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Devices => Apple iPad, iPhone, iPod, Airplay => Topic started by: TheShoe on December 30, 2019, 08:07:45 am

Title: AirPlay from MC - would this work?
Post by: TheShoe on December 30, 2019, 08:07:45 am

currently from MC on my HTPC, i use hdmi audio to a Marantz for video+audio, and a separate DSD DAC for audio only music playback.   each is a separate zone.

since my motherboard has integrated audio essentially doing nothing and appearing as an audio device in windows, i propose to configure it as an Airplay zone, and then use Tuneblade to listen on that device and airplay to various airplay speakers around the house.

given what i have read this should be possible without needing to use something like Tuneaero or VB-Cable  (which sets up a virtual audio device in windows) in addition to Tuneblade.

for those who have done similar, does this sound possible? 

it is not clear to me why i would use Tuneaero which seems to synch audio across multiple speakers.  if Tuneblade can airplay to multiple at once, what purpose does Tuneaero serve?

Title: Re: AirPlay from MC - would this work?
Post by: TheShoe on December 30, 2019, 03:09:43 pm

Did some experimenting.  The audio device from the integrated audio shows up as S/PDIF in Windows Sound control panel and as HD Audio [WSAPI] in MC.  If I configure the Zone audio device as non-exclusive in MC, Tuneblade works.  JRemote (iOS)/Panel work fine to play to the zone.

This integrated audio device is limited to 48kHz only; so even 44.1 needs to be up-sampled.  Have to check out VB-Cable and see if it supports additional formats.  Seems a simple Airplay solution for MC - took < 15 mins. to install/set up!