On Fri, 2011-06-03 at 07:47 -0600, Linuxguy123 wrote: > I'd like to build a server that generates music for each of the zones. > I'm thinking that it would serve web pages that would allow users to > select various music material and direct it to one or more zones via any > device that supports a web browser. > > On the hardware end of things, I'm thinking one could use 1 USB sound > card plus an amplifier for each zone. > > How many USB sound cards could a single i5 ish PC running linux in > console mode feed ? (MP3, wav, flac formats) > > Sometimes one will want to play the same music simultaneously across > multiple zones. Ie, during dinner, one might want to play music in the > kitchen and the dinning room. Is there a way to sync playback between > multiple USB sound cards ? > > Is there a better way to generate music for this house ? Check out LinuxMCE. It'll do a lot more than just pump music out to your various zones. That's what I'm going to deploy. I'd offer more details here, but I think you'd be better off reading the site and trolling the forums. When you're ready, get a forum account and start asking questions - lots of people willing to help! Regards, Ranbir -- Kanwar Ranbir Sandhu Linux 2.6.32.26-175.fc12.x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux 21:42:36 up 1 day, 23:37, 2 users, load average: 0.09, 0.08, 0.02 -- users mailing list users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines
