stinkingpig Wrote: > kewe65 wrote: > > > I'm curious about this latter path. Could you describe this in lay > > terms? I could use the squeezebox to receive the stream based on > > capturing whatever is passed to the soundcard? > > > > I already actually have the computer wired to take the output from > the > > card to go back into the PC via a 2nd sound card - a Lynx Studio pro > > model. > > > > This allows me to record anything the PC plays without any extra > > software... > > > So you're already most of the way there. You next need to convert that > > line-in into an http stream. Shoutcast and Icecast are two methods for > > doing this. This methodology is a huge pain to set up, maintain, and > use > though. It will probably never work reliably. You're really a lot > better > off just burning to CD and ripping back to MP3 (a one-time hassle). >
Can't Slimserver just be configured to stream to the Squeezebox whatever is being delivered to the soundcard? All I'm really interested in is playback of these files. I intend on using the laptop and remote desktop to control the playlists and song selection. What does Slimserver need in order to work with Icecast? -- kewe65 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ kewe65's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3295 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=20083 _______________________________________________ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
