If you're running iTunes, as I've described throughout these posts, you're ready to connect. Download the free Apple Remote app to your iPad, iPhone, or iPod Touch, and connect up via your home's wifi. A rich user interface is your reward. You can sort by album, artists, song, genre, playlist and more. It's pretty intuitive so I won't waste space explaining how it works, but if you get stuck - and I doubt you will - email me and I'll be glad to help. You can also use a laptop to connect remotely, but that may be beyond the scope of this tutorial for now (though it's easy).
Whenever I travel to shows, group meetings or presentations to audio clubs, I bring a little wifi router (just to connect to the iPad), my Mac Mini, and an iPad. I connect to the DirectStream DAC through my favorite JCat USB cable, and play extraordinary music to everyone's delight. More than a few times I have taken this little rig to audio clubs who, upon first listen, abandon their own attempts at servers and CD players - yes, it is THAT good.
Will your setup sound as good as mine? No. Mine's tricked out. But yours can come close. Tomorrow, we'll investigate how.
Today's takeaway: the real excitement and fun of a digital music system starts when you first scroll through your library. Then, you understand.
Computer Music 11: remote control
If you're running iTunes, as I've described throughout these posts, you're ready to connect. Download the free Apple Remote app to your iPad, iPhone, or iPod Touch, and connect up via your home's wifi. A rich user interface is your reward. You can sort by album, artists, song, genre, playlist and more. It's pretty intuitive so I won't waste space explaining how it works, but if you get stuck - and I doubt you will - email me and I'll be glad to help. You can also use a laptop to connect remotely, but that may be beyond the scope of this tutorial for now (though it's easy).
Whenever I travel to shows, group meetings or presentations to audio clubs, I bring a little wifi router (just to connect to the iPad), my Mac Mini, and an iPad. I connect to the DirectStream DAC through my favorite JCat USB cable, and play extraordinary music to everyone's delight. More than a few times I have taken this little rig to audio clubs who, upon first listen, abandon their own attempts at servers and CD players - yes, it is THAT good.
Will your setup sound as good as mine? No. Mine's tricked out. But yours can come close. Tomorrow, we'll investigate how.
Today's takeaway: the real excitement and fun of a digital music system starts when you first scroll through your library. Then, you understand.
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