Realplayer to Airport Express?

October 3, 2005 3:00 PM

Can I send audio from applications other than iTunes to my Airport Express? Specifically, I want to be able to listen to BBC radio streams which are in Real Player format. I'm using Mac OS X 10.4.
posted by teg to computers & internet (8 comments total)

Of course you can!

Airfoil

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With Airfoil, you can send audio from any application to your AirPort Express in just three easy steps. Step 1) Select the application whose audio you want to transmit, in the Audio Source area. Step 2) Select the desired AirPort Express device from the Remote Speakers list. Step 3) Click Transmit. That's it! Once you do this, any audio from the audio source will play out through your remote speakers. Use Airfoil to play audio from RealPlayer, Windows Media Player, Safari, and almost any other application right through your AirPort Express. Give your audio wings, with Airfoil.
posted by filmgeek at 3:04 PM on October 3, 2005

Yes. I'm not aware of any free solutions, but Rogue Amoeba's AirFoil does the trick for $25.
posted by pmbuko at 3:04 PM on October 3, 2005

yeah, what the first guy said.
posted by pmbuko at 3:04 PM on October 3, 2005

Rogue Amoeba's Airfoil claims to be able to capture and send audio to Airport Express (they're using Real Audio in their demo). It's $25.
posted by logicalrealist at 3:05 PM on October 3, 2005

I think you should use AirFoil.
posted by armoured-ant at 3:55 PM on October 3, 2005

This is redundant, but it took me about 15 seconds of using Airfoil to register it. It's foolproof and bulletproof: it even plays Real / WMV streams from embedded players in browsers, which is useful if you're using the BBC Radio Player thingy, since you don't need to lauch a standalone player.
posted by holgate at 5:48 PM on October 3, 2005

Is there a similar sollution for winXP? I happen to be in the market for a new access point, and find this audio feature very attractive.
posted by Goofyy at 11:10 PM on October 3, 2005

Thanks folks!
posted by teg at 7:07 AM on October 4, 2005