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Note: Actions performed on both ncmpcpp and ncmpc leads to same results...

Whenever I move forward/backward on the same playing track (f/b), mpd just hangs, usually so hard, that mpd needs to be restarted to do anything. A workaround is to pause the track, and then move forward/backward, and then play again, most of the time that works...

When playing a track, and then moving to next/prior track (>/<), then mpd hangs. To get it back alive, it's enough to stop mpd (s), and start any track (enter). The pause work around for moving forward/backward on the same track doesn't work, mpd keeps hanging, but stopping mpd (s), and starting any track (enter) works. Stopping mpd (s), to move to the next track as a work around doesn't work, given there's no current track playing, therefore mpd can find the next...

So it's sort of weird that moving around where to play mpd, kinds of makes it hang...

BTW, I have 2 mpd outputs, the pulse output but also a visual fifo, however by keeping only the pulse audio doesn't help, so It's not related to the visual fifo...

It affects all my machines. Most are mintbox 2 with 2 core i5 as processors, intel hda audio and SATA SSD. One laptop is an HP EliteBook 840 G3 with 2 core i7 processors, intel hda audio (or plantronics USB audio headset) and PCIe SSD. One laptop is aToshiba nb505 with Atom 64 processor, intel hda and SATA SSD.

Regarding what I'm playing, any ogg vorbis file I have experience the same. I don't have mp3 files. It doesn't matter if the files are in local SSD, or network mounted drive. In any case is the same.


* package version(s)

mpd 0.20.6-1
libmpdclient 2.11-1
libmpd 11.8.17-2
ncmpcpp 0.7.7-4
ncmpc 0.27-1
pulseaudio 10.0-2
linux 4.10.5-1

Note: I recompiled the ncmpcpp package getting the exact same behavior on the EliteBook.


* config and/or log files etc.

% 'grep' '^[ \s]*[^#]' .config/mpd/mpd.conf
pid_file "~/.local/share/mpd/pid"
db_file "~/.local/share/mpd/db"
state_file "~/.local/share/mpd/state"
playlist_directory "~/.local/share/mpd/playlists"
music_directory "~/music"
sticker_file "~/.local/share/mpd/sticker.sql"
log_file "~/.local/share/mpd/log"
follow_outside_symlinks "yes"
follow_inside_symlinks "yes"
bind_to_address "localhost"
input {
plugin "curl"
}
audio_output {
type "pulse"
name "pulse-audio"
}
audio_output {
type "fifo"
name "VISUAL_FIFO"
path "/tmp/mpd-vasqueja.fifo"
format "44100:16:2"
}
replaygain "album"
volume_normalization "yes"
audio_buffer_size "4096"
buffer_before_play "100%"

Note: I've played with combinations of buffer_before_play, and audio_buffer_size, with no effect...

% 'grep' '^[ \s]*[^#]' .ncmpcpp/config
visualizer_fifo_path = /tmp/mpd-vasqueja.fifo
visualizer_output_name = "VISUAL_FIFO"
visualizer_in_stereo = yes
visualizer_sync_interval = 30
visualizer_type = spectrum
visualizer_look = "+|"