Sometimes doubled stream on airplay

[FreyrPL]

What version of Music Assistant has the issue?

2.1.0b6

What version of the Home Assistant Integration have you got installed?

2024.5.1

Have you tried everything in the Troubleshooting FAQ and reviewed the Open and Closed Issues and Discussions to resolve this yourself?

• [X] Yes

The problem

Sometimes after adding a track to the queue and playing it, the sound is duplicated with a certain delay. I have attached a recording from a voice recorder. The issue is repeatable, but hard to replicate consistently. Sometimes the queue starts correctly, and sometimes it doesn't. Once it does start, every track plays correctly. The problem persists regardless of the MA version, and has been occurring for at least a few months. DLNA works well, but sometims 'freezes' and doesn't work till amplifier reset, but that's a different issue.

How to reproduce

Just play track through airplay

Music Providers

Tidal, Remote Share, YT Music

Player Providers

Problem only appears on Airplay

Full log output

MA log.txt

https://github.com/music-assistant/hass-music-assistant/assets/94012672/8506e327-f450-495d-a165-47ed4f54f99c

Additional information

No response

What version of Home Assistant Core are your running

2024.6.2

What type of installation are you running?

Home Assistant OS

On what type of hardware are you running?

Generic x86-64 (e.g. Intel NUC)

[OzGav]

So I take it you are streaming direct to the Onkyo Amp?

P.S. Take a moment to fix your tags as well to avoid other unrelated problems!

[marcelveldt]

You have a very old version running. Can you start by updating to the latest stable or beta version ? We have had lots of bugfixes last couple of days and I fixed 2 for Airplay that may be related to this issue,

[FreyrPL]

1. Yes. Directly to onkyo amp.
2. Tagless tracks have to be tagged manually. This is low priority on my to-do list :)
3. Version is dated 14.6.2024. 2.1.0b6. Log is short because it was generatad after recent update.Just didn't check after copy-paste. My bad.

edit: If i remember correctly, problem started after fixing buffer on airplay (muted first few seconds of the track)

[marcelveldt]

OK, We will need to reproduce this issue. Any clues when it happens ?

• Do you use it with automations perhaps ?
• Does it happen (only) when the receiver is grouped with other players or does that not matter ?

[FreyrPL]

No. I've tried to find any pattern but with no luck so far.

1. No, i don't use automations. Just using MA interface.
2. This is the only player i use. No groups.

It looks like this:

1. Hit any track to play and it just happens sometimes.
2. I need to clear queue and play different track. If it's ok, then i can back to the track played before. If not, repeat the step.
3. If it's ok, then it works well through entire queue. I did not find any issues when jumping track-to-track on started queue, so flow mode is not connected with this case i guess.

Edit: Updated integration to 2024.6.2. Problem still exists

[OzGav]

There hasn’t been anything dedicated to this but could you check beta 15 and confirm this is still an issue.

[FreyrPL]

On 13 it was still there. I'll check 15 when i get home.

[FreyrPL]

I did not find any issues with doubled stream, BUT i did just a few tests, so the sample is not representative. Anyway my MASS just updated to 2.1

[OzGav]

Ok we will need your thoughts on whether this is still an issue. We can close it and reopen later if it comes back?

[FreyrPL]

Sure

[FreyrPL]

Update: On 2.1.0rc1 problem still exists. Steps:

1. One track playing
2. Clear queue (music stops)
3. Play another track

In queue there is only "new" track, but music goes from both.

[marcelveldt]

This one should be fixed in 2.1.0 / 2.2.0b0

[OzGav]

@FreyrPL Closing assumed fixed. Please advise if not