Afternoon everyone, Thought I'd offer a way of streaming Spotify to your Squeezebox - this time the method is for Macs :) In 10 easy steps!
Download a program called Nicecast (http://rogueamoeba.com/nicecast/). 1) Open up Nicecast and Spotify. 2) In Nicecast, under "Source" select "Application", then click "Select" and choose Spotify. 3) Under "Quality" change the bitrate to "160 kbps", the Sample Rate to "44.100 KHz", and the channels to "Stereo". 4) Now click "Start Broadcast". 5) Under "Share", copy the "Local" URL. *Omit the .m3u extension.* 6) Now open your preferred internet browser and go to the SqueezeCentre. 7) Click "My Radio Stations", and then "New Entry" 8) Call it whatever you like, e.g. "My Spotify Stream" 9) Paste the URL you copied from Nicecast into the "URL" text box (remember to omit the .m3u part!) e.g. "http://192.168.1.13:8000/listen"; 10) Click "Save"! Now, using the Controller, go to "Internet Radio" --> "My Radio Stations" --> "My Spotify Stream" (or whatever you called it) --> Play! They'll be about 2.5 seconds lag from what you do in Spotify to hearing it on the Squeezebox. As you may or may not have noticed, this method essentially allows you to play -any- audio source on your Mac. So you could play film audio from VLC over your speakers - just make sure to change the audio delay options in VLC to "-2500" (or whatever suits you). You need to do this method for each computer running Squeezebox Centre you wish to play Spotify from. _Optionally_ You can add info you'll see on the Controller under "Info" in Nicecast. You can also avoid having to restart Spotify when starting the broadcast by installing "Instant Hijack" from the "Nicecast" menu --> "Install Extras..." I don't know if this method has been discussed, but I thought I'd share it anyway. -- Cooltone! ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Cooltone!'s Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=29173 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=62331
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