You have several options for connecting your music library to SoundBridge:
Music Server | Recommended for Users | Notes |
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Windows Media Connect | Windows XP with SP2 | A free media server from Microsoft. Works with any music jukebox, |
(UPnP Windows Media DRM |
| but optimized for Windows Media Player v.10. Supports SoundBridge’s |
10 protocols) |
| full Browse, Search and Display feature set. Plays: WMA, DRM WMA*, |
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| WMA Lossless, MP3, WAV, playlists created in jukebox software such as |
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| Windows Media Player 10. |
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iTunes | PC/Mac | A free music server and jukebox software from Apple. Plays: AAC, MP3, |
(Bonjour, formerly known as |
| WAV, AIFF (no support for protected AAC iTunes Music Store files). Also |
Rendezvous, for discovery; |
| plays playlists and Smart Playlists created in iTunes. |
iTunes DAAP for communication) |
| radio tuner streams Internet radio to SoundBridge. |
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Rhapsody | Rhapsody Subscribers | Server required to run the Rhapsody Music Service, which includes |
(UPnP and proprietary |
| access to popular music and Internet radio. |
Rhapsody protocol) |
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Musicmatch Jukebox | Windows 98 SE/Me/XP/2000 | Popular jukebox software and music service. Has a |
(UPnP AV protocol) | (SP3 or above) | server supported by SoundBridge. You can also use Windows Media |
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| Connect with Musicmatch, which is more |
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| MP3, WAV (DRM WMA and Musicmatch playlists supported only if |
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| using Windows Media Connect Server). |
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Firefly Media Server | PC/Mac/Linux | This high quality “open source” media server will serve music in many |
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| formats (WMA, MP3, AAC, FLAC, Apple Lossless and Ogg Vorbis). It |
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| integrates directly with iTunes and can share your iTunes music library, |
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| or any music library. As with all |
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| support Protected AAC files. It does not support protected WMA files. It |
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| does support SoundBridge’s full Browse, Search and Display feature set |
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| as well as playlists and Smart Playlists created in iTunes. |
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For a more detailed comparison of compatible music servers and links to download them, visit www.rokulabs.com/products/SoundBridge/servernotes.php.
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