Trying to get Airplay Music to play via Airport Express

I have An Airport Express Connected to some speakers, And on my Iphone I can goto Airplay and choose to play the song on the Airport Express, but for some reason it never plays. I'll Hit play & it'll wait a second then jump back to Pause, When i tried to use Pandora it popped up an error message. But when i go into itunes i can play the song on my Airport Express.... It's just Airplay thats not working, Please Help. Thanks in advance.

Same problem here. I'm trying to stream music from my iPhone 4 via Airplay to my Airport Express and nothing happens. Works fine with my MacBook though... I rebooted both devices but still having the same problem. Does anyone know what to do?

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  • What is the best format for itunes music to play via Airport Exress

    Hi,
    My entire music collection on my itunes was either ripped from CD or purchased from itunes store.
    I currently have the latest version of itunes software.
    I stream my airtunes via ethernet (Devolo plugs one plugged into my router - the other downstairs plugged into my AX via ethernet cable)connected to electricty circuit, connected to my AX (802.11g) connected to a very good quality amp and speakers (all bi -wired cabling from amp to speakers).
    Not all the time but there are certain songs that sound "tinny" to me, the music overshadows the lyrics and I need to play the tune quite loud just to get any feeling for the song. Jazz music also seems overly complex for the airtunes even when purchased from itunes. I was wondering if there is a specific file type or setting that would improve the sound quality ?
    I'm not an aficionado but i would have thought there was enough quality to create a decent sound and I'm sure I have not set something up properly.

    The editor of Stereophile magazine has tested an AE, and found that it was capable of bit-accurate output. For example, if iTunes has a 16/44.1 file, you will get an exact replica of that file streaming digitally via the AE.
    Having said that, they have also concluded that Apple Lossless Compression is also bit-accurate. As such, if you were to rip your CD's using ALC, you will get a perfect digital copy when streaming through an AE. They will of course take up much more space than AAC or MP3.
    I have just added a AE to my network, and find that the sound (when using its optical output) is exceedingly good when using ALC based files.
    One additional bit of information though is that they tested the analog outputs of the AE, and in terms of the lab measurements found them to be poor. Lab measurements and what you actually hear may not always agree, but since the digital output is essentially transparent to the source, that is the route I have taken.
    As for your situation, music purchased from iTunes is, at best, 256K AAC. Fine for ear buds, but probably not suitable for playback over a proper stereo system. And if you have left iTunes at its default settings, you are using 128K AAC for rips from your CD's. Again, quite unacceptable for serious listening.
    The settings for importing are found at iTunes Preferences/Advanced/Importing. I would suggest making some test rips of the same music at different settings, including Apple Lossless, and see how those sound over your equipment.
    Brian
    Message was edited by: BGLeduc
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  • ITunes won't play via Airport Express when connected to VPN

    Once connected to VPN iTunes just won't work but still plays on my computer. I believe it has something to do with the firewall but I do not know how to get around it. Can anyone help? I would love to listen to music via my stereo speakers while doing work...Thanks!

    Is this what you are looking for? http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=93396
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  • I am trying to stream my music from laptop over airport express to my stereo while being able to use the internet at the same time. I am on a PC and have a Verizon Fios router. Little help?

    I think I have tried everything I could find/think of to get this to work. I can connect it to my stereo and stream music fine but the internet won't work. I really just want it to join/or extend so that my internet connection remains intact and I can stream music and surf the web at the same time.
    Any help would be appreciated!
    Thanks

    You would probably want your Express to join the network if an extender isn't required. Reset to factory settings and join the network.
    If you do want your Express as an extender run an Ethernet cable between the Express and the Verizon router and set the Express up to be in bridge mode, with the same WiFi network name and password as your Verizon router.

  • Wireless Speakers via Airport Express

    I have two sets of powered speakers which I play my music from iTunes via Airport Express units. My issue is after months of excellent sound and no problems, it appears I am now losing connection to the speakers which means the music stops and starts, VERY frustrating....! The internet connection via the Airport Express units is not a problem, just the music.
    Has anyone had similar problems and is there an answer...??????

    Check out this article:
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    I don't know if it's good or anything, but it looks like the info you want.

  • Airplay won't work with airport express

    I can't get Airplay to work with my airport express since moving to Lion.  The AE shows up on the network, I can select it from either iTunes or my iPhone at the Airplay tab, but neither will connect to it.  Ideas?
    Have reset the AE, reinstalled iTunes, etc.

    another possibility is that you could be suffering from wireless interference.
    perhaps one of your neighbor's wireless networks is interfering with yours. download iStumbler and note the channels other networks in the vicinity are broadcasting on.
    change the channel your network is using as far away as possible from those.

