ITunes 10 no volume on Airport Express

I upgraded iTunes to v.10 yesterday, and today I have no volume, or only very low volume, when I try to stream audio to an Airport Express. I checked for firmware updates - none are available (I am running 7.4.2). I rebooted the AE - no luck. I disconnected it, waited, and then reconnected - no luck. I found another thread that discussed the separate volume controls - no luck there either.
I am using iTunes on Windows 7 Professional 64-bit. Up until I installed the update, the Airport Express worked fine, and I loved the versatility. I am now an unhappy camper - any help will be greatly appreciated!

This is something to be very careful with.
Once you deselect a remote speaker from the list of Computer and your other remote speakers, its slider no longer tracks with the master volume slider.
This means that if you have a remote speaker selected and move the master volume down to say 50%, then deselect it and select another instead, move the volume back up to 100% and reselect the original remote speaker, it'll still be at the 50% position even though the master volume is now 100%. Repeat, and you'll keep moving the remote speaker volume down until it's too low to hear even when the master is at 100%.
It's a particular problem when using Remote app, since there you can control only the master volume slider. There's no way to influence the individual speaker sliders unless you select only that speaker exclusively.
You can fix a too-low speaker by selecting only that speaker and moving the master volume back up again, but it's easy to get yourself into a situation requiring this extra work to obtain an appropriate volume. It's a step backward in convenience.
I think the idea of calibrating individual speakers to have relatively different volumes, so that moving around between speakers doesn't cause jarring volume changes. However, the ratios should be maintained whether or not a speaker is actually selected/active.

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Whenever I try to play a track in iTunes wirelessly through my Airport express iTunes always returns the error: "An error occured while connecting to the remote speaker "AirPort Express" The network connection failed".
I can't work out what's wrong because the Airport light is green and connected to my router perfectly, there are no errors in the Airport utility and I can print wirelessly to the printer connected to the Airport using the Bonjour setup.
I have Windows 7 and the latest versions of all software and firmware installed. Turning off Windows firewall makes no difference so it can't be that. I have tried everything I can possibly think of and have gottem nowhere. Please help!

Darryl Rehr wrote:
I have configured and re-configured my Airport Express, but I can't get it to receive music from iTunes.
iTunes does recognize presence of Airport Express (named "Stereo Cabinet").
However, when I select "Stereo Cabinet" in the pulldown menu, all I get is reduced volume output through my computer speakers... not through the stereo system hooked up the to the Airport Express.
I've had this problem for months... posted here some time ago, but got no response.
I am running 10.6.2 on an Intel Core duo Macbook laptop. This function used to work just fine, and I can't figure out why it no longer does. I think I had the same trouble under 10.5... but my attempts to figure it out were only sporadic (busy life, you know?).
Can anyone help?
DR
sorry if i ask the obvious but have you enabled airtunes like so ?

After iTunes update, cannot play through Airport Express

I've had this problem a few times.
You've updated iTunes and you can see your remote speaker(s) within the program, but when you attempt to stream to them, you'll get an error saying that there was a probelm connecting to your remote speakers. No amount of resetting or reconfiguring your Airports will fix it. Don't waste your time doing that.
A good check to show that your network \ airport is healthy, is if you have an iPod Touch you can stream right from there to your Airport Express. That will let you know that the problem lies somewhere on your computer.
You are most likely having this problem because of the Windows Firewall. A quick check is to disable your Windows Firewall, then launch iTunes and try to stream. If that works, you've found your problem. Reenable your firewall.
.....But wait. I checked my allowable programs, and iTunes.exe is allowed to pass? What gives? Well, the firewall is trying to make the console simple, and only lists the program as itunes.exe. Apparently, the firewall is looking at much more than just the process ID of itunes.exe. When the rule was set up, it likely also identified the allowable process by noting the time\date stamp or a hash of the file. During your upgrade, the filename stays the same, but the rest changes, and the windows firewall won't allow it to pass.
To fix this, delete the existing rule allowing itunes.exe to pass. Once that's done, you can recreate the rule using your new itunes.exe file. Now that it's allowing your new .exe to pass through the firewall, you can now play to your remote speakers again. Yeah, you don't HAVE to delete the old one, but it's a lot cleaner. If you don't delete the old, you won't know which is the "good" one if you ever have to troubleshoot at a later date.
I hope this helps. It drove me a touch nuts for a bit until I realized what was going on. Now it's part of my routine whenever I update iTunes.

