On Apr 20, 2013, at 9:55 PM, "Dinse, Gregg (NIH/NIEHS) [V]" <[email protected]> wrote:
> On Apr 20, 2013, at 7:14 PM, mikecap <[email protected]> wrote: > >>>> The Mac Mini is always on, as is the Mac Pro. With an Airport Express >>>> (AE), I could connect the AE to the receiver in the living room. Then I >>>> could choose the multiple speaker option in iTunes (on the Mac Pro) and >>>> have audio play directly from iTunes on the Mac Pro through the speakers >>>> in the living room. This should work, but it would require additional >>>> cables, and since the Mac Mini is already connected to the sound system, >>>> I'd like to use that if possible. >>> >>> That really is your cleanest option. The only extra cabling would be power >>> for the AEX, and an optical audio cable from the AEX to the stereo. Since >>> the mini doesn't connect to the stereo via optical, there shouldn't be any >>> conflict there. The added benefit is that you can use the Remote app for >>> iOS (way better on iPad than iPhone) for a full-screen album art >>> controller, without having to deal with Screen Sharing (though that will >>> work as well). >> >> You could also just get AirServer (http://www.airserver.com) for the mini >> and make it your target for iTunes on your Pro. If you've got an iOS device >> you could then control it all from Apple's Remote app. >> >> Mike > > Hi Mike, > > Thanks for the suggestion. I checked out the AirServer web site, but it > sounded as if it would only allow streaming from an iOS device to a Mac. Do > you know whether it allows streaming (at least audio streaming) from one Mac > to another Mac? If so, should I be able to play music from iTunes on my Mac > Pro and have it come out of my sound system (connected to my Mac Mini) > without actually having to fiddle with the Mac Mini? If so, that would be > great (and also a fairly inexpensive solution, since AirServer is part of the > current MacHeist bundle for $9.99). > > Thanks, > > Gregg Well, to answer my own question, it seems to work! I downloaded the free (7-day) trial and tried it out. After installing AirServer on my Mac Mini, I was able to select the Mac Mini in the AirPlay drop down list from within iTunes on the Mac Pro. Thanks! Gregg _______________________________________________ MacOSX-talk mailing list [email protected] http://www.omnigroup.com/mailman/listinfo/macosx-talk
