INTERACT FORUM
Devices => Apple iPad, iPhone, iPod, Airplay => Topic started by: jb26 on November 09, 2011, 05:53:57 pm
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Hi All,
Does anyone know if it's possible to use JRiver Media Center with the Apple designed "Remote" app on an iphone/ipad, whether via plug-in or other method?
I ask because I find that MC sounds the best on my Win7 PC and find the Remote app the most functional of the controllers available. I've tried itunes & foobar2000 for sound, and the my river and rivermote apps, but believe a MC/Remote combination would be the best of the best.
This is particularly important to me because my PC isn't very accessible so I rely upon remote access via my ipad or iPhone.
Cheers,
James
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No, because of the way that app communicates with iTunes.
I agree, though. A simple JRiver remote UI would be useful. It would actually be pretty darn easy to whip up with the web-based control system for MC.
That would be an awesome little learn-how-to-code-for-iOS project, as a matter of fact. I might just whip out my XCode install next week. I've been wanting a SIMPLE project just like that, in fact.
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If you did that, and you need someone to do testing let me know. I'd love a link between apple's remote app & MC to become a reality.
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There are plugins existing for other players to use the iOS Apple Remote: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_Audio_Control_Protocol#Servers (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_Audio_Control_Protocol#Servers)
So, this should be possible...
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Hmmm... Since MC already has a documented remote control mechanism, it would honestly be much easier to just write your own remote control UI.
However, I did not realize that about DACP. Thanks Sheugel!
Since you'd be hacking it onto MC rather than the app, you'd have to write a plugin for MC (or have a helper app to translate the protocol).
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If you did that, and you need someone to do testing let me know. I'd love a link between apple's remote app & MC to become a reality.
My River. Both for iPhone and iPad. SIC!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
http://yabb.jriver.com/interact/index.php?topic=67120.0
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Thanks for the suggestion, I've tried My River and it's not bad, just not as smooth & good to browse as the apple remote app. Hence, the idea behind this thread trying to find out if it's possible to link the remote app to MC.