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Beatles USB via Squeezebox Touch

I just got my copy of the Beatles Boxed Set on USB, and have been unable to play it when plugged directly into the back of the Touch. I followed the instructions on the Touch website for playing USBs, but so far all I can get to play is the mp3 version of Hard Day's Night. It does play on my Imac, so the files seem to be intact.

After plugging the USB into the Touch, I click on the "start sqbox server," which runs for awhile and hen I go to the USB and click on that. It gives flac and mp3 options, and when I click on flac, it says something like"no files available>" I can the same message with mp3 for all albums but Hard Day's. I've tried going to the SQBox server on my Imac and asking it to rescan, same thing. Help???
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mapman
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Hmm, I have no clue but I hope someone can help.

Sounds like we've reached the day where a computer science degree may be required just to be able to play the music we buy in the store.

Hey Pettyofficer, where are you?

Maybe PO is right?

Personally, music sold on USB is too new and risky a thing to dive into yet at this point. You have to be brave to be an early adapter.

At least if you buy the CDs and rip to computer file yourself using your favorite tool you have many format options to chose or try to get your files to play.

Apparently with the Beatles USB boxset, your choice is FLAC, which is not a well established standard yet I believe or .mp3 which is a lesser format in regards to sound quality, though easier to work with.
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tpy OP
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My understanding was that you could plug the USB apple into the back of the Touch and it would play that way. I've been scanning forums all day and it seems that some people are copying the files to iTunes (or whatever) and then streaming them that way. But it seems to me that it would be much more direct, less connections, to go right into the Touch USB port. And that way it would play flac directly without needing to convert (I use an iMac and iTunes which won't play flacs without first converting them, but plan to switch to Pure Music soon).

Is there a way to play the USB apple directly through the USB input on the back of the Touch? You'd think that would be possible.

Help -- I need somebody?
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mapman
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Probably a good idea to copy the files to disk and play from there, similar to ripping a CD, but should be much faster than ripping.

That will save wear and tear on the source usb device. Better to store that away in a safe place.
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tpy OP
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I've been able do that, but it seems to me that the sounds should be better going directly into the back of the Touch via the usb port, because that bypasses iTunes, my router, wireless, etc. With my iMac and iTunes, I had to convert to wav, which I think would also not be as good as going directly with the flac into the back of the Touch. But I'm just guessing.

Can anyone with more knowledge with in on this?
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