2. pc-audio
  3. 1273328297

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

Showing 6 responses by bbopman

bbopman OP
53 posts
 
Devilboy: Where does one find the app for the iTouch? I looked both in the iTunes store and on the PM website and didn't find it.

thanks for your help.
bbopman OP
53 posts
 
Thanks for the replies. I have tried the reset to no avail. Herman: By "nothing else works" I just meant that nothing I have tried other than highjacking the stream from PM using Airfoil has directed a signal to any of my remote receivers (Airport Express, Apple TV's). I think your point is well taken regarding the iTunes speaker selection. On a wired system, when using PM, where does the signal "originate", i.e. it has to get to the digital or analogue outputs somehow.

Since PM still allows you to control your library though iTunes, I would think there has to be a way to use iTunes to direct the PM stream somehow. As you can gather, I am pretty green on IT matters.

Your help is appreciated.
bbopman OP
53 posts
 
Thanks Herman. Sounds like I am SOL. It would appear that my only Apple compatible option would be to switch out the Apple TV's with Apple Mini's.

Thanks for your response.
bbopman OP
53 posts
 
Thanks for the replies. I will try downloading the new update. I was able to get PM to play remotely by highjacking the signal and directing it to my Airport Express/Apple TV's using Airfoil software. The demo sounds very good, so I will probably pull the trigger to buy the software. Hard to go wrong at $129.

Thanks again
bbopman OP
53 posts
 
Thanks Agear. The PM users "manual" states that some users have reported success using highjack software, others not. I sent an inquiry to Amoeba who make the Airfoil software program and their reply indicates that Airoil broadcasts at 16/44.1, so it would seem that if PM offers any improvement to redbook standard files, then it would be audible even over wireless (and is to my admittedly middle age ears). OTOH, Amoeba states that any upsampled or high resolution files would be compressed to 16/44.1. Since I don't have any such high rez files, I guess I am content with using PM with Airfoil, even if it is clunky and I may only be hearing a placebo effect brought on by shelling out $129.

Thanks for your reply.
bbopman OP
53 posts
 
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.
More to discover