Direct audactiy output to airplay device?

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drschwartz
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Direct audactiy output to airplay device?

Post by drschwartz » Sat Sep 28, 2013 3:58 pm

Can I direct audacity output to an airplay device like an airport express? I select the airport express in System Preferences>Sound>Output but nothing happens.

TIA,
David

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Re: Direct audactiy output to airplay device?

Post by kozikowski » Sat Sep 28, 2013 10:27 pm

Audacity doesn't stream. It will play to your headphones or any other playback device, or it will send a file. Very few other options. If the airport express device "looks like" a speaker, then it should work. If airport express is expecting to be able to turn the playback on and off or control it in any way, chances are really good that's not going to work. Audacity won't accept control like that.

Apple (upper left) > System Preferences > Hardware > Sound > Output. Does airport express appear as a device? I'm betting not.

Koz

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