this was the kim komando tip of the day for yesterday. Play digital music throughout your house
Q. We have our XP computers on a wireless network. We'd like to play our MP3s over the network. How can we stream MP3s to all the computers simultaneously? That would be great for holidays! A. It is possible to play the same music throughout your house. It's a great idea for parties. The only problem is deciding who gets to pick music for the family. There are a few tools capable of streaming music to multiple rooms. They're not cheap. But they're probably easier than non-computer setups. The average home lacks room for a rack of amplifiers, cables and speaker sets. Examples of music-streaming tools include Squeezebox, AirPort Express with AirTunes and SoundBridge. Each lets you stream music from your hard drive to other rooms wirelessly. These tools are designed to allow a computer to become a music server. The computer streams to special wireless receivers. Finally, the receivers plug into ordinary sound systems. Computers capable of stereo input can also use the receivers. Many PC soundcards provide these inputs. These setups can quickly become expensive. For example, a single AirPort Express with AirTunes receiver sells for $129. A Squeezebox receiver goes for $299. And for each SoundBridge receiver, expect to pay $150. Since you're looking only to stream to computers rather than ordinary sound systems, there may be a less expensive option. The maker of Squeezebox offers its software, SlimServer, as a free download. It's the software that allows one of your computers to become a music server. There is also a program called Softsqueeze that mimics a Squeezebox receiver. It is available free on the SourceForge Web site. It can turn each of your networked computers into a virtual Squeezebox receiver. If one of your New Year's resolutions is to save money, tune into tomorrow's Kim Komando Computer Minute. I'll tell you how you can save money on your phone bill. To find the radio station nearest you that broadcasts my Minute, use the map on my site. 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The user assumes the entire risk as to the accuracy and the use of this document. We will not be liable for any damages of any kind arising from the use of this information, including, but not limited to direct, indirect, incidental, punitive, and consequential damages. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Steve Matzura" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, December 29, 2005 4:28 PM Subject: Digital Audio Transmission > There's a lot of talk--always has been--on this list about > transmitting audio via FM and other RF spectra from one's PC to one's > home entertainment system. They all rely on analog signals, prone to > coloration by the intermediate equipment, or noise introduced by > interference. One methodology I discovered several years ago uses > Windows Media Player on XP and a handheld remote to voice-navigate a > database of scanned MP3 files. The sound is pretty good except for > the fact that there are no plug-ins for Windows Media Player like > Audiostocker or the Tomass Limiter (a.k.a. Sound Solutions) for > Winamp. Neither is there any crossfading dapability with the > aforementioned WMP product. This leaves you with a very wimpy-sounding > audio channel you really can't control (as much as you can with WMP, > anyway) with no dynamics processing or crossfading ability whatsoever. > > Other than physically running cable around one's home, does anyone > know of something that will pick up either a stream or output from a > sound card and digitally transmit it to another location, preserving > audio quality? A device I purchased several years ago, capable of > receiving Internet radio, I thought would be the be-all and end-all > apliance. Unfortunately, development of the software for it has come > to an abrupt halt. The device, called a KISS (I forget what it stands > for) has the ability to do what I want, but there's no documentation > on how to make it work, how to set up a web page for the thing to go > to and read, and, of course, there's no speech with it at all. I > bought this thing well over three years ago, and I can't imagine > there's not something around these days that'll do what I want. Any > thoughts? > > > _______________________________________________ > PC-Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... > http://www.pc-audio.org > > To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > This list is a service of MosenExplosion.com. 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