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NEW: Alexa in MC30
Vocalpoint:
cncb
Been following this thread with interest as we have expanded our Alexa universe quit significantly here at the house in the last few months. Added several new echos including the Link etc and now I am hoping to get access to my MC library as easy as say our Spotify stuff.
Can you clarify that once I get V30 of Media Center rolling, the port forwarding, the JTalk skill and all the rest ironed out - will I be able to instruct Alexa to play music directly from my MC FLAC library to ANY Alexa hardware device in the house (OR a known smart speaker that Alexa offers as a target like my JBL Bar 5.1 Surround)?
If this is possible - I am willing to consider changes - but I need to know for sure.
Cheers
VP
thecrow:
AFAIK it is not possible to get MC to play anything through the Echo hardware.
JTalk just acts as a remote control of MC.
So will only be able to play music to an existing zone setup in MC.
Vocalpoint:
--- Quote from: thecrow on December 01, 2022, 07:47:42 am ---AFAIK it is not possible to get MC to play anything through the Echo hardware.
JTalk just acts as a remote control of MC.
--- End quote ---
Ah - thank you for the clarification - disappointed for sure. I was hoping this would be that "missing" link to be able to get my local music library "freed up" from the server via MC and out to the new listening points in the house.
Sadly - after testing several music services over the last month with our new hardware "freedom" - it seems inevitable that the end is near for MC given that these other services can play what we want, when we want and most importantly to "where" we want via simple voice command or the Alexa app.
Continued success with this new feature for those that can use it.
Cheers
VP
cncb:
thecrow is correct, it currently only controls the server. I think you can hook up a server zone to the echo via bluetooth and have it play on the device but I have not tried it.
Vocalpoint:
--- Quote from: cncb on December 01, 2022, 09:00:55 am --- thecrow is correct, it currently only controls the server. I think you can hook up a server zone to the echo via bluetooth and have it play on the device but I have not tried it.
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Thanks for the update.
VP
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