How To: Easy synchronised multiroom audio (inc. Spotify!) using XSqueeze in XBMC

I am tempted to say 'because iOS is a closed suckhole of an OS' but it's really because squeezeslave doesn't build on iOS ... Tool chain issues I think, the dev doesn't seem interested...

ok thanks for the response.

i can't install XSqueeze. I can install XSqueeze Chooser...

See below - repo is fixed....

Ok ignore the above - I have found the issue and uploaded 0.6.1 to the repo. Force refresh it and then install that new one and all should be well.

Hi thanks for this bit of kit its something ive been looking to do for a while now.
I do have a problem though I cant play it on both machines (obviously the whole idea!)

Ok so I have 2 vaio laptops both with win 7 and most up to date eden xbmc

I have installed logitech server on my host machine scanned my library and it finds everything fine.

I have then installed on both machines you rep zip file and again all installs ok in xbmc.

This is where I am having trouble or im doing it wrong.....
I play a song through xbmc on my host machine trough xsqueeze and it plays fine but then i go to my other machine hoping it to be playing too and its not?? I have tried it both ways and it only plays from the machine i have selected the music from. I have had the non host machine in 3 states 1 being no xbmc running 2 being xbmc running and just on home screen and 3 having xbmc running and in the xsqueeze programme.

Please I hope you can help.
Regards
B7ets

Hi B7ets

Ok, first things first - do the players each play individually, i.e. you can confirm both setups are basically working?

If so - it sounds like you haven't set up the synchronisation group properly in the players (see step 4 above). This is what it sounds like from your descrription - you just need to tell player b to join player a as a sync'ed player.

If not - then you need to fix the player that isn't working first as a thing on its own, then set up sync groups after that.
The music/syncing will only occur inside of XSqueeze.

I currently don't have the second PC to test this out with but maybe someone can clarify whether I can do what I imagine I want to do:

I have an HTPC running XBMC that has my main livingroom speakers. I have a touchscreen PC that I want to be able to use as almost a jukebox from time to time running XBMC and have the sound play on the main XBMC PC.

Questions:

Is that in itself possible as is?

Does the media appear to be playing from both XBMC instances or the host or client machine?

Is this more of a toggle as to where the sound will output and unobtrusive or is this kinda like a separate player?

THANKS!

Yes that's possible - you'd run XSQueeze on both of them, with the one on the main PC in playback mode, and the one on the touchscreen in controller only mode.

The music would then play on your main PC, with jsut control on the touchscreen. (I plan to add some touchscreen friendly controls to the plugin soon(ish)).

It's really a separate player that's wrapped by XBMC. There's no fancy toggle system really, it's just in the addon settings, but once set up you could use as you describe very easily and reliable with the proviso that touch screen controls on the main screen aren't really in place yet, it has initially been set up to use the remote control...

Thanks for this. Will try it out tonight