PasTim wrote:
>
> The reason for describing how my non-LMS system would work is that I
> wonder whether ickStream will have the ability to plug the main hole in
> this solution, i.e. provide a reliable UPnP Controller, or provide some
> other solution to drive my pre-amp direct without using my LMS Touch,
> with customised tags and menus.
>
I'm not sure I understand which part(s) you want to get rid of in your
current system.
We have an item on our roadmap about being able to use content from UPnP
Media Server's, so my guess would be that when we (or a third party
developer) implements this, you would probably be able to browse content
offered by foobar2000 and play it on an ickStream player. It will
probably not be a traditional generic UPnP controller, because we want
to provide the ickStream experience, but it will use the UPnP protocol
to browse/search the content. I can't say exactly when this will be
implemented but it's in the plan. Also, the API's in ickStream isn't
dependent on a certain server providing the content, it's possible for
third party developers to integrate pretty much any server or online
service they like as long as it offers some kind of API to access the
content.
However, I like to understand which of the current hardware/software you
would like to be part of your optimal future solution:
- Would foobar2000 be used ? As a client ? As a server ? As both client
and server ?
- Would Squeezebox Touch hardware be used ?
- Would LMS be used ?
- Would an iOS/Android device be used as remote control ?
- Or would you do all control via a computer in front of you ?
Regarding music content, third party developers can add pretty much
whatever they like through our API, as an example I've been playing with
the idea of integrating Custom Browse/Custom Scan plugin menus, as this
could be solution for people who want to continue using LMS as content
service and want extreme customization possibilities. This is probably
something I would do on my spare time, I don't think the standard
ickStream functionality is going to have the extreme customization
possibilities that are available in Custom Browse/Custom Scan today,
primarily because it would make it too complex for most people and we
want the standard system to be very easy to use without the need to
learn how to configure it before you can use it.
We know we can't do everything ourselves, so we have focused on creating
good API's that allows third party developers to enhance the system in
ways we can't imagine ourselves, pretty much the same philosophy as Slim
Devices originally had with the Squeezebox system. My guess is that most
people are going to get a good out of the box experience from the start,
but we won't see the full potential until after a few years when third
party developers fully have started to take advantage of all the
possibilities.
Finally, important to remember, don't look at ickStream as an music
server replacement, we will integrate with LMS and with other music
servers (for people who don't want to use LMS). Time will tell if we
will also provide our own music server, but at the moment our feeling is
that there are good ones available so it's better to integrate with
existing ones instead of trying to make our own.
Erland Isaksson ('My homepage' (http://erland.isaksson.info))
(Developer of 'many plugins/applets (both free and commercial)'
(http://wiki.slimdevices.com/index.php/User:Erland).
If you like to encourage future presence on this forum and/or third
party plugin/applet development, 'consider purchasing some plugins'
(http://license.isaksson.info))
You may also want to try my Android apps 'Squeeze Display'
(https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=info.isaksson.squeezedisplay)
and 'RSS Photo Show'
(https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=info.isaksson.rssphotoshow)
*Interested in the future of music streaming ? 'ickStream - A world of
music at your fingertips'
(http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?98467-Pre-Announcement-ickStream&p=743516)*.
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