by progrockguy » Thu Jun 17, 2021 11:44 am
I am a technically savvy person, but not familiar with this kind of technology.
I need some help\advice.
I have read a lot about MM and it sounds like exactly what i need.
I am looking for this: A music media management software that i can invoke from a phone or tablet that will play my music (mp3s, flac, etc..) on my (old) home stereo.
Sounds simple, but from what i've read, i can be tricky to get all the pieces working.
Background:
- My home stereo receiver is from 2010 and does not have this DLNA stuff.
- I have a large collection of CDs that i need to digitize. So, digital music playback is what i need.
- I have a lot of music already on a external hard drive.
- I have wifi network and the ability to hook up "devices" wired directly to the wifi, if needed.
Questions
- How would MM fit into this scenario? It is software, so where does it get installed?
- Do i need a PC to host running MM?
- How could MM be "invoked" to play a song from my phone or tablet?
- How does the playback of the song get to my stereo.
Thanks for any and all feedback. I am hoping for a simple and clear solution.
I am a technically savvy person, but not familiar with this kind of technology.
I need some help\advice.
I have read a lot about MM and it sounds like exactly what i need.
I am looking for this: A music media management software that i can invoke from a phone or tablet that will play my music (mp3s, flac, etc..) on my (old) home stereo.
Sounds simple, but from what i've read, i can be tricky to get all the pieces working.
Background:
- My home stereo receiver is from 2010 and does not have this DLNA stuff.
- I have a large collection of CDs that i need to digitize. So, digital music playback is what i need.
- I have a lot of music already on a external hard drive.
- I have wifi network and the ability to hook up "devices" wired directly to the wifi, if needed.
Questions
- How would MM fit into this scenario? It is software, so where does it get installed?
- Do i need a PC to host running MM?
- How could MM be "invoked" to play a song from my phone or tablet?
- How does the playback of the song get to my stereo.
Thanks for any and all feedback. I am hoping for a simple and clear solution.