RE: Re: Whole house audio and MP3 server question

["Paul Gale" <groups@xxxxxxx>]

Multiple soundcards shouldn't be a problem. You should be able to set
multi=
ple copies of winamp to use individual cards AFAIK.

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I currently have two installed in my MP3 server. One is used for HA voice
a=
nnouncements (using AT&T Natural Voices) and the other is used for the
MP3 =
server (using pocketwerks' Vinyl - www.pocketwerks.com - which is
controlle=
d by an iPaq). ACE is running on the server and deals with the HA voice
but=
can also control multiple copies of WinAmp linked to different cards.

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The output of the MP3 server is fed into my 6 source 6 zone audio amp. I
di=
dn't want multiple MP3 sources playing so didn't bother with any more
sound=
cards although it wouldn't be difficult to do (although Vinyl won't curren=
tly cope with more than one source playing - I'd have to use different
soft=
ware).

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I don't think a multiple sound card config would be very difficult to
setup=
as long as the client software can cope with connecting to multiple instan=
ces of WinAmp or whatever you use.

Paul.=20

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-----Original Message-----
From: arni_skarphedinsson [mailto:arnis@xxxxxxx]=20
Sent: 19 August 2003 15:37
To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
Subject: [ukha_d] Re: Whole house audio and MP3 server question

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the setup I was looking for, if it is possible, was to have one=20
central pc as the player, with maby four sond cards or a four output=20
sound card, then the pc would be controled with a browser from any pc=20
in the house, and then I could play from the central pc to four=20
seprate zone=B4s in the house.

any one here that has atempted that ?




--- In ukha_d@xxxxxxx, Darren Thrower <dlt@p...> wrote:
> I am in the process of installing a WHA setup using a central MP3=20
server and=20
> PC's as 'client' players around the house.
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> On the MP3 server is IIS5 with OneWeb www.oneweb.co.uk
> The client PC's boot up straight into a browser looking at the MP3=20
server as=20
> its home page and the whole play list is displayed - in my house,=20
simply choose=20
> a genre, artist, album, song or play all and that will be played in=20
that room.
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> I also intend to have full house audio where all the pc's play the=20
same track=20
> at the same time - excellent when having a party and you don't want=20
to have the=20
> music so loud that you can just to say hear it in the garden!!
> On the MP3 server, Winamp is running playing all the tracks in=20
a 'shuffle'=20
> arrangment and this is broadcast over the LAN (and WLAN) using the=20
Shoutcast=20
> plugin (available on www.winamp.com) and the pc's tune into it=20
using Winamp's=20
> Play Location.
> I've had this working on a LAN with the server and 2 clients and=20
the music was=20
> simultaneous - I need to load the LAN to see if under load, it's=20
still going to=20
> work.
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> Hope this Helps!
> --=20
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> Best regards,
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> Darren Thrower
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> Quoting arni_skarphedinsson <arnis@n...>:
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> > Hi all
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> > I am planing a whole house audio setup in my new house, I am=20
thinking
> > about using BOSE cealing mounted speakers, and one central amp,
> > looking for sugestion on a good multi zone amp.
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> > also I would like to be able to access my Mp3 collection, so I=20
have
> > two questions regarding that, first do any of you know about mp3
> > player software that can be used to play multiple mp3 files
from=20
the
> > same computer, and then how many sound cards could I use from a
> > single computer.
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> > also can you recomed a good software for control of the mp3
> > collection, with a web like interface, that can be access from
> > locations around the house.
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