RE: Music Server Software

[Shane Harrison <shane.harrison@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Another simple option is to use iTunes - the windows client.  It will act
as
both a server and a client.   Hence run it as a server on your 'central' PC
and use iTunes as a client on the PC's you wish to listen to.

If the 'central' PC is linux then there is a DAAP server, open source that
iTunes clients will be able to see.  I have used it briefly and it seemed
to
be fine (had 3 clients connected at once).

The advantage of this system (if I have got my facts right) is that you
should also be able to see music on other machines when they have iTunes
running since actually iTunes doesn't really have a client or server mode -
it does both at the same time.

HTH
Shane

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Rowdy [mailto:aoop43@xxxxxxx]
> Sent: Friday, 16 April 2004 4:55 a.m.
> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> Subject: [ukha_d] Music Server Software
>
>
> OK finally trying to sort out my music server but I'm really getting
> confused over what the different bits of music/juke box software can
> actually do for me so I need help!
>
> I'm currently running a PC centrally with all my CD's ripped as MP3,
my
> daughter has her own PC which she would like to be able to listen to
> music on, I have my PC and I also have a Kiosk PC. I'm trying out
xlobby
> on the kiosk at the moment but I'm not sure how this will work in
server
> mode as ideally I would like to run software on the central pc which
> would then maintain a central database of my music. I would want to
> access this then from any other pc to play the music, I would see a
> central database better as I wouldn't have to keep building the
database
> on different machines when I add more music, I would also want the
> different machines to be able to play different music at the same
time.
> Like I said earlier I'm trying xlobby at the moment but I'm not sure
> this will do what I want, as I think the client only controls what is
on
> the server, I may be mistaken!
>
> Other software I'm aware of are the jriver media jukebox, jriver media
> centre and Cinemar's musiclobby. What I'm not clear on is whether any
of
> this software will achieve what I want, or if there is any other
> software I could use? Also looking to the future I guess I would
> probably want to be able to do the same for DVD's, so I should bear
this
> in mind. I know these bits of software have been mentioned here in the
> past but it's only now I'm really doing this and like I said earlier
I'm
> finding it all a bit confusing, any help as ever will be greatly
> appreciated.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Keith
>
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