I have a Macbook Pro, Airport Express, Apple TV. I can stream Itunes to any single output, I can stream to computer and Apple TV.But the Airport Express is no longer (since I installed Apple TV) in the pop-up checkbox list for "Multiple Speakers".
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MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.7.4)
I have iTunes 10.6.1 (7) an Airport Extream Version 6.0 Airport Utility (600.92) That I use with two airport express stations, an Apple TV 2nd Generation with latest software up date. Also have Ipad 3rd Generation and two I phone 4's. Issue: After installing the latest Airport Utility software update I'm unable to connect to my remote speakers in iTunes. The speakers are visible in the pop up menu but iTunes times out when trying to connect. If I use remote to select Apple TV and then via Apple TV select my Computers Library I'm able to play music on the Apple TV / Home Speakers... but still not the Airport Express Stations.
When using remote on the iPhone or iPad the speakers are visible as well but I'm unable to select them... iTunes times out. I can steam music from that is on my iPhone or iPad to each individual speaker, but multiple speaker control is not available and the music from my library is not available. I believe the problem is in the Airplay feature of iTunes and I believe the problems arise when you install the latest version of Airport Utility. You can play on remote speakers, only one at a time, and only if you have the music on a stand alone device (iPhone or iPad)... in summary, bypass iTunes and you can be successful... marginally successful.
My question is can you stream to a mac book pro and use it as a set of speakers?
I use itunes for music and is connected to my stereo through my apple TV, I also have another stereo and is directly connected to the computer, I play the music simultaneously but sometimes I would like to be able to also listen to it in my macbook pro while being controlled through the mac mini connected to the stereo. Basically I want to st up my mac book pro as another set of remote speakers.
I have five sets of speakers connected with Airports, but they keep disappearing from iTunes. Sometimes, they re-appear when I reboot the PC; sometimes they do not. Is this a known problem, is there a known solution (or work around?)
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iMac, Mac OS X (10.6.8), Airports
I have iTunes 10.6.1 on my Macbook Pro and was using the multiple speakers feature with my 2 airport expresses very successfully until recently. Now when I try to use multiple speakers within iTunes it recognizes those speakers but can't connect. I've tried resetting both airport expresses but nothing. I have all the recent upgrades and haven't done anything out of the ordinary to change things up.
I also know it isn't the airport expresses because I have another product called Airfoil that streams music wirelessly from any source to those speakers via the airport express and that works fine. So it's definitely something specifically to do with iTunes.
One last thing, when I stream iTunes via the Airfoil I have no problems. So again, it's definitely something to do with iTunes.
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MacBook, Mac OS X (10.6.5), iPhone, iPad, Apple TV
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Mac OS X (10.7.1)
When I purchased my MacBook Pro, with Lion installed, several months ago, I set up the system with my name as administrator, using a form of my name which was different from that which I used on my old iMac. I then went through the migration process, transferring all my stuff from the iMac to my MacBook Pro. I then had two administrators in the MacBook Pro. As everything seemed to be working ok I recently deleted the original MBP administrator setup.Now, when I attempt to play a song in iTunes I get the message “There are no speakers connected to the AirPlay device’XxxxXxx’”. The name of the Airplay device referred to is my administrator name which is no longer in use and has now been deleted. In other words, iTunes seems to think it is linked to the administrator as set up when I first acquired the MacBook Pro, before migrating my setup from the iMac.The MacBook Pro speakers are working ok with other applications such as Safari and FaceTime.
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MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.7.4)
After I pulled out the jack for my speakers the volume icon was greyed out [URL]and soon I realized that internal speakers as such have been disabled from the system [URL]When I restart the startup chime is played as usual.Is it a hardware or software thing?
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