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DNLA, UPNP and SongBook

August 28th, 2009 0

The latest versions of SongBook have improved DNLA support. Given the wide variety of devices out there, and the relatively flexible standard, this does mean that you should still test with your intended device to see if everything works.

Please let us know if you do have any problems, it is normally a simple task to make a change to increase compatibility. I have been working with some people lately to improve support for devices and now have a good idea of what is required.

SongBook has been tested and works with devices from Pioneer, T+A, and of course Sonos.

One thing you will need to remember though is that in the current releases the UPNP support is not enabled by default. On the Mac you need to go in to SongBook Preferences and turn it on in the Network tab. On the iPhone you need to open the Settings App, select SongBook and then turn on the switch there.

I do suggest that you test out the volume control first while not playing. The way the UPNP specification works and the way most devices implement that spec leaves some missing information for Control Points. It is possible that there is a problem in this area on a new device, and the consequences of an error are large. It gives you a real fright to suddenly feel the full force of 100% volume on your system :-) .

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