> Hi Chris, > On the mac, it's equal to windows. Not very accessible, but doable. It would > take too long to describe all flaws in detail. You can work the thing, > anyway, and it's really worth giving it a shot. > Paul. > On Aug 6, 2012, at 12:58 PM, chris hallsworth <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> I have the Windows version. :( it is not very accessible but usable. How is >> this on the mac? You say it is not accessible in parts. Please elaborate. >> Thanks! >> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Paul Erkens" <[email protected]> >> To: <[email protected]> >> Sent: Monday, August 06, 2012 10:01 AM >> Subject: here's a tip for audio lovers >> >> >> Hi listers interested, >> >> In case you did not yet come across it, here's something to try. Itunes >> airplay is usually the only way to stream music and other audio to your >> airport express, or to your airplay speakers. Outside itunes, you're out of >> luck. Your iphone can do more as far as I have experienced, but not your mac. >> >> Well here's a solution. It's not in the app store, because these are things >> Apple doesn't want you to do. It's called airfoil. I picked up that name in >> the mac power users podcast. If you google it you'll find it. >> >> So what does it do? Basically, it lets you choose your sound output to play >> music on, as if airplay restrictions just were not there. So if you have a >> stereo connected to an airport express, just turn that on, start airfoil, >> choose your airport express as the destination inside airfoil, and choose >> the audio source, in my case that is the vlc media player also from the >> airfoil program window, and start playing. Rather than the sound coming from >> your internal mac speakers, it now sends it to the airport express. Any file >> can thus be played, without bothering with itunes and its library. >> >> But there's even more. I tried it, and it is a perfect solution if you want >> to hear what goes on in the room that the mac is sitting in, all around your >> house, as long as you have a windows or mac computer, or airplay speakers >> where you are listening, because airfoil can also take your internal mac >> mike, and transmit that off to an airport express. Even better, to another >> mac in the same lan. This is done by running a supplementary little app >> called airfoil speakers, on the mac that you would like to listen on. So, >> you can have a mac transmiting music from any media player, or from its >> internal mike, and have it sent to another mac, or airplay devices. There is >> also an airfoil speaker app available for windows, so that even a windows >> computer can become a destination for your audio. I thought that was just >> awesome. It just works. >> >> The airfoil interface is not accessible everywhere, but if you study it for >> a minute or five you'll probably love it. Airfoil is not free. >> >> Paul. >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "MacVisionaries" group. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> [email protected]. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "MacVisionaries" group. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> [email protected]. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >> >
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