Darryl Rehr wrote:
I have configured and re-configured my Airport Express, but I can't get it to receive music from iTunes.
iTunes does recognize presence of Airport Express (named "Stereo Cabinet").
However, when I select "Stereo Cabinet" in the pulldown menu, all I get is reduced volume output through my computer speakers... not through the stereo system hooked up the to the Airport Express.
I've had this problem for months... posted here some time ago, but got no response.
I am running 10.6.2 on an Intel Core duo Macbook laptop. This function used to work just fine, and I can't figure out why it no longer does. I think I had the same trouble under 10.5... but my attempts to figure it out were only sporadic (busy life, you know?).
Can anyone help?
DR
sorry if i ask the obvious but have you enabled airtunes like so ?

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My iTunes volume plus the volume on my speakers are both set to the maximum but the music volume is very low when I play iTunes through my speakers via Airport Express - much lower than if I plug my iPhone directly into my speakers
Any tips on how to fix this would be much appreciated
Thanks!

have you tried to power cycle your gear ?
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I am using Windows XP Professional 2002 w/ SP3 on a Dell Latitude E4300 laptop wirelessly connecting to my Airport Express 802.11n (firmware 7.5.2).
I can see my Airport Express in iTunes 10.4.1 and can select it via the Airplay button. iTunes even detects whether or not a speaker is connected to the Airport Express. But when iTunes tries to connect, it comes back after a while saying "An error occurred while connecting to the Airplay device xxx. An unknown error occurred (error -15000)."
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I've set both Airplay and iTunes as exception programs in my Windows Firewall setting, and even added TCP ports 5000 to 5005 and UDP ports 6000 to 6005 to the exceptions as recommended by Airfoil. I've also disabled Symantec Endpoint Protection that Ihave installed. The only thing I can't disable is McAfee Endpoint Encryption, since I also use the laptop at work and I don't have permission to disableMcAfee. I use this laptop to connect wirelessly with other devices such as HP wireless printers, NAS drives and other laptops on my home network and have never had any issues, so i think that this issue is specific to the Airplay software being blocked by some firewall (I am assuming Airfoil also uses Airplay).
I've tried this on different wireless networks and I have the same issue with Windows XP on my Dell Latitude E4300. I've also set up the network with no security, but the problem doesn't go away.
I also tried downgrading iTunes to 10.3.1 but won't work. I think it's an Airplay issue, not a specific iTunes issue, since I'm facing the problem with Airfoil as well.
How do I trace what is going on that is preventing iTunes and Airfoil from streaming to the AirportExpress within Windows XP?
I also have another Dell Inspiron laptop on the same network running on Windows Vista, and have no problems streaming music from iTunes or Airfoil to the Airport Express on the same network, even when the network is WPA-2 Personal (TKIP+AES) protected (I've seen other postings where WPA has been an issue, WEP has not, but in my case, this is not an issue). Ditto with my iPad2.
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Other than for purchased movies/TV shows, yes. You will need the internet to homeshare protected content though.

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Hello,
I've just setup my Apple TV (bought in November 2012).
The latest version of the firmware allows to select AirPort Express speakers as default audio output. This is great.
While watching Youtube videos or listening iTunes music, I can't find how to adjust the output volume.
I am forced to set it by using the speaker remote control which is quite frustrating.
Any clues?
I've attached a photo of the Apple TV screen while playing a Youtube video. There's an output selector. But I can't access the volume options.
Thanks a lot!

