Streaming to Winamp

Since the Audio Receiver Manager (the server) uses HTTP to stream the MP3 data to the Rio Receiver, it’s possible (with some work) to stream directly to Winamp. Here’s how.

For a simple example, we’ll play a playlist.

Enter http://hostname:12078/content/100?_extended=1 into your browser, remembering to replace hostname with the name of the machine running the server. Note, however, that localhost won’t work.

You’ll get something like this:

12cc0=PBanco De Gaia - Big Men Cry
11740=PBlue Lines
12cd0=PBoundary Conditions
117b0=PCafe del Mar Vol 1
117c0=PCafe del Mar Vol 2

Each line reads as fid=PTitle. The fid is the internal ID of the item in question. The “P” denotes that this is a playlist, and the title is obvious. We’ll pick one of these playlists, e.g. “Cafe def Mar Vol 1”

Enter the same query as above, but replacing the “100” with one of the fids in the list. In our example, that will be http://hostname:12078/content/117b0?_extended=1

This results in the following:

7a80=TAgua
7ae0=TThe Story Of Light
7ab0=TSmokebelch II (Beatless Mix)
7a70=TMusic For A Found Harmonium
7a60=TSundance
7a30=TFanfare Of Life
7ac0=TThe Hypnotist
7a90=TSecond Hand
7aa0=TCrazy Ivan
7a40=TEstelle
7a50=TOn The Rocks
7ad0=TSunset At The Cafe Del Mar

These are all tunes (denoted by the “T”). Let’s say that we want to listen to “Crazy Ivan”. To do this, we simply point Winamp (using the Open URL feature) at http://hostname:12078/content/7aa0

And that’s it. In next week’s installment: How to use your browser to run queries against the Audio Receiver Manager database.