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Pure Music Question

I have a question about how to use Pure Music with a wireless system. I currently have three systems, one using an Airport Express and two using Apple TV's connected to external DAC's. Music resides in a 1 TB hard drive connected via an Apple Airport wireless. Everything is controlled by iTunes running on an iMac using an iPod Touch with the Remote app.

I have downloaded the Pure Music demo and run into a hitch. It launches seamlessly but fails to play through any of the "speakers" I have selected in iTunes. When playing straight through iTunes without PM, no problem. It does play through my iMac speakers and I think sounds like a big improvement, but who listens through internal desktop speakers?

I have been able to highjack the PM stream and direct it to my systems using Airfoil, but short of using a desktop controller on my iPod Touch, nothing else works. PM seems like a great and reasonably priced upgrade, but to make it practical, I need to be able to use my Touch to control iTunes remotely while PM is running. I have spoken with PM's tech support, but no luck.

Any ideas?
bbopman
devilboy
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Bbopman: By "app", are you refering to the "remote" app. for the itouch?
bbopman OP
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I guess I thought that Pure Music had its own controller application. I guess you are referring to the Apple "Remote" app and using it to control iTunes/Pure Music. My mistake. Will try the Remote app with PM running to see how it works. Sorry for the confusion.
agear
1,362 posts
 
Bbopman, the remote App works fine with PM. The only thing is you cannot make use of the digital volume control which is no loss since it degrades the sound anyway IMO.
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timztunz
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Another nice remote app for the iPad is yTrack. As far as I can tell it's the first app built from the ground up to utilize the full screen of the iPad, rather than just 2X-ing the Remote app to get the same thing just pixelated bigger. There are some needed features yet to come on yTrack that the developer is working on this month and hopes to go into beta in September. But it's still a usable app as it is and lets you get a feel for what it can be. There is more about this app on Computer Audiophile if you are interested.
agear
1,362 posts
 
Very nice Timztunz. I am planning on snagging a Pad. I will look for that app. Does it work on N-networks? I know the Remote app does not....
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