It`s ALIVE
Its not a Web Radio anymore-its a Media Center! The base is an Arylic Up2Stream Amp 2.1
(at the Bottom)- I added a similar sized Acryl Case on top, which contains the RaspBerry 3B.
What can it do? Well, it can certainly play web radio.(Actually, it can be a Webradio Station by itself with icecast,just connect it to a Streaming Service in the Web, but I dont want to pay royalties or get into legal trouble). Its furtheron a Media center that is connected to the NAS with a couple of thousand Songs and Audio Books I bought over the years.
I can add,remove and modify songs/stations/Playlists via Web Interface (Apache Database of my Repository included on the RasPi via mpd) or mpd App on the Smartphone/Pad.
It is controlled by:
Buttons on the top (Loudness ±, Channel(song) next/prev, Menue (for timer and alarm setup, Streaming mode change(airplay,Bluetooth (incl sending BT Streams),Icecast Streaming from any Windows PC and to any Webdevice) Mute, shutdown a.s.o.)
One line shows a RSS News feed if so chosen (BBC here)
Web interface.
Display show /Date/Time: Station, Song Title, Streaming Mode (Radio, Media,Icecast, Airplay, Bluetooth), Loudness (internal).
Everything that is played/streamed can be relayed to other Arylic devices (2 More: Porch and Stereo Set) or via Icecast to everything that has Player/VLC/Webinterface/Bluetooth
MPD App on Smartphone/Pad (MaximumMPD here, Ad free).
I can use it via Icecast Streaming over MIXX (free DJ Software, check it out; it has a Icecast/Shoutcast connector included) as a Disco Boomer with all the possibilities a DJ has.(Cross fading, up to 4 Sound queues on MIXX with cross fading and the works).
A lot of thanks to Bob Rathbone and his work, he created and maîntains th Webradio Design.
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