Use Remote with iTunes to send different streams to different AirPort Express Units
I've been using Remote App to control itunes and stream audio to the various Airport Expresses, the main limitation is that you can only send one AirTunes stream to AirPort Express stations at a time. I had a look at the Airport Express FAQ but that wasn't very informative;
So do people think Apple will look at this feature or introduce it given how much effort they seem to be giving to getting the Remote App right...?
I've done a search of the forum to see if there's already a topic on this and I didn't find one, if there is one feel free to point me in the right direction.
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Question: Can iTunes send different AirTunes streams to different AirPort Express stations?
Answer: No. iTunes only sends the same stream to multiple AirPort Express units.
Question: Can iTunes send different AirTunes streams to different AirPort Express stations?
Answer: No. iTunes only sends the same stream to multiple AirPort Express units.
So do people think Apple will look at this feature or introduce it given how much effort they seem to be giving to getting the Remote App right...?
I've done a search of the forum to see if there's already a topic on this and I didn't find one, if there is one feel free to point me in the right direction.
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It would seem to me that it's a bandwidth issue.
It is not a bandwidth issue. 44 kHz 16-bit stereo is only about 200KBytes/second, or less than 2 MBit (and I'm padding the numbers here to be conservative). Even if it were on wireless, running hardwired via an Ethernet cable should allow many streams.
I too wish they would fix this. It is most likely just a software limitation at some level. The hardware is more than capable of it.
It is not a bandwidth issue. 44 kHz 16-bit stereo is only about 200KBytes/second, or less than 2 MBit (and I'm padding the numbers here to be conservative). Even if it were on wireless, running hardwired via an Ethernet cable should allow many streams.
I too wish they would fix this. It is most likely just a software limitation at some level. The hardware is more than capable of it.
Makes sense. I don't think they'd need to run it over ethernet especially given there's N draft capability with Airport Express.
Is the limitation having itunes play more than one track at once?