# BalenaSound: Spotify connect skips songs **URL:** \ **Category:** balenaSound\ **Tags:** raspberrypi3\ **Created:** [March 12, 2022, 7:10pm UTC](https://forums.balena.io/t/balenasound-spotify-connect-skips-songs/354482 "2022-03-12T19:10:45Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![skyfree-sunday](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/57b2e6/32.png) [@skyfree-sunday](https://forums.balena.io/u/skyfree-sunday)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2022, 7:10pm UTC](https://forums.balena.io/t/balenasound-spotify-connect-skips-songs/354482/1 "2022-03-12T19:10:45Z")
Hi! I follow the install guide for balena sound… It was really easy to get the device up and running. It also shows up as a speaker in spotify, however it skips the tracks when I try to play. Additional info: I can play songs by connecting to the raspberry 3b as a bluetooth device. Some code from the console: [2022 WARN librespot\_playback::player] Unable to load \ spotify Skipping to next track spotify [2022-03- INFO librespot\_playback::player] Loading with Spotify URI spotify:track:(number) spotify [2022-03- ERROR librespot\_core::channel] channel error: 2 1 spotify [2022-03- ERROR librespot\_playback::player] Unable to load encrypted file: ChannelError spotify [2022-03- WARN librespot\_playback::player] Unable to load \ spotify Skipping to next track spotify [2022 INFO librespot\_playback::player] Loading with Spotify URI spotify:track:(number) audio W: [pulseaudio] module-loopback.c: Cannot set requested source latency of 66.67 ms, adjusting to 68.54 ms audio W: [pulseaudio] module-loopback.c: Cannot set requested source latency of 66.67 ms, adjusting to 68.54 ms spotify [2022-03 ERROR librespot\_core::channel] channel error: 2 1 ---
**Author:** ![JonJRich](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/balena/user_avatar/forums.balena.io/jonjrich/32/7418_2.png) [@JonJRich](https://forums.balena.io/u/JonJRich)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2022, 9:33am UTC](https://forums.balena.io/t/balenasound-spotify-connect-skips-songs/354482/2 "2022-05-12T09:33:37Z")
Hey, That’s really interesting - just to clarify a bit more when you say it skips tracks when you try to play, do you mean that it skips the first track and then continues to skip subsequent ones, or just that it skips the first track selected? Can you also let me know what version of BalenaOS you’re running and I’ll have a go at replicating the issue. ---
**Author:** ![skyfree-sunday](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/57b2e6/32.png) [@skyfree-sunday](https://forums.balena.io/u/skyfree-sunday)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2022, 10:32am UTC](https://forums.balena.io/t/balenasound-spotify-connect-skips-songs/354482/4 "2022-05-15T10:32:56Z")
It is an endless loop of skipping. Not just the first step. BalenaOS 2.94.4 - supervisor version 12.11.36 Spotify 3e61549 ---
**Author:** ![RepDK](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/8491ac/32.png) [@RepDK](https://forums.balena.io/u/RepDK)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2022, 3:31pm UTC](https://forums.balena.io/t/balenasound-spotify-connect-skips-songs/354482/5 "2022-05-21T15:31:47Z")
I’ve had the same problem for a couple of months now. Have not been able to find a solution; [Spotify constantly skipping songs](https://forums.balena.io/t/spotify-constantly-skipping-songs/353546) ---
**Author:** ![andrewnhem](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/balena/user_avatar/forums.balena.io/andrewnhem/32/4284_2.png) [@andrewnhem](https://forums.balena.io/u/andrewnhem)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2022, 10:09pm UTC](https://forums.balena.io/t/balenasound-spotify-connect-skips-songs/354482/6 "2022-05-30T22:09:02Z")
@skyfree-sunday + @repdk Hey all, I just built a fresh balenaSound setup using the latest from the repo, but with a Raspberry Pi 4 (I started with a Pi4 since that was the tag from the linked post-- shoulda started with 3) and everything worked fine. I flipped through a number of songs using Spotify Connect off my iPhone and PC. I’m reproducing with a Pi 3 now. Are you all still experiencing these issues? ---
**Author:** ![andrewnhem](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/balena/user_avatar/forums.balena.io/andrewnhem/32/4284_2.png) [@andrewnhem](https://forums.balena.io/u/andrewnhem)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2022, 10:26pm UTC](https://forums.balena.io/t/balenasound-spotify-connect-skips-songs/354482/7 "2022-05-30T22:26:08Z")
UPDATE: Also works with my Raspberry pi 3 on the same fleet. balenaOS 2.98.33, Supervisor version 12.10.3 Looking forward to any additional info we can work with. ---
**Author:** ![Obrend](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Obrend](https://forums.balena.io/u/Obrend)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2022, 1:44pm UTC](https://forums.balena.io/t/balenasound-spotify-connect-skips-songs/354482/9 "2022-07-04T13:44:32Z")
Hi! Hope I’m not to late for this thread. I’ve had the same problem for a cuple months now. I tried to fix it when the problem first appeared, but had no luck. Today I decided to pick it up and try to fix it again. I read some places that this problem wasn’t exlusive for Balenasound. People using volumio have the same problem. I olso fount out that this problem occurs in a cuple european countries, like sweden, denmark and Norway (I’m from Norway). Hope this additional info helps! Keep me posted! ---
**Author:** ![jmakivic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e480ec/32.png) [@jmakivic](https://forums.balena.io/u/jmakivic)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2022, 12:03pm UTC](https://forums.balena.io/t/balenasound-spotify-connect-skips-songs/354482/13 "2022-10-24T12:03:48Z")
Thanks for sharing this observation with us @obrend ! We’re going to look into it further and see if we are facing similar problems.