Hit "up" two times to bring up "movie menu", then hold down "select", then navigate up and over to "speakers" tab, then down to your "AirPlay speakers", then move slider to right to increase volume
DONE!!
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https://discussions.apple.com/thread/2600145?start=120&tstart=0

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Running iTunes 7.7.1 and want to run line level out of my Macbook Pro directly into my external amplifier. I've got the right cable (I think) and have set up my receiver/amp properly (running the left/right into the CD audio in). However, I can't get the signal to make it through to the speakers. My receiver is old enough that it doesn't tell me if a signal is coming in, but I can't see any reason it wouldn't be (and I know the receiver works). I can hook up ear buds to the headphones port and hear the music as well. I shouldn't need an Airport Express for this direct connection, should I?
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There are no settings in iTunes other than volume that would affect this. Do other sounds from your Mac play through the amp (e.g. system sounds or sounds from a web site)? If not, then check the Sound system preference and make sure the appropriate output is selected. If it is, you may have a bad cable (it needs to be a 1/8" stereo to dual RCA) or something misset on the amp.
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I have set up Airport Express and I can now wirelessly play ITunes through my stereo. However, adjusting the volume is a nightmare. Using the ITunes volume control it gets so loud that the speakers almost blow despite it being on the lowest volume on the volume bar. Making it quieter (by sliding the control minutely to the left) turns the volume to so quiet I cannot hear it! How can I have a normal control of the volume. The volume control on the amplifier does not alter the volume if played via ITunes wirelessly. I have searched for volume preferences but nothing works. Any advice before my neighbours kill me?

I have mine plugged in to Tape In on a Bose Lifestyle console. The volume via the Bose remote works fine as does the iTunes slider, although it has to be said it is a little tricky to fine tune the iTunes volume level from the slider.
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I've tried hours and a trip to the Apple Store to resolve this problem, and no luck so far.
We have two Airport Expresses -- one is an older "g" version (from 2006), one is a newer "n" version (a couple of years old).
We have one older MacBook (from June 2006) (so it can only use "g" wireless and also cannot be upgraded to OS X 10.7 "Lion").
We have one MacBook Air and an iMac (both less than a year old), an iPad (about 2 months old), and a recently acquired AppleTV (in the past few weeks).
We also have two iPhones that do use our local wireless network on occassion.
We have stereo speakers that are currently connected into one of the Airport Expresses.
For years (until the past few weeks) I played music from iTunes on my first generation MacBook to the speakers with no problems (using the older "g" Airport Express). Recently, however, when playing music remotely over the speakers we have gotten fairly regular (though at random intervals) drops of the music in and out (drops are for a second or two each). So far, here's what we've tried to do:
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(2)     The skipping happens even when (a) I turn off the Apple TV; and/or (b) turn off the older Airport Express and just use the Extreme and the "n" Express (with the "n" Express as the connection to the stereo).
(3)      When I have the wireless network drop-down menu selected on my MacBook, the skipping occurs immediately after the computer is "looking for networks" (as shown at the top of the menu). The computer does this at random intervals on a regular basis. The skipping, however, will occur even if the menu is not selected.
(4)     Here's the weirdest part. The skipping has even occured when playing iTunes from our newish iMac, with the older MacBook shut down, with the older Airport Express shut down. In this case, the skipping only appears to occur when we have the wireless network drop-down menu selected and again, it occurs when the computer is "looking for networks" which occurs at random intervals. In this situation, the skipping only seems to occur when the menu is selected.
At this point, if I can't find another solution, I'm going to return the Airport Extreme, and just give up playing music over our stereo speakers from the MacBook (and instead transfer music to the iMac and play from it). But I thought I'd try a last-ditch effort to ask for help to see if anyone could figure out what might be causing the problem. I would chalk it up to the problems of using my old "g" network MacBook on a newer "n" system (though I'm not about to spend $1K+ to upgrade my laptop just for this), but for (4) above, which seems to indicate something else is going on.
Any help would be most appreciated!

Unfortunately, your description of the problem and the placement of both your main and AirPort Express routers does lend itself to believe the problem is most likely Wi-Fi interference. If it isn't the microwave or portable phones, it could be obstacles like walls between the routers that may be preventing the stream from consistently reaching the Express.
In your configuration, the stream will first travel to the main router, and then, from the main router to the AirPort Express. If, for example, you started the stream in the same room as the Express, that stream would have to travel across several rooms at least twice.

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