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Hint: Partial spelling is OK — for example, if sea rching for Radiohead, you can enter
only the rst two letters, “RA”, and the results will return all Artists matching that search
(Radiohead, Ratt, etc).
Hint: Band names starting with “the,” such as The Beatles, will be found under the rst
letter of the word following “the” — in this case, “B” for “Beatles.”
When you nd the music you like, use the Add button to add it to your Song Queue. If
searching for albums or artists, you can press Select to navigate down o ne level to individual
tracks.
If an exact match is not found, your results will show an empty search.
Internet Radio
One of SoundBridge’s coolest features is its ability to play Internet radio s tations. Currently,
iTunes offers the easiest way to play Internet radio on SoundBridge. You can also use WinAmp
with a free plugin from twonkyvision.com that will en able http streams for internet radio.
Please look out for a software update that will expand Internet r adio features for Windows-
based music servers. (Note: it is possible to run i Tunes just for playing Internet radio while using
WIndows Media Connect or another server for playing music. )
To play Internet radio stations with the iTunes music server, follow these steps:
1. Create an iTunes playli st containing your favorite radio sta tions. In iTunes, create a
new playlist (any name is okay, but let’s use “RadioFavorites”). Next , browse the iTunes
Internet radio station list by clicking on the Radio button on the Sou rce tray of iTunes:
Then, drag & drop the radio stations you like onto the new “RadioFavorites” playlist. The
result is a standard iTunes playlist that contains your favorite radio stations.
2. Play your playlist o n SoundBridge. From the SoundBridge M ain Menu, select
“Playlists.” Scroll down until you nd the “RadioFavorites” playlist. Select it. You can
now scroll through your favorite radio stations. Press Select to star t playing your desired
station. Use the Up/Down 56 arrows to see the list of availa ble stations, or the Next
Track :, Previous Track 9 buttons to switch stations.
To play Internet radio with WinAmp, follow these steps:
1. Download and install WinAmp Jukebox, from win amp.com.
2. Download and install TwonkyVision’s http streaming plugin , free at twonkyvision.com.
3. Import an Internet radio stream into WinAmp.
4. Add it to your playlist.
5. Browse to the playlist in SoundBridge and play it.
Note: To date, there is unfortunately no standard for Internet radio stations, and ma ny different
audio formats and streaming techniques are used in the industry. SoundBrid ge will support
many of the Internet radio stations, but not every one of the many, sometimes propriet ary,