  • Having trouble getting my music to play on my iPad 2 (5.1.1)

    Having trouble getting my music to play, this really annoys me because I spent MY money on itunes for these songs and suddenly they won't work anymore. They've worked in the past so I don't understand what could be going wrong. Only the songs that I've synced to my device from CDs work. I select a song hit the play button and nothing happens, it doesn't work with or withought earphones in. I've tried recycling my device multiple times too and I haven't dropped it recently so I don't know what the problem is. Please help me understand and fix my problem. Thanks in advance

    Hi there:  I had a similar problem with both my iPhone 4s and my iPod Touch 4g.  Sony was very helpful.
    http://www.kb.sony.com/selfservice/documentLink.do?externalId=C1026146
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  • TS1630 I can't get my music to play all of sudden. It happened after I paired the audio with my Maxima. I turned off bluetooth and it still would not play

    I can't get my music to play all of sudden. It happened after I paired the audio with my Maxima. I turned off bluetooth and it still would not play

    I tried the hard start and still the same! If I go under artist
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  • When playing my i-tunes library through my hi-fi via Airport Express, how can I get i-tunes to play a single album and then stop, without continuing on through my entire library. It's a problem that doesn't occur when I'm listening through my i-pod.

    When playing my i-tunes library through my hi-fi via Airport Express, how can I get i-Tunes to play a single album and then stop, without continuing on through my entire library? It's a problem that doesn't occur when listening on my i-pod.

    Hey everyone in Apple world!
    I figured out how to fix the flashing yellow screen problem that I've been having on my MBP!  Yessssss!!!
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    Resetting NVRAM / PRAM
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  • I have an I phone 3g and I downloaded the newest software and I can't get any music to play.  I can't change my playlists and the songs I have on the phone just get skipped over.  What can I do to correct this?

    I have an I phone 3g and I downloaded the newest software and I can't get any music to play.  I can't change my playlists and the songs I have on the phone just get skipped over.  What can I do to correct this?

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  • I can't get my music to play in my itunes. It comes with a exclamation mark next to the song numbers and says that the original songs can't be played cause cant find the file. How do I get the songs back? (I found the files)

    I can't get my music to play in my itunes. It comes with a exclamation mark next to the song numbers and says that the original songs can't be played cause cant find the file. How do I get the songs back? (I found the files

    You get exclamation marks or dead tracks because  iTunes can’t find the file. This can happen for a number of reasons:
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    AS a way of working out what has happened, right click on a track and select the summary tab (you will have to go past an error message). The summary tab will tell you where iTunes thinks the track is located. How does that compare with where the track actually is?
    The xml library file is not used by iTunes, it is created to allow other programs to access the library. You can recreate the iTl file from the xml file, but there is no point if the location of the files is wrong.
    There is a simple way of getting you music back in iTunes, but it loses all playlists counts and rating. To do this drag iTunes library.itl and iTunes Library.xml to your desktop. Then open iTunes and an empty library is created. Add you iTunes Media folder to it.
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  • I am trying to get the music content on my Mac onto my iPhone. When I connect the devices, the computer does not seem to recognize the iPhone, i.e., on the open itunes window, the iPhone is not seen as a connected "device".

    I am trying to get the music content in iTunes on my Mac onto my iPhone. When I connect the devices, the computer does not seen to recognize the iPhone. i.e., on the open iTunes window, the iPhone is not seen as a connected "device".

    Hi,
    See Here
    iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch not appearing in iTunes
    From Here
    http://www.apple.com/support/itunes/devices/
    Also...
    Device Not Recognised
    For PC
    http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1538

  • HT1349 My computer crashed & I downloaded itunes on a new computer & Im trying to get new music & it says my ipod is synced with another itunes library {my dead computer} & I can either erase &sync or transfer purchases....any possible way I dont erase my

    My computer crashed and I downloaded Itunes on a new computer and I'm trying to get new music and it says my Ipod is synced with another itunes library {my dead computer} and I can either erase and sync or transfer itunes purchases. Is there any way possible I dont have to erase my music? So frustrating.

    Yes. I have no personal experience with this, but it is possible to recover your music from an iPod. See this link: http://guides.macrumors.com/Recovering_Songs_from_an_iPod

  • HT201272 This method is exactly how I'm trying to get my music on my new iPod touch, it starts downloading but then stop and says unable to download at this time. What the **** is going on ?

    This method is exactly how I'm trying to get my music on my new iPod touch, it starts downloading but then stop and says unable to download at this time. What the **** is going on ?

    Try going to Settings>Store and sign out and sign back in.
    It also could be due to an Apple server problem. and yu will just have to wait and try again.

  • I'm trying to get in touch with apple via email how may i do that can you guide me through

    i'm trying to get in touch with apple via email how may i do that can you guide me through

    Contacting apple for support can be initiated here:  https://getsupport.apple.com/

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