Need to set speaker destination in iTunes
I'm working on an update to an existing script for running iTunes. The existing script will fade up a particular playlist over time. What I want to do now is have the script channel the output to a remote set of speakers, do the fade up, play for a set amount of time, then reset the speaker output to the original source.
I have not had much luck finding any references on using Applescript to control which destination the music is routed to. The sources I've found all pre-date that ability. Can anyone point me in the right direction?
Doc
Hey Guys,
I found a few bits that should help accomplish the goal. However, it is all UI and actually furthering of UI that uses scripted mouse clicking so it's not what I would call a pretty solution. But if it works, it works, right! Ok so the solution I found comes from a site called Perceptive automation. The full code and forum can be found here. The script needed for remote switching is part of a poster's larger script used to control itunes via email. The part that is relevant however is as follows...
tell application "iTunes"
activate
delay 2
set visible of window "remote speakers" to true
delay 1
set {X, y} to position of window "remote speakers"
tell application "Extra Suites"
ES move mouse {X + 15, y + 57}
ES click mouse
end tell
delay 1
close window "remote speakers"
end tell
However the biggest issue with this script is that it requires a little bit of extra software in the form of a scripting addition called "Extra Suites." It is available from macupdate here. It is shareware and I believe the registration cost is $10. Hope this helps everyone out. Good Luck!
--Justin S.
EDIT: I don't use airtunes so I couldn't really test this... Also, if this does not fit your needs, maybe you may want to check out Rogue Amoeba's Airfoil, which is an airtunes streamin app that is scriptable.
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