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AirPlay music from iP4 not workiong on new apple tv, video works fine.

I am having the exact same issue with Iphone 4 and iPad 1st gen. I can view video, photos, and use the remote app just fine. Also I'm not having an issue with the icon, it is there and detects the Apple TV but music just doesn't stream. Or more accurately audio isn't streaming. Not even non-music apps or games are working.

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Hey AKfishgirl,
Thanks for the question. The common variable here is your Wi-Fi router. Let’s check to see if the commonly used ports are being blocked by a firewall on your router:
Apple TV: TCP and UDP ports and protocols used
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2463
Well known TCP and UDP ports used by Apple software products
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT6175
Thanks,
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If i have a home full of Apple TV's and Airport Express' can i airplay music in every room at the same time?
Or just one device(room) at a time?
It seems there is a lot of home theater systems where they all hook up to one "control" and then disperse to the different locations per instructions..
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Symptoms: In "Music" app, turn on airplay, tv screen shows the current playing song. But, it has a huge lag, time jumps every 2 second instead of continously roll over. Switch to "Pandora", same issue. But with youtube video, both video and sound appear very normal.
I tried with my old iPhone 4, no problems at all. I'm pretty sure there's something wrong with the 5. Any idea how to fix this?

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Hi folks, hope you can help with this problem, it's a little weird.
I bought an Apple TV a few days ago and have been enjoying streaming music from my apple devices onto the hifi system connected to the TV. It works great except for one particular use-case, which is really frustrating. Basically, I can do everything from the Apple TV, stream HD content, Netflix etc. all good. From my iPhone I can do everything over AirPlay, stream music from iTunes, from Spotify, stream high quality video from YouTube or off the device itself, all works perfectly.
On my iPad 2 however everything works EXCEPT streaming music, it's bizarre. I can stream a high def video from YouTube onto the iPad and AirPlay it over to the ATV and it never misses a beat. I can mirror my screen onto the TV and stream games like Real Racing HD with no issues or lag whatsoever. However when I try to stream music either from iTunes or Spotify from the iPad it stutters (cuts out) every 30 seconds or so, making the music intolerable.
The weirdest thing is that I can queue up the same track on my iPhone 4s and on the iPad 2, play it from the iPhone and it works perfectly, pause that, play from the iPad and it's a complete mess. Similarly, when music is stuttering and cutting out on the iPad, I can switch directly to the YouTube, or BBC iPlayer app and stream high def video over AirPlay with no sound or video problems, then switch back to the music - back come the cut outs. It's driving me mad, I want the iPad to be the device everyone uses to play music from, especially for parties, but at the moment I have to get my phone out every time.
So it's not a bandwidth problem or a wifi signal problem (because video over airplay is fine) and it only affects music and it only affects the iPad.
Any ideas?!?!
I should state that all the iOS devices have the latest apple software and I have already tried resetting the iPad, the ATV, my wifi router etc. etc.

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Hi all
My ATV (3rd gen) is connected to an A/V receiver using HDMI. The A/V receiver outputs to the TV using HDMI as well. Playing video is perfect. But when it comes to playing music, the TV must be turned on. If I turn my TV off, the music will stop.
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vaion

Just to update my findings. If your TV was on and then you AirPlay the music, the music will stop when you turn off the TV. However, if your TV was off and then you AirPlay the music, the music can be played without the TV on. Well, not sure this is useful to anyone.
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vaion

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Lunieri,
Thanks for the good questions and I will try to answer them.
I was sitting in the dinning room at the table with my iPhone 4. The wireless signal was maxed out. I went to iPod app on my iPhone and selected some music and started to play. Next, I used the AirPlay tool and selected the Airport express that is connected to my livingrom speaker. Music started playing. All good. Then about 5 or 6 songs into it, the music stopped. I looked at the iPod app on the iPhone and it said that the music was still palying but no music. The pause lasted for about 30 seconds then the music resumed not where itleft off but 30 seconds later. Wireless signal strength was strong throughout the incident. This ghappened thre more times int he next hour or so; very anoying to say the least. My wireless is an Airport Extreme with "n" speed and the Airport Express is brand new "n" speed and with the latest firmware.
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I wonder, Airplay is nothing new nowadays, but nevertheless I have issues playing music all the time. I click the airplay icon on my device, it stays blued-out (selected) for a few seconds and unselects itself. No music. I have to try like 20 times before AppleTV finally accepts and plays music from either my iPhone or iPad 2. I use Airport Extreme and AppleTV2 at home.
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I am having the exact same issue with Iphone 4 and iPad 1st gen. I can view video, photos, and use the remote app just fine. Also I'm not having an issue with the icon, it is there and detects the Apple TV but music just doesn't stream. Or more accurately audio isn't streaming. Not even non-music apps or games are working.

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Thanks for the reply WC
Yes they do.
They origialnally played just fine. I moved my entire iTunes library to a new computer and now only 62 songs, out of over 2000, and two of four movies won't sync. All songs and movies are in same folders and same format.
I already selected "keep iTunes media folder organized" and "copy files to iTunes media folder when adding to library"
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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.

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I currently have an iMac hosting all my music and I play it, and photos through my Apple TV connected to the TV in the sitting room. If I purchase an Airplay enabled speaker, can it be controlled by the Apple TV ? Everything I read seems to suggest Airplay needs to be controlled from an iPad, iPod etc. - which is not how I want to manage things.
Thanks,
M.

Just tried - multiple speakers are not supported from AppleTV.
You would need to use iTunes multiple speakers option or Remote app on iPhone/iPad to control iTunes and send to AppleTv and another device.
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Hello everyone, I'm an "audiophile" who loves high quality liquid music, and I need help about Airplay hi-fi music streaming.
I own an Apple TV 3gen linked with optical cable to my stereo amplifier internal hi-end DAC for optimal sound quality. Everything is fine when I play my iTunes network shared music using the Apple TV iTunes app or computer shared libraries, because the digital file is directly sent without manipulation to the hi-end amplifier's DAC.
When I stream music with my macbook pro to the Apple TV with Airplay, I notice that the macbook pro internal DAC isn't bypassed causing bad sound output. I also notice that because every audio control in the macbook is still active, so you can set the voume output and use the equalizer. This means that there is a Digital to Analog conversion (for sound control) and then an Analog to Digital conversion (for the Airplay streaming) made by macbook pro internal DAC.
As I said before, this workflow causes bad sound output, so is there a way to configure Airplay to stream untouched music files bypassing the internal device DAC (the DACs of iphones, ipads and macs)?

Max_Ram wrote:
Are there any hi-end devices out there able to manage a shared iTunes library (like the ATV 3 does) with bit perfect output?
And has the Airplay feature in some "audiophile grade" devices like NAD, Marantz, etc. the same behaviour?
I suspect you'll find many of the high-end audio devices use custom library software - they may not run with iTunes directly, but I suspect some will be able to access files stored in iTunes. The problem really is the AppleTV is not configurable to simply output what it is sent - I don't honestly know if for example iTunes downsamples hi def files before sending to AppleTV or if AppleTV does it internally.
In many ways it may not matter if AppleTV is not outputting as you want.
I think the problem with Airplay is that the technology is licensed from Apple for inclusion in those devices - from memory things like the first Zeppelin Air used to boast high-quality DACs but actually the Airplay stream that went to those devices was lower quality. I've not really tested any of these things for a while to be honest and am rather out of touch with current AV gear. Thinking about it I can use my Pioneer as an Airplay destination, but as you have noticed volume control/equaliser etc are active so the stream is not the original - must check on sample rate/bit depth though.
Airplay may or may not be capable of what you want now, but even if it isn't it may evolve to do so in the future. I suspect your best option will be to connect your Mac directly to the DAC if streaming won't work.
This is old and mentions some variably priced playback apps aimed at audiophiles:
http://www.headfonia.com/os-x-audio-players-amarra-audirvana-pure-music-fidelia- decibel-and-bitperfect/
BitPerfect is available in the AppStore - OS X removed some APIs for low level access to audio output some times ago - not sure if they are available again now.
Fidelia also in AppStore but has some in-app purchases.
Audirvana looked promising.
Not used any of these recently.
Amarra used to be very expensive.
In the past there have been several lively discussions here where people have moaned that AppleTV does not have a volume control - I have always argued that it is a 'source' device and volume etc should be controlled on the amp or TV as with conventional audio sources but many devices do have volume controls these days so consumers who like those features want them. They did actually add volume control to AppleTV 1 for stereo audio but you could disable it in Settings.

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