Different iTunes songs simultaneously
To those of you interested...
Some time ago we had a discussion on how to play different iTunes songs simultaneously via a network. The link http://discussions.apple.com/message.jspa?messageID=6768936#6768936 is now archived. I'm unable to post a reply there, therefore I post a new message to inform you of my latest findings.
First of all, my (private) network setup consists of a wired (Cat 5E cable) Ethernet network, with multiple plug-in outlets throughout the house. The network is connected through two Linksys SLM2024 Gigabit switches.
One of the LAN ports of my Aiport Extreme Base Station is plugged in into one of the switches. (The Airport Extreme's WAN port hooks up to my internet ADSL modem). The Airport Extreme acts as DHCP server, handing out (reserved) IP addresses to the various clients.
Two of those clients are Airport Express Base Stations (more to follow). They are set up in Bridge Mode, to extend the range of the wireless network that is broadcasted by the Airport Extreme. They broadcast the same SSID as the Airport Extreme. (You may want to know that here in the Netherlands most houses are made from stone, brick and/or concrete, and that means less wireless range than advertised from the base stations.)
Both the Airport Expresses are also hooked up to stereo systems, with AirTunes enabled.
What if I want to stream a song to multiple speakers? Easy, click the "Multiple Speakers" button in iTunes (lower righthand side), and select "Multiple Speakers" from the fold-out menu. Select the desired speakers (AirTunes Airport Expresses) by clicking the tick boxes.
Now, what if I want Song A in the Living Room and Song B in the Kitchen? Still easy, but you would need two computers running iTunes. Same procedure as above on each computer.
Can this go wrong? Basically not, Apple took good care of this. When you select a speaker on the second iTunes computer, which is already connected to the first iTunes computer, you get a warning message stating "The remote speaker 'Kitchen' is currently used by someone else. Please select another speaker from the menu at the bottom of the iTunes window" and you're unable to connect, unless you delect the 'Kitchen' speakers from the first iTunes computer.
So far, I'm (very) satisfied.
There's a few more things to find out:
1. What happens if I add more Airport Expresses? I'm planning at least 2 more. Don't expect it to be a problem. The only hiccup I can think of is the selection of the wireless channels. Currently channel selection is automatic, with channels 1, 5 and 11 being used (you want them as far apart as possible). I may run into inteference here, but then again I may have enough coverage to use one of them only in AirTunes mode and disable the wireless function.
2. I would like store the iTunes library in a central location, either on a server or on a Network Attached Storage (NAS). I wonder if it's possible if two iTunes clients (computers) connect to the same library.
Hope this is helpful.
Any suggestions, tips and remarks are welcome.
Cheers!
Click here and follow the instructions even if you're using Mac OS X 10.5, or split the library into pieces which are small enough to fit on the drive.
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