Playing mp3/wma files from the local network – TerraTec Audio User Manual
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Playing MP3/WMA files from the local network.
MP3 / WMA
file
UPnP server
(Musicmatch)
Computer in
network
NOXON audio
You can share music files for playback in your network using special server software running
on a computer or other device. The NOXON requires a UPnP-compatible server to provide it
with files. A simple Windows file share will be ignored.
Rather than relying on inflexible static file shares, the NOXON takes advantage of a flexible
database structure via a UPnP media server. Individual tracks can be located via the artist,
album or genre. Nice, eh? And don't worry, “setting up a server” is not as much work as it was
just a few short years ago. Simply put, just install Musicmatch and go. For more information,
please see page 25.
Naturally, it's not absolutely necessary for the computer to be connected directly to the
NOXON via WLAN. It's sufficient to have a UPnP server active on a computer anywhere in your
network—the NOXON can therefore access any number of computers in the network running
UPnP servers. So there's no need for Dad to listen to his kids' tunes—to each his own server!
For example, if you have a Musicmatch server running in your
network, you'll be shown the following selection screen when
you press the
button. The network name you have selected
for the computer on which Musicmatch is running is shown in
parentheses.
Navigate to the right and you will be shown this overview of
available tracks. The entries are generated by Musicmatch
based on the title information of the MP3 and WMA files. The
so-called ID3 tags of files in well-organized collections contain
information about the artist, album, title, genre, year released
and so on. These entries may look completely different when
using a different UPnP server application, as this data is only
received by the NOXON, not generated by it. On to the individ-
ual entries using a Musicmatch server as our example.
Albums
Contains a list of all available albums in the library.
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