Sunday, 17 June 2012
Remote Speakers Output Plug-In 4.1
« Remote Speakers Output Plug-In 4.0 | Main | Remote Speakers Output Plug-In 4.2 »It has been a while since I last posted. You'll be happy to know that I've been hard at work chasing quite a number of small bugs and adding new features. Today, I'm happy to announce that I have finally reached critical mass. Thanks to everyone who submitted bug reports and trace logs to help me correct quite a list of stability issues. And to everyone, please enjoy the update.
Download link: Remote Speakers output v4.1
- Added support for AirPort Express 802.11n (2nd Generation)
- Removed support for AirPort Express 802.11g firmware versions 6.1.1 and 6.2
- Improved support for third-party AirTunes and AirPlay devices and software
- Fixed metadata and progress display for Internet radio streams
- Fixed progress display after resuming from long pause
- Added support for remote control command Restart Track
- Fixed remote control commands Stop and Toggle Mute for XMPlay
- Removed support for remote control commands Fast-Forward and Rewind
- Fixed audio skipping caused by buffer underrun in remote speakers
- Softened impact of activating remote speakers while playback is in progress
- Added support for finding next available port if default local port is already in use; once bound, a local port can no longer be shared with another process
- Fixed unrecoverable state caused by network error when starting up, shutting down, finishing a track, pausing, seeking, skipping, etc.
- Fixed unrecoverable state caused by network error or user cancel during reconnect after long pause
- Stopped displaying error message when user cancels connect dialog
- Fixed inability to connect to device when it rejoins network after connect sequence has started
- Fixed version check in options dialog proc for XMPlay
- Fixed inability to get correct metadata in MediaMonkey for some input types
- Fixed handling of Unicode characters in metadata for MediaMonkey and Winamp
- Fixed reading and writing of plug-in options to be compatible with Windows User Account Control
- Fixed connection problem for devices associated with Session header handling
- Fixed device authenticity challenge to handle trailing zero data in response
- Fixed formatting of error and trace messages
- Added exception logging to catch-all blocks
As always, please let me know if you find any problems with the release. I am still chasing a couple of minor issues but nothing that should come up during normal use. If anyone has an AirPlay device that does not work properly with the plug-in, I'd sure like to hear from you; with your help I should be able to add support.
Hi Eric,
Firstly what an absolutely genius piece of software you have here, I will definitely be purchasing a license as soon as I can afford it. I have never really liked itunes and love winamp and have struggled finding a plug in to allow me to stream to my zepellin air, however this has solved my problems!!!.
I need one thing sorting before I commit to a purchase. When I unselect remote devices it is flashing up an error saying No remote devices selected when all I want to do is play on my local machine. How do I get around this.
Thanks in advance and congrats on a great plugin. With more advertising you could make a killing im sure.
Cheers,
Jamie
Hi Eric,
evaluating the latest version of your plugin I've been unable to successfully connect to AirBubble v1.0.10 (AirPlay receiver for the Android platform) from XMPlay on WIN7. The normal connection dialog appears for a few seconds then clears however no audio is heard. No error messages are presented. The status of AirBubble before, during and after the connection attempt is "Accepting Connections". The plugin is working beautifully on an early Airport Express, a significant improvement over Airfoil both in terms of stability and sonic quality. Congratulations and keep up the good work.
Regards,
Bladesz
Hi Eric,
I am wanting to set up remote speakers, I have a PC with XP and the latest version of MediaMonkey. If my understanding is correct if I install your plugin I can achieve this using an apple airport express connecting the audio out into my stereo. I have a couple of questions;
1. Does Remote Speakers Output Plug-In 4.1 work with the latest version of MM
2. Can I use the plugin I have installed on my iPad "MonkeyMote" to control and select the music while using remote speakers.
3. Are there any issues that I should look out for when installing the remote speakers plugin.
Would appreciate a prompt reply, wanting to setup by this Friday for wife's birthday.
Bladesz,
There is a small incompatibility between the plug-in and AirBubble. I believe it has fixed; you can try it out and let me know if streaming works now.
Remote Speakers output v4.2a3
Thanks Eric, the latest release indeed fixes the problem with AirBubble. Good job. Another issue uncovered during testing was an APPCRASH in xmplay.exe (3.6.0.68). The fault modules name was apex_Core.DLL_unloaded. The problem occurs consistently when xmplay is closed. The exception code reported is c0000005 with an offset of 02d67050. A few observations, the error occurs regardless of how long xmplay is open. Changing the output away from RSO before exiting allows xmplay to close without error. Other than this RSO is working nicely with Airport Express, AirBubble and AirServer (OSX 10.5). Enjoying the sonic improvement and improved stability over Airfoil! A very nice user experience. Congrats.
Hi Eric,
I was wondering if one can also control the different Airport Express speakers through the MonkeyTunes Remote control? Like turning one off or the other?
Thanks for the hard work put into this MM plugin :)
I purchased the 4.1 version yesterday and it worked really well with winamp and 'Freebox Revolution' device.
The Freebox Revolution is an adsl modem box designed by french manufacturer Free.
This device has a screen where you can see informations about the title, artist and album.
It works really well with Itune but no informations are displayed when I use winamp and remote speaker plugin.
Possible to change that to be absolutly perfect ?
Thanks.