OS X client for Subsonic

[Thumper]

With the release of Subsonic 4.6, Thumper 1.3.1 supports transcoding and FLAC out of the box. Remember that FLAC transcoding needs to be enabled to stream FLAC audio.

An update to Thumper will be released soon which supports adjusting the bitrate clientside, some other bug fixes, and maybe some new features!

[atka]

Hey cool it seems to finally work with my collection. One question is it possible to support https?

[Thumper]

Hey cool it seems to finally work with my collection. One question is it possible to support https?

Indeed, it does. From the Help section on Thumperapp.com:

Q: I can't get Thumper to work over SSL?
A: Thumper does support SSL. The problem is that the Subsonic SSL certificate is not from a trusted Certificate Authority, and is not trusted. To trust the certificate, navigate to your web interface in Safari. When you are prompted "Safari can't verify the identity of the website 'yoursubsonicurl'", click the Show Certificate button. Check the box to "Always trust 'subsonic.org' when connecting to "yoursubsonicurl"" and Continue.

Hope that helps. If not, shoot me an email at support@thumpperapp.com

[Thumper]

Version 1.4.0 is currently in the Apple App Store review process. When it has been approved, I'll let everyone know. 1.4.0 adds some exciting features!

Thumper 1.4.0 - Currently in App Store Review

- Feature: Video streaming support
- Feature: Create share links for albums and songs
- Feature: Rate songs and albums
- Feature: Control max bit rate transcoding client side
- Feature: Added menu for dock icon, controls and playing song information
- Feature: Ability to select specific media folders
- Bug fix: Support transcoding of audio
- Bug fix: Streaming of FLAC files now supported (requires FLAC > MP3 transcoding)
- Bug fix: Fixed lack of Copy/Past support
- Bug fix: Disable preemptive downloading of FLAC audio
- Bug fix: Mac App Store Sandboxing/Code Signing
- Bug fix: Replaced Growl notifications with a menu bar notification system
- Bug fix: Disabled Apple Remote Control due to App Store Sandboxing requirements
- Bug fix: Preemptive downloading only works if permission exists for the user

[Thumper]

Version 1.4.0 is currently in the Apple App Store review process. When it has been approved, I'll let everyone know. 1.4.0 adds some exciting features!

Thumper 1.4.0 - Currently in App Store Review

- Feature: Video streaming support
- Feature: Create share links for albums and songs
- Feature: Rate songs and albums
- Feature: Control max bit rate transcoding client side
- Feature: Added menu for dock icon, controls and playing song information
- Feature: Ability to select specific media folders
- Bug fix: Support transcoding of audio
- Bug fix: Streaming of FLAC files now supported (requires FLAC > MP3 transcoding)
- Bug fix: Fixed lack of Copy/Past support
- Bug fix: Disable preemptive downloading of FLAC audio
- Bug fix: Mac App Store Sandboxing/Code Signing
- Bug fix: Replaced Growl notifications with a menu bar notification system
- Bug fix: Disabled Apple Remote Control due to App Store Sandboxing requirements
- Bug fix: Preemptive downloading only works if permission exists for the user

Version 1.4.0 has been released to the App Store.

[germain35]

Thinks for this major update !

- I've noticed a bug when I transcode AAC to MP3 with a custom transcode rule, when I click to the play button, I see in my subsonic.log that the song is transcoded 2 times.

- when I add a song in the queue, i see the the song is downloaded and not transcoded like the song currently playing.

- Another problem is the display of the song's duration, it is totally wrong or approximative.

[Thumper]

Thinks for this major update !

You're quite welcome!

- I've noticed a bug when I transcode AAC to MP3 with a custom transcode rule, when I click to the play button, I see in my subsonic.log that the song is transcoded 2 times.

It sounds like this may be a product of the transcode rule. Thumper should be able to play AAC audio without any problems, so this shouldn't be needed. Try disabling it for your Thumper player in Subsonic via Settings > Players

- when I add a song in the queue, i see the the song is downloaded and not transcoded like the song currently playing.

This is by design. The song is preemptively downloaded in full quality. You can disable this by disabling the "Download" permission for the user you're using with Thumper.

- Another problem is the display of the song's duration, it is totally wrong or approximative.

Thumper provides the track length information provided by Subsonic. Can you compare what you're seeing in Thumper to that of what you're seeing in the web interface?

If you need further help, please feel free to jet me an email. support@thumperapp.com

[Lou Cipher]

Can Thumper be used to control Subsonic in jukebox mode?

[Thumper]

Can Thumper be used to control Subsonic in jukebox mode?

Hi Lou,

No, Thumper isn't a jukebox controller for Subsonic.

Daniel

[okeeblow]

I'd love to give this a shot since Submariner is so broken, but it seems to require 10.7 now

[Thumper]

I'd love to give this a shot since Submariner is so broken, but it seems to require 10.7 now

Yes, with Apple on the verge of releasing OS X 10.8 this year, Thumper will only support OSX 10.7 and up. I hope you can get upgraded and enjoy Thumper soon!

[sno crash]

Hey nice app. I just bought it and have it set up on my hosted Subsonic. It works really well.

Some usability / UI ideas:

(1) The middle column that shows the albums seems to be jammed up. All the columns are expandable (as is the main window), but the rating stars are fixed against the album name. So, no matter how the column is expanded, the album is restricted to a fixed width. It makes for some weird wrapping on longer album names. Maybe an invisible column that could be resized to make the album spacing wider?

(2) Option to enqueue or replace tracks in the now-playing area. If I double click an album it auto-queues. Sometimes I just want to play that on its own as a replacement to what is currently queued. Maybe do this as a default, with a right click or option to enqueue?

(3) I see you have an option to show the track thats playing in the top tray. Can that also have next/previous/play/pause controls?

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Just some thoughts. Overall, its a good app. Nice work!

[okeeblow]

I'd love to give this a shot since Submariner is so broken, but it seems to require 10.7 now

Yes, with Apple on the verge of releasing OS X 10.8 this year, Thumper will only support OSX 10.7 and up. I hope you can get upgraded and enjoy Thumper soon!

I'll probably hold out on 10.6 as long as it's viable. Lion and newer bring too many unsavoury changes. Where can I find a download of the last 10.6-compatible version of Thumper?

[Thumper]

I'll probably hold out on 10.6 as long as it's viable. Lion and newer bring too many unsavoury changes. Where can I find a download of the last 10.6-compatible version of Thumper?

I'm sorry, but there isn't one anymore. I suggest you try Subair, or one of the other clients until you upgrade.

[R1G]

Thumper is caching songs just fine and I can add all those MP3s to iTunes unless they are Track 1 of an album. Everything opens with iTunes apart from something that is Track 1.

Is there any way around this?