MUSICLOUNGE AUDIO DISTRO SYSTEM/SOFTWARE REQUIREMENTS

Linux Audio Team

 

SYSTEM/SOFTWARE REQUIREMENTS

Hardware

  • internet connection (for grabbing/installing packages/updates)
  • a working LAN network with a router/internet-box (gateway)
  • a music library on local disk or on an USB Hard Drive or a shared directory on your LAN network with all your music files, could be a PC with a shared folder or a NAS with SMB server activated (Windows/Mac file sharing server)
  • PC desktop/Laptop connected to the LAN (all commands are sent to the Raspberry PI from this PC using ssh)
  • a Raspberry PI 5 or Raspberry PI 4 or Odroid C4 or Intel NUC or Others
    The Raspberry PI 3B+ IS NOT RECOMMENDED, add an external powered USB 2.0 hub if you still want to build it with RPI3). For more info read the Raspberry PI benchmark of USB and Ethernet available here: https://magpi.raspberrypi.org/articles/raspberry-pi-4-specs-benchmarks

    The device must be connected to the LAN with Ethernet cable.
    IMPORTANT: WiFi and Bluetooth are NOT recommended and NOT supported in this server installation, a server must be hard wired to your router with an Ethernet cable

  • USB DAC connected to USB to the device (to the powered usb hub with rPI 3b+)
  • SDCARD, mini SSD or usb stick (8GB is enough)

Software

  • MPD music player software to control your audio server and browse your music library (included),
    myMPD to control your music library with an internet browser (included),
    DroidMyMPD for Android app to control your music library from your tablet or smartphone (free app available for download here),
    MALP is also recommended for Android, MaximumMPD can be used on iOS (untested)
  • putty.exe is required on Windows, terminal on others for the SSH session
  • tool for building SD CARD or USB bootable stick (Win32DiskImager or Rufus on Windows for example)

Optional Features

  • remote control management (including play/stop/go next/prev/random/load default playlist… )
  • real time EQ (ALSAEQ plugin)
  • DLNA (Upnp) Media server music player/server ( control audio from Upnp music player or listen music from upnp media server)
  • Spotify account (listen music from Spotify Connect)
  • Airplay device (listen music from Apple devices)
  • Squeezelite player (squeezelitebox for using with LMS player)
  • Roon system

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