Comments on: Firefly Transcodes FLAC > .WAV for iTunes & Airtunes http://www.marybicycles.com/firefly-transcodes-flac-wav-for-itunes-airtunes/ “Socialism can only arrive by bicycle.” -José Antonio Viera-Gallo Tue, 27 Jul 2010 02:04:04 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=404 hourly 1 By: Mark http://www.marybicycles.com/firefly-transcodes-flac-wav-for-itunes-airtunes/comment-page-1/#comment-138 Mark Fri, 17 Apr 2009 16:28:03 +0000 http://www.marybicycles.com/?p=434#comment-138 As far as I know, using an Apple TV (acts as iTunes mt-daapd player/server) is the only way to do what you'd like without having to run an instance of iTunes on a separate machine; that being said, couldn't you run iTunes on the Windows Home Server machine and control it via iTouch? <br /><br />My solution initially was a machine in the closet (like your server) that ran either iTunes or Media Monkey or Foobar2000 and I'd remote VNC into it to control music. Right now at home we usually have a laptop running iTunes to feed Airport Express and FLAC is being transcoded by Firefly (mt-daapd) on the closet server which is connected via CIFS/Samaba over the network to the Time Capsule.<br /> <br /> Another route of course is Rogue Amoeba's AirFoil software software which can send any audio from any application over the AirPort Express. Remote Buddy is an application for the iPhone/Touch that can control more varieties of software than just iTunes. But as far as simplicity goes, I'd just run an instance of iTunes on the Windows Home Server if that's possible and use the "app store" Apple Remote "app".<br /><br /><br /> -Mark As far as I know, using an Apple TV (acts as iTunes mt-daapd player/server) is the only way to do what you’d like without having to run an instance of iTunes on a separate machine; that being said, couldn’t you run iTunes on the Windows Home Server machine and control it via iTouch?

My solution initially was a machine in the closet (like your server) that ran either iTunes or Media Monkey or Foobar2000 and I’d remote VNC into it to control music. Right now at home we usually have a laptop running iTunes to feed Airport Express and FLAC is being transcoded by Firefly (mt-daapd) on the closet server which is connected via CIFS/Samaba over the network to the Time Capsule.

Another route of course is Rogue Amoeba’s AirFoil software software which can send any audio from any application over the AirPort Express. Remote Buddy is an application for the iPhone/Touch that can control more varieties of software than just iTunes. But as far as simplicity goes, I’d just run an instance of iTunes on the Windows Home Server if that’s possible and use the “app store” Apple Remote “app”.

-Mark

]]> By: Sean http://www.marybicycles.com/firefly-transcodes-flac-wav-for-itunes-airtunes/comment-page-1/#comment-137 Sean Thu, 16 Apr 2009 07:46:47 +0000 http://www.marybicycles.com/?p=434#comment-137 Are you able to serve the Airport Express directly from Firefly or do you need to have iTunes running somewhere? I have a Windows Home Server with Firefly installed and want to use that to serve audio around the house, controlled by an iPod Touch, and not have to have another computer up and running iTunes. Are you able to serve the Airport Express directly from Firefly or do you need to have iTunes running somewhere? I have a Windows Home Server with Firefly installed and want to use that to serve audio around the house, controlled by an iPod Touch, and not have to have another computer up and running iTunes.

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