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RE: MP3 Player


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  • Subject: RE: MP3 Player
  • From: "Don McAllister" <donmc@xxxxxxx>
  • Date: Mon, 4 Jun 2001 23:28:51 +0100
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Exactly what I do, even down to MusicMatch Jukebox. You are right in that
each client needs to have its local library file updated when new files are
added to the server.

One of my client PCs is connected to an Amp with a simple manual speaker
switch which allows me partial zoning within the house. Works suprisingly
well !!

Cheers
Don

-----Original Message-----
From: Andrew Woolass [mailto:andrew@xxxxxxx]
Sent: 04 June 2001 19:54
To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [ukha_d] MP3 Player


Hi

I have been trying to set up similar

i.e. my aim is dedicated mp3 file server, though for cost reasons it'll be
a
general file server until I get richer :-)
with other PC's on LAN able to play from this server. I have not yet
deployed the rig yet but my experiments on 3 PC peer to peer
are all done.

I use a player/ripper called musicmatch jukebox. I think I got it from
MP3.com

The mp3 files are held on the server (obviously) which is called Wurlitzer
each client pc has to have the server drive mapped to it ( I map to drive
M:
for music)
when the mapping is done a music library is created on the client, you can
choose all or some of the files you created.
assuming the server is 24/7 and you choose reconnect to mapped drive on
boot
up for client, you've instant access to your music from any PC.

I haven't yet worked out what to do when files are added to the server, I
think each client library file will have to be updated.

hope this helps

Andrew

PS I want something like the Dell player to connect to my audio, the one
down side of PCs playing music or DVD for that matter, is:
I can hear the fan :.-(
----- Original Message -----
From: Nigel Giddings <nigel.giddings@xxxxxxx>
To: <ukha_d@xxxxxxx>
Sent: 04 June 2001 17:02
Subject: [ukha_d] MP3 Player


> Like a lot of people on this list I have quite a large collection of
MP3s.
>
> I have been looking for a good, PC, based system that will let me play
the
> MP3s in various rooms (via a Laptop and 10M LAN connection)
>
> I thought all my prayers had been answered with the Media Juke Box
server
> facility. I particularly like how they arrange playlists and how you
can
> combine (inclusively and exclusively) to produced other playlists. I
can
> combine my favs and my wifes and find, and play, the few songs we both
like.
>
> I have not been able to get the server function working between my
'Study
> PC' running win98 and my laptop using win 2K. I am not using DHCP just
> static addresses.
>
> Any suggestions for software would be greatly appreciated.
>
> The ultimate aim is to have a central store of all MP3s with a player
for
> each room or area, ideally Web type GUI (or a nice application window)
for
> easy use.
>
> Regards
>
> Nigel
>
>
>
>
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