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NEW: Zone Sync 2 [Old instructions]
jmone:
Nope with Airplay Devices as follows:
MC --> Audio Device (Captured by TuneBlade) --> Multiple Airplay
This works well and allows you to push any Audio (including that from a playing Video) to multi speakers in Sync.... So I thought, I also try a similar path using all MC as follows:
MC --> MC WDM Driver --> MC Link Zone --> Multiple MC
Result was not so good. My local zone would play the audio but it keep cutting out and freezing. The remote MC zone never played.
Hendrik:
WDM cannot be played to any remote zones. Not with sync/linking, or without.
jmone:
So far I've got configured:
- MC Zone Sync 2: Can now play to other MC instances in sync... but only Audio (not Audio from Video playback)
- MC DLNA : Can play to DLNA devices but not in sync
- MC / Tuneblade : Can play to Airplay devices & PC's (running TuneAero) in sync (also works well with Audio from Video Playback) ... but devices are not exposed in MC
- MC / BubbleUPnP Server : Exposes Chromecast devices as DLNA Clients in MC including Grouped speakers in sync
- Airspot : Exposes Airplay and DLNA Devices (including MC) as Spotify Connect devices
Taking a big step back I just want to open up MC.... See All potential renderers (DLNA, Airplay, Chromecast, Spotify Connect etc) and play to any/or a group of them and have the audio in sync. I'd even scrap many HW devices to get it working easily, but unfortunately I'm thinking that DLNA is the weak link. Even if Zone Sync 2 morphs into SyncPlay, the HW out there just does not support it...and unless HW Mfr provide new Firmware, it never will.
For what it is worth, I'd suggest:
1) Complete Zone Sync 2 as a DLNA SyncPlay as a core MC feature to sync between MC Instances
2) Contact Apple and Google about Licencing Airplay / Chromecast and sell these as an add-on plug in for those that want it.
3) Weave some magic so you can mix and match these devices and still have them play in sync!
JimH:
Walk before you run. We're only just getting MC to MC working. If you want a global solution, this isn't it.
jmone:
Sorry was not trying to come off as negative to the work being done, trying to work out how to best make it all work.
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