Free Music DURING YOUR Home With Spotify

Spotify is fantastic on your laptop or pc, but what if you need to play that music during your home audio system? To integrate Spotify  spotify saves  into a home audio system you need a stand alone solution that can access Spotify without your pc. Fortunately,Spotify released their very own api package which allows software developers to create their own custom Spotify software. What does this mean? well the api will let you create custom software applications to interface with the Spotify client. Many great applications have already been created, most are based around sharing playlists between users but you can go further. For instance, there's an app that enables you to stream Spotify to your hifi via Apple's Airport and Airtunes adapter.

This will let you play Spotify music on your own hifi, but you will still need your laptop/PC also it lacks the capability of a larger integrated entire home system. What's possible, would be to combine Spotify with a server application that integrates with a variety of remote controls, keypads or touch-panels in the home. One solution is to build a stand alone box that acts as both a Spotify client and a tcp server which can be controlled from any number of ethernet devices throughout the home. The unit could be tucked away in a cupboard as well as rack mounted within an existing AV hub. The box could be connected directly to a TV or hifi, nonetheless it may also be connected into a entire home AV system, whereby the Spotify music stream could be switched to any room in the house.

Lots of the cool Spotify features could be easily incorporated into convenient handheld controls. Examples of what's possible include: a Spotify search feature that lets you search by track,album and artist. Also you can develop a seamless menu system that lets you search between these categories. You can also be able to create and edit play list from your searches and also incorporate other people's play lists. Just like the Spotify web browser, cover art, album and artist information and also a listing of recommended artists based upon your present music choices are